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CONGESTION TOPIC GROUP. Delivering the Highway Authorities Network Management Duty Steve Johnson Head of Network Management. Congestion Topic Group. Background to Network Management Duty (NMD) Current Work The congestion task groups Other initiatives. Background to the NMD. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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CONGESTION TOPIC GROUP
Delivering the Highway Authorities
Network Management Duty
Steve JohnsonHead of Network Management
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Congestion Topic Group
• Background to Network Management Duty (NMD)
• Current Work
• The congestion task groups
• Other initiatives
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Background to the NMD
“It is the duty of a local traffic authority to manage their road network with a view to achieving, so far as may be reasonably practicable having regard to their other obligations, policies and objectives, the following objectives-
Section 16 (1) of the Traffic Management Act states:
(a)securing the expeditious movement of traffic on the authority’s road network; and,
(b) facilitating the expeditious movement of traffic on road networks for which another authority is the traffic authority."
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Network Management Duty
DfT Guidance - November 2004
138 clauses
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Network Management Duty - Guidance
Primarily, the network management duty is about dealing efficiently with the traffic presented on the network – both now and in the future – and the various activities that are causing or have the potential to cause congestion or disruption to the movement of traffic.
The duty to identify current and future causes of congestion and disruption, and to plan and take action accordingly
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Network Management Duty - GuidanceIdentify locations where congestion occurs on a regular basis
- establish the most likely reasons for this congestion.
- identify where congestion likely to occur in future and potential action
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Current Work
Network Management Group
Established April 2009 - local office
- central office
Support Traffic Manager – Rob Smith
Lead for TMA Compliance
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Current Work
Three main areas:
1. Managing the highway network for maximum benefit
2. Managing planned events (roadwork's) – minimise disruption
3. Dealing with incidents – travel information
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Reducing the Impact of Congestion Incidents
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Managing planned events
Road-works and Street-works
70,000 work items per year
Noticing & FPN’s
Proactive co-ordination
Events
Information - Member Bulletin
- ELGIN http://hertfordshire.elgin.gov.uk/index.cfm?api=1&page=map
- Residents Letters/Sign Boards
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Managing planned events
• Combined National Grid Gas and Herts Highways work
• saved 5 weeks of lane closure
Rickmansworth Road Watford
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Managing planned events
• Albert Street, St Albans – EDF and Veolia Water connections to property
– Saving 3 days of road closure
• Hitchin– Herts Highways and Veolia Water
– Saving 5 days of traffic management
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Dealing with incidents
• Weather
• Accidents
• Highway Defects
• Emergency response crews
• Set up traffic management
• Diversion routes
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The congestion task groups
• Initially in Watford
• Identify scheme impacts and interactions
• Key representatives from different work streams
• Provide focus for congestion issues in area
• Support Network Manager in delivery of duty
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The congestion task groups
• Covering 6 main towns:
– Bishops Stortford
– Hemel Hempstead
– St. Albans
– Stevenage
– Watford
– Welwyn Hatfield
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The congestion task groups
• Key remit:
– Provide focus for works in area
– Undertake surveys
– Identify solutions
– Seek funding and opportunities for improvements
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Other Initiatives
• Joint working with:– Highways Agency
– Neighbouring authorities
– Police / Emergency Services
• Network Review
• Permitting
• Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) – key part of NMD
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HCC’s Responsibility Processes and procedures covering – 1) Network management procedures 2) Road space bookings system 3) Planned events 4) Incidents on the highway 5) Contingency plans 6) Road hierarchies and road groups 7) Parking controls 8) Forecasting future congestion 9) Communications with Police, other Authorities, PTEs, bus operators and interested parties 10) Consultations with road users Must produce information systems that are – 11) Map and time based 12) Capable of displaying real time information regarding events, incidents, works, skips etc 13) TIH compliant/compliant with legacy systems. Can ‘talk’ to other authorities, emergency services and utilities
HCC’s Responsibility Processes and procedures covering – 1) Network management procedures 2) Road space bookings system 3) Planned events 4) Incidents on the highway 5) Contingency plans 6) Road hierarchies and road groups 7) Parking controls 8) Forecasting future congestion 9) Communications with Police, other Authorities, PTEs, bus operators and interested parties 10) Consultations with road users Must produce information systems that are – 11) Map and time based 12) Capable of displaying real time information regarding events, incidents, works, skips etc 13) TIH compliant/compliant with legacy systems. Can ‘talk’ to other authorities, emergency services and utilities
18) Must provide real time information on likely disruption to a
Public Website
18) Must provide real time information on likely disruption to a
Public Website
16) Must liaise and share information with the Highways Agency and other authorities
16) Must liaise and share information with the Highways Agency and other authorities
17) Must share information with utilities; parity
between HCC and utilities works
17) Must share information with utilities; parity
between HCC and utilities works
14) Must work closely and share
information with the Police and other
emergency services
14) Must work closely and share
information with the Police and other
emergency services
15) Events - must work and share
information with the Police, emergency
services, event organisers and other
parties
15) Events - must work and share
information with the Police, emergency
services, event organisers and other
parties
Securing the expeditious movement of traffic on the authority’s road network and facilitating the expeditious movement of traffic on road networks for which another authority is the traffic authority’Network Management Duty Guidance: Clause 9
Network Management Duty
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Other Initiatives
• Information sources
• Real time information
• Manage the network – enhance road capacity
• Remote monitoring & control
• Preset interventions
• Information outputs
• Informed travel choice
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Other Initiatives – Traffic Control Centre
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