A Review of Highway Agencies in the South Asia Region

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A Review of Highway Agencies in the South Asia Region 51 RTA (2007). 2008 to 2012: RTA corporate plan Two budget papers are published annually outlining the expenditures foreseen for the following period. One paper covers the coming year, whilst the others have a multi-annual outlook. The budget papers are eventually a part of the federal budget. The RTA corporate plan, a blueprint, sets the priorities and milestones for the short term. The blueprint agenda does not cover all aspects of the RTA’s operations, but clearly demonstrates areas of focus (including improving maintenance, safety, services career development, commercial activities, and so on). Collectively, these plans help to drive and coordinate the allocation and management of resources and activities of the organization in order to deliver its intended outcomes. These are drafted in consultation with the Government of NSW and are in line with NSW Treasury’s requirements, and link agency funding with achievement of government priorities through demonstrating agency results and services and represent a considered approach to planning and asset management. Execution of Works and Services Maintenance RTA spends about US$820 million 51 yearly on maintenance. These expenditures reduce vehicle operating costs through improved ride quality. Moreover, maintenance is aimed at improving road safety. The department’s infrastructure maintenance program establishes priorities on a risk basis to protect assets and safeguard motorists. A strategic risk-based approach to maintenance determines minimum levels of service and ensures consistent requirements for identifying and rectifying defects. In allocating maintenance funds, the RTA gives priority to programs which: Achieve the best overall return on maintenance investment; Provide community-wide benefits from reduced accidents and travel time; and Reduce environmental impacts of road infrastructure maintenance. One of the challenges indicated in the Auditor-General’s report (2006) was lack of standards for road maintenance at that time. Since then, these standards have been developed and are under permanent review. Licensing and Registration RTA is responsible for providing registration and licensing services. During 2008-09, the RTA provided registration and licensing services in relation to 4.72 million license holders and 5.33 million registered vehicles in NSW. RTA conducts regular internal and external audits on motor registry operations, other service delivery outlets, and back offices supporting licensing and registration. Access and Overload Control RTA funds the Enhanced Enforcement Program, which is a partnership of the RTA and the NSW Police to support police operations targeting speeding, drink driving, fatigue, heavy vehicle safety, and seatbelt and helmet use. The RTA runs seven Heavy Vehicle Checking Stations, a key part of the RTA’s heavy vehicle enforcement program. The RTA has equipped its busiest stations with automated screening lanes, Weigh-in-Motion, Safe-T-Cam and Truckscan technology to perform compliance checks for gross mass, group axle mass, vehicle height, speed, tailgating, registration status, defect status, valid vehicle configuration for road type, Safe-T-Cam checks for driver fatigue, and non-compliance history checks. 154
A Review of Highway Agencies in the South Asia Region 52 RTA (2007). 2008 to 2012: RTA corporate plan Also the responsibility for the Red Light Camera Program was handed to the RTA from the NSW Police Force. Road Network Management RTA uses advanced technologies for an efficient management of traffic, both structurally and for planned and unplanned events. To this end, RTA encourages people to reduce car use and maximizes the capacity of its existing road network. The Travel Demand Management unit assists by implementing initiatives that support the use of alternate modes active, for example, walking, cycling and public transport. It also seeks to reduce single occupants using a vehicle by promoting car pooling and teleworking. Operationally, traffic management takes place round the clock. The systems used for traffic management also provide an input to longer term decision making procedures. These activities are centralized in one Transport Management Center for the entire state. Also RTA’s Transport Management Center is responsible for responding to and clearing incidents such as crashes and breakdowns. Safety Management RTA recently established the NSW Center for Road Safety, fully operational since January 1, 2008. As a Directorate, it reports directly to the Chief Executive. The center focuses on vehicle improvements, behavioral change, safer road environments and improvements in technology. A range of performance measures is used to monitor progress against the State Plan target of “reducing road fatalities to 0.7 per 100 million vehicle km travelled by 2016” 52 . RTA is implementing a ‘Safe System Partnership’ approach. This approach recognizes that human error is inevitable and requires roads and roadside environments that are forgiving of driver error, an approach effectively used in Sweden, the UK and the Netherlands. The approach focuses on the way different elements of the road system interact with each other to reduce impact on road trauma. RTA uses modeling software to identify safety risks, based on a variety of inputs, including accident analysis. Finally, the Local Government Road Safety Program is a partnership between the RTA, NSW councils and the Motor Accidents Authority. RTA and the councils fund the positions of road safety officers employed across NSW councils to develop and implement educational and behavioral road safety projects within their local communities. Environmental Management Environmental management is an important aspect of RTA’s decision-making and activities, as expressed in its Corporate Plan: Valuing the Environment - Striking a balance between the natural and built environment and provides direction to ensure that the environmental impact of our activities is managed well. A variety of tools is used to realize this; examples are EIAs, environmental audits and inspections of construction sites. These are bound by guidelines. RTA engages specialist ecologists to assist in its work and environmental awareness training is provided to RTA staff and council workers. Instruments deployed by RTA are an Environmental Management System and public reporting. In its Annual Report and Annual Environment Report, several environmental KPIs are published. 155
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