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الهيئة الوطنية للمواصلاتNational Transport Authority

United Arab EmiratesNational Transport Authority (NTA)

October 2011 Doha Qatar

Delivering Land Transport Policies, legislation and regulations for the UAE

HE Abdulla Salem AL KatheeriEng. Bassam Mansour

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Presentation Key Issues

NTA Vision, Structure, and core business

UAE Transport challenges in UAE

UAE Emerging Railway Industry Structure

UAE National Transport Plan (NTP) & NTM solutions

UAE Railway legislation, Regulations & Standards

UAE railway principle phases

GCC Railway Mainline & next steps

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Our Vision

Safe & IntegratedTransportation for

Sustainable Growth

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NTA outline Organisation StructureFormed by Federal Law No. 1( 2006)

H.E. Chairman of the BoardSheikh Hamdan Bin Mubarak Al Nahyan

H.E. Executive Director of Land Transport

Abdulla AlKhatheeri HE.

H.E. Director GeneralDr. Nasser Al Mansoori

Office of Internal Audit

Director General’s Office Government Communication Department

Department of Strategic Planning and Corporate Performance

H.E. Executive Director of the Maritime Transport

Salem Al Zaabi HE.

Advisers1. Basam Mansour2. Saleem Alavi

Chairman's Office H.E.

Operations management and maritime safety

Department of Inspection and Sampling

Department of Licensing and Registration Marine

Department of ports and marine projects

Rail Department

Department of Licensing and Registration Ground

Department of roads and road freight Dr. Nadhem Bin Taher

H.E. Executive Director of Support services

Finance Department

Department of support services

Human Resources Department

Department of Legal Services

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NTA Core Business Activities

Creation of Transportation Policies

Prepare Transportation legislations and Acts

Produce Regulations for Roads, Rail and Maritime

Enforcement of Transport Regulations including licensing

Monitor transport policy instruments and their effectiveness

Provide regular reports to Federal Government Cabinet

Benchmark transport best practice & International

Standards

Develop National transportation plans

Represent the UAE regionally and internationally

Vision

Policy

Legislation

Regulation

Enforcement

NTP

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UAE Transport Key Challenges

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The Challenge of Population Growth

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Our Challenge is to develop a 21st Century transport system that effectively meet the UAE population growth, demand for mobility, economic growth and protection of the environment

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AjmanSharjah

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Other Transport challenges

Growing economy

Continued Traffic Growth

Road Safety Issues

Growth in Freight Sector

Need for Wider Travel Choices

Transport Impact on Environment

Enhanced linkage between Emirates

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Presentation Notes

TO DEVELOP AN EFFECTIVE TRANSPORT PLAN IMPORTANT TO EXAMINE AND UNDERSTAND KEY TRANSPORT CHALLENGES RELATING TO THE PRESENT AND THE FUTURE IN LINE WITH THE VISION AND OBJECTIVES FOR TRANSPORT IN THE UAE IDENTIFIED THROUGH.. .. UNDERSTANDING PERCEPTIONS OF KEY STAKEHOLDERS ..ANALYSIS OF STATUS QUO ..FORECASTING FUTURE TRAVEL DEMANDS AND PATTERNS AND CONDITIONS ..SHARING KNOWLEDGE OF INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCES AND PRACTICES

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Challenges of strategic Transport Links-Rail offers alternative transit links

Risks of having no alternative to shipping routes

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Making it happen

Overcoming the transport challengesUAE National Transport Plan – NTP Scenarios

• Highway Plan• Freight Plan• Rail Plan• Maritime Plan

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Safeguarding the National Vision

National Vision Process National Transport Plan

We want to be among the best countries in the world by

2021

United by-Responsibility- Knowledge-Destiny-

Prosperity

Overarching approach to transport encompassing all modes to achieve desired benefits

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NTP Solutions1) Soft issues- Transport Policies

No. Policy & Key Proposals

T1 Designation of National Road Network (NRN)

Roadside Facilities & Rest Areas on NRN

T2 National Programme of Targeted Road Improvements

T3 Securing Efficient Movement of Traffic

Road Network Management

T4 Managing Strategic Road Freight Movements

T5 Intelligent Transport Systems

ITS Policy, Strategy & System

National Road Network Control Centre

T6 Progressing the National Railway & Regulations

T7 Rail Operations

T8 Passenger Rail Services

T9 Inter-Emirate Coach Network

Creation of a National Union Coach Company

T10 Interchange

T11 Supporting Urban Public Transport

T12 Re-Balancing Freight Demand Across Modes

T13 Regulations and Enforcement for Road Freight

T14 Servicing Urban Areas by Road Freight

T15 Data Collection and Analysis for the Freight

T16 Regulating the Maritime Sector

T17 Increasing the Role of Coastal Shipping

T18 Federal Aviation Policy

T19 Airport Surface Access

No. Effective Management

M1 Accident Data ManagementRoad User Behaviour ResearchSafe Road Infrastructure DesignDriver Training and BehaviourEnforcementRoad Safety Education & PublicityVehicle Safety and Licensing

M2 Safety and Security in Rail & Maritime

M3 Federal Transport Asset ManagementFederal Asset Management & Evaluation System

M4 Supporting Urban Travel Demand Management

M5 Travel Demand Management at Federal Level

M6 Setting Carbon Targets for Transport Sector

M7 Reducing Conventional Vehicle Carbon Emissions

M9 Carbon Emissions in Aviation & Maritime

M10 Reducing Environmental Impacts of Transport

No. Effective DecisionsD1 Supporting the Government StrategyD2 Integration of Land-use & Transport at

Emirate LevelD3 Assessing Transport Impacts of

Strategic Development ProposalsA National Spatial Planning Framework

D4 Effective Regulation and StandardsD5 National Transport Governance

UAE National Transport CommitteeD6 A Dubai-Sharjah-Ajman Metropolitan

Passenger Transport AuthorityD7 National Transport ObservatoryD8 National Transport Research

National Transport Research Facility

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An Infrastructure Plan

Up to 600km of new and enhanced highway infrastructure

Up to 1,200km of new heavy rail infrastructure for passenger and freight services

2-Hardware Issues –The Plan aims to deliver

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National Transport Model (NTM) –Passenger & Freight – matching

infrastructure to demand

Impact &Results

NetworkCapacity

DemandData

•socio-demographic data•traffic behaviour data•origin, destination, number of trips•temporal distribution of travel demand.

•network objects: nodes, links, turning•transport systems: to allow modelling of different vehicle categories (truck lanes, HOV lanes)•dynamic assignment (incident management, traffic management systems)

•lists of statistics (travel times, costs, distances, ...)•graphical analysis of routes, select link analyses, V/C Ratio•graphical output (maps, post-processing

Decision support system – Policy testing

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National Highway Plan

Additional Highway Schemes

Widening, extension, joining missing links and truck roads development

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Presentation Notes

AS JUST MENTIONED… ..DEVELOPED WITH CONSIDERATION OF THE COMMITTED MAJOR TRANSPORT SCHEMES RATIONALE FOR HIGHWAY SCHEMES.. WHILST NAT RAIL CENTRAL AND KEY ELEMENT OF NTP… …ROAD BASED TRANSPORT WILL CONTINUE TO BE A DOMINANT MODE FOR PASS & FREIGHT R1: ..BETTER CONNECTION TO FROM RAK/INDUSTRIES/CEMENTS FACTORIES/PORT SAQR/OMAN BORDER ..REDUCTING ISSUE OF CONGESTION AND POLUTION IN BUILT UP AREAS R2: ..MUCH BETTER CONNECTION FOR PEOPLE AND TRUCKS/CONSTRUCTION TRAFFIC .. IMPORTANT IN CONTEXT OF PLAN 2030 FOR AD R3..RESPONDING TO INCREASING TREND FOR > INTERACTION ..RELIEVI8NG THE PRESSURE ON E11/E311EXTN AND TRUCK ROAD

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National Rail Network Passenger Plan – long term scenario

Railway network – achieving coverage and reach for the entire country

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AGAIN STARTING WITH URC CONCEPTS ..WE EXAMINED THESE WITH OUR UNDERSTAND KEY TRAVEL DEMANDS ..SEVERAL ALTERNIVE ROUTES & ADDITIONAL LINKS ..AND LOCATIONS OF PASSENGER INTERCHANGE ALSO EXAMINED DIFFERENT ..LEVELS OF SERVICE ..STOPPING PATTERNS ALSO CONSIDERED LONGER TERM OPTION (CLICK) PROVIDES HIGH LEVEL STRATEGY …NOT DETAILED ALIGNMENT …NOT DETAILED TECHNOLOGY MAINTAINED INTERFACES WITH URC AND RTA/DRMP STUDIES.. ..STRATEGICALLY CONSISTENT

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National Rail Freight Plan- long term scenario

Internal Abu Dhabi plans unchanged

Easing movement of freight away from densely populated areas and close to industry

•Strategic locations of bulk interchanges /marshalling Yard• Away from population centres and close to Industry •Easing the movement of freightAND •Encouraging greater use of rail• Offer additional inland storage and warehousing•Offer Transhipment and truck movement by rail•Link ports with rail

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National Maritime Freight Plan- Long term scenario

Internal Abu Dhabi plans unchanged

Linking ports with hinterland using rail system

Integrating port logistics with rail

Encourage container shipping by rail

Reduce storage space at ports by JIT rail transport

Reduce truck movement to distribution journeys

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Presentation Notes

ALSO EXAMINED THE POTENTIAL ROLE OF MARITIME TRANSPORT FOR BULK FREIGHT FROM PORT SAQR

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Emerging Railway Industry Structure

Development of the industry Institutional Arrangements –

Putting rules and regulations first

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Emerging Rail Industry Structure –Possible Scenarios

Rail Infrastructure

Company (RIC)

Etihad Rail Company

Consultations UAE,LTA,GCC,International

Bodies

Train Operating Company

(TOC: ROC,POC)

UAE Government(NTA)

Policies &Regulations

Standardisation & Coordination

Regulate

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Consult

Possible scenario for long-term arrangement:

Start-up scenario

1. RIC – Fixed Assets Co.2. Passenger operating Co.3. Freight Operating Co.4. Rail Property Co.

Strategic consideration:Spread the riskDiversificationCompetitionEconomic generationEncourage industry and ports authority to engage in a bankable structureCreate contestable MarketForward Integration

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Institutional Arrangements-Railway Industry Governance

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General Approach to UAE Railway Standards

promote high levels of safety

promote the public interest

be based on recognizesed international standards and best practice

be mandated by legislation

commercially non-discriminatory and support competitive market

promote interoperability & interchangeability & commonality of parts

Promote competition and avoid single-source-suppliers

Support local environment – heat and sand

Security of supply and guard against obsolescence

obscelenceAvoid dependency on single-source suppliers & follow international standards

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UAE railway Phases

2013

2014

2016–18

2015–16

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3

Source: Etihad Rail Company

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Integrated & Interoperable Railway

KuwaitNational Network

KSA Qatar

BahrainNational Network

UAENational Network

KSANational Network

QatarNational Network

OmanNational Network

GCC Main line

1. Each country will be responsible for its own internal system

2. Main line shall be jointly developed to agreed interoperable specification

3. Use International Standards throughout

4. Use ETCS-2, GSM-R

5. Agree operational requirements

6. Agree Health, Safety and Security systems

National Station

International Station

Next Steps

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Application and enforcement of Land Transport Law

Follow up Transport Policies and their applications

Preparation of Railway National Standards

Drafting Railway Act

Development of common design, interoperability requirements and common safety guidance

Work towards interoperable and integrated GCC railway mainline and the development of GCC Rail Authority

Regular consultations with customers and stakeholders

Next Steps

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