This page relates to the 2024-27 National Land Transport Programme.
Introduction
Work category 452 provides for the construction/implementation of new or improved cycle facilities, dedicated cycleways and shared user paths that provide for both pedestrians and cyclists, whether separate from or part of a road or bridge.
The construction of on-road interventions required to improve the safety and amenity value of cycling – for example a wider carriageway, vehicle parking configurations, pinch points or kerb structure, is eligible in this work category.
Qualifying activities
Work category 452 is available from the walking and cycling activity class.
Walking and cycling
Examples of qualifying activities
Examples of qualifying activities include, but may not be limited to:
- new or improved cycle lanes, including on existing road or bridge
- reallocating space on the existing carriageway to deliver cycle lanes
- separated cycle paths
- shared pedestrian and cycle paths
- bicycle parking/racks (other than those provided as part of a transport facility such as train stations)
- kerb crossings
- widening the existing carriageway to provide cycle lanes
- appropriate urban design components such as plantings, artistic and cultural features, seating and kerbing incorporated as necessary `no frills’ components for new or improved walk or cycle facilities in accordance with the Investing in Place Policy
Investing in Place Policy
- costs associated with attracting users to the facility, which may include:
- signage, markings, traffic signals and/or lighting
- targeted education promotion and/or advertising activities directly linked to the initial launch and promotional period for improvements to the cycling network
- cycling overbridges and underpasses, and railway crossings
- lighting upgrade programmes (aimed at promoting uptake of active modes via improved safety/security for pedestrians/cyclists)
- property purchases associated with new cycling facilities – see ‘Property purchase’ section below.
You can discuss with us (NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) as investor) whether other activities not listed above might also be eligible for inclusion in this work category.
Exclusions
Work category 452 excludes:
- all mountain biking trails, or other facilities that are purely recreational
- facilities that are not available to the general public at all times or do not have a transport function
- safety infrastructure works to address reductions in deaths and serious injuries such as shoulder widening and intersection upgrades – this work may be funded from the local roads or state highways improvements activity classes.
Local road and state highway improvements
Property purchase
Funding for property purchases for cycling facilities is available under work category 452. The principles and conditions set out in the work categories below apply to property purchases for work category 452:
Where the property purchase cost for a project exceeds $500,000, a property phase must be set up in Transport Investment Online (TIO) using the appropriate walking or cycling work category. Where the property cost is under $500,000, the cost may be included in the construction/implementation phase.
Transport Investment Online(external link)
Funding assistance rate
The usual funding assistance rate (FAR) is:
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- 100% of the 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 improvements module in 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
