Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency has just completed the latest prioritisation funding round within the 2018–21 National Land Transport Programme (NLTP).
In this round, we have reallocated $57 million of walking and cycling funding to new projects and $18 million for local road improvements to new projects. This is not new funding but the reallocation of funds for approved projects that are either now not proceeding or progressing at a slower rate than anticipated.
This prioritisation was completed using the Investment Assessment Framework, the funding being prioritised for activities that best met the transport outcomes being sought in the 2018 Government Policy Statement on land transport.
Projects that have been prioritised for funding, subject to a successful business case, were:
| Approved organisation | Activity class | Project | Funding allocation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auckland Transport | Walking and cycling | Glenn Innes to Tamaki shared path section 4 – implementation | $2.1 million |
| Christchurch City Council | Walking and cycling | Heathcote Expressway Section 2: Tannery to Martindales – implementation | $4.3 million |
| South Express Section 1a: Templeton to Gilberthorpes Section 1b: Gilberthorpes to Racecourse Road Section 2a: Racecourse Road to Upper Riccarton Library Section 2b: Upper Riccarton Library to Main South Road – implementation |
$5.4 million | ||
| Nor’West Arc Section 1c: Lincoln/Halswell to Annex Road – implementation | $2.7 million | ||
| Dunedin City Council | Local road improvements | Blackhead Road safety improvements – implementation | $825,000 |
| Gore District Council | Walking and cycling | Gore River track – implementation | $2.5 million |
| Hamilton City Council | Local road improvements | Ruakura Road urban upgrade – construction | $2.6 million |
| Ruakura Spine Road – Fifth Ave to Ruakura Rd – pre-implementation | $1.5 million | ||
| Hutt City Council | Walking and cycling | Cycleway connectivity – business case | $400,000 |
| Local road improvements | Eastern Hutt Road retaining wall strengthening – construction | $3 million | |
| Waterloo Station master plan – business case | $xxxx | ||
| Porirua City Council | Local road improvements | Kenepuru Corridor access – construction | $1.8 million |
| Rotorua Lakes District Council | Local road improvements | LED streetlight conversions | $3.7 million |
| Tauranga City Council | Walking and cycling | Domain Road improvements – construction | $5 million |
| Waikato District Council | Local road improvements | River Road/Horotiu Bridge Road safety improvements | $975,000 |
| Waipa District Council | Walking and cycling | Waipa Urban Mobility – business case | $250,000 |
| Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency | Walking and cycling | Glenn Innes to Tamaki Shared Path sections 2a and 2b, plus balustrades – implementation | $14.5 million |
| Innovating Streets Programme – implementation | $7 million | ||
| Wellington City Council | Walking and cycling | Wellington Cycleway Network – completion of connection around the bays – business case | $350,000 |
| Western Bay of Plenty District Council | Local road improvements | Omokoroa Road Corridor improvements – business case, pre-implementation and construction | $4 million |
| Whangarei District Council | Walking and cycling | Kamo pathway northern section – implementation | $2.6 million |
