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VICTORIA f Report r of the ROAD CONSTRUCfiON AUTHORITY for the Year ended 30 June 1984 Ordered by the Legislative Assembly to be printed • ] I .• ' MELBOURNE F D ATKINSON GOVERNMENT PRINTER 1985 No.21 l l 2 1st December 1984 The Honourable Steve Crabb MP Minister of Transport 35 Spring Street MELBOURNE Vie 3000 Dear Mr Crabb In accordance with the requirements of Section 67 of the Transport Act 1983 and on behalf of the Authority, I submit to you for presentation to Parliament the report of the Road Construction Authority's proceedings for the year ending 30th June 1984. I wish to thank you and the Government for the support and interest in the RCA's activities and place on record my appreciation of the continued co-operation and assistance of State Ministers, Government departments, State instrumentalities and municipal councils. I also pay tribute to the continued loyal co-operation of, and work done by, the RCA's personnel throughout the year. Yours faithfully T H Russell Chairman and Managing Director J CONTENTS OVERVIEW REVIEW Summary of Activities 7 Measures and indicators of performance 7 Structuring the Road Construction Authority 8 Transfer of functions to the Road Traffic Authority 8 West Gate Freeway 8 South Eastern-Mulgrave Arterial Road Link 9 Opening of four major projects 9 Australian Bicentennial Road Development Program 10 NAASRA Roads Study 11 Review of Road Vehicle Limits Study 12 XVII World Road Congress 13 " ROADS and BRIDGES Roads 14 Significant roadworks 16 Murray Valley Highway 18 Bridges 18 Bituminous Surfacing 20 Footscray Road 20 Contracts 21 West Gate Bridge 21 MUNICIPAL Municipal allocations 24 , Significant roadworks 24 Visits to municipalities 27 TRAFFIC SERVICES Emergency services 28 Linemarking 28 ' Snow clearing 29 Metropolitan Route Direction Signing 29 PLANNING Planning studies 30 OTHER ACTIVITIES 40th Conference of Municipal Engineers 32 Deputations 32 Computer Aided Drafting 32 Statewide Traffic Estimation Program 33 Management information systems 33 Freedom of information 33 Public relations 34 Safety 34 National Association of Australian State Road Authorities 35 Australian Road Research Board 36 Australian Transport Advisory Council 36 • Travel overseas 36 Land acquisition-property management 37 Legislation affecting the RCA 38 Staffing 40 ~ PERSONNEL Personnel services, safety and welfare 40 Apprenticeships 41 Training and staff development 41 Industrial relations 42 FINANCE RCA Funding 1983/84 43 Program budgeting 44 APPENDICES 54 • .. • OVERVIEW Victoria is the most densely populated State of Australia with some four million people living in 227,600 square kilometres. Over the years an extensive road system has been developed to serve the State and to link Victoria with the road systems of neighbouring States. On 1st July 1983 the Road Construction Authority commenced operations with a brief to maintain and further improve the state's road system. The Authority was established under the provisions of the Transport Act 1983. This Act abolished seven transport authorities: the Country Roads Board, the Victorian Railways Board, the Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board, the Road Safety and Traffic Authority, the Transport Regulation Board, the Railway Construction and Property Board, and the Melbourne Underground Rail Loop Authority. In their place, four new Authorities were established: the Road Construction Authority, Metropolitan Transit Authority, State Transport Authority and Road Traffic ,. Authority. The Road Construction Authority Mr T H Russeii, M Eng Se, BCE, Dip CE, CE, FIE .. Under the provisions of the Act an Authority of Aust, FCIT ten members was established, consisting of: Mr Russell is the Chairman and Managing • the Director-General of Transport Director of the Authority. He has worked for • the Managing Director the RCA for 41 years and has held various • an officer of the Authority nominated by the engineering and management positions in both Managing Director the road and bridge areas in the RCA, including • two persons elected by the officers of the position of Chief Engineer of the CRB. the Authority Mr Russell was appointed as a Member of the • a person having knowledge of and experience Board of the CRB in 1971; Deputy Chairman in in employment in the transport industry 1974 and Chairman in 1978. He was appointed , • a person having knowledge of and experience Chairman and Managing Director of the RCA in in the use of passenger cars November 1982. Mr Russell is a Member, and • a person having knowledge of and experience past Chairman, of the Australian Road Research in the operation of road transport vehicles Board and a member of the National Association • a councillor of a municipality of Australian State Road Authorities. • one other person. Mr R T Underwood, ME, BCE, Dip T&RP, CHT As at 30th June 1984, the members of the (Yale), CE, FITE, FIHT, FCIT, FRAPI, FIE Aust Authority were: Mr Underwood is the RCA:s Chief General Mr A S Reiher, BCE, FIE Aust, FAIM, FCIT Manager - Planning and Design and is a member of the Board of the Authority. He has worked for Mr Reiher is the Director-General of Transport the RCA. (CRB) for 32 years and has held various and as such is a member of the Board of the engineering and management positions in the Authority. He has an extensive background in RCA. Mr Underwood was appointed to the engineering and management in the transport position of Chief Planning Engineer (CRB) in industry. Mr Reiher was the Director-General 1975 and was appointed to Chief General of the Commonwealth Department of Works Manager- Planning and Design in May 1983 . • 1967-1973; Secretary of the Australian Department of Housing and Construction Mr L J Bull, AASA (Snr) and Director-General of Works 1973-75, Mr Bull was elected to the Board of the Authority Director-General of the Commonwealth by officers of the RCA. He has worked for the Department of Construction 1975-76; and RCA (CRB) for 17 years and has worked in Chief Commissioner of the NSW Public methods evaluation and finance positions in both Transport Commission 1976. In 1980 he was metropolitan and regional Divisions in the RCA. appointed Chairman of the Victorian Railways He has been a committee member of the RCA • Board and was appointed Director-General of Municipal Officers Association Sub-branch for the Transport in October 1982. Mr Reiher is a past past eight years. Mr Bull is currently the RCA:s Member and Chairman of the Australian Road Divisional Accountant for the Dandenong Research Board and the National Association of Division. Australian State Road Authorities. Mr W ] Gardner, B Se (Eng) Corporate Management Group Mr Gardner was elected to the Board of the The Corporate Management Group consists of the Authority by officers of the RCA. He has worked Chairman and Managing Director and three Chief for the RCA (CRB) for 22 years and has held General Managers. During 1983/84, the Chief various engineering positions in regional Divisions General Managers were: in the RCA. Mr Gardner is currently the RCA's Divisional Engineer for the Traralgon Division. Chief General Manager - Operations Mr L M ]ones, BCE, CE, Dip HC&TE (DUNELM), Mr] Davis MIE Aust Mr Davis was appointed to the Board of the Mr ]ones has worked for the RCA (CRB) for Authority as a result of his knowledge of and 34 years and has held various engineering and .. experience in employment in the transport management positions in both metropolitan and industry. Mr Davis is the Federal President of the regional Divisions in the RCA. Mr ]ones was Transport Workers Union of Australia and has appointed to the position of Chief Works Engineer been involved with the Union at branch level for {CRB) in 1978 and became Chief General Manager .. 15 years. - Operations in May 1983. Mr E R Banks, BEE, FTS, FIE Aust, FAIM, FSSE Chief General Manager - Planning and Design Mr Banks was appointed as a member of the Mr R T Underwood, also a member of the Board of the Authority to represent the interests Authority. of the private road user. He is a councillor of the Royal Automobile Club of Victoria and a member Chief General Manager - Corporate Administration of the Finance and Service Committees. He is also Mr N L Allanson, AASA (Senior), JP a councillor of the Australian Institute of Mr Allanson retired as Chief General Manager Management and a member of the Institute's Corporate Administration on 27th February 1984 Finance Committee. As the Director of Business after 34 years of service with the Country Roads Development for Telecom Australia, Mr Banks has Board and RCA. Mr A!lanson joined the CRB in been involved in senior management positions in 1950 from the Melbourne City Council. He held the fields of telecommunicatiops, engineering and various finance and administrative positions in management. the CRB and was appointed as Secretary of the CRB in August 1962. Mr Allanson was appointed Mr D H Swanton, MCIT, AMIMI as a member of the Board of the CRB in Mr Swanton was appointed as a member of the December 1978 and was appointed as Chief Board of the Authority as a result of his General Manager - Corporate Administration of knowledge of and experience in the operation of the RCA in July 1983. the road transport industry. He has been involved Mr P E Stuart was appointed to the position in in the motor vehicle industry in both Australia May 1984 but had not commenced duty as at and England and was President of the Victorian Road Transport Association for 1980, 1981 and 30th June 1984. 1982 and is a council member of the Australian In addition, the General Manager - Personnel and Road Transport Federation. Employee Relations (Mr R L Muller) participates in Corporate Management Group discussions in all Cr M K Hallam, MBE, JP matters which relate to personnel and employee Cr Hallam was appointed as a member of the relations.