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National Land Transport Programme (NLTP) - 2008/09 West Coast

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Regional and nationwide programmes | June 2008

West Coast

This section presents the key aspects of the NLTP for the West Coast region. It sets out the key statistic of transport in the region and presents tables of the new National Land Transport Programme (NLTP) appropriate to the region.

Overview of transport system

 Region
New Zealand
Region as % of NZ
Population 32,000
4,228,000
1%
Land area (km2) 23,336
275,446
8%
Imports (gross tonne)1, 2 800,000
76,000,000
1%
Exports (gross tonne)1, 2 2,400,000
67,000,000
4%
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) ($) 1,109,400,000
163,387,000,000
1%
Passenger Transport - Bus - boardings 44,884
89,683,159
0%
Passenger Transport - Rail - boardings -
16,913,205
 
Passenger Transport - Ferry - boardings -
4,224,398
 
Motor vehicles 23,000
2,850,000
1%
VKT (km) 463,900,000
39,845,600,000
1%
Fatalities on the roads 6
423
1%
Fatal and injury crashes on the roads 123
12,047
1%
Local roads - urban all (km) 286
17,251
2%
Local roads - urban sealed (km) 263
16,869
2%
Local roads - rural all (km) 1,611
65,432
2%
Local roads - rural sealed (km) 788
33,432
2%
State Highway - all (km) 872
10,893
8%
State Highway - sealed (km) 872
10,837
8%
State Highway - motorway (km) -
172
 

Data based on 2006/07 figures
1 Crude indicaton only - based on a ratio determined in 2002 by BAH between inter-national and inter-regional freight movements.
2 Includes both inter-national and inter-regional freight movement.

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 PhaseProfileStatusExpected start yearWork categoryFARTotal phase cost ($000)Total cost 2008/09 ($000)2008/09 NLTA ($000)
Indicative funding source
Buller District Council
Maintenance and operation of local roads
Routine maintenance     App 2008/09     1,829.5 1,829.5 1,098.5
N
Renewal of local roads
Periodic maintenance     App 2008/09     1,025.4 1,025.4 615.2
N
Preventive maintenance
Lyell Half Bridge C   Cat 2 2008/09 241   100.0 100.0  
N
Improvement of local roads
New road infrastructure
Rough River Bridge D   Cat 2 2008/09 322   250.0 250.0  
N
Atarau Road C   Cat 2 2008/09 324   475.0 356.3  
N
Rough River Bridge C   Res 2010/11 322   2,500.0 -  
 
Minor improvements
Minor improvements allocation     App 2008/09 341 70 228.4 228.4 159.9
N
Use of the land transport system
Community focused activities
Road Safety Programme I HMM App 2008/09 432 75 16.0 16.0 12.0
N
Passenger transport
Services and operations
Bus & ferry concession fares     App 2008/09 513 50 34.0 34.0 17.0
N
Administration
Territorial
Administration support 2008/09     App 2008/09 621   - - 42.4
N
Buller District Council SPR
Maintenance and operation of local roads
Routine maintenance     App 2008/09     354.3 354.3 354.3
N
Renewal of local roads
Periodic maintenance     App 2008/09     220.6 220.6 220.6
N
Improvement of local roads
Minor improvements
Minor improvements allocation     App 2008/09 341 100 46.0 46.0 46.0
N
Administration
Territorial
Administration support 2008/09     App 2008/09 621   - - 14.0
N
DOC (Hokitika)
New road infrastructure
Fox Glacier North Access Road Seal Extension C   Cat 2 2008/09 325   790.0 790.0  
N/R
Franz Josef Glacier Access Road Seal Extension C   Cat 2 2008/09 325   910.0 910.0  
N/R
Road studies
Fox Glacier North Road - Undercite Slip Monitoring S MMM Com 2007/08 311 100 17.5 4.0 4.0
N
Use of the land transport system
Walking and cycling
Glacier Access Roads - Pedestrian & Cycle Access C HMM Com 2008/09 452 100 784.3 784.3 500.0
R-WST
Administration
Territorial
Administration support 2008/09     App 2008/09 621   - - 0.1
N
DOC (Hokitika) SPR
Maintenance and operation of local roads
Routine maintenance     App 2008/09     227.0 227.0 227.0
N
Improvement of local roads
Minor improvements
Minor improvements allocation     App 2008/09 341 100 18.2 18.2 18.2
N
Administration
Territorial
Administration support 2008/09     App 2008/09 621   - - 5.5
N
Grey District Council
Maintenance and operation of local roads
Routine maintenance     App 2008/09     1,690.7 1,690.7 1,054.6
N
Renewal of local roads
Periodic maintenance     App 2008/09     2,367.7 2,367.7 1,467.9
N
Improvement of local roads
New road infrastructure
Atarau Road strenghtening/widening package C HMH Com 2007/08 324 72 850.0 414.0 298.1
N
Taylorville - Blackball Road Strengthening/widening package C MMH Com 2007/08 324 72 1,104.0 552.0 397.4
N
Camp Creek Bridge Replacement C   Cat 2 2008/09 322   326.2 326.2  
N/R
Moonlight Bridge Strengthening C   Cat 2 2008/09 322   568.0 568.0  
R*
Taylorville Blackball and Atarau Road Slow Vehicle lanes C   Cat 2 2008/09 324   356.0 114.0  
N/R
Minor improvements
Minor improvements allocation     App 2008/09 341 72 324.7 324.7 233.8
N
Use of the land transport system
Community focused activities
Grey District Community Road Safety I HMM App 2008/09 432 75 27.0 27.0 20.3
N
Administration
Territorial
Administration support 2008/09     App 2008/09 621   - - 78.1
N
West Coast Regional Council
Use of the land transport system
Community focused activities
Community Co-ordinator 08-09 I HHH App 2008/09 431 75 40.0 40.0 30.0
N
Community Programmes 08-09 I HMH App 2008/09 432 75 7.5 7.5 5.6
N
Passenger transport
Services and operations
Total mobility services     App 2008/09 517 40 67.0 67.0 26.8
N
Administration
Regional
RLTP administration     App 2008/09 631   - - 67.1
N
Passenger Transport administration     App 2008/09 632 50 8.0 8.0 4.0
N
Total Mobility administration     App 2008/09 633 25 18.0 18.0 4.5
N
Westland District Council
Maintenance and operation of local roads
Routine maintenance     App 2008/09     1,659.0 1,659.0 980.9
N
Renewal of local roads
Periodic maintenance     App 2008/09     1,198.0 1,198.0 706.8
N
Improvement of local roads
Minor improvements
Minor improvements allocation     App 2008/09 341 69 228.6 228.6 157.7
N
Use of the land transport system
Community focused activities
Community Focused Activities I HMM App 2008/09 432 75 14.0 14.0 10.5
N
Passenger transport
Services and operations
Bus & ferry concession fares     App 2008/09 513 50 19.0 19.0 9.5
N
Administration
Territorial
Administration support 2008/09     App 2008/09 621   - - 41.8
N
Westland District Council SPR
Maintenance and operation of local roads
Routine maintenance     App 2008/09     285.0 285.0 285.0
N
Renewal of local roads
Periodic maintenance     App 2008/09     199.0 199.0 199.0
N
Improvement of local roads
Minor improvements
Minor improvements allocation     App 2008/09 341 100 38.7 38.7 38.7
N
Administration
Territorial
Administration support 2008/09     App 2008/09 621   - - 11.8
N
Transit - West Coast
Maintenance and operation of state highways
Routine maintenance     App 2008/09   100 11,811.0 11,811.0 11,811.0
N
Renewal of state highways
Periodic maintenance     App 2008/09   100 5,792.1 5,792.1 5,792.1
N
Improvement of state highways
New road infrastructure
Arahura BR C   Com 2007/08 322 100 22,700.0 9,700.0 9,700.0
N
Gates of Haast Realign I   Com 2007/08 323 100 800.8 121.6 121.6
R-WST
Minor improvements
Minor improvements allocation     App 2008/09 341 100 1,452.1 1,452.1 1,452.1
N
Block programme
Goat Creek Bridge Replacement C   Cat 2   323   4,047.0 800.0  
R*
Buller Gorge Signals C   Cat 2   324   424.0 424.0  
N
McKendries Corner Curve Improvements C   Cat 2   324   1,000.0 100.0  
R*
Jacksons Junction Effluent Disposal D   Cat 2       36.1 36.1  
 
Strategic studies
SH6 Route Security Study S   Cat 2   311   - - -
N
West Coast Passing Opportunities Study S   Cat 2   311   - - -
N
West Coast Walking and Cycling Strategy S   Cat 2   311   - - -
N

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Police

Project name
FTE Staff
Funding ($000)
Police district managed activities
 
 
Network-wide strategic road policing - enhanced alcohol CBT project
2.1
321.9
Network-wide strategic road policing - traffic camera operations
1.0
155.8
Court orders
0.1
20.8
Transit NZ
 
 
Highway strategic road policing - Highway Patrol
6.1
946.0
Buller, Grey and Westland Districts
 
 
Highway strategic road policing
4.2
659.4
Rural strategic road policing
1.6
244.0
Urban strategic road policing
4.1
638.6
Crash attendance and investigation
3.4
534.8
Traffic management
0.2
26.0
School road safety education
0.3
46.7
Police community services
0.2
36.3

Strategic road policing comprises the pro-active road policing activities of speed control, drinking or drugged driver control, restraint device control, and visible road safety and general enforcement.

Page updated: 25 June 2008