Briefing to Portfolio Committee on Transport Technical Standards

Briefing to Portfolio Committee on Transport Technical Standards, Guidelines, Manuals used in the Road Construction & Maintenance Environment 15 MARCH 2011 1

Outline • Background o • Technical Standards, Guidelines & Manuals o Coordination Structures Summary of all Standards o o The TRH Series of Documents o The TMH Series of Documents o The UTG Series of Documents o SANRAL Specifications o DOT Documents o • • COLTO Specifications SABS Documents o Other Documents developed for SADC / Industry Work in Progress Current Submissions for COTO approval Challenges Questions & Discussions 2

Technical Standards, Guidelines & Manuals • Contractual Specifications o o • General Condition of Contracts published by COLTO (now COTO) General Condition of Contracts published by the International Federation of Consulting Engineers (FIDIC) Technical Specifications o o The TRH Series of Documents o The TMH Series of Documents o The UTG Series of Documents o DOT/SANRAL/SABS Documents o • COLTO Specifications SADC o Other Documents developed by Industry Laboratory Specifications o Standards published by the SABS o Focuses on materials & test procedures, etc. o Other Documents 3

Technical Standards, Guidelines & Manuals • • • The custodianship for the development, maintenance of National Standards is the SABS. The custodianship & funding for the development and maintenance of road infrastructure Technical Norms, Guidelines & Manuals has traditionally been with the Committee of Land Transport Officials (COLTO), now known as COTO). Agrément South Africa is responsible for the assessment and certification of innovative non-standardised construction products, systems, materials, components and processes, which are not fully covered by a South African Bureau of Standard or code of practice 4

Coordination Structures (Inter. Governmental) Roads Coordinating Body (RCB) • • • RCB was established to streamline and co-ordinate service delivery planning and implementation and to ensure integrated delivery. RCB consists of Do. T, National Treasury, DPLG, Provincial Roads Authorities, Metropolitan Roads Authorities, NDPW, SALGA, and SANRAL. Functions of RCB include: o Coordination of road sector support, including other relevant stakeholders such as SALGA, DPLG, NDPW and National Treasury, for the implementation of key government programmes. o Monitoring and evaluation of roads service delivery in order to ensure that investment achieves the desired impact. o To identify and schedule key areas jointly with roads authorities in order to allow the latter to prioritize the funds. o 5 Provide Leadership, Monitoring & Oversight to specialist technical sub-committees

RCB Technical Sub-Committees Technical Committee Road Signs & Route Numbering & Safety Engineering Overload Control Committee NOCTC Focus Area Abnormal Loads – Committee ALTC Road Traffic Signage, navigational signs, special events signs, symbols, outdoor advertising, 2010 signage, research & route numbering Overload Control Strategies, weighbridges, statistics, research, monitoring & evaluations Abnormal routes, clearance / permits, procedures & research Survey TMH 11 amendment & research Construction & Maintenance Service delivery, documentation, LIC, EPWP, new technology & research Roads Material Committee Monitor/coordinate, APT(HVS & MMLS), RPF, SAPDM & research Geometric Design Committee Amendment to geometric design manuals, NMT & research RNMS Committee Road Network Management Systems & research Construction Plant Committee Departmental Construction plant & equipment, fleet management & research General Structures and Bridge Loading Bridge design codes, management, maintenance & research Infrastructure Protection Utilities, way leaves, land use, access control – game reserves – statutory compliance, TIA, Engineering Service contributions, RAM & research Lack of technical capacity and proposed ways to address, coordinate subcommittee research initiative Human Capital and Research initiatives 6

Coordination Structures (Private Sector): Roads Pavement Forum (RPF) • RPF is a forum to share and exchange information and technologies and to discuss issues of strategic importance to the roads construction industry o o Promoting best practice; Co-ordination and linkage with other groupings; o Establishment of task groups with specific national objectives; o Provision of sufficient time for participation/discussion/advice and for social interactions; o Dissemination of new technologies; o Provision of a forum for acceptance of technological changes; o • Providing a perspective of overarching strategic issues as it affects pavement engineering. Provision of a forum for interaction between theory and practice and for identification of technology development needs. RPF has been sponsored by the Cement and Concrete Institute (C&CI), the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), the Southern African Bitumen Association (Sabita), the Aggregate and Sand Producers’ Association of South Africa (ASPASA), the South African Ready Mix Association (SARMA), the South African Roads Federation (SARF) & the Society of Asphalt Technology (SAT) in 7 November 2009.

SUMMARY OF STANDARDS 8

“COLTO SPECIFICATIONS” – S. A’s ROAD ENGINEER’S BIBLE 9

Technical Recommendations for Highways (TRH Series of Documents) Number Title Date TRH 1 Prime coats and bituminous curing membranes 1986 TRH 2 1978 TRH 3 Geotechnical and soil engineering mapping for roads and the storage of materials data Surfacing seals for rural and urban roads TRH 4 Structural design of flexible pavements for interurban and rural roads 1996 TRH 5 Statistical concepts of quality control and their application in road construction 1987 TRH 6 Nomenclature and methods for describing the condition of asphalt pavements 1985 TRH 7 Use of bitumen emulsions in the construction and maintenance of roads 1994 TRH 8 Design and use of Hot-mix asphalt in pavements 1987 TRH 9 Construction of road embankments 1982 TRH 10 Design of road embankments 1994 TRH 11 Guidelines for the conveyance of abnormal loads 2010 TRH 12 Flexible pavement rehabilitation investigation and design 1997 TRH 13 Cementitious stabilizers in road construction 1986 TRH 14 Guidelines for road construction materials 2007 10 1985

Technical Recommendations for Highways (TRH Series of Documents) Number Title Date TRH 15 Subsurface drainage for roads 1994 TRH 16 Traffic loading for pavement and rehabilitation design 1991 TRH 17 Geometric design of rural roads 1988 TRH 18 1993 TRH 21 The investigation, design, construction and maintenance of road cuttings Standard nomenclature and methods for describing the condition of jointed concrete pavements The structural design, construction and maintenance of unpaved roads Hot mix recycling TRH 22 Pavement management systems 1994 TRH 25 Guidelines for the hydraulic design and maintenance of river crossings: Vol 1: Hydraulics, hydrology and ecology 1994 Vol 2: Structural aspects, bridge configurations and foundations 1994 Vol 3: Embankment and bank protection 1994 TRH 19 TRH 20 1989 2009 Vol 4: Parameters for the design of low-level structures Vol 5: Bridge management of river bridges 1994 Vol 6: Risk analysis of river crossing failure 1994 Vol 7: Legal aspects 11 1994

Technical Methods for Highways (TMH Series of Documents) Number Title TMH 1 Standard methods of testing road construction materials 1986 TMH 2 National standard for the spraying performance of binder distributors 1979 TMH 3 Traffic axle load surveys for pavement design 1988 TMH 4 Superseded by TRH 17 TMH 5 Sampling methods for road construction materials 1981 TMH 6 Special methods for testing roads 1984 TMH 7 Code of practice for the design of highway bridges and culverts in SA, Parts 1 & 2 1981 TMH 7 Code of practice for the design of highway bridges and culverts in SA, Part 3 1989 TMH 8 Verkeerstellingsprosedures vir buitestedelike paaie 1987 TMH 9 1992 TMH 10 Pavement management systems: Standard visual assessment manual for flexible pavements Manual for the completion of as-built materials data sheets TMH 11 Standard survey methods 1997 TMH 12 Pavement management systems: Standard visual assessment manual for unsealed roads, version 1 Proficiency testing schemes for quality control of road building materials N/A Date 1993 Dec 2000 NEW 12

Urban Transport Guidelines (UTG Series of Documents) Number Title Date UTG 1 Guidelines for the geometric design of urban arterial roads 1986 UTG 2 Structural design of segmental block pavements for South Africa 1987 UTG 3 Structural design of urban roads 1988 UTG 4 Guidelines for urban stormwater management 1991 UTG 5 Geometric design of urban collector roads 1988 UTG 6 Guidelines on maintenance management for large municipalities 1989 UTG 7 Geometric design of urban local residential streets 1989 UTG 8 Guidelines for the preparation of an urban transport plan 1989 UTG 9 Guidelines for the transportation system management process 1991 UTG 10 Guidelines for the geometric design of commercial and industrial local streets 1990 UTG 11 Guidelines for public participation in land use/transport planning 1990 UTG 12 Pavement management systems: standard visual assessment manual for flexible pavements in urban areas 1996 13

SANRAL Documents Title Geometric Design Manual Date Nov 2002 Road Drainage Manual 2007 Routine road maintenance guidance manual Jun 2000 Die uitleg en ontwerp van rus- en diensareas 1982 Toegang van en na fasiliteite langs nasionale deurpaaie 1991 Code of Procedures for the Planning and Design of Highway and Road Structures in South Africa Design Manual for Standard Box Culverts Book I: Design Book II: Standard Drawings Review of SA Bitumen Specification to take cognisance of compositional balance relative to long -term behaviour Handleiding vir die hervestiging van plantegroei in padreserwes Feb 2002 Labour Intensive Construction Guidelines (LICT 1 – 16) (and videos) 1996/1997 Procedures for road planning and geometric design Jan 2003 Policies in respect of road planning and design Jan 2003 Policy Design Guideline Standards for Single Carriageway National Roads - Draft 1981 1996 1993 14 May 2009

DOT Documents Title Southern African Development Community Road Traffic Signs Manual SADCRTSM Volume 1 South African Road Traffic Signs Manual SARTSM Volume 2 South African Road Traffic Signs Manual SARTSM Volume 3 Southern African Development Community Road Traffic Signs Manual SADCRTSM Volume 4 Design & upgrade of highway bridges Date Nov 1997 Apr 2001 Nov 1997 Specs for durability performance of concrete Parking standards 2 nd edition PG 3/85 Bus Terminals and Bus Stations: Planning and Design Guidelines by DOT (Metroplan) PG 2/85 Route Numbering and Destination Analysis Sept 1986 National Guidelines for Traffic Calming CR-96/036 Pedestrian and Bicycle Facility Guidelines Mar 1996 15 Aug 2003

SABS Documents Number Title Date SANS 1186 Symbolic safety signs Parts 1 to 5 SABS 1186 1997 SANS 1200 Standardized specification for civil engineering construction SABS 1200 1986 SANS 1277 Streetlighting luminaires SABS 1277 1980 SANS 1279 Floodlighting luminaires SABS 1279 1980 SANS 1350 Guardrails for roads (W- section) SABS 1350 1982 SANS 1442 Roadstuds SABS 1442 1987 SANS 1459 Traffic lights SABS 1459 2002 SANS 1519 Road signs Part 1 and 2 SABS 1519 1997 SANS 1547 Traffic signal controllers SABS 1547 2001 SANS 1555 Road- works delineators SABS 1555 1992 SANS 1670 Warning lights SABS 1670 1996 SANS 1701 Bearings Parts 1 to 7 SABS 1701 1997 SANS 1777 Photoelectric control units for lighting (PECUs) SABS 1777 2000 16

SABS Documents Number Title Date SANS 1806 Structural bearings - Bridge bearings - Materials, manufacture and installation SABS 1806 Incandescent lamps for traffic light signals SABS 1888 2002 SANS 51423 Road marking materials - Drop on materials - Glass beads, antiskid aggregates and mixtures of the two SABS EN 1423 SANS 51424 Road marking materials - Premix glass beads SABS EN 1424 1997 SANS 60570 Electrical supply track systems for luminaires SABS IEC 60570 1998 SANS 60598 Luminaires Parts 1 to 2 SABS IEC 60598 1999 SANS 9000 Quality management systems - Fundamentals and vocabulary SABS ISO 9000 Quality management and quality assurance standards Part 1: Guidelines for selection and use SABS ISO 9000 - 1 Quality management systems – Requirements SABS ISO 9001 2000 Quality management systems - Guidelines for performance improvements SABS ISO 9004 2000 SANS 90001 SANS 9004 1997 1994 2000 17

SABS Documents Number Title Date SANS 10120 1986 SANS 10326 Code of practice for use with standardized specifications for civil engineering construction and contract documents SABS 0120 Structural bearings - The design of bridge bearings SABS 0326 SANS 10341 Installation and maintenance of bearings - General guidelines SABS 0341 2000 SANS 457 2000 SANS 470 Wooden poles, droppers, guardrail posts and spacer blocks Part 1 to 3 SABS 457 Concrete poles for telephone, power and lighting purposes SABS 470 SANS 513 Retro- reflectors (reflex reflectors) SABS 513 2001 SANS 731 - 1 2001 SANS 972 Road and runway markings Part 1: Single- pack solvent- borne and waterborne paints SABS 731 - 1 Pine poles, cross- arms and spacers for power distribution, telephone systems and street lighting SABS 753 Signs for street and property identification Part 1 and 2 SABS 972 SANS 1088 Luminaire entries and spigots SABS 1088 1978 SANS 10120 Code of practice for use with standardized specifications for civil engineering construction and contract documents SABS 0120 1986 SANS 753 2000 1993 1994 2002 18

Other Documents developed for SADC / Industry Title Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Works CR-97/103 Code of Practice for the Geometric Design of Trunk Roads CR-97/049 Code of Practice for the Design of Road Pavements CR-97/105 Code of Practice for Pavement Rehabilitation CR-98/008 Code of Practice for the Design of Road Bridges and Culverts CR-97/104 SADC (SATCC) Low-volume Sealed Roads Date Sept 1998 Sept 1998 2003 19

CURRENT SUBMISSIONS awaiting COTO approval TRH 3: Design and Construction of Surfacing Seals TRH 20: Unsealed Roads: Design, Construction and Maintenance. TRH 11: Administrative Guidelines for Granting of Exemption Permits for the Conveyance of Abnormal Loads and Dimensional and Mass Limitations and Other Requirements for Abnormal Load Vehicles; and TRH 21: Hot Mix Recycled Asphalt 20

Work in Progress Completed • Documents by SANRAL o o Road Drainage Manual; Routine Road Maintenance Manual • RTMC - South Africa Road Safety Manual Volume 4: Road Safety Audits • SABITA Documents o o Hot-mix Asphalt Design Guidelines (SABITA) Appropriate Standards for Bitumen Surfacing (SABITA) • e. Thekwini Metro - Warm-mix Asphalt Design Guidelines • CSIR Documents o o Pothole Repair Manual 21 Structural Design Guidelines for Thin Layer Concrete (CSIR)

Work in Progress Draft • Documents by SANRAL o o o o o TMH 1: Standard methods of testing road construction materials; (partly) TRH 12: Flexible pavement rehabilitation investigation and design (Internal review); TMH 11: Standard survey methods; and Roads design in South Africa through the South African Pavement Design Method (SAPDM), . With the review of roads design, several TRH/TMH documents will be affected. South African Pavement Engineering Manual (SAPEM) ESC – Engineering Service Contributions Road Classification and Access Management Manual; South African Trip Data Manual; South African Engineering Service Contribution Manual for Municipal Road Infrastructure; 22

Work in Progress (Cont…) • Documents by SANRAL o o o South African Traffic Impact and Site Traffic Assessment Manual; South African Traffic Impact and Site Traffic Assessment Standards and Requirements Manual; National Guidelines for Services in Roads Reserves in South Africa; 23

Regulations for Quality Standards • SABS o o SANS 9000 : Quality management systems - Fundamentals and vocabulary SABS ISO 9000 SANS 9000 : Quality management and quality assurance standards Part 1: Guidelines for selection and use SABS ISO 9000 - 1 ISO 9000 -1 SANS 9001 : Quality management systems – Requirements SABS ISO 9001 SANS 9004 : Quality management systems - Guidelines for performance improvements SABS ISO 9004 24

How & When are Penalties Imposed • Guided by o o o PFMA MFMA General Conditions of Contract Special Provisions / Conditions of Contract Performance Based Contracts 25

Challenges • • Technical Capacity – both in Government & Private Sector • SANRAL and industry associations have partially been filling this gap, limited by their own space & capacity & resources. • After major restructuring at the Department and the formation of agencies, there has been a lack of investment & resources for the continuing updating these Manuals by Do. T. With the introduction of the Road Maintenance Grant, the proposed DORA Bill sates Department is now expected to update the relevant guidelines. 26

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