A Brief Comparison of Road Management
Between China and UK
 Liqing, Shanghai
 Feb. 21th 2013
Highlights
 Road management definition
 Comparison of road management
between China and UK
 Lessons we can learn
Role of road network
 Provides space for smoothing traffic flow.
passenger and freight delivery
foot, cycle, motorcycle, taxi, car, bus, freight wagon
 constitutes a very large proportion public realm
 Road net work itself assets billions of money
Road network of Shanghai and London
cities
Proportion of
major road s
Density of road
networks
London
12.04%
8 (km/km2)
Shanghai
20.90%
6.7(km/km2)
Road network management
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Planning
Construction
Maintenance
Traffic control and
information system
 To support economic competitiveness and growth, by
delivering reliable and efficient transport networks.
 To contribute to better safety, security transport, and by
keeping roads in good condition , promoting travel modes that
are beneficial to health.
Road network management agency
of Shanghai and London
Road management agency of
Shanghai
In charge of road network on behalf of
Shanghai Road Bureau
The people’s government of the 17 districts of
Shanghai is the road and traffic authorities of
the local roads in their individual district
Road management agency of
London
Managing England's motorways
and strategic A
TfL is responsible for the Transport for
London Road Network (TLRN), TfL manages
traffic signals and traffic control systems on
all roads
The London boroughs are highways and
traffic authorities for the remaining strategic
and local roads in their individual borough
ROAD PLANNING
Road Construction----Shanghai
1950s
1980s
1990s
2003年
Road Construction----Shanghai
length(km)
Length of Roads (km)
18
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
000
000
000
000
000
000
000
000
000
16 071
16 687
Length of Roads (km)
6 641
2 000
2 009
2 010
year
Ten years of road construction peak period
road length(km)
Road Construction----UK
450,000
400,000
350,000
300,000
250,000
200,000
150,000
100,000
50,000
0
390,237
390,969
391,663
392,342
387,674
388,008 394,409 394,879
road length
trunk
all
motor
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
year
Much work has been done on existing road network ,especially to develop
traffic control and information system to meet the quick traffic increase.
Road maintenace
Shanghai and UK
Road condition survey
maintenance options
and maintenance projects
Road maintenace
government
supervise
contractor
Traffic control and information system
Traffic control(Shanghai)
------scats , 2000 Traffic Signal
Junctions
Traffic control and information system
Traffic control(warwickshire)
------scoot , roundabouts
,
for managing junctions
Traffic monitoring and information system
National Traffic Operation Center_UK
Traffic Monitoring Center---Shanghai
Emergency
rescue
预案库
Eemergency
Plan
Management
Accident
event alarm
Monitoring Center
Information sharing
Traffic Monitoring System
互联网 导航 手机 热线
Public information service
Traffic monitoring and information system
Challenges
ten thousand
200
132.31
licenced car ownership
170.25
147.4
100
congestion
Building new roads
Traffic control
Demand management
licenced car…
0
2008
2009
year
2010
Challenges
7
6
Budget
5
4
cost expected
3
budget
2
Roads defects
Safety
Journey time
1
0
1
2
3
4
Lessons we can learn from the UK

Refined management:new materials, new
products, new technology on
maintenance and traffic control;
 Maintenance machinery ;
 Improve cooperation and communication
 Personnel and training.