Kathrine Wilson-Ellis Strategic Safety Team. Phil Proctor Future Technologies

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1 Kathrine Wilson-Ellis Strategic Safety Team Phil Proctor Future Technologies

2 Who are we?

1 st April 2015 Highways England is a public sector company,

to operate and improve the motorways and major A roads in

casualties on our network by 2020 Objective No-one should be

network Approach We will continuously improve road safety and

3 1 st April 2015 Highways England is a public sector company, owned by the Government Primary role of Highways England is to operate and improve the motorways and major A roads in England A key element of success involves making the network a safer place to use and work on. KPI 40% reduction in number of killed or seriously injured casualties on our network by 2020 Objective No-one should be harmed whilst travelling on or working on the strategic road network Approach We will continuously improve road safety and invest in our road network to prevent incidents from occurring, whilst reducing their severity

4 England s strategic road network is currently one of the safest in the world. The number of people killed or seriously injured (KSI) on UK roads has generally been declining since 2005, however over the last two years there has been an increase in the number of KSIs on the strategic road network. Over the course of the next five years we will invest over 11 billion capital investment to modernise and maintain the network, this will also include a range of safety measures that will result in noticeable improvements for our customers and contribute significantly to achieving the 40% KSI reduction by 2020.

5 Safety Current Situation

6 2014 statistics Strategic Road Network Estimated cost of KSI Collisions on SRN million

7 77% Driver/Rider error or reaction Other Factors, 299, 16% 29% Impairment or distraction Human Factors, 1,554, 84% 23% Injudicious actions (I.e. speeding, too close etc.) 23% Behaviour or inexperience

8 2014 Avoidable Incidents Over 185,000 breakdowns Over 8,000 out of fuel breakdowns Over 42,000 tyre related breakdowns Over 46,000 debris incidents Over 500 oncoming vehicles

9 Safety Safe System Approach

10 Today Future ROAD SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Collect data and carry out evidential research to monitor implementation and effectiveness of the vision Moving away from: Reactive Safety Fixing Problems Engineering Focus SAFER ROADS Raise inherent safety and protective quality of the network for the benefit of ALL road users. SAFER VEHICLES Encourage deployment of improved vehicle safety technologies for both active and passive safety. SAFER PEOPLE Develop intelligence led, innovative programmes to improve road user behaviour, with measurable outcomes Moving Towards: Proactive Safety Incident Prevention Partnership Working POST COLLISION RESPONSE Improve post incident responsiveness to minimise the impact on casualties and the road user

Today Future ROAD SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Strategy Partnerships

roads Smart Motorways Expressways Average Speed Cameras Protected

survivability Road-vehicle interaction Collision avoidance

fuel and maintenance SAFER PEOPLE Compliance Education Driver

11 Today Future ROAD SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Strategy Partnerships Reporting Research Coordination SAFER ROADS Minimum 3* rated roads Smart Motorways Expressways Average Speed Cameras Protected turns Safer verges Signing/lining SAFER VEHICLES Collision survivability Road-vehicle interaction Collision avoidance technology (Semi)- Autonomous vehicles Road Worthiness tyres, fuel and maintenance SAFER PEOPLE Compliance Education Driver behaviour and attitudes NDORS course POST COLLISION RESPONSE CLEAR Partnerships Debriefs

12 Safe Reliable, survivable Roads Safe Well maintained vehicles Safe Compliant drivers No-one will be harmed whilst travelling on or working on the strategic road network

13 Innovation Phil Proctor

14 Highways England

Our Network 4,300 miles of motorways and

incidents occur annually on our roads 60%

15 Our Network 4,300 miles of motorways and major A roads 1 billion tonnes of freight transported each year 4 million people drive on the network every day 430,000 incidents occur annually on our roads 60% of congestion is caused by a lack of road capacity

16 60% of congestion is caused by a lack of road capacity Figures forecast 46% growth in traffic levels between 2010 and 2040 Our network forms the backbone for British industry and leisure 2 billion per year in lost time.

17 Congestion on the strategic road network in 2010 and

Highways England Delivery Plan 2015-2020 Highways England is a new company with a big brief. England s largest road investment programme for a generation 1.

18 Highways England Delivery Plan Highways England is a new company with a big brief. England s largest road investment programme for a generation 1. Supporting Economic Growth 2. A Safe and Serviceable Network 3. A More Free-Flowing Network 4. Improved Environment 5. An Accessible and Integrated Network

19 Major improvements Delivery Plan

20 Technology aspiration Technology presents a real opportunity Technology is not a new venture for the our network However Road operators need to identify which technologies Now is the time to plan for our business to change

21 Where we are today Era of Smart Motorways Our current technology is a business critical tool Current emphasis is on reducing whole live cost of our technology Control room technology Interoperable with local highways authorities Greener systems

22 Evolution - M42 pilot A new approach - a cautious approach Journey Reliability Increase of 22% when hard shoulder operated at 50 mph Increase of 27% when hard shoulder operated at 60 mph Personal Injury Accidents reduced from 5.1 to 1.8 per month 22

23 CCTV camera Lighting Columns MS4 driver Information panel Fixed direction signing Lane signals Emergency Roadside Telephone Digital speed enforcement MIDAS loops Emergency Refuge Area (ERA) Dynamic Use of the Hard Shoulder

24 Innovation Research Indicative 4m/annum ITS Portfolio Innovation Programme (R&D) Delivery 150m Innovation Designated Funds (Delivery) Service Business As Usual

Potential delivery using Innovation Funds (1) Safety Technology: Tunnel incident

data to improve asset management Use of technology, new surface materials and modular

Data and information Wifi provision on the SRN Consideration of technologies such as

25 Potential delivery using Innovation Funds (1) Safety Technology: Tunnel incident detection systems Adoption of in-vehicle technologies Improving Infrastructure Use of data to improve asset management Use of technology, new surface materials and modular construction techniques to improve performance Alternative data collection technologies Data and information Wifi provision on the SRN Consideration of technologies such as Galileo, 4G/5G in information provision Provision of fuel price information on the motorway network

26 Potential delivery using Innovation Funds (2) New (Emerging) Technologies Incentivise vehicle to vehicle and vehicle to infrastructure technologies Trial Co-operative Vehicle Technologies on the SRN Investigate HGV platooning systems Trial Driverless Vehicles on the SRN Development and roll out of technologies to support Expressways Support to Sustainable Operation Development of the Smart Motorways algorithm to optimise air quality and journey times Support for electric vehicles Develop technology enabled demand management Innovation and Technical Development Promote use of innovation to support the transformation programme Collaborate with the Transport Catapult, Universities and SME s to take advantage of innovations / support development on the SRN

27 Selected Corridor Blackwall Tunnel to Dover

28 Questions Kathrine Wilson-Ellis Phillip Proctor

29 for more information on the Connected Corridor programme:

31 Our Service Enabling economic growth Reducing the number of people killed or seriously injured on the network by 40% More free flowing network At least 85% of all motorway incidents cleared within one hour More accessible network Safer network for all Improved environment

32 Customer Focus Road users top priorities: 1. Improved quality of road surface 2. Safer design & upkeep of roads 3. Better behaved drivers Putting the customer at the heart of what we do Engaging with our customers Understanding their needs An overall better experience

Case Study STREAMS SMART MOTORWAYS

Case Study STREAMS SMART MOTORWAYS One of the key challenges facing road agencies today is maximising road network efficiency while reducing impacts on the community. Increasingly, road agencies are turning