Transcript RLR Funding Challenges

ROADS Services Training Group
LOCAL AUTHORITY ROADS CONFERENCE 2014
Reforms, Challenges and Safety
Treacys West County Hotel, Ennis, May 2014.
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Reforms, Challenges and Safety
RLR Funding Challenges
Dominic Mullaney
Principal Adviser
DTTAS
Road Network
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Overall 99,000 km
 National Road Network of about 5,500 km
 Regional & Local Road network of about 93,500 km
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Local Authorities are responsible for the administration,
construction, and maintenance of Regional and Local Roads.
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In addition to these, Local Authorities are responsible, in
partnership with the National Roads Authority, for
construction and maintenance of the National Road network,
comprising of National Primary and National Secondary Roads
Overall Context
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Ireland’s long term (1953 to 2012) average gross
fixed capital formation in land transport (road +
rail) is 1.13% of GDP
This is similar to other OECD countries; however
we have catching up to do especially in respect of
public transport
While the average for 1999 to 2012 was 1.44%,
it had dropped to 0.72% in 2012 and 0.52% in
2013
Road Investment at start of 2014
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National Roads
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Total €349 million (up €30m on 2013)
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Maintenance € 40 million
Improvement €309 million
Regional & Local Roads
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Total €332 million (down €68m on 2013)
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Improvement €288 million
Maintenance € 44 million
National Road Policy
Emphasis on asset management &
pavements
 Some minor realignment / safety works to
be carried out
 Any new major projects to be PPPs
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N7/N11 now underway
N17 Gort to Tuam now underway
New Ross now in procurement process
Enniscorthy also in procurement process
Regional & Local Road Policy
Main focus is on maintenance,
rehabilitation & drainage
 Specific Grant programme has been
replaced by Bridge Maintenance category
 Progress on MapRoad & the submission of
proposed works & outputs on MapRoad is
seen as vital
 Implementation of standardised on-line
Road Licensing system is crucial as is a
functioning Road Management Office
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Regional & Local Roads Capital
Restoration Improvement
 Discretionary Grant
 Specific Grant projects
 Strategic projects
 Low Cost Safety measures
 Urban Block
 Bridge Rehabilitation
 Miscellaneous
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€145m
€ 70m
€ 12m
€ 10m
€ 6m
€ 23m
€ 8m
€ 14m
Discretion has been given this year to transfer up to 25% of
RI to DG and minimum lengths have been relaxed for RM & RI
Regional & Local Roads Current
Restoration Maintenance
 Winter Maintenance
 Miscellaneous
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€40m
€ 3m
€ 1m
Major RLR Projects
Enfield to Edenderry (12 km of single
carriageway) opened in April
 Coonagh to Knockalisheen (3 km of new
D/C, 1.7km of upgrade & link to Moyross)
– construction to start before year end
 Shannon Crossing & Killaloe By Pass &
R494 upgrade – CPO confirmed but now
subject to a judicial review
 Garycastle Bridge & approach road opened
in Athlone in May
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Storm Damage to Roads
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DECLG sought information from local
authorities on storm damage in 2 tranches
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Period:13th December 2013 to 6th January 2014
Period: 27th January 2014 to 17th February 2014
Government decision on 1st tranche has
allowed additional road monies to be
allocated to 21 local authorities amounting
to a total of €16.8m
 2nd tranche not decided upon
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Stimulus in May 2014
Extra Roads monies of €43m:
 National roads: €23m for additional minor
works & pavement projects
 Regional & Local Roads: €20m
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€12m for Restoration Improvement
€6m for CIS (to be added to €6.4m retained
from start of year for CIS)
€2m for Coonagh / Knockalisheen in Limerick
(to start construction) & Athy Distributor Road
(to complete planning) & miscellaneous works
Additional 2014 CIS information
Applications from 25 counties & for 347
km – approval for 281 km
 568 projects of which 465 were approved
 €15.9m sought for applications of €21.9m
 €12.2m allocated by DTTAS for schemes
with a total value of €16.5m (average
contribution of 26%)
 Allocation needs to be spent within the
current year
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Concluding issues
A Strategic Framework for Investment in
Land Transport will be issued for public
consultation shortly by DTTAS
 Inter Departmental Group on LPT to
prepare a report on future funding by
early June
 Capital and current expenditure reviews
are both underway at present
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