WC 111: sealed pavement maintenance

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

Introduction Back to top

Work category 111 provides for the routine care of sealed pavements to maintain their structural integrity and serviceability.

Qualifying activities Back to top

Work category 111 is available to the local road and state highway pothole prevention activity classes.

Local road and state highway pothole prevention

Examples of qualifying activities

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

• pavement dig-outs, patching and pothole repairs
• pre-reseal repairs
• unsealed shoulder maintenance on sealed roads
• the approved organisation’s or the NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA; for its own activities) share of pavement maintenance at railway level crossings together with any associated servicing fee
• protective covering over the road where stock cross at grade
• road protection against stock damage.

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

Exclusions

Work category 111 has no identified exclusions.

Funding assistance rate Back 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 roads FAR for the 2024–27 National Land Transport Programme (NLTP)
  Other funding assistance rates

or

• 100% of the NZTA state highway costs.

Submitting activities for NLTP consideration and funding approval Back to top

Approved organisations and NZTA (for its own activities) submit their sealed pavement maintenance activities for NLTP consideration and funding approval using the maintenance, operations and renewals 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

Programme management Back to top

The management of the maintenance programme is delegated to approved organisations and NZTA (for its own activities). This includes the transfer of funding between work categories within the activity class.

Further information Back to top

For more details of:

• rail crossings, see the Rail Crossings Policy
  Rail Crossings Policy

• stock crossings, see the Stock Crossings Policy
  Stock Crossings Policy
• over-width carriageways, see the Application of Network Documents Policy.
  Application of Network Documents Policy