Mark Allan & Paul CullenDTM

“Roads and Streetworks Management and Co-ordination”

TfL Better Road and Streetworks Management

• An Industry Change of Culture– Partnership

– Participation

– Co-ordination

• Best Practice development– Training

– Standards

– Awareness

TfL’s Objectives

• Planning

• Programming

• Delivery

To co-ordinate its activities throughout the business cycle:

The Initial Business Requirements

• Internal co-ordination of programmes

• Better management information

• Changed business processes

The Business Process - As We Are

• Business Plan assembled

• Some schemes enter programme

Year A

Year B

• Programming of scheme delivery

• Delivery - Stewards notify TfL of works whereabouts

The Business Process - As We Want To Be

• All potential schemes enter database• Co-ordinated business plan assembled• Some schemes enter programme

Year A

Year B

• Co-ordinated Programming of scheme delivery

• Permitted Delivery - Stewards request location - and time-specific access to TfL network

The Clearview System

• Database • Mapping• Communications

and• Street gazetteer

Participants

• Business Planners

• Programming Engineers

• TfL Stewards

• Utilities

Today - TLRN

And tomorrow??

• All Utilities

• Boroughs

TfL Programme Co-ordination - Key Features

• Planned Works initially • Participation with the Utilities• Voluntary extension of the Code of Practice/EToN for scheme co-ordination

Publishing The Data

• TfL Delivery Divisions

• Stewards

Now to:

Ideally:

• Utilities

• Boroughs

Eventually:

• The Public and others

Clearview - Overview

• Integrated network management, co-ordination and permitting interface • In development at TfL• Will deliver:

– A central repository of planned works– At-a-glance visibility of all proposed works on the network– Accurate GIS mapping of works – Full database capability (Oracle platform)– Scheme Works Permitting

Clearview - Overview Continued

• It will allow the business to:– Better plan and co-ordinate works

– Mitigate predicted impact of works

– Make effective permitting decisions

Clearview - Scheme Planning & Delivery

TfL Delivery Teams-Streets-Buses-Other

TfL Delivery Teams-Streets-Buses-Other

Role of Co-ordinators:

Will have visibility of Schemes and Works co-ordination, planning and delivery to minimise disruption.

Where TfL is the permitting authority, the system will help manage permitting and enforcement.

Role of Co-ordinators:

Will have visibility of Schemes and Works co-ordination, planning and delivery to minimise disruption.

Where TfL is the permitting authority, the system will help manage permitting and enforcement.

Others•Boroughs•Royal Parks•Highway Authorities•Utilities

Others•Boroughs•Royal Parks•Highway Authorities•Utilities

CO-ORDINATORS OF STREET AND ROAD WORKSCO-ORDINATORS OF STREET AND ROAD WORKS

Clearview - Scheme Planning & Delivery

TfL

•LTCC•Corporate•Business Planning

TfL

•LTCC•Corporate•Business Planning Role of Others:

Will use the management system as asource of information to help shape their own policies and plans.

Role of Others:

Will use the management system as asource of information to help shape their own policies and plans.

Others

•Media/Public•Police•Network Rail•Motoring Organisations•Other Organisations (Freight, Pedestrian, etc.)•Counties•Central Government

Others

•Media/Public•Police•Network Rail•Motoring Organisations•Other Organisations (Freight, Pedestrian, etc.)•Counties•Central Government

Users of Street and Roadworks InformationUsers of Street and Roadworks Information

Clearview - Providing London-wide visibility of all Programmed Schemes

Zoom in to view Programmed Schemes in a specific area...

…and select any Programmed Scheme to view background detail

Zoom in to view Programmed Works in a specific area...

…and select any Programmed Works Item to view background detail

Search for Works Events by geographical area, dates, impact or time...

Zoom in to view Works Events in a specific area...

…and select any Works Event to view background detail

Requirements for good street & roadworks data

• Good IT systems

• Quality-assured data

• Proactive challenge of works notices

• Scrutiny of data submitted by the promoters of works

Quality Gazetteer requirements

• Creation of a Quality Pan-London Level 3 Gazetteer

• Maintenance and ownership of data

Utilising existing legislation to better effect

• Traffic Sensitivity• Special Engineering Difficulties (SED)• Reinstatement Category• Protected Streets• And others..

To deal with:

Enhancements to EToN

• Impact of works on various modes of transport (vehicles, buses, pedestrians, cyclists)

• Time of works (day/night, etc.)

• Locality within a street (footway,/carriageway lane, etc)

Requested in TfL’s COP response: