This page relates to the 2018-21 National Land Transport Programme.
The following policy applies when an approved organisation or Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency (state highways) requests funding assistance for the construction, renewal or maintenance of rail crossings.
This policy draws its principles from the Railways Act 2005(external link) (the Act), which promotes the safety of rail operations. Part 3 of the Act sets out the law relating to management of the rail corridor. In several places, it also clarifies the responsibilities of approved organisations, Waka Kotahi (state highways) and rail access providers.
The sections of the Act that especially affect approved organisations and Waka Kotahi (state highways) are noted below:
Rail crossing activities that qualify for inclusion in the NLTP include:
The improvement activity module in Transport Investment Online(external link) (TIO) should be used to apply for funding assistance for the construction costs of a rail crossing activity.
Maintenance of a rail crossing should be part of an approved maintenance programme entered into TIO through the maintenance, operations and renewals module.