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2024–27 NLTP activity classes and work categories

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About activity classes and work categories

This page explains what activity classes and work categories are and how they fit together.

Government expectations by activity class

Provides an overview of the government’s expectations from investment in land transport including strategic priorities and ministerial expectations.

Investment management

The investment management activity class covers transport planning, sector research and management of the funding allocation system activities.

  • WC 001: regional land transport planning management
  • WC 002: transport model development
  • WC 003: activity management planning improvement
  • WC 004: programme business case development
  • WC 811: sector research
  • WC 911: management of the funding allocation system

Safety

The safety activity class covers activities that increase safety in transport, including but not limited to road policing and road safety promotion.

  • WC 432: safety promotion education and advertising
  • WC 711: road policing and automated enforcement
  • Developing safety promotion, education and advertising programmes
  • NZ Transport Agency endorsed resources for safety promotion, education and advertising
  • Safety promotion, education and advertising - activity list template

Walking and cycling

Describes the walking and cycling activity class and provides information and links to the relevant work categories and further information.

  • WC 124: cycle path maintenance
  • WC 125: footpath maintenance
  • WC 140: minor events
  • WC 141: emergency works
  • WC 224: cycle path renewal
  • WC 225: footpath renewal
  • WC 341: low-cost low-risk improvements
  • WC 421: travel demand management and behaviour change
  • WC 432: safety promotion education and advertising
  • WC 451: walking facilities
  • WC 452: cycling facilities

Public transport services and infrastructure

Provides information on the public transport activity classes and relevant work categories.

  • WC 140: minor events
  • WC 141: emergency works
  • WC 421: travel demand management and behaviour change
  • WC 511: passenger services - bus
  • WC 512: passenger services - ferry
  • WC 514: public transport facilities and infrastructure - operations and maintenance
  • WC 515: passenger services - rail
  • WC 517: Total Mobility operations
  • WC 519: wheelchair hoists purchase and installation
  • WC 521: Total Mobility wheelchair hoist use payments
  • WC 522: SuperGold trip payments
  • WC 524: public transport operations and management
  • WC 525: public transport technology systems - operations and maintenance
  • WC 532: low-cost, low-risk public transport improvements
  • WC 534: public transport facilities and infrastructure - renewals
  • WC 540: rapid transit infrastructure
  • WC 545: transitional rail infrastructure
  • WC 554: public transport technology systems - improvements
  • WC 561: public transport facilities and infrastructure improvements - bus
  • WC 562: public transport facilities and infrastructure improvements - ferry
  • WC 563: public transport facilities and infrastructure improvements - rail
  • Public transport continuous programmes
  • Public transport improvements

Local road and state highway pothole prevention

This page provides descriptions of the local road and state highway pothole prevention activity classes and links to the relevant work categories.

  • WC 111: sealed pavement maintenance
  • WC 112: unsealed pavement maintenance
  • WC 113: routine drainage maintenance
  • WC 171: financial grants
  • WC 211: unsealed road metalling
  • WC 212: sealed road resurfacing
  • WC 213: drainage renewals
  • WC 214: sealed road pavement rehabilitation

Local road and state highway operations

This page describes the local road and state highway operations activity classes and provides links to relevant work categories.

  • WC 114: structures maintenance
  • WC 121: environmental maintenance
  • WC 122: network services maintenance
  • WC 123: network operations
  • WC 131: level crossing warning devices
  • WC 140: minor events
  • WC 141: emergency works
  • WC 151: network and asset management
  • WC 161: property management - state highways
  • WC 171: financial grants
  • WC 215: structures component replacements
  • WC 221: environmental renewals
  • WC 222: traffic services renewals

Local road and state highway improvements

Road improvements consist of the local road and state highway improvements activity classes.

  • WC 171: financial grants
  • WC 216: bridge and structures renewals
  • WC 321: new traffic management facilities
  • WC 322: new or improved bridges and structures
  • WC 323: new roads
  • WC 324: road improvements
  • WC 325: seal extension
  • WC 331: property purchase - state highways
  • WC 332: property purchase - local roads
  • WC 333: advance property purchase
  • WC 341: low-cost low-risk improvements
  • WC 357: resilience improvements
  • WC 421:travel demand management and behaviour change

Rail network

Describes the rail network activity class, providing links and context for rail maintenance and renewal programme requirements, work categories, as well as providing information on the relationship of KiwiRail’s proposed activities to its Rail Network Investment Programme.

  • WC 141: emergency works
  • WC 181: national rail network investment

Work categories available to multiple activity classes

  • WC 140: minor events
  • WC 141: emergency works
  • WC 171: financial grants
  • WC 341: low-cost, low-risk improvements
  • WC 421: travel demand management and behaviour change
  • WC 432: safety promotion, education and advertising

Other activity class and work category information

  • Developing safety promotion, education and advertising programmes
  • Property reports
  • Public transport continuous programmes
  • Public transport improvements
  • Safety promotion, education and advertising – activity list template
  • NZ Transport Agency endorsed resources for safety promotion, education and advertising

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