First quarter progress towards our 2014-15 priorities

Overall, we’ve had a good start to our 2014/15 performance year.  

The following highlights specific first-quarter results that relate to our five priorities:

Putting customers at the heart of our business

• Customer priority clusters focusing on culture, insight and quality have been formed and are linking up relevant business owners 
• SLT Walking the Talk Programme to be back on track by the end of the second quarter
• October customer champions meeting to refine complaints process and improve communication into the business

Making the most of our urban network capacity

• Optimisation projects have been included in the Auckland Integrated Transport Programme and RLTP, and have been put forward for inclusion in the Wellington RTLP
• Christchurch’s struggle to develop a prioritised programme is becoming an issue for the entire Land Transport Programme
• Our planning and investment signals clearly outline the relationship between key planning documents
• Resource pressures stall planned review of the Christchurch Traffic Operations Centre
• Transport Operation Centres’ key performance indicators expected to be developed in the second quarter
• Critical regional functions have been identified by the Transport Operations Centres

Moving more freight on fewer trucks

• Travel by HMPVs continued to increase during the first quarter
• The number of 50MAX permits has increased by 800 during quarter one
• 46 councils are now included in the single 50MAX network access permit, with Hamilton coming on board
• The number of Road Controlling Authorities signing up for 50MAX is ahead of target
• The number of 50MAX bridge restrictions on the state highway network declined from 31 to 24 this quarter
• 2,060kms of HPMV investment routes are now available
• A programme has been developed for the second tranche of HPMV routes
• 50MAX permits are issued in 1.9 days on average
• Over-length permits are issued in 2.6 days on average

Safe speeds to reduce deaths and serious injuries

• The NLTP investment signals released in September 2014 embed speed management as part of Safer Journeys
• A Road Policing Investment Framework to guide the preparation of the 2015-18 Road Policing Programme has been developed
• Work on developing a Terms of Reference for an automated enforcement strategy has commenced
• A project plan and a draft communications approach to improve understanding of, and support for, safer speeds has been workshopped

Efficient road maintenance investment and delivery

• Cumulative programmed savings for both local roads and state highways remain on target despite no change in 2014/15 Q1
• A slight increase in savings on state highways was offset by a small reduction in savings from local roads
• Lower than expected work volumes have led to a situation where cumulative savings on local roads have exceeded target
• Draft ONRC performance measures have been endorsed by the REG governance group and presented to the Board in 2014/15 Q1
• A number of regions are deciding how to provide guidance on the Investment Assessment Framework to AOs
• LGNZ's Road Transport Unit (RTU) has been set up with the financial support of the Transport Agency
• A maintenance and operations factsheet is being prepared to ensure asset management plans align to ONRC
• REG and the Transport Agency have spent considerable effort promoting activity management best practice​ ​​

Read the full report 

For more information, read the full report at Quarterly results and insights - 2015 first quarter [PDF, 2.2 MB](PDF, 82 pages, 2.15 MB).