Department of Transport

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Department of Transport

• Strategic Plan 2003/04 to 2005/06
• Presentation to Transport Portfolio Committee
• 21 February 2003

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Contents of Presentation

• Mandate
• Strategic Overview
• Structure of the Department
• Key Functions
• Strategic Objectives and Outputs
• Key Priorities and Challenges
• Current Pressure Points
• Budget Allocations and Reprioritisation
• Public Entities

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Mandate of NDOT

• To facilitate the provision of an affordable,
  safe and sustainable transport system which is
  responsive to the needs of transport users.

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Structure of the Department(With effect from
1/4/2003)

• Administration
• Land Transport Management
• Division Infrastructure
• Division Land Transport Regulation
• Transport Policy and Regulation
• Division Transport Policy
• Division Aviation and Maritime Transport
• Public Transport and Planning
• Division Public Transport
• Division Transport Planning

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Land Transport Management

• Purpose
• Develops and maintains an overall transport
  infrastructure strategic plan for all modes of
  transport and provides regulations through the
  provision of national standards and guidelines.
• Measurable Objective
• To develop and co-ordinate an integrated
  transport infrastructure framework, and promote
  an operational environment which improves the
  safety, quality, efficiency, and economic
  sustainability of operations whilst reducing the
  environmental impact of transport.

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Transport Policy and Regulation

• Purpose
• Develops and promotes policy for all modes of
  transport and regulates aviation and maritime
  sectors.
• Measurable Objective
• To promote, enforce, and monitor the
  implementation and performance of policy and
  regulations for transport operations, in order to
  achieve a competitive, equitable, safe, efficient
  and sustainable transport system.

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Public Transport and Planning

• Purpose
• Manages public transport operations and
  planning.
• Measurable Objective
• To plan, regulate, monitor, and review public
  transport operations, in order to achieve an
  affordable, competitive, accountable and
  sustainable public transport system.

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Structure of the Department 1 April 2003
Minister
Ministry
Director- General
Office of DG
Transport Policy Regulation
Public Transport Planning
Land Transport Management
Corporate Services
Land Transport Regulation
Infra- structure
Aviation Maritime Transport
Transport Policy
Transport Planning
Public Transport
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Key Functions

• Policy Strategy Formulation
• Substantive Regulation
• Oversight of Transport Agencies

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Strategic Overview

• Public Transport
• Infrastructure
• Rail, Roads, Ports, Airports
• Safety
• Rail, Roads, Aviation and Maritime Safety
• Oversight over Public Entities
• SADC
• NEPAD

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Strategic Objectives Outputs
Infra-structure
Safety Security
Transport Planning
Public Transport
Rural Transport Develop-ment
Economic integration harmonisaton (NEPAD)
Transport Information systems
Sector Enter-prise Reform
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Infrastructure Development
Infra-structure
Road
Rail
Maritime
Aviation
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Public Transport
Public Transport
Bus
Rail
Taxi
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Transport Safety and Security
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Transport Planning
Promotion of Rail Transport
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Information Management Systems/ITS
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Sector Enterprise Reforms
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Sector Enterprise Reforms
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Rural Transport Development
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Economic integration harmonisation
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Key Priorities and Challenges

• Road Safety (The Road to Safety Strategy)
• Road Accident Fund (The Satchwell Report)
• Transport infrastructure
• Public Transport (taxi recap. and subsidies)
• Rail Safety Security
• Transport Planning (Integrated Transport Plans)
• Aviation Maritime policy review
• Freight Transport (Logistical chains)
• Intergovernmental Relations (MINCOM/COTO)
• An effective regulatory framework for transport
  public entities (Corporate governance and
  management)

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Key Priorities for 2003/04

• John Ross Highway
• Rural Roads
• Taxi Recapitalisation
• Investment in Rail Infrastructure and Rolling
  Stock
• King Shaka Airport
• Support initiatives around concessioning of
  Durban Container Terminal and construction of
  Coega Port
• Upgrade of access roads to Border Posts
• Transformation of Public Transport Subsidies
• Rail Safety and Security
• Overloading Control

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Current Pressure Points

• Road Accidents
• Bus and Rail Subsidies
• Backlog on Infrastructure Funding
• Conversion to Credit Card License
• Governance of Transport Public Entities
• Intergovernmental Relations (MINCOM)
• Operationalisation of RTMC
• Establishment of the RTIA (AARTO)
• Safety and Security of Transport Infrastructure

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Additional Funds Requested
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Additional Funds Requested
and Allocated
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Total Budget
R000
3,000,000
2,000,000
1,000,000
0
Yr 02/03
Yr 03/04
Yr 04/05
Yr 05/06
527,034
500,311
523,793
561,620
Other
1,203,064
1,270,558
1,240,789
1,315,236
Roads
1,846,724
2,044,000
2,158,040
2,278,523
Bus
2,255,419
2,343,840
2,528,550
2,662,143
Rail
Total
5,832,241
6,158,709
6,451,172
6,817,522
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Other Budget Allocations

• Administration
• Support Services
• Land Transport Management
• NATiS, Road Traffic Management, AARTO, RTMC,
  Overloading
• Transport Policy and Regulation
• Oil Pollution Prevention, Watchkeeping Services,
  Policy Development
• Public Transport and Planning
• NLTTA, Taxi, Urban Transport Fund

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Budget Breakdown 2003/04
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Budget Breakdown 2003/04
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Public Entities
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Additional Budget Allocations
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Allocations from Reprioritisation
No prior baseline
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Other Budget Allocations
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Major Budgets
R000