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20191206, Eighth Report of the JSC 2 An electronic copy of this report can be found on the Parliament’s website: www.ttparliament.org The Joint Select Committee on Land and Physical Infrastructure Contact the Committees Unit Telephone: 624-7275 Extensions 2828/2425/2283, Fax: 625-4672 Email: [email protected] 3 Joint Select Committee on Land and Physical Infrastructure (including Land, Agriculture, Marine Resources, Public Utilities, Transport and Works) An inquiry into the Effectiveness of Measures in Place to Reduce Traffic Congestion on the Nation’s Roads. Eighth Report of Fifth Session 2019/2020, Eleventh Parliament Report, together with Minutes Ordered to be printed Date Laid Date Laid H.o.R: 6/12/2019 Senate: 7/12/2019 Published on ________ 201__ 4 THE JOINT SELECT COMMITTEE ON LAND AND PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE Establishment 1. The Joint Select Committee on Land and Physical Infrastructure was appointed pursuant to section 66A of the Constitution of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. The House of Representatives and the Senate on Friday November 13, 2015 and Tuesday November 17, 2015, respectively agreed to a motion, which among other things, established this Committee. Current Membership 2. The following Members were appointed to serve on the Committee: Mr. Deoroop Teemal - Chairman1 Mr. Rushton Paray – Vice Chairman Mr. Franklin Khan Dr. Lovell Francis Mrs. Glenda Jennings-Smith Mr. Darryl Smith Mr. Nigel De Freitas2 Mr. Wade Mark3 Functions and Powers 3. The Committee is one of the Departmental Select Committees, the functions and powers of which are set out principally in Standing Orders 91 and 101 of the Senate and 101 and 111 of the House of Representatives. These are available on the internet via www.ttparliament.org. 4. The Committee is mandated to inquire into areas related to Land, Agriculture, Marine Resources, Housing, Public Utilities, Transport and Works as listed in Appendix IV and V of the Standing Orders of the House of Representatives and Senate respectively. 1 Mr. Deoroop Temal replaced Mr. Stephen Creese w.e.f. 27.11.2018 2 Mr. Nigel De Freitas replaced Mr. Rohan Sinanan w.e.f. 19.12.2016 3 Mr. Wade Mark replaced Mr. Daniel Solomon w.e.f. 21.03.2017 5 Secretarial Support 5. Secretarial support was provided by Mrs. Angelique Massiah, Parliamentary Clerk II (Ag.) who served as Secretary to the Committee, Ms. Renee Batson, Assistant Secretary, Ms. Katharina Gokool, Graduate Research Assistant, Mr. Jean-Marc Morris, Legal Officer I and Ms. Safiyyah Shah, Parliamentary Intern. Contacts 6. All correspondence should be addressed to the Secretary to the Joint Select Committee on Land and Physical Infrastructure, Level 3, Tower D, Port of Spain International Waterfront Centre, 1A Wrightson Road, Port of Spain. The telephone number for general enquiries is 624-7275 and the Committee’s email address is [email protected]. 6 ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ABBREVIATION ORGANISATION AASHTO American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials APETT Association of Professional Engineers of Trinidad and Tobago BLT PIU Bridges, Landslips and Traffic Management Programme Implementation Unit BRT Bus Rapid Transit BRT-PBR Bus Rapid Transit- Priority Bus Route CRH Churchill Roosevelt Highway CSO Central Statistical Office EAP Employee Assistance Programme EMR Eastern Main Road HOV High Occupancy Vehicle IDB Inter-American Development Bank IT Information Technology MoAGLA Ministry of the Attorney General and Legal Affairs MoPD Ministry of Planning and Development MoRDLG Ministry of Rural Development and Local Government MoWT Ministry of Works and Transport NIDCO National Infrastructure Development Company Limited NOC National Operations Centre NTMC National Traffic Management Centre NTP National Transportation Plan PH Private Hire PTSC Public Transport Service Corporation PURE Programme for Upgrading Roads Efficiency Unit SHHEF Solomon Hochoy Highway Extension to Point Fortin SMR Southern Main Road SSHH Sir Solomon Hochoy Highway TCP Town and County Planning THA Tobago House of Assembly TMB Traffic Management Branch TTPS Trinidad and Tobago Police Service UBH Uriah Butler Highway UN United Nations 7 UWI University of the West Indies, St. Augustine WASA Water and Sewerage Authority WTS Water Taxi Service 8 Table of Contents THE JOINT SELECT COMMITTEE ON LAND AND PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE ............................................. 4 Establishment ............................................................................................................................................................. 4 Current Membership ................................................................................................................................................... 4 Functions and Powers ................................................................................................................................................. 4 Secretarial Support ...................................................................................................................................................... 5 Contacts ..................................................................................................................................................................... 5 ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ........................................................................................................................................... 6 LIST OF TABLES ................................................................................................................................................................................. 14 LIST OF FIGURES .............................................................................................................................................................................. 14 REPORT SUMMARY .......................................................................................................................................................................... 15 GENERAL FINDINGS ...................................................................................................................................................................... 18 SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDATIONS ..................................................................................................................................... 24 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................................................................... 30 Background To Inquiry .................................................................................................................................................................... 31 1. TRAFFIC PATTERNS IN TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO AND THE RESPECTIVE MAJOR CONTRIBUTORS TO CONGESTION ......................................................................................................................................... 32 Traffic Patterns .................................................................................................................................................................................. 32 Routes prone to Traffic in Trinidad .......................................................................................................................... 32 Hours Prone to Traffic Congestion ........................................................................................................................... 33 Length of Time Commuters Spend in Traffic............................................................................................................ 34 Current State of the Transport System .......................................................................................................................................... 35 FINDINGS ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 36 RECOMMENDATIONS ............................................................................................................................................................... 36 Absence of an updated National Transportation Plan ............................................................................................................... 36 Status of the National Transportation Plan ............................................................................................................... 36 FINDINGS ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 37 RECOMMENDATIONS ............................................................................................................................................................... 37 Levels of Traffic Congestion ........................................................................................................................................................... 37 Recommendations for dealing with the Levels of Traffic Congestion .................................................................................... 37 Short Term Solutions to Reduce Traffic Congestion ................................................................................................................. 38 Traffic Management .................................................................................................................................................. 38
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