Roger Williams Traffic Manager East Sussex County Council Traffic Management Act 2004 A highway...

Roger WilliamsRoger Williams

Traffic ManagerTraffic Manager

East Sussex County CouncilEast Sussex County Council

Traffic Management Act Traffic Management Act 20042004

A highway authority A highway authority viewview

TOPICS COVERED

bull What is the Network Management duty

bull Where are we now

bull The traditional approach

bull Another approach

bullWhatrsquos going on in East Sussex

The Traffic Management Act states that a highway authority has a duty to

a)Secure the expeditious movement of traffic on the authorityrsquos road network and

b)Facilitating the expeditious movement of traffic on road networks for which another authority is the traffic authority

Enacted on 4th January 2005

What is the network management What is the network management dutyduty

Guidance on Intervention Guidance on Intervention CriteriaCriteria Guidance on Intervention CriteriaGuidance on Intervention Criteria

8 topics for consideration common to all8 topics for consideration common to all 10486331048633considering the needs of all road usersconsidering the needs of all road users 10486331048633co-ordinating and planning works and co-ordinating and planning works and

known eventsknown events 10486331048633gathering information and providing gathering information and providing

information needsinformation needs 10486331048633incident management and contingency incident management and contingency

planningplanning 10486331048633dealing with traffic growthdealing with traffic growth 10486331048633working with all stakeholders ndashinternal and working with all stakeholders ndashinternal and

externalexternal 10486331048633ensuring parity with othersensuring parity with others 10486331048633providing evidence to demonstrate network providing evidence to demonstrate network

managementmanagement 33 questions33 questions

Intervention ProcessIntervention Process Intervention ndasha staged processIntervention ndasha staged process

Information gathering by DfTInformation gathering by DfT Intervention NoticeIntervention Notice Intervention Order (may be accompanied by the Intervention Order (may be accompanied by the

appointment of a Traffic Director)appointment of a Traffic Director) 10486331048633Evidence of performance of duty provided to DfT through LTP Evidence of performance of duty provided to DfT through LTP

Delivery Report (first due July 2008)Delivery Report (first due July 2008) 10486331048633No timescales set out in OrderNo timescales set out in Order 10486331048633Costs of intervention recoverable from LHACosts of intervention recoverable from LHA

10486331048633Intervention affects a councilrsquos Comprehensive Intervention affects a councilrsquos Comprehensive Performance Assessment (CPA) scorePerformance Assessment (CPA) score

How are you going to assist How are you going to assist Highway authorities in Highway authorities in

delivering their network delivering their network management dutymanagement duty

Current Situation

bullCurrently around 80 of works notified on daily whereabouts

bullInability to correctly co-ordinate all works

bullDifficulties in informing highway users of works

bullCurrent level of noticing errors do not allow delivery of duty

TMA gives an opportunity to either

OR

The traditional approachThe traditional approach

Fixed Penalty NoticesFixed Penalty Notices Revisions to Section 74Revisions to Section 74 Increase level of fines Increase level of fines

for court actionfor court action Section 56 and 56a Section 56 and 56a

directionsdirections Section 58 and 58a Section 58 and 58a

restrictionsrestrictions Permit SchemesPermit Schemes

bullA groundbreaking partnerships with EDF Energy and Southern Water

bullA better understanding of pressures and constraints

bullShared coring programmes

bullDemonstrating parity

bullConsiderate contractor schemes

Another Way

Partnership Mechanics

EDF Energy and Southern Water are treated exactly the

same as any other Utility

bullSection 74 charges are still levied

bullFPNrsquos will be charged

bullSample and Defect inspections are still carried out to the same standards


bull HOWEVER the focus is always on performance rather than failure

bull Understanding the challenge and finding a solution together

bull Using legislation as a backstop

bull Celebrating success

bull Agreed common objectives

bull Increased understanding at all levels

bull Increased commitment at all levels

bull Communication significantly increased

bull Trust and openness has been developed

bull Performance has improved

Deliverables to date

Governance

bullPartnership board reviews the balanced scorecard and progress on a quarterly basis

bullPartnership steering group meetings held every two months focuses on performance issues and solutions

bullJoint workshops have been held on Chapter 8 noticing and specification compliance increasing joint understanding

bullA partnership reviews are carried regularly to ensure that the approach still delivers

bull Increased notice compliance by 18

bull Increased Category A inspection compliance by 18

bull Shorter durations on A and B roads

bull Increased use of sustainable material

bull Joint Training to increase understanding


Whatrsquos going on in East SussexbullTerm highway contractor carrying

out full ETON noticingWritten into contract documents

Requirement to send full appendix E compliant notices

Requirement to send all notices through ETON with return path facility

All works with excavation or traffic control require notification

Full notice set not just registration

Whatrsquos going on in East SussexbullTerm highway contractor subject to

financial fixed penalty noticesWritten into contract documents

All notices received checked for compliance

Errors identified and returned on a weekly sheet

Monthly meetings to determine error type and corrective measures

May Gurney Error sheet 17th to 21st December 2007

Appendix E Failure

Late Noticification of notices

Insufficent details of locationdescription of works

Incorrect NSGquoted

Registration notice- only one site andor incorrectdimensions declared

Incorrect inspection units declared

MWithout with dimensions declared

DW raised to include weekend works

Incorrect Originator Reference used

S74 charge

other

Whatrsquos going on in East SussexbullTerm highway contract subject to

financial section 74 overrun chargesWritten into contract documents

Applied on all types of streets and footways

Both physical and notice information used

Ensuring that reasonable durations are requested

What have been the What have been the ChallengesChallenges

To work with a contractor with no To work with a contractor with no previous experience of noticingprevious experience of noticing

To understand the process and practiceTo understand the process and practice To ensure that ESCC staff understand To ensure that ESCC staff understand

the requirements of the TMAthe requirements of the TMA Ensure the systems were compatibleEnsure the systems were compatible Working closely with joint training to Working closely with joint training to

increase complianceincrease compliance

Whatrsquos going on in East Sussex

bullAudit of Network Management duty intervention criteria

bullLocal performance indicators developed

bullProcess developed for maintaining bus punctuality through works

bullPerformance led approach with all utilities

bullA number of prosecutions of utilities

Whatrsquos going on in East SussexbullBus partnerships and Real time bus

information introduced

bullExtension of decriminalised parking in the county

bullLargest local authority car share club

bullLocal area agreements focusing on local transport issues

bullIncident management with police and HA

Traffic Management Act

bullA real opportunity to embrace the ethos

bullFoster more positive ways of working

bullSerious implications for failure

bullA mechanism to deliver a better highway network to our customers

TOPICS COVERED






Traffic Management Act 2004 A highway authority view

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What is the network management duty

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How are you going to assist Highway authorities in delivering their network management duty

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The traditional approach

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