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This page relates to the 2021-24 National Land Transport Programme.
Introduction
Work category 322 provides for the upgrade or replacement of existing bridges and other road structures, where this is the main purpose of the work.
Qualifying activities
Work category 322 is available to the following activity classes:
- local road improvements
- state highway improvements
- local road maintenance
- state highway maintenance.
Local road and state highway improvements
Examples of qualifying activities
Examples of qualifying activities include, but may not be limited to:
- replacing a structurally inadequate bridge
- replacing a bridge for non-structural reasons, such as inadequate width or waterway
- modifying an existing bridge to increase its structural capacity to a level higher than originally provided
- widening an existing bridge
- undertaking approach work estimated to cost less than $50,000
- purchasing property that costs less than $50,000 for local road projects
- replacing retaining structures, including sea walls, that support a road
- replacing tunnels
- replacing culverts that have a cross-sectional area of 3.4 square metres or greater
- sealing bridge approaches on unsealed roads, where:
- the approach sealing is limited to a maximum distance of 50 metres from each abutment
- the seal continues over the entire structure to ensure consistency of skid resistance.
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.
Funding approval is subject to the conditions set out below.
Exclusions
Work category 322 excludes:
- the provision of a new bridge or other structure where no structure presently exists – this is funded under work category 323
Work category 323: New roads
Conditions of funding
The conditions of funding for replacement of bridges and structures include:
- New or replacement bridges proposed for funding from the National Land Transport Fund (NLTF) must conform to the requirements of the Waka Kotahi Bridge manual. We may approve a specific departure from these design standards in terms of the Waka Kotahi policy on uneconomic transport infrastructure.
Bridge manual
Funding assistance rate
The usual funding assistance rate (FAR) is:
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- 100% of the Waka Kotahi state highway costs.
Submitting activities for NLTP consideration and funding approval
Approved organisations and Waka Kotahi (for its own activities) submit these activities using the improvement activity module in TIO.
Transport Investment Online(external link)
User guides for TIO are available in TIO.
End-of-year carryover
TIO will automatically carry over the unspent allocation every year. Therefore, it is vital that approved organisations and Waka Kotahi (for its own activities) declare the unused allocation for completed projects by making a cost-scope adjustment via the reviews module in TIO.
