Our results and insights report for the fourth quarter of the 2013/14 financial year shows clearly how we’re tracking against our Transport Agency performance targets.
Overall, we’re on track to meet most of our 2013/14 performance targets. Our Annual Report to be released in early November will show our performance over all four quarters of the year.
The following highlights specific fourth-quarter results that relate to our five priorities:
Putting customers at the heart of our business
- Building the capability to better understand customers is being rolled out across the Transport Agency
- Generating customer insights is driving business improvements
- Usability of the Transport Agency’s payment system has improved.
Making the most of our urban network capacity
- Network plans for the major centres are informing programmed developments
- Transport operations centres in Wellington and Christchurch are now operational
- The Transport Agency has actively supported the development of business cases for various transport-related projects in Canterbury
- The refocusing of public transport activity in Wellington is progressing slowly, but is expected to benefit from lessons learnt previously in Auckland
- Each of the major population centres are progressing the Public Transport Operating Model to improve public transport services
Moving more freight on fewer trucks
- Travel by High Productivity Motor Vehicles (HPMV) is estimated to have resulted in $25m worth of savings
- A number of key milestones for the 50MAX rollout have been reached
- 45 councils are now included in the single 50MAX network access permit, with more expected to come on board
- 1500km of the Upper North Island Network is now able to carry up to 58 tonnes (or 62 tonnes on selected routes)
- Work on delivering HPMV routes is now being extended to the lower North island and South Island
- The investment programme is focusing on a number of bridges deemed to be worth upgrading
- Time taken to process standard permits is less than 2 working days, for complex permits, an average of 4 weeks
Safe speeds to reduce deaths and serious injuries
- New Safer Speeds Framework giving direction and guidance on safe and appropriate speed ranges for different road types has been developed
- Brief for an engagement and communications campaign to build support for safer speed is being tested
- A supporting Speed Management Guide that provides guidance on how to implement the New Safer Speeds Framework is expected to be completed in early 2015
Efficient road maintenance investment and delivery
- Cumulative programmed savings for both local roads and state highways are on target
- Targeted support being provided to approved organisations to improve understanding of the One Network Classification System (ONCS)
- Collaboration opportunities to improve road maintenance investment and delivery are being progressed
- The Transport Agency is actively supporting approved organisations to improve activity management and plans
- State Highway Asset Management Plan (SHAMP) programmes are expected to be ready for the Board in August 2014
- Tenders awarded so far under network outcome contracts are assessed as achieving the desired outcomes
- The framework for assessing activity management plans has now been completed
Read the full report
For more information, read the full report here [PDF, 6.2 MB].
