Foreword
Welcome to the Performance Audit Group’s annual report on Scotland’s trunk road maintenance in 2008/09.
This report summarises the extensive work carried out by our experienced multi-disciplinary team of specialists, led by Halcrow, in association with PricewaterhouseCoopers. Our role is to audit, monitor and report on the performance of the Operating Companies in managing and maintaining the Scottish trunk road network. We carry out this work on behalf of our client Transport Scotland, who is committed to managing and maintaining the network.
All parties work together with the aim of raising standards and help Transport Scotland:
“… to deliver an efficient, cost-effective and environmentally sustainable transport system in Scotland which will help deliver the Government’s Purpose of increasing sustainable economic growth…”
Transport Scotland’s Corporate
Plan 2008 - 2011
The objectives of our team are to:
• Ensure the needs of road users are met.
• Enable effective management of the trunk road asset.
• Facilitate continuous improvement.
• Make the most of public resources by delivering value for money.
• Encourage sustainability and reduce the impact on the environment.
This reporting year has seen the Operating Companies continuing to improve their service delivery. This was coupled with proven efficiency savings against a background of reduced budgets.
The constructive working relationships between Transport Scotland, Performance Audit Group and the Operating Companies continue to strengthen, resulting in further innovations and shared goals.
This is our seventh and final Annual Report under Halcrow’s current appointment
as the Performance Audit Group. The role is currently being tendered by Transport Scotland.
Our team is immensely proud of its contribution over the last seven years in bringing forward significant sustained improvements in the management and maintenance of Scotland’s trunk roads.
We trust you find our report clear, comprehensive and informative.
Donald Bell, Project Director
Performance Audit Group
Halcrow Group Ltd
September 2009
