Uneconomic roading facilities

Introduction

NZTA policy is that weight restrictions on roading facilities, where these are shown to be the best economic option, should be imposed and continued. Where the cost of renewal, reinstatement or structural upgrading of any roading facility is determined to be uneconomic, such works will not be eligible for funding assistance as a rule.

The NZTA will continue to provide funding assistance for the cost-effective maintenance of the facility.

For the latest information, please see the uneconomic roading facilities guidance for the 2015-18 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 .

Options to be considered for bridge replacements on low volume roads

Approved Organisations and the NZTA (state highways) are expected to apply the decision tree shown in the simplified procedure SP2 in the NZTA Economic Evaluation Manual (Jan 2016), Decision chart for bridge replacements on low volume roads, to select the preferred (optimal) option for bridge replacements on low volume roads.