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The Norwegian Public Roads Administration’s total expenditure spent on public roads constituted NOK 26.2 billion in 2012, an increase of 19 per cent from 2011.
| 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | Per cent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 - 2011 | ||||
| 1In 2010, about 17 000 kilometres of state roads were reclassified as county roads. With few exceptions, figures for 2010 and later are not, therefore, directly comparable to earlier years. | ||||
| Input | ||||
| Own production (NOK million) | 10 300 | 11 203 | 12 486 | 11.5 |
| Investments (NOK million) | 9 770 | 9 719 | 12 224 | 25.8 |
| Transfers (NOK million) | 1 394 | 1 007 | 1 440 | 43.0 |
| Total expenditure (NOK million) | 21 464 | 21 929 | 26 150 | 19.2 |
| Contracted man-years adjusted for long term leaves (man-years) | 5 418 | 5 900 | 6 185 | 4.8 |
| Activities and services | ||||
| Number of kms of state roads, total | 10 398 | 10 447 | 10 540 | 0.9 |
| Share of kms of state roads with speed limit 50 km/h or lower | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 |
| Number of driving licenses issued | 280 689 | 456 000 | 364 564 | -20.1 |
| Outcome | ||||
| Share of kms of state roads with permissible axle load of 10 tonnes | 99.8 | 99.8 | 100.0 | 0.2 |
| Number of kms of four-lane state roads opened for traffic last year | 13 | 19 | 11 | -44.7 |
| Number of kms of central barriers built on two- and three-lane state roads | 30 | 31 | 29 | -6.5 |
| Number of people killed in road traffic accidents | 208 | 168 | 145 | -13.7 |
| Emissions of greenhouse gases from road traffic, CO2 equivalents (1000 tonnes) | 10 104 | 10 062 | 10 104 | 0.4 |
NOK 12.2 billion was invested in 2012. This was an increase of almost 26 per cent or NOK 2.5 billion from 2011. The considerable increase is mainly due to the building of new roads.
The own production increased by NOK 1.3 billion or 11.5 per cent in 2012 and constituted NOK 12.5 billion. The expenditures were evenly distributed on salaries, contracting expenses for operating and maintenance services on public roads and purchase of other goods and services.
145 killed in road traffic accidents
Transport security is one of the main goals of the most recent national transport plans (NTP). In the NTP 2014-2023, three mid-term goals towards the “zero vision” are listed. The government’s target for 2013 is a maximum of 950 people killed or seriously injured in road traffic accidents altogether. The corresponding targets for 2020 and 2024 are 750 and 500 respectively. The first target, however, was reached in 2010, when 922 people were killed or seriously injured in road traffic accidents. The positive trend continued in 2011, with 847 people killed or seriously injured; a decrease of 8 per cent from the year before. Seemingly, this trend was brought to a halt in 2012 with only three fewer persons killed or seriously injured compared to 2011. Despite this, 2012 must still be regarded as a year to remember. Only 145 people were killed this year in road traffic accidents. This was a reduction of almost 14 per cent from 2011 and 36 per cent compared to the average for the period 2008-2010, and the lowest fatality figure since 1950 (133 fatalities). In 1950, about 140 000 motor vehicles were registered compared to 3.4 million nowadays.
The descending risk of being killed or injured in a road traffic accident has to be seen in connection with a number of factors. The quality and design of roads, including the surrounding embankments and hard shoulders, are among the most important.
The number of central barriers built in accordance with NTP
According to NTP 2014-2023, 110 kilometres of central barriers on public roads are to be built in the period 2010-2013. In 2012, almost 29 kilometres of such barriers were built on public roads, i.e. minor changes compared to both 2010 and 2011. In addition, 10.5 kilometres of public four-lane roads with physically separated lanes were opened in 2012.
Another tool for better traffic safety is rumble strips. About 70 kilometres of public roads were provided with such strips in 2012.
More seat belt inspections and more people using seat belts
The number of seat belt inspections has increased considerably from 2010. The Norwegian Public Roads Administration carried out 1 069 000 seat belt inspections in 2012; about 40 000 more than the year before, and almost 400 000 additional inspections compared to the average year of 2007-2009.
According to the Norwegian Public Roads Administration’s action programme for the period 2010 to 2013, the target for 2014 is an increase in the use of seat belts to 92 per cent and 95 per cent within built-up areas and outside such areas respectively. The statistics for 2012 reveal shares of 93.1 and 94.3 per cent, i.e. minor changes compared to 2011.
The Norwegian Public Roads Administration in StatResOpen and readClose
The indicators for resource input are especially developed by Statistics Norway for use in StatRes, and may in some cases differ from similar figures presented in other accounting reports for the Norwegian Public Roads Administration (see About the statistics). 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.
Road investments in StatResOpen and readClose
The investment figures in StatRes include the contracting costs of the Norwegian Public Roads Administration for state road investments, which mainly consist of payments to contractors and other suppliers of construction and building services. Any other expenditures paid by the Norwegian Public Roads Administration in connection with planning and implementation of road construction projects (wages and purchases of other goods and services) are included in the own production of the Norwegian Public Roads Administration (see About the statistics).
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