ASSET MANAGEMENT NOMINEES
THE STRATEGIC LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSET ASSESSMENT PROJECT National Heavy Vehicle Regulator The Strategic Local Government Asset Assessment Project (SLGAAP) started in late 2019, when the Australian Government provided the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) with $7.96 million in grant funding over two years to assist local government road managers across Australia to undertake heavy vehicle assessments of on-road assets, such as bridges and culverts. While asset assessments have been undertaken for many years across the nation and an Australian Standard for bridge assessment (AS 5100) exists, there is no national and consistent methodology for practically applying it. The SLGAAP sought to establish a standardised approach to the application of bridge and culvert assessments, developing an Asset Assessment Framework and practical resources in a Road Manager Toolkit. The Project has successfully delivered more than 300 assessments of local government-owned bridge and culverts, nationally over 74 local government areas and has captured key data for more than 1000 assets in a centralised database. Before introducing the SLGAAP, there was no central database of local government assets, with each council area holding varying levels of asset information. Additionally, operators requiring heavy vehicle access along a route may be restricted due to unknown asset capacity. This Project relied on providing engineering assessments to support improved productivity and evidence-based access decision making, benefiting local government road managers and transport operators.
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