TMA Readiness

Communications Update
“Work Promoter – Communication Focus”
“The Objective of this Session is to enable
each of you to leave here today with a more
thorough understanding of the Traffic
Management Act (TMA) Legislation & the
anticipated behavioural changes this will
bring about with its introduction.
introduction.”
At the End of this Session, you will:
● Know the name of the current legislation
controlling all our Streetworks business
activities
● Understand the significant changes to Street
Works Management under a new Act of
g
Parliament – “The Traffic Management Act
(TMA)”
● Have an understanding of the varying
business focus areas that pose a challenge
to our Organisation Readiness to TMA
● Understand the implication & consequent
impact on our day to day work life
day-to-day
● Our Current State of TMA Readiness
● Next Steps
Module 1 Welcome and introduction

Module 2 Communications

M d l 3
Module N i R
Notice Requests & Ti
Timelines
li

Module 4 TMA ‘To Be’ Process Overview

Module 5 Reinstatements

Module 6 Signing lighting and guarding

Module 7 Doing things differently

Hand-outs and course feedback

Module 1 Welcome and introduction

Module 2 Communications

M d l 3
Module N i R
Notice Requests & Ti
Timelines
li

Module 4 TMA ‘To Be’ Process Overview

Module 5 Reinstatements

Module 6 Signing lighting and guarding

Module 7 Doing things differently

Hand-outs and course feedback

 • Send Highway Authorities a notice of the intention to excavate in a particular location
on the public highway (s54).
• Send a notice confirming when work will start (s55)
• Send a notice confirming work has started at the location (s74)
(s74).
• Send a notice confirming work has finished at the location (s74).
• Send a notice confirming the dimensions of the permanent reinstatement (for the
purposes
p p of a 2-year
y g
guarantee)) ((s70))

Tell HA of Send notice Tell HA you Tell HA the

Tell HA you
potential confirming have finished permanent
have started
intent to when work and cleared site reinstatement
to excavate
excavate will start details

Advanced
Notice
Period Request Period Works Notice Period 7 Days After Perm

Time Line
The 2004 TMA does not replace NRSWA
1991 – “It
It adds onto it
it”.

It tightens the regulatory framework under

1991 and d gives
i new powers tot Hi
Highway
h
Authorities.

OBJECTIVE:
“Reduce Congestion for all Road Users!”
• Public and personal safety
• Maintain and improve our reputations
• Improved work planning and co-ordination
• Improve internal and external communication
• Work ownership and prompt information
updates
• Managing
g g customer expectations
p

We will all have to change our behaviours

and the way we work now.
 Accurate
Safety at Works
Works Data

Stakeholder
Communications

Financial New
Impacts Process
Module 1 Welcome and introduction

Module 2 Communications

M d l 3
Module N i R
Notice Requests & Ti
Timelines
li

Module 4 TMA ‘To Be’ Process Overview

Module 5 Reinstatements

Module 6 Signing lighting and guarding

Module 7 Doing things differently

Hand-outs and course feedback

 Planners & Schedulers Field Teams

• Send electronic comms to • Investigate Street Works

Highway Authorities Charges
• Co-ordinate defect • Produce notice jeopardy
management reports

Street Works Noticing Team

Managers
g & field supervisors
p
Highway Authorities
• Get into Teams
• Each team will represent one of the various
stakeholder groups (Field staff, Supervisors,
etc)
• Illustrate on the flip chart the expectations that
each stakeholder has on one another for each
business process – viz: nature of hand-off,
time of hand-off, implication of inaction/delays,
exception scenarios, etc
• Final
Fi l OOutput
t t to
t be
b evaluated
l t d in
i Module
M d l 4
• Information flow is essential between all
t k h ld
stakeholders
• Prompt & Accurate information is vital
• All mandatory sections of the notice request
must be completed; failure to do so will result
in a rejection
• Understand following noticing aspects –
• Why?
• When?
• How? and
• What?
• Any failure/inaction will result in severe
financial implications/penalties
Module 1 Welcome and introduction

Module 2 Communications

M d l 3
Module N i Requests
Notice R & Ti
Timelines
li

Module 4 TMA ‘To Be’ Process Overview

Module 5 Reinstatements

Module 6 Signing lighting and guarding

Module 7 Doing things differently

Hand-outs and course feedback

 The max time on the
The time window
notice in which work
in which y
you can
mustt be
b completed
l t d
start work

Send a Send a Send a Send a S74 &

S54 S55 S74 S70
Beyond this
point S74
10 days 5 day start charges
3 months may apply
validity Carry out works

>10 days on Time

site

I want to Yes I still want This is the I’ve started I’ve stopped my
work in 3 to start in 10 earliest day I digging on works and
months time days time want to start site cleared site
digging
Module 1 Welcome and introduction

Module 2 Communications

M d l 3
Module N i Requests
Notice R & Ti
Timelines
li

Module 4 TMA ‘To Be’ Process Overview

Module 5 Reinstatements

Module 6 Signing lighting and guarding

Module 7 Doing things differently

Hand-outs and course feedback

Provide a summary of your
TMA Business Processes in
this Module
Module 1 Welcome and introduction

Module 2 Communications

M d l 3
Module N i Requests
Notice R & Ti
Timelines
li

Module 4 TMA ‘To Be’ Process Overview

Module 5 Reinstatements

Module 6 Signing lighting and guarding

Module 7 Doing things differently

Hand-outs and course feedback

Module 1 Welcome and introduction

Module 2 Communications

M d l 3
Module N i Requests
Notice R & Ti
Timelines
li

Module 4 TMA ‘To Be’ Process Overview

Module 5 Reinstatements

Module 6 Signing lighting and guarding

Module 7 Doing things differently

Hand-outs and course feedback

Module 1 Welcome and introduction

Module 2 Communications

M d l 3
Module N i Requests
Notice R & Ti
Timelines
li

Module 4 TMA ‘To Be’ Process Overview

Module 5 Reinstatements

Module 6 Signing lighting and guarding

Module 7 Doing things differently

Hand-outs and course feedback

“Success needs a commitment from
all of us to work together to reduce
disruption from Streetworks”

THANK YOU