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Increased activity and less fatalities
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The Norwegian Public Roads Administration - StatRes (discontinued), 2010

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Increased activity and less fatalities

The Norwegian Public Roads Administration’s total expenditure came to NOK 21.5 billion in 2010.

Total expenditure 2006-2010. NOK billion

Of the total expenditure, the investments in state roads constituted NOK 9.8 billion, while the Norwegian Public Roads Administration’s own production came to NOK 10.3 billion and the transfers NOK 1.5 billion.

The Norwegian Public Roads Administration had a reduction in expenditure in 2010 compared to 2009 due to a new administrative reform (“forvaltningsreformen”), which was implemented on 1 January 2010. As a consequence of the reform, about 17 000 kilometres of state roads were reclassified as county roads.

Fewer killed or severely injured in road traffic accidents

A total of 881 people were killed or severely injured in road traffic accidents in Norway in 2010. This was a 9 per cent decrease from 2009. A total of 208 persons were killed in such accidents; a slight decrease compared to 2009, but 35 persons fewer compared to the average figure for 2006-2008.

Almost 950 000 safety belt inspections

The Norwegian Public Roads Administration carried out 947 000 safety belt inspections in 2010; about 220 000 more than in 2009 and 336 000 more compared to the average for 2006-2008. The inspections revealed that 94 per cent of drivers and passengers inspected outside built-up areas used safety belts, while the share of people who used safety belts within built-up areas was 91 per cent

Increased construction of roads and central barriers

Forty-one kilometres of state road were opened for traffic in 2010, of which 13 kilometres were four-lane roads. Thirty kilometres of central barriers were built on two and three-lane state roads. The use of rumble strips is also a traffic safety initiative for reducing both head-on accidents and single accidents. A total of 138 kilometres of such strips were built on state roads in 2010.

10 million tonnes of CO2 emissions

Preliminary estimates indicate that the total emissions of greenhouse gases from road traffic constituted 10.1 million tonnes measured in CO2 equivalents in 2010. After a slight reduction in 2009, the emissions of greenhouse gases are back at the same level as in 2006-2008. The reduction in 2009 is connected with the substantial reduction in the road goods transport this year due to the financial crisis.

StatRes - State resource use and results

The purpose of StatRes is to show the level of resources used by the central government, what this input provides in terms of activities and services in the various government activities, and what outcomes can be seen from the input. The aim is to provide the general public and the authorities with more knowledge of state-run activities.

The Norwegian Public Roads Administration in StatRes

The set of indicators for the Norwegian Public Roads Administration is considerably extended for 2010. 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 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.

Road investments in StatRes

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). Since road constructions are usually carried out over several years, the physical outcomes of the increased level of investments will most often become visible in the statistics for subsequent years.

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.