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

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elow the levels of previous years. Almost all this expenditure on natural disasters occurred in regional areas of the State. Major works recently completed under the accelerated program include: 7.5 km of the Gwydir Highway at Lamonts Lane west of Inverell. 1.3 km of the Orange to Parkes Road near Manildra. 1.5 km of the Golden Highway at Plain Creek east of Dubbo. 1.8 km of the Castlereagh Highway near Gilgandra. 3.5 km of Campbelltown Road. 1.2 km of John Renshaw Drive. DISASTER REPAIRS Disasters cause significant and widespread hardship for the people of NSW, industry and communities. The NSW Government provides significant financial assistance to councils to repair roads damaged by declared natural disasters. It also funds repairs to road infrastructure on Crown Roads. MURRAY RIVER BORDER CROSSINGS Progress was made on upgrading key crossings on the Murray River in 2005–06. The NSW and Victorian Governments published a Murray Crossings Strategy in March 2002. NATURAL DISASTER REPAIRS In 2005–06, the RTA managed $42.3 million of NSW Government funds to repair damage from declared storms, flooding and bushfires. Major storm events occurred in the South West, Central West and North Coast areas, together with bushfires in the Junee area. Major restoration continued in the Moree and Narrabri areas as a result of flooding in 2004–05. A new crossing at Barooga–Cobram was completed in June 2006 and fully funded by the NSW and Victorian Governments. The NSW Government is cooperating with the Australian and Victorian Governments on the new crossing at Robinvale due for completion in late 2006, and planning for a new crossing at Moama–Echuca. FIGURE 5 % Pavement area rated 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 FIGURE 6 100 98 96 94 92 90 88 86 84 82 80 ROUGHNESS (% GOOD) ON AUSLINK NATIONAL NETWORK CORRIDORS SLOPE STABILITY The three year risk management program begun in 2004–05 continued to assess and risk-rate slopes across the State. A Road Slope Management System was designed and implemented. Recent highlights include slope stability works on the Pacific Highway at PAVEMENT DURABILITY ON SEALED COUNTRY STATE ROADS (INCLUDING AUSLINK NATIONAL NETWORK) 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Poor Fair Good Since 1998, automated technology has been used to collect pavement durability data 1989 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 2000 01 02 03 04 05 2006 Hume Highway Sydney/Newcastle New England Highway Canberra connections Newell Highway Sturt Highway Cumberland Highway Port links South Coast Sydney Dubbo Pacific Highway All Auslink Network NOTE: Values shown for various corridors for years prior to 2005 are those on the former National Highway Network. Change in ‘Cumberland’ in 2001 was due to federal redefinition of National Highway Links. Major change to Cumberland in 2006 is due to the opening of M7 Motorway and subsequent reduction in length of Cumberland Hwy / Pennant Hills Rd (HW13). No condition data is available for M7. 18 POSITIVE ECONOMIC OUTCOMES
Cooperabung and Scotts Head, Jenolan Caves Road and Henry Lawson Drive at Padstow. Improvements were made at selected locations on the Princes Highway near Brogo Pass. Remediation commenced on the Federal Highway near Lake George and ongoing works continued on the F3 near Jolls Bridge. REVIEW OF THE CLASSIFICATION OF STATE AND REGIONAL ROADS The statewide review, begun in 2004–05, continued to classify roads as State or Regional Roads.This strategic management tool enables government to target resources for the greatest strategic benefit. The review aims to add or delete roads from the State and Regional Road networks by taking account of changes in their importance and function. Influencing factors include changes in population, land use, economic activity and construction of new roads. A three member panel with local government and RTA experience has undertaken the review. During 2005–06 the panel consulted extensively with local government. A final report, which will provide maps and commentary on each recommended classification, will be presented to the Minister for Roads in late 2006. The overall level of funding remains the same. ROADS ACT REVIEW A review of the Roads Act 1993 began during 2004–05.The RTA has reviewed the report tabled in Parliament in 1999 pursuant to the statutory review provisions of the Act. A discussion paper is being prepared to facilitate consultation with government agencies, local government and the wider community. ROAD DEVELOPMENT PROJECT DELIVERY During the year, 18 major construction projects with individual costs of more than $1 million were completed.Total expenditure on these projects was $503.4 million. Refer to Table 6 or Appendix 1 for details. FIGURE 7 ROUGHNESS (% GOOD) ON ALL STATE FUNDED STATE ROADS MOTORWAYS % Good 100 98 96 94 92 90 88 86 84 82 80 FIGURE 8 $ million 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Pacific Highway Princes Highway Great Western Highway Mitchell Highway All state funded roads REBUILDING COUNTRY ROADS PROGRAM EXPENDITURE Projected expenditure 98-99 99-00 00-01 01-02 02-03 03-04 04-05 05-06 06-07 Cross City Tunnel The tunnel was opened on 28 August 2005, two months ahead of schedule with surface works to upgrade William Street completed in May 2006. The 2.1 kilometre twin tunnel runs between Darling Harbour and Kings Cross, linking the Western Distributor to New South Head Road and connecting with the Eastern Distributor. As at June 2006 the tunnel is used by around 30,000 vehicles per day. The removal of this volume of traffic from the city’s surface streets has eased city congestion and improved local amenity. Construction work was undertaken by the Cross City Motorway Consortium (CCM), in line with the project agreement with the RTA and planning approval conditions issued by the Minister for Planning. The project was funded, designed and built by the CCM consortium at an estimated cost of $680 million (including development, design, construction, fit-out and commissioning). CCM will operate and maintain the tunnel for a term of 30 years and two months. POSITIVE ECONOMIC OUTCOMES 19
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