A Review of Highway Agencies in the South Asia Region

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A Review of Highway Agencies in the South Asia Region in real time, for example, by using various technologies such as access quota regulation; and Travel time surveys monitor the user experience of the network and identify areas where congestion occurs and interventions are required; this is a medium to long-term tool. Maintenance 38 In 2008-09, approximately US$360 million was spent on maintaining and operating New Zealand’s road network. The maintenance in New Zealand is organized through Network Management Areas. Licensing and Registration Under a contract with the Ministry of Transport, NZTA is responsible for operating the motor vehicle register and delivering motor vehicle registration and licensing services. Under this contract, NZTA is also responsible for developing standards and procedures, and monitoring and auditing transport service operators and agent service delivery (including driver testing, license administration, and vehicle certification services). Overload and Access Control NZTA holds responsibility for the preparation of the New Zealand’s Police’s Road Policing Program, for recommendation to the Minister of Transport. The program is entrusted with land transport enforcement activities delivered by New Zealand Police. Activities include speed control, drinking and/or drugged driver control, and commercial vehicle investigation, overload control and road user charges enforcement. Traffic Management NTZA has state highway traffic management centers in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch that use a network of remote cameras and sensors to monitor traffic flow and respond to conditions or to incidents that are halting or slowing traffic. The Traffic Management Unit is a business unit within the Highways and Network Operations Group that operates in partnership with the local authorities in Auckland to deliver traffic management services and maintain related assets in the Auckland region. It operates under a Memorandum of Understanding entered into by the Territorial Local Authorities and NZTA. Safety Management Safety is an important consideration of operating the network, and two notions are relevant in this respect: A Safe System Approach is used for a more holistic view of road safety and putting the focus on the road system design. In such an approach, the principle is acceptance of the fact that users will make mistakes and the system should forgive such mistakes; and The State Highway Safety Plan provides guidelines on how engineering can make roads safer. NZTA provides ongoing assistance and advice for road controlling authorities in the development and implementation of their safety management systems. The application of safety management systems throughout New Zealand was one of the key aspects of the government’s Road Safety to 2010 strategy. The strategy aims to achieve a greater degree of consistency in how the national road environment appears to road users. The national Safer Journeys strategy promotes a safe systems approach to road safety. Environmental Management The Resource Management Act 1991 is New Zealand’s primary environmental act and establishes a framework within which the environmental effects of NZTA’s activities 38 NZTA (2010). Maintenance and management. http://www.nzta.govt.nz/network/maintaining/management/index.html. 130
A Review of Highway Agencies in the South Asia Region can be identified and dealt with. When developing, maintaining and operating transport infrastructure, both central and local governments are required to comply with the Act. An environmental plan, outlining the strategic environmental vision of NZTA, describes specifications and standards for contractors undertaking road works. Private Sector Participation and Procurement External Linkages Part of the work is outsourced to private sector suppliers on a competitive basis to ensure that the investments achieve the best value for money. Those consultants and contractors are mostly used in maintaining the network. In New Zealand too, PPPs are used for the funding of new projects 39 . NZTA maintains close working relationships with: Transport operators and the general public, who use the network; Transport committees, regional councils and territorial local authorities, which are responsible for implementing transport projects and other activities funded through NLTP; Suppliers, including contractors and consultants; NZ Police which provides a range of road policing services; and The Ministry of Transport which is responsible for developing the strategic transport policy and monitoring performance of state entities in the sector. Procurement and Tendering To obtain best value for money, all state highway improvement, maintenance and operations works are outsourced. Around 200 contracts are tendered on a competitive basis yearly. NZTA uses a range of delivery models, which are based on international best practice. Within the Network Management Areas, the following four contract types to procure maintenance and operations are used: Performance-specified contracts, which are awarded for 10 years to single suppliers who are responsible for providing all services. Most resurfacing work is done through performance-specified contracts; Hybrid contracts which are awarded for five years and involve consultants and contractors working in a partnering arrangement to deliver services; Traditional contracts which are awarded for varying terms and involve consultants managing suppliers who deliver physical works on the highway network, similar to traditional road engineering construction contracts. Most pavement strengthening works and bridge repairs are managed through this type of contract; and Alliances, arrangements in which groups of organizations combine in partnership and work together. Audit and Control Audits Both central and local governments have a responsibility to contribute to economic, social and environmental outcomes. Monitoring enables action to improve these outcomes. The monitoring activities of NZTA involve: The performance of the land transport system; Auditing organizations that receive public funds for developing, operating and maintaining land transport infrastructure and services; Checking that appropriate procurement procedures are used for projects involving public funds; Checking that good practices are being used when activities are implemented; Monitoring the costs associated with publicly funded activities; and Carrying out post implementation reviews to check that the forecast results are being delivered. 39 NZTA (2010). http://www.nzta.govt.nz/network/operating/efficiently/toll-roads.html. 131
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