Metropolitan transport authority

Situation               
The difficulty in coordinating street works undertaken by any of the metropolitan boroughs, local utility companies, the national highways authority, and the transport authority itself meant that there was an unnecessary frequency of disruptive works across the region. On top of this, seldom did one organization take advantage of work being undertaken by another to minimize congestion.
The Traffic Management Act 2004 required that coordination of works should be improved, but no mechanism existed to easily capture and compare the myriad of works planned.

Solution                
Three applications were needed: To capture the relevant details of the proposed works and accurately plot these on a map of the region. To make the proposed works available for viewing to all interested parties in a secure environment. To overlay all proposed works in a given area in a given period to enable a coordination and an arbitration process to facilitate the most efficient use of resources.

Customer comments
“We are very happy with the performance of the street works project. It is now in use on a daily basis and has become an essential tool in street works coordination.”

Benefits
Client has achieved 'cashable' efficiency savings of 2 FTEs with more savings anticipated through future projects using Encanvas to formalize and automate information flows.