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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

F7.7 W/C 123: Operational traffic management

Definition: work category 123

Operational traffic management

This work category provides for the operation, maintenance and power costs of traffic signals and other traffic management equipment and facilities.

Examples of qualifying activities

Examples of qualifying activities include:

  • operation, maintenance and power costs of:
    • traffic signals
    • advanced traffic management systems (ATMS)
    • variable message signs (VMS)
    • area-wide traffic control systems, including update of software
    • local area traffic management schemes (LATMS), including speed control devices and threshold treatments
    • ramp metering
    • surveillance devices
    • traffic monitoring equipment, such as closed-circuit television systems
    • emergency telephones on motorways
    • weighing facilities owned by an RCA and/or operated as a weight surveillance facility
  • incident response and management.

References: For detail about traffic systems, see Chapter F13 Traffic systems and road safety.

Exclusions: work category 123

This work category excludes:

  • staff time for the operation of closed-circuit television systems - this is not eligible for funding assistance
  • the reinstatement of facilities maintained under this work category that is caused by renewal or construction/implementation activity - this shall be charged to the renewal or construction/implementation project.