Annual Report 2006 (main body) - RTA - NSW Government

PERFORMANCE OVERVIEW
TABLE 1
POSITIVE ECONOMIC OUTCOMES
INDICATOR 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 PAGE
Ride quality: smoothness of State Roads (% good) 89.6% 89.5% 89.4% 90.8% 17
Pavement durability: cracking country State Roads (% good) 79.5% 81% 81.9% 85.1% 18
Benefit of development program ($ million) 2147 2349 2218 2257 19
Major works completed within planned duration or within 10% over planned duration 91% 86% 83.6% 82% 20
Change in urban traffic volume (% increase on previous year) 2.2% 1.4% 0.2% 1% 27
Travel speed: seven major routes AM peak (km/h, urban) 34 34 31 32 27
Travel speed: seven major routes PM peak (km/h, urban) 41 41 41 42 27
Number of structurally deficient bridges on State Roads # 7 6 5 0 20
Maintenance and reconstruction expenditure on AusLink National Network and State Roads – 32 38 34 17
per km of roadway ($000) #
Maintenance and reconstruction expenditure on AusLink National Network and State Roads – 17 17 15 17
per million vehicle km travelled ($000) #
For progress on road projects during the year, see Appendix 1.
TABLE 2
POSITIVE ROAD SAFETY OUTCOMES
INDICATOR 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 PAGE
Fatalities /100,000 population + 7.8 8.1 7.5 7.9 32-33
Fatalities /1,000 million vehicle km travelled + 8.4 9.3 7.9 – 32-33
Percentage of fatalities where speed was a factor # 42% 39% 39% 38% 32
Percentage of fatalities where illegal levels of alcohol was a factor # 22% 16% 17% 18% 32
Percentage of vehicle occupant fatalities who were not wearing an available restraint# 22% 19% 19% 16% 32
Percentage of fatalities where driver fatigue was a factor # 18% 15% 16% 19% 32
Young motor vehicle controllers (