Regional Land Transport Programme

The Regional Land Transport Programme is a statutory document which collates and prioritises land transport activities in the Taranaki region for funding from the National Land Transport Fund.

The RLTP is the basis for requesting government funding and includes the Taranaki Regional Transport Committee’s (RTC) view of the transport issues facing the Taranaki region and priorities for funding over the next three years.

The RLTP is based on activity programmes submitted by local councils in the Taranaki region, the regional council and the New Zealand Transport Agency (state highways). The Programme includes:

• A prioritised list of potential transport activities for which NZTA funding may be sought during the three years of 2009/10 – 2011/12.
• A statement of the Taranaki RTC’s view of the land transport priorities for the Taranaki region.

The RLTP is about more than just how much is going to be spent on local roads and state highways. It is also about how much money will be allocated to other modes of transport and infrastructure including bus services and facilities, walking and cycling and programmes to make the region’s roads safer for all users, including engineering and safety campaigns.

The RLTP was adopted by the Taranaki Regional Council on 30 June 2009 and has been forwarded to the NZ Transport Agency to be compiled into a National Land Transport Programme.

The NZ Transport Agency will decide which activities it will include in the National Land Transport Programme (NLTP) from those activities listed in regional land transport programmes around New Zealand.

Once included in the NLTP, an activity can be funded from the national land transport fund and then delivered. The NLTP was released by the NZ Transport Agency at the end of August 2009.