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DRAFT Bay of Plenty Regional Land Transport Plan 2018 Bay of Plenty Regional Council PO Box 364 Whakatane New Zealand Bay of Plenty Regional Land Transport Plan 2018 Prepared by the Bay of Plenty Regional Transport Committee Bay of Plenty Regional Council Bay of Plenty Regional Council i Contents Foreword .............................................................................................. 4 Executive Summary .............................................................................. 5 1 Introduction .................................................................................. 7 2 Strategic Context .......................................................................... 9 2.1 National and international connections ............................................................. 9 2.2 Strategic drivers .............................................................................................. 13 2.3 Regional transport network ............................................................................. 18 2.4 Strategic planning ........................................................................................... 21 3 Problems, Benefits and Objectives ........................................... 29 3.1 Problems ........................................................................................................ 30 3.2 Benefits ........................................................................................................... 36 3.3 Objectives ....................................................................................................... 37 4 Strategic Response .................................................................... 41 4.1 Optimised Transport System .......................................................................... 41 4.2 Safe System ................................................................................................... 45 5 Policies ........................................................................................ 47 5.1 Access and resilience ..................................................................................... 47 5.2 Environmental sustainability ........................................................................... 47 5.3 Land use and transport integration ................................................................. 47 5.4 Energy efficiency ............................................................................................ 48 5.5 Public health ................................................................................................... 48 Bay of Plenty Regional Land Transport Plan 2018 ii Bay of Plenty Regional Council 5.6 Safety ............................................................................................................. 48 5.7 Economic efficiency ....................................................................................... 49 5.8 Affordability .................................................................................................... 49 6 Corridors and Networks ............................................................ 51 6.1 Piarere – Tauranga ........................................................................................ 52 6.2 Waihi - Tauranga ............................................................................................ 54 6.3 Tauranga Urban Network ............................................................................... 57 6.4 Tauranga - Rotorua ........................................................................................ 61 6.5 Rotorua Urban Network ................................................................................. 63 6.6 Tirau - Rotorua ............................................................................................... 65 6.7 Rotorua - Taupo ............................................................................................. 66 6.8 Paengaroa – Whakatane ............................................................................... 67 6.9 Rotorua - Whakatane ..................................................................................... 69 6.10 Whakatane - Opotiki - Gisborne ..................................................................... 70 6.11 Kawerau – Murupara ...................................................................................... 73 7 Regional Programme ................................................................. 75 7.1 Overview ........................................................................................................ 75 7.2 Development of the regional programme ....................................................... 76 7.3 Committed activities ....................................................................................... 78 7.4 Prioritised activities ........................................................................................ 78 7.5 Significant expenditure on activities not funded from the NLTF ..................... 82 7.6 Activities of inter-regional significance ........................................................... 83 7.7 Department of Conservation roads ................................................................ 84 7.8 Māori roadways .............................................................................................. 85 8 Funding ...................................................................................... 87 8.1 How transport is funded ................................................................................. 87 2018 Bay of Plenty Regional Land Transport Plan Bay of Plenty Regional Council iii 8.2 Financial forecast (2018/19 – 2024/25) .......................................................... 91 9 Monitoring and Review .............................................................. 95 9.1 Monitoring ....................................................................................................... 95 9.2 Review ............................................................................................................ 95 9.3 Variations ........................................................................................................ 95 9.4 Significance policy .......................................................................................... 95 Glossary of Terms and Acronyms ............................................................................. 99 Appendices ........................................................................................ 103 Appendix 1: Statutory and Policy Context ............................................................... 105 Appendix 2: Investment Logic Map ......................................................................... 115 Appendix 3: Regional Programme ........................................................................... 117 Appendix 4: Assessment of Compliance ................................................................. 129 Appendix 5: Evidence Base ..................................................................................... 131 Bay of Plenty Regional Land Transport Plan 2018 Bay of Plenty Regional Council 4 Foreword To be prepared Bay of Plenty Regional Land Transport Plan 2018 Bay of Plenty Regional Council 5 Executive Summary To be prepared Bay of Plenty Regional Land Transport Plan 2018 Bay of Plenty Regional Council 7 1 Introduction This Bay of Plenty Regional Land Transport Plan 2018 (RLTP) has been prepared by the Bay of Plenty Regional Transport Committee (RTC). It is a statutory requirement of the Land Transport Management Act (LTMA) and has been prepared in a manner consistent with the LTMA. The statutory and policy context within which the Plan has been prepared is outlined in Appendix 1. The Bay of Plenty region’s transport vision is: Best transport systems for a growing economy and a safe, healthy and vibrant Bay lifestyle To help achieve this vision, the RLTP sets the direction for the Bay of Plenty’s transport system for the next 30 years. Consequently, this plan: • outlines the economic, social, environmental and technological context within which the regional transport system operates; • identifies regional transport problems, benefits, priorities and objectives to support the vision; • describes a strategic response to achieve the vision and objectives; • includes a regional programme of proposed land transport activities for the next 6 years (2018/19 – 2023/24) and prioritises significant new improvement activities; and • provides a ten year What is the Regional Transport Committee? financial forecast of The Regional Transport Committee is a anticipated investment and regional governance body made up of revenue for the region’s representatives from the Bay of Plenty land transport activities. Regional Council, the region’s district and city councils, and the New Zealand Transport This RLTP will enable the Bay of Agency. Plenty to determine and secure investment for the region’s transport system, and contribute to the LTMA purpose of an effective, efficient, and safe land transport system in the public interest. Bay of Plenty Regional Land Transport Plan 2018 Bay of Plenty Regional Council 9 2 Strategic Context 2.1 National and international connections The Bay of Plenty lies in the north-east of the Upper North Island (UNI) and forms part of New Zealand’s ‘Golden Triangle’ where much of the nation’s economic and population growth is occurring. The UNI is vital to the social and economic success of New Zealand. Together, the Auckland, Northland, Waikato and Bay of Plenty regions are responsible for generating more
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