NLTP - National Land Transport Programme

2007/08 National Land Transport Programme

Passenger transport

Passenger transport services

Land Transport NZ has allocated $157.7 million to passenger transport community services, $7.3 million to social services and $97.7 million to passenger transport infrastructure in 2007/08. Included within this amount is a commitment of $47 million for the continuation of the Northern busway in Auckland.

The allocation for passenger transport services increased by 16.8 percent compared with 2006/07, caused by price increases and service expansion, particularly in Auckland. Land Transport NZ expects the trend of service expansion to continue and notes that growth in services has been limited by the availability of funding expected from local authorities.

Land Transport NZ has approved funding for all passenger transport programmes submitted to it or has set aside funds for applications expected during the year. The allocation to passenger transport funded services is set at the level of funding proposals submitted to Land Transport NZ. However, petrol price rises may lead to higher levels of demand.

The tables in the regional sections of the NLTP show:

• approved allocations to passenger transport services
• improvement projects with funding approval
• improvement projects that have not yet received funding approval.

Allocations for passenger transport activities reflect the following funding criteria:

• all bus and ferry services, including concessions, are funded at an effective financial assistance rate of 50 percent from N funds, and local authorities are expected to fund the balance
• all urban passenger rail services are funded at an effective financial assistance rate of 60 percent
• inter-regional services are not funded by Land Transport NZ
• non-rail passenger transport infrastructure projects costing up to $400,000 per project, receive financial assistance at 50 percent from N funds as part of the services allocation
• replacement of existing wheelchair hoists will receive 60 percent financial assistance. All new wheelchair hoists are currently included within the total mobility allocation
• the total mobility base financial assistance rate is 40 percent. Authorities will be eligible for a financial assistance rate of up to 50 percent when they sign up to stage 1 of the new total mobility scheme, and up to 60 percent when signed up to stage 2.

Passenger transport improvement projects

Improvement projects included in the NLTP are listed in each organisation’s programme in the regional sections of the NLTP. The lists show the status that the programmes have in the NLTP, whether they are expected to start in 2007/08 or later, and the expected funding source. For projects that have not yet had funding approval, the information is indicative only and may change when a funding allocation is received or new information on the project is submitted to Land Transport NZ.

The amount of funding not yet allocated to improvement projects is shown in Table 2 on page 17.

Allocations to Auckland for passenger rail activities only fund rail services because the government and the Auckland Regional Council entirely fund rail infrastructure.

Proposals for infrastructure improvements include:

• rail heavy maintenance in Wellington refurbishment of the Wairarapa passenger cars
• park and ride facilities in Auckland
• integrated ticketing in Auckland
• Takapuna Ferry wharf.

Passenger transport commitments Activities approved in previous years with funding commitments into 2007/08 are listed in the regional sections of the NLTP, as follows:

Project	Current 2007/08 allocation $million
Northern busway	47
Wellington rail electric EMU replacement	8.6
Wairarapa rolling stock	1.2
Auckland real time passenger information system	2.2

 

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