to Transit New Zealand on its Draft 2008/09 Programme & 10-Year Forecast

Mon, 06/04/2009 - 11:16am

We requested that Transit put in place special measures to ensure that construction and maintenance programmes coming onto the market are not slowed down because of the formation and bedding down of the New Zealand Transport Agency. We also assured Transit that the contracting industry had the capacity to deliver Transit’s 10 year programme and requested that Transit work with Local Government to develop regional construction programmes to assist the contracting industry. We asked that maintenance funding be increased to cover deferred maintenance and bitumen price escalation, and suggested that the programme and forecast be reviewed to include construction and maintenance activities that contribute to the outcomes and detailed targets on the updated New Zealand Transport Strategy and/or the environmental KPIs of Transit's Statement of Intent. Click here to read the submission.