Local road and state highway pothole prevention

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

Introduction

This page describes the local road and state highway pothole prevention activity classes and provides links to relevant work categories and further information.

There are 2 activity classes:

• The local road pothole prevention activity class applies to approved organisations only.
• The state highway pothole prevention activity class applies to NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA for its own activities) only.

Activity class definitions

The definitions for the activity classes in the Government Policy Statement on land transport (GPS) 2024 are:

Local road pothole prevention:

• is for the purpose of investment in resealing, rehabilitating, and drainage maintenance on the local road network.

State highway pothole prevention:

• is for the purpose of investment in resealing, rehabilitating, and drainage maintenance on the state highway network.

Government Policy Statement on land transport 2024(external link)

Government expectations

We (NZTA as investor) expect that investments from the local road and state highway pothole prevention activity classes will contribute to outcomes sought by the government and the Minister of Transport’s expectations set out in the GPS 2024.

Government expectations (webpage yet to come)

Qualifying for National Land Transport Programme consideration

For us to consider a road pothole prevention activity for inclusion in the 2024–27 National Land Transport Programme (NLTP), this activity must:

• be public – that is, be defined as relating to any road that is available to the public on a full-time basis
• be included in a regional land transport plan
• meet the definition of road pothole prevention activities in the GPS 2024
• fit into an appropriate work category in this knowledge base.

Once an activity is included in the 2024–27 NLTP to be considered for funding, the approved organisation and NZTA (for its own activities) must comply with the NZTA Procurement manual and procurement rules, as well as any relevant standards and guidelines as listed in the NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi standards and guidelines register for land transport.

Procurement manual

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi standards and guidelines register for land transport

Road pothole prevention work categories

Local road and state highway pothole prevention activities described in the following work categories are eligible for inclusion:

• work category 111: sealed pavement maintenance
• work category 112: unsealed pavement maintenance
• work category 113: routine drainage maintenance
• work category 171: financial grants
• work category 211: unsealed road metalling
• work category 212: sealed road resurfacing
• work category 213: drainage renewals
• work category 214: sealed road pavement rehabilitation

Further information

For prioritisation of local road and state highway pothole prevention activities, see:

2024-27 NLTP Investment Prioritisation Method