Road to Zero

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This page relates to the 2021-24 National Land Transport Programme.

Introduction

This page describes the Road to Zero activity class and provides links to Road to Zero programme requirements, work category definitions and guidance, and profiling and prioritisation of Road to Zero activities and programmes .

Road to Zero: New Zealand’s Road Safety Strategy 2020–2030(external link)

The Road to Zero activity class is defined in the Government Policy Statement on land transport 2021 (GPS 2021) as providing investment targeted towards the interventions that are key to achieving the reduction in deaths and serious injuries sought through the Road to Zero strategy 2020–30  focussing on safety infrastructure, road policing, automated enforcement, road safety promotion and system management activities.

Government Policy Statement on land transport 2021(external link)

Government expectations 

We (Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency as investor) expect that investments from the Road to Zero activity class will contribute to results sought by the government.

Government expectations by activity class

Qualifying for National Land Transport Programme (NLTP)

To qualify for consideration for inclusion in the NLTP and subsequent approval of funding:

• Any proposed activity is eligible if it meets the definition of the Road to Zero activity class in the GPS 2021 and the appropriate work category definition in this knowledge base (PIKB).
• Any proposed activity must be within Road to Zero activities modelled by Waka Kotahi as being necessary to be delivered or commence delivery within the 2021–24 NLTP in order to achieve the Road to Zero 2030 target.
• All regionally delivered Road to Zero activities proposed for inclusion in the NLTP must also be included in a regional land transport plan (RLTP).
• Approved organisations, Waka Kotahi (for its own activities) and NZ Police must comply with the Waka Kotahi Procurement manual and procurement rules, as well as any relevant standards and guidelines as listed in the NZ Transport Agency register of network standards and guidelines.

Procurement manual

NZ Transport Agency register of network standards and guidelines

Work categories 

Road to Zero activities described in the following work categories are eligible for inclusion:

• Work category 003: Activity management planning improvement
• Work category 123: Network operations
• Work category 151: Network and asset management
• Work category 321: New traffic management facilities
• Work category 324: Road improvements
• Work category 341: Low-cost, low-risk improvements
• Work category 432: Safety promotion education and advertising
• Work category 711: Road policing.

For additional guidance on road improvement activities and funding policies associated with these please refer to local road and state highway improvements.

Local road and state highways improvements

Developing Road to Zero activities

Guidance on developing Road to Zero activities is provided for activities or programmes:

• Requirements of a road maintenance programme
• Quick links - transport investment requirements
• Work category 341: Low-cost, low-risk improvements
• Developing safety promotion, education and advertising programmes
• Developing the Road Safety Partnership Programme

Profiling and prioritising activities

Road to Zero activities proposed for funding from the NLTF are profiled and prioritised under the Investment Prioritisation Method.

2021-24 NLTP Investment Prioritisation Method

Further information

You can also read about Road to Zero on the Waka Kotahi website:

Road to Zero - NZ's road safety strategy