The Norwegian Public Roads Administration - StatRes
The statistics show the central governments input of resources to roads and road traffic through the Norwegian Public Roads Administration, which consists of the Directorate of Public Roads and five regional offices and about 70 places for car inspection.
The Norwegian Public Roads Administration is responsible for planning, constructing and operating the state road network, vehicle inspections and requirements, driver training and licensing. The agency is also responsible for purchasing ferry services for the state road network.
The public input of resources connected to county and municipal roads is presented in the national information base on municipal and county activities, KOSTRA.
About the statistics has more information on the StatRes-indicators for the Norwegian Public Roads Administration (link on the left side of the page). The StatBank contains more indicators for the Norwegian Public Roads Administration than the ones shown below (link on the right side of the page).
A new administrative reform (“forvaltningsreformen”) Previously, the Government was administratively responsible for all main roads. These roads were classified as “trunk roads” and “remaining main roads”. As from 1 January 2010, most of the “remaining main roads” were reclassified as provincial roads and thereby became an extended liability for the counties. Simultaneously, the common administrative responsibility for both state roads and county roads of the Norwegian Public Roads Administration continues, i.e. the Norwegian Public Roads Administration will continue as the Government road administration in matters concerning state roads, and as the county road administration in matters related to county roads. Due to the new administrative reform there is a break in the statistics between 2010 and earlier years.
Input
The input indicators present an overview of the use of central government resources through the Norwegian Public Roads Administration in NOK and man-years. The Norwegian Public Roads Administration also manages funds for county roads on behalf of the county authorities. The number of man-years in the statistics reflects the work carried out by the Norwegian Public Roads Administration on both state and county roads. Wage costs and purchase of goods and services connected to road construction projects are not included in the investments (see About the statistics).
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Own production (NOK million) | 9 948 | 11 624 | 10 300 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wage costs in per cent of own production (per cent) | 28,3 | 26,7 | 33,5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purchase of goods and services in per cent of own production (per cent) | 71,7 | 73,3 | 66,5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Investments (NOK million) | 11 714 | 14 550 | 9 770 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Transfers (NOK million) | 1 721 | 1 664 | 1 394 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total expenditure (NOK million) | 23 383 | 27 838 | 21 464 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Contracted man-years adjusted for long term leaves (man-years) | 4 700 | 5 075 | 5 418 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Activities and services
The activities and services of the Norwegian Public Roads Administration are mainly connected to supplying and maintaining infrastructure (state roads and state road ferries), operating traffic stations and performing checks and inspections.
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| Number of kms of state roads, total (kms) | 27 463 | 27 467 | 10 398 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of kms of footpaths and bicycle paths by state roads (kms) | 3 358 | 3 454 | .. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of kms of tunnels on state roads (kms) | 822 | 859 | 591 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Share of kms of state roads with speed limit 50 km/h or lower (per cent) | 7,0 | 7,0 | 5,0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Share of kms of state roads with speed limit 80 km/h or higher (per cent) | 72,6 | 73,0 | 75,0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of vehicles carried by Norwegian state road ferries | 18 999 645 | 19 378 907 | 9 010 446 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of driving licenses issued (driving licenses) | 249 584 | 264 118 | 280 689 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of first time vehicle registrations (vehicles) | 183 562 | 193 435 | 226 884 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of safety belt inspections (inspections) | 534 222 | 726 358 | 947 007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of heavy transport vehicle inspections (inspections) | 82 032 | 84 785 | 68 192 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Outcomes
The outcomes from the activities of the Norwegian Public Roads Administration are mainly connected to changes in traffic flow, road safety and environmental impacts.
Traffic flow
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| Share of tunnels on state roads with height restriction of 4 m or lower (per cent) | 13,0 | 13,0 | 0,6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Share of underpasses on state roads with height restriction of 4 m or lower (per cent) | 1,6 | 2,0 | 0,1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Share of kms of state roads with permissible axle load of 10 tonnes (per cent) | 96,8 | 97,0 | 99,8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Share of kms of state roads with poor or very poor road surface (per cent) | 42,0 | 42,0 | 30,1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of kms of state roads opened for traffic last year (kms) | 128 | 157 | 41 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of kms of four-lane state roads opened for traffic last year (kms) | 44 | 75 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Goal achievement of state road ferries: Opening hours in per cent (per cent) | 97,2 | 100,0 | 67,0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Road safety
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| Number of state road sections/spots exposed to slides that was improved last year (spots) | 17 | 58 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of kms of central barriers built on two- and three-lane state roads last year (kms) | 6 | 20 | 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of people killed or severely injured in road traffic accidents (persons) | 1 122 | 963 | 881 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of people killed in road traffic accidents (persons) | 255 | 212 | 208 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of moose, red deer, wild reindeer and roe deer killed by motor cars, last season (deer) | 6 011 | 6 274 | 6 388 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Share of people using safety belts within built-up areas (per cent) | 88,0 | 89,0 | 90,6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Share of people using safety belts outside built-up areas (per cent) | 94,0 | 93,0 | 93,6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Share of people complying with driving and resting time regulations regarding daily resting time (per cent) | 93,0 | 92,0 | .. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Share of people complying with driving and resting time regulations regarding maximum daily driving time (per cent) | 95,0 | 93,0 | .. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environmental impacts
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| Emissions of greenhouse gases from road traffic measured in CO2 equivalents (1000 tonnes) | 10 043 | 9 777 | 10 100 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NOx emissions from road traffic (tonnes) | 43 514 | 40 118 | .. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of people living in areas exposed to hourly mean concentration levels of NO2 exceeding national goals from state road traffic (persons) | 6 400 | 5 000 | 1 900 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of people living in areas exposed to daily mean concentration levels of dust (PM 10) exceeding national goals from state road traffic (persons) | 12 700 | 10 000 | 7 500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of people exposed to indoor noise levels of more than 40 dB from state road traffic (persons) | 8 600 | 9 400 | .. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of decares encroachment in or close to national reserves caused by construction of state roads (decares) | 160 | 3 | ... | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of national heritage sites that were lost or reduced in value because of state road construction (sites) | 41 | 5 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of decares of cultivated landscapes that were lost or reduced in value because of state road construction (decares) | 30 | 1 | ... | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of decares of farmland converted to transport use because of state road construction (decares) | 615 | 1 150 | 247 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Related indicators
The related indicators present figures for traffic volumes and other conditions which are not directly connected to the activities of the Norwegian Public Roads Administration, but nevertheless are of interest as indicators for road traffic in Norway.
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| Passengers, road transport (mill. passengers) | 4 770 | 4 825 | 4 849 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Passenger kilometres, road transport (mill. passenger-kms) | 63 362 | 64 010 | 64 701 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tonnage carried, road transport (mill. tonnes) | 301 | 270 | 279 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tonne-kilometres, road transport (mill. tonne-kms) | 17 564 | 16 109 | 17 176 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of registered vehicles (vehicles) | 3 352 344 | 3 413 877 | 3 494 873 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
