Publication Summary:
The Road Asset Management Plan (RAMP) is one of the key improvements identified by Transport Scotland in its three-year Asset Management Improvement Programme for Scotland's trunk road and motorway asset. The RAMP sets out how the agency currently manages, or intends to manage, the trunk road network and the service this will deliver for road users.
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Road Asset Management Plan for Scottish Trunk Roads: April 2007 – March 2009
ISBN: 978 1 906006 19 8
Contents
FOREWORD
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
GLOSSARY
ABBREVIATIONS
1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 The Scottish Transport Network
1.2 The Trunk Road Network
1.3 Transport Scotland
1.4 Asset Management
1.5 Road Asset Management Plan
1.6 Summary of Financial Plan
1.7 Contents of the RAMP
2 AIMS, OBJECTIVES, TARGETS & EXPECTATIONS
2.1 Terminology
2.2 Corporate Aims
2.3 Corporate Objectives and Targets
2.4 Customer Expectations
3 ROAD ASSETS
3.1 The Trunk Road Network
3.2 Roads
3.3 Bridges and Other Road Structures
4 ASSET MANAGEMENT PRACTICES
4.1 Our Asset Management Ethos
4.2 Asset Management Roles and Responsibilities
4.3 Asset Management and the Management Hierarchy
4.4 Asset Management Framework
4.5 Realising the Asset Management Framework
5 CURRENT AND FUTURE DEMAND
5.1 What is Demand and Why is it Important?
5.2 Current Network Demand
5.3 Predicted Future Demand and Impact
5.4 Impact on Network Management
6 PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK
6.1 Overview
6.2 Levels of Service
6.3 Performance Measures
6.4 Performance Targets
6.5 Efficiency Improvements
7 RISK MANAGEMENT
7.1 Overview
7.2 Transport Scotland Corporate Risk Management Strategy
7.3 Risk Management for Roads
8 LIFECYCLE PLANS
8.1 Overview
8.2 Developing a Lifecycle Plan
8.3 Using a Lifecycle Plan
8.4 Continual Challenge and Improvement
8.5 Lifecycle Plans
9 DECISION SUPPORT
9.1 Whole Life Cost and Value
9.2 Value Management and Value Engineering
9.3 Network Analysis
10 WORK PLAN
10.1 Overview
10.2 Work Volumes
11 FINANCIAL PLAN
11.1 Overview
11.2 Financial Plans
11.3 Asset Valuation
12 RISKS TO THE RAMP & THEIR MANAGEMENT
12.1 Overview
12.2 RAMP Risk Register
13 MONITORING, REVIEWING & CONTINUAL IMPROVEMENT
13.1 Monitoring
13.2 Asset Management Review and Continual Improvement
13.3 RAMP Review and Update
14 ASSET MANAGEMENT IMPROVEMENTS
14.1 Background
14.2 Description of Work Packages
15 REFERENCES
A. ROAD STRUCTURES – CONSTRUCTION FORM
B. ASSET MANAGEMENT PLANNING
C. INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
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