Bay of Plenty Regional Council

In the 2018–21 NLTP, $46 million of Public transport projects have been approved for funding in the Bay of Plenty region. This includes $2.4 million of funding in the latest prioritisation round for the capital and operational expenditure for the implementation of the regional interim ticketing solution and National Ticketing Programme.

Project name Activity class Phase Approved/Likely/
Unlikely to be funded
National Ticketing Programme Public transport capex Implementation Approved

Regional Consortium Ticketing Solution

Public transport capex Implementation Approved
National Ticketing Programme Public transport opex Implementation Approved
National Ticketing Programme Public transport opex Implementation Approved

Regional Consortium Ticketing Solution

Public transport opex Implementation Approved

Regional Consortium Ticketing Solution

Public transport opex Implementation Approved
Tauranga School Bus Services Public transport opex Implementation Approved

Tauranga City Council

In the 2018–21 NLTP, $69 million of land transport projects have been approved for funding in Tauranga. This includes $10.7 million of funding in the latest prioritisation round for several Local road improvements ($8.4 million) and walking and cycling ($2.3 million) projects.

A further $11.6 million of work is likely to be funded, subject to funding being available at time of application: $8.3 million for Local road improvements, $2.4 million for walking and cycling, and $885,000 for Public transport.

Together, funding for these additionally approved and likely to proceed projects is $22.3 million.

Project name Activity class Phase Approved/Likely/
Unlikely to be funded
2015-18 Tauranga CC Improvement Programme Local road improvements Property Approved
2015-18 Tauranga CC Improvement Programme Local road improvements Construction Approved
2015-18 Tauranga CC Improvement Programme Local road improvements Construction Approved
Grenada Street Connection Local road improvements Construction Approved
Streetlighting upgrade to LED Local road improvements Implementation Approved
15th Avenue and Turret Road Upgrade Local road improvements Detailed business case Likely
Improvements to Key State Highway Intersections Local road improvements Construction Likely
Seismic Resilience of bridges and other assets Local road improvements Detailed business case Likely
Smiths Farm Access Local road improvements Construction Likely
Wester Corridor Growth Management – Tauriko West connections Local road improvements Detailed business case Likely
Wester Corridor Growth Management – Tauriko West connections Local road improvements Construction Likely
15th Avenue and Turret Road Upgrade Local road improvements Construction Unlikely
Pyes Pa Road Upgrade – Joyce Road to Aquinas Local road improvements Construction Unlikely
Seismic Resilience of bridges and other assets Local road improvements Construction Unlikely
PT Priority on Key Routes – Arataki Multi Modal Public transport capex Detailed business case – Arataki Stage 1 – business case Likely
PT Priority on Key Routes – Arataki Multi Modal Public transport capex Detailed business case – Arataki Stage 1 – BC, prelim design, engagement Likely
Public transport Priority for key routes Public transport capex Detailed business case Likely
PT Priority on Key Routes – Arataki Multi Modal Public transport capex Construction – Arataki Stage 1 – Construction Unlikely
Public transport Priority for key routes Public transport capex Construction Unlikely
2015-18 Tauranga CC Improvement Programme Walking and cycling Construction Approved
Tauranga urban cycle network construction Walking and cycling Construction Approved
Maunganui Road Walking and Cycling improvements Walking and cycling Construction Likely
Maunganui Road Walking and Cycling improvements Walking and cycling Pre-implementation Likely
Ngatai Road Improvements Walking and cycling Construction Likely
Ngatai Road Improvements Walking and cycling Detailed business case Likely
Cycle Action Plan Implementation Walking and cycling Construction Unlikely
Domain Road improvements Walking and cycling Construction Unlikely
Totara Street Improvements Walking and cycling Detailed business case Unlikely

Western Bay of Plenty District Council

In the 2018–21 NLTP, $47 million of land transport projects have been approved for funding in the Western Bay of Plenty district. This includes $4.3 million of funding in the latest prioritisation round for cycling facilities, including the Omokoroa to Tauranga cycleway.

Project name Activity class Phase Approved/Likely/
Unlikely to be funded
Cycling Facilities – Omokoroa to Tauranga City Cycleway Walking and cycling Implementation Approved
Omokoroa Road Corridor Improvements Walking and cycling Construction Approved

Rotorua Lakes District Council

In the 2018–21 NLTP, $33 million of land transport projects have been approved for funding in the Rotorua Lakes district. This includes $1.3 million of funding in the latest prioritisation round for construction of Rotorua’s urban cycleways.

Project name Activity class Phase Approved/Likely/
Unlikely to be funded
Rotorua Urban Cycleways Walking and cycling Implementation Approved

Opotiki District Council

In the 2018–21 NLTP, $8 million of land transport projects have been approved for funding in the Opotiki district. This includes $1 million of funding in the latest prioritisation round for improvements on SH2 from Wainui Road to Opotiki.

Project name Activity class Phase Approved/Likely/
Unlikely to be funded
SH2 Wainui Rd to Opotiki, NSRRP Regional improvements Pre-implementation Likely
SH2 Wainui Rd to Opotiki, NSRRP Regional improvements Implementation Likely
Opotiki to Ohiwa Cycle trail Walking and cycling Implementation Unlikely

Whakatane District Council

In the 2018–21 NLTP, $40 million of land transport projects have been approved for funding in the Whakatane district. The latest prioritisation round identified $5 million of safety improvements on SH2 Wainui Road as likely to be funded in this NLTP period.

Improvements to the Whakatane urban arterial access Landing Road are unlikely to be funded this NLTP period.

Project name Activity class Phase Approved/Likely/
Unlikely to be funded
Safe Roads Alliance SH2 Wainui Rd Regional improvements Pre-implementation Likely
Safe Roads Alliance SH2 Wainui Rd Regional improvements Implementation Likely
Whakatane Urban Arterial Access Landing Rd RAB Improvements Regional improvements Implementation Unlikely