This page relates to the 2018-21 National Land Transport Programme.
Work category 141 enables funding from the National Land Transport Fund (NLTF) in response to a defined, major, short-duration natural event (a qualifying event) that has reduced or will reduce customer levels of transport service significantly below those that existed prior to the event and results in unforeseen, significant expenditure.
Work category 141 covers assets, facilities and services eligible for funding from the NLTF that require:
Activities not eligible for emergency works funding are described under 'Exclusions' below.
Events that qualify for NLTF funding as emergency works will:
Work category 141 excludes:
For information on return period storm events see the NIWA high intensity rainfall design system (HIRDS).(external link)A 'return period' in this context is the probability that storms will occur.
Rainfall recorded at specific weather stations throughout New Zealand can be accessed through the NIWA Cliflo(external link) service. Users need to subscribe for this free service.
Emergency works respond to damage or deficiencies caused by defined, out of the ordinary, natural events.
Resilience improvements (formerly preventive maintenance) provide for non-routine work required to protect the serviceability of roads and cycleways from damage, and to minimise the threat of road closure arising from natural phenomena. The activity is not connected to a defined event.
The usual funding assistance rate (FAR) that applies to emergency works for qualifying events within each financial year is:
Where there is evidence that an extreme event, or a series of large events, results in emergency works expenditure beyond an approved organisation's ability to raise local share and continue to provide appropriate levels of service on its network over the next three years, Waka Kotahi may consider a bespoke arrangement.
In making a decision on bespoke arrangements, Waka Kotahi will:
The bespoke arrangement could, for instance, consist of a short-term enhanced emergency works FAR or Waka Kotahi could front load more of the emergency works spend in the first year or two with the approved organisation paying its local share over a longer time period.
An application for a bespoke arrangement that involves an enhanced FAR would trigger the Waka Kotahi significance policy, requiring the decision to enter an arrangement to be elevated to the Waka Kotahi Board. While any bespoke arrangement is being negotiated, the Waka Kotahi emergency works policy above will continue to apply.
Applications for and approvals of emergency works funding are expected to follow the process set out above. The key steps are:
General conditions of funding that apply to emergency works:
Applications for funding approval should be made through the 'Emergency works' module in TIO(external link). A separate project needs to be set up in TIO for each event, with relevant documentation uploaded to support the application.
Emergency works activities do not require to be added to the relevant regional land transport plan (RLTP) prior to approval and will be added to the NLTP automatically on processing of an approval.
At the end of each year, the emergency works approvals will be reconciled to claims. Any application that does not qualify as emergency works due to the total cost being less than $100,000 will be moved to work category 140: Minor events, and its FAR adjusted. This will mean that the FARs for the remaining emergency works may also require adjustment in TIO. Any carryover to the following year will be added to any approved emergency works in that year and the appropriate FAR applied.
TIO will automatically carryover the unspent allocation every year. It is vital that approved organisations and Waka Kotahi (state highways) declare as surplus any unused allocation for completed approved emergency works activities by making a cost scope adjustment via the reviews module in TIO.