6F Managing our Activity – Signs and Road

Markings

6F.1 OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE 6F.1.2 Current Trends and Issues

The key issues relating to traffic services are:
6F.1.1 Maintenance Strategy
 Road markings:
Maintenance of the signs asset is carried out
 Quality of road marking materials and
under the Maintenance of Traffic Signs
application.
Contract. Signs are prone to vandalism and,
 Markings adherence to loose sealed
due to their necessary proximity to the
surfaces.
carriageway, are susceptible to accidental
 Visibility of road markings is very poor in
vehicle damage. As signs age they tend to fade
adverse weather conditions.
and require replacement.
 Performance of road markings depends
not only on the quality of the paint, but
The maintenance contractor is required to
also on the quality of the application
routinely inspect all signs at the frequency
process.
specified in the contract documents.
 Using long lasting thermoplastic road
marking for permanent and temporary
Approximately 60% of budget is targeted at
road markings.
“pro-active” activities such as sign renewals,
material upgrading and improved pre-warning
 Signs:
and regulatory measures. Approximately 40%
 Vandalism of traffic signs and graffiti.
of budget spending targets “reactive” activities
 Optimum renewal decisions (repair or
such as vandalism and accident repairs and
replace?).
general maintenance upkeep such as twisted
 Changing regulatory requirements.
and hanging signs and loose poles in the
ground.
6F.1.3 How the Activity Resourced
Signs maintenance and renewals are
The signs maintenance Contractor regularly
undertaken by the contract “Maintenance of
updates the sign database with up to date
Traffic Signs”.
details of each sign.

Council has one contract (Road marking

Steel poles in the Central Business District area
Maintenance 2009 – 2012) for the maintenance
will be replaced as necessary with aluminium
and provision of new road markings. Most of
poles with a lock socket to reduce long term
the work carried out under this contract is
maintenance costs for either renewal or repair.
redressing existing markings.

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The bulk of the redressing work to be All signs are designed, located and maintained
undertaken is programmed by the contractor according to the following standards:
and reviewed by City Council staff.  Transit New Zealand “Manual of Traffic
Signs and Markings - Part 1, Traffic Signs”.
Professional Consultancy Services - Internal:
 TNZ Specification P/16: Road Markers.
The Engineering Services Group at Invercargill
 TNZ M/12:1998 : Specification for Raised
City Council provides an internal consultancy
Pavement Markers.
service for effectively managing the signs and
 TNZ M/20:2003: Specification of
roadmarking assets.
Thermoplastic Road Marking.
 TNZ M/14: 1991: Marker Posts.
Council uses the RAMM database system which
 NZS 5414: 1977 Specification for
allows for the remote updating of maintenance
Construction of Traffic Signs.
and asset data in RAMM whist the work is being
 TNZ P/12: 2000 Specification for Pavement
performed in the field. The contractor using
Marking.
Pocket RAMM in the field will upgrade, update,
 AS/NZS 1906/1993 – Retro-reflective
and maintain the existing RAMM data, using
materials and devices for road traffic
both activity and claim items. Council staff
control purposes.
investigate the claims and audit the quality of
data entered into RAMM by the contractor.
6F.1.5 Summary of Future Costs -
Maintenance
6F.1.4 Standards and Specifications
Traffic signs expenditure tends to be very
Signs are maintained under a competitive
similar each year, being maintenance and
pricing procedure maintenance contract which
renewal or replacement of an existing asset.
specifies new standards for fabrication and
Provision of $200,000 per annum through the
erection.
next 10 year planning period is projected for
traffic signs.

Year 11/12 12/13 13/14 14/15 15/16 16/17 17/18 18/19 19/20 20/21 21/22
Signs $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200
Level
Crossing $31 $31 $31 $31 $31 $31 $31 $31 $31 $31 $31
Road
Markings $185 $185 $185 $185 $185 $185 $185 $185 $185 $185 $185
Totals $416 $416 $416 $416 $416 $416 $416 $416 $416 $416 $416
Figure 6F.1.1: Expenditure Forecast- Signs & Road Markings maintenance in $’000

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6F.2 ASSET RENEWAL / REPLACEMENT 2. Age of Sign
PLAN 14 years 1
11 years 2
6F.2.1 Renewal Strategy 8 years 3
The renewal programme has been based on the 5 years 4
following methodology. 2 years 5
Prioritisation by Age of Sign
The implementation of sign renewals will be 3. Hierarchy of Road:
based on ‘sign type’, the age (or condition) and Minor Arterial 1
the road hierarchy. The renewals will be Collector/Distributor 2

completed at monthly intervals, based on Local Road 3

Prioritisation by Hierarchy of Road
following priority order:

Methodology:

1. Type of sign:
Street Name Blades 1
Regulatory 2
Chevron 3
Pre-warning 4
Parking 5
Information 6
Prioritisation by Sign Type

6F.2.2 Summary of Future Renewal Costs

Year 11/12 12/13 13/14 14/15 15/16 16/17 17/18 18/19 19/20 20/21 21/22
Signs 48 79 78 84 80 81 82 65 66 66 66
Totals 48 79 78 84 80 81 82 65 66 66 66
Grand Totals 48 79 78 84 80 81 82 65 66 66 66
Figure 6F.2.1: Future renewals costs in $’000

6F.3 CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN New signs and markings are also installed each
year as part of urban growth and development.
6F.3.1 Development Strategy
New subdivisions are required to install
New signs are mainly created from safety
appropriate signs and road markings. Creation
improvement works undertaken by Invercargill
of new roundabouts and intersection
City Council. New marking are created mainly
improvements, create new signs and markings.
in response to safety issues and improved
standards.

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6F.3.2 Standards and Specifications 6F.4 DISPOSAL PLAN
The same standards and specifications apply as Not applicable for this assets.
in section 6F.1.4.
6F.4.1 Forecast Future Disposal of Assets
No future disposal assets are identified.
6F.3.3 Summary of Future Costs
The scope of these works is minor and the cost
6f.4.2 Forecast of Income / Expenditure
included in the total signs renewal budget. New
from Asset Disposal
signs and markings in subdivisions are funded
No income or expenditure is forecasted for
by subdivision developers.
disposal of assets.

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6F.5 TWENTY YEAR FINANCIAL PROJECTION SUMMARY

Year 11/12 12/13 13/14 14'15 15/16 16/17 17/18 18/19 19/20 20/21 21/22 22/23 23/24 24/25 25/26 26/27 27/28 28/29 29/30 30/31

Operational
Expenditure

Operational Insurance
Totals

Maintenance
Routine
Signs 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200
Level Crossing 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 31

Road Markings 185 185 185 185 185 185 185 185 185 185 185 185 185 185 185 185 185 185 185 185
Totals 416 416 416 416 416 416 416 416 416 416 416 416 416 416 416 416 416 416 416 416

Management

Administration

Overheads

Interest

Depreciation 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 69

Totals 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 69

Disposal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Capital Expenditure

Renewals-Rehab Renewals -
Rehabilitation
Signs 48 79 78 84 80 81 82 65 66 66 66 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 48 79 78 84 80 81 82 65 66 66 66 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Development Development 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Grand Totals 533 564 563 569 565 566 567 550 551 551 551 485 485 485 485 485 485 485 485 485

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