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Freight Forward

THE RETURN OF REGIONAL PLANNING?

Ernst Zöllner, NZTA GM Strategy & Performance

NZ Institute of Highway TechnologyImprove Transport – Improve the Economy, 1 November 2010

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IN A LAND FAR, FAR AWAY…

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OUR CHALLENGE…• In order to maintain our standard of living, NZ will

need to ‘earn’ more (through exports)• However, of all OECD nations, NZ: – has the smallest ‘domestic’ market– is furthest away from its export markets

• This ‘distance from market’ is a penalty on NZ equal to about 10% of GDP (OECD, 2008)

• As a nation, we therefore cannot afford to be less than super efficient in our transport logistics

• Network providers and operators must excel in our efforts to improve the efficiency of freight (and in particular, product to market)

• Can some form of regional planning be the answer?

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… DID YOU SAY PLANNING?!

The regional spatial development planExample of a map

FREIGHT AS ONE OF FIVE NZTA PRIORITIES

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Improve the Road Safety

System

Improve the Effectiveness of Public Transport

Improve the Efficiency of

Freight Movement

Plan for & Deliver the Roads of

National Significance

Improve Customer Service and Reduce Compliance Costs

FOUR-PRONGED FREIGHT ACTION PLAN

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Managing the national

networks (road and

rail) to support freight

Managing the national

networks (road and

rail) to support freight

Improved planning networks

to facilitate the

efficiency of freight

Improved planning networks

to facilitate the

efficiency of freight

Investment in networks and systems to support

freight

Investment in networks and systems to support

freight

Facilitating the most efficient access to (and

use of) the transport

networks by freight

operators

Facilitating the most efficient access to (and

use of) the transport

networks by freight

operators

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Starting at the demand side

• No national NZ transport strategy or national transport plan or comprehensive inter-regional corridor plans

• Some regional strategies and plans e.g. Auckland

• Instruction in GPS to undertake ‘integrated planning’

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KEY ROUTES FOR FREIGHT AND TOURISM

FreightTourismFreight and Tourism

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RELEVANT STATE HIGHWAY KPI’S

Reduce variability of journey times on national strategic freight routes

Reduce levels of severe congestion in main urban areas

Reported fatal and injury crashes/vkt

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RAIL TRANSPORT NETWORK•4,000 km national rail network, with inter-island ferry connection

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KEY RAIL FREIGHT ROUTES

3.8 million tonnes +

2.2 to 3.8 million tonnes

0.9 to 2.2 million tonnes

Less than 0.9 million tonnes

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Puhoi to Wellsford

Auckland Western Ring RouteAuckland Victoria Park Bottleneck

Waikato Expressway

Tauranga Eastern Corridor

Wellington Northern Corridor

Christchurch Motorway Projects

ROADS OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE

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EMERGING RAIL NETWORK AND SERVICE STRATEGIES

For the 900 freight services per week…

Increase travel time reliability

Improve customer service

Explore long term value add opportunities

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Hon Steven Joyce, Minister of Transport, NZ Rail Conference, 21 April 2010

“Frankly everyone is going to have to hold hands and jump together if this is to work”

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Whakatane

TaurangaHamilton

Auckland

Whangarei

Taupo

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