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ROADS Services Training Group LOCAL AUTHORITY ROADS CONFERENCE 2015

Reforms, Challenges and Safety

Treacys West County Hotel, Ennis, May 2015.

Reforms, Challenges and Safety

RLR Funding 2015 Dominic MullaneyPrincipal Adviser

DTTAS

Road Grant Profile 1994 - 2015

Year National Grants RLR Grants

1994 €246 m €139 m

1997 €331 m €226 m

2000 €657 m €341 m

2003 €1,223 m €437 m

2005 €1,317 m €501 m

2007 €1,768 m €608 m

2009 €1,488 m €451 m

2011 €723 m €453 m

2013 €321 m €401 m

2014 €364 m €359 m

2015 €364 m €294 m

2014/2015 RLR Grants 2014 payment of €359m included a €50m

Stimulus from start of year, €18m stimulus from May & €14.1m for severe weather.

€22m from the 2014 monies related to councils which are now self funding (or part self funding) from LPT

The overall net amount is down by 5% from start of 2014 to start of 2015

2014/2015 RLR Grants (continued) Capital & Current monies for the NRA have

stabilised in 2015 (albeit at a low level) - €364m

Capital & Current monies for RLRs are down in cash terms because 2014 included stimulus & storm damage monies but the base figure when these are excluded shows a slight increase - €294m

RLR Grants in 2015 Restoration Improvement€146m Restoration Maintenance €41m Discretionary Grant €63m Bridge Rehabilitation €8m Specific & Strategic €16m Urban Block €4m Low Cost Safety €8m Miscellaneous €8m

Main Features in 2015 Urban Block grants gone except for Cork &

Galway cities Dublin Authorities are to be self funding in

respect of roads (using LPT) 85% of monies are given under RI, RM & DG

(based on RLR km length in each authority) RMO in place from start of year Continued focus on LCS & Bridge Rehabilitation Pilot CIS complete – no separate monies but

authorities may use up 7.5% of RI & RM

Information sought Submission of DG-1 & RM-1 summary

forms for 2015 Information to be entered into MapRoad

browser for RI, RM, DG & CIS

The above information is required by the 15th May 2015.

The Road Schedule needs to be correct in MapRoad (desktop GIS). No information can

be recorded in the system for a road that is not present in the PMS mapper.

Use the MapRoad PMS browser to enter in proposed works. Alternatively a New Works

APP will be launched to mark these up on site

Identify start and end of Works as well as length, width, unit cost, estimated cost,

materials

Preparing the Roads Programme

All programmes entered to MapRoad PMS

Browser

Programme submitted to DTTaS via a Submit

button

LA can export programme to Form B spreadsheet

format for their records

Alterations to programme submitted via same

mechanism

Updated programme can be re-submitted

towards end of year with completed (After)

section populated based on updated PMS

information

PSCI rating included in data transfer

Return of 2015 Roads Programme

This is no longer completed by the local authority. Instead the MapRoad PMS can generate this form based on the information entered by the authority. This form is not to be sent to the DTTaS as the electronic transfer manages this process

Form B

Reference Circular – RW 21/2014 History of Works Surface Inventory Surveys (Mechanical and Visual) Record of Completed Works Survey on Progress on Pavement

Management RMO Workshops Grants & Data

Roads Act 2015 provides for Merger of NRA & RPA At the request of the Minister the NRA can

undertake certain tasks on RLRs such as salt procurement, bridge frameworks etc

For a project requiring an EIS, NRA or LA can seek a pre-consultation with ABP

Power for Minister to specify standards & increased recognition of NRA standards

Payment of tolls provision

2015 Roads Act does not include certain issues which are to be dealt with in a later Bill

The transfer of the motorway network from Local Authorities to the NRA

Co-ordination of Road Works provisions to be moved from Traffic Act & strengthened

Other miscellaneous provisions

LPT in 2015Number of Councils Percentage Reduction

17 No change

1 1.5%

4 3%

1 7.5%

2 10%

6 15%

Returns from 2014 6 councils used some DG monies for LIS

(1%, 4%, 5%, 6%, 10% & 11%)

4 councils availed of full 25% switch from RI to DG

9 councils availed of partial switch from RI to DG

15 councils did not switch from RI to DG

Own Resources Aim is to get accurate picture of own

resources expenditure by authorities What should we capture?

- total spend related to roads budget including central costs (insurances, etc)- project costs not covered under grants- direct road works outside of grants but completed by authority

It is likely that future grants will be in some way linked to own resources expenditure

Future Matters Capital Programme 2015 -2020 due to be

published in June Any extra monies for 2016 & 2017 are

likely to be very limited but prospects from 2018 onward are somewhat better

To address backlog of works will also require increased LA funding

New 4 year RI programme to be sought Aim to have more comprehensive data on

all pavement works by end of this year