Nelson City Council

In the 2018–21 NLTP, $30 million of land transport projects have been approved for funding in Nelson. This includes $2.1 million of funding in the latest prioritisation round for public transport services, local road improvements and walking and cycling projects in Nelson. Almost $1 million will be spent on building the Saltwater Creek Bridge and Tahunanui Cycle network to improve walking and cycling; $841,000 on upgrading street lighting to LEDs; and almost $300,000 on the new public transport ticketing solutions.

A further $1.6 million is likely to be approved for the Tahunanui cycle network.

Project name Activity class Phase Approved/Likely/
Unlikely to be funded
LED Streetlight Upgrade Local road improvements Construction Approved
National Ticketing Programme Public transport capex Implementation Approved
Regional Consortium Interim Ticketing Solution Public transport capex Implementation Approved
National Ticketing Programme Public transport opex Implementation Approved
Regional Consortium Interim Ticketing Solution Public transport opex Implementation Approved
Regional Consortium Interim Ticketing Solution Public transport opex Implementation Approved
Quarantine/Nayland intersection upgrades Regional improvements Detailed business case Unlikely
Quarantine/Nayland intersection upgrades Regional improvements Pre-implementation Unlikely
Quarantine/Nayland intersection upgrades Regional improvements Construction Unlikely
Saltwater Creek Bridge Walking and cycling Construction Approved
Saltwater Creek Bridge Walking and cycling Construction Approved
Tahunanui Cycle Network Walking and cycling Construction Approved
Tahunanui Cycle Network Walking and cycling Construction Likely
Tahunanui Cycle Network Walking and cycling Pre-implementation Likely
Rocks Road to Maitai Path Cycle Facility Walking and cycling Construction *Likely

*Likely – post the May prioritisation, these projects were reviewed following additional information provided by the Nelson City Council and the status changed from unlikely to likely.

Marlborough District Council

In the 2018–21 NLTP, $39 million of land transport projects have been approved for funding in the Marlborough district. This includes $660,000 of funding in the latest prioritisation round for improvements to the Waihopai HPMV route, replacement of the Tyntesfield No.1 Bridge and street lighting conversions to LED.

Project name Activity class Phase Approved/Likely/
Unlikely to be funded
Convert Street Lighting to LED Local road improvements Construction Approved
Tyntesfield No1 Bridge Replacement Local road improvements Construction Approved
Waihopai HPMV Route. Route MDC 07 Local road improvements Construction Approved