3 rd International Road Surface Friction Conference Gold

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

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

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

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

• 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 L L

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

Codes of Practice www. ukroadsliaisongroup. org L

is: Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning and Transport • 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 L www. adeptnet. org. uk L

Structure Presidents Team President Vice President Second Vice President Honorary Secretary & Treasurer Committees Engineering Planning & Regeneration Transport Environment Working Groups Bridges Soils and Materials Highway Asset Management Street Lighting L Service Improvement Group Countryside Traffic and Safety Integrated Transport L Finance

Headlines • £ 6 m 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 L L

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 Group 2 Business Improvement L Group 4 Research and Data Management Governance Lean Management Change Management Incentives for change and innovation Research and Horizon Scanning Price/Quality Measurement Benchmarking of costs and performance www. dft. gov. uk/pgr/regional/hmep L

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 L www. leics. gov. uk/mha L

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

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

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

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Leicestershire’s Site categories and Investigatory Levels Site category and definition Investigatory Level at 50 km/h 0. 3 B Dual carriageway non-event C Single carriageway non-event Q Approaches to and across minor roads and junctions. Q Approaches to roundabouts K Approaches to pedestrian xings and other high risk sites. R Roundabout G 1 Gradient 5 -10% longer than 50 m G 2 Gradient >10% longer than 50 m S 1 Bend radius <500 m – dual carriageway S 2 Bend radius 250 m - 500 m – single carriageway S 2* Bend radius <250 m – single carriageway 0. 35 0. 45 0. 50 0. 55 0. 60 0. 65

Sideway-force Coefficient Routine Investigation Maintenance

Grip Tester

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

Using Highway Condition Data

Using Highway Condition Data

Using Highway Condition Data Grip Tester

Using Highway Condition Data Scanner

Using Highway Condition Data Deflectograph

Accident Investigation Sites

A 50 Junction, Groby Before After anti–skid treatment

Eastwell Crossroads Before After anti-skid treatment

Evidence of the reduction in road casualties solely through surfacing improvements in Leicestershire (2007 -2010) Treatment No. of Schemes Reduction of accidents over 3 years Anti Skid 2 6 (67%) Surface dressing with high PSV material 9 43 (77%) Re-texturing 1 10 (70%) Average reduction 76%

Goodbye to this! Any Questions?