WC 324: road improvements

This page relates to the 2024-27 National Land Transport Programme.

IntroductionBack to top

Work category 324 provides for:

• improvements to or upgrading of existing roads and intersections within the existing or widened road reserve
• deviations onto a new road reserve, where the original road is closed, including any associated new road structures.

Qualifying activitiesBack to top

Work category 324 is available to the following activity classes:

• local road improvements
• state highway improvements.

Local road and state highway improvements

Examples of qualifying activities

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

• road realignment, re-grading or widening, including seal widening
• improvements to intersections
• passing lanes or slow vehicle bays
• approaches to bridge replacements costing in excess of $50,000
• retaining structures, culverts and replacement cattle stops
• stock underpasses
• all traffic signs, pavement markings, traffic signals, lighting (including underground) etc, necessary to bring the improved facility into service
• reinstatement of footpaths, cycle facilities and vehicular crossings that are a consequential impact of the improvement project (reinstatement will be to the appropriate standards for the One Network Framework classification)
  One Network Framework

• discharge of street water by means of pipes or open drains into natural watercourses, where no artificial drainage system exists, or into artificial drainage systems (sumps, mains or open drains) on, adjacent to, or across from the road
• property purchase costs less than $500,000 for local road or state highway projects.

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

Exclusions

Work category 324 excludes:

• a new cattle stop where none previously existed
• pavement rehabilitations due to high maintenance costs – these are funded under work category 214
  Work category 214: sealed road pavement rehabilitation

• traffic services renewals – these are funded under work category 222
  Work category 222: traffic services renewals

• road improvements costing under $2 million per activity – these are provided for under work category 341
  Work category 341: low-cost, low-risk improvements
• footpaths, cycleways or off-road cycleways, whether or not part of the road improvement – these are funded under work category 451 or 452 respectively.
  Work category 451: walking facilities
  Work category 452: cycling facilities

• bus infrastructure, whether or not part of the road improvement – these are funded under work category 532 or 561.
  Work category 532: low-cost, low-risk public transport improvements
  Work category 561:public transport passenger facilities and infrastructure improvements - bus

Funding assistance rateBack to top

The usual funding assistance rate (FAR) is:

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

or

• the approved organisation's special purpose road improvements FAR for special purpose roads for the 2024–-27 period
  Other funding assistance rates

or

• 100% of the NZTA state highway costs.

Submitting activities for NLTP consideration and funding approvalBack to top

Approved organisations and NZTA (for its own activities) submit these activities using the improvement activity template in Transport Investment Online (TIO).

Transport Investment Online(external link)

For guidance on using TIO, see the TIO learning and guidance page on our website.

Transport Investment Online (TIO) learning and guidance