This page relates to the 2021-24 NLTP.
The following policy applies where the provision of stock crossings across, under or over a road has been requested to connect two parts of a property.
If the lowest long-term maintenance cost is to use a protective covering over the road, eg road/stock mats or a specialised seal coating, then this cost is eligible for funding assistance under work category 111.
Work category 111: Sealed pavement maintenance
When a new road alignment severs a rural property, the roading portion of an access structure may be included as part of the total road construction cost.
Cost sharing is based on the following:
Where actual and proposed stock movements on an existing road significantly affect road traffic, a proportion of the cost of constructing a stock access structure (including fees) will be accepted as a roading cost.
This roading cost may be included in the programme under work category 341.
Work category 341: Low-cost, low-risk improvements
Figure 1 below illustrates the proportion of the cost of an access structure that will be accepted as a roading cost, when the structure is to be built on an existing road alignment.
Note: Where a vehicle crash record exists, the provision of a stock access structure is a road improvement activity. If the activity has an investment assessment profile better than or equal to the prevailing funding threshold profile, the total cost will be accepted as a roading cost.
The needs of the landowner should determine the form of the stock access structure, subject to approval of the design by the approved organisation or Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency (for its own activities).
We (Waka Kotahi as investor) require the approved organisation or Waka Kotahi (for its own activities) to obtain a written undertaking from the landowner that any at-grade stock crossing will be eliminated immediately on completion of the access structure.
The approved organisation or Waka Kotahi (for its own activities) should also consider an encumbrance to be registered against the title of the property affected by the underpass or overpass. For a template of an encumbrance, refer to the Road Controlling Authority Forum’s stock crossing guidelines.
Road Controlling Authority Forum stock crossing guidelines(external link)
Any repairs to the stock access structure may be included in work category 114.
Work category 114: Structures maintenance
However, as a minimum, the landowner will be responsible for the cost of:
Figure 1
Formula for cost sharing of stock underpasses or overpasses
CS = 0.05 * AADT (on roads having less than 500 AADT) in percent
Where:
CS = 25 percent (on roads having greater than or equal to 500 AADT)
CS = approved organisation's or Waka Kotahi (for its own activities)
contribution, including our (Waka Kotahi as investor)
funding assistance, to the total construction cost of
an access structure on an existing road (in percent)
AADT = average traffic volume per day.
Note: AADT = average annual daily traffic