Marlborough District Council Roading Assets - Activity Management Plan 2015 - 2018 SECTION 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Road marking is another area where there is demand for an increased level of service. With the increases of traffic volumes there is demand for more centrelines and edge lines. Busier urban streets such as Hutcheson Street may require the marking of flush medians. This is likely to require an increase in budget allocation of around $20,000 per annum. Delineation and road marking is an area where there is a demand for a higher level of service. Delineation is a term used to refer to the parts of road furniture that highlights the alignment of the road to the driver and can include such things as raised reflective pavement markers (cat’s eyes), edge marker posts, chevron boards etc. Road Traffic Standards recommend that roads that carry more than 1,000 vehicles per day should have edge marker posts and roads that carry more than 2,000 vehicles per day should have raised reflective pavement markers. A number of roads on the Wairau Plains are now carrying these volumes, i.e. New Renwick Road, Old Renwick Road, and Rarangi Road. Some roads do not currently meet these base level standards. The following options have been considered when setting future budgets for traffic services; i. Do Nothing Differently – i.e. continue with the existing budget and management practice. The current budget does not allow the asset to meet current standards, therefore this option is not considered further. ii. Status Quo – i.e. maintaining the current level of service. The current level of service does not meet current standards. While the current level of service could continue, it is not considered viable from a risk perspective. iii. Desired Level ofService – i.e. increasing the level of service to meet higher expectations of council and/or consumers. As discussed above, there is a financial cost to increase the level of service to a standard acceptable to current practices. If an increased level of service is required, e.g. to renew the older signs or install marker posts and RRPM’s to current standards, the additional budget that would need to be allowed for is shown in the following table: Renewal/New Item Amount Cost ($000) Update Older Signs (25% of the total signs from 10% per year over 10 years $40 RAMM) To align delineation standards with Road & Traffic On roads carrying > 1000 vpd $50 Standards New Marker Posts and RRPM’s Additional10km/yr $10 Upgrade Sight Rails to Guardrail (estimated 50% of 10% of estimated replacement length over 10 years $30 total length to be replaced) New Pavement Marking/Signs Minor Safety Works / Demand $20 Additional Annual Maintenance Cost per year $5 TOTAL $155 Table 6.10.3a: Additional Funding Requirements iv. Reduced Level of Service – i.e. consider reducing the level of service to reduce costs. The current level of service does not meet the minimum required for safety standards and therefore a reduced level of service is not considered as a viable option. 1.6.10.4 Demand/Growth The actual amount of traffic services will increase annually as a result of: Requirement for an increased level of service (from delineation review); Minor Safety Works (safety audits, crash studies); New road (development works, subdivision); New restrictions (parking, intersection control); Installation of Cycle ways; Installation of Tourist Service Signs (winery signs etc.); 30 September 2014 Page 108 of Section 1