Road Maintenance
Providing a well maintained road network
Program Expenditure
Government Goal
Stronger focus on the regions
Aim
Maintain the existing road and bridge network by maximising asset life and minimising whole of life costs.
About the Program
The program requires us to maintain:
- all road, bridge and ancillary assets
- road verges and reserves, with work including routine and periodic maintenance and reconstruction when the primary reason for maintenance is due to pavement failure.
Key Performance Indicators
| Road Maintenance KPI | Target | Actual | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| % Community satisfaction road maintenance | 90 | 88 |  |
| % Preventative maintenance indicator | 84 | 87 | |
| Average $ cost of network maintenance per lane kilometre of road network | 7,700 | 7,518 | |
Looking Ahead
- Deployment of new maintenance contracts.
Key Projects
| Project | Total Project Cost ($ million) | 2015-16 Cost ($ million) | Completion Date | Description |
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Goldfields – Esperance Region |
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| Regional Project Maintenance | 28.8 | 29.0 | June 2016 | Maintenance of the network. |
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Great Southern Region |
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| Pardelup Bridge | 1.9 | 1.9 | June 2016 | Align road and replace Pardelup Bridge 502 on Muir Highway. |
| Regional Project Maintenance | 21.7 | 21.4 | June 2016 | Maintenance of the network. |
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Kimberley Region |
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| Regional Project Maintenance | 23.2 | 24.6 | June 2016 | Maintenance of the network. |
| Metropolitan Region | ||||
| Regional Project Maintenance | 71.0 | 71.6 | June 2016 | Maintenance of the network. |
| Traffic Control Signal Lantern conversion to LED | 21.9 | 0.8 | June 2016 | Replace Traffic Control Signal Lanterns with LED Technology. |
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Mid West – Gascoyne Region |
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| Regional Project Maintenance | 32.2 | 32.8 | June 2016 | Maintenance of the network. |
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Pilbara Region |
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| Regional Project Maintenance | 28.0 | 29.2 | June 2016 | Maintenance of the network. |
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South West Region |
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| Regional Project Maintenance | 27.7 | 29.1 | June 2016 | Maintenance of the network. |
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Wheatbelt Region |
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| Regional Project Maintenance | 30.7 | 30.5 | June 2016 | Maintenance of the Network. |
Case Study: New Maintenance Contracts
After five years of operating under our Integrated Service Arrangements we have taken the opportunity to review the approach that we are taking to the delivery of maintenance and minor works across the State.
Since we put the existing arrangements in place, we have seen a number of changes in terms of the structure and operation of our regions, a call from our industry partners for clear contractor accountabilities and a desire to increase our own asset management capabilities to reflect the changing needs of our business into the future. With a slowdown of the mining sector the construction and road industry sector is increasingly becoming more competitive providing opportunities for more efficient delivery of maintenance services.
With the existing arrangements expiring at various times throughout 2017, the last 12 months has seen significant activity undertaken to put in place a new contracting model. In addition to securing expressions of interest for the delivery of detailed maintenance services across our five rural regions being Pilbara, Goldfields-Esperance, Wheatbelt, Mid West Gascoyne and Great Southern, other new generation contracts that are being developed include:
- state-wide consultancy for asset management support
- a state-wide bridge panel contract
- two rural road line marking contracts
- maintenance and minor capital works covering Metro and South West Region
- minor contract for a Kimberley Direct Contracting trial
- resurfacing contracts covering all of our rural network.
This new approach will strengthen our role in planning and management of the delivery of the annual works program. The structure of the contracts also means that we are moving away from a ‘cost plus’ to a more traditional contracting approach. One of the strengths of the current arrangements has been the strong relationship based approach between our people and contractors, and this will continue to be a key element of this new generation of maintenance contracts.
A distinct difference however, will be that we are not adopting a single model for all Regions. In the Kimberley we will implement a model whereby the Region manages the work more directly. Other models are being explored for the Metropolitan and South West Regions that best deal with the huge number of interfaces and the complexity of working in a heavily urban environment.
Requests for Proposals are being developed for each Region and it is anticipated that these will be released to successful companies from the expression of interest short-listing process from September 2016.