Regional Roads Strategy David Hitchcock LGA Roads and Works Conference 28/8/14 Port Lincoln

Regional Roads Strategy

• Local Government in South Australia manages and maintains approximately 75,000 kms of road, representing approximately 85 % of the total road network in South Australia

• SA Regional LGA s -represent 50 Regional/Rural Councils – Murray and Mallee Region– Eyre Peninsula Region– Central Region– South East Region– Southern and Hills Region

Regional Roads Strategy

Each SA Regional LGA has an individual Regional Transport Plan and the Metropolitan Group of Councils have a less formal Roads Hierarchy

Regional Roads Strategy

Special Local Roads Program

• During the period 2009/10 to 2013/14 the SLRP has allocated $48.31 million across the state.

• With inclusion of Council contributions to funded projects this equates to an investment in the order of $74 million

Overarching Regional Roads Strategy• from information contained within the five

regional LGAs Plans.

• a linked and strategic view i.e. put all the separate pieces of the jigsaw into one overview.

Developing a Local Government Roads Strategy• Common Goals

• Methodology

• Terminology

• Road Classification

• Regional Strategy Time Frames

• Action Plans

Interfacing between Local, State and Federal Planning

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Community

Freight

Combined

Show me the money

Show me the money

What's next

• Consultation with Regional LGAs and Councils on the draft regional Roads Strategy and subsequent endorsement of the final Plan.