Proposal for a Traffic Management Policy. National Committee for Economic Development (NCED) 18 th August 2004

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1 Proposal for a Traffic Management Policy National Committee for Economic Development (NCED) 18 th August 2004

2 Transport & Economy GDP Rs 1,400 billion Contribution of Transport Rs 170 billion (12%) Employment Direct 700,000 (11% of national) Government Capital Allocation Rs 300 bn Government Capital Expenditure on Transport Sector Highways Rs 13.5 bn (4.5%) Transport Rs 6.5 bn (2%)

3 Cost of Transport Operations Railways Buses Three Wheelers Private Vehicles Goods Transport Other Total Rs 4,700 mn Rs 29,000 mn Rs 18,730 mn Rs 73,350 mn Rs 42,300 mn Rs 7,000 mn Rs 170,000 mn

4 Government Expenditure Expenditure Roads National Roads Provincial Railways Buses TOTAL Rs.11,300 mn Rs. 2,151 mn Rs 3,500 mn Rs 3,000 mn Rs 20,000 mn Income Income from vehicle taxes etc. Rs 12,000 mn Import Taxes Rs 5,000 mn Taxes on Fuel Rs 5,000 mn Registration/Annual Licensing Rs 2,000 mn TOTAL Rs 24,000 mn

5 State Operators Expenditure Railways Cost Rs 4,994 Revenue Rs 1,361 Balance Govt. Subsidy Rs 3,634 (73%) Buses Cost Rs 12,500 Revenue Rs 9,000 Fare Subsidy- Rs 1,000 Govt. Subsidy Rs 3,000 (25%)

6 Road Transport Fleet Buses 28,000 (8,000 State (only 4,000 operate daily), 18,000 Private) Cars & Vans 88,000 Motor Cycles 597,000 Three Wheeler 142,000 Good Vehicles 181,000 Other 66,000 TOTAL MOTORISED 1,200,000 Bicycles approx 2,000,000

7 Mode Passenger Km Carried (mn) Transport Modal Shares: Public Transport Sri Lanka (2003) [1] CTB Bus 13,000 (17.68%) Ton Kms Carried (mn) - Private Bus 36,112 (49.13%) Railways [2] 4,258 (05.79%) Private Transport Private Vehicles 17,784 (24.20%) Three Wheelers 1,328 (01.81%) Lorry/Land Vehicle 1,019 (01.39%) 128 (02%) - - 5,286 (97%) Water Transport - 35 (01%) Total 73,502 5,449

8 Transport Modal Shares: Sri Lanka (2003) [1] Mode Passenger Kms Carried (mn) Bus 49,112 (66.82%) Railways [2] 4,258 (05.79%) Private Vehicles 17,784 (24.20%) Three Wheelers 1,328 (01.81%) Lorry/Land Vehicle 1,019 (01.39%) Total 73,499 % [1] Source: University of Moratuwa, Moratuwa, Sri Lanka [2] Source: Sri Lanka Railway Department

9 : Vehicle kms using road network Mode Vehicle Kms Operated Percentage (mn) Bus (CTB & Private Bus) 1,045 8 Private Vehicles 9, Three Wheelers 1, Lorry/Land Vehicle 2, Total 14,

10 Estimated Operational Vehicle Fleet & Revenue by Province and Vehicle Type (2003)[1] No. of Revenue Licenses Issued Revenue Province Motor Cycles Three Wheeler s Cars Dual Purpose Lorries Buses Land Vehicle s Other Total Rs. (mn) US $ (mn) Western 228,365 80, ,981 85,785 55,460 15,589 10,986 22, ,374 1, Central 34,888 11,092 13,274 13,296 5,399 3, , Southern 73,187 20,265 7,857 10,019 10,465 2,877 11, , North East 74, ,288 3,736 1,501 8,818 1,098 95, North Western 102,265 9,731 8,152 12,440 13,744 3,240 12, , North Central 36,704 3,039 2,024 4,109 4,444 1,092 5, , Sabaragamuwa 27,020 13,134 5,338 7,089 8,120 3,416 3, , Uva 15,971 3,931 1,982 3,575 5,242 1,205 4, , Total 593, , , , ,507 34,319 59,136 24,970 1,251,165 1, [1] Source: Department of Motor Traffic, Provincial Councils in Sri Lanka

11 : Market Price of Vehicles Vehicle Type 2004 Market Price No. of new Registrations (2003) Total Market Value (Rs. Bn) Car 1,500, , Motor Cycle 80, , Trishaw 160,000 1,010, Van 1,200,000 69, Medium Bus 1,900, , Large Bus 2,200, , Medium Truck 1,500, ,631 1,157 2,160,706 2,314

12 Revenue from Road Transport Revenue Item Revenue (Rs. Mn) Motor Car Transfer Taxes[1] 19 Registration of New Vehicles[2] 2,363 Driving License Fee[3] 375 Import Duties on vehicles & parts 8, Annual Revenue Licenses 1, Fuel & Lubricants (taxes less production costs) 10, Tyre Total Revenue 23, Total Road Expenditure (Rs. Mn) 11, % Share on Road Expenditure 48% [1] Estimated using the 1991 value & 2003 data. Actual revenue would be submitted once received the data from the Motor Traffic Commission [2] ibid [3] ibid

13 Annual Road Budget (2003) Rs. (mn) US $ (mn) Maintenance/Recurrent 1, Capital 1.Locally funded projects 2, Foreign funded projects Domestic fund 1, Foreign component 3, Total 9,

14 Fuel Consumption Diesel 2,700 mn litres Petrol 400 mn litres Rs. 91,000 mn Rs. 12,000 mn Fuel Cost for railways Fuel Cost for buses -Rs 3,500 mn -Rs. 3,000 mn 10% of fuel for railways/buses but carries 73% of passengers

15 Vehicles/Traffic in Colombo City 140,000 vehicle enter the city daily 1,000,000 passengers enter the city daily 64% arrive by bus (takes 25% of road space) 10% arrive by railway 26% arrive by private transport (takes 65% of road space)

16 Employment Roads & Railway infrastructure 106,000 Bus Operations 84,000 Three Wheelers 156,000 Lorries 300,000 Private Vehicles 8,000 Vans 27,000 Others 20,000 Total employment (Sri Lanka) 6,500,000 Transport Sector employment 701,000 (11%)

17 Pilot Project on No Parking on Arterials to Colombo City April 2003 onwards Police Enforcement Over 1,000 no parking boards (cost Rs 4 mn) Tow trucks hired (Rs 1,000 charged from owners for towing) Regular monitoring meetings chaired by IGP Abandoned after change of IGP and dissolution of Parliament.

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23 October September May June July August April March Month (2003) Colombo Mt Lavinia % Parking Compliance

24 Travel Time Comparison on Galle Road (November 2002 and March 2003) Travel Tim me (mts) Nov-02 Mar Kollupitiya to Ratmalana Distance (kms)

25 Survey of Travel Time From Colombo to Rat(10.3 kms) Nove Survey end time 8.39 a.m a.m p.m p.m. Travel Time Kol Jn to Maliban March Survey end time 8.56 a.m a.m p.m p.m. Time Kol Jun to Maliban Savings (mts per trip) Savings (%) Survey of Travel Time To Colombo (10.3 kms) Nov Survey end time 7.50 a.m a.m a.m p.m p.m. Travel Time Maliban to Kol Jn March Survey end time 7.03 a.m a.m a.m p.m p.m. Travel Time Maliban to Kol Jn Savings (minutes per trip) Savings (%) Savings Values (Rs) Kms Daily Saving (rs) Saving (RS) Vehicles Per Day 57, ,535,991 Per Year Passengers Per Day 343, ,593 Total Savings 2,335, ,702,093

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