A Review of Highway Agencies in the South Asia Region

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A Review of Highway Agencies in the South Asia Region C4 Australia (New South Wales) C4.1 Introduction to Roads in Australia Australian Road Infrastructure and Utilization Classification and Management of Roads The road network in Australia consists of several types of roads, classified according to their functionality and management. These are: National Highways managed by the transport departments of the states, for example, in New South Wales (NSW), this is the New South Wales Roads and Traffic Authority; Arterial Roads managed by the transport departments of the responsible state; and Local Roads managed by local authorities. Length of the Network The main spheres of government manage approximately 811,000 km of road network. The road lengths for different types of roads are given in Table C4. For this case study, focus will be on the Road and Traffic Authority of New South Wales, which contains some 4,260 km of the national network. Table C4:Overview of the Australian road infrastructure network Length (km) Lane Length (km) National highway 18,620 41,507 Rural arterial 94,854 188,419 Urban arterial 12,398 37,364 Rural local 600,725 1,196,654 Urban local 84,845 169,502 Total 811,442 1,633,446 Utilization Car ownership in Australia was about 70 percent in 2006 . Figure C16 shows the traffic volume growth since 1990 44 . Government Policy for the Road Sector The Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government works to achieve three outcomes specified by the Australian Government 45 : Outcome 1: Assisting the Government to provide, evaluate, plan and invest in infrastructure across industry sectors; Outcome 2: Fostering an efficient, sustainable, competitive, safe and secure transport system; and Outcome 3: Assisting regions and local government to develop and manage their futures. 44 Scoop World (2010). Americans lead the world in car ownership. http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0705/S00103.htm. 45 Annual report Ministry of Transport. 148
A Review of Highway Agencies in the South Asia Region 46 RTA (2009). Annual report. Page 32. Figure C16: Change in traffic volume and in average speed during rush hours 46 Average speed (km/h) Percentage change am speed pm speed % change in traffic volume National Like India, Australia has a governance system that consists of a federal and state governments, which have a high level of autonomy. Both have their own transport departments. For the former, this is the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government, for the latter it is, in the case of NSW, the Transport Department. The Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government provides strategic policy advice to the transport sector. Australia’s Infrastructure Act 2008 created an agency called Infrastructure Australia under the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, and Local Government (Australia wide). The primary function of Infrastructure Australia is to advise all relevant government organizations, including the national and state governments, as well as investors and owners of infrastructure on a variety of matters related to infrastructure. These include transportation needs, prioritization of projects, regulatory and price issues, infrastructure user needs, and mechanisms for infrastructure financing. In addition, it has authority to perform audits on the adequacy, capacity, and condition of Australia’s infrastructure. The Nation Building Program is the Australian Government’s policy for planning and development of Australia’s land transport infrastructure. Through the Nation Building Program, the Australian Government is investing in road and rail infrastructure over the six year period 2008-2014. The investments are delivered through a range of road and rail programs and projects across the National Land Transport Network. The Nation Building Program includes plans for development, maintenance and road safety measures (black spot recovery) on the national network as well as projects not situated on the national network. 149
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