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Introduction
This work category provides for the operation, maintenance and power costs of traffic signals and other traffic management equipment and facilities.
This page relates to the 2012-15 NLTP only.
Examples of qualifying activities
Examples of qualifying activities include, but may not be limited to:
- 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
- tunnel ventilation systems operation, fire control and emergency response preparedness
- Joint Transport Operations Centres (JTOC) labour costs
- emergency telephones on motorways
- weighing facilities owned by an Approved Organisation or the Transport Agency (state highways) and/or operated as a weight surveillance facility
- incident response and management.
Other potential activities that are not in the above list should be discussed with the Transport Agency for eligibility.
Exclusions
This work category excludes:
- Staff time for the operation of closed-circuit television systems (unless with a JTOC) – 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.
Funding assistance rate
The usual funding assistance rate is:
References
For detail about:
- traffic systems, see Traffic systems and road safety.
