This work category provides for non-routine work required to protect the serviceability of the following from damage, and to minimise the threat of road closure arising from natural phenomena:
This definition applies to the 2012-15 NLTP.
Examples of qualifying activities include, but may not be limited to:
Other potential activities that are not in the above list should be discussed with the NZ Transport Agency for eligibility.
This work category excludes maintenance of protection planting.
This is covered under Work category 121: environmental maintenance.
The usual funding assistance rate is:
Transport Investment Online (TIO ) will automatically carryover the unspent allocation every year. Therefore it is vital that Approved Organisations and the NZTA (State Highways) declare the unused allocation for completed projects by making a cost-scope adjustment via the Reviews module in TIO .
NB A future upgrade to TIO will allow the project to be marked as completed.
The following components of protection planting are eligible for funding assistance under this work category:
Approval of funding assistance for protection planting is conditional on the following:
These works must be individually identified and economically justified. They must be the long-term, least-cost option for the Approved Organisation and the NZTA (state highways), calculated in terms of present value (PV ).
The cost of proposed works must be assessed against the NZ Transport Agency’s policy on uneconomic roading facilities.
The risk assessment procedure below must be followed. Sites that are identified with greater than high risk are eligible for immediate funding consideration. Lower level risk items may be programmed for future years.
Descriptor |
Consequence |
Insignificant |
Minor |
Moderate |
Major |
Critical |
Probability |
Description |
Minor delays during cleanup and/or insignificant risk to users |
Reduced capacity and/or low risk to users
|
Reduced to half the capacity for more than 24 hours and/or unacceptable risk to users |
Route closed for more than 24 hours and/or major risk to users |
Sever the route and/or extreme risk to users |
Almost Certain
|
Expected to occur in most circumstances |
High |
High |
Extreme |
Extreme |
Extreme |
Likely |
Will probably occur in most circumstances |
Low |
High |
High |
Extreme |
Extreme |
Possible |
Might occur at sometime |
Negligible |
Low |
High |
Extreme |
Extreme |
Unlikely |
Could occur at sometime |
Negligible |
Negligible |
Low |
High |
Extreme |
For eligible activities an assessment profile is required in addition to the risk assessment, using the NZ Transport Agency Assessment Framework. The result of the above risk assessment does not determine the strategic fit for Preventive Maintenance activities. The road renewals strategic fit assessment should be used to determine the Strategic Fit.
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