WC 561: Passenger facilities and infrastructure improvements - bus

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

Introduction

Work category 561 provides for the capital cost of all new or improved bus facilities and infrastructure for contracted bus services.

Qualifying activities

Work category 561 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:

bus or transit lane/priority improvements and busways
enabling work required to accommodate public transport on existing carriageways
park and ride infrastructure including cycle storage facilities
pedestrian and cycle access to bus facilities
construction of new bus shelter(s) or existing bus shelter upgrades
construction of new bus interchange or existing bus interchange upgrades
construction of concrete arrival/departure pads for buses
construction of bus parking facilities (including layover areas)
construction/upgrade/relocation of driver / passenger toilet facilities
minor new asset purchases for bus station / stop facilities (eg rubbish bins, canopies, seating)
roof, canopy, guttering or lighting upgrades
signage, timetable or screen display installation or upgrade
safety and security improvements (including CCTV installation or upgrade)
installation of cycle racks on buses
vehicle and cycle parking installation or upgrade at a bus stop / interchange or station.

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 561 excludes:

infrastructure and service 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

facilities not owned by an approved organisation, unless there is an executed agreement on its public use and charges for use
infrastructure provision to cater for commercial passenger transport services not captured in a regional public transport plan.

Property purchase

Work category 561 provides for funding of property purchases for public transport infrastructure improvements. The principles and conditions set out in each of the work categories below apply to property purchases for this work category:

Where the property purchase cost for a project exceeds $500,000, a property phase must be set up in Transport Investment Online (TIO). Where the property cost is up to $500,000, the cost may be included in the construction/implementation phase.

Transport Investment Online(external link)

Funding assistance rate

The usual funding assistance rate (FAR) is:

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

Submitting activities for NLTP consideration and funding approval

Approved organisations submit these activities using the improvement activity module in TIO.