WC 211: unsealed road metalling

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

This webpage is under review

An update to reflect the Government Policy Statement on land transport 2024 is under way. 

Introduction

Work category 211 provides for the planned periodic renewal of pavement layers, including top surface metal, on unsealed roads.

Qualifying activities

Work category 211 is available to the following activity classes:

• local road maintenance
• state highway maintenance

Local road and state highway maintenance

Examples of qualifying activities

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

• planned periodic renewal of pavement layers, including top surface metal, on unsealed roads for the purpose of either:
  • replacing wearing coarse aggregate, or
  • restoring pavement strength and shape.

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

The work category excludes:

• spot metalling of pavements, which is funded under work category 112.
  Work category 112: unsealed roads pavement maintenance

Funding assistance rate

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 NZTA state highway costs.

Submitting activities for NLTP consideration and funding approval

Approved organisations and NZTA (for its own activities) submit these activities 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

Further information

For details of over-width carriageways, see our Application of Network Documents Policy.

Application of Network Documents Policy