1. IHT Central and Southern Scotland Branch Evening Meeting 11 June World Road Association Technical Committee D Management of Road Infrastructure Assets
Donald Morrison
Head of Asset Management, Finance and Technical
Trunk Road Network Management Directorate
Transport Scotland

2. Overview The Committee Why did we get involved?
Work Programme and Outputs

3. TC D.1 Management of Road Infrastructure Assets
Sub Group D1.1 – Benchmarking of Asset Management Methods
Sub Group D Data Collection for Road Infrastructure Management
Sub Group D1.3 – Allocation of Resources Across Asset Classes

4. Sub Group D1.1 Benchmarking of Asset Management Methods
Strategies
Outputs
Identify best practice in asset management systems with key aspects for Road Authorities at different stages of development to consider when choosing a system.
Review costs associated with asset systems and recommend where costs are best focused.
Illustrate through case studies the best practice for Road Authorities to adopt.
Produce benchmark of costs for typical systems, relative to investment in assets.

5. Why did we get involved? TS is a major infrastructure “owner”.
We are actively keeping abreast of asset management developments both in the Highways sector and cross-industry.
TS has an Asset Management Improvement Programme.

6. The Trunk Road Asset
Trunk Roads 3432 km (6.3% of Scottish Road Network)
Motorways 539 km
A roads Dual 512 km
A roads Single 2381 km
Local Road 54,776 km
Total volume 42,718 (all roads)
of road traffic 15,906 (trunk roads)(37%)
(mveh-km 2006) 12,265 (cars),
1,622 (HGV’s)(62%)
Asset Value £15.4 billion
Over 11,000 road works sites per annum
6,500 structures
87,600 gullies
17,500 lighting columns
38,000 manholes
43,000 signs

7. Maintenance and Management Arrangements

8. Trunk Roads Network Management Directorate
ASSET MANAGER
NETWORK OPERATOR
NETWORK MAINTAINER

9. Maintenance and Management Arrangements

10. Budget 2007/08 2008/09 Maintenance and Operations £243m £209m
2007/ /09
Maintenance and Operations £243m £209m
Structural Roads and Bridges £84m £62m
Routine and Winter £79m £72m
Minor Improvements £22m £14m
Traffic Scotland £12m £16m
DBFO £42m £41m
Other £ 4m £ 4m

11. Asset Management Definitions
Asset management is the systematic and coordinated activities and practices through which an organisation optimally manages its assets, and their associated performance, risks and expenditures over the lifecycle for the purpose of achieving its organisational strategic plan
BSi PAS 55 Definition
Asset management is a strategic approach that identifies the optimal allocation of resources for the management, operation, preservation and enhancement of the highway infrastructure to meet the needs of current and future customers
Framework for Highway Asset Management (2004)

12. The current situation for many organisations
Asset Management –
Bringing it all together
The current situation for many organisations
Asset Management
Policy
and Strategy
KPIs
Maintenance
Planning
Data
Transport
Strategy
IT Systems
Customer
Aspirations
Business
Process
Value
Management
Option
Appraisal
Whole Life
Costs
Risk
Management
Future
Demand
Work
Delivery
Financial
Planning
Supply
Chain

13. TS Asset Management Improvement Programme 2007-2009 Work Packages
Road Asset Management Plan (RAMP)
Network hierarchy
Gap analysis
Performance management framework
Information and systems
Lifecycle planning
Value management
Risk plans
Weigh in motion
Asset valuation
Process mapping
Computerised decision support tool

14. TC D.1.1 Sub group Work Programme Members
Ramesh Sinhal (Chairman
Alfred Wenninger-Vycudil
Gerhard Eberl
Domonique Rafanomeza
Ricardo Solorio Murillo
Sophie Tekie
Bert de Wit
Chris Parkman
Donald Morrison
Fernando Varela Soto
Richard Abell
Stephen Gaj
Viktor Bardoczky
Racid Tabbouchy
Jose Ortiz-Garcia
England
Austria
Madagascar
Mexico
Namibia
Netherlands
New Zealand
Scotland
Spain
USA
Hungary
Morocco
Colombia

15. TC D.1.1 Sub group Work Programme Methodology
Produce case studies for:
New Zealand
Scotland
Namibia
Colombia
Netherlands
USA
England
Draft case studies aligned with structure of International Infrastructure Management Manual
Include costs of asset management to the organisation (human process, data collection/management, IT system etc,
Identify and Confirm Best Practice
Benchmark Costs
Present Findings at WRA World Congress Mexico 2011
Produce a report and publish article in Routes/Roads (quarterly WRA publication)

16. Work Programme

17. Points to Note Committee Meetings
Committee meets twice per year
Work of sub-group to be reported back to whole committee at start of each bi-annual meeting
Canvas views on direction taken (i.e. get feedback)
Liaise with other Technical Committees eg. D.2 Road Pavements and D.3 Road Bridges
Develop concepts and detail further within D1.1
Present update at end of each meeting

18. Points to Note Focus
Focus on developing as well as developed countries to be maintained
Committee to organise 2 asset management seminars over the course of the cycle
Gaps in knowledge should be highlighted
Recommendations are to be made for choosing and using asset management approach

19. Thank You donald. morrison@transportscotland. gsi. gov. uk www
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