Transcript YHAUC Admin Training

Yorkshire HAUC
Delivering the Traffic Management Act 2004
Network Management Duty
Intervention Criteria
Code of Practice for Coordination
Fixed Penalty Notices
Permits
Aims of the Traffic Management Act
 Clarity
 Parity
 Tackling congestion & reducing disruption
Network Management Duty
Why
 Potential impact of road congestion on the economy
- delays cost £15+ billion per annum
 DfT survey results
- 90% of respondents consider road congestion a serious problem
- Road works are the most annoying problem
Network Management Duty
Part 2 - Network Management by Local Traffic Authorities
Duty
a)
secure the expeditious movement of traffic on the authority’s road
network; and
b)
facilitate the expeditious movement of traffic on neighbouring
networks and “traffic” (including pedestrians).
Network Management Duty
In practical terms this means:
• Free flowing network
• Reducing the impact of works, special events, incidents etc
• Monitoring and assessing performance
Each authority to appoint Traffic Manager (statutory post)
Network Management Duty
Yorkshire Traffic Managers
Network Management Duty
Intervention Criteria
• A Traffic Director can be appointed and given powers to:
– Monitor & report on any matter
– Intervene in activities / carry out functions of the local traffic authority
– Recover the cost of intervention
• Intervention will result in penalties (the loss of CPA stars!!)
• Critical PI in the CPA Environment block
New Roads and Street Works Act 1991
Code of Practice for the
Co-ordination of Street
Works and Works for
Road Purposes and
Related Matters
Code of Practice
Aim:- to balance the rights of highway authorities & undertakers to carry
out works with the right of road users to expect the minimum
disruption from works
Objectives of Co-ordination
Minimising
Safety
Disruption
Health &
Environment
Consultation
&
Coordination
Protecting
the value of
Our assets
Code of Practice
The Three Pillars of Co-ordination
Notices
Controls
Tools
Code of Practice
The Noticing System
7 key functions
1. Vital component of the co-ordination process
2. Enable emergency notices & responses
3. Triggers inspection regime
4.
Basis of records for reinstatement guarantee periods
5.
Location records
6.
Facilitates charging regime, and
7.
Essential element of the street authority's responsibility for
keeping a register.
Code of Practice
Noticing - Registerable Works
Covers street works, road works and major Highway works that requires:
 breaking up or resurfacing of a street;
 opening of the carriageway or cycleway of traffic sensitive
streets at traffic sensitive times;
 any form of traffic control;
 reduction in lanes (3 or more lanes)
 temporary traffic reg order / notice or suspension of pedestrian facilities
 reduction in carriageway width of a TSS at TS times
Noticing - WORKS CATEGORY SELECTION
Is immediate work required to prevent or end
a dangerous situation (includes dangerous
defective works)
YES
Immediate Emergency Works
N
O
Is work to prevent or end an unplanned interruption
to a supply, or to avoid substantial loss with respect
to an existing supply, or to reconnect a supply to comply
with a statutory duty (Traffic signals not working, etc)
YES
Immediate Urgent Works
YES
Minor Works
YES
Major Works
N
O
Are the works, other than immediate or major works, with
a planned duration of three days or less.
N
O
Are the works in the annual program OR need a TTRO
OR have a planned duration of 11 days or more, other
than immediate works.
N
O
Standard Works
Code of Practice
How do you decide what Notice to send?
Works Definitions based on durations
 Major Works - 11 days or greater
 Standard Works – 4 to 10 days
 Minor Works – 1 to 3 days
 Immediate Works (burden of proof with undertaker)
 Remedial Works
“Early Starts” are allowable
Code of Practice
How do you decide what Notice to send?
Code of Practice
Noticing Points
• Revised durations can be submitted but could be challenged
(overrun charges applied where works are not completed within the
agreed duration)
• Works Clear for interim reinstatements
• Works Closed for permanent reinstatements
(permanent reinstatement to complete within 6 months following interim)
Code of Practice
Noticing Rules
• Compliance with ETON
• Standard descriptions / S74 durations apply / working day defined
• One street – One notice
• Works must not start before proposed date unless otherwise agreed
• Trench sharing
• Road closures & portable traffic signals
• Frontages
• Error correction
• Notice cancellation
Code of Practice
Controls - Special
• Street Classifications
• Restrictions
• Directions
Code of Practice
Controls - Street Classification
3 main categories
• Protected streets
• Streets with special engineering difficulties
• Traffic-sensitive streets
Consultation process before designations can be made
• Other features of a street
Code of Practice
Controls - Restrictions
Code of Practice
Controls - Restrictions
Exemptions
• Minor works which do not involve the breaking up or excavating of
the highway
• Immediate works
• Customer connections
• HSE instruction
Good Practice
Discuss with the local
authority any works
impacting on restricted
streets
• Gas Safety Regulations
Disagreements should be resolved by using the
Dispute resolution procedure
Code of Practice
Controls - Directions
Section 56 Directions – covering the times that works
either proposed, or subsisting can be carried out
Subject to 4 Constraints
1 undertakers retain right to execute emergency works
2 serious traffic disruption would be avoided
3 subsisting works causing / likely to cause serious traffic disruption
4 noise abatement of prevention legislation takes precedence
Code of Practice
Controls - Directions
Section 56A Directions – covering restrictions on
placing apparatus in the street
Subject to 3 Constraints
- It applies only to new apparatus
- it can only be used where disruption would be reduced by installing
the apparatus in an alternative street
- it is reasonable
Code of Practice
Controls - Directions
Section 66 – covering avoidance of unnecessary
delay or obstruction
- Works to be completed as quickly as possible
- S66 notice can direct either to reduce or remove obstruction
- Must comply within 24 hours
Code of Practice
Applying Co-ordination
Tools
Co-ordination meetings
- Sharing information as early as
possible
- Regular input and attendance
- Sharing forward plans and
programmes
- Flexibility of programmes
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Code of Practice
Fixed Penalty Notices (FPN’s) Offences
Failure Code
•
01 Advance notice
•
02 Starting notice
•
03 Cancellation
•
04 Immediate (emergency works)
•
05 Reinstatement
•
06 Actual start revised duration
•
07 Works clear or closed
Code of Practice
Fixed Penalty Notices (FPN’s) Offences
Amount of Penalty:
When a FPN is given the
• Amount of penalty is
• Discounted amount
£120 (36 calendar days)
£80 (if paid within 29 calendar days)
FPN must be issued within 91 calendar days following the offence
& must have evidence
Code of Practice
Fixed Penalty Notices (FPN’s)
Right
st
1
Time
What do we need to do to avoid an FPN?
Draft Code of Practice
Traffic Management Act
for Permits
Code of Practice for Permits
Permits
Key features of Permit Schemes
• Requires approval from Secretary of State
• Can apply to all or some of the authority’s network
• Schemes can be in partnership between authorities
• Schemes can be in common with others
• Fees applied to every permit
• Disapplication & modifications to sections of NRSWA
Permits
General Principles
Key differences
• Promoters are required to book occupation of a street
• Start & end dates fixed for Cat 0,1,2 and traffic sensitive streets
• Some flexibility on CAT 3 & 4 non-traffic sensitive of start date
• Timing of work – more strictly controlled
• Conditions can be applied
Permits
Permit application and response times
Permits
Conditions
• Permit to include any constraints proposed in application
• Timing & duration
• Road space
• Traffic management provisions
• Methodology
• Consultation & publicity
• Environmental conditions
• Local conditions
• Immediate activities
Permits
Variations
• Changing circumstances – Activity Promoter / Permit Authority
• Extensions allowable
• Multiple excavations
• Circumstances beyond the authorities control
• No formal mechanism for suspension or postponement
• Cancellation notice
Permits
Permits – Maximum Fees
Note the scheme must operate on a cost neutral basis on a
year on year basis. Utility Impact Assessment Required
Permits
Permits & Fixed Penalty Notices
The penalties:
• No permit - £500 (29 day payment discount to £300)
• Condition breach - £120 (discounted amount £80)
Permits
KPIs for permit schemes
Mandatory:
1.
No. of permit and permit variation applications received, the number
granted and the number refused
2.
No. of conditions applied by condition type
Permits
KPIs for permit schemes
Optional: (Must select at least 2 No optional KPI’s)
3. No.of approved extensions
4. No. of occurrences of reducing the application period
5. No. of agreements to work in section 58 and section 58A restrictions
6. The proportion of times that a permit authority intervenes on applications
that would normally be expected to be deemed
7. No. of inspections carried out to monitor conditions
Implementation Timetable
From 1st April 2008:
• Directions as to timing of street works and placing of apparatus
• Notices of street works
• Restriction on works following substantial road works
• Restriction on works following substantial street works
• Duty to notify street authority of reinstatement
From 12th May 2008:
• Fixed penalty offences
• Permits (some time later – Sheffield to progress early)
Traffic Management Act
So, …..Street works – Several elements – some significant effects
 Changes to “work categories” – duration based
 Notice periods – longer advanced notice for S54 & S55
 Definition of “Registerable Activities” – captures much more
 S56 – Direct both “day” and “time of day”
 S56A – Direct (deny) routes for apparatus
 S58 – Restrict access after Substantial Road works – 3 to 5 years
 S58A – Restrict access after Substantial Street works – up to 1 year
 FPN offences – potential for significant cost consequences
 Permit schemes – more control by LHA + fees
Traffic Management Act
and, …..Street works – What do we need to do
 Improve data quality
 Improve timeliness
 Scenario planning with local authorities (e.g. FPN offences)
 Improve & test our processes
 Prepare for Permit schemes
 Improve awareness
 Prepare our resources for implementation