Thread: Component shortage

Originally Posted by striker

the heavier units do less damage, higher productivity for less trips, more axles at the same or lower weigh per axle that a 46ton general access truck weighs. and we pay thru the nose for it too.
you really need to follow the funding, and where it ends up, the current cost of RUC and fuel excise is more than enough to fund world class roads.
especially when it goes in to the national land transport fund and pays for competing rail, cycle ways at say 1mil per km, the new ferries come under too so Im told as they are considered SH1
https://www.nzta.govt.nz/planning-an...bout-the-nltp/

I do know where the funding is from and where it goes.
I'm an elected councilor and have served on our Regional Land Transport Committee.

I can show you roads that deteriorate daily during the dairy season due to HPV milk tankers that don't get worse through the winter.
HPV heavy transport vehicles are visibly damaging roads that were never built for them, but have been approved for them.

I disagree that the rate of fuel excise and RUC is enough to fund our roading network. It isn't and it is reducing in proportion to the costs.

I know what it costs our council to fund our share of our local roading costs.
As a council we put in extra ratepayer funds above what receive a FAR rate for from Waka Kotahi (NZTA) to try to keep up with the maintenance.


More funding is required. Where should it come from?
General taxation, paye & business taxes, ratepayers or increased RUC?