The Otago and Southland Regional Transport Committees have prepared a draft of the Regional Land Transport Plans 2015-21 and are seeking public input. Prepared under the Land Transport Management Act 2003, the two regional plans, combined into a single document, propose both strategy and investment for the two regions’ transport networks. The plans outline proposed transport network improvements for the next six years, and form the application for funding from the National Land Transport Fund for the next three years.

The draft plans are available for inspection at:

Otago Regional Council (ORC) offices at

• 70 Stafford Street, Dunedin
• William Fraser Building, Dunorling Street, Alexandra
• The Station, First Floor, corner Shotover and Camp Streets, Queenstown
• Hasborough Place, Balclutha
  
  
• Environment Southland’s (ES) office at the corner of North Road and Price Street, Waikiwi, Invercargill
  
  
• New Zealand Transport Agency, AA Centre, 450 Moray Place, Dunedin
  
  
• All public libraries and city and district council offices throughout the Otago and Southland regions and the Omarama, Otematata and Kurow public libraries
  
  

A copy of the draft plans is available on www.orc.govt.nz and www.es.govt.nz or on request from ORC, email info@orc.govt.nz or ES, email service@es.govt.nz

If you have any queries, please contact either Anja McAlevey (ORC), telephone 0800 474 082 or by email to anja.mcalevey@orc.govt.nz; or Russell Hawkes (ES), telephone 0800 76 88 45 or by email to russell.hawkes@es.govt.nz.

Any person may make a submission on the draft plan(s). You may do so by sending a written submission to one of the postal or email addresses below. Your submission should state your name, address, contact phone number, and whether you wish to be heard in support of your submission. All submissions are made available for public inspection. Submissions close on Friday, 6 March 2015 at 5.30 pm.

Hearings will be held in the week beginning 16 March 2015 in Dunedin and Invercargill (and other centres if submission numbers warrant). Audio visual or audio links will be available for those outside these centres.

Send submissions to one of the following:

Otago Southland RLTP Consultation
Otago Regional Council
Private Bag 1954
Dunedin 9054
Facsimile: (03) 479-0015
Email: transport_submissions@orc.govt.nz

Otago Southland RLTP Consultation
Environment Southland
Private Bag 90116
Invercargill 9040
Facsimile: 03 211 5252
email: service@es.govt.nz