{ Annual Report 2007 }
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{ Annual Report 2007 } { Table of contents } Foreword Condition of road surfaces 30 Bridges 18 Change of the amount of defects (charts) 31 Surface re-dressing of pavements and repairs on gravel roads Estonian Road Administration 19 Change of the surface evenness (charts) (with charts) 8 Estonian Road Administration 32 Pavements on gravel roads 9 Road Administration agencies Road management funds 33 Sections of construction and repairs (map) 10 Personnel 21 Funds allocated for road management and their dynamics 34 Road construction, repairs and operations in 2007 (table) 11 Administering of road management (chart) (table and chart) 35 Road construction, repairs and operations in 2003-2007 (table) 23 Road management funds of 2007 (table) 36 Environmental measures Foreign relations 24 Utilization of the funds (table) 12 Foreign relations Road management works Road traffic Roads 25 Road operations 37 About traffic count 13 Road network 26 Expenditures for road operations (table and chart) 38 Average traffic flow and traffic performance (table and charts) 13 Types of pavements on national roads (chart) 27 Performers of the road operations (map) 39 Number of vehicles (table) 14 Density of national roads by counties (chart) 28 Repairs of TEN-T roads 40 Traffic flow on main roads (map) 15 Types of pavements on national roads (table) 29 Repairs of other roads 41 Traffic flow in the presincts of major cities (map-chart) 15 Share of paved national roads by counties (chart) 29 Repairs of pavements: volumes and expenditures (charts) 42 Traffic accidents Traffic safety 42 Traffic accidents 43 Children and young people in traffic 44 Number of vehicles, accidents and fatalities (table and charts) 45 Distribution of traffic accidents on main and basic roads (map) 46 Types of traffic accidents 47 Places of accidents 48 Drunken drivers 49 Traffic safety research 49 Traffic education {Dear reader! This is already the 20th Annual Report of the Road have remained on the same level with those seen in the But the human being is and will be the key factor in Administration. It has found itself a steady audience past two or three years. Increasing volume of pavements traffic. and, considering the print run, not by far just among on gravel roads is a definite source of satisfaction, while I hope that the annual report you are holding gives the “road builders”. This report is published in the year the ageing asphalt surfaces on main connecting roads you a good overview of our achievements, offers food of the 90th jubilee of the Republic of Estonia and the and secondary roads gives cause for concern. for thought and definitely some answers to readers Road Administration and is therefore released in a new Traffic safety figures indicate that the number of interested in these issues. format. fatalities has decreased from 2006, but the situation Browsing this report, you will get an overview of the is still worrying. We hope that the more efficient Enjoy your reading! 2007 developments in the areas of road operations, implementation of the Estonian National Traffic Safety Yours respectfully, construction, repairs and traffic safety in the Estonian Programme will help reduce the number of accidents. national road network. For this purpose, we have also made organisational Riho Sõrmus As an introduction, we can say that our main indicators changes in the structure of the Road Administration. Director General 6 { Estonian Road Administration } 7 {Estonian Road Administration Estonian Road Administration (ERA) is a government ERA’s mission: WE SHALL CONNECT THE ESTONIAN > participating in the development of the legislation agency operating within the administrative area of the PEOPLE WITH A MODERN ROAD NETWORK regulating the ERA’s area of activity and making Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications. recommendations for amending and supplementing ERA’s vision: TO PAVE ESTONIA’S ROAD TO legislation, including improving Estonian terminology; The area of activity of the ERA includes fulfilling the DEVELOPMENT management and national supervision function within > participating in the development of policies, strategies, the scope of the duties prescribed by law, and applying The main functions of the Estonian Road Administration are: and development plans in the ERA’s area of activity; enforcement powers of the state in the area of road > organising road management and creating conditions preparing and implementing projects in the ERA’s area management and traffic safety on the grounds and in for safe traffic on the national roads; of activity, including participating in the preparation and the extent established by legislation. implementation of international projects. > exercising state supervision over the compliance with The objective of the ERA’s activities is to implement the requirements established by legislation regulating the state economic policy in the area of national road the ERA’s area of activity and, where necessary, applying management and traffic safety. enforcement powers of the state; 8 {Road Administration Agencies Estonian Road Administration administrates the Northern Region includes fulfilling the management The main functions of the agencies include: following state agencies: and national supervision function within the scope of > management of national roads on the basis of the the duties prescribed by law, and applying enforcement road management plan and the approved budget; Local agency of the NRA powers of the state in the area of road management > the Road Administration of Northern Region; and traffic safety on the grounds and in the extent > administration of national roads and other state established by legislation in Harju, Järva and Rapla property transferred into the possession of the road Offices under the administration of the National Road counties. The Road Administration of Northern Region office; Administration: does not perform maintenance works, but acts as the > Kagu Road Office; contracting authority for such works. > creation of conditions required for safe traffic on > Pärnu Road Office; national roads; > Saarte Road Office; Road offices operate as state agencies on the territory of > Tartu Road Office; the counties in their respective regions of activity. Road > organisation of supervision over the management > Viru Road Office offices contract for road maintenance works, conduct of national roads and over the creation of conditions maintenance in their respective areas of location and required for safe traffic. The area of activity of the Road Administration of may perform any other works stated in their statutes. The Road Administration of Northern Region has departments in all the three counties comprising its area of activity while road offices have departments in the counties where an operator performs road maintenance. The Road Administration of Northern Region, road offices and their respective county departments issue permits, consents and approvals, perform owner surveillance on maintenance works and road management works not requiring a particular project, submit proposals for preparing road management plans, organise and coordinate activities related to traffic control and traffic safety on national roads, counsel the management of local roads and streets and private roads. In addition to the above, the Kagu Road Office includes a Road Museum operating in the former Varbuse Post Station by the historic Tartu-Võru post road in Põlvamaa. 9 Personnel { 800 The total number of employees in the agencies was 704 (including 99 employees in the ERA, 44 in the 692 690 712 696 704 administrated by the Road Administration decreased by Road Administration of Northern Region and 561 in the 60% in the course of the road maintenance organisation road offices), of whom 344 (48.9%) were workers, 341 reform in 2000-2004 and now remains stable. (48.4%) managers and specialists and 19 (2.7%) office 343 346 361 361 360 clerks and support staff. Employees In 2006-2007, the number of employees in the Estonian 400 Road Administration grew, due to an increase in the Of the managers and specialists, 90 (26.4%) are licensed work volume and additional tasks related to using the as road and civil engineers, 37 (10.9%) as road and civil European Union Structural Funds, while the number of technicians, and 115 (33.7%) as licensed specialists of 349 344 351 335 344 employees in local agencies decreased proportionally. At other professions, while 99 individuals (29.0%) have Workers the end of the year, the total number of personnel in the completed no specialised professional training. 0 Road Administration and the administrated agencies 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 10 AS ASPI Harju county AS ASPI AS Järva Teed REGION NORTHERN Järva county ROAD ADM.OF OÜ ÜLE MAINTENANCE Harju county CONTRACTS Vastseliina OÜ Rapla Teed AS TREV-2 Rapla county Group Võru Road Master areas in ROAD OPERATIONS Võru county DEPARTMENT ROAD OFFICE Kangsti Vändra Antsla K Tori AS Põlva Teed AG Põlva county U AS TREV-2 MAINTENANCE Group CONTRACTS ESTONIAN ROADADMINISTRATION OÜ Valga Teed P -Jaagupi Audru Valga county Road Master areas in Tõstamaa Pärnu county ROAD OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT ROAD OFFICE PÄ OÜ Lääne Teed RN OÜ ÜLE Kihelkonna Lääne county U Häädemeeste K-Nõmme MAINTENANCE Salme OÜ Sakala Teed CONTRACTS AS TREFF Viljandi county Kuressaare Road Master areas in ROAD OPERATIONS Saare county DEPARTMENT ROAD OFFICE S aarte Orissaare OÜ Hiiu Teed MAINTENANCE AS ASPI Hiiu county CONTRACTS Luunja Koosa Road master areas in ROAD OPERATIONS Tartu county DEPARTMENT ROAD OFFICE Tartu Elva T art U Road Foreman site Road Foreman Tamsalu Rakvere AS Vooremaa Teed MAINTENANCE Jõgeva county CONTRACTS Haljala Road Master areas in ROAD OPERATIONS Lääne-Viru county DEPARTMENT ROAD OFFICE V IR U V-Jaagupi Simuna AS TALTER AS TALTER MAINTENANCE Ida-Viru county CONTRACTS 11 {Foreign Relations After Estonia’s accession to the European Union in May 2004, the Estonian Road Administration was accepted as a member of the Conference of European Directors of Roads (CEDR), which expanded the opportunities to better study and apply EU legislation.