National Land Transport Programme 1996 - Northland newsletter

 

National Land Transport Programme 1996 National funding

National Land Transport Programme 1996 Northland summary

National Land Transport Programme 1996 Northland summary allocations

National Land Transport Programme 1996 Northland Local Roads funding

National Land Transport Programme 1996 Northland State Highway funding

A few months ago I posted the newsletters for other regions for the 1996 National Land Transport Programme (see Auckland, Wellington, Waikato, Gisborne/Hawke's Bay, Taranaki/Manawatu,  Canterbury, Otago/Southland), this is the newsletter for Northland region.

$50.4m was allocated to the region for the year, 47% of funding was provided to local roads, 52% to state highways and the remainder to public transport and administration (public transport being almost entirely funding paratransit services).

Key projects noted were:

• Funding to complete sealing of SH12 through Waipoua, as the last portion of state highway in Northland that was unsealed
• 82km of local roads in Far North District were sealed in the previous year, the programme continued into the following year with 24 new seal extension projects
• Nine new seal extension projects on local roads in Whangarei District
• Realignment of SH1 north of Hukerenui
• Urlich Hill relignment on SH10
• Brynderwyn North widening on SH1
• Kamo Bypass design

In Transit No.57 October 1994 - forestry impacts on future road maintenance

 

In Transit October 1994 No. 57

In Transit October 1994 No. 57

In Transit October 1994 No.57

In Transit October 1994 No. 57

This issue highlighted challenges from growth in forestry traffic on both state highways and local roads, as Transit NZ had surveyed 18 local authorities expected to be most affected by growth in logging traffic. A 25% increase was expected over five years overall.  The key conclusion was that Transit NZ could fund the maintenance on its network and its share of local road maintenance, with the need being for local authorities to meet their share of funding their networks. 

Other key points in this issue:

• Up to $7m of funding provided to Far North and Whangarei District Councils to both reseal and extend the length of seal on local roads in both districts (all of which have a BCR of 5 or over)
• Discussion about the future of the old Mangere Bridge (which was ultimately dismantled and replaced with a new walking and cycling bridge which opened in 2022).
• Western Australia learning from Transit NZ about addressing accident blackspots.
• Design of the proposal for an alternative to the Wellington Urban Motorway extension, which was ultimately built as the Inner City Bypass Stage 2 (Karo Drive, new on-ramp and Vivian St one way eastbound).