Planning for Freight Hume Region Pilot

1. Planning for Freight Hume Region Pilot 30 May 2013

2. The Pilot • Outcome of research on local government freight planning capacity http://roseedconsult.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/planning-for-freight.pdf • Part of MAV 4 Year Planning for Freight Program • Incorporates local Heavy Vehicle route identification Statewide process • Articulation with sub-regional and regional frameworks

3. Why should LG be involved? • Already a “mob at the table”? • New asset management responsibilities • Local access and safety priority need for industry • Regional road funding allocation model emerging • Funding for smaller “packages” of infrastructure suited to a region • Strategic regional approach efficient and effective • Reinforces/enhances regional strategic work

4. Tasks • Review of relevant reports and strategies • Capture freight issues from the 12 councils and regional agencies • Document the freight network • Assess current and future freight task and network capacity and impediments • Strategies to address local and cross-municipal freight issues • Create templates and process guidance for local government • Prepare Hume Region Freight Improvement Plan

5. Local freight issues I • Multiple routes/large scale asset versus small scale, incremental economic development activity • Use of local roads as arterial alternatives/O-D routes without declaration/management by VicRoads • Heavy Vehicle access permits enforcement activity and link to asset deterioration • Vital need for supply chain productivity strategies for manufacturing, especially food • Facilitation of nationally significant freight corridors and places in the region • Revision of “B” class road strategy for higher productivity and mixed use safety

6. Local freight issues II • Lack of engagement with T&L industry • Scope to expand HV facilities at highway service centres • Freight deliveries to commercial precincts – new design templates • Freight not an intrinsic part of planning process • TIRES under-funded • Need for similar model for Livestock, Dairy, Quarries and Water Extraction industries – consideration of SA commodity routes model? • Inclusion of freight requirements in Infrastructure Design Manual • Regional cities planning an opportunity to integrate freight management strategies and design • As of right land uses that are increasing transport activity – effective management solutions and strategic intent • Industry investment in strategic routes – need for a model that works • NHVR guidance and support for local government taking on HV access decisions

7. The outputs • Context Report reviewing regional and relevant studies – identifying themes and gaps and influential policy development • Strategic Freight Management Issues x LGA and across the region documented • Maps on GIS platforms – Freight Impacted Roads; B-double gazetted routes; Strategic Freight Routes & PBS routes for each LGA and the region • Freight Network Improvement register and cost estimates • Freight Improvement Package Rapid Appraisal • Planning for Freight Implementation Plan • Freight in our Community event

10. Key Issues & Challenges in regional approach • Commitment of council resources and capacity • Enabling smaller LGAs to participate meaningfully • Bottom up process • Engagement with T&L operators and local businesses • Alignment with other levels of government priorities/perspective • Cross-discipline coordination • Gaining a federated consensus on priorities • Tailoring engagement with local communities

11. Challenges for asset & infrastructure managers • PBS represents a shift to focus on asset not vehicle • Difficult to be strategic when maintaining safety is a challenge PLUS natural disaster impacts • Balance between short term economic imperative and long term sustainable asset management frameworks • Rural shires challenge – large asset; most routes require HV access; least capacity and resources; high economic consequences; BCR difficult on volumes • Interface with state/national asset

12. Strategies & Tools • Use the on-line Route Assessment Tool • Collate data on heavy vehicle damage to assets • Monitor accident rates involving freight vehicles • Record truck queuing and informal parking of freight vehicles • Assess access routes to freight places • Bridge and culvert capacity • Intersections and site access • Create a “freight impacted roads” subset in Road Management Plan • Issue maps of preferred freight routes to induce usage

13. Strategies & Tools • New level of engagement with freight owners and carriers • Commodity/industry movement plans • Share the Wear prioritisation and funding model • Use of prioritisation matrix to overcome volume dominance • Use of Rapid Appraisal to refine priorities

14. HUME PLANNING FOR FREIGHT ROUTE UPGRADE PRIORITISATION MATRIX-SHIRE OF STRATHBOGIE 25-2-2013

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