Definition |
Minor improvements Improvement projects (both roading and PT The carriage of passengers for hire or reward by means of vehicles as defined in section 5 of the Land Transport Management Act 2003.
Public transport minor improvements provide for the construction and implementation of low-cost, low-risk improvements to the transport system to a maximum total cost for approval per project of $300,000. |
Examples of qualifying activities |
Examples of qualifying activities include, but may not be limited to:
Other potential activities not shown above should be discussed with the Transport Agency for eligibility. |
Exclusions |
Exclusions include:
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Base funding allocation |
For an NLTP A National Land Transport Programme Interrelated and complementary combination of activities that, when delivered in a coordinated manner, produce synergies – can span more than one work category and more than one activity class, e.g. a programme could include a road improvement and public transport improvement activities. adopted by the NZTA under section 19 of the LTMA, as from time to time amended or varied under development, each Approved Organisation administering public transport for a regional network will be entitled to receive a base allocation for minor improvments of 5% of its approved Public transport programme under the proviso that in the preceding NLTP the Approved Organisation has met the all of the conditions of funding set out in the section below.
Approved Organisations may request a lower or higher allocation than the 5% base allocation. If the request is for a higher allocation, the Transport Agency (planning & investment), may agree to the increase following optimisation of the National Land Transport Programme Interrelated and complementary combination of activities that, when delivered in a coordinated manner, produce synergies – can span more than one work category and more than one activity class, e.g. a programme could include a road improvement and public transport improvement activities. . |
Conditions of funding |
The following conditions of funding apply:
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Funding assistance rate (FAR The usual contribution in percentage terms, that the NZTA augments funding of an approved organisation, for the delivery of an activity or combination of activities. ) |
The usual funding assistance rate is:
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Application for Regional Land Transport Plan inclusion and funding approval |
Minor Improvements will be entered into Transport Investment Online as a single item using the Minor Improvements module. The list of projects and required information must be provided in the Transport Agency template (for Public Transport) and uploaded with the application. |
End of year carryover |
For end of year carryovers, Minor Improvements are considered to be programmes of work and treated according to the section on end of year carryovers.
Any unfinished project(s) within the Minor Improvements programme will need to be added to the following year’s programme, with its remaining cost taken from the following year’s approved allocation. |
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