This page relates to the 2018-21 National Land Transport Programme.
As a result of changes to the state highway network, some roads may be re-designated as either state highways or local roads.
The State highway revocation policy document sets out Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency policy (and guidance) on the revocation of the state highway status of roads, according to section 103 of the Land Transport Management Act 2003 (LTMA)(external link)
If Waka Kotahi recommends that state highway status should be revoked, it must ensure the road will at the time of handover, provide a level of service equivalent to other roads having a similar function within the local road network, and be safe, ie it will not as a result of that change in function have a safety defect that was not there before.
An approved organisation may apply for transitional funding assistance from work category 171: Financial grants due to financial hardship arising from the revocation of a state highway, so that the financial effect of revoking state highways in their area will not increase their programme share (exclusive of improvement projects) by more than three percent over the previous year.
If any decrease to an approved organisation's funding assistance rate is warranted due to the declaration of a state highway the adjustment will be made in accordance with the methodology outlined under Funding assistance rates principles and policy.
