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Freight Forward
THE RETURN OF REGIONAL PLANNING?
Ernst Zöllner, NZTA GM Strategy & Performance
NZ Institute of Highway TechnologyImprove Transport – Improve the Economy, 1 November 2010
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OUR CHALLENGE…• In order to maintain our standard of living, NZ will
need to ‘earn’ more (through exports)• However, of all OECD nations, NZ: – has the smallest ‘domestic’ market– is furthest away from its export markets
• This ‘distance from market’ is a penalty on NZ equal to about 10% of GDP (OECD, 2008)
• As a nation, we therefore cannot afford to be less than super efficient in our transport logistics
• Network providers and operators must excel in our efforts to improve the efficiency of freight (and in particular, product to market)
• Can some form of regional planning be the answer?
FREIGHT AS ONE OF FIVE NZTA PRIORITIES
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Improve the Road Safety
System
Improve the Effectiveness of Public Transport
Improve the Efficiency of
Freight Movement
Plan for & Deliver the Roads of
National Significance
Improve Customer Service and Reduce Compliance Costs
FOUR-PRONGED FREIGHT ACTION PLAN
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Managing the national
networks (road and
rail) to support freight
Managing the national
networks (road and
rail) to support freight
Improved planning networks
to facilitate the
efficiency of freight
Improved planning networks
to facilitate the
efficiency of freight
Investment in networks and systems to support
freight
Investment in networks and systems to support
freight
Facilitating the most efficient access to (and
use of) the transport
networks by freight
operators
Facilitating the most efficient access to (and
use of) the transport
networks by freight
operators
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Starting at the demand side
• No national NZ transport strategy or national transport plan or comprehensive inter-regional corridor plans
• Some regional strategies and plans e.g. Auckland
• Instruction in GPS to undertake ‘integrated planning’
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RELEVANT STATE HIGHWAY KPI’S
Reduce variability of journey times on national strategic freight routes
Reduce levels of severe congestion in main urban areas
Reported fatal and injury crashes/vkt
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KEY RAIL FREIGHT ROUTES
3.8 million tonnes +
2.2 to 3.8 million tonnes
0.9 to 2.2 million tonnes
Less than 0.9 million tonnes
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Puhoi to Wellsford
Auckland Western Ring RouteAuckland Victoria Park Bottleneck
Waikato Expressway
Tauranga Eastern Corridor
Wellington Northern Corridor
Christchurch Motorway Projects
ROADS OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE
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EMERGING RAIL NETWORK AND SERVICE STRATEGIES
For the 900 freight services per week…
Increase travel time reliability
Improve customer service
Explore long term value add opportunities
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Hon Steven Joyce, Minister of Transport, NZ Rail Conference, 21 April 2010
“Frankly everyone is going to have to hold hands and jump together if this is to work”