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This page relates to the 2021-24 National Land Transport Programme.
Introduction
Work category 561 provides for the capital cost of all new or improved bus facilities and infrastructure for contracted bus services.
Qualifying activities
Work category 561 is available to the public transport infrastructure activity class.
Public transport services and infrastructure
Examples of qualifying activities
Examples of qualifying activities include, but may not be limited to:
- bus or transit lane/priority improvements and busways
- enabling work required to accommodate public transport on existing carriageways
- park and ride infrastructure including cycle storage facilities
- pedestrian and cycle access to bus facilities
- construction of new bus shelter(s) or existing bus shelter upgrades
- construction of new bus interchange or existing bus interchange upgrades
- construction of concrete arrival/departure pads for buses
- construction of bus parking facilities (including layover areas)
- construction/upgrade/relocation of driver / passenger toilet facilities
- minor new asset purchases for bus station / stop facilities (eg rubbish bins, canopies, seating)
- roof, canopy, guttering or lighting upgrades
- signage, timetable or screen display installation or upgrade
- safety and security improvements (including CCTV installation or upgrade)
- installation of cycle racks on buses
- vehicle and cycle parking installation or upgrade at a bus stop / interchange or station.
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.
Exclusions
Work category 561 excludes:
- facilities not owned by an approved organisation, unless there is an executed agreement on its public use and charges for use
- infrastructure provision to cater for commercial passenger transport services not captured in a regional public transport plan.
Property purchase
Work category 561 provides for funding of property purchases for public transport infrastructure improvements. The principles and conditions set out in each of the work categories below apply to property purchases for this work category:
Where the property purchase cost for a project exceeds $500,000, a property phase must be set up in Transport Investment Online (TIO). Where the property cost is up to $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:
Submitting activities for NLTP consideration and funding approval
Approved organisations submit these activities using the improvement activity module in TIO.
Transport Investment Online(external link)
User guides for TIO are available in TIO.
