1. 3 rd International Road Surface Friction Conference Gold Coast Australia 15 – 18 May 2011 Safer Road Surfaces – Saving Lives

2. Matthew Lugg Chair of UK Roads Board Vice President of ADEPT Chair of Midland Highway Alliance Chair of Operational Delivery for HMEP Director of Environment and Transport, Leicestershire County Council

3. Topics Covered About me and the UK networking organisations UKRB, ADEPT, MHA, HMEP Leicestershire’s approach to improving skid resistance to reduce road casualties

4. Leicestershire Population – 644,700 Highways Budget - £50m Length of road network - 4,340km

5. Formed – 2001 Representation – Department for Transport, Scottish Executive, Welsh Office, Northern Ireland Roads plus Local Government Technical Groups Gives advise to government and develops and promulgates best practice LL

6. UK Roads Liaison Group UK Bridges Board UK Roads Board UK Network Management Board UK Lighting Board Asset Management Group Footway and Cycle track Management Group Pavement Condition Management Group UK Roads Liaison Group Structure L

7. Codes of Practice L www.ukroadsliaisongroup.org

8. is:- Formerly County Surveyors Society from 1885 Nationally and internationally respected, authoritative professional body First choice for Government and stakeholders for advice Strategically positioned on hot issues An inclusive, participative and responsive membership An advisory centre of excellence, but reaching to regions Influencing policy for members and customers Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning and Transport www.adeptnet.org.uk LL

9. Structure President Vice President Second Vice President Honorary Secretary & Treasurer EngineeringPlanning & Regeneration TransportEnvironment Finance Presidents Team Committees Bridges Soils and Materials Highway Asset Management Street Lighting Service Improvement Group Countryside Traffic and Safety Integrated Transport Working Groups LL

10. Headlines £6m secured to support a 2 year efficiency programme – 2011/12 and 2012/13. Solutions to be sector led, transferable and adaptable Must capitalise on existing efficiency work and seed fund any further research. Content of programme must bring value for money. Needs to be a transformational programme which embeds efficiency LL

11. Work Streams Group 1 Efficient Operational Delivery Procurement Strategies Shared service provisions Asset Management Planning Design Standards Group 3 Communications Capability and Communication and Marketing Skills – capability and capacity Benefits realisation LL Group 2 Business Improvement Governance Lean Management Change Management Incentives for change and innovation Group 4 Research and Data Management Research and Horizon Scanning Price/Quality Measurement Benchmarking of costs and performance www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/regional/hmep

12. Midlands Highways Alliance What is it? 16 East Midlands local authorities with common interests in improving performance and making efficiency savings in the delivery of highway services working in collaboration LL www.leics.gov.uk/mha

13. Governance LL Midlands Alliance Executive Board Programme Board Skills Academy Medium Schemes Working Group Team Contract Working Group Commodities Working Group Professional Services Working Group

14. Benefits for Councils and Service Users Savings in procurement costs £11m (in 3 years) Sharing Best Practise means higher levels of service for all Access to additional resources/expertise Develops skills and training opportunities LL

15. UK Government’s 10 Year Road Safety Strategy for 2000-2010 40% reduction in KSI

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17. Leicestershire’s Site categories and Investigatory Levels Site category and definitionInvestigatory Level at 50km/h 0.30.350.40.450.500.550.600.65 BDual carriageway non-event CSingle carriageway non-event QApproaches to and across minor roads and junctions. QApproaches to roundabouts KApproaches to pedestrian xings and other high risk sites. RRoundabout G1Gradient 5-10% longer than 50m G2Gradient >10% longer than 50m S1Bend radius <500m – dual carriageway S2Bend radius 250m - 500m – single carriageway S2*Bend radius <250m – single carriageway

18. Sideway-force Coefficient Routine Investigation Maintenance

19. Grip Tester

20. Griptester Survey Annual survey 30% of A and B roads Investigatory levels based on local strategy with reference to TD 28/04 Results in GIS format Used for scheme identifications e.g. annual surface dressing programme Used by Accident Investigation Unit

21. Using Highway Condition Data

23. Using Highway Condition Data Grip Tester

24. Using Highway Condition Data Scanner

25. Using Highway Condition Data Deflectograph

26. Accident Investigation Sites

27. A50 Junction, Groby Before After anti–skid treatment

28. Eastwell Crossroads BeforeAfter anti-skid treatment

29. Evidence of the reduction in road casualties solely through surfacing improvements in Leicestershire (2007-2010) TreatmentNo. of SchemesReduction of accidents over 3 years Anti Skid26 (67%) Surface dressing with high PSV material 943 (77%) Re-texturing110 (70%) Average reduction 76%

30. Goodbye to this! Any Questions?

31. Heathrow December 2010

32. December 2010

33. Cumbria Floods 2009 Northside Bridge Workington

34. Flooding Tewkesbury 2007