Planning for Freight Hume Region Pilot 30 May 2013

The Pilot Outcome of research on local government freight planning capacity Part of MAV 4 Year Planning for Freight Program Incorporates local Heavy Vehicle route identification Statewide process Articulation with sub-regional and regional frameworks 2

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 3

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 4

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 5

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 6

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 7

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9 ITEMTASK LEADTEAM Q2Q3Q4Q1Q2Q3Q4Q1Q2Q3Q4Q1Q2Q3Q4 Endorsement and transition to implementation 1 Disseminate PFF Pilot report to each Council for endorsement RMFTSG 2Add LG Freight Improvement Package to regional advocacy RDARMF/LGAs 3Agree a coordination mechanism for PFF implementation TSGLGAs Gazettal, transfer or declaration of strategic freight routes for HML access 4 Revise gazetted routes for B-doubles LGAs 5 Determine and notify NHVR of preferred PBS routes LGAsNHVR

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 10

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 11

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 12

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 13

14 CANDIDATE ROUTE DESCRIPTION Regional connectivity Freight volume Freight value Productivity for business Carbon footprint reduction Intermodal choice SafetyCommunity Amenity Balmattum Road  x  xx  Nagambie Locksley Rd  x  xx  Avenel Freeway Interchange  x  x  Avenel Railway crossing roundabout  x  x  HUME PLANNING FOR FREIGHT ROUTE UPGRADE PRIORITISATION MATRIX-SHIRE OF STRATHBOGIE

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