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This page relates to the 2021-24 National Land Transport Programme.
Introduction
Work category 451 provides for the construction/implementation of new or improved walking facilities.
Qualifying activities
Work category 451 is available to the walking and cycling improvements activity class.
Walking and cycling improvements
Examples of qualifying activities
Examples of qualifying activities include, but may not be limited to:
- new or improved footpaths, including on an existing roadway or bridge
- pedestrian crossing features, including kerb crossings, kerb protrusions, central refuges and pedestrian platforms
- pedestrian crossing controls, including zebra crossings, kea crossings and pedestrian traffic signals
- signage
- altering kerb lines to improve pedestrian access
- pedestrian overbridges/underpasses and crossings of railways
- property purchase associated with new walking facilities – see property purchase section below
- appropriate urban design components such as plantings, artistic and cultural features, seating and kerbing can be incorporated as necessary components for new or improved walking facilities in accordance with the investing in place policy
Investing in place policy
- costs associated with bringing the facility into service and attracting users to the facility, which may include:
- all signage, markings, traffic signals and/or lighting
- targeted education promotion and/or advertising activities directly linked to the initial launch/promotional period for the improvements to the walking network
- Lighting upgrade programmes (aimed at promoting uptake of active modes via improved safety/security for pedestrians/cyclists)
- Innovating Streets initiatives that create more people friendly spaces in our neighbourhoods (excludes some street furniture, murals and artworks)
You can discuss with us (Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency as investor) whether other activities not listed above might also be eligible for inclusion in this work category.
Exclusions
Work category 451 excludes:
- facilities that are purely recreational, such as off road hiking trails.
- facilities that are not available to the general public at all times or do not have a transport function.
- maintenance and renewal of associated traffic signals, signs, markings and lighting – this is funded from work category 125
Work category 125: Footpath maintenance
- Safety works associated with the Road to Zero programme to address reductions in deaths and serious injuries such as pedestrian safety refuges and intersection upgrades.
Property purchase
Funding for property purchases for walking facilities is available under this work category. The principles and conditions set out in the relevant work category 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) using the appropriate walking or cycling work category. 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:
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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 activities module in TIO.
Transport Investment Online(external link)
User guides for TIO are available in TIO.
