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Who we are & what we do: Structure
About Transit structure.
The Divisions
Transit is organised into five divisions:
What each division does
Transport Planning
Wayne McDonald, GM Transport Planning
The key role of the Transport Planning Division is planning for the long term, comprising:
- Planning for integration at the macro level
- Planning transport/state highway corridors and consulting on proposed projects
- Securing revenue and funding - which includes preparing Transit's 10-Year State Highway Forecast
- Leading Transit's Travel Demand Management initiatives.
Integration at the macro level - aiming to integrate growth, development and
land use planning with multi-modal transport planning - is a key shift in our role
towards managing transport systems in partnership with key stakeholders.
It includes recognising state highways as a strategic component of the transport
system and actively protecting their functionality.
Equally, we aim to integrate transport into planning for growth and development so that all transport options are
considered along with measures to actively manage travel demand.
Network Operations
Roly Frost, GM Network Operations
Transit's Network Operations division continues our role of maintaining and getting best value from our state highway network - a key transport asset that carries almost half of New Zealand's road traffic despite being only 12 percent of our roads by length. Traffic management and road safety, maintenance (of an asset with a replacement value of over $15 billion) and management of environmental impacts are key responsibilities of our Network Operations team.
Environmental management is guided by our Environmental Plan, and includes reducing the adverse environmental effects of the state highway by measures such as noise-reducing surfaces, storm water run-off treatment projects, recycling and landscaping. Our work in improving road safety is driven by our State Highway Safety Plan and the Government's "Road Safety to 2010" targets. Activities include 'safety retrofit' measures such as roadside clear zones, median barriers and speed zoning, as well as targeted safety improvement projects.
Traffic management leadership is especially evident in Auckland where in collaboration with local authorities, we manage the Traffic Management Unit operations across Auckland's motorways and key routes.
Capital Projects
Colin Crampton, GM Capital Projects
Significant state highway improvements account for approximately 60 percent of Transit's annual State Highway Programme, and their delivery is the job of our Capital Projects Division.
This is an area of unprecedented growth. In Auckland alone, our construction spend has grown from just over $74m in 2000 to around $280m in 2005/06 (subject to funding approval from Land Transport New Zealand).
Our Capital Projects team also manages Transit's extensive property portfolio and leads Transit's response to the LTMA's new tolling policy. The SH1 Northern Motorway Extension (ALPURT B2) has already been approved as a toll project. The Harbour Link project in Tauranga which was also approved is now under review.
Underpinning new toll projects is joint work - with Land Transport NZ and Ministry of Transport - to develop a national toll management system.
Strategic Support
Deborah Hume, GM Strategic Support
This small team based at National Office is focused on collaboration with stakeholders to create momentum for Transit's strategic direction. Strategic communications, market research and stakeholder relationships are key functions.
This team also leads Transit's active participation in the Planning Task Force, which was launched by the Minister of Transport in March 2005 to align strategic planning across the transport sector as a whole.
Corporate Services
Martin Fletcher, GM Corporate Services
Information management and systems, human resources, financial services and administration at National Office are all managed by the Corporate Services Division.
This team also manages Transit's significant interface with the international transport community, which helps keep New Zealand at the leading edge of world knowledge in the transport field.
Where to find us
Our National Office is in Wellington. We have seven regional offices, each led by a Regional Manager - in Auckland, Hamilton, Napier, Wanganui, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin. We also have smaller offices in Northland, Tauranga and Blenheim (Marlborough Roads, which manages all public roads in Marlborough District, though the Marlborough District retains ownership of local roads) More