Agenda of Regional Transport Committee

Meeting of the Regional Transport Committee

Date: Friday 7 August 2015

Time: 10.15 am

Venue:

Council Chamber

Hawke's Bay Regional Council

159 Dalton Street

NAPIER

Agenda

Item Subject Page

1. Welcome/Notices/Apologies

2. Conflict of Interest Declarations

3. Short Term Replacements for the Regional Transport Committee 3

4. Confirmation of Minutes of the Regional Transport Committee held on 8 May 2015

5. Matters Arising from Minutes of the Regional Transport Committee held on 8 May 2015

6. Follow-ups from Previous Regional Transport Committee Meetings 5

7. Call for any Minor Items Not on the Agenda 13

Decision Items

8. Terms of Reference for the Regional Transport Committee 15

Information or Performance Monitoring

9. Public Transport Update 19

10. National Land Transport Programme 2015-18 23

11. NZTA Central Region - Regional Director's Report for August 2015 35

12. August 2015 RoadSafe Update Report 49

13. August 2015 Transport Manager's Report 53

14. Update on Napier Port Access Business Case 57

15. Verbal Reports from Advisory Representatives

16. Minor Items Not on the Agenda 59

HAWKE’S BAY REGIONAL COUNCIL

Regional Transport Committee

Friday 07 August 2015

SUBJECT: Short Term Replacements for the Regional Transport Committee

Introduction

1. Council has made allowance in the terms of reference of the Committee for short term replacements to be appointed to the Committee where the usual member/s cannot attend.

Committee Membership

Councillor Alan Dick	Member and Chairman	HBRC
Councillor Rick Barker	Member and Deputy Chairman	HBRC
Councillor Mark Herbert /Alternate Mayor Bill Dalton	Member	NCC
Councillor Terry Kingston /Alternate Cr Terry Story	Member	CHBDC
Mayor Craig Little Alternate Jamie Cox	Member	WDC
Councillor Tania Kerr Alternate Cr John Roil	Member	HDC
Raewyn Bleakley Alternate Lyndon Hammond	Member	NZTA
Brian Gregory	Advisor: Cultural Interests and Environment	HBRC Maori Committee
David Murray	Advisor: Private motorists, Public Transport users, Walking and Cycling	Automobile Association
Inspector Matt Broderick	Advisor: Road Safety	NZ Police
Chris Bain	Advisor: Port and Coastal Shipping	Port of Napier Limited
John Emmerson	Advisor: Road Transport industry	Road Transport Association: Emmerson Transport
Kim Santer	Advisor: Rail	KiwiRail
Technical Advisory Group (TAG)
Anne Redgrave	Transport Manager	HBRC
Megan Welsby	Sustainable Transport Officer	HBRC
Jon Schwass	Road Asset Manager	NCC
Shawn McKinley	Roading Manager	CHBDC
Jamie Cox / Aram Goes	Engineering Manager/Asset Manager - Roading	WDC
Mark Clews	Strategic Planning Manager	HDC
Jag Pannu	Transportation Manager	HDC
Colin Goble	Senior Engineer	NZTA
Simon Barnett	Projects Team Manager	NZTA
Oliver Postings	Journey Manager	NZTA

Recommendation

1. That __________________________ be appointed as member/s of the Regional Transport Committee of the Hawke’s Bay Regional Council for the meeting of Friday, 7 August 2015 as short term replacement(s) on the Committee for _______________________.

Anne Redgrave

Transport Manager

HAWKE’S BAY REGIONAL COUNCIL

Regional Transport Committee

Friday 07 August 2015

Subject: Terms of Reference for the Regional Transport Committee

Reason for Report

1. To recommend changes to the Regional Transport Committee Terms of Reference (ToR)

Financial and Resource Implications

2. There are no financial or resource implications from this decision

Background

3. At the May meeting, the Committee agreed to recommend to the Regional Council that the roles of the Cultural and Private Motorist advisory members should be expanded to include responsibility for environmental issues and pedestrians, cyclists and public transport users respectively.

4. The Terms of Reference for the Committee have therefore been revised to reflect this. A number of other changes have also been made to reflect the Committee’s revised responsibilities resulting from the Land Transport Management Act and to clarify the roles of advisory members and TAG members at Regional Transport Committee meetings.

5. The revised ToR are at Attachment 1.

Decision Making Process

6. Council is required to make a decision in accordance with the requirements of the Local Government Act 2002 (the Act). Staff have assessed the requirements contained in Part 6 Sub Part 1 of the Act in relation to this item and have concluded the following:

6.1. The decision does not significantly alter the service provision or affect a strategic asset.

6.2. The use of the special consultative procedure is not prescribed by legislation.

6.3. The decision does not fall within the definition of Council’s policy on significance.

6.4. The persons affected by this decision are all those persons with an interest in transport issues in the region.

6.5. Options that have been considered include do nothing.

6.6. The decision is not inconsistent with an existing policy or plan.

6.7. Given the nature and significance of the issue to be considered and decided, and also the persons likely to be affected by, or have an interest in the decisions made, Council can exercise its discretion and make a decision without consulting directly with the community or others having an interest in the decision.

Recommendations

1. That the Regional Transport Committee receives the report on the draft amended Terms of Reference.

The Regional Transport Committee recommends that Council:

2. Agrees that the decisions to be made are not significant under the criteria contained in Council’s adopted policy on significance and that Council can exercise its discretion under Sections 79(1)(a) and 82(3) of the Local Government Act 2002 and make decisions on this issue without conferring directly with the community and persons likely to be affected by or to have an interest in the decision due to the nature and significance of the issue to be considered and decided.

3. Approves the amended Terms of Reference for the Regional Transport Committee.

Anne Redgrave

Transport Manager

Attachment/s

Draft Amended Regional Transport Committee Terms of Reference

Draft Amended Regional Transport Committee Terms of Reference

Attachment 1

Regional Transport Committee

Terms of Reference

(updated July 2015)

1. Prepare the Regional Land Transport Plan (RLTP) for approval by the Regional Council, in accordance with the Land Transport Management Act 2003.

2. Prepare the Regional Public Transport Plan (RPTP) for approval by the Regional Council, in accordance with the Land Transport Management Act 2003.

3. Monitor the implementation of the Regional Land Transport Plan and the Regional Public Transport Plan.

4. Advocate to Government on transport issues of concern to the region.

5. Undertake governance of RoadSafe Hawke’s Bay.

6. Monitor passenger transport objectives and make recommendations to the Regional Council on public transport policies.

7. Provide the Regional Council with any advice and assistance it may request in relation to its transport responsibilities.

Members:	a. Voting Members Two elected members of the Regional Council being: Councillor Alan Dick Councillor Rick Barker One representative, as appointed by Council, from each of the following organisations who are able to propose to the Committee short term replacements to attend in their place if they are unable to attend any meeting:
		Wairoa District Council Hastings District Council Napier City Council Central Hawke's Bay District Council New Zealand Transport Agency
	b. Advisory Members (non voting)
		New Zealand Police – representing road safety Automobile Association (AA) – representing access and mobility, including private motorists, pedestrians, cyclists and public transport users Port of Napier – representing the Port and coastal shipping KiwiRail – representing rail issues Road Transport Association NZ – representing the road transport industry; Cultural interests representative, also representing environmental issues
Chairman:	A member of the Committee as elected by the Council, being: Councillor Alan Dick
Deputy Chairman:	A member of the Committee as elected by the Council, being: Councillor Rick Barker
Quorum:	A quorum of the Regional Transport Committee shall be four members.
Voting:	In accordance with section 105(7) at any meeting of the RTC, the chair, or any other legislated person presiding at the meeting,— (a) has a deliberative vote; and (b) in the case of an equality of votes, does not have a casting vote (and therefore the act or question is defeated and the status quo is preserved). .(Regional Council, Territorial Authority and NZ Transport Agency members have full speaking rights and voting rights on all matters. ..
Advisory Members	Advisory members are non-voting. The role of advisory members is to · Provide advice to the Regional Transport Committee on matters pertaining to their advisory portfolios, when requested by the Chair · Report on relevant activities or events pertaining to their advisory portfolios.
Meeting Frequency:	Three monthly, or as required.
Staff Executive:	Transport Manager
Technical Advisory Group (TAG)	The Transport Committee considers advice relating to strategic transport issues from a Technical Advisory Group (TAG), generally comprising Roading and Infrastructural Planning officers from NZTA and the Territorial Authorities, and is chaired by the HBRC Transport Manager. TAG members attend but do not vote at the Transport Committee meetings. TAG members may provide advice at meetings when invited to do so by the Chair.

HAWKE’S BAY REGIONAL COUNCIL

Regional Transport Committee

Friday 07 August 2015

Subject: Public Transport Update

Reason for Report

1. To update the Regional Transport Committee on public transport operations.

General Information

2. There were 7% fewer passenger trips in the 2014-15 year than in the previous year. A decrease in the cost of driving a car is thought to have been the main reason for this. The fall in passenger trips is consistent across the services. However Routes 15 (Napier-Ahuriri-Westshore-Ahuriri-Napier) and Route 11 (express service between Havelock North-Hastings-Clive-Napier), both saw significant increases in passenger trips.

Passenger Trips

3. The graph below shows total passenger trips during 2012-13, 2013-14 and 2014-15:

Diagram 1 – Passenger Trips – 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15

4. Average monthly patronage from 2009-10 to 2014-15 is shown in the table below.

Diagram 2 – Annual Passenger Trips 2009-10 to 2014-15

Year	Total Annual Trips	Monthly Average
2009-10	480,244	40,020
2010-11	554,647	46,220
2011-12	681,566	56,797
2012-13	761,392	63,449
2013-14	799,845	66,653
2014-15	744,456	62,038

5. Passenger classes showing the largest drop in patronage for 2014-15 when compared with 2013-14, are shown in the following table.

Diagram 3 – Passenger Class Patronage Changes 2013-14 to 2014-15

Passenger Class	Percentage change between 2013-14 and 2014-15
Adult	-17%
District Health Board patients	-6%
SuperGold Card	-8%
Community Services Card	-8%
Child/student	-5%
Tertiary student	-8%

This pattern is consistent with our theory that the drop in patronage has been largely caused by a decrease in the cost of driving a car. Passengers paying adult fares are those most likely to have access to a car. Many SuperGold passengers also drive, but make more use of SuperGold free travel when the cost of driving is high.

Bus Stops

6. Napier City Council has agreed to formalise three bus stops which have been causing problems for bus drivers and passengers, two on Gloucester Street and one on Tait Drive.

7. Two new bus shelters were recently installed, one on Raffles Street opposite Pak’n Save, the second on Kennedy Road. These were funded by HBRC and the NZ Transport Agency.

Real-time Passenger Information

8. Investigations are currently underway for the introduction of ‘TrackABus’ to the Hawke’s Bay goBay bus service. This is a low-cost, internet based, real-time passenger information system, accessed through smartphone and desktop applications, which has in other areas resulted in increased patronage of approx 5-10%.

The system works through the GPS facilities contained in modern cell phones. It provides passengers with real time information about how far away their next bus is, as well as having many benefits for operators and regional councils. The system is much cheaper to install than conventional real time systems which have displays at bus stops.

A business case is under preparation by transport operations staff for consideration by council and the RTC.

Bikes on Buses

9. 2014-15 saw 2721 bikes carried on goBay buses, compared to 3692 in 2013-14. With more people now using cycle ways to commute to and from work, and the decrease in the cost of driving a car, it is likely that these factors are impacting on the number of bikes being carried.

Bus Service Costs

10. The following table shows the net cost (after fares and excluding GST) of operating the goBay bus service during 2012-13, 2013-14 and 2014-15. The costs include base contract costs plus cost indexation, which accounts for the significant price fluctuations between months.

Diagram 4 – Net Cost of Bus Service – 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15

(50% of this cost is met by the New Zealand Transport Agency).

Farebox recovery can be seen in the table below.

Diagram 5 – Farebox Recovery

2011-12	32.64%
2012-13	34.26%
2013-14	38.24%
2014-15	38.69%

Total Mobility

12. The Total Mobility Scheme, which is funded by regional council, local councils and the NZ Transport Agency, provides subsidised taxi transport for people who have a permanent illness or disability which prevents them from using public transport.

13. The following tables show the number of Total Mobility trips made during 2012-13, 2013-14 and 2014-15 and the corresponding cost (excl GST). As may be seen from the tables, the use and cost of the scheme continues to grow.

Diagram 6 – Total Mobility Trips – 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15

Year	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	June	Total
2012-13	6,753	6,839	6,471	7,256	6,925	6,447	6,022	6,320	6,614	6,850	7,106	6,382	79,985
2013-14	7,401	6,804	6,611	7,658	7,365	7,185	6,546	7,032	7,605	7,745	7,707	7,188	86,847
2014-15	8,320	7,950	7,677	8,267	7,701	7,948	6,354	6,901	8,245	7,328	7,737	7,852	92,280

Diagram 7 – Total Mobility Cost ($, excl GST) – 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15

Year	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	June	Total
2012-13	44,451	44,877	43,241	46,216	45,382	39,880	37,347	40,862	44,382	43,927	47,613	43,394	521,572
2013-14	49,274	46,153	43,965	50,189	47,744	46,968	39,581	46,567	52,047	50,715	51,078	49,348	573,629
2014-15	55,780	53,489	51,222	54,492	53,590	49,973	38,990	45,943	52,581	46,747	50,972	51,422	605,201

(60% of this cost is met by the New Zealand Transport Agency).

Regional Public Transport Plan

14. The Regional Public Transport Plan came into effect on 27 May 2015. Transport operations staff are currently investigating service improvements as suggested through submissions to the plan.

Public Transport Contract

15. A request for tender for the provision of the Napier Hastings Bus Service was issued on 17 July 2015. The current contract for the provision of public transport services expires on 31 July 2016 and the new contract will take effect from 1 August 2016.

Decision Making Process

16. Council is required to make a decision in accordance with Part 6 Sub-Part 1, of the Local Government Act 2002 (the Act). Staff have assessed the requirements contained within this section of the Act in relation to this item and have concluded that, as this report is for information only and no decision is to be made, the decision making provisions of the Local Government Act 2002 do not apply.

Recommendation

1. That the Regional Transport Committee receives the report ”Public Transport Update”

Megan Welsby

Sustainable Transport Coordinator

Anne Redgrave

Transport Manager

Attachment/s

There are no attachments for this report.

HAWKE’S BAY REGIONAL COUNCIL

Regional Transport Committee

Friday 07 August 2015

Subject: National Land Transport Programme 2015-18

Reason for Report

1. This report is to discuss the funding allocations made to the Hawke’s Bay region in the National Land Transport Programme 2015-18 (NLTP) and compare these with the region’s funding requests.

Background

2. The Regional Land Transport Plan 2015-25 (RLTP) was prepared by this committee during 2014-15 and adopted by the Hawke’s Bay Regional Council on 29 April 2015.

3. The RLTP sets out the region’s strategic transport priorities for the next ten years and contains the region’s funding request to the NZ Transport Agency for the 2015-18 period.

4. The NLTP was published on 30 June 2015 and sets out all funding allocations to approved organisations.

5. Key trends in the NLTP are

5.1. There is a 15% increase in investment in land transport compared with the 2012-15 forecast spend, with a total of $13.92 billion to be invested.

5.2. Total investment in the state highway network will be $6.37 billion, a 20% increase in forecast spend compared with the previous three years.

5.3. Total investment in local roads is forecast to increase by 6%, to $4.02 billion.

6. The following table describes the ratings attributed to each activity in the NLTP.

Committed	Funding approved for the activity in a previous NLTP and carried forward to the 2015-18 NLTP
Approved	Funding approved for the activity in the 2015-18NLTP
Probable	Funding has not yet been approved for the activity but, based on its profile and the robust evidence provided in developing the NLTP, funding approval is likely for an application made in 2015-18, subject to funds being available
Proposed	Funding has not been approved for the activity in the 2015-18 NLTP. Based on its profile and the evidence provided in developing the NLTP, funding approval may be given when an application is made in 2015-18. Further evidence is required to confirm the assessment profile and provide confidence in the funding priority and availability of funds.

The Hawke’s Bay Region’s Funding Allocations

7. There is a forecast total of $245 million in transport investment in Hawke’s Bay over the next three years. $178 million of this is forecast to be spent on maintenance and operations of the road network and 24% of the proposed spend overall is targeting safety.

8. The following table outlines the region’s major improvement projects and their funding status in the NLTP. Those projects with an asterisk beside them are the projects which the RTC had asked NZTA’s Highway Network and Operations Division to include in the Regional Land Transport Plan.

Organisation	Project Name and Description	RTC Priority	NLTP Outcome.	2015-16 $ 000’s	2016-17 $ 000’s	2017-18 $ 000’s	Funding Source
Hastings District Council	Whakatu Arterial Link – Design and Construction	1	Committed	4575.5	2658.2		R
NZTA HNO	HB Expressway-Pakowhai–Links Road Intersection	1	Probable	5951.7			R
NZTA HNO	SH2 Napier Road Intersection Pre-Implementation Property Construction	1	Probable	117.4 666.9	1288.7 1400.4	2169.5	N N R
NZTA HNO	HPMV Napier Port to South Boundary	1	Proposed		114.8	2295.7	N
NZTA HNO	HPMV Napier Port to Gisborne	2	Pre-implementation – Proposed Construction – not included in NLTP		102		N
HDC	HPMV local road improvements	2	Probable	336.8	348.7	367	R
NZTA – HNO	HB Expressway – Kennedy Road to Meeanee Road Improvements	2	This activity was not submitted for the NLTP – now included in the Napier Port Access Investigation.
NZTA HNO	Watchman Road- SH2- Airport Intersection	2	Probable	244.7	1947.6	1333.8	R
NZTA HNO	SH2 PakiPaki to	3	Proposed	486.5	87.2	2134.1	R
HDC	Model Communities Walking and Cycling	3	Probable	822.3	681.7	717.4	NR
NCC	Cycle Strategy Implementation	3	Proposed	582.2	493.4	566.3	NR
WDC	Blacks Beach Lifeline Security	3	Probable		1411.1	1603.3	N
NZTA HNO *	College Road to Silverstream Realignment and Passing Lane	N/A	Probable	4514.4			R
NZTA HNO *	Cycle Connectivity NZ Cycle Trails SH2	N/A	Probable	851.1	77.6	795.6	R
NZTA HNO *	SH2 – Napier to Gisborne Programme Business Case (further passing opportunities)	N/A	Proposed		153.9		N
NZTA HNO *	SH5 – Programme Business Case (Tarawera Hill )	N/A	Proposed	123.1			N

9. Another notable regional allocation is $9 million for walking and cycling improvements. The region was successful in bidding for a share of the Urban Cycleways Fund, announced as a Crown allocation in mid 2014. A joint application by Napier and Hastings to build on and extend the successful iWays programme has resulted in allocations from both the Urban Cycleways Fund and NZTA’s regular Walking and Cycling activity class, reducing the level of ratepayer funds required and enabling planned investment to be completed in four years instead of six.

Activities not Funded

10. As required under the Land Transport Management Act 2003, NZTA has provided the Committee with an explanation of which requested activities have not been included in the NLTP, and which have been included but accorded a different level of priority from that proposed by the Regional Transport Committee.

11. Projects requested by the region through the RLTP, but which have not been included for funding, are shown at Attachment 1. These include two road improvement projects in Napier City, a State Highway passing lane project, Wairoa District Council’s Rainforest Resilience project and Walking and Cycling programme. Improvements to State Highway 2 between Napier and Gisborne to enable carriage of High Productivity Motor Vehicles have also not been included but will be considered for inclusion in the 2018-21 programme. Pre-implementation (investigative works) have been included as proposed.

Activities included at a Different Priority Order

12. NZTA has accorded some very similar priorities to those given by the RTC for major projects. (See Attachment 2) One notable exception was to the Pakowhai Rd-Links Rd-HB Expressway project, which the RTC gave Priority 1, along with the Whakatu Arterial Link and SH2- Napier Road Intersection. NZTA accorded the latter two Priority 2 (after maintenance activities), but the former received a Priority 6. However the project has been included in the NLTP with a “probable” rating.

Decision Making Process

13. Council is required to make a decision in accordance with Part 6 Sub-Part 1, of the Local Government Act 2002 (the Act). Staff have assessed the requirements contained within this section of the Act in relation to this item and have concluded that, as this report is for information only and no decision is to be made, the decision making provisions of the Local Government Act 2002 do not apply.

Recommendation

1. That the Regional Transport Committee receives the report on the National Land Transport Programme.

Anne Redgrave

Transport Manager

Attachment/s

1	Activities not included in the NLTP
2	Activities with different priority

NZ Transport Agency Regional Director's report for August 2015

Attachment 1

REPORT TO:	Hawke’s Bay Regional Transport Committee
PRESENTER:	Raewyn Bleakley, Regional Director - Central
DATE:	7 August 2015

1. AGENCY NEWS

National Land Transport Programme

The 2015-18 National Land Transport Programme (NLTP) was approved by the NZ Transport Agency Board on 26 June 2015 and came into effect on 1 July 2015. Geoff Dangerfield, our Chief Executive, Board representatives and I talked about the priorities within the programme for the country as a whole, as well as the focus for the Hawke’s Bay and Gisborne here in Napier on 15 July 2015.

More information about the NLTP 2015-2018 itself is available on the Transport Agency website and we have appended the Hawke’s Bay Regional Summary document. We will talk through the detail of the programme at the Regional Transport Committee meeting.

Urban Cycleways Programme

On Thursday 25 June the Government announced further projects to be progressed utilising the Urban Cycleways Fund. The Hastings iWay programme will now be extended across Napier, developing a strong commuter cycling route between Napier and Hastings. Napier has a unique opportunity to create a largely off-road cycle network that would transform cycling in the city, using drainage reserves. Napier’s six-year programme of investment, totalling around $6m, will be delivered in four years using investment from the Urban Cycleways Fund. Hastings will further develop its existing network through resolving connectivity and safety issues. Similarly, its six year programme, totalling around $5m, will be delivered in four years using the Urban Cycleways Fund.

The Urban Cycleways Programme fact sheet has also been appended to this report.

One Network Road Classification

The Road Efficiency Group (REG) has now received transition plans for the One Network Road Classification (ONRC) from all Road Controlling Authorities (RCAs). REG Governance Group Member and Local Government New Zealand Chief Executive Malcolm Alexander commented “This shows that RCAs have really come on board in adopting this new, better way of working.”

Feedback from the Transport Agency is that the process for collecting and interpreting data related to performance measures is evolving over time. The REG compliance assessment, applied to all transition plans, gave most weight to the plans that have a process for approaching the task with specific milestones along the way. All plans focused on a process for developing measures, although a few went one step further by assessing their capability to collect the data required for the ONRC performance measures.

The focus for RCAs must now shift further towards developing the knowledge and capabilities required to fully embed the ONRC and Business Case approaches into their planning and operations. REG will continue to support RCAs to achieve this by December 2017, in time for the 2018-21 NLTP.

Super Gold Card Review

On 17 June the Associate Minister of Transport released decisions on the review of the Super Gold Card (SGC) Public Transport scheme. The review was set up to examine the long term financial sustainability of the SGC scheme.

The review announced six changes to the scheme. Two decisions solely affect services in Auckland. The four changes impacting other region are to:

1. Set the funding cap at $28m for each of the next five years;

2. Lift the funding moratorium on new SGC services;

3. Replace individual fares reimbursement with a bulk funding approach from July 2016 with the NZ Transport Agency responsible for allocating those funds; and

4. Require SGC card holders to purchase and use electronic integrated transport smart card if they exist in the region.

This review has been conducted by the Ministry of Transport and any correspondence or questions should be directed to the Ministry by email supergold@transport.govt.nz or through their website http://www.transport.govt.nz/land/supergoldcardtransportfunding/

2.

CENTRAL REGION NEWS

Severe Weather

Severe weather this winter has resulted in significant adverse impacts on the transport system. State Highway 5, along with other central North Island highways, has been closed a number of times by snow and ice and the June storm caused considerable damage to both roads and rail in the western part of the Central Region. Access to the majority of the network has been restored however much work remains to be done by local councils, the Transport Agency and contractors before normal levels of service are achieved.

Manawatu Gorge Alternative Route

Recent temporary closures of the Manawatu Gorge as a result of adverse weather and accidents have highlighted the importance of the improvements to the alternative route over the Saddle Road. This is a multi-agency project involving the Transport Agency, Tararua District Council, Manawatu District Council and Palmerston North City Council. Good progress is being made and it is expected that construction will be finished at the end of the coming construction season, providing much needed resilience for this important

east-west connection.

3. DELIVERY OF THE NATIONAL LAND TRANSPORT PROGRAMME

Putting Customers at the Heart of Our Business

The programme business case for the Napier Port Access project has been prepared and is now progressing though the Transport Agency approvals process. We anticipate that the detailed business case will be completed by June 2016. The project continues to be developed in line with the Napier City’s ‘City Vision’ project and stakeholder feedback. The Transport Agency will continue to engage with key stakeholders.

With the start of the new financial year our attention is focused on addressing the safety risk at the State Highway 2/ Watchman Road intersection, with the strategic case formally progressing through our approvals process. We continue to work with the Hawke’s Bay Airport and community, with a view to this project progressing in concert with the Napier Port Access project. This will enable any impacts on journey efficiency to be mitigated as part of the development of these projects.

Improving Freight Efficiency throughout the Region

The design of the Hawke's Bay Expressway/Pakowhai/Links Road Intersection project has been peer reviewed and elements of road safety requiring further engineering input have been identified. With the additional time required to resolve property acquisition, onsite activities for the 2015/16 construction season will be limited to enabling works, with the main construction commencing in September 2016.

The property acquisition for the College Road to Silverstream project is near completion. The project consists of a 1.74km realignment and a passing lane located on SH2 south of Te Aute College. This investment will relieve driver frustration by providing additional passing opportunities and a safer road network through better road alignment. Construction is set for the 2015/16 financial year.

The State Highway 38 Mangahohi Bridge project design phase is progressing well - the Safety in Design workshop has been completed, and final design and contract documents are being prepared. Implementation for this project is detailed in the NLTP, with the intention to commence construction in this calendar year.

Mohaka Bridge works are due to be completed by early August, reinstating two lanes and removing speed restrictions.

Safety Projects

The minor safety programme for 2015/16 has been set and designs are underway.

Funding for the construction of a wire rope barrier adjacent to the Norfolk pines on Marine Parade has been included in the minor safety programme allocation for 2015/16

The Pakipaki Roundabout is practically complete, pending the finalisation of the post construction review the opening is being planned for late July.

Road Safety in Hawke’s Bay

In the 12 month period 1 April 2014 to 31 March 2015, 16 fatal crashes (resulting in 17 fatalities) and 72 serious crashes (resulting in 82 serious casualties) were reported.

The average annual number of fatal crashes in the Hawke’s Bay Region in the 5 calendar year period from 2010 to 2014 was 13.4 or 1.15 per month. For the 12 month period 1 April 2014 to 31 March 2015 there have been 16 fatal crashes, (1.335 per month). This monthly rate seems to represent an upward trend from preceding years however there can be variations in numbers of crashes and deaths from one year to the next. For example, as a result of 15 fatal crashes in 2012, 21 people died, whereas in the 12 month period (1 April 2014 to 31 March 2015), in the 16 fatal crashes, 16 people died.

The average annual number of serious injury crashes in the 5 calendar year period from 2010 to 2014 was 69 at the end of December (5.75 per month). For the 12 month period 1 April 2014 to 31 March 2015 there were 72 serious injury crashes, (6.0 per month). The number of serious crashes reported since 2010 has been variable with the highest number (90) reported in 2010 and the least (56) in 2011.

The downward trend in drug and alcohol related crashes across the region is encouraging. In 2010, 204

crashes had alcohol or drugs recorded as a contributing factor. In the 12 month period 1 April 2014 to 31

March 2015 97 crashes were reported with alcohol or drugs recorded as contributing factors.

The number of crashes where speed was recorded as a contributing factor was lower in the 12 month period 1 April 2014 to 31 March 2015 at 172, as opposed to 201 in 2010.

National Land Transport Programme

There is a strong NLTP for the Hawke’s Bay Region over the next three years with the Whakatu Arterial Link to use up the remainder of the R Funds. The region will benefit from the new Regional Improvements Activity Class, as well as having nationally prioritised projects such as the State Highway 2/ Airport Drive / Watchman Road project and the Napier Port Access project progress as a result of the Accelerated Regional State Highway Programme.

R Funds Balance

Fund Name

Available

Funding

Spent to Date 2005/06 -

2013/14

Committed but not spent

2014/15 -2021/22

Total spent and/or committed (total approved)

Uncommitted Balance

Assigned but not committed

Unassigned Balance

R-Hawke’s Bay

$72,683,888

$47,025,726

$11,460,204

$58,485,930

$14,197,958

$38,165,277

-$23,967,319

The negative value for the unassigned balance of R funds in the table above indicates that there are more projects identified in the programme than R funds available. The additional projects will be funded from National funds including the new Regional Improvements activity class.

Raewyn Bleakley

Regional Director - Central

27 July 2015

HAWKE’S BAY REGIONAL COUNCIL

Regional Transport Committee

Friday 07 August 2015

SUBJECT: August 2015 RoadSafe Update Report

Reason for Report

1. This is a regular report that provides the Committee with a snapshot of road safety activities that are being undertaken under the Road Safety Action Plans and as necessary will brief the Committee on any current or upcoming issues relevant to road safety.

Background

2. There are a number of strategic documents that provide the direction for the road safety activities. These include:

2.1. Government Policy Statement for Land Transport 2015 (GPS)

2.2. Safer Journeys 2020

2.3. Communities at Risk Register

2.4. NZTA Briefing Notes

2.5. NZ Police Strategies

2.6. RoadSafe HB Strategic Plan (2013-16).

3. The current GPS expands on the strategic direction set out in the Safer Journeys 2020 strategy and continues the government’s strong focus on encouraging economic growth and productivity and improving road safety.

4. Road safety incorporates a range of elements including network improvement, road policing, and education and awareness. RoadSafe HB and the road safety action plans focus on education and awareness programmes in collaboration with road policing activities and proposed network improvements.

Regional Road Safety Priority Issues for 2015-16

5. RoadSafe Hawke’s Bay is part of a road safety group that develops and implements road safety education opportunities which support the national and regional strategic documents listed above. The overall goal is to work towards: “A safe road system increasingly free of death and serious injury” (Safer Journeys 2020).

6. Partners include NZ Police, NZTA Traffic Safety Engineers, HB District Health Board, ACC, district and city council transport staff and other associated groups. By working in partnership, the intention is to develop road safety programmes that focus on the region’s priority issues and support the intended outcomes identified in the regional and strategic documents. By working in partnership, the reach and scope of the activities are increased and capitalise on the expertise of the partners.

7. The regional road safety priority issues for 2015-16 are (NZTA Briefing Notes):

7.1. Central Hawke’s Bay

7.1.1. Alcohol & Drugs

7.2. Hastings District

7.2.1. Alcohol & Drugs

7.2.2. Intersections

7.2.3. Motorcycles

7.2.4. Loss of Control Rural Roads – Head on

7.2.5. Speed

7.2.6. Young Drivers

7.2.7. Cyclists

7.3. Wairoa

7.3.1. Alcohol and Drugs

7.3.2. Loss of Control Rural Roads – Head on

7.3.3. Speed

7.3.4. Young Drivers

8. Traffic incidents are reported in a number of different ways and a number of indicators are needed to understand whether the road safety programmes are effective.

Funding

9. The 2015-2018 funding application to the NZ Transport Agency was fully successful, with all activities approved.

10. The road safety programme is funded from three sources:

10.1. HBRC rates

10.2. Territorial Authorities contribution (Wairoa District Council, Hastings District Council, Napier City Council, Central Hawke’s Bay District Council)

10.3. The NZ Transport Agency

Report for August 2015

1. Year end reporting has been completed for New Zealand Transport Agency

2. The Roadsafe Hawke’s Bay team have completed their draft work plans and these have been sent to their road safety partners for consideration These will be signed off by the first week of August 2015.

3. Work is continuing at Hawke’s Bay Regional Prison. The original concept was a two hour activity but is now a full day workshop. Presentations have included to the Youth Unit, Maori Focus Unit. These have been received very well by the inmates. The presentations have also been undertaken through the Probation Service. A number of the attendees have had drink drive convictions and as part of their Community Service are required to attend. The activity is marketing itself, whereby the attendees are telling the next group that they need to attend as they will get a lot out of it.

4. HB Youth Alcohol Expo: We are currently in discussion with a developer to create a short to medium term study to evaluate the Expo (Year 11 Students) with the view to acquiring funding for a long term study. We will then look at developing a learning resource for the schools (Post Attendance) as per the recommendations by national and international research. We will also look to do this for the Corrections Department Project

5. Road Safety Action Plan Group: The meetings for the 2014-2015 have been completed with a significant amount of joint work completed. New activities planned for the 2015-2016 year include: Safety Around Schools/School Buses and also a ‘Safe Summer Series’ to include fatigue, alcohol, motorcycles. A project team has been set up to progress these.

Road Safety Statistics

11. The following links provide detail on road crashes in our region.

- nzta.govt.nz/resources/crash-analysis-reports/statistical-statements

- nzta.govt.nz/resources/crash-analysis-reports/briefing-notes

- nzta.govt.nz/resources/crash-analysis-reports/

12. The table below sets out the year to date road deaths by region

Weekly road deaths update by Local Government Region as at midnight Monday, 27 July 2015 *

Local Government Region	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015
Northland	5	7	9	9	14
Auckland	31	26	29	21	30
Waikato	38	27	20	31	35
Bay of Plenty	8	12	10	17	21
Gisborne & Hawkes Bay	9	21	9	12	7
Taranaki	5	7	5	7	7
Manawatu / Wanganui	15	18	10	19	21
Wellington	9	7	9	6	4
Nelson / Marlborough	5	3	6	4	1
West Coast	6	5	2	4	3
Canterbury	17	20	29	18	28
Otago	10	8	5	8	10
Southland	1	4	1	7	2
Total	159	165	144	163	183

Decision Making Process

Recommendation

1. That the Regional Transport Committee receives the August 2015 RoadSafe HB Update Report‘.

Anne Redgrave

Transport Manager

Attachment/s

There are no attachments for this report.

HAWKE’S BAY REGIONAL COUNCIL

Regional Transport Committee

Friday 07 August 2015

Subject: August 2015 Transport Manager's Report

Reason for Report

1. This regular report provides the Committee with a snapshot of relevant transport matters, provides updates from the Transport Advisory Group (TAG) on issues raised at their regular meetings and outlines what is coming up within the transport sector.

Background

2. The Transport Advisory Group is made up of road asset managers, planners and staff from Approved Organisations (AOs) - NZTA, Wairoa District Council, Central Hawke’s Bay District Council, Napier City Council, Hastings District Council and co-ordinated by the Hawke’s Bay Regional Council’s Transport Manager. TAG meets at least quarterly and its main purpose is to support the operation of the RTC and provide co-ordinated and timely advice backed up by technical knowledge.

Transport Advisory Group meetings

3. A TAG meeting was held on 22 July 2015. Key agenda items included:

3.1. Discussion of the National Land Transport Programme results (subject of a separate item in this agenda)

3.2. An update on Whakatu Arterial progress ( discussed below)

3.3. An update on Napier Port Access project (subject of a separate item in this agenda)

Bay of Plenty Regional Transport Funding

4. As a result of a discussion at the May meeting, the Transport Manager was asked to investigate how the Bay of Plenty region’s Regional Transport Committee operates and what contributes to its success in gaining funding for its transport projects.

5. The Bay of Plenty region is part of the Golden Triangle of the North Island and is experiencing significant population and freight growth. These are both major drivers for transport infrastructure and service investment.

6. The population of the Bay of Plenty region grew by 11.6% between 2001 and 2013, adding 27,688 people to its population. This compares with Hawke’s Bay’s population growth of 5.7% and 8,250 residents over the same period.

7. Freight demand in 2012 and forecast demand in 2042 (both by origin and destination) is shown in the table below.

(Source: National Freight Demand Study, 2012)

Freight task (million tonnes)

2012	Bay of Plenty	Hawke’s Bay
Origin	25	10.3
Destination	28.8	9.9
2042
Origin	35.29	15.84
Destination	39.23	14.88

8. In order to manage this growth in population and freight demand, the region has developed a spatial plan which is labelled the Smart Growth Strategy. SmartGrowth is a collaboration between Tauranga City Council, Western Bay of Plenty District Council, Bay of Plenty Regional Council and Tangata Whenua working in partnership with central Government (particularly the NZTA), businesses, education groups, industry and the community.The 'SmartGrowth Partnership' refers to an alliance between local and territorial authorities and tangata whenua. However SmartGrowth is wider than local government. The strength of the Strategy is in large part due to the proactive role of community and strategic partners. The partnership is heavily dependent on a range of Government and non-Government agencies and community groups to help with implementation.

9. SmartGrowth 2004 was primarily a response to the demands of rapid population growth. In 2001, 135 people each week were coming to live in western Bay and putting enormous pressure on the inadequate infrastructure in both urban and rural areas. SmartGrowth established a single blueprint for growth "The Settlement Pattern" which covered the whole of the western Bay and identified the future growth areas as well as the infrastructure and funding requirements to enable their development.

10. SmartGrowth 2013 has evolved from a growth management plan into a spatial plan which involves the community and includes aspirations and actions across all the wellbeings and multiple stakeholders. It has become a vehicle for the western Bay of Plenty to address issues collaboratively and present a united voice, including to central Government and adjoining districts and regions. It also enables the region to obtain quality evidence to inform decision making, including for transport needs.

11. A Joint Officials Group was established in the Bay of Plenty to advise on transport needs for the region. In 2005 , the Bay of Plenty received a special Crown allocation of $150 million to address urgent transport issues, including increasing congestion in the western Bay of Plenty sub-region (Western Bay of Plenty District and Tauranga City), resulting from rapid population growth. The Crown contribution of $150m (excl GST) was approved to “address congestion and improve access and safety through investment in strategic roading, passenger transport, transport demand management (TDM), and walking and cycling.” (Recommendations of the Cabinet Papers for: Bay of Plenty Transport (Joint Officials Group) And Road Tolling Scheme and Borrowing: Tauranga Harbour Bridge Duplication - Harbour Link” www.beehive.govt.nz

12. Another initiative, aimed at improving interregional connections, is the Upper North Island Strategic Alliance. This is an agreement to establish long-term collaboration between Auckland Council, Bay of Plenty Regional Council, Northland Regional Council,Waikato Regional Council, Hamilton City Council, Tauranga City Council and Whangarei District Council to respond to and manage a range of inter-regional and inter-metropolitan issues, including freight and transport.

13. More recently the Government has launched an independent regional growth study. The Toi Moana Bay of Plenty Regional Growth Study is an independent report commissioned by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) and the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI), in conjunction with the region.It was released in May 2015 and is one of a series of regional growth studies around the country.

14. Garry Maloney, Transport Policy Manager for the Bay of Plenty Regional Council, reports that, as there is widespread recognition of the pressing need to plan for and manage the region’s growth effectively, the Regional Transport Committee functions well as a strong advocate for its transport needs. The mayors of the territorial authorities sit on the committee and most have been on the committee for at least two terms. There is support for a regional, rather than local, view.

Approved Organisations – Significant Issues Update

Highway Network and Operations

15. Pakowhai/Links Road – no significant problems are foreseen with this. HNO reaching end of design phase. Comprehensive TMP will be in place when construction begins.

16. College Road/Silverstream Passing Lane and Realignment – was included in the National Land transport Programme as “Probable”.

17. The PakiPaki intersection safety upgrade is largely complete and an opening ceremony will be held on Friday 31 July.

18. Napier Port Access – discussed elsewhere in this report.

Hastings District Council

19. Whakatu arterial link - Designation complete. The only appeal received was withdrawn following a negotiated agreement between the parties. Land agreements are in place, with the exception of 2 which are currently under negotiation. The next stage is likely to be tree removal, but this will be done in a way that will not impact on the growers. Main construction is likely to begin in November.

20. Hastings- Clive sewer pipe installation underway.

21. Waitangi Bridge work underway.

22. Clive bridge work underway.

23. HDC is pleased with the cycle funding from the Urban Cycleways Fund which resulted from a regional bid. Puni Brown will be the project manager for this work.

Napier City Council

24. Prebensen Drive four-laning is approx. 35-40% of the way through

25. Major upgrade (stormwater and refurbishment) of Hastings St from Albion to Tennyson is approx. 30% of the way through

26. Warren St roundabout should be underway by the end of July

27. Reconstruction of Te Awa Ave underway

28. Orutu roundabout (near Parklands) should be underway in around a month’s time. This is likely to result in a change of the speed limit from 100 to 80kms on this section of Prebensen Drive

Wairoa District Council

29. Wairoa District fully utilised its 2012-15 allocations from the NZ Transport Agency.

30. Repairs resulting from recent snowstorms probably won’t reach the Transport Agency emergency works threshold

31. WDC is realistic about its cycle funding application, which was not included in the National Land Transport Programme. More work is needed to develop the proposal.

32. Aram Goes is leaving the Wairoa District Council to take up a position with Fiji Roads

Central Hawke’s Bay

33. Returned $600,000 of unspent funding to NZTA, due mainly to issues with contractors. New contractor now in place.

34. Porangahau Road project currently on hold as forestry trucks from the Tararua are currently not passing through CHB roads, due to the location of logging.

Hawke’s Bay Regional Council

35. The Regional Cycle Plan is now complete and copies are available on request or on the Regional Council website.

36. Public transport results - refer separate item.

Decision Making Process

37. Council is required to make a decision in accordance with Part 6 Sub-Part 1, of the Local Government Act 2002 (the Act). Staff have assessed the requirements contained within this section of the Act in relation to this item and have concluded that, as this report is for information only and no decision is to be made, the decision making provisions of the Local Government Act 2002 do not apply.

Recommendation

1. That the Regional Transport Committee receives the August 2015 Transport Manager’s report.

Anne Redgrave

Transport Manager

Attachment/s

There are no attachments for this report.

Item	Action	Person Responsible	Due Date	Status Comment
Sealing of State Highway 38	For regular update	Wairoa District representative	Aug 2015	Wairoa District Council has now commenced maintenance of the route. Suggest removal from regular update.
Napier Gisborne Rail Line	For regular update	Chairman Alan Dick	Aug 2015	A verbal update will be given at the meeting. Recent correspondence with KiwiRail is copied below.
One Network Road Classification	For regular update	Transport Manager	Aug 2015	All Road Controlling Authorities have now submitted their plans to transition to the new classification. Suggest removal from regular update.
Implications on the transport network of the Awatoto Bottling Plant	For regular update	Transport Manager	Aug 2015	The Tomoana bottling plant is currently under construction. There has been no visible progress at the other planned sites at Whakatu and Awatoto.

1	NZ Transport Agency Regional Director's report for August 2015
2	NLTP 2015-18 Hawke's Bay Factsheet
3	Urban Cycle Fund 2015-18 Factsheet