When a new expressway opens, the old state highway needs to be converted into a local road – removing the state highway status. This process is known as ‘revocation’ and passes the ownership and maintenance of the road to the relevant local authority. In this case, Kāpiti Coast District Council.
In April and May 2021 we asked for feedback on the preliminary designs for Peka Peka to Ōtaki to help us develop them further.
We also asked for feedback on speed limits for the M2PP and PP2Ō sections, new local roads and new layouts.
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Revocation is the cancellation or removal of a status or offer. In this case, revocation is the removal of the status of ‘state highway’ from some sections of the Wellington Northern Corridor and its management under Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency. As a result, some routes will revert back to a ‘local road’ managed by the relevant local council.
CloseImprovements to the Wellington Northern Corridor mean that some sections that are currently SH1 are no longer required to function as a national state highway.
CloseA state highway is a road that is declared to be a state highway under section 11 of the National Roads Act 1953, section 60 of the Government Roading Powers Act 1989, or under section 103 of the Land Transport Management Act 2003(external link) (LTMA).
They do not have to be constructed or owned by the Crown and can include:
The Secretary for Transport has the power to declare or revoke state highways, based on Waka Kotahi recommendations.
CloseYes, Waka Kotahi must consult with any affected regional or local council that may be affected by the proposed declaration before making a recommendation that a state highway status be revoked.
CloseThe cost of the consultation and investigation of the revocation proposal is funded from the primary projects budget as part of the investigation (feasibility) phase.
CloseUntil revoked the roads are still classified as a state highway and therefore maintenance and operation is the responsibility of Waka Kotahi up to hand over.
CloseOnce the state highway status is revoked, then ownership and control of the road, is transferred to the local council. Funding responsibility is also transferred to local council, with any ongoing Waka Kotahi funding provided at an appropriate FAR (Funding Assistance Rate) rate for activity.
CloseWaka Kotahi must ensure that the road will at the time of handover, be fit for purpose in relation to its transport functions. Fit for purpose means that at the time of handover the revoked section of state highway will provide a level of service equivalent to other roads providing a similar function within the local road network, and be safe i.e. it will not as result of that change in function have a safety defect that was not there before.
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