1. Planning for Freight Hume Region Pilot
30 May 2013

2. 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

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
Government strategic coordination through Hume Alliance
RDA Committee
Regional Management Forum
Hume Region Strategy Sub-regional groupings
Hume Region Strategy Transport Sub-Group
Mayors and CEOs
Moving more with less and more safely - new High Productivity Freight Vehicle Policy
DIT Infrastructure Funding Reform;
RDA Ernst Young LG financing model trial from Strong Foundations for Sustainable Local infrastructure/National Financing Authority for LG feasibility
Regional Infrastructure Fund streams
COAG Heavy Vehicle Charging & Investment Reform
NHVR

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

9. Endorsement and transition to implementation
ITEM
TASK
2013
2014
2015
2016
LEAD
TEAM Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1
Endorsement and transition to implementation 1
Disseminate PFF Pilot report to each Council for endorsement
RMF
TSG 2
Add LG Freight Improvement Package to regional advocacy
RDA
RMF/LGAs 3
Agree a coordination mechanism for PFF implementation
LGAs
Gazettal, transfer or declaration of strategic freight routes for HML access 4
Revise gazetted routes for B-doubles 5
Determine and notify NHVR of preferred PBS routes
NHVR

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
Cash, skills, networks, knowledge

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
CANDIDATE ROUTE DESCRIPTION
Regional connectivity
Freight volume
Freight value
Productivity for business
Carbon footprint reduction
Intermodal choice
Safety
Community Amenity
Balmattum Road  x
Nagambie Locksley Rd
Avenel Freeway Interchange
Avenel Railway crossing roundabout

17. THANK YOU