WC 554: Technology to improve effectiveness of public transport systems

This page relates to the 2021-24 National Land Transport Programme.

Introduction

Work category 554 provides for new technology solutions to improve the performance of contracted bus, ferry and rail services.

Qualifying activities

Work category 554 is available to the public transport infrastructure activity class.

Public transport services and infrastructure

Examples of qualifying activities

Examples of qualifying activities include, but may not be limited to:

• IT system implementation and upgrades, including electronic ticketing and real-time system infrastructure, ticketing machines and transponders, customer apps specifically related to public transport
• signalling upgrades for the efficient operation of bus, rail or ferry services.

You can discuss with us (Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency as investor) whether other potential activities not listed above might also be eligible for inclusion in this work category.

Exclusions

Work category 554 excludes:

• related infrastructure improvements costing under $2 million per activity and funded under the approved organisation’s normal funding assistance rate (FAR) – these are provided for under work category 532
  Work category 532: Low-cost, low-risk public transport improvements

• like-for-like replacement and renewal of public transport facilities and infrastructure – these are provided for under work category 534
  Work category 534: Public transport facilities and infrastructure renewals

• the operation and maintenance of technology-based systems – these are provided for under work category 525
  Work category 525: Operations and maintenance of real-time information and ticketing systems

• infrastructure provision to cater for commercial passenger transport services not captured in a regional public transport plan.

Funding assistance rate

The usual FAR is:

• the approved organisation's normal FAR.
  Normal funding assistance rates

Submitting activities for National Land Transport Programme consideration and funding approval

Approved organisations submit these activities using the improvement activity module in Transport Investment Online (TIO).

Transport Investment Online(external link)

User guides for TIO are available in TIO.