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

Introduction

Work category 514 provides for the management, operation and maintenance of off-vehicle facilities and infrastructure associated with the delivery of public transport services separately identified by mode or for multi-modal use.

Qualifying activities 

Work category 514 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:

  • maintenance and general security of public transport facilities, including bus stops, park and ride facilities and public transport ferry terminals, passenger rail stations and multi-modal interchanges
  • leases for public transport facilities (including park-and-ride, passenger ferry wharves exclusively or primarily associated with contracted passenger ferry services and associated access)
  • operation of facilities with respect to staffing and energy, water supply and communications costs
  • loan (principal and interest) repayments where agreed by Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency
  • the management costs and overheads associated with the activities funded under this work category.

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

Exclusions

The work category excludes any costs for:

  • maintenance of bus lanes and bus ways (this activity is funded through the relevant road maintenance work category of the road controlling authority)
  • facilities not owned by an approved organisation, unless there is an executed agreement on public use and charges for use.

Funding assistance rate 

The usual funding assistance rate (FAR) is:

Submitting activities for National Land Transport Programme consideration and funding approval 

Approved organisations submit these activities using:

or

  • the improvement activity module in TIO for proposed new services.

Refer to the Public transport services activity classes guidance for definitions of existing services and improvements.

Public transport services and infrastructure