A Review of Highway Agencies in the South Asia Region

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A Review of Highway Agencies in the South Asia Region Safety Management Road Safety Management System SANRAL has an integrated approach to road safety, consisting of the “three Es of road safety”: Engineering, Education, and traffic law Enforcement. To support this integrated approach, SANRAL has adopted an internationally recognized Road Safety Management System (RSMS), consisting of four layers 31 : Safety strategy; Tactical planning; Operational planning; and Safety performance indicators. The RSMS (Figure C6) is used to manage road safety efficiently and effectively; it allows for a structured implementation approach to road safety and is an integrated part of the overall management system employed by SANRAL. RSMS allows SANRAL to constantly take road safety into account in all phases of their projects. Figure C6: Road safety management system 32 Safety in Road Concessions Concessionaires (BOT operators) operate and maintain several toll roads. Each is contractually required to undertake road safety initiatives with communities alongside and surrounding their areas of operation. Such activities could be related to, but are not limited to, awareness campaigns. 31 SANRAL (2006). Annual report. Reg. No. 1998/009584/06. 32 SANRAL (2009). Declaration of Intent 2009 – 2012. Page 46. Reg. No. 1998/009584/06. 118
A Review of Highway Agencies in the South Asia Region Environmental Management SANRAL activities have been certified to comply with the ISO 14001 Environmental Management System (EMP). SANRAL uses a general EMP and a site-specific EMP in all its contracts. During the planning phase, the preliminary investigations include environmental screening and environmental impact assessments. The higher goal of this is to contribute to the realization of the Millennium Development Goal of ensuring environmental sustainability The Environment Conservation Act, 1989 (Act No. 73 of 1989) regulates the control of activities which may have a detrimental effect on the environment. The environmental impact assessment (EIA) process is aimed at assessing the potential environmental impacts and the proposed mitigation measures, and to ensure that all issues, concerns and queries raised are fully documented and carried forward in the EIA process. Interested and/or affected parties can contribute and express their views in the process. The term ‘environment’ in the context of an EIA refers to both biophysical and socioeconomic issues. Private Sector Participation and Procurement Procurement SANRAL has a management and financial focus with all service delivery outsourced which includes design, inspection, surveying, supervision, overload control (apart from law enforcement), traffic and safety management, and the carrying out of maintenance and construction works. Procurement opportunities at SANRAL are published publicly, including the opportunities for small contractors. The publication is the start of a process of prequalification, adjudication and, finally, award of the contract. Social objectives in opportunities relate to the use of local labor and women, thereby complying with the principles of the Reconstruction and Development Program. Project Liaison Committees, the main contractor and members of the local community, are established for each of these projects to oversee the socioeconomic requirements. SANRAL’s procurement policy is aimed at stimulating growth of SMEs, promoting Black Economic Empowerment and training for historically disadvantaged South Africans. In particular for routine road maintenance, SANRAL revisited its model contract resulting in a situation where: The main contractor operates as a management contractor while 80 percent of the work or more carried out by small contractors; the main contractor is responsible for training and mentoring the subcontractors; Consulting engineers are hired for the design and supervision in addition to a SANRAL road manager; Low entry barriers for small contractors are maintained; and There is no exploitation of small contractors. Public Private Partnerships Over the past 10 years, SANRAL has successfully completed three PPPs: N4 Maputo Development Corridor, the N3 Toll Road, and the N4 Platinum Highway. These toll roads are financed and maintained by private sector companies. No funding is undertaken by SANRAL for these projects and they do not form part of the balance sheet. SANRAL applies, inter alia, the BOT model or variants thereof. The concessionaire is required to fund, design, build, operate and maintain the road for the duration of the concession period. In this instance, the toll revenue accrues to the account of the concessionaire. The Model Concession Agreement (over a 30-year term) sets out a precise and regulatory framework to reduce uncertainties, and apportion risks and rewards between public and private partners. As a result, additional resources are available from the fiscus for non-toll roads and ensure an economically balanced national road network. Furthermore, it allows for the integration of new technologies such as IMS and Intelligent Transport System in the pursuit of reducing congestion, and increased road safety. 119
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