Fourth quarter progress towards our 2013-14 priorities

Overall, we’re on track to meet most of our 2013/14 performance targets.

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 at Quarterly results and insights - 2014 fourth quarter [PDF, 8.8 MB](PDF, 88 pages, 9 MB).