Activity class: New and improved infrastructure for state highways
This activity class covers the funding for state highway capital improvements, which includes:
State highway improvements given the highest NZTA priority are those that deliver the greatest impacts in economic growth and productivity. In this NLTP that means investing:
The next priority for funding is where significant improvements are possible in one or more of:
The NZTA seeks to ensure effective transport solutions, and where these involve large, complex projects and packages aims to deliver on:
This NLTP allocates a record $3.075 billion in funding for state highway improvements activities during 2009-2012. Figure 4 illustrates the spending breakdown among large, group (less than $4.5 million cost per project) and minor improvements.
However, while this NLTP invests additional funding in activities designed to stimulate economic development and growth, the NZTA cannot afford, within the NLTF funding constraints, to complete all the elements of the roads of national significance within 10 years.
This means that trade-offs will be required across the range of state highway activities, so that funding is used most effectively to deliver best value for money from a national perspective. It introduces more complex risks (mainly because of the relative weight of large projects), requiring the NZTA to consider innovative, value-for-money solutions for maintaining, improving and operating the network.
As part of its 'Jobs and Growth Plan', the government has allocated an additional $142.5 million to advance selected state highway projects (of which $107 million is available in 2009-2012). These include:
An additional $100 million will target small and medium-sized projects and pavement renewals throughout New Zealand that improve safety and efficiency.
R and N funds will be allocated to projects according to their priority and the availability of R funds in each region.
Table 7 outlines the funding allocation, which is based on the NZTA's priorities and has the aim of delivering the GPS's desired impacts.
| New and improved infrastructure for state highways |
Expected funding ($000) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009/10 | 2010/11 | 2011/12 | Total | |
| Committed projects | 739,321 | 668,209 | 367,754 | 1,775,284 |
| New projects | 205,329 | 307,936 | 609,510 | 1,122,775 |
| New minor improvements | 30,000 | 30,000 | 30,000 | 90,000 |
| Administration | 28,895 | 28,895 | 28,895 | 86,685 |
| Total | 1,003,545 | 1,035,040 | 1,036,159 | 3,074,744 |
Committed projects include the:
Significant projects seeking funding approval in the 2009-2012 NLTP include the:
Smaller activities are managed as group projects in each region. The regional tables identify the funding allocated to groups of small state highway activities. Expenditure is expected to be within these allocations over 2009-2012. The allocations may be varied over 2009-2012 in response to differences between the indicative priority for activities shown in this NLTP and the final priority assessed when the activities are ready for implementation, and to changes to implementation programmes. These variations may lead to variations in group allocations between regions to ensure funding is allocated to the highest priority activities.
The two activity classes: renewal of state highways; and maintenance and operation of state highways cover the funding of the operation, maintenance and renewal of state highways to ensure that they continue to deliver a reliable service.
Operation and maintenance activities for state highways include:
Renewal activities arise from the deterioration of the roading infrastructure, and aim to minimise the long-term costs of retaining it. They include:
State highway operation, maintenance and renewal activities given the highest NZTA priority are those that:
State highway operation, maintenance and renewal service levels reflect these priorities. They consider economic imperatives to use the network to move freight and people efficiently, as well as meet users' expectations in terms of delineation, consistency, appearance and ride comfort.
Maintaining existing assets effectively ensures that the network can deliver on these expectations and retain its value and utility. For example:
An accelerated programme of new construction in the past five years (and envisaged for the next 10 years) is increasing demand for maintenance funding. In particular, the operation and maintenance of facilities such as tunnels increase costs significantly.
The 2008/09 annual survey of the state highway network indicates that, while most of the parameters are reasonably consistent with previous years, the trend for rutting on the network has risen significantly. The recent growth in heavy vehicle travel, together with the ageing road pavements, has resulted in worsening pavement condition. Increased pavement renewal works are funded in this NLTP to address this trend and reduce the risk of road failure.
Initiatives are already in place to address congestion issues, enabling road users to make informed choices on when and how to travel, and reduce delays at bottlenecks. Others planned for 2009-2012 include:
This NLTP allocates a record $1,530 million for the ongoing maintenance and operation of state highways. In addition, the government's economic stimulus package allocate $15 million to further support an increased pavement renewals programme in 2009/10.
The NZTA is expected to manage its programmes efficiently and effectively and will do so within the funding allocations provided. The NZTA is also expected to review its activities continually to ensure that they deliver value for money, and will take steps to improve their efficiency.
An allocation of $111 million has been set aside in the NLTP for emergency reinstatement, to enable an effective response to any adverse events happening during 2009-2012. A separate allocation for preventive maintenance has also been established for non-routine work required to protect the serviceability of the road corridor.
All activities are funded from N funds. Expenditure is expected to be managed to stay within the three-year allocation.
Table 8 summarises the funding allocated to state highway operation, maintenance and renewal.
Expected funding ($000) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009/10 | 2010/11 | 2011/12 | Total | |
| Maintenance and operations | 251,106 | 251,106 | 251,106 | 753,318 |
| Renewals | 213,374 | 186,374 | 186,374 | 586,122 |
| Maintenance block programme | 464,480 | 437,480 | 437,480 | 1,339,440 |
| Administration | 18,520 | 18,520 | 18,520 | 55,560 |
| Preventive maintenance | 8,000 | 8,000 | 8,000 | 24,000 |
| Emergency reinstatement | 36,000 | 37,000 | 38,000 | 111,000 |
| Total maintenance allocation | 527,000 | 501,000 | 502,000 | 1,530,000 |
An additional $27 million in 2010/11 and $31 million in 2011/12 have been requested to fund an increased pavement renewal rate. No funding approval has been given for this work. This funding request will be reviewed and prioritised in 2009/10 considering trends in performance measures, such as indicators of pavement deterioration, and input costs before any further funding approval is given.
The challenge in future will be to improve this investment's effectiveness by extracting the maximum value from past and current investments and carefully targeting expenditure to agreed service levels. This will require a management approach that levers off any decreased cost pressures on input prices during the delivery of maintenance operations and uses whole-of-life assessment principles in treatment selection.
Activity class: New and improved infrastructure for local roads
This activity class provides funding assistance to approved organisations for capital improvements to local roads, including:
Local road projects accorded the highest NZTA priority are those that make a significant contribution to:
Projects assessed as having a medium strategic fit are those that contribute to significant improvements in one or more of:
By number, most of the NLTP's local road improvement projects are small scale, providing improvements in transport networks for a wide range of communities throughout New Zealand. Typically, they are delivered as part of the 'minor improvements' allocation or as groups of generic projects (with costs of less than $4.5 million per project).
By value, a small number of higher-priority, large projects make up a substantial proportion of this activity class, continuing a trend of larger projects being funded by approved organisations with NZTA funding assistance. Figure 5 shows the split among minor improvements, generic projects and large projects over time. The forecast expenditure is shown spread evenly over the three years of the NLTP.
¹ These roads and/or services will be identified by the NZTA in consultation with relevant stakeholders.
The funding allocated to this activity class is below the GPS midpoint but reflects the level of 2008/09 funds claimed for local roads at around $160 million per year. This recognises that economic conditions forecast for the next three years make it unlikely that approved organisations, in general, will be in a position to increase the local share from ratepayers and developer contributions for local roading projects. There are indications that some approved organisations will reduce expenditure on local road improvements in favour of maintenance and other priorities.
R and N funds will be allocated to projects based on their priority and the availability of R funds in each region. A limited provision for funding transport improvements for deprived communities² continues into the 2009-2012 NLTP through the availability of T funds³.
Table 9 summarises the funding allocations for local road improvement projects.
² These are established communities in areas of high socio-economic deprivation (NZDep2006 Index of Deprivation of 8 or higher).
³ T funds are allocated to areas of high social deprivation as determined by a Ministry of Health index. The funds focus on areas with significant transport issues affecting an established community.
| New and improved infrastructure for local roads |
Expected funding ($000) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009/10 | 2010/11 | 2011/12 | Total | |
| Committed projects | 116,185 | 51,938 | 4,830 | 172,953 |
| New projects | 37,815 | 78,062 | 101,170 | 217,047 |
| New minor improvements | 30,000 | 30,000 | 30,000 | 90,000 |
| Total | 184,000 | 160,000 | 136,000 | 480,000 |
Committed higher-priority projects include:
Significant projects seeking funding approval in the 2009-2012 NLTP include:
The proportion of funding likely to be allocated to large projects in the 2009-2012 NLTP will mean less funding for lower-priority projects. This reinforces the need to manage the programme closely to ensure that available funding is allocated according to priority. Funding approval for any large project will be dependant on agreeing a funding and implementation plan to ensure the cashflow from the NLTP can be managed.
Funding has been allocated to groups of similar activities delivered by an organisation in a region. That organisation can be confident that this funding will be available to fund the activities it has within the group as indicated in the regional tables. NZTA expects that the projects within the group will have a similar priority overall to that shown in the regional tables when they are fully developed and ready for funding approval, and that expenditure on these generic roading projects will be within the funding allocated to each group activity.
The NZTA will respond to programme variations proactively; if some higher-priority, larger projects are not advanced for funding, perhaps owing to local share funding difficulties, it will consider allocating that funding to projects of the next closest priority.
Activity class: Renewal of local roads, Maintenance and operation of local roads
These two activity classes provide funding assistance to local authorities for:
The NLTP allocates a 'block' of funding to each programme, which provides approved organisations with the flexibility to manage their programmes to deliver the greatest financial and roading benefits. The only exceptions to this approach are emergency reinstatement and preventive maintenance, which are funded on a project or event basis.
Activities included in the maintenance block are those necessary to provide a secure and resilient transport network and to maximise the transport efficiency of existing infrastructure. They cover:
'Emergency reinstatement' involves repairing and restoring roading infrastructure after adverse events such as earthquakes and rainstorms. Approved organisations apply for funding assistance as and when damage happens, from an allocation set aside in the NLTP for this purpose.
In the past few years, expenditure has been much higher as a result of floods in the lower North Island, Hawke's Bay/Gisborne region and Northland. In 2009-2012, $171 million has been allocated for local road emergency works. This includes funding of commitments from events in previous years.
'Preventive maintenance' is non-routine work required to protect the road network's serviceability and to minimise the threat of road closures. The NLTP provides $15 million for preventive maintenance works in 2009-2012. Approved organisations will be able to request this funding from the NLTP for activities identified during 2009-2012.
Apart from commitments for work already underway, no specific project recommendations have been made for approval as part of adopting the NLTP.
The NZTA's priorities for the operation, maintenance and renewal of local roads are to:
The funding constraints on lower-priority programmes will require greater efficiencies in largescale routine maintenance and renewal activities, limits to the number of incremental improvements and reassessments of service levels on low-volume networks.
The local roading network is eight times the length of the state highway network, and a large proportion comprises sealed and unsealed low-volume roads.
Managing large roading networks with variable traffic volumes is a challenge for all road-controlling authorities. Seasonal fluctuations in travel, weather and ground conditions can affect asset deterioration as much as traffic does, and pavements can fail quickly under a small change in demand. Funding must be managed efficiently and carefully to ensure the total network provides appropriate service levels for all road users.
National averages for network performance indicators have remained steady for the past few years, although there is some variance regionally. Some local networks, such as those in Waikato, Opotiki, Whanganui, Mackenzie and Timaru, show marginal improvements while others, such as those in Waitakere, Dunedin, Auckland, Wellington and Gisborne, are below average.
This NLTP allocates $1,439 million for these activity classes in 2009-2012.
The NZTA expects that approved organisations will manage their programmes efficiently and effectively and within the funding allocations provided because there is no provision for indexing funding approvals in the NLTP and funding approvals will only be increased in exceptional circumstances. It also expects that they will continually review their activities to ensure they are delivering value for money, and will take steps to improve their efficiency.
All activities within these two activity classes are funded from N funds because R funds are allocated to improvement projects.
Expected funding ($000) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009/10 | 2010/11 | 2011/12 | Total | |
| Maintenance and operations | 182,631 | 185,543 | 187,477 | 555,651 |
| Renewals | 217,983 | 221,895 | 225,807 | 665,685 |
| Maintenance block programme | 400,614 | 407,438 | 413,284 | 1,221,336 |
| Administration | 10,386 | 10,562 | 10,716 | 31,664 |
| Preventive maintenance | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 15,000 |
| Emergency reinstatement | 56,000 | 57,000 | 58,000 | 171,000 |
| Total maintenance allocation | 472,000 | 480,000 | 487,000 | 1,439,000 |
As with the state highway operation, maintenance and renewal activity class, the challenge in future will be to improve this investment's effectiveness by extracting the maximum value from past and current investments and carefully targeting expenditure to agreed service levels. This will require a management approach that levers off any decreased cost pressures on input prices during the delivery of maintenance operations and using whole-of-life assessment principles in treatment selection.
The road policing activity class, known as the Road Policing Programme (RPP), is the programme of land transport enforcement activities delivered by New Zealand Police. Its key purpose is to improve road safety by reducing the deaths and injuries on New Zealand roads in accordance with the Road Safety to 2010 Strategy, and its successor, Safer journeys (the road safety strategy to 2020).
The RPP is included in this NLTP to integrate the planning, funding and delivery of road policing activities with other NLTP activities that also contribute to improving land transport particularly with regard to safety. The programme for 2009-2012 has been prepared by the NZTA and approved by the Minister of Transport, in consultation with the Minister of Police, and in accordance with the LTMA.
The priority areas for road policing funding are those that align with road safety strategies and analysis and deliver the greatest reductions in road trauma - that is, activities that address the fatal five road safety issues of speed, drink/drugged driving, restraint wearing, dangerous/careless driving and high-risk drivers.
Road policing also focuses on commercial driving, community engagement, incident and emergency management and resolutions.
Road policing is essential to improving road safety. The NZTA is committed to supporting and working with New Zealand Police to reduce road trauma by developing innovative operational and technological solutions to make the best use of NLTF resources.
New technological developments that enable New Zealand Police to carry out its duties more effectively include digital mobile and fixed speed cameras, red-light intersection cameras, electronic ticketing, automatic number plate recognition and in-car technologies such as mobile data terminals to support 'police vehicles as police stations'.
At this stage, approved funding for the 2009-2012 RPP is below its GPS funding range (see Table 11). The programme will be subject to funding variations during the three years in order to respond to the emerging strategic context, and in particular to Safer journeys.
| 2009/10 ($000) |
2010/11 ($000) |
2011/12 ($000) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Approved RPP | 282,071 | 284,581 | 284,925 |
Road policing activities are grouped as follows:
Figure 6 displays policing activities by funding level. More than 70 percent of this funding is dedicated to proactive strategic road policing, the purpose of which is to directly deter crashes and the resulting trauma.
More details of police activities can be found in Appendix 1, while details of the RRP for 2009/10 can be viewed at www.police.govt.nz/service/road(external link). The work programmes for 2010/11 and 2011/12 will also be published on the site when they become available. Region-specific details of the RPP can be found in the regional sections of this NLTP.
Police activities are N funded.
The public transport services activity class provides funding assistance to regional authorities (or local authorities under regional authority delegation) to deliver public transport services and operations. It covers:
Public transport services activities with the highest NZTA priority are those that have the potential to make significant improvements in one or more of:
Those with a medium strategic fit have potential for significant improvements in one or more of:
As part of its commitment to improving public transport networks' effectiveness by extracting the maximum value from past and current investments, the NZTA is developing a national farebox policy framework that will provide direction for regional authorities.
This NLTP allocates $630 million to the public transport services activity class for the 2009-2012 NLTP, as detailed in Table 12. This is near the midpoint of the GPS funding range of $585 million to $675 million, and represents a 30 percent increase on the allocation for the previous three-year period.
Expected funding ($000) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009/10 | 2010/11 | 2011/12 | TOTAL | |
| Base programme | 195,775 | 204,000 | 212,325 | 612,100 |
| New initiatives | 4,000 | 6,000 | 7,900 | 17,900 |
| Total | 199,775 | 210,000 | 220,225 | 630,000 |
The funding allocation reflects the NZTA's priorities, with about 89 percent allocated to the major urban centres of Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch. Figure 7 illustrates the allocations and existing patronage levels.
Funding for public transport services and operational base programmes is allocated as block funding. This means regional authorities have the flexibility to move the funding to cover variability in the delivery of programme activities, as long as the total expenditure stays within the overall allocation.
Over time, patronage levels in Auckland are expected to grow to become more closely aligned with NLTP expenditure, while operations are expected to become more efficient to optimise the return from investments in infrastructure and services.
The NZTA expects that regional authorities will manage their programmes efficiently and effectively and within the funding allocations provided because there is no provision for indexing funding approvals in the NLTP and funding approvals will only be increased in exceptional circumstances. It also expects that they will continually review their services to ensure that they are delivering value for money, and will take steps to improve their efficiency.
This NLTP includes a provision of $18 million for new service starts in key areas. Requests for new service and operational initiatives include:
Funding for any new initiatives will be allocated based on an assessment of each proposal against the NZTA's priorities. Low-priority initiatives are unlikely to be funded.
The public transport infrastructure activity class provides funding assistance for 'public transport road improvements' and 'public transport infrastructure works' undertaken by regional councils, local authorities, ARTA and the NZTA (as part of state highways infrastructure activities). Activities comprise:
Public transport infrastructure projects that have high NZTA priority are those that demonstrate a potential to make significant improvement in one or more of:
Projects with a medium strategic fit are those that demonstrate potential to make significant improvements in one or more of:
The funding allocation for 2009-2012 recognises the number of large, high-priority projects, many of which are required urgently in large urban areas, especially in Auckland and Wellington.
A funding loan of $32.8 million to Auckland Regional Council will assist the council with local share constraints for rolling stock that was planned to be funded from regional fuel tax.
From 2009/10, the NZTA will not be responsible for funding new rail rolling stock, track- and signalling-related activities or station platforms in Auckland or Wellington. This change will consolidate the funding of all these activities directly from the Crown.
This NLTP allocates $269 million to the public transport infrastructure activity class for the 2009-2012, as set out in Table 13. This is towards the upper end of the GPS range, and similar to the spend in the previous three-year period.
Expected funding ($000) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009/10 | 2010/11 | 2011/12 | TOTAL | |
| Commitments | 114,200 | 10,100 | 1,900 | 126,200 |
| New projects | 15,100 | 39,900 | 55,100 | 110,100 |
| ARC loan | 32,800 | 0 | 0 | 32,800 |
| Total | 162,100 | 50,000 | 57,000 | 269,100 |
Significant projects and groups of projects seeking funding approval in the 2009-2012 NLTP include:
R and N funds will be allocated to projects according to their priorities and the availability of R funds in the regions.
The demand management and community programmes (DMCP) activity class is a new classification in the GPS. It comprises a mix of national activities delivered by the NZTA and local activities delivered by approved organisations.
The DMCP includes the management or purchase of activities that promote safe and sustainable use of the land transport networks. These activities include:
Approved organisations submit annual programmes for approval, being combinations of low-cost activities targeting identified community and road safety issues. The combinations of activities are unique to each approved organisation, but use tools and resources created nationally by the NZTA.
Activities are identified through the annual road safety action planning process, in response to community-identified needs, or though a strategic planning process to address congestion or travel behaviour issues.
The NZTA Board has requested a review of the DMCP activity class to provide evidence of the benefits and value for money that its programmes deliver.
Accordingly, the funding for this activity class is approved for 2009/10 only, with the review expected to establish the funding direction for the subsequent two years. One result of the review is expected to be the development of guidelines and processes to ensure that demand management and community programmes are supported by evidence of benefits and value for money.
DMCP activities accorded the highest NZTA priority are those that have the potential to:
DMCP activities of medium strategic fit are those that have the potential to deliver significant improvements in one or more of:
Activities delivered by approved organisations and the NZTA are expected to have proven effectiveness or be supported by sufficient evidence and planning that demonstrates their strategic fit, effectiveness and value for money.
This NLTP allocates $42 million for 2009/10, as summarised in Table 14.
Expected funding ($000) |
|
|---|---|
| Commitments | 1,179 |
| New activities | 40,405 |
| Administration | 416 |
| Total | 42,000 |
Activities funded by approved organisations are classified by theme. Table 15 summarises the 2009/10 funding allocations, which are made up of activities targeting specific areas.
| Activity theme | 2009/10 ($000) |
|---|---|
| Alcohol | 1,005 |
| Community travel planning/car pooling | 801 |
| Cycling (including Bike Wise) | 1,704 |
| Driver education and licensing | 1,680 |
| Fatigue | 256 |
| General coordination/administration | 2,950 |
| Intersections | 436 |
| Neighbourhood accessibility plans | 447 |
| Other initiatives | 1,105 |
| Restraints | 714 |
| School travel plans | 2,317 |
| Speed | 626 |
| Unallocated (contested) community fund | 423 |
| Vehicles (heavy vehicles, motorcycles, mobility scooters, cycles) | 336 |
| Walking (including Feet First) | 1,257 |
| Workplace travel plans | 1,307 |
| Drive to the conditions | 182 |
| Demand management activities | 20 |
| Total | 17,566 |
Nationally delivered activities are not classified by theme, but each addresses an identified road safety issue or national priority area. This NLTP allocates $23 million to these activities, which include:
The NZTA intends to request that programmes for 2010/11 and 2011/12 be submitted following the review of this activity class, aligned with local authorities' annual plan processes.
The walking and cycling facilities activity class covers the construction of new and improved walking and cycling facilities by local authorities and the NZTA. These include:
All activities funded are required to be part of current walking and cycling strategies.
Walking and cycling projects given the highest NZTA priority are those that are part of model walking and cycling communities4, with the objective of reducing congestion in main urban areas.
Projects that have a medium strategic fit are those with potential to make significant improvements in one or more of:
Typically, walking and cycling activities have tended to be small projects of less than $1 million in construction costs. However, an increasing commitment to walking and cycling networks is being reflected in larger and more complex projects being submitted for funding through the NLTP.
Figure 8 illustrates the substantial increased in demand for walking and cycling funding in the past few years. Note that the historic and forecast expenditure does not include walking and cycling components associated with roading infrastructure improvements and renewals that are incorporated in other activity classes. The $20.3 million spend in 2008/09 is above the allocation of $18 million, which is in line with the average $17 million per year allocated in the 2009-2012 NLTP.
4 The NZTA Model Communities Plan is in development and due to be released in December 2009.
This NLTP allocates $51 million for the walking and cycling activity class for 2009-2012. This is approximately the midpoint of the GPS funding range of $30 million to $75 million and reflects the activity class's role in providing increased mode choice and resilience in the transport network. Based on the level of submissions, the NZTA expects strong demand for the funding available.
Funding commitments of $13 million for previously approved projects means that the funding available for new projects has reduced.
Expected funding ($000) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009/10 | 2010/11 | 2011/12 | Total | |
| Commitments | 9,289 | 1,561 | 2,196 | 13,046 |
| Model communities provision | 0 | 2,000 | 5,000 | 7,000 |
| New projects | 10,261 | 13,056 | 6,489 | 29,806 |
| Administration | 450 | 383 | 315 | 1,148 |
| Total | 20,000 | 17,000 | 14,000 | 51,000 |
R and N funds will be allocated to projects based on their priority and the availability of R funds in each region.
The GPS defines the sector training and research activity class as 'training for the purpose of developing the competence and capacity of the sector to develop and implement land transport programmes by providing information, education and support to organisations and their agents, and research for the purpose of allocating funding for research into land transport issues'.
The NZTA manages sector training by contracting external parties to deliver activities that align with its strategies for land transport.
These include, for example, supporting graduate and postgraduate programmes in transportation, bursaries for postgraduate studies and the development of training materials relating to roading infrastructure construction and maintenance.
Sector research is managed by the NZTA's Research Programme, through which the NZTA commissions innovative research that contributes to an affordable, integrated, safe, responsive and sustainable land transport system.
The NZTA's Research Programme aligns with NZTA's priorities for research funding, giving increased priority to:
It maintains its focus on research into:
The NZTA's commitment to sector research is documented in its Approach to research and the research funding process available through the NZTA's website. The approach contains the strategic direction and funding framework and will be updated for 2010/11 and 2011/12 to ensure it aligns with the land transport sector's strategic development.
Table 17 summarises the funding for sector training and research activities for 2009/10. The 2010/11 and 2011/12 programmes will be developed and funded in accordance with a revised version of the NZTA's Approach to research. More details can be found in Appendix 2 on page 59.
| Sector research and training activities for 2009/10 | 2009/10 funding ($000) |
|---|---|
| 2009/10 training activities total | 1,292.5 |
| 2009/10 Research Programme total | 4,343.4 |
| Management | 364.1 |
| Sector training and research total | 6,000.0 |
Sector training and research activities are N funded.
Appendix 2 and www.nzta.govt.nz/resources/research/index.html contain more information about the NZTA's sector training and research programme.
This activity class provides seed funding for the development of new or improved coastal shipping freight services and related infrastructure. The funding is being phased out during 2009-2012, being used only for committed activities.
This activity class funds initiatives in regional land transport programmes that encourage freight movement by rail and coastal shipping instead of by road, with the aim of reducing the costs of road freight to the community. The funding is being phased out during 2009-2012, being used only for committed activities.
The 'transport planning' activity class provides funding for planning in three main categories:
Regional land transport strategies and regional land transport programmes are statutory documents that each region must develop in accordance with the LTMA. Regional land transport strategies set out the transport issues and outcomes for the region and the strategic options for achieving those outcomes. Regional land transport programmes identify the transport projects and programmes that each region proposes for funding through the NLTP. Funding covers these documents' preparation and management, including consultation, approval, variation, monitoring and reporting. All regional land transport strategies must be reviewed during 2009-2012.
Studies and the development of strategies and their implementation plans are the building blocks for transport projects and packages and support the development and reviews of regional land transport strategies. The value that these ultimately deliver depends on the quality of the studies, strategies and implementation plans that underpin them. Effectively, they link the outcomes sought in the GPS to regional land transport strategies and implementation plans, and are funded because they lead to:
Activity management planning covers a wide range of transport activities, including:
Studies and plans should draw on previous work, focus on high-priority issues and opportunities and lead to agreed implementation plans.
Transport planning activities given the highest NZTA priority involve the development of strategies and implementation plans that will:
5 Refer to the Ministry of Transport Road Safety to 2010 Strategy, which will be replaced by the Road Safety to 2020 Strategy (to be released in December 2009).
6 Refer to the NZTA Freight and Tourism Plan - interim in development, final to be released in December 2009.
This NLTP allocates funding for the development of regional land transport strategies and regional land transport programmes, and the operation of regional transport committees, as a contribution based on the size and cost of each region's transport programme. Funding assistance is provided to approved organisations, and to the NZTA for state highways, for studies and the development of strategies and activity management plans. All transport planning funding will be sourced from N funds.
Expected funding ($000) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009/10 | 2010/11 | 2011/12 | Total | |
| Regional land transport planning | 4,350 | 4,371 | 4,433 | 13,154 |
| Studies, strategies & AMP - commitments | 9,200 | 0 | 0 | 9,200 |
| Studies, strategies & AMP – new activities | 13,307 | 22,486 | 22,424 | 58,217 |
| Nationally delivered activities | 5,143 | 5,143 | 5,143 | 15,429 |
| Total | 32,000 | 32,000 | 32,000 | 96,000 |
Funding for regional land transport planning was approved when the NLTP was adopted by the NZTA Board.
Most other studies and plans are included as category 2 projects, and will be considered for funding approval when they are ready to commence and have agreed terms of reference.
This activity class provides funding for the NZTA to allocate and manage funding expenditure through the NLTP. It includes developing and administering:
Table 19 summarises the allocations for this activity class.
| 2008/09 ($000) |
2009/10 ($000) |
2010/11 ($000) |
2011/12 ($000) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Management of the funding allocation system | 37,800 | 36,670 | 34,140 | 32,450 |
This funding illustrates the efficiency gains expected of the NZTA in its operations - achievable through:
As set out in the NZTA's Statement of intent, we will focus on:
Last updated: 6 October 2009
