WC 125: footpath maintenance

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

Introduction

Work category 125 provides for the maintenance of public footpaths and facilities associated with public footpaths, such as pedestrian network connections, including stairs, alleyways and off-road connections.

Qualifying activities

Work category 125 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:

• footpath patching and pothole repairs in paved, sealed and unsealed footpath surfaces
• treatments to address isolated pavement joint irregularities or surface defects in concrete paths
• maintenance of footpaths and pedestrian accessways and facilities, including associated structures and bridges, signs or furniture, provided the facilities are consistent with a relevant walking and/or cycling strategy or plan
• operations, maintenance and power costs of footpath lighting
• vegetation control on footpaths that meets the conditions of funding in work category 121.
  Work category 121: environmental maintenance

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

Exclusions

The work category excludes:

• footpath renewals, such as resurfacing or reconstruction – these are funded under work category 225
  Work category 225: footpath  renewal

• footpaths and facilities used for recreational purposes (such as paths that do not connect to the wider footpath network) – these are not eligible for funding assistance
• footpaths and facilities that are not in public ownership or to which the public does not have full access at all times of the day, for examplle footpaths in parks that are closed to the public at night
• maintenance of shared pedestrian cycling paths and facilities – these are funded under work category 124
  Work category 124: cycle  path maintenance

• vegetation control that does not meet the conditions of funding in work category 121
  Work category 121: environmental maintenance

• construction/implementation of new or improved shared pedestrian and cycle paths and walking facilities – these are funded under work categories 451 and 452.
  Work category 451: walking facilities (webpage yet to come)
  Work category 452: cycling facilities (webpage yet to come)

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 Waka Kotahi state highway costs.

Submitting activities for NLTP consideration and funding approval

Approved organisations and Waka Kotahi (for its own activities) submit their footpath 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