Eng. Bassam Mansour
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United Arab EmiratesNational Transport Authority (NTA)
October 2011 Doha Qatar
Delivering Land Transport Policies, legislation and regulations for the UAE
HE Abdulla Salem AL KatheeriEng. Bassam Mansour
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Presentation Key Issues
NTA Vision, Structure, and core business
UAE Transport challenges in UAE
UAE Emerging Railway Industry Structure
UAE National Transport Plan (NTP) & NTM solutions
UAE Railway legislation, Regulations & Standards
UAE railway principle phases
GCC Railway Mainline & next steps
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Our Vision
Safe & IntegratedTransportation for
Sustainable Growth
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NTA outline Organisation StructureFormed by Federal Law No. 1( 2006)
H.E. Chairman of the BoardSheikh Hamdan Bin Mubarak Al Nahyan
H.E. Executive Director of Land Transport
Abdulla AlKhatheeri HE.
H.E. Director GeneralDr. Nasser Al Mansoori
Office of Internal Audit
Director General’s Office Government Communication Department
Department of Strategic Planning and Corporate Performance
H.E. Executive Director of the Maritime Transport
Salem Al Zaabi HE.
Advisers1. Basam Mansour2. Saleem Alavi
Chairman's Office H.E.
Operations management and maritime safety
Department of Inspection and Sampling
Department of Licensing and Registration Marine
Department of ports and marine projects
Rail Department
Department of Licensing and Registration Ground
Department of roads and road freight Dr. Nadhem Bin Taher
H.E. Executive Director of Support services
Finance Department
Department of support services
Human Resources Department
Department of Legal Services
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NTA Core Business Activities
Creation of Transportation Policies
Prepare Transportation legislations and Acts
Produce Regulations for Roads, Rail and Maritime
Enforcement of Transport Regulations including licensing
Monitor transport policy instruments and their effectiveness
Provide regular reports to Federal Government Cabinet
Benchmark transport best practice & International
Standards
Develop National transportation plans
Represent the UAE regionally and internationally
Vision
Policy
Legislation
Regulation
Enforcement
NTP
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UAE Transport Key Challenges
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The Challenge of Population Growth
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AbuDhabi
Ajman Dubai Fujairah Ras AlKhaimah
Sharjah Umm AlQuwain
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2008 2030 Central
Our Challenge is to develop a 21st Century transport system that effectively meet the UAE population growth, demand for mobility, economic growth and protection of the environment
Dubai
RAK
AjmanSharjah
Abu Dhabi
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Other Transport challenges
Growing economy
Continued Traffic Growth
Road Safety Issues
Growth in Freight Sector
Need for Wider Travel Choices
Transport Impact on Environment
Enhanced linkage between Emirates
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Challenges of strategic Transport Links-Rail offers alternative transit links
Risks of having no alternative to shipping routes
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Making it happen
Overcoming the transport challengesUAE National Transport Plan – NTP Scenarios
• Highway Plan• Freight Plan• Rail Plan• Maritime Plan
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Safeguarding the National Vision
National Vision Process National Transport Plan
We want to be among the best countries in the world by
2021
United by-Responsibility- Knowledge-Destiny-
Prosperity
Overarching approach to transport encompassing all modes to achieve desired benefits
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NTP Solutions1) Soft issues- Transport Policies
No. Policy & Key Proposals
T1 Designation of National Road Network (NRN)
Roadside Facilities & Rest Areas on NRN
T2 National Programme of Targeted Road Improvements
T3 Securing Efficient Movement of Traffic
Road Network Management
T4 Managing Strategic Road Freight Movements
T5 Intelligent Transport Systems
ITS Policy, Strategy & System
National Road Network Control Centre
T6 Progressing the National Railway & Regulations
T7 Rail Operations
T8 Passenger Rail Services
T9 Inter-Emirate Coach Network
Creation of a National Union Coach Company
T10 Interchange
T11 Supporting Urban Public Transport
T12 Re-Balancing Freight Demand Across Modes
T13 Regulations and Enforcement for Road Freight
T14 Servicing Urban Areas by Road Freight
T15 Data Collection and Analysis for the Freight
T16 Regulating the Maritime Sector
T17 Increasing the Role of Coastal Shipping
T18 Federal Aviation Policy
T19 Airport Surface Access
No. Effective Management
M1 Accident Data ManagementRoad User Behaviour ResearchSafe Road Infrastructure DesignDriver Training and BehaviourEnforcementRoad Safety Education & PublicityVehicle Safety and Licensing
M2 Safety and Security in Rail & Maritime
M3 Federal Transport Asset ManagementFederal Asset Management & Evaluation System
M4 Supporting Urban Travel Demand Management
M5 Travel Demand Management at Federal Level
M6 Setting Carbon Targets for Transport Sector
M7 Reducing Conventional Vehicle Carbon Emissions
M9 Carbon Emissions in Aviation & Maritime
M10 Reducing Environmental Impacts of Transport
No. Effective DecisionsD1 Supporting the Government StrategyD2 Integration of Land-use & Transport at
Emirate LevelD3 Assessing Transport Impacts of
Strategic Development ProposalsA National Spatial Planning Framework
D4 Effective Regulation and StandardsD5 National Transport Governance
UAE National Transport CommitteeD6 A Dubai-Sharjah-Ajman Metropolitan
Passenger Transport AuthorityD7 National Transport ObservatoryD8 National Transport Research
National Transport Research Facility
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An Infrastructure Plan
Up to 600km of new and enhanced highway infrastructure
Up to 1,200km of new heavy rail infrastructure for passenger and freight services
2-Hardware Issues –The Plan aims to deliver
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National Transport Model (NTM) –Passenger & Freight – matching
infrastructure to demand
Impact &Results
NetworkCapacity
DemandData
•socio-demographic data•traffic behaviour data•origin, destination, number of trips•temporal distribution of travel demand.
•network objects: nodes, links, turning•transport systems: to allow modelling of different vehicle categories (truck lanes, HOV lanes)•dynamic assignment (incident management, traffic management systems)
•lists of statistics (travel times, costs, distances, ...)•graphical analysis of routes, select link analyses, V/C Ratio•graphical output (maps, post-processing
Decision support system – Policy testing
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National Highway Plan
Additional Highway Schemes
Widening, extension, joining missing links and truck roads development
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National Rail Network Passenger Plan – long term scenario
Railway network – achieving coverage and reach for the entire country
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National Rail Freight Plan- long term scenario
Internal Abu Dhabi plans unchanged
Easing movement of freight away from densely populated areas and close to industry
•Strategic locations of bulk interchanges /marshalling Yard• Away from population centres and close to Industry •Easing the movement of freightAND •Encouraging greater use of rail• Offer additional inland storage and warehousing•Offer Transhipment and truck movement by rail•Link ports with rail
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National Maritime Freight Plan- Long term scenario
Internal Abu Dhabi plans unchanged
Linking ports with hinterland using rail system
Integrating port logistics with rail
Encourage container shipping by rail
Reduce storage space at ports by JIT rail transport
Reduce truck movement to distribution journeys
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Emerging Railway Industry Structure
Development of the industry Institutional Arrangements –
Putting rules and regulations first
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Emerging Rail Industry Structure –Possible Scenarios
Rail Infrastructure
Company (RIC)
Etihad Rail Company
Consultations UAE,LTA,GCC,International
Bodies
Train Operating Company
(TOC: ROC,POC)
UAE Government(NTA)
Policies &Regulations
Standardisation & Coordination
Regulate
Regulate
Consult
Possible scenario for long-term arrangement:
Start-up scenario
1. RIC – Fixed Assets Co.2. Passenger operating Co.3. Freight Operating Co.4. Rail Property Co.
Strategic consideration:Spread the riskDiversificationCompetitionEconomic generationEncourage industry and ports authority to engage in a bankable structureCreate contestable MarketForward Integration
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Institutional Arrangements-Railway Industry Governance
NTA
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General Approach to UAE Railway Standards
promote high levels of safety
promote the public interest
be based on recognizesed international standards and best practice
be mandated by legislation
commercially non-discriminatory and support competitive market
promote interoperability & interchangeability & commonality of parts
Promote competition and avoid single-source-suppliers
Support local environment – heat and sand
Security of supply and guard against obsolescence
obscelenceAvoid dependency on single-source suppliers & follow international standards
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UAE Railway Phases
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UAE railway Phases
2013
2014
2016–18
2015–16
Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3
Source: Etihad Rail Company
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GCC Railway Mainline
Key issues
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Outline GCC Railway Mainline Alignment
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Integrated & Interoperable Railway
KuwaitNational Network
KSA Qatar
BahrainNational Network
UAENational Network
KSANational Network
QatarNational Network
OmanNational Network
GCC Main line
1. Each country will be responsible for its own internal system
2. Main line shall be jointly developed to agreed interoperable specification
3. Use International Standards throughout
4. Use ETCS-2, GSM-R
5. Agree operational requirements
6. Agree Health, Safety and Security systems
National Station
International Station
Next Steps
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Application and enforcement of Land Transport Law
Follow up Transport Policies and their applications
Preparation of Railway National Standards
Drafting Railway Act
Development of common design, interoperability requirements and common safety guidance
Work towards interoperable and integrated GCC railway mainline and the development of GCC Rail Authority
Regular consultations with customers and stakeholders
Next Steps
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