Regional Land Transport Programme 2009 - 2010 (2MB) - Auckland ...
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CHAIRMAN’S FOREWORD<br />
Following three successful <strong>Land</strong> <strong>Transport</strong> <strong>Programme</strong>s prepared by<br />
ARTA, this is the first <strong>Regional</strong> <strong>Land</strong> <strong>Transport</strong> <strong>Programme</strong> (RLTP)<br />
since the passing of the <strong>Land</strong> <strong>Transport</strong> Management Amendment<br />
Act (2008), which increased the scope, duration and importance of<br />
the programme.<br />
ARTA now prepares a prioritised programme of transport activities<br />
for the <strong>Auckland</strong> region which extends for three years and which, for<br />
the first time includes State highway activities, along with local<br />
authority activities and ARTA’s own plans and services. In this RLTP,<br />
over 950 projects, worth $4.36 billion, have been prioritised. The<br />
programme is a major milestone in the journey to deliver a fully<br />
integrated programme of transport initiatives for <strong>Auckland</strong>.<br />
In this RLTP, ARTA prioritises land transport projects for the region.<br />
This prioritisation is based on ARTA’s identification of issues facing<br />
<strong>Auckland</strong>’s transport system both now and in the future, and the<br />
process developed by the <strong>Auckland</strong> <strong>Transport</strong> Plan in ensuring<br />
effective solutions that offer value for money.<br />
The Government’s Policy Statement (GPS) for the prioritisation of<br />
funding for land transport, which came into effect on 1 July this year,<br />
has also been taken into consideration. The Government’s stated<br />
priority is for land transport investment to support national economic<br />
growth and productivity, particularly by improving journey time<br />
reliability and the easing of severe congestion.<br />
The inclusion of State highways, for the first time, has enhanced the<br />
programme’s focus on not only the importance of strengthening<br />
<strong>Auckland</strong>’s links with its neighbouring regions, with which it has close<br />
economic ties, but also the importance of producing an integrated<br />
multi-modal solution for addressing <strong>Auckland</strong>’s transport challenges.<br />
It is with pleasure that ARTA produces the first tri-annual <strong>Regional</strong><br />
<strong>Land</strong> <strong>Transport</strong> <strong>Programme</strong> for the <strong>Auckland</strong> region.<br />
Rabin Rabindran<br />
Chairman<br />
ARTA Board<br />
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