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National Land Transport Programme 2009-2012

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Table 26: Sector training and research activities

Organisation Project title Total NLTF
funding ($000)
Previous NLTF
funding ($000)
2009/10 NLTF
($000)
2010/11 NLTF
($000)
2011/12 NLTF
($000)
Sector training
Committed activities
Auckland University Post graduate programmes in transportation 690.0 115.0 230.0 230.0 115.0
Canterbury University Post graduate programmes in transportation 690.0 115.0 230.0 230.0 115.0
Infratrain NZ Civil infrastructure industry training, assessment and skills research 1,500.0 1,000.0 500.0    
NZ Institute of Highway Technology Bachelor of Engineering Technology (Highways) degree course 150.0 120.0 30.0    
NZTA Andrew justice Scholarship (offered every second year) 130.0   65.0   65.0
Auckland and Canterbury Universities Engineering scholarships (annual allocation) 90.0   30.0 30.0 30.0
NZTA Foundation certificate in Injury prevention (annual allocation) 112.5   37.5 37.5 37.5
NZTA Professional development for Co-ordinators (annual allocation) 60.0   20.0 20.0 20.0
Category 2 - new activities            
Various New training activities     150.0    
Sector research
Committed - existing activities
Activity management
Opus Central Laboratories Long life porous asphalt 130.0 105.0 25.0    
Opus Central Laboratories Multi-grade bitumens 134.0 126.0 8.0 18.0  
University of Canterbury Benchmarking the readiness of Road Controlling Authorities to meet their obligations under the CDEM Act 2002 78.1 30.0 48.1    
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Auckland Decision tool to mitigate prestressed concrete bridge corrosion 60.0 40.0 20.0 10.0  
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Auckland Design of prestressed concrete bridges to resist shear 42.0 38.0 4.0 10.0  
Pavespec Ltd Development of tensile fatigue pavement design criteria for modified aggregates 82.0 55.5 26.5    
University of Auckland Earthquake resistant design of bridges - abutment/backfill influences on response and retrofit decisions 30.0 21.0 9.0 9.0  
University of Auckland Retrofit assessment of bridge pile foundations 30.0 21.0 9.0 9.0  
University of Auckland/Opus Intl Consultants Data collection and monitoring strategies for asset management of NZ road bridges 105.0 60.0 45.0    
Pavement Management Services/R&D Consultants/University of Auckland Enhancing the application of roughness measurement and deterioration 130.0 45.0 85.0    
Opus Central Laboratories Pavement rehabilitation initiation 105.0 46.0 59.0    
Opus Central Laboratories Screening bridges for potentially high dynamic loads using profile variance 59.0 45.0 14.0    
Opus Central Laboratories Concrete pile durability in South Island bridges 133.0 53.0 80.0 28.0  
Opus Central Laboratories/EDI Works Asphalt durability 170.0 55.0 115.0    
NZTA/Opus International Consultants/University of Auckland Are chipseals waterproof enough on high volume roads? 1,073.0 575.0 498.0 230.0  
Transport demand management
University of Canterbury Travel demand behaviour change with increasing fuel price as a function of affluence for a similar activity cohort 140.0 88.7 51.3    
Massey University/Otago Polytechnic "I'll just take the car" - how can the urban environment and bicycle transportation be improved to discourage automobile use for short trips? 118.0 51.4 66.6    
Ian Wallis Associates Improving bus service reliability 95.0 60.0 35.0    
Opus Central Laboratories/Fulton Hogan Minimising traffic delay during resealing 80.0 65.0 15.0    
Safety, security and public health
Opus International Consultants Effectiveness of transverse road markings on reducing vehicle speeds 68.5 47.5 21.0    
Opus Central Laboratories Introduction of improved methods for measurement of the road reflection properties of road surfaces to improve safety 115.0 95.0 20.0    
Opus Central Laboratories Determining the mechanisms and types of non-motor vehicle injuries to pedestrians using the transport system, and indicated infrastructural implications 150.0 75.0 75.0    
Opus Central Laboratories Investigation of passing lane safety benefits, including upstream and downstream areas 80.0 35.0 45.0    
TERNZ Improving transport around schools 96.0 59.0 37.0    
Traffic Engineering Solutions Improved multi-lane roundabout designs for all road users 121.0 69.0 52.0    
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Auckland Seismic design of NZ highway bridges under non-uniform multiple support ground excitations 38.5 22.5 16.0 9.6  
Environmental impacts of land transport
University of Canterbury Determination of personal exposure to traffic pollution while travelling by different modes 127.9 73.1 54.8    
Opus Central Laboratories Environmental and financial costs and benefits of warm asphalts 43.0 28.0 15.0    
Landcare Research Improving the benefit cost ration for highways through multi-use management 150.0 35.0 115.0    
Sustainable land transport
University of Otago/University of Auckland/Massey University/Synergia Health effects of intervening in the trip to work 20.5 12.3 8.2 4.1  
NIWA Tools for assessing exposure to land transport emissions 135.2 82.0 53.2    
Ian Wallis Associates Appraisal of the effectiveness of increased public transport funding 88.0 71.0 17.0    
Ian Wallis Associates The costs of congestion reappraised 88.0 42.5 45.5    
New approvals
Economic development
TERNZ Ltd Fleet management commitment to fuel efficiency 120.0   55.0 65.0  
Ian Wallis Associates Ltd Car Passenger Valuations of Quantity and Quality of Time Savings 139.0   139.0    
DMK Consulting Econometric models for public transport (PT) forecasting - Elasticity estimates and forecasting models 123.0   123.0    
Ian Wallis Associates Ltd The Benefits of Public Transport: Option and Non-use Values 90.0   90.0    
Ian Wallis Associates Ltd NZ Bus Policy Model 90.0   90.0    
Ian Wallis Associates Ltd Sustainability Implications of Road Investment 95.0   95.0    
Hyder Consulting Ltd Scoping approach and measuring the impact of indexing unit cost parameters in cost-benefit analysis 65.0   65.0    
Activity management
NZ Heavy Engineering Research Association Steel/Concrete Composite Bridge Design Guide 150.0   82.3 67.7  
Tonkin & Taylor Extending Pavement Life: Documentation of distress mechanism of premature failures in unbound granular pavements and validation of criteria for their prevention 124.0   62.0 62.0  
Opus International Consultants Characterisation and Use of Stabilised Materials in Transportation Projects in New Zealand 135.0   65.0 70.0  
Opus Central Laboratories Potential of the Wehner-Schulze test to predict the on road skid resistance performance of NZ aggregates 65.0   65.0    
Integrated land use and transport systems
Trips Database Bureau (TDB) National Travel Profiling - Trips, Trends & Travel Prediction (part B) 125.0   90.0 35.0  
CityScope Consultants Best Practice Guidelines for Land Use Transport Project Implementation 78.8   78.8    
McCormick Rankin Cagney The value of integrating land use and transport - Sylvia Park as a case study 84.6   84.6    
Beca Infrastructure Ltd Reallocation of Road Space 132.7   132.7    
Trips Database Bureau (TDB) Second Edition of Report 209 ('Trips and Parking Related to Land Use) 40.0   40.0    
Transport demand management
Booz and Company Company cars - Understanding the impacts of company car policy on strategic transport targets 120.0   120.0    
Safety, security and public health
NIWA Detailed observations and validated modelling of the air quality impact of traffic on roadside communities 300.0   115.0 115.0 70.0
Beca Infrastructure Ltd Crash Prediction Models for Signalised Intersections: Signal Phasing and Geometry 145.0   145.0    
Beca Infrastructure Ltd Rural Crash Prediction Models - Next Generation (Main Study) 193.0   102.0 91.0  
Environmental impacts of land transport
NIWA Evaluation of Innovative Stormwater Treatment Devices for Removing Contaminants in Road Runoff 277.5   132.0 145.5  
Landcare Research Life time environmental impacts of road transport infrastructure and construction 225.0   143.0 82.0  
NIWA and Emissions Impossible Limited Are the Harmful Emissions from New Zealand's Light Duty Vehicle Fleet Improving? 70.0   70.0    
Sustainable land transport
Capital Research Ltd Improving combined use of physical activity/health and transport datasets 69.1   33.4 35.7  
Abley Transportation Engineers (with Beca Infrastructure) Predicting Walkability 90.0   90.0    
Opus Central Laboratories Demand for transport services - Impact on networks of older person travel as the population of New Zealand ages 115.0   85.0 30.0  
Traffic Design Group Limited Generation of walking, cycling and public transport trips - pilot study 80.0   80.0    
Nationally managed activities
External delivery Editing and publishing of research programme newsletters and reports     122.4    
Various Directed research funding allocation - category 2     150.0    

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