Black Spot Programs in South Australia

Jim PsyridisDepartment of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure

Overview

• Context• Funding Programs• Programs Overview

• Objectives/ Timing• Nomination / Eligibility Criteria/ Assessment

• Typical treatments• Effectiveness• Outcomes

National and State Road Safety Targets

National Road Safety Strategy 2011-2020

South Australia’s Strategic Plan - target T22

– By 2020, reduce annual numbers of road fatalities & serious injuries by at least 30% Road Safety

South Australia’s Road Safety Strategy 2020 – Towards Zero Together

– By 2020, annual fatalities < 80, annual serious injury < 800

What is a Black Spot

Black spots - road locations with •Large numbers of recorded fatal and injury crashes over recent years or•High potential for crash risk

Often common problems at these sites which can be treated with engineering methods.

Road agencies, councils, public, organisations identify from•Crash records & trends•Concerns•Road safety audits

Program Objectives

Two Black Spot Programs in SA:

Aligned to Safety Strategies

Safer Roads - infrastructure improvements

Reduce social & economic costs of road trauma by :

-treat locations with a casualty (fatal & injury) crash history

-treat locations with a potential for serious casualty crashes

Complements other road safety and infrastructure & non-infrastructure programs/projects

Two Programs

Nation Building Black Spot

• Australian Government funding • Nation Building Program (National Land Transport) Act 2009

• program life 2008/09 to 2013/14

• administered by Commonwealth Department of Infrastructure & Transport (DoIT)

State Black Spot

• South Australian Government funding

• Annual ongoing funding

• administered by DPTI

Benefits of programs

Directly target low-cost safety improvements to roads with proven crash history or high-risk locations

Effective crash risk reduction

Save community many times the cost of the minor road improvements.

Supports other programs in a suite of road safety actions•Eg education, enforcement

Benefits of programs

Spread across city and rural areas

National, state and local commitment

Funding avenue for local government •(Safer Local Roads sub-program & cycling & level crossings)

General Process

Rank by BCR

Rank by Risk Reduction Score

RRCR

SA Black Spot Consultative

Panel

Proactive Projects (eligible)

Reactive Projects

(eligible)

Panel recommend

to C/Wth DoIT

Approval by

C/Wth Minister for Infrastructure &

Transport

DPTI assessment

Nation Building Black Spot

Recommendation to &

Approval by

State Minister forRoad Safety

If eligible

for SBS

StateBlack Spot

NBBSC/Wth

SBSSA

1996 2002 2018/192013/142008/09

$4.7m pa $ ? tba

$8.9m paave$7.7mpa

ave

Funding trends

$3.5m pa

$6.7m paave

Timetable

Sept 2012 Call for Nominations

15 Nov 2012 Nominations Close

Dec 2012 / Jan 2013 Assess & prioritise nominations

1st March 2013 SA Black Spot Consultative Panel Meeting – recommended Commonwealth NBBS program

March 2013 Submit NBBS program for Australian Govt. approval

April/May 2013 Submit State BS program for SA Govt. approval

Mid 2013 (*) Approved final programs by (*)

(*) Indicative date only

Program Criteria

Nation Building Black Spot

State Black SpotState Roads

State Black SpotLocal Roads

State Black SpotCycling Projects

Program Funding

Overall Funding Split (*)

Australian Government

100%$4.7m annual

(approx)

State Government60% of State Black Spot Program

State and Local Government

30% of the State Black Spot Program

State and Local Government

10% of the State Black Spot Program

Contributions to Project Cost Yes – encouraged N/A

Yes 33% Mandatory from

Councils,Up to 50%

optional

Yes 33% Mandatory from

Councils

Funding Distribution Metro / Rural 50% - 50% 60% - 40% 60% - 40% 80% - 20%

Reactive Projects Proactive Projects

Up to 100%Up to 30%

Up to 100%Up to 20%

Up to 100%Up to 30%

N/A

Maximum Project Cost $2,000,000 $2,000,000 $1,000,000 $100,000

Minimum Project Cost $20,000 N/A(*) depends on nomination mix, eligibility met, available budget

Program Criteria

• Reactive projects - Minimum crash history criteria & - Benefit-Cost Ratio (BCR) at least 2 ( SBS >=1)

– Eligible projects ranked by BCR– Address identified hazards / crash types» 3 or more casualty crashes over 5-year period– or 0.2 casualty crash / km / year over 5-year period – Include only those crash types addressed by the proposed

treatment– BCR sheet

• Proactive projects (not meeting crash history criteria) - supported by Road Safety Audit Report- Treatment must address safety audit issues– Ranked by Risk Reduction Cost Ratio (RRCR)

» Compares safety risk level both before & after treatment» Road Safety Risk Manager Software

Nominations for funding

Annual program based on nominations received

Nominations may address some crash concerns and road user needs

Encourage Safe Systems philosophy for nominations:•Different users and crash types, more forgiving environments, ongoing whole of life costs & benefits•Scope up before nominations received

Is balance between•Level of site safety improvement - scope - cost effectiveness - eligibility criteria – benefits

Typical Treatments - Rural

Roadside protective barrier Sturt Hwy East of Waikerie

Shoulder sealingNaracoorte-Konetta

Shoulder sealing & Safety barrierMt Pleasant – Sedan

Typical Treatments - Rural

• Traffic Signal/Junction Upgrades – eg mast arms, lanterns, lane mods

Typical Treatments - Urban

Roundabouts19th St, Gawler

Typical Treatments - Urban

Median closures/traffic mgt schemes

Sudholz Rd/Palmerston St

Urban Intersection

Typical Treatments – Urban/Rural

Rural Intersection

Assessment – Crash based nominations

Funding priority – by BCR

• BCR ranking

• Reduction in crash costs / treatment cost

BCR Calculation tool

• MS excel based – accessible, simple to use, supporting info

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Period of evalution:

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List of crashesCost / casualty crash ('000)

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Black Spot BCR Calculation Form

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Assessment – Crash based nomination

Crash Reduction Factors & Crash Costs

• Use Nation Building Program factors & costs

• Crash reduction factors % per crash type

• Adopted for State BS

• Refer to other/ interstate crash reduction factors if not available

• Costs by Metro/Rural/Crash type

• Crash Costs (by type) used – amalgam of fatal/injury costs

Why

• National basis

• Consistent & simple - across nominations & assessment

• Fair ranking

Assessment – Crash based nominations

Assessment – Proactive nominations

Funding priority for non-crash based nominations

• By RRCR ranking (Risk Reduction Cost Score)

• Supported by relevant Road Safety audit

• Treatment must address safety audit issues

ARRB Road Safety Risk Manager software

• RRCR – compares safety risk level before & after treatment

• MS excel based – accessible, simple to use, supporting info

Road Safety Risk Manager

• Delivery within timeframe & cost

• Funding deed with Councils

• Regular Status reporting required

• All variations to scope or cost need to be approved.

• Claims to be supported with evidence

• DPTI monthly claim & progress report with NBBS

• Recognition & Signs

• Completion reports to close out project & funding

Delivery

BITRE Evaluation of (C/Wth)Black Spot programs1996-2003 (May 2012) ** identifies

• Australia-wide program estimated to reduce crashes in total at treated sites

• fatal and casualty by 30%

• reported PDO by 26%.

• Most effective urban treatments

• Roundabouts - casualty crashes reduced by over 70% & PDO crashes 50%.

• New signals during the day and altering the traffic flow direction – over 50% reduction

• Crash reduction factors –mostly 20% to 50% range - for treatment types with statistically significant effects

• No treatment types systematically increased crashes.

• 1.7 crashes = average number of reported crashes avoided per project .

Effectiveness

Black Spot Programs - effective programs - sound safety outcomes

•Reduce crash risk & trauma in our communities

•Safer and more forgiving road environments

•Good value for money.

Black Spot programs continue as key element in road safety strategy

Outcomes

• Other safety initiatives (eg enforcement, education) & variables may influence outcomes

• Acknowledge nominee effort in identifying, investigating and submitting their nominations

Outcomes

For more information,

SA Government websiteO

http://www.dpti.sa.gov.au/roadsafety/safer_roads/black_spot_program_2

Australian Government Black Spot websitehttp://www.nationbuildingprogram.gov.au/funding/blackspots/index.aspx

Contact DPTI – Road Asset Policy and Programs

Jim Psyridis – ph 8204 8684

Eugene Rogalewicz – ph 8204 8806

Conclusion

Thank you