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

FUTURE CHALLENGES
Maintaining the road network
Continue to provide an
appropriate level of maintenance
with reduced AusLink maintenance
funding.
Continue to strengthen
older RTA bridges.
Continue to work with local
government, internal providers
and industry to improve
productivity in the delivery
of maintenance works.
Implement the recommendations
from the Auditor-General’s
performance audit ‘Condition
of Our Roads’ to be released in
2006–07, including any necessary
changes to the annual report.
Apply the unique road safety
and incident management
required in the Alpine region.
Promote value engineering
workshops, to solve problems
and reduce maintenance costs.
Road development
Complete the Sydney Orbital
road network by completing
construction of the Lane Cove
Tunnel, planning of the M4 eastern
extension and the F3 Freeway
to M2 Motorway link.
Progress the Pacific Highway
upgrade, including Bonville Bypass,
Bundacree Creek to Possum
Brush, Brunswick Heads to
Yelgun and Karuah to Bulahdelah
sections and the acceleration
of the Moorland to Herons
Creek upgrade.
Progress the Princes Highway
upgrade, including the Oak Flats
to Dunmore dual carriageway
and the Wollongong Northern
Distributor Extension.
Progress the Great Western Highway
upgrades in the Blue Mountains.
Complete the Windsor Road upgrade.
Continue the construction of the
North-West T-way.
Complete the extension of
Narellan Road from Camden Valley
Way to The Northern Road.
Commence the widening of
the F3 Freeway to six lanes
between Mt Colah and Cowan.
Implement the Central Coast
Transport Action Plan.
Duplicate the Alfords Point Bridge.
Continue planning and commence
construction of the new Hume
Highway accelerated duplication
program.
Complete the road changes associated
with the Cross City Tunnel.
Continue to implement urban design
corridor strategies to ensure a whole
of government approach to land use
and transport planning.
Complete planning for a sustainable
road network within Sydney
(including strategic bus corridors,
T-ways and other bus facilities)
for integration with north-west
and south-west sector structure
planning.
Participate with other NSW
Government agencies in the
implementation of the
Metropolitan Strategy.
Managing traffic
Maintain consistent travel times
through network operations and
provide effective management
of incidents and special events.
Implement Intelligent Transport
Systems, using electronic tolling
and other innovative equipment
to improve traffic flow and
traveller information.
Improve the efficiency of traffic
facilities maintenance in particular
replacement of high-consumption
incandescent traffic signal lamps
with more energy-efficient LED
lanterns.
Ensure that NSW road users
are provided with information
about changes to road rules
and traffic facilities.
Implement new network
developments that integrate
into the road transport system.
Use technology to provide more
efficient communication links to
the SCATS network.
Freight
Continue implementation of
the Intelligent Access Program
to facilitate network utilisation.
Implement an expanded Higher
Mass Limit network in NSW.
Establish a framework for the
introduction to NSW of higher
productivity vehicles, in line with
the Council of Australian
Governments (COAG)
commitment.
Plan and manage increased
heavy vehicle movements as
a result of the planned expansion
of Port Kembla.
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