The Road Efficiency Group: Transforming Transportation Asset Management from Waugh Infrastructure Management Ltd.
A presentation by Grant Holland during the IPWEA (Institute of Public Works Engineering Australasia) International Public Works Conference in August 2017 in Perth.
The following topics are discussed in this presentation:
- The Road Efficiency Group: Transforming Transportation Asset Management Grant Holland Waugh Infrastructure Management Ltd New Zealand (Coordinator One Network Road Classification Subgroup)
- Overview of Paper
- Background – the Road Maintenance Task Force (RMTF)
- The NZ network
- Establishment of a new cross-sector group
- Work Groups
- Network classification
- Leadership
- NRC and Government Priorities (GPS)
- Performance Measures and Business Case Approach
- Application to local networks (Garry)
- The Road Maintenance Task Force
- Background – the RMTF 3
- Background – the RMTF 3
- Management of the NZ Roading Network
- The Road Efficiency Group (REG) is born
- 2011 Road Maintenance Task Force established (RMTF)
- 2012 RMTF report and recommendations
- 2012 Road Efficiency Group established to implement RMTF recommendations
- 2013 National Customer Levels of Service established for roading networks (CLoS).
The CLoS are: Safety, Resilience, Amenity, Accessibility and Travel time reliability
(Customer outcome performance measures and technical output performance measures)
- The REG Purpose To Enable Efficient and Effective Transport Systems Through Smart Investment www.nzta.govt.nz/reg REG Growth
- REG Structure and Sub-groups
- One Network Road Classification (ONRC) – a framework for change
- ONRC – Measures and Tools
- Data – The Solid Foundation
- Workshops and Support: Procurement
- Smart Buyer Self Assessment
- Case Studies
- Promote procurement and delivery models that will enhance the sector’s ability to obtain value for money
- Gather, moderate and publish examples of good practice procurement
- Avoid duplication
- Workshops and Support: Capability and Enabling
- Workshops and practical support to help Road Controlling Authorities (RCAs) develop their business cases and tell an effective investment story.
- 2018 Activity Management Plans (AMPs) use the business case approach: customer-focused and evidence-based
- Peer support is available between workshops from REGional Champions
- Leadership – Turning Traction into Action: Leadership Group and Governance Group
- Central Government
- Regional Government
- Local Government
- NZTA – Investment
- NZTA – Highways
- Leadership – Government picks it up – Government Policy Statement: Value for money: …the introduction of the One Network Road Classification system and the collaborative efforts of the Road Efficiency Group delivered better coordination and efficiency gains for maintenance activities. One Network Road Classification data shows this is being achieved through greater discipline of maintenance expenditure. New evaluation and business case disciplines, and new ways of dealing with uncertainty will support better decision making.
- Leadership – Government picks it up – Government Policy Statement: Improved network resilience at the most critical points It is important for economic growth and productivity that the network is resilient at the most critical points. The most critical points on our network have been determined by considering … the route’s importance (for roads this is linked to its role as per the One Road Network Classification system) and the availability of appropriate alternative routes.
- Leadership – Government picks it up – Government Policy Statement: Improved returns from road maintenance Nationally there has been good progress on improving value for money from road maintenance. The One Network Road Classification has set agreed customer levels of service for each type of road along with relevant performance standards…
- Leadership – Government picks it up – Government Policy Statement: The collaborative approach taken through the Road Efficiency Group has improved maintenance procurements and operation practices. The GPS will support this result through:
- ongoing investment in network maintenance to ensure it provides the appropriate customer levels of service;
- fully embedding the One Network Road Classification, Customer Levels of Service Standards, and performance measures.
- Transformation How big is the change?
- Very big
- Paradigm thinking shift for all
- From compliance to culture
- Committed leaders
- A lot of learning
- Collaboration commonplace
- No one gets left behind
- Transformation: Is it all talk or ‘for real’? It’s about making it real.
- Transformation: Is it a change for better? Understanding the need for Investing for change
- Questions? Contact Details
- Road Efficiency Group
- Grant Holland, Waugh Infrastructure Ltd
