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Contents
- Context – The Highway Asset
- Key objectives for the Highways
service
- The service model
- Contractor directed services
- Access to the service & support
Welcome to the Highways Service Richard Jones, Group Manager - Mid - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Welcome to the Highways Service Richard Jones, Group Manager - Mid - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Welcome to the Highways Service Richard Jones, Group Manager - Mid Herts Contents Context The Highway Asset Key objectives for the Highways service The service model Contractor directed services Access to the service
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- Multiple small-medium towns
- One million residents
- 277,000 cross-boundary commuters
- 362,000 both live & work in Herts
- Poor East-West rail links
In Context
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Scale of the Task – Highway Usage
- Traffic levels on main road –
more than twice national average
- One of the highest levels of car
- wnership in the country
- Car is the most popular mode of
travel
- Traffic forecast to grow by 10%
between 2011 and 2021
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Scale of the Task – The Highway Asset
- 5,000 km of roads
- 5,000 km of footways and cycleways
- 1,700 bridges and structures
- 115,000 Street lights
- 580 Sets of traffic lights (junctions and crossings)
- 165,000 road gullies
- Total Replacement Cost: £6.5 Billion
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Legal Responsibilities
- Highway Act 1980
- Traffic Management Act 2004 & NRSWA
Act 1991
- Road Traffic Reduction Act 1997
- H&S 1974 & CDM 2007
- Road Traffic Act 1988 & amended 1991
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Strategic Service Priorities
Corporate Plan Hertfordshire - County of Opportunity
- Support economic wellbeing
- Maximise independent living
- Ensure a positive childhood
- Secure a good education for all
- Reduce carbon emissions
- Promote safe neighbourhoods
- Be a leading council
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Strategic Service Priorities
Local Transport Plan 2011-2021
- Support economic development and planned
dwelling growth
- Improve transport opportunities for all and achieve
behavioural change in mode choice
- Enhance quality of life, health and the natural, built
and historic environment for all Hertfordshire residents
- Improve the safety and security of residents and
- ther road users
- Reduce transport’s contribution to greenhouse gas
emissions and improve its resilience.
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Key objectives for the Highways Service
- 1. Achieving sustainable savings, efficiencies and VFM
- 2. A Locally focussed service striving to meet
customer expectations
- 3. Enabling safe, convenient travel
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New Service
– One Location - County Hall – Whole Client Service - a single team – Geographical Focus – Countywide Sponsors for services and programmes – Highway Locality Officers to support local county members
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www.hertsdirect.org The Service Model
Bridges Framework
Out to Tender
The Service Model
Whole Client Service £7m CST Contract with Opus-Arup
Service management, Procurement & Contract Management, Cost Management, Prelim Design, Benchmarking, Studies, Strategies
Transport Planning £500k Contract with Aecom
Transport Studies, Strategies, Integrated Transport advice
Works Delivery £35m HST Contract with Ringway
Design & Build and Contractor Directed delivery of Cat 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Services e.g. Emergency works, Cat 1 & 2 Reactive & Discretionary works, cyclical maintenance, some Integrated Transport schemes, some Carriageway, footway and drainage works
Maintenance Framework £21m Contract (3 lots)
Lot 1 Surface Treatments (Eurovia, May Gurney, Colas, Kiely) Lot 2 Resurfacing (Eurovia, Tarmac, Lafarge, AI’s) Lot 3 General (Eurovia, Tarmac, AI’s)
EHA Framework Medium Size Schemes
9 Authorities (incl Herts)
4 Contractors (Eurovia, Tarmac, Osbournes, Jacksons)
Bridges Framework
Out to Tender
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www.hertsdirect.org The Service Model
Bridges Framework
Out to Tender
Group Manager Mid Herts Richard Jones Integrated Transport Projects Manager Rupert Thacker Development Manager James Dale Highways Locality Officer Mark Felll Mark Goodyear Highways Locality Manager Steve Dibben Development Engineers Robson Mupani George Hutchful Development Officers Chris Radford David Bottoms Senior Development Officer Lindsey Lucas Mike Younghusband Head of Highways Operations and Strategy Vince Gilbert Head of Highways Rob Smith Deputy Director EnvironmentHERTSMERE
Group Manager Contracts, Performance and Development Martin Jaques Steve Johnson Head of Contracts and Networks Group Manager Network Strategy and Compliance Jon Prince Group Manager Network Congestion Management 2 Dave Barnett Group Manager Support Systems, Processes, Data and Customers Sue Meehan Assistant Network Manager Strategy Paul Castleman NRSWA and Compliance support Richard Hennessey Assistant Network Manager – Operations Jon Coomber Network Officer Jon Coomber (Temporary) Licence and Enforcement Officer Paul Chaplin Planning Team Leader (IWP/FWP) Paul Butler Graham Barrow Head of Planning Team & Support Services Head of Profession Safety Robert Swears Daniel House Head of Engineering & Design Head of Profession Bridges / Structures Keith Harwood Head of Profession ITP Feasibility & Design Darren Granger * Heads of Profession: Sanjay Patel: ITS; Development Management & Standards. Chris Allen-Smith: Asset Management & Maintenance Strategies. Morag Saunders: Transport Planning. Richard Jones: Locality & Community Engagement Strategies. Richard Boutal: Major Projects. Rob Payne Ringway (Organisational Structure tbc) District Service Agent Hamid Kassrai Local Network Technician Barry Smart SLIDE 13
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Works Category Definitions
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Member Directed Service – Cat3 Highways Locality Budget (HLB)
- Part of Herts Local
– A commitment to giving local people more say and control over local services …it aims to enhance the role of county councillors and inform and empower the public …to shift power to individuals, families and communities
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Access to the Service & Support
Hertsdirect.org
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Highways Faults - 0300 123 4047 Highways Faults – 0300 123 4047
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Member Support - Summary
- Ringway’s District Service Agents
– For day to day routine maintenance
- HCC Highways Locality Officers