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Planning, programming and funding manual

Published: 25 08 2008

The Planning, programming and funding manual sets out the NZTA's policies, procedures and guidance for the planning and management of land transport activities that can be funded from the national land transport fund.

This manual will guide the 2009/10–2011/12 regional land transport programmes (RLTPs) and the National Land Transport Programme (NLTP) – the first three-year transport programmes. It sets out policy and procedures for developing and managing the RLTPs and NLTP during those cycles.

The manual was also used to manage the 2008/09 NLTP.

The procedures described in this manual have been developed to assist approved organisations to prepare and plan projects and activities for which they seek funding from the NZTA, within the framework of the NZTA’s overall funding allocation process.

The Planning, programming and funding manual is also available in PDF, either as the whole document or in parts. The PDF version is the master document.

Note: The online version and PDF section for the Planning, programming and funding manual now incorporate the changes from Amendment 1 and is effective from 1 July 2009.

Chapter F7 Maintenance and operation of roads

F7.3 W/C 113: Routine drainage maintenance

Definition: work category 113

Routine drainage maintenance

This work category provides for the routine care of drainage facilities to maintain their function.

Examples of qualifying activities

Examples of qualifying activities include:

  • cleaning of kerbed water channels, sumps and cesspits in urban areas (30 percent of total cost - see below)
  • routine maintenance, repair and reinstatement of surface water channels and routine maintenance and repair of sub-soil drains
  • stream clearing and debris removal to maintain water courses through culverts (cross-sectional area less than 3.4 square metres)
  • removal of berms impeding drainage.

Street cleaning

The NZTA has determined that funding assistance will be provided for 30 percent of the total cost of cleaning channels, sumps and cesspits in urban areas, as an approximation of the benefit to the road and its users.

Approved organisations shall only show the 30 percent of the total expenditure that is eligible for funding assistance in their land transport programmes.

The 30 percent component of the total cost of cleaning on state highways in urban areas is to be funded within the state highway maintenance programme. The remaining 70 percent balance will remain a territorial authority amenity cost with no funding assistance.

Diagram: funding assistance for routine drainage maintenance

Cross section diagram of footpath and carriageway showing area eligible for funding assistance.

Exclusions

This work category excludes:

  • the general sweeping of the carriageway surface on both state highways and local roads - this is not eligible for funding assistance
  • the full cost of sweeping to remove surplus chip immediately following resealing -this is part of the maintenance chip seal project cost funded under work category 212: sealed road resurfacing
  • maintenance of land drains - even though land drains may be situated in the road reserve, their maintenance is the responsibility of the relevant drainage authority. However, if the drains are also used as road drainage facilities, then funding assistance under this work category may be approved by the NZTA on the basis of the proportion of the catchment areas.