As
the result of the Re-engineering of the processes under the
Planning Service, Department Order 142, series 2001
“Modifying the Functions and the Organizational Structure of
the Planning Service” has been issued realigning the
functions/responsibilities and anticipation of the improvement
to be implemented by the Business Improvement Implementation
Projects (BIIPs).
Planning
Service Divisions and the corresponding BIIPs implementations:
1.
Development Planning Division (DPD)
BIIP C01 – Network Planning and Multi-Year Programming
BIIP C07 – Pavement Management System and Bridge Management
System
2. Project
Evaluation Division (PED)
BIIP C01 – Network Planning and Multi-Year Programming
BIIP C08 – Road Infrastructure Safety
3.
Programming Division (PD)
BIIP C01 – Network Planning and Multi-Year Programming
4. Infrastructure
Planning Research and Statistics Division (IPRSD)
Locational Referencing System (LRS)
Geographical Information System (GIS)
Agency Performance Indicators (API)
BIIP C02a – Road and Bridge Information Applications
BIIP C02b – Road Infrastructure Surveys
Some
highlights of the organizational changes achieved to-date
include the creation of a Section in IPRSD (LRS/GIS, Inventory
and Data Collection Administration Section) to manage the data
regarding the entire highway network, including GIS and
integration of LRS. This section is responsible for
coordinating all data collection and ensuring, through the
efforts of the Regions and Districts,
that the Department has one official source for all
data related to roads and bridges under the Road and Bridge
Information Application (RBIA). This data will be used by all
offices and all computerized applications which require this
type of information.
In
addition, a new section to IPRSD was created called Special
Projects Section to
respond to all ad-hoc type requests as well as coordinate the
Agency Performance Indicators Reporting.
Another
aspect was the revision of the PED to function as a Traffic
Studies Division, which was under the function of the IPRSD.
New sections were also created in this Division for Road
Safety and Traffic Analysis and Traffic Equipment. The name of
this Division will be officially changed upon DBM approval.
The
Regional Planning Section and the Project
Identification and Packaging Section under the DPD were
combined to create the Infrastructure Network Development
Planning Section.
The
Technical Evaluation Section and Economic Evaluation Section
under the PED were combined to create the Project Assessment
Section under the DPD.
The
Impact Evaluation Section under the PED was renamed as the
Post Project Assessment Section and moved to the DPD.
The
Environmental Impact Assessment Section was moved from PED to
DPD, although the staff in this section are currently under
the ESSO.
The
Planning Service organizational structure will continue to be
improved to align the organizational structure and staffing
with the new and improved processes and computerized
applications that were implemented during 2003-2004.
