SNUG 2013
Christchurch Transport
Operations Centre (CTOC)
Napier, November 2013
Outline of This Presentation
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Regional Update – South Island
Introduction
CTOC (Christchurch Transport Operations Centre)
Achievements from the last year
Challenges for the next year.
Regional Update – Nelson & Tasman
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Location – Upper South Island
SCATS Intersections - 18
New Intersections in last / next 12 months – 1
Challenges, New Technology, Out-Of-The-Box Solutions -
A facility to allow approaching emergency vehicles to make the
signals go to ALL RED via a remote control. This from up to
400m away from the intersection.
One side road approach is the main outlet for the emergency
services when heading south out of the city.
Regional Update – Canterbury
• Location – Central South Island (The Mainland!!)
• SCATS Intersections - 280
• New Intersections in last 12 months – 3
• New intersections connecting in next 12 months - 6
• Challenges, New Technology, Out-Of-The-Box Solutions –
To Be Covered Shortly
Regional Update – Timaru
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Location – Lower Central South Island
SCATS Intersections – 15 + 2
New Intersections in next 12 months – 2
Challenges, New Technology, Out-Of-The-Box Solutions –
3x Intersections with dual pedestrian clearance time, to be
trialled early next year (in conjunction with Invercargill).
Regional Update – Dunedin & Oamaru
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Location – Lower South Island
SCATS Intersections - 84
New Intersections in last 12 months – 2
Challenges, New Technology, Out-Of-The-Box Solutions -
46 Intersections connected via ADSL
Presence detectors to cancel ped calls if peds walk early
78 High-Risk intersections identified in Dunedin (17x NZTA,
23x DCC)
Regional Update – Invercargill
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Location – Deepest, Darkest, Lowest South Island
SCATS Intersections - 34
New Intersections in last 12 months – 2
Challenges, New Technology, Out-Of-The-Box Solutions –
3x Intersections with dual pedestrian clearance time, to be
trialled early next year (in conjunction with Timaru).
Introduction
Real-Time Operations Team
The Real-Time Operations Team comprises of a team of 8, with 2
current vacancies for SCATS engineers.
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Sean
Lewis
Team
Leader
Vacancy
Vacancy
Vacancy
SCATS
Optimisation
Engineer
SCATS
Optimisation
Engineer
SCATS
Operator &
Asset Engineer
(Currently
Bill
Sissons –
Advanced
Traffic)
(Currently
Jeff Owen
- AECOM)
(Currently
Paul Addy
– BECA)
Bruce
Kelly
SCATS
Optimisation
Engineer
Chris
KeithGillon
Engineering
Assistant
(SCATS
Operator)
Vaughan
Penney
Field
Communications
Engineer
Rotor
Staff
ECAN Public
Transport
Operator
Christchurch Transport Operations Centre (CTOC)
Who Is CTOC?
In July this year, a partnership agreement was signed between the
CEO’s of NZTA, CCC, & ECAN.
This agreement marked the official beginings of CTOC.
Background
• Unlike the Auckland Joint Transport Operations Centre,
CTOC has no individual identity
• All staff maintain their direct reporting lines through their
respective organisations. However, at a functional level
CTOC staff report through to their CTOC manager
• Enables delivery of a consistent approach to transport
management for all roads within the Christchurch urban
area.
CTOC Vision
‘Our commitment to our customers is to actively
operate a cohesive network to deliver safe and
reliable journeys through the management,
operation and optimisation of the network and
to equip our customers with the ability to make
informed choices about route and mode
selection.’
Benefits Of A “One-Network – One Customer
Approach”
• Manage – Operating one reliable network across all
transport modes throughout the Christchurch urban area
• Inform – Providing accurate and timely transport
information
• Optimise – Optimising the efficiency and effectiveness of
the network
• Monitor – Monitor real-time network performance
• Delivering enhanced value for money by the collaborative
use of experience, resources and expertise.
Leadership
• CTOC is lead by the CTOC Board
• The current members are –
- Colin Crampton (NZTA)
- Terry Howles (CCC)
- Wayne Holton-Jefferys (ECAN)
Strategic Direction
• As a partnership, CTOC will deliver outputs that link to the
strategic intentions of CCC, NZTA & ECAN
• Five Key Outcomes –
1. Less severe congestion
2. Reliable Journey Times
3. Safer Journeys
4. Economic Growth & Efficiency
5. Meets Social & Economic Goals
• Impacts on The Network –
- Improved transport Capacity
- Changed User Behaviour
- Reduction in the Impact of Planned & Unplanned Events
Main Operating Areas
• Temporary Traffic Management: Responsible for
processing, managing and auditing traffic management
plans (TMP). Also co-ordinated work sites to mitigate the
adverse effects on network performance
• Real Time Operations: Responsible for reducing the
effects of planned, unplanned, and recurrent congestion.
Basically, interested in the last half hour, to the next 2 hours
(also manage traffic signals)
•Traveller Information: Responsible for managing the
provision of travel information to customers.
What Does This Actually Mean?
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Customer responses – One Network
Greater Access to Information, Systems, etc
Better value for money
Links to local and national objectives / strategies.
Manage Supply & Demand
• Put simply, our purpose is to manage the supply & demand of the
network
• Supply vs Demand produces the ‘Operating State’
• Good Planning of planned events (eg TTM) helps us manage the
supply, while good traveller information channels help us manage the
demand
• And the Real Time Operations Team in the middle works hard to get
the best out of what we have right now!
Real Time
TTM Team
Operations Team
Supply
TI Team
Demand
Achievements over last year
• Earthquake Repairs
• Continuing with WiMax wireless network installation
• Central City Plan / CCDU ‘Blue Print’
• Christchurch Southern Motorway
• Installation of first Split-Pedestrian Crossing at Intersection in Chch
• SCIRT (Stronger Christchurch Infrastructure Rebuild Team) repairs &
the effects to traffic flows.
Achievements over last year
Earthquake Repairs
• We still have 88 Sites with
Detector Alarms (over 240+
detectors re-cut in last 12
months)
• The CBD Red Zone was
removed at the end of June. All
our sites (except one) now have
power, although we currently
have 6 sites in long-term nonoperational states.
Achievements over last year
Earthquake Repairs
• SCIRT (Stronger Christchurch Infrastructure Rebuild Team) repairs &
the effects to traffic flows. Currently 1.5 FTE to keep up with required
Signals changes, managing repairs (eg detector recuts), and replying
to SCIRT related signals LOS queries.
Achievements over last year
Earthquake Repairs
• Earthquake repairs
mean more heavy vehicles
on our roads, especially in
the narrow streets around
the CBD. This is leading to
lots of LOOA (1 – 2 per
day).
• We are also
experiencing a lot more
‘pole-downs’. In previous
years we might have
experienced 2 or 3 in a
year, so far in the last 12
months we have had over
15.
Achievements over last year
Christchurch Southern Motorway (CSM) Stage 1
• CSM was instigated by NZTA in 2009 as part of the national RONS
(Roads Of National Significance) project
• CSM Stage 1 links Brougham St to SH1 south of Hornby, thereby
bypassing Hornby & Main South Rd, 5km new motorway, and 5.5km of
roading upgrade to four-lane, median divided
• Peak travel-time delay reductions of 15 minutes experienced
• Originally designed in the early 1970’s
• Stage 1 Cost of $140M
• 1 new signalised intersection, 2 intersections with major changes
• Large down-stream effects with the first Post-Completion study
currently being undertaken by Opus.
Upgraded
Sections
New Road
Achievements over last year
Split Pedestrian Crossing Intersection
• First Split-Ped crossing at an
Bealey / Papanui / Victoria
intersection in Christchurch
Intersection
• Requirement for a right turn signal
from Papanui Rd onto Bealey Ave
• Bealey Ave is major arterial on
coordinated corridor
• Phase time for Papanui Rd &
Victoria St phase set by pedestrian
time to cross Bealey Ave – no time
available to add right turn phase
without major effects to Bealey Ave
• Solution – split the ped crossing
across Bealey and take half the
Victoria St time to create a right turn
phase for Papanui Rd.
Achievements over last year
Split Pedestrian Crossing Intersection
Achievements over last year
Split Pedestrian Crossing Intersection
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Achievements over last year
Split Pedestrian Crossing Intersection
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Achievements over last year
Split Pedestrian Crossing Intersection
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Achievements over last year
Split Pedestrian Crossing Intersection
Benefits –
• More opportunities for pedestrians to cross, and automatic ped call
to complete second stage of crossing
• Pleasant crossing experience with waiting area in median
• Ability to add right turn phase without affecting corridor
• More opportunities for controlled left turns to run
Disadvantages –
• Cars stopping over ped crossing lines due to staggered ped-lines
• Cyclists using ped crossing and not waiting in the middle – potential
conflict with turning vehicles on green arrows
• U-turns required to be banned as peds crossing adjacent leg while
green arrows running.
Challenges For The Next Year
• Ongoing Earthquake Repairs (incl over 100 loop repairs)
• Keeping up with TTM’s (SCIRT & building rebuilds)
• Central City Plan • Planning and commencing one-way to two-way conversions
• Improvement of the 4 Avenues
• Slow Core & Signals Removals
• WiMax Communications Installation / Upgrade
• Trying to fill the SCATS vacancies (anyone interested?)
• Political Interference
• Yellow Flashing peds – Developing a plan to take to focus groups.
Thank You & Questions