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Yearbook 2018

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PRIIT SAUK,Director General of theEstonian Road Administration

2018 representeda celebratorycentenary feel

for the Republic ofEstonia as well as forthe Road Adminis-tration.

2018 representeda celebratorycentenary feel

for the Republic ofEstonia as well as forthe Road Adminis-tration.One hundred years have helped theRoad Administration become thestate authority that it is today,managing the road network andvarious modes of transport andshaping mobility. A uniquepublication “One hundred years onEstonian roads” was completed inorder to celebrate this remarkablemilestone. It was compiled by MairoSääsk, historian and former Head ofthe Road Administration. This bookwill serve as a reminder of the

history of the first one hundredyears of the Road Administration.

The centenary year brought alongvarious success stories at theRoad Administration.

We can consider 2018 a successfulconstruction year. We exceededour initial plans in practically allwork areas in terms of volumes,the only exception wasreconstruction. We managed toimplement the financial volume ofinvestments allocated from staterevenue to the extent of 98%compared to our initial plans.Moreover, funding in the extent of15 million euros was broughtforward from 2019 at the request ofthe Government of the Republic,which resulted in a significantincrease in the volume ofconstruction.

The biggest works were carried outin regard to transforming theKose–Ardu and Ardu–Võõbu roadsections into four lane roads. Themain part of the embankment ofKose–Ardu section was completedin the end of September and wasleft to sink in its entirety over the

winter. This marked the end of themost difficult stage of the three-yearconstruction period, as such large-scale construction works on peatlands were a first for us as well asthe contractors. Despite such largevolumes, the works are actuallyahead of schedule because theworks carried out in 2018 exceededthe amount initially planned bynearly eight million euros.

The increase of wintertime roadcondition levels posed a seriouschallenge for the Area of RoadMaintenance last year. Everybeginning is hard, but all partnersjoined in and made the necessarychanges in order for us to be able toprovide better maintained and saferroads for road users.

We have also implemented a hugeimprovement for road users on theTallinn–Pärnu–Ikla road, wherevariable message signs have beenadopted and now manage traffic.This is the kind of efficiency that weneed in terms of informing roadusers: we can reduce the permittedspeed in the case of bad weatherconditions or increase the permittedspeed limit to 110 km/h during

Director GeneralSentiment of the

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winter, provided that weatherconditions are good. The plan is toalso instal variable message signson Tallinn ring road and the newsection on the Tallinn–Tartu road inthe upcoming years.

We knew that 2018 would be aserious challenge for us in the areaof public transportation. As of1 January, the Road Administrationtook over the role of organisingcounty and inter-county public bus,ship and plane lines from countygovernments. The SupervisoryDivision of Public TransportDepartment along with 14 officialposts was established at that time,the function of which is to analysethe line network, monitor fulfilmentof contracts and carry out ticketinspections. Implementation of newtasks was certainly an incrediblychallenging and complicated task,but the Public Transport Departmenthandled it excellently.

The Road Administration has alwaysdisapproved of corruption and wehave also now taken a step towardsmaking the inspection process moretransparent. Cameras were installedat technical inspection points in July2018 at the instigation of theTechnical Department. This helps todecrease the risk of corruptionduring inspections since transpa-rency is the worst enemy of corrup-tion and the camera system makesit more difficult for technicallyunsound vehicles to passroadworthiness tests. Therefore, wecan ensure that the vehicles thatengage in traffic are safe for thedriver as well as fellow road users.

I am glad to see that our e-service istaken up by increasingly more newusers each year. Estonian citizenshave the right to choose to eithercome to our service bureaus for ourservices or to use e-channels. Theproportion of transactions madeonline was 65% in 2018. I amconvinced that the service is like anew wave of literacy, which thepeople are still learning, and it is theresponsibility of the IT Department todevelop convenient, secure andfunctional IT solutions in coopera-tion with owners of public services.

In order to better fulfil this role, wehave decided to make the

IT Department service-based,which means that the departmentwill transition from a responsivestyle of action to a preventivesupport unit that focuses primarilyon the quality of service provision.

Development of e-services willcertainly continue as well andhopefully we can conduct themajority of operations for clients ina preventive manner without themever even having to visit a bureauor the e-service environment.

The Road Administration considersitself a spokesperson for mobilityin Estonia and our vision is tobecome a highly valued compe-tence centre for road users as wellas our partners. In 2018, wemapped our strategic competen-ces and carried out a pilot surveyacross four competences amongour partners. We wanted to figureout what our partners expect of usas a competence centre and whichareas need further contributions inorder to ensure as efficientcooperation as possible. Wereceived substantial feedback fromour key partners and we haveplenty of room for improvement.We also plan to carry out a surveyon the rest of our competences in2019.

It is important for us that thepublic services provided by theRoad Administration are functionaland also available as moderne-services, if possible. We havedecided to use the service designmethodology in the developmentof new services and in reshapingexisting services.

In addition to the aforementionedsignificant changes, we also beganto prepare our transition to thenew process-based structure. Thenew version of the statute of theRoad Administration shallestablish a prerequisite foreconomical, functional and safeplanning and implementation oftraffic and taking on the role of aspokesperson for the creation of asupporting management structure.

We shall hereafter put moreemphasis on the traffic planningstage and address traffic modelling

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tasks, which in other words analysesthe movement of people, goods andinformation, and seeks the mostefficient solutions for directing theaforementioned flows. The chain ofliability within and between unitswill be clarified, which shall ensurebetter cooperation opportunities,and prioritise the role of process,road and service owners: the ownershall plan the process as well asservice-based resources andnecessary activities, while alsotaking responsibility for fulfilling theobjectives set.

New structural units of the RoadAdministration consist of divisionsthat cover fulfilment of primaryfunctions appointed to the RoadAdministration by legislation. Thestatute enables to flexibly formvarious structural units within thedivisions.

It is a difficult challenge to face andit requires experts in relevant areas.No road builds itself, it requirespeople and engineers, all with theirown stories. The engineeringprofession is relatively unpopular,but it is our task to make sure thatyoung people are aware of theexcitement and permanence of thisprofession. We must actively talkabout our actions, skills andthoughts on society in general. Welive at a time when attentioneconomy is an independent industryand we cannot ignore it.

During the centenary year of Estonia,we launched the Aadu Lassi LifetimeAchievement and EngineeringAwards in the road construction areain cooperation with the AsphaltPavement Association to recogniseengineers who are remarkable intheir field. The first recipients of thisgreat recognition were AADU Engi-neering Award Laureate Marek Koitand AADU Lifetime AchievementAward Laureate Aleksander Kaldas.

The centenary year of the RoadAdministration represented adignified and proud step towards ourtwo hundredth anniversary.


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Sentiment of the Director General

About Road Administration

Existing roads

Area of Road Maintenance

Maintenance of national roads

State supervision of roads

Traffic management surveys

Traffic Management Centre

Variable message signs

Road toll

Road weather stations. Speed cameras

Area of Construction

A selection of key objects for the Road Administration in 2018

Best in construction

2+1 roads

Implementation of InfraBIM in road construction

Non-destructive testing of surface courses

Environmental measures

Elimination of barrages that hinder fish migration

Public services

Road studies

Area of Traffic Safety and Public Transport

Public transportation

Collective raids

Making sites that pose a traffic hazard safe

Database of traffic accidents

Road Safety Programme 2016–2025

Expert committee in determining the causes

behind serious traffic accidents

Studies on attitudes and behaviour of road users

Customer service

Exams

Activity licence for driver training

Market surveillance of motor vehicles

Vehicles

Traffic safety awards

Traffic safety campaigns

Estonian Road Museum

Engineer Aadu Lass Award in the Area of Roads

Road Administration's deeds and persons of 2018


Photos: page 36 from Heidi and Tanel Neuhaus'

hunting camera, page 4, 10 by Taivo Möll.

Road Administration4

The Estonian Road Administration (ERA)is a government agency who operateswithin the administrative area of the

Ministry of Economic A�airs andCommunications and executes statesupervision, implements state policies ando�ers public services on the basis and to theextent prescribed by law.

The Estonian Road Administration (ERA)is a government agency who operateswithin the administrative area of the

Ministry of Economic A�airs andCommunications and executes statesupervision, implements state policies ando�ers public services on the basis and to theextent prescribed by law.

The main functions of the RoadAdministration are the following.

� Road management and creation ofconditions for safe traffic onnational roads.

� Increasing traffic safety andreducing harmful environmentalimpact of vehicles.

� Organisation of road traffic andpublic transport.

� Organisation of state supervisionover compliance with therequirements established by

legislation regulating ERA's areaof activity and applyingenforcement powers of the state.

� Keeping state registers of roads,vehicles and public transport,maintaining the system ofstationary automated speedcameras.

� Participation in development oflegislation regulating ERA's areaof activity and making proposalsfor amending andsupplementing the legislation,participation in working out the

terminology connected with ERA'sarea of activity.

� Participating in elaboration ofpolicies, strategies anddevelopment plans and prepa-ration and implementation ofinternational projects in ERA'sarea of activity.

� Implementing state policies anddevelopment plans in ERA's areaof activity.

The primary area of activity of theRoad Administration is divided intothe Area of Construction andDevelopment, Area of Road Mainte-nance, Area of Road Network and theArea of Traffic Safety and PublicTransport, which are led by DeputyDirector General and Heads of Areas.The activity of primary areas issupplemented by support services.

The Road Administration and therebythe maintenance of national roads isfunded on the basis of the Traffic Act.Majority of the revenue collected by

About


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Implementation of the Road Administration budget 2018Accrual based; in thousands of euros

BudgetBudget

implementation

Imple-mentation %

308,908

66,980

16,422

50,558

181,545

575

2,943

2,440

876

174,711

60,383

34,936

22,775

2,672

32,185

29,717

245

536

1,462

225

836

215

621

300,405

65,171

15,682

49,489

179,207

498

2,521

2,405

688

173,095

56,027

31,415

21,941

2,671

23,921

22,268

106

292

1,146

109

1,158

900

258

97%

97%

95%

98%

99%

87%

86%

99%

79%

99%

93%

90%

96%

100%

74%

75%

43%

54%

78%

48%

139%

419%

42%

the Road Administration stems fromstate fees and road toll, the volume ofwhich was 29 and 20 million euros in2018. The primary sources of financefor costs and investments arise fromstate revenues and external resour-ces. The total volume of investmentsof the Road Administration amountedto 204 million euros last year with12%, i.e. 24 million euros, receivedfrom external resources.

The volume of operating costs was65 million euros, of which mainte-nance costs of national roadsaccounted for 60%, i.e. 39 millioneuros.

Since 2018, the Road Administration'sbudget also includes grants for theorganization of road, water and airtransport in the amount of 60 millioneuros.

Resources allocated for thepreservation and development of a

functional and safe road networkinfrastructure constituted themajority of the budget. In addition toongoing maintenance works,preservation also includes the costsfor the repair of existinginfrastructure. Expenditure ondevelopment includes the amountsset out for road construction inregard to the programme forpavement of gravel roads, for theestablishment of noise barriers andreconstruction of road sections thatpose a traffic hazard. The latter alsorelates to one of the priorities in thearea of traffic: implementation of thetraffic safety strategy. The greaterpart of the cost base in the area oftraffic stems from the costs relatedto the service bureaus of the RoadAdministration. In recent years, theRoad Administration has madegreater investments to the e-servicearea in order to enhance efficiencyand improve the quality of services.

Personnel of Road Administration

The Road Administration had 536official posts in 2018. The total labourturnover was 12% and a total of 72 newofficials were hired to work at the RoadAdministration.

Several significant changes andpreparations for changes were carriedout within the structure of the RoadAdministration in 2018. As of 1 January2018, the Road Administration tookover the functions regarding theorganisation of public transport fromcounty governments, which resulted inthe establishment of the SupervisoryDivision of Public TransportDepartment along with 14 posts at theRoad Administration.

Preparations for transitioning to a newprocess-based structure commencedas well. Preparations for the newstructure were based on the need tooffer clients more efficient and high-quality public services, transitioningfrom process-based management toactivity-based state budget, and on thepractical feasibility of merging the Areaof Construction and Maintenance aswell as that of the redistribution of thefunctions of the Area of Road Network.In terms of the management structure,a completely new Division of StrategicPlanning shall be established, the aimof which will be to plan movement inaccordance with the needs of thesociety.

Distributionof the o� cials

Area of Tra� c Safety

and Public Transport 245

Area of Construction

and Development 83

Area of Road

Maintenance 71

Support Area 95

Area of Road

Network 42


Total state budget resources:

Total operational costs:

Labour costs

Management costs

Total investments

Buildings

Purchases of land

IT developments

Other investments

National road summary project and

national co-financing

Total grants awarded:

Road transport organisation

Waterway transport organisation

Air transport organisation

Total external resources:

Road Maintenance Plan investments

Other investments

IT investments

Estonian Road Museum

Labour and management costs

Total revenue from economic activities:

Investments

Management costs

As of 1 January 2019, the totallength of Estonian nationalroads is 16,608 km, with the

addition of up to 87.6 km of tempo-rary ice roads in suitable weatherconditions.

As of 1 January 2019, the totallength of Estonian nationalroads is 16,608 km, with the

addition of up to 87.6 km of tempo-rary ice roads in suitable weatherconditions.

Among national roads, there are a total of 953 km ofE-roads* and 1,294 km of TEN-T roads**.

National roads include 1,609 km (9.7%) of main roads,2,405 km (14.5%) of basic roads, 12,480 km (75.1%) ofsecondary roads and other national roads, and 114 km(0.7%) of connecting roads.

The overall length of national roads increased by threekilometres over the year, resulting from the entry ofnew connecting roads and ramps, which were built aspart of the reconstruction of existing roads, into theroad register. For instance, new connecting roadsestablished in the context of the reconstruction ofTallinn ring road and transforming theValmaotsa–Kärevere section of Tallinn–Tartu–Võru–Luhamaa road into a 2+1 lane road.

As at 1 January 2019, the length of paved roads is11,958 km, i.e. 72%, and the length of gravel roads is4,650 km, i.e. 28% of the total length of national roads.

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78 km worth of paved roads were added inthe course of the year, mainly due tocovering gravel roads with dust-freepavements.

The density of national roads is 366 km per1,000 km² and the density of the entireregistered road network is 1,289 km per1,000 km².

There are a total of 1,012 bridges onnational roads with a total length of25,170 m, two of which are wooden bridgeswith a total length of 30 m.

Pursuant to the Building Code, dataconcerning all public roads is collected,processed, stored and published in theregister of roads. The register of roads is anonline national database that includesdata on national as well as local roads andis available to the public athttps://teeregister.mnt.ee. RoadAdministration is the data controller of theregister of roads, whereas the data issupplied by the Road Administration inregard to national roads and localgovernments in regard to local roads.

Supplementing data and addition of newdata to the register of roads is carried outon a rolling basis pursuant to acceptancedocuments and additional inventories. Incooperation with the Land Board, applicableroad layers are based on the EstonianTopographic Database (ETD). For thevisualisation of the data stored in theregister of roads, there is a X-GIS mapapplication of the Road Administration inthe geoportal of the Land Board, where onecan view data regarding national as well aslocal roads.

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16,608 km

1,609 km

2,405 km

12,480 km

114 km

24,002 km

18,237 km

5,209 km

556 km

18,398 km

59,008 km

National roads

incl. main roads

basic roads

secondary roads and other national roads

connecting roads

Local roads

incl. highways

streets

walkways and cycle tracks

Private and forest roads*

Total:

* 31 December 2008 data of Statistics Estonia

Pavementtypes

on mainroads

*An E-road is a road defined by the UN Economicand Social Council (a road of the European roadnetwork as in the Building Code).

**A TEN-T road is a road defined in Regulation (EC)No 1315/2013 of the European Parliament and ofthe Council that is located on the territory ofEstonia (a road of the Trans-European road networkas in the Building Code).

Existingroads

Private and

forest roads

31,2%

Main roads

2,7%Basic roads

4,1%

Secondary

roads

21,1%

Connecting roads

0,2%

Local roads

30,9%

Streets

8,8%

Walkways and

cycle tracks

0,9%

Asphalt andcement concrete4,914 km29,6%

Bitumen-gravel3,490 km21,0%Ash concrete and

stabilised pavement976 km5,9%

Surface-dressinggravel2,577 km15,5%

Gravel andsoil roads4,650 km28,0%


TARMO MÕTTUS,Deputy Director General inMaintenance Area of Road Administration

2018 posed a lot ofchallenges for theArea of Road

Maintenance. The largestchallenge was certainlythe enhancement of thewintertime roadmaintenance level as of1 November.

2018 posed a lot ofchallenges for theArea of Road

Maintenance. The largestchallenge was certainlythe enhancement of thewintertime roadmaintenance level as of1 November.

Increased volume of maintenancealso constituted a challenge for ourmaintenance partners who had toexpand their machinery, planmaintenance routes more efficientlyand react quicker in changing weatherconditions. It was pleasing that allmaintenance partners embraced thenew plan in the end. Preparatoryworks for the achievement of suchresults took one and a half years. Afterall, our objective is common – create asafe and securer traffic environmentfor road users.

The amendment resulted in additional566 km of roads with a condition levelof 3+ (i.e. the highest level); saidcondition level must be ensured onroads with a traffic volume of 3,000cars or more per day. Condition level 3was appointed to additional 314 km ofroads. Condition level 2 was appointedto an additional 552 km of roads,meaning that said condition levelmust be ensured on roads wheretraffic volume exceeds 250 cars perday. We raised the condition level on atotal of 1,432 km of roads. We also

provided 1.9 million euros ofadditional funding to ensurefulfilment of the new requirements.

In recent years, we have beencooperating with the Ministry ofEconomic Affairs and Communi-cations in regard to preparing theamendment of the Regulation ofthe Requirements for Condition ofRoads. We reached its entry intoforce in autumn.

In 2018, we launched a pilot projecton road maintenance surveillancein Pärnu county, in the context ofwhich we ordered maintenancesurveillance from the open market.The Road Administration perso-nally monitors the fulfilment ofmaintenance contracts, however,we are using this pilot project totest the functionality of such aservice when ordered from othercompanies and whether it issomething to consider in thefuture. Initial conclusions can bemade in the spring of 2019 and theconsequent course of action canthen be considered.

We are still working on harmoni-sing surveillance activities, which

can be facilitated by applying themeasurements collected in regard tothe assessment of road conditionsand developing the maintenance andsupervision log, and merging it withthe notification system of road usersto create one collective informationsystem. In 2018, we purchased fournew devices for the measurement ofthe wet grip index, which shallcontribute to the efficiency of roadmaintenance surveillance.

We thoroughly considered options onhow to improve the condition ofgravel roads, and the situation ofpersons who live by and use gravelroads. The most efficient method isstill to increase the volume of dustcontrol. In 2017, we carried out dustcontrol on approximately 1,000 kilo-metres, whereas in 2018, the volumehad increased by 500 km, reaching1,500 km. We execute dust control onall roads where traffic volumeexceeds 90 cars per day. Further-more, we also carry out dust controlon roads where traffic volume islower, in places where it is necessaryfor inhabitants.

The Road Administration pays nearly700,000 euros annually for the

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elec-tricity

utilised instreet lighting.

The Area of RoadMaintenance began

replacing regular streetlighting lamps with LED lamps inorder to create long-term savings.This will certainly continue in 2019as well. It should result in areduction of 50% in electricity costsin a couple of years.

In 2018, the Road Administration alsocarried out a first pilot project byinstalling temporary public rest-rooms for the summer period insome car parks located by mainroads. For instance, a total of 26temporary restrooms were installedat four car parks located onTallinn–Narva road, at three carparks on Tallinn–Pärnu–Ikla roadand at four car parks onTallinn–Tartu–Võru–Luhamaa road.The special needs of disabledpersons were also taken intoaccount upon installing therestrooms.

The project shall continue in 2019,during which we will increase thetime period as well as the number ofcar parks where temporary res-trooms shall be installed. Uponselecting the locations, we considerthe popularity, size and distance ofthe car parks from the nearest petrolstations and eateries. However, thepetrol stations and eateries locatedby the side of national roads shallcontinue to bear the greatest burden,as better conditions for servingpeople have been ensured at suchplaces. The problem was that the

rest-rooms

installedat car parks

became sub-ject to vandalism,

which means thatthe creation of equal

conditions would requireimprovement of good con-

duct practices and an additi-onal service provider on-site.

For the first time in several years, wealso installed garbage bins at thosesame car parks, which will remain inuse throughout the year. We believethat the waste management culturehas improved and that these binswill not become a place for nearbyinhabitants to discard theirdomestic waste.

In 2018, we created a RoadAdministration work group whobegan to address an extremelytopical issue in the society – travelspeed on national roads. Under theleadership of the TrafficManagement Department, we havedivided this topic into various keyissues and agreed to find a solutionto these issues among the TrafficSafety Department, PlanningDepartment, Traffic ManagementDepartment and Road MaintenanceDepartment. We prepared an actionplan in regard to future activity.

The Road Administration is currentlypreparing a guide which can be usedin the future to determine thefastest travel speed on variousroads. Determination of travel speeddepends on the function of the road,traffic volume, traffic compositionand land use. The most importantaspect in terms of travel speeds istraffic safety, which is our referencepoint in all activities. For this, wehave commenced a thoroughanalysis of the road network in orderto detect possible bottlenecks inareas where the traffic regime doesnot reflect the traffic environment,especially in terms of traffic safety.We wish to review the roads wheretravel speed can be increased andwhere it should be reduced.In 2019, we shall conduct a speedlimit related pilot project, under

which we will apply commonprinciples of speed limitdetermination on selected testsections. The aim is to bring thespeed regime of the test sectionsinto compliance with the trafficenvironment in the course of thepilot project by making permittedtravel speed clearer and safer to theroad users, therefore reducing therisk of traffic accidents.

The biggest change in trafficmanagement for road users wasimplemented on Tallinn–Pärnu–Iklaroad, where variable message signswere adopted. These signs enable usto warn road users in the case ofslipperiness and to change thepermitted travel speed according toroad conditions. The biggest surprisefor many road users was thepermitted speed of 110 km/h duringwinter in the daylight. Our aim is toallow road users to travel at thespeed that is in accordance withweather and road conditions.

The difficult wintertime weatherconditions in 2018 and 2019 havemade us consider reviewing thecurrent road maintenance model.The expectations of road users forbetter travel conditions on the onehand and existing opportunitiesarising from current roadmaintenance contracts on the otherhand have made us realise that wemust analyse our options for theprovision of better road mainte-nance services. Consequently, wehave made it part of our 2019 actionplan to collect and compare variousroad maintenance concepts fromaround the world. As a result, wewould like to figure out which roadmaintenance model would be themost suitable in our conditions.

We also wish to complete theanalysis of equipment currentlyused on roads by mid-2019. We wantto use this as a basis for agreeing onfuture development principles andfor developing suitable methodologyfor selecting the location for suchequipment.

We will also continue with varioustopics handled by the work group inthe speed area, incl. convening anexternal expert committee to assessour preliminary vision for shapingtravel speeds on Estonian roads.


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Maintenanceof national roads


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Distribution of maintenance providersas of 31.12.2018


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Tra� c volumes on national roads

Up to 299

300–999

1,000–2,999

3,000–5,999

6,000–9,999

10,000–19,999

20,000 and more

Cars per day and night:


Problems occurred in regard to thetilt and flatness of constructioncourses built during traffic, prior tothe construction of the next layer. On

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In 2018, the RoadAdministrationconducted 38 state

supervisory proce-dures in regard to theconstruction of publicroads. The reviewincluded checking thecompliance of mate-rials and products, aswell as road workswith the design andcompliance to qualityrequirements of roadconstruction.

In 2018, the RoadAdministrationconducted 38 state

supervisory proce-dures in regard to theconstruction of publicroads. The reviewincluded checking thecompliance of mate-rials and products, aswell as road workswith the design andcompliance to qualityrequirements of roadconstruction.

occa-sion, work

on the follo-wing construc-

tion course beganbefore the previous

work had been accep-ted and without the

necessary permit.

In terms of asphalt mixes, thecomposition and gradation ofbinders and deformation-resis-tance of mixtures were inspected.Compliance to temporary trafficorganisation requirements duringroad works continued to receivegreater attention. Inspection of thecompliance to establishedrequirements at road constructionobjects of local governmentscontinued as well.

State supervision of compliance to

road condition requirements for the

roads of local governments

In 2018, the Road Administrationcontinued to monitor the conditionof roads and streets in localgovernments, focusing on placeswhere the traffic volume and thusalso the risk of traffic accidents ishigher. The number of inspectedlocal governments decreased incomparison with previous yearsdue to the administrative reform.

The Road Administration carriedout state supervision procedureson the compliance to roadcondition requirements of local

roads in 44 local governments. 39 ofthose were planned and five werecase-specific. Procedures involvedthe inspection of 349 different roads,streets or sections thereof with atotal length of 589 km.

Deficiencies were detected on 204roads/road sections, i.e. on 58% ofinspected roads/sections.Most common deficiencies:� lateral visibility on roads below

the required level;� occurrence of potholes that

exceed permitted size, as well asoccurrence of unmarked potholesin the road surface;

� height difference between roadsurface and shoulder;

� branches in the clearance zone;� road signs were not visible or

readable for road users due tovarious reasons.

The deficiencies were eliminatedduring procedures and a follow-upinspection was carried out beforeconclusion of the procedure.

Settling of claims

The increasing intensity of trafficresults in higher risk of trafficaccidents. In the event of trafficdamage, it is inevitable that roadusers submit claims to the RoadAdministration, whether justified orunjustified. In comparison withprevious years, road users submittedmore claims to the Road Administra-tion than before, the total amount ofclaims increased as well, whereasthe total amount of damages paiddeclined by nearly a quarter. Data onclaims submitted and damages paidbetween 2015 and 2018 is set out inthe table below.

2015 102 23 58 1 20 € 63,317 € 16,431 € 4,778 € 11,654

2016 87 21 41 - 25 € 102,087 € 3,447 € 2,383 € 1,064

2017 147 74 29 5 39 € 68,179 € 21,712 € 11,017 € 14,641

2018 159 46 62 4 49 84,479 € 16,459 € 3,984 € 12,475

Kokku 495 164 190 10 133 318,062 € 58,049 € 22,162 € 39,834

¹Procedure was not initiated due to insufficient evidence

State supervisionof roads

Data on claims submitted and damages paid by the year the claim was submitted

Year whenclaim wassubmitted

Numberof claims

Numberof success-ful claims,incl. partially

Number ofclaimsdismissed

Ongoingprocedures,number

Procedurenotinitiated¹

Sum ofclaims

Sum ofdamages

Sum ofdamagesby the RoadAdministration

Sum ofdamagesby contrac-tual partners

€

€


Speed surveys

In the spring of 2018, the Traffic ManagementDepartment began development of the methodology andguide for determining the speed limit outside built-upareas. The aim of the guide is to ensure that theapplicable speed limit on roads is based, first andforemost, on safety and is in compliance with theestablished speed regime and actual trafficenvironment. The Finnish speed limit determinationguide is used as an example.

There is an ongoing pilot project for applying andimproving the methodology of determining speed limits,where common principles of speed limit determinationare applied on selected test sections. This was precededby a thorough analysis for identifying bottlenecks.

Two test sections were selected for implementation ofthe pilot project: Jõhvi–Tartu–Valga main road andTallinn–Rapla–Türi basic road. The selection was basedon the fact that the selected sections were subject tovarious situations that occur elsewhere in the roadnetwork, and that could be generalised for other nationalroads. Speed limits that are based on the developedmethodology and safety in particular shall becomeapplicable on the selected test sections in spring 2019.In 2018, the existing speed regime on these sections wasmapped, and actual speeds were measured andanalysed. During the test period, speeds are measuredon the basis of the new arrangement and an assessmentis prepared on how road users perceive the new speedregime that is based on the traffic environment.

In 2018, the Traffic Management Department was activelyengaged in measuring and monitoring the travel speedof vehicles. Capacity of monitoring was significantlyincreased by a services contract concluded in spring2018, under which a contractor measures vehicle travelspeed with mobile speed measuring devices in placeson which there is no prior data. Furthermore, five newmobile speed measuring devices were purchased. By theend of 2018, the Road Administration had used mobilespeed measuring devices to measure vehicle travelspeed on 282 different objects. Said objects aresupplemented by permanent counting stations thatconsistently collect vehicle travel speeds at specificlocations.

Measuring and data collection of vehicle travel speedsshall continue in 2019, during which vehicle travelspeeds are measured in all speed limit areas (permittedspeed less than 90 km/h) of main roads. This will providea significant and accurate overview of actual travelspeeds at various speed limit areas on main roads.

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Tra� c management survey on level crossings

In 2017, development of the traffic management guidefor level crossings commenced, clarifying andsupplementing requirements of various regulationsand standards concerning traffic management of levelcrossings. The guide sets out requirements regardingvisibility, breaking distance and suitable speed forentering a crossing.

In 2018, the Road Administration ordered a trafficmanagement survey of level crossings in order tocheck compliance of the traffic management of levelcrossings located on national roads with therequirements of the guide and detect parameters thatplay an important role in the assessment of the safetyof level crossings. The survey included 58 levelcrossings on national roads throughout Estonia.

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both directions approximately30–40 metres before the crossing.The results showed that travel speedis the biggest issue, as the speed limitis ignored. Therefore, one of the firsttasks was to begin implementation ofcalming measures. It was alsoconcluded that the established speedregime of various crossings is not incompliance with the safe speed forpassing the level crossing, and mustthus be changed.

In general, there were no problemswith road signs and road markings atlevel crossings, as they were mostly atthe right location and in requiredcondition.

During the survey, road signs androad markings at level crossings, aswell as the location, condition andother parameters thereof wereinspected in order to assesscompliance with the requirements ofthe guide. Information regarding themanufacturer and installer of roadsigns and their time of instalment wascollected as well.

Furthermore, visibility triangles, i.e.actual visibility from both directions(meaning at which point from thelevel crossing can a train that is400 m away be seen), were measuredand determined.

In addition, actual travel speeds atlevel crossings were measured from

The results can be used by the RoadAdministration to determine thesafety levels of level crossings andto prepare plans for improving thesafety thereof.

Pilot project concerning road signs

equipped with a signal light

In the context of a 2018 pilot project,the Road Administration ordered tworoad signs equipped with LED signallights to be installed in Viljandicounty. The aim is to enhance theattention of drivers approaching asafety island with the intention ofimproving the safety of road usersespecially in twilight and at night-time.

Road signs on km 31.6 of Imavere–

Viljan–di–Karksi-

Nuia road andkm 0.85 of

Viljandi–Rõngu roadwere installed by IB

Foor OÜ. By order of theRoad Administration,

Stratum OÜ conducted a trafficbehaviour impact assessmentprior to and after the instalment ofroad signs at said locations. Thesurvey was conducted by usingtest persons with various drivingexperience, a questionnaire formwas completed and eye-trackingdevice Tobii Glasses II was used.The glasses consist of a camerathat records the situation observedand another camera that detectsmovement of the right pupil 30times per second, thus recordingthe position of the eye the objectsobserved.

The results of eye-tracking glasseswere opposite to expectations: thegaze of drivers fixed on road signs

equipped with a signal light laterthan on those without it. Thesurvey brought out that eye-tracking glasses indicate thefixation of the driver's gaze on anobject, however, in the case of roadsigns equipped with a signal light,drivers notice it even without fixingtheir gaze on it. The questionnaireresults revealed that most driversnoticed the flashing road sign fromfar away.

In conclusion, the use of road signswith signal lights is notrecommended everywhere, butonly in places where it is morelikely to hit the safety island uponsignificant deviation of the travelpath.

The impact of road signs equippedwith a signal light was alsoassessed as part of another pilotproject near the Randvere schooland kindergarten in Viimsimunicipality. A thermal camerathat detects pedestrians and roadsigns equipped with signal lights,which warn drivers, were installedat the site.

The survey conducted by theTTK University of Applied Sciencesby order of the Road Administrationshowed that the proportion ofdrivers who ignored the obligationto give way to pedestrians reducedto 6–7% following the instalment ofthe system, which is a significantdifference in comparison with theinitial 20% of ignorers. Even thoughthe proportion of drivers whoadhered to the obligation to giveway remained high during the firstyear after the instalment of thesystem, an increase of travel speedwithin the permitted speed limitwas observed.

It is also important to note the highassurance of safety by pedestriansbefore crossing the road, whichalso improved after the instalmentof signal lights, even though theywere not aimed at crossingpedestrians, and the increasedattention in traffic could havestemmed from improved aware–ness and possibly addressing thetopic of traffic safety in the smallcommunity.


Tra�c Manage-ment Centrebecame opera-

tional on 1 November2017 as a successor ofthe former Tra�cInformation Centre.

Tra�c Manage-ment Centrebecame opera-

tional on 1 November2017 as a successor ofthe former Tra�cInformation Centre.

The Traffic Management Centre (TMC)was established in order to improvesafety and reduce time spent intraffic by ensuring that road usersreceive operative and preventiveinformation. With regard to thischange, the Road Administrationbegan outsourcing the service of theroad information line 1510 from theHelp and Information Centre of theEmergency Response Centre.

The Traffic Management Centrehandles the following tasks:

� collection of informationregarding speed limits andpublishing thereof in the portalTark Tee, as well as forwardinginformation regarding importantlimits to the media;

� collection of information on winterroad conditions frommaintenance providers andforwarding thereof to the media;

� mediation of informationregarding opening and closure ofice roads;

� issue of permits for specialcarriages and maximum weight;

� management and monitoring ofvariable message road sings,traffic cameras, crossing gatesand other traffic managementequipment;

� management of the road tollsystem.

One of the incentives for theestablishment of the TMC was the bigcooperation project SMART E67 withthe Latvian Road Administration inregard to Intelligent TransportSystems (ITS), under which 35variable message electronic road

signs were installed onTallinn–Pärnu–Ikla road by the endof 2017.

In the beginning of 2018, TMC wasmade responsible for managing theroad toll system for heavy goodsvehicles, which included enteringinto agreements with distributorsand the management thereof, aswell as making refund decisionsand replying to enquiries made byclients and partners. The first yearof applying the road toll has beensatisfactory in general. In thecourse of the year, the network ofsales points increased at theexternal border in particular, wherethe demand for payment is highest.

New partnerships were alsoestablished with providers ofelectronic payment solutions. Aninvoice payment option was addedto the system and a self-serviceenvironment shall be completed in2019, which will make paymentseven more convenient.

2018 was a year of establishmentand development of the team, workprocesses, technical solutions andguidance materials for the TMC. Theoffice of TMC underwentrenovations and a new video wallwas installed. In June, the firstvariable message signs onTallinn–Pärnu road were switchedto the so-called stationary regimeand the second half of the year sawgradual improvement in themanagement capacity thereofalongside with the development ofthe automatic managementsystem, which is planned to beadopted in spring 2019.

By the end of 2018, seven real-timetraffic cameras which are operatedat the centre were installed onTallinn–Pärnu–Ikla road, providinginformation regarding the trafficsituation, incidents as well as roadand weather conditions.

A significant achievement was thecompletion of a new version of the

Tark Tee portal in November.Implementation of the project wasfunded by the European RegionalDevelopment Fund with national co-funding to the extent of 15%. Theupdated environment offersadditional opportunities to regularroad users as well as carriers and iscompatible with smart devices. Animportant update to the Tark Teeportal was the data gate that complieswith the European-wide DATEX IIstandard, and can be used by theRoad Administration to forwardoperational data regarding trafficrestrictions, road repairs and traffichazards for public use. Developmentof the Tark Tee portal will continue inupcoming years and the biggestchallenge will be to increase inclusionof local governments in regard tosharing traffic information concerninglocal roads.

In terms of special carriages, thebiggest change was the amendmentof legislation which entered into forceon 1 July 2018. The amendmentenables carriers of other goods asidefrom roundwood to also use heavierroad trains upon special carriages, ifthe axles of vehicles used areequipped with paired tyres and theladen mass does not exceed 48tonnes in the case of 6-axle roadtrains and 52 tonnes in the case of7-axle road trains. Experts find thatsuch technical requirements enableto decrease the adverse effects onroads arising from larger ladenmasses.

By the end of the year, a guide for theissue of transport permits and thedetermination of special terms wascompleted, therefore organising andharmonising the process and terms ofissuing transport permits. The mostimportant update in terms of thedevelopment of the transport permitinformation system was transferringthe application process of traffic banpermits to the e-service, thusenabling applicants and handlers tosave time.

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Tra� c ManagementCentre


SMART E67 is ajoint projectbetween Estonia

and Latvia, underwhich various roadsideintelligent transportsystems (ITS) for tra�cmanagement, monito-ring and notification ofroad users wereinstalled on Estonianand Latvian sections ofthe Via Baltic route(E67) in 2017.

SMART E67 is ajoint projectbetween Estonia

and Latvia, underwhich various roadsideintelligent transportsystems (ITS) for tra�cmanagement, monito-ring and notification ofroad users wereinstalled on Estonianand Latvian sections ofthe Via Baltic route(E67) in 2017.

The aim of the SMART E67 project is tomake travelling on an internationalroad with high traffic volumes saferand smoother, as well as decreasetravel times.

For Estonia, the most importantoutput of the project is the adoption ofvariable message signs, which can beused to change the speed limit on thebasis of actual road or weatherconditions, notify road users of trafficaccidents, hindrances on the road,road repairs and bypass routes in theevent of road closures, forwardinformation regarding travel times inthe case of traffic jams, and otheruseful information regarding traffic.

Data is collected in relation to roadand air temperature, condition ofroad surface, wind speed, type andintensity of precipitation, trafficvolume and speed.

The installation of variable messagesigns and additional road weatherstations was completed by the endof 2017.

All necessary electrical connectionswere completed in the course of2018 and starting from June, thesigns were gradually switched on.At first, the signs operated in theso-called stationary regime,however, the Traffic ManagementCentre began managing the signs inaccordance with the developedmanagement rules in autumn.

The Road Administration andAS Teede Tehnokeskus concluded aconsultancy contract in spring 2018for the development of managementprinciples for the signs. A foreignexpert from Finland assisted in thedevelopment process and thecorresponding guide developed bythe Finnish Transport Agency wasused as an example in structuringthe Estonian guide. The impact ofvarious, especially wintertime roadconditions, factors on actual travelspeeds on Tallinn–Pärnu–Ikla roadwere analysed on the basis of priordata received from road weatherstations and traffic countingstations. The specification andsuitability of the location of existingroad weather stations were alsoanalysed in regard to trafficmanagement needs. The firstversion of management principleswas completed in autumn.

In addition to the adoption ofvariable message signs, we alsodeveloped the traffic light system ofthe Pärnu bypass section over theyear. Traffic light programmes wereoptimised in order to ensure bettercoordination between the nineconsecutive regulated intersections(the so-called green wave); sensorsthat detect heavy goods vehicleswere also installed on two inter-

sections. An innovative solution wasthe instalment of prismatic variablemessage information boards on Liiviroad in Pärnu. These boardsrecommend a suitable speed for roadusers until the next green traffic light,depending on the current phase ofthe traffic light cycle. The aim of theinnovations was to make the Pärnubypass smoother and faster,especially for transit traffic.

In October 2018, we entered into afive-year contract with AS IB Foor forthe development of the trafficmanagement system. The suppliedtraffic management system based onthe Swarco Omnia platform willbecome the primary tool for theTraffic Management Centre in themanagement of variable messagesigns. The aim is to make themanagement system as automatic aspossible. The experience of othercountries has revealed that it ishighly difficult to make managementsystems that are dependent on roadconditions and the weather fullyautomatic, and that the role ofhumans will remain particularlyimportant in confirming decisionsregarding the increase of speedlimits. The first stage of the trafficmanagement system should becomeoperational in March 2019 and thesecond stage in June. Pursuant to thecontract, additional variable messagesigns and monitoring systems can beintegrated into the same system inthe future.

SMART E67 project will conclude in2019, but the positive impact of theproject will last for many years tocome. In addition to theTallinn–Pärnu–Ikla road, we plan toextend the traffic managementsystem to the Tallinn ring road aswell as the Tallinn–Tartu direction inthe coming years. Aside from thedirect benefit to the development ofthe E67 route, the project has alsobeen greatly beneficial to the RoadAdministration team in acquiringexperience and knowledge in a newarea.

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signsE S T O N I A N R O A D A D M I N I S T R AT I O N / Y E A R B O O K 2 0 1 8

The Road Admi-nistration collec-ted 20.2 million

euros in road toll andsold a little over685,000 tickets in 2018.The collected amountconstituted 102% of theestimated 19.7 millioneuros.

The Road Admi-nistration collec-ted 20.2 million

euros in road toll andsold a little over685,000 tickets in 2018.The collected amountconstituted 102% of theestimated 19.7 millioneuros.

Road toll for Estonian vehicles waspaid to the extent of 14.3 million euroswith 276,000 tickets purchased. Roadtoll for foreign vehicles was paid to theextent of 5.92 million euros with nearly410,000 tickets purchased. In terms offoreign vehicles, the largest amount ofroad toll was paid for Polish vehicles –1.8 million euros (35% of ticketspurchased for foreign vehicles). Polandwas followed by Latvia with 1.6 millioneuros (23% of tickets), Lithuania with1.3 million euros (18% of tickets) andRussia with 620,000 euros (12% oftickets).

One day tickets were the most popularcategory with nearly 620,000 ticketspurchased. These were mostlypurchased by foreign vehicles,constituting over 400,000 tickets,i.e. 65% of one day tickets. The amountof one day tickets purchased forEstonian vehicles exceeded 217,000(35%). In terms of popularity, one day

tickets were followed by 90 daytickets (33,800), 30 day tickets (over23,000) and 365 day tickets (nearly3,400). Purchase of long-term ticketswas particularly popular amongEstonian carriers, as 95% of yearlytickets and 97% of quarterly ticketswere purchased for Estonianvehicles.

Payments, i.e. payment of 75.6% oftickets and 88.6% of the amountdue, are mainly made through thewebsite of road toll.

Road toll was paid at border crossingpoints (incl. eastern border andports) on 43,300 occasions (6.4%).All primary border crossing pointshave sales points. More informationon payment options is available atthe address www.teetasu.ee.

According to the Tax and CustomsBoard (TCB), 25,567 trucks travelledon Estonian roads in 2018, 58% ofwhich were registered in Estoniaand 42% were foreign trucks. Theanalysis of the TCB shows that theroad toll was always paid for 53%of all trucks in 2018, incl. 46% ofEstonian trucks and 63% of foreigntrucks. The road toll was alwaysunpaid for 11% of trucks in 2018(incl. 10% of Estonian and 12% offoreign trucks). For the rest of thetrucks, road toll was sometimes paid

and sometimes unpaid during travel.An estimated 1.16 million euros of roadtoll remained unpaid in 2018, and963,670 on Estonian trucks.

Road toll was paid at border crossingpoints (inc. eastern border and ports)and at the service bureaus of TCB on36,712 occasions. Moreover, all trucksthat entered the eastern bordercrossing point underwent aninspection, a total of 107,908 trucks in2018. Procedures due to unpaid roadtoll were initiated at border crossingpoints on 197 occasions. Proceduresare initiated upon establishing unpaidroad toll regarding trucks exitingEstonia, if the truck is entering Estonia,we direct them to pay.

In addition to border crossing points,the TCB also carries out roadinspections. A total of 9,238 roadinspections (all vehicles in total,incl. vehicles that exceed 3.5 tonnes)were carried out last year, unpaid roadtoll was detected on 555 occasions andpersons were directed to pay.

In 2018, the police initiated 1,301 mis-demeanour procedures in regard tounpaid or insufficiently paid road toll,314 procedures were initiated inrelation to foreign citizens.

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Precipitation sensors of the six road weatherstations of Tallinn–Pärnu–Ikla road were updated,enabling to manage new electronic road signs onthat road more accurately than before.

The information system of road weather stationsincluded 76 road weather information systems(three of which belong to local governments),112 road cameras (19 of which are real-time roadcameras) and two variable message electronicroad signs as at the end of 2018.

Updating of IR lighting of road camerascommenced, which will help to significantlyimprove the quality of night-time photos, thuscontributing to the improvement of the quality ofwintertime maintenance works.

The Road Administrationdid not install any newspeed cameras in 2018;

national roads are equippedwith 66 measuring booths forspeed cameras. In addition, theRoad Administration also hastwo measuring booths in thecity of Tallinn.

The Road Administrationdid not install any newspeed cameras in 2018;

national roads are equippedwith 66 measuring booths forspeed cameras. In addition, theRoad Administration also hastwo measuring booths in thecity of Tallinn.

There are a total of 68 measuring booths in Estonia.Four measuring booths can measure speed in bothdirections. The so-called two-way measuring boothsare located at Puhu intersection in Põltsamaa city,Libatse village in Pärnu county, Rannu village inIda-Viru county and Kiia village in Harju county.

The Road Administration uses 50 measuring deviceson national roads, which are periodically switchedbetween booths.

2017 marked an important milestone for the RoadAdministration in terms of speed cameras, asautomatic surveillance was launched on a localgovernment road for the first time ever. In March,speed cameras on Endla street, Tulika street andSõpruse puiestee intersection (so-called Kristiineintersection) became operational. The first stageinitiated determination of travel speed. The projectwill continue in 2019, during which the sameequipment will be used at the Kristiine intersection toalso automatically detect ignoring of red traffic lights.

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Development of roadweather stationscontinued in 2018, which

saw the construction of six newLu�t road weather stations inthe following places: Uhmardu,Rõngu, Ainja, Üdruma, Lokutiand Kurla.

Development of roadweather stationscontinued in 2018, which

saw the construction of six newLu�t road weather stations inthe following places: Uhmardu,Rõngu, Ainja, Üdruma, Lokutiand Kurla.

SpeedcamerasstationsRoad weather


The Road Administrationcan consider 2018incredibly successful in

the area of preservation anddevelopment of the roadnetwork.

The Road Administrationcan consider 2018incredibly successful in

the area of preservation anddevelopment of the roadnetwork.

All financial objectives regarding investments were met tothe extent of 98% and all volume objectives, either perkilometre or piece, were in fact exceeded. This year'ssuccess was certainly spurred on by exceptional weatherduring the construction season: the summer wassufficiently warm and not that rainy, and the winter did notcome early either.

Challenges faced by the Planning Department concernedthe preparation of major projects for upcoming years, theobjectives of which were clarified thanks to the amendmentof the road maintenance plan approved by the governmentin September. The government's approval set a cleardirection for projects regarding Pärnu–Uulu, Pärnu–Sauga,Aaspere–Haljala and Are overtaking area, which werelaunched a year and a half ago. The year also brought onvarious ideas and collaboration obligations, which werequite time-consuming, but which the Planning Departmentaddressed head on and managed to successfully realise,whether it involved preparation of joint projects with RailBaltic or another idea for the Saaremaa bridge, which wasdiscussed and thought through in quite some depth withthe Road Development and Investment Department.

Actual cooperation activities with Rail Baltic were launched,most likely bringing along more joint projects in theupcoming years, in addition to the constructionprocurement for the Luige–Saku section of Tallinn ring road,which was jointly announced in the end of 2018. Theprocurement seeks a constructor for a section that will alsoinvolve the establishment of a new overpass over the futureRail Baltic route. The procurement is carried out by the Road

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PRIIT SAUK,Director General of theEstonian Road Administration

ConstructionArea of


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Administration, however, the Rail Balticstructure shall be responsible forfunding the overpass and provision ofquality surveillance over railwaysafety. It has currently been agreedthat another 18 hubs or intersectionsshall be established in the comingthree years on the basis of the samecooperation model, while theconstruction solutions, schedules andcosts shall be jointly specified.

The possibility of managing data betterand more efficiently thanks todigitisation has benefited variousareas by now. As a trendsetter in thesector, the Road Administration has animportant role to play in order toensure that it also manifests in thearea of roads. In 2018, the RoadAdministration carried out two firsttime pilot projects for theimplementation of InfraBIM in roadconstruction in Estonia. These projectsshowed us that the learning process inimplementing BIM will not be endingany time soon. In addition to thesupplementation of the structure ofdata and files, the roles and limits ofliability of the parties must also bedefined in more detail. We canimplement all of this next year whenwe plan to utilise BIM instruments insix road projects.

We are glad to say that relationsbetween the Road Administration and

the Asphalt Pavement Associationimproved significantly in 2018.Several workgroups were establishedand they are continuously debatingover the requirements for pavementmaterials as well as durability ofpavement. Furthermore, we carriedout pilot projects, in the context ofwhich we established inprocurement terms that thecontractor would receive a bonus ifthey use vehicles with a heated loadspace during transportation ofpavement mixtures and a pre-feederon asphalt pavers. Both projectswere successful and bothcontractors earned the bonus. Wereceived a lot of positive feedbackfrom contractors, even though theamounts were not enormous. Thesuccess of these pilot projectsconfirmed that if contractors areprovided a bonus for excellent work,they are willing to put in a lot moreeffort by evolving on a technologicallevel as well as by working for acommon objective to improvequality and durability over time.

Since the Area of Construction iscurrently economically on the riseand our experienced engineers andproject managers are valued on thejob market, many regions anddepartments suffered labour losseslast year. The programme “Engineersback to school” was all the moreimportant in terms of ensuringsufficient succession for engineersin 2018. During the programme,engineers of the Road Adminis-tration introduced their area andpossibilities for development to theyouth. Several eager RoadAdministration engineers managedto visit even more than two schoolsto invite young people to continuetheir education either at the TallinnUniversity of Technology or TTKUniversity of Applied Sciences.Succession is currently a concern forall of us and we will certainlycontinue with the programme in2019 in order to ensure a sufficientamount of road engineers in thefuture as well.

Granting qualifications for engineerscontinues to be an important topicas well. The Road Administrationconcluded a cooperation agreementwith the Asphalt PavementAssociation for participating in thecommittee for the approval of

engineering qualifications and wewill also be contributing to theestablishment of standardrequirements for the levels ofqualification in the future. We havemade it our goal to ensure that theengineers of Road Administrationare well-educated, experienced,have completed continuoustraining, and that they would alsoaim to verify that they comply withincreasingly higher standards ofqualifications in the engineeringarea.

The primary focus of 2018 was onthe preparation of the structuralreform. I was really expecting thatwe would be able to launch ourprocesses quicker and that the newstructure would enter into force on 1June 2018. Things did not work outquite like that, however, we madesignificant steps as a result ofthorough discussions in workgroupsfor the establishment of the Area ofRoad Maintenance. The Area ofConstruction and Developmentalong with the Area of RoadMaintenance will be working handin hand as of spring 2019.


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Implementation of Road Maintenance Plan investments 2018(including external resources)

Name of the project Type of budget BudgetBudget

implementationImple-

mentation %

43,314

29,717

73,031

58,993

465

59,458

19,945

19,945

21,067

21,067

7,837

-

7,837

0

0

10,024

10,024

5,153

724

5,877

7,894

7,894

484

484

205,617

41,667

22,268

63,935

57,053

465

57,518

20,283

20,283

21,354

21,354

9,071

45

9 116

1,041

1,041

11,292

11,292

4,833

724

5,557

5,979

5,979

522

522

196,597

96%

75%

88%

97%

100%

97%

102%

102%

101%

101%

116%

-

116%

-

-

113%

113%

94%

-

95%

76%

76%

108%

108%

96%

Accrual based;

in thousands of euros

Volumes of Road Maintenance Plan 2018

Type of workPlannedvolume

286 km

1,222 km

224 km

194 km

14 km

180 km

80 km

20

54

277 km

1,442 km

250 km

192 km

16 km

176 km

78 km

24

54

Actual volume ofaccepted works

Total length of constructed and repaired roads 2,240 km


Construction

Reconstruction

Maintenance repairs of paved roads

Restoration repairs of paved roads

Reconstruction of places thatpose a tra� c hazard

Planning

Maintenance repairs of gravel roads

Restoration repairs of bridges

Roads dust-free

Noise barriers

Total

National resources

External resources

Total

National resources

Own resources

Total

National resources

Total

National resources

Total

National resources

Own resources

Total

National resources

Total

National resources

Total

National resources

Other resources

Total

National resources

Total

National resources

Total

Maintenance repair of gravel roads

Maintenance repair of paved roads

Restoration repair of paved roads

Construction and reconstruction

Construction

Reconstruction

Paving of gravel roads

Reconstruction and repair of bridges

Reconstruction of places that pose a tra� c hazard

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Selection of bridge objects in 2018

19331

13161

24172

22232

20175

11421

20170

6

46

27

11

11

11

11

11

Rannametsa–Ikla

Lohusuu–Maetsma

Sultsi–Abja-Paluoja

Vedu–Kikivere

Valgu–Libatse

Laagri–Hüüru

Märjamaa–Konuvere

Valga–Uulu

Tatra–Otepää–Sangaste

Rapla–Järvakandi–Kergu

Tallinna ringtee

Tallinna ringtee

Tallinna ringtee

Pirita–Ülemiste kanal

Tallinna ringtee

0.4

26.7

6.6

4.1

9.6

1.8

6.1

34.9

20.1

22.4

4.3

2.2

8.3

7.7

1.1

Timmkanali bridge

Vadi bridge

Ülemõisa bridge

Kikivere bridge

Lebenesi bridge

Karutiigi bridge

Postikõrtsi bridge

Koriste bridge

Kintsli bridge

Lihuveski bridge

Lagedi viaduct 1 and 2

Väo viaduct 1 and 2

Rae viaduct

Rae bridge

Veneküla tunnel

Renovation

Renovation

Renovation

Recontstruction

Recontstruction

Recontstruction

Recontstruction

Recontstruction

Recontstruction

Recontstruction

New construction

New construction

New construction

New construction

New construction

30.4

24.6

24.2

18.3

14

7.1

6.0

5.0

5.0

4.6

115

100.6

49.3

18.2

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Road nr Road nameLoca-tion,km

Name of the bridge Activity Type of bridge Length ofbridge, m


3-span simply supportedbeam bridge

3-span cantileverRC bridge

3-span simply supportedRC beam bridge

1-span cantilever RCclapper-style bridge

1-span RC beam bridge

1-span steel arch boxgirder bridge

One-span RCclapper-style bridge

1-span RC rigid-framebridge


1-span steel arch boxgirder bridge

5-span precast RCbeam bridge

4-span precast RCbeam bridge

2-span post-stressed RCclapper-style bridge



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Construction of the 2+1road on Ääsmäe–Kohatusection on Tallinn–Pärnu–Ikla road

Location: km 28–37 of national

road No. 4 Tallinn–Pärnu–Ikla

Engineer: Tinter-Projekt OÜ

Contractor: Nordecon AS

Supervision: Sweco EST OÜ

Total cost: 13.7 million euros

The project was co-funded bythe Cohesion Fund of theEuropean Union

The aim of the 2+1 lane road isto improve traffic safety,smoothness and road environ-ment. The 2+1 Ääsmäe–Kohatuovertaking sections reducetraffic stress upon overtakingheavy vehicle rows on the ViaBaltica.Km 28–37 of the Ääsmäe–Kohatu road section werereconstructed into a 2+1 laneroad and equipped with amedian barrier during theproject. Six overtaking sectionswith a length between 0.9 and1.5 km were constructed.A wildlife crossing (for moose,roe deer, wild boar, foxes,raccoon dogs) with a width of50 to 65 metres was built in theKohatu area. The road wasfenced in order to restrictaccess to the road for animals.New accessways and U-turnspots were established for localtraffic.

Construction of 2+2section ofVäo–Veneküla road onTallinn ring road

Location:km 0.6–2.8 of national road

No. 11 Tallinn ring road

Engineer:Selektor Projekt OÜ

Contractor: Nordecon AS

Supervision: Esprii OÜ


The project was co-fundedby the Cohesion Fund of theEuropean Union

The multilevel intersectionof Veneküla provides newopportunities for thedevelopment of companiesin the area as well as publictransport at the border ofTallinn.The project saw the roadsection of km 0.6–2.8 ofTallinn ring roadreconstructed into a class I2+2 lane highway. TheVeneküla tunnel and twonew overpasses over theÜlemiste–Maardu railwaywere constructed. Noisebarriers were establishedfor the protection ofdwellings in the area. TheVeneküla multilevelintersection shall becompleted as part of aseparate project between2019 and 2020.

Construction of 2+2section of Lagedi–Karla road section onTallinn ring road


No. 11 Tallinn ring road

Engineer:Skepast&Puhkim OÜ

Contractor:AS TREV-2 Grupp

Supervision:OÜ Telora

Total cost:10.5 million euros


The reconstruction ofTallinn ring road includedthe construction of the Karlamultilevel intersection anda new bridge over theVaskjala–Ülemiste channel.Karla multilevel intersectionenables vulnerable roadusers to safely travel on theTallinn–Jüri route.

Reconstruction of theVõtikvere–Mustvee roadsection

Location: km 33.7–38.9 of national

road No. 36 Jõgeva–Mustvee

Engineer: Roadplan OÜ

Contractors: highway sectionVerston Ehitus OÜ, urban sectionYIT Infra Eesti AS

Supervision: Toomtsentrum OÜ


The aim of the project was toimprove the condition of thepavement and load bearingcapacity on said road section inorder to enhance travel comfortand traffic safety. In addition, theintersection with national roadNo. 13114 was reconstructed anddangerous parking options wereeliminated.A pavement structure with awidth of 8 metres wasconstructed, corrections weremade to the longitudinal profile,side ditches were dug, culvertswere cleaned and built, and newtraffic control devices wereinstalled on the highway section.The road area was cleaned andorganised, deforestation anduprooting works were executed.A pavement structure with awidth of 7 metres wasconstructed, corrections weremade to the longitudinal profile,ditches and culverts werecleaned, new culverts were built,dangerous parking spaces wereeliminated, the car park andintersection located on the LakePeipsi side were made safer, arainwater sewage system wasestablished, street lighting andelectricity supply was relocatedat places, and new traffic controldevices were installed on theurban section.

key objectsA selection of

for the Road Administration in 2018

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Reconstruction of theNarva-Jõesuu–Hiiemetsaroad

Location:reconstruction of km 19.1–26.3

of national road No. 91

Narva–Narva-Jõesuu–Hiiemetsa


Contractor:Viaston Infra OÜ

Supervision:Infragate Eesti AS

Total cost:3 million euros

The aim of the reconstructionwas to improve the condition ofpavement, travel comfort andtraffic safety. The entire roadsection was unlevel and theedges had sunk due to theinsufficient width of the surfacearea. Considering prospectivebus lines, the bus stops wereconstructed along withextensions and platforms.A new two-layer asphaltconcrete pavement with a widthof 8 metres was constructed.Side ditches were dug, culvertswere built. Sidewalks were builtin the area where theShishkin's pine, i.e. Merikülapine, and the memorialcommemorating those who fellin the battles of 1944 arelocated.

Construction of theservice road of Narvaroad on the Sillamäesection

Location:service road of

Tallinn–Narva road in the

city of Sillamäe, starting

from Pavlov street and

ending at the city's eastern

border


Contractor:YIT Infra Eesti AS

Supervision:Eastconsult OÜ


The aim of the constructionof the service road was toimprove traffic safety on theeastern part of the Sillamäesection of Narva road.Dangerous exits from Narvaroad were eliminated in thecourse of the works. Streetlighting, cycle andpedestrian tracks and busstops were established onthe service roads, so thatpedestrians and cyclistswould not have to use theNarva road.

Reconstruction ofPärnu–Tori road


No. 59 Pärnu–Tori


Contractor:YIT Infra Eesti AS

Supervision:Teehoiu Partnerid OÜ


The aim of the recons-truction was to enhancethe level of traffic safetyand to improve travelcomfort as well as toextend the lifespan of theroad. The project saw theestablishment of a properwidth gauge, reconstruc-tion of intersections andexits, improved safety onthe road section betweenSindi built-up area and theintersection on Silla streetalong with the establish-ment of street lighting. Theasphalt removed from theobject was used toestablish a dust-freepavement for km 16.1–22.6of national road No. 19333Uulu–Soometsa–Hääde-meeste.

Reconstruction of theSeljaküla–Keedikasection


No. 17 Keila–Haapsalu


Contractor:Nordecon AS

Supervision:Sweco EST OÜ


In order to improve travelcomfort and the load bearingcapacity of the road, theunlevel pavement wasremoved, a new pavementstructure was establishedand new traffic controldevices were installed.

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Reconstruction of theLoodi–Sultsi section


No. 49 Imavere–Viljandi–

Karksi-Nuia

Engineer:Tinter-Projekt OÜ

Contractor:AS TREV-2 Grupp

Supervision:Taalri Varahaldus AS


A new base was establishedand asphalt concretepavement was laid duringreconstruction. As a result ofthe project, the proper widthgauge was ensured forpavement, intersections andexits were reconstructed andthe safety of the road sectionbetween Sultsi was improved.

Construction of the 2+1Valmaotsa–Kärevereroad on Tallinn–Tartu–Võru–Luhamaa road

Location:km 160.7–168.1 of national

road No. 2 Tallinn–Tartu–

Võru–Luhamaa

Engineer:Skepast&Puhkim OÜ


Supervision:Toomtsentrum OÜ



During the project,Valmaotsa–Kärevere roadsection was transformedinto a 2+1 road equippedwith a median barrier. Fourovertaking areas were built(two in each direction). Theroad section was fenced inorder ensure that animalscannot access the road. Newaccessways and U-turnspots were established forlocal traffic. Noise barrierswith a total length of 900 mwere built for the protectionof locals.

Reconstruction of theTsiiruli–Missoküläroad section on theRiga–Pskov road

Location:km 195.5–205.8 and

207.8–209.2 of national road

No. 7 Riia–Pihkva

Engineer:Toner-Projekt OÜ


Supervision:Sweco EST OÜ


The unlevel road surfaceand the base, which hadbeen stabilised with oilshale ash, were removedand a new pavementconstruction was establis-hed during the project.During the construction,side visibility was impro-ved, the embankment wasrepaired, a new drainagelayer was constructed,ditches were dug andcleaned, old culvertsrepaired and new onesestablished. The newpavement is a two-layerasphalt concrete pavementlaid on a complex-stabilised base. New trafficcontrol devices wereinstalled throughout thelength of the road.

Reconstruction ofMikitamäe–Värska andKarisilla–Treski roads


No. 45 Tartu–Räpina–Värska and

km 0.0–3.2 of national road

No. 63 Karisilla–Petseri

Engineer:Roadplan OÜ

Contractor:Verston Ehitus OÜ

Supervision:OÜ Esprii


Unlevel road surface wasremoved and a new pavementstructure established in orderto improve traffic safety, travelcomfort and load bearingcapacity on the roads. On theMikitamäe–Värska section,thepavement was repaired,intersections were reconstruc-ted, footpaths and bus stopswere constructed, landscapingand ditching works were carriedout.A cycle and pedestrian trackwas established in Värskaalong with street lighting. Aninformation point on Setoregion and a rest area alongwith a car park were establis-hed by the Värska–Rehaintersection.The Karisilla–Treski roadsection was mostly reconstruc-ted on the existing embank-ment, except for a steep plancurve on km 1.6, where acorrection was made. Thepavement is repaired, intersec-tions reconstructed, landscap-ing and ditching works as wellas earthworks are carried out,new bases and pavements arebuilt.

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BEST ROADBUILDER –Nordecon AS

1. Reconstruction of the

Seljaküla–Keedika road section on

km 44.6–54.9 of basic road No. 17

Keila–Haapsalu

The aim of the project was to improvetraffic safety of the road section,reconstruct the road pavement toimprove load bearing capacity andimprove the condition thereof. A newtwo-layer asphalt concrete pavementand new drainage channels wereestablished on a complex-stabilisedbase and new traffic control deviceswere installed. Embankments thatposed a danger of shifting during thecold were also replaced in somesections.

Works were carried out quickly andwere always on schedule. Thecontractor had a qualified team: therewas a constant overview of the objectand works carried out and the workswere planned in a thought-outmanner. Even though it was notrequired, crates with 30% heating wereused upon transporting asphaltconcrete on site. In conclusion, the

completed road section is level,convenient and safer, and the roadmaintenance provider has statedthat this has also resulted insignificantly more road users.

2. Construction of the 2+1

overtaking sections on km 28–37 of

main road No. 4 Tallinn–Pärnu–Ikla

The aim of the project was toreconstruct the road section into ahighway with 2+1 overtakingsections along with U-turns andorganisation of local traffic. TheKohatu wildlife crossing and thenew Kernu bridge were established.Animal fences along with escaperamps were established on bothsides throughout the entire lengthof the object.

The contractor had assembled ateam of sufficient size andcompetences for executing thework. The object was complicateddue to the fact that 1+1 lanepassage had to be ensuredsimultaneously throughout the

area of construction. It was the firstof such traffic solutions to beconstructed in Estonia and the end-result ensures safer overtakingopportunities than previously.

3. Reconstruction of the

Tsiiruli–Missokülä road section on

km 195.6–205.8 and 207.8–209.2 of

main road No. 7 Riga–Pskov

The aim of the project was toimprove travel comfort and the loadbearing capacity of the road. To thisend, the unlevel road surface and thebase, which had been stabilised withoil shale ash, were removed and anew pavement construction wasestablished.

The object, incl. documentation, wascompleted on time. Work was quick,high-quality and the entireadministration and temporary trafficorganisation during constructionwas handled correctly. The team waspractical and cooperation betweenthe contracting entity and theengineer was great.

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BEST ROADENGINEER –SWECO Projekt AS

In 2018, SWECO Projekt AS designedkm 1.6–3.4 of basic road No. 33Jõhvi–Kose and km 0–2.9 ofsecondary road No. 13101 Jõhvi–Ereda. The engineer executed theirwork carefully. The structures of bothprojects were optimal and construc-tion costs did not exceed the budget.No volume-related or technical errorsoccurred during construction. Theexecution of traffic safety audits,which was carried out after the end ofconstruction works, involved nosignificant additional costs.

BEST ROADBUILDER –Järelpinge Inseneribüroo,Kikivere bridge

Kikivere bridge is located near Tartuon km 4.3 of secondary road No.22232 Vedu–Kikivere. The old bridgewas demolished and a new integralbridge with a width of 10.3 metres wasconstructed. The total length of thebridge is 18.3 metres. The medianpassage of the bridge is 15 metres.Construction works were conductedquickly and the quality of work wasexcellent. The works lasted a total of2.5 months. No deductions weremade in regard to the bridge. Thecontracting entity is pleased with theteam of the contractor as well as thatof owner supervision. Works wereconducted in a planned and efficientmanner, resulting in a fine-lookingand high-quality bridge.

BEST BRIDGEENGINEER –Margo Märdin(Skepast & Puhkim OÜ)

In 2018, Skepast & Puhkim OÜexecuted projects for new structureson the bypasses of Pärnu–Uulu andAre–Libatse on main road No. 4

Tallinn–Pärnu–Ikla. Projectsincluded various overpassesbetween 50 to 80 metres as well aspedestrian tunnels, the solutionsof which are spacious and bright,while also remaining simple andeasy on the eye. The solutionsoffered by the engineer wereinnovative, thought-through andcalculated. These projects as wellas previous works ordered by theRoad Administration did not haveany deficiencies and the deadlineswere met. The engineer accommo-dated changes to the project andproposals set forth by thecontracting entity.

BEST ASPHALTPAVEMENT LAYER –TREF AS

The contractor used a pre-feederand trucks with a partially heatedload space, which helped achieveexcellent quality. The contractorexecuted the works quickly andachieved level pavement. Theworks were completed on time.

BEST OWNERSUPERVISION –Tõnis Villmäe (Lindvill OÜ)

Tõnis Villmäe is an extremelyoperative and competent engineer.He was chosen as the best ownersupervision inspector, as hiscompetences in owner supervisioninclude the area of bridges as wellas roads. In recent years, Villmäehas also acquired experience incarrying out supervision overlarger projects (incl. constructionobjects on Tallinn ring road,Ääsmäe–Kohatu, etc.).

Villmäe is excellent in planning,organising and keeping an eye onhis own documentation as well asthat of the contractor. He monitorsadherence to contractualobligations, is focused on goodresults and is ready to take

necessary measures to managecontractors. Villmäe has alwaysactively voiced his opinion in regardto preparing and developing newcontractual terms for ownersupervision, and we expect to seehim continue this in the future aswell.

BEST PAVER –Eesti Teed AS

In 2018, Eesti Teed AS was thecontractor in pavement works carriedout in Ida-Viru, Lääne-Viru, Järva,Harju, Rapla, Hiiu, Saare, Pärnu andViljandi county. Cooperation withEesti Teed AS was pleasant and directthroughout the entire contractualperiod. No problem remainedunsolved or unanswered. The projectmanager as well as their team werefocused on completing the worksquickly, correctly and in due time.

A great example comes from Harjuand Rapla county, where thecontractor organised works in such away that preparation works forpaving (such as correcting theasphalt concrete profile) commencedas early as possible, enabling thecontractor to report the pavementworks complete as early as in July,with only a few road marking worksto be carried out after that. Questionsby the contracting entity receivedquick responses and varioushindrances were resolved bycooperation. The quality of works wasexcellent and, taking into accountthe relatively hot summer of 2018,there is not much reason tocomplain about the so-calledsweating of pavements or loosegravel. The contractor reacted in anefficient manner in the few cases ofpavement sweating and loose gravel.Eesti Teed AS is a company whocarries out high-quality pavementworks and has extensive experiencein the field.


As of 2008, the Road Administrationhas conducted preparatory works withregard to the establishment of 2+1lane roads in Estonia. Practices ofneighbouring countries have beenstudied, incl. examination of solutionson-site as well as organisation oftrainings. The first preliminary survey,which examined the possibleapplications of the 2+1 cross-sectionin development of the Estonian roadnetwork in more detail, was carriedout in 2012. The survey covered theÄäsmäe–Kernu section ofTallinn–Pärnu–Ikla main road. On thebasis of the principles set out in thepreliminary survey, preparation ofprojects commenced with regard tothe development of theTallinn–Pärnu–Ikla as well as theTallinn–Tartu–Võru–Luhamaa road.The first 2+1 road sections wereopened for road users in 2017. A littleover a year of practical use iscertainly not enough to assess allfunctional aspects of 2+1 roadsections, however, a few nuances thatrequire greater attention have alreadybeen detected.

Intersections

All intersections at grade are known tobe a source of additional traffic

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hazard.Therefore,

to mitigate thetraffic hazard

arising from inter-sections, it is first and

foremost necessary tofigure out a way to optimise

the number of intersections onroads with high traffic volume.

Vulnerable road users

In terms of the distribution ofpopulated areas, it is essential tothoroughly analyse the movementoptions of vulnerable road users,incl. users of public transport. Onroad sections where populatedareas directly border a main road, itis necessary to separate vulnerableroad users from main road trafficfor the purpose of traffic safety, andto ensure safe road crossingoptions for them. Multilevelcrossings are safer than levelcrossings, however, these are notalways economically sound interms of traffic volume and thenumber of vulnerable road users.Therefore, level crossings on 2+1lane roads and the safeguardingthereof still remain on the agendain terms of making these solutionssafer.

Service roads

Establishment of service roads thatrun parallel to the main road wouldsolve quite a few of theaforementioned issues. Thoseroads could be used by agriculturalmachinery, vulnerable road usersand, in some cases, maintenanceequipment. Parallel service roadswould also enable access toproperties located by the main roadand therefore optimise inter-sections on main roads. All of this

improves traffic safetyand smoothness. Further-

more, service roads couldalso be used to redirect traffic

in the event of accidents and, insome cases, to ensure more

operative arrival of rescue equipmentat the site of the accident. Planning ofservice roads requires additionalfunding for the establishment of theroad itself as well as for theacquisition of additional transporta-tion land, and also for themaintenance of such roads.

Tra� c safety

Consequences of accidents that haveoccurred on 2+1 road sections havebeen less severe and have mostlybeen limited to vehicles hitting themedian barrier that separatesdifferent directions. Considering thetraffic volume of 2+1 road sections, itis always worth to think about whatcould have happened if the medianbarrier had not been there to separatedifferent directions. There is a chancethat the vehicle would have deviatedto the oncoming traffic lane for amoment and then back to its own,however, as we know, most deviationsto oncoming traffic end in head-oncollision. Unfortunately, theconsequences of such accidents arealways tragic. Therefore, a solutionthat helps to prevent at least oneserious traffic accident is justified.The same goes for dangerousovertaking.

Conclusion

Considering the experience ofneighbouring countries and thepractical experience of 2+1 roads inEstonia, it can be said that in the caseof certain traffic volumes, 2+1 roadsrepresent an optimal solution in thedevelopment of the road network,improving traffic safety as well assmoothness. Therefore, the planningof 2+1 cross-section roads should becontinued in Estonia. At the sametime, it is important to designsustainable solutions that enable theroads to be expanded into 2+2 cross-section solutions in the case ofincreased traffic volume.

2+1 roads – tenyears of prepa-rations and over

a year of practical use.2+1 roads – ten

years of prepa-rations and over

a year of practical use.

2+1 roadsE S T O N I A N R O A D A D M I N I S T R AT I O N / Y E A R B O O K 2 0 1 8

Digital construction has becomeincreasingly topical in the Estonianconstruction sector in the last coupleof years. Building InformationModel/Modelling/Management (BIM) isa methodology for managing andexchanging building informationbetween various parties. This resultsin higher quality, better cooperationand sustainability in the entireconstruction sector.

The Road Administration and otherpublic contracting authorities signeda common intentions declaration in2017, the aim of which is toimplement digital model design (BIM)in all construction stages amongpublic contracting authorities.

Part of the agreed action plan is tocarry out planned pilot projects andthe Road Administration initiated twopilot projects in 2018 to test the BIMmethodology at road constructionobjects.

The first pilot project was thereconstruction of the Tõrva centrejunction, i.e. intersection of the

exchanged during design andconstruction stages. The mainobservation was that the structureof data and files is in need ofimprovement, necessary accuracylevels and applicable file formatsmust be established. Moreover, theroles and limits of liability of partiesmust be further refined.

The plan is to continue theimplementation of BIM in pilotprojects in 2019 and the currentplan is to use BIM tools in six roadprojects. Furthermore, theBIM-based approach shall also beimplemented in cooperation withRail Baltic, and in accordance withthe guidelines provided by them, inthe construction project of Tallinnring road Luige–Saku 2+2 roadsection, where the main roadintersects with the Rail Baltic route.

Valga–Uulu main road andTõrva–Pikasilla basic road. Theproject, which had actually beencompleted earlier, wassupplemented by a more detailed3D part during the pilot. The roadmodel was managed in the TrimbleQuadri cloud server. In addition tothe design works, the pilot alsoinvolved testing of digital tools inthe construction stage.

The other pilot project is thereconstruction repairs ofRakvere–Väike-Maarja–Vägevabasic road section between km 3.12and 10.37 as well as thereconstruction of parts that pose atraffic hazard on that same section.The applied Infrakit solutionenables to manage buildinginformation and files in theconstruction stage in particular, asthe solution makes it possible tomanage the LandXML extraction ofthe road model not the model itself.

Both projects focused on the use ofa common information environ-ment, where information was

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In 2018, the Road Administrationcarried out two pilot projects forthe implementation of InfraBIM

in road construction.In 2018, the Road Administration

carried out two pilot projects forthe implementation of InfraBIM

in road construction.

Implementation of

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when the pavement is wet or frozenor following de-icing with chlorides.Measurement of the compactionindex and residual voids contentwith a land radar was applied in fullin 2018, however, it has onlyreduced the number of boreholesper one kilometre of road to ten.Depth measurements must still beconducted throughout the entirecross-section, resulting in fiveboreholes per cross-section afterevery 500 metres.

In 2018, the electromagnetic coursethickness measuring technology,the ongoing development of whichis being carried out by AS TeedeTehnokeskus, was used on severalobjects on a pilot basis. Duringelectromagnetic measurement,reflectors, which enable to assesscourse thickness much moreclosely and without using drillingtechnologies, were installedunderneath the surface course at50 m intervals before laying thereof.Contractors carried out test drills inplaces where the measured courselayer was significantly thinner thandesigned and the results confirmedthat electromagnetic measurementof course thickness is accurate.

Three pilot projects were carried outin 2018 in order to test the qualityassessment of laying asphaltpavement with the help of thermalimages. To this end, the asphaltpaver had to be equipped with athermal camera that recordsthermal images along withtemperature data, location and atime stamp. The pilot projects haveresulted in a preliminary dataset onthe efficiency in various settingsand upon implementation ofvarious quality enhancingmeasures.

Last year served as a clearcompass, indicating that asphaltworks can also be assessed withoutextensive drilling and the resultingquality assessments can be used toassess the entire object in far moredetail than before.

The strategic aimof the RoadAdministration

is to ensure that thesolutions used on roadsare safe, economic,durable and meet theneeds of road users.

The strategic aimof the RoadAdministration

is to ensure that thesolutions used on roadsare safe, economic,durable and meet theneeds of road users.

Over 400 km of repair and reconst-ruction works are carried out annuallyon the national road network, duringwhich roads are covered with a newasphalt concrete surface course.

The quality and durability ofinstallation works are determined bythe residual voids content, compac-tion index and thickness of theinstalled course. For their laboratorydetermination, it is necessary to drill12 boreholes per kilometre of newly

installed course during approvaltesting. This in turn implies thedrilling of nearly 5,000 boreholesthroughout the entire national roadnetwork, which will later have to bereconstructed.

Filling boreholes to match the rest ofthe pavement has turned out to bequite a challenge and generallyneeds to be addressed throughoutthe entire guarantee period.Nevertheless, many boreholes mayevolve into defects after the end ofthe guarantee period, compromisingthe local load bearing capacity ofroads.

Despite the relatively large amountof drilling, the resulting assessmentof the quality of the surface courseis rather subjective since laboratorytests are conducted once per 500 mlong section and the resultsobtained are only a theoreticalreflection of the pavement thatprecedes and follows it. As of 2017procurements, it becamecompulsory to carry out compactionindex and residual voids contentinspections with a land radar byusing the continuous method onobjects that exceed 5,000 m . Unlike²during traditional inspectionsconducted with cores collectedduring quality controls, radarmeasuring provides uninterruptedinformation on residual voidscontent values of asphalt concretepavements on the measurementtrack. Since the measurementcapacity is thousands of timesbigger with the radar than on thebasis of the traditional core numbermethod, it significantly reduces therandomness of residual voidscontent determination.

Measurement results are calibratedby taking only eight cores from theinspected section covered with thesame asphalt mix, irrespective of thelength of the object, which reducesthe need for test boreholes thatdamage the new pavement. Thismethod is restricted by the fact thatmeasurements cannot be taken

Non-destructive testing of

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Mitigation of noise

Valmaotsa–Kärevere section of theTallinn–Tartu–Võru–Luhamaa roadSix noise barriers were established onthe Valmaotsa–Kärevere section fromkm 160.7 to 168.1 of the Tallinn–Tartu–Võru–Luhamaa road: combinationnoise barrier on an embankment andnoise wall and noise embankmentsolutions with a height of 3 to 4.5 m,total of 781 metres. Mitigationmeasures were designed andconstructed by Nordecon AS. Costof the works was 480,000 euros.

Ääsmäe–Kohatu section of

Tallinn–Pärnu–Ikla road

Two noise barriers were establishedon the Ääsmäe–Kohatu section fromkm 27.9 to 37.1 of Tallinn–Pärnu–Iklaroad: noise wall and noiseembankment with a height of 2 to3.5 m, total of 674 metres. The actualamount of constructed noise barrierson the Ääsmäe–Kohatu section washigher, however, the rest wereestablished in agreement with landowners. Mitigation measures weredesigned and constructed byNordecon AS. Cost of the works was162,000 euros.

Tallinn ring road

The Road Administration establishedthree noise barriers on theVäo–Lagedi, Lagedi and Lagedi–Karlasections of the Tallinn ring road: twonoise walls and noise embankmentswith a height of 3 to 3.5 metres, totalof 827 metres. Mitigation measureswere constructed by Nordecon AS,Trev-2 AS and Lemminkäinen Eesti AS.Cost of the works was 352,000 euros.

Noise barriers established on the

basis of the “Noise mitigation action

plan 2014–2018”

The establishment of noise barriersset out in the “Noise mitigationaction plan 2014–2018” documentcontinued in 2018. Three noise wallswith a total length of 605 metreswere selected and established forthe protection of single dwellings. Anoise wall with a length of175 metres was established on km37.1 of Tallinn–Narva and two noisewalls with a length of 180 and250 metres were established byTallinn–Tartu–Võru–Luhamaa road.Cost of the works was 349,600 euros.

Noise barriers were constructedwith aluminium (CALVERO Sp. z o.oSp.k) acoustical panels manufac-tured in Poland. Works were carriedout by Roadservice AS.

During the period of 2014–2018, theRoad Administration mitigatedairborne noise levels caused bytraffic for 46 noise-sensitivebuildings. It is estimated that thenoise situation improved for 167residents.

„Noise mitigation action plan

2019–2024“

In 2018, the noise mitigation actionplan for 2019–2024 was completed,based on prior action plans, thestrategic noise map of roadsections, which was updated in2017, and the national roadmaintenance plan for 2014–2020.The road projects included in theaction plan, their solutions andanti-noise measures, as well asestimated completion timespursuant to the current roadmaintenance plan and its newperiod, have been taken intoaccount.

Compliance with national noisereference levels was used as thecriterion during determination ofpriority situations that requireimprovement: limit value of daynoise indicator Ld over 65 dB and/orlimit value of night noise indicatorL over 60 dB on the road-facing

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facade of the building (category IInoise-sensitive building).

In the framework of the action planfor reducing noise, mitigationmeasures were found for 41 noise-sensitive buildings and an estimated117 residents. The initial volume ofnoise barriers is 3,681 metres, whichrequires investments in theapproximate sum of 2.2 millioneuros. Also highlighted were 67noise-sensitive buildings that arelocated in the area of known planned/ currently planned road projectsand the noise mitigation measuresof which have been developed withinthe framework of respective projects.

Development of the noise mitigationaction plan for 2019–2024 wasfunded by foundation EnvironmentalInvestment Centre with 15,000 euros.The noise mitigation action plan wascompiled by ELLE OÜ.

Noise monitoring 2018

The aim of the work was to executetraffic noise measurements in orderto inspect noise levels calculated innoise surveys and the efficiency ofnoise barriers.

Locations of measurement pointswere selected on the basis of noisesurveys of road projects, a strategicnoise map and complaints filed.Measurements were performed at23 points, and both day- and night-time traffic noise was measured atfive of the points (measurementpoints of Juuliku interchange).

Measurement results coincidedlargely with the results modelled inthe noise survey (+/- 1–2 dB).The noise monitoring survey wascompiled by ELLE OÜ and it cost7,600 euros.

Flooding and climate change

A two-part analysis “Action plan ofthe Road Administration fordetermination of flood zones andpossible climate changes” wascompleted in 2018 by AS Maves byorder of the Road Administration.Adjustment of roads and related

Environmentalmeasures


In 2018, the EstonianRoad Administra-tion constructed

14 noise barriers with atotal length of 2,887meters.

In 2018, the EstonianRoad Administra-tion constructed

14 noise barriers with atotal length of 2,887meters.

Noise barriers were constructed besidethe roads of Tallinn-Narva, Tallinn–Tartu–Võru–Luhamaa, Tallinn–Pärnu–Ikla, and the Tallinn Ring Road.The volume of investments related tonoise relief was 1,344,200 euros.

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In 2018, the RoadAdministrationimplemented three

environmentalprojects, the aim ofwhich was to improvethe condition ofsalmon rivers.

In 2018, the RoadAdministrationimplemented three

environmentalprojects, the aim ofwhich was to improvethe condition ofsalmon rivers.

waterworks in accordance withthe changing climate impactshelps to prevent and mitigatepossible damages.

The objective is to ensure thatactivities for adjustment withclimate changes are carried outin a careful and coordinatedmanner. The analysis was usedto create a permanent input onEstonian roads to the Estonianclimate change adjustmentstrategy and accompanyingimplementation plan, which isalso an action plan of the RoadAdministration.

Relevant legislation, researchand guidance materials havebeen analysed, and periodicallyflooded national road sectionshave been inspected periodicallyon historical and modern maps,as well as in reality. Solutionproposals have been set out formitigation of flooding on suchroad sections. Applicable Finnishrainwater management guideshave been compared with theEstonian road design guide, andRoad Administration's guidelinesfor prevention of flooding effectson roads have been compiled onthe basis thereof.

In terms of resolving trafficissues arising from rainwater,stormwater or flooding, targetedcooperation between localgovernments (designs, rainwatersystems in heavily populatedareas), the Agricultural Board(land improvement systems),Ministry of the Environment andthe Environmental Board (overallwater management, natureprotection) and land owners ofareas located by problematicroad sections is essential.

In the context of Estonia, floodingis primarily caused by flooding ofwatercourses due to rainfall (rain,melting snow) and the rising sealevel. Flood zones will begin toexpand due to the rising sealevel already in 2030. In recentyears, flooding issues haveoccurred on 74 national roadsections with a total length ofapproximately 40 km.

To this end, bridges with a structurethat caused barrages were eliminatedon national roads.

To solve the fish migration problem, anew bridge had to be constructed inplace of the existing bridge, ensuringtorrential river flow. The sedimentsupstream and downstream from thebridge were cleared from the river.Elimination of the barrage alsoincreased the flow rate of the river.In order to ensure sufficient waterlevel, stones were placed to the riverbed based on flow patterns. Thisresults in downstream water pocketsduring low water, in which fish canwait for the water level to rise. In orderto increase the roughness of the riverbed and to slow down the water flow,especially during high water, largerrocks were placed in the river, behindwhich fish can find shelter and rest. Inorder to ensure the necessarytorrential flow, the landscape had to bereshaped and turns of the river had tobe made longer to ensure alongitudinal tilt which fish can swimover. Reconstructed river sections arenatural and fit in with theenvironment.

For instance, in the case of Ehaverebarrage, the river bed was cleared fromsediments up to 300 m upstream and

Elimination of

barragesthat hinder fish migration

the old muddy reservoir waseliminated. The old saw and gristmillfrom 1889, which is under heritageconservation protection, made theworks more complex. Since thebuildings of the mill had deteriorated,the ruins of the existing watermillhad to be preserved and conserved inorder to avoid further degradation.

Fishing specialists were involved inthe reconstruction of the threebridges, providing consultation andmaking sure that mobility of troutand salmon is ensured. Mobility of13 migratory fish species (roach,white bream, minnow, gudgeon, ruffe,European bullhead, goby etc.) wasensured through elimination of thebarrages. Cost of the project was800,000 euros. Activities were fundedby the European Cohesion Fundthrough the EnvironmentalInvestment Centre.

Reconstructed bridges� Ehavere bridge located on km 1.5

of Luua–Vaidavere road in Jõgevacounty

� Märdi bridge located on km 3.1 ofRestu–Sihva road in Valga county

� Valtina bridge located on km 10.3of Vana-Antsla–Lüllemäe road inValga county


Upon applying for a position in regard

to preparation of designs and the

coordination thereof, the organiser ofplanning activities involves the RoadAdministration for the issue of aposition. This relates to zoning plans,general plans, county plans andspecial plans. For instance, in thecase of zoning plans for localgovernments (LGs), the RoadAdministration shall, first andforemost, provide an input for theuse of the road protection zone andtraffic solutions.

2018 marked the beginning of thepreparation of Estonia-wide generalplans following the merger of variousLGs, in order to establish commonplanning and constructionconditions and restrictions in all LGs.The Road Administration updatedthe reference points regarding thepreparation of general plans byadding more clauses relating to theplanning of transportation and landuse as well as the obligation todetermine road functions. Therefore,the functioning and accessibility,incl. public transport options, of theroad network must be betteranalysed upon the planning of newcommercial and residential lands.The functions of existing andplanned roads shall be determinedas well (e.g. local road and nationalroad). It is important to registerprospective road routes that areessential to the Road Administration,thereby enabling to design andconstruct new roads in desired areaslater on.

An interesting trend has appearedwith regard to zoning plans:construction of traffic solutions isusually efficient if the interestedparty to the zoning plan is eitherthe developer or land owner.

However, if the interested party isan LG, obligations tend to beforgotten or left out. For instance,the Road Administration visited themediation committee of theMinistry of Finance at the end ofthe year, since the ruralmunicipality was unwilling toreplace an existing narrow exitroad with the type of exitestablished by the RoadAdministration in the first stage.Another example is a case wherethe zoning plan obliged an LG toconstruct a ring road prior to theauthorisation of use for serving apublic upper secondary school,which was however not done.Positive sides include greatcooperation with and fulfilment ofagreements by Harku ruralmunicipality.

Planning activities must be morecentrally managed in terms ofmodes of transport and structures,in order to ensure quick and safeaccessibility; the view and positionmust come from a higher levelthan that of the LG. The construc-tion of traffic solutions is notalways proportional in relation tothe interested party and LGs arenot able to finance larger trafficsolutions, such as multilevelintersections on main roads, andto accept later fees fromdevelopers that join at a laterstage. There are currently noinstitutions to take on theconstruction obligation, whoseword would be final in planningtransport solutions and who wouldhave the right to set off chargeslater on.

Another public service provided isapplying for a right to connect a road

to an existing national road or to

reconstruct a national road. Theservice provides approval for theestablishment of intersections.Intersections are further divided intotwo: small exits to a specific propertyand large-scale reconstructions ofintersections, such as theestablishment of a ring road in frontof a mall.

The minimum distances set out inproject obligations and standards forthe construction of exits on smallerroads have been the subject ofdebate for years. The RoadAdministration has proposed anamendment to the standard, whichwould make the constructionprocess on smaller roads lessrestricted by changing minimumdistances and increasing themaximum number of exits perkilometre of national road. In theevent that there is even the slightestevidence of an existing exit, we shalluse the definition for the replace-ment of road section with anequivalent, as set out in regulation“Definitions of road construction andmaintenance”, so that the landowner can simply remove the soillayer and cover it with gravel. It isimportant to also address theconstruction of new smaller exits ina similar manner that would notrequire a construction permit andpreparation of a project. This makesthe Road Administration additionallyresponsible for determiningvisibility, need for culverts and theneed for the protection ofcommunications or electrical cableson objects; issues that are currentlyresolved by a project.

In terms of large-scalereconstructions, we have reached apoint where the interested party isresponsible for finding a constructor,whereas the Road Administration isstated as the contracting entity inthe contract for services and the

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The Road Admi-nistration isresponsible for

managing 40 publicservices, four ofwhich are providedby the Land Unit.

The Road Admi-nistration isresponsible for

managing 40 publicservices, four ofwhich are providedby the Land Unit.

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interested party is stated as thefinancer. It has currently not beendetermined whether ownersupervision and auditing of trafficsafety of the object shall be orderedby the financer or the Road Adminis-tration as part of a frameworkprocurement from a specific serviceprovider.

Applying for approval of activity in

the protection zone of a national road

(construction in a protection zone) isa service by which the RoadAdministration provides approval forconstruction activities in theprotection zone of a national road.Applications are submitted for theconstruction of woodsheds as wellas fences, but are also submitted byLGs in regard to draft designprovisions relating to theconstruction permit obligation forbuildings. Review of projects relatingto cycle and pedestrian tracksconstructed by LGs comprise a largeproportion of such applications.

The topic of bus stops has beendiscussed the most. Public transportis free in most counties, due towhich LGs have eliminated various

student transport lines, which hasproved to be problematic. Sincetransport lines for students areconsidered special carriage,persons responsible for childrenhave been determined and the busmay stop at any place. This is notthe case with county lines.

County line buses are only allowedto stop at designated places andLGs and public transport centresare currently pressuring the RoadAdministration to either establishor designate new bus stops. TheRoad Administration is willing to dothis in the context of roadconstruction projects, but in othercases we are relying on the PublicTransport Act and ask LGs to eitherbuild the stops themselves ordesignate stops in accordance withthe requirements provided by us.

In terms of cycle and pedestriantracks, it seems that the situationhas improved and most engineersare familiar with the RoadAdministration's principles inregard to ensuring the properdistance between the national roadand the cycle and pedestrian track.

Applications for a right to construct

and tolerate a utility network and

utility works on the land of a

national road.

Establishment of various utilitynetworks often coincide withnational roads. The RoadAdministration issues claims(under which conditions utilitynetworks can be established) forthe design of crossovers betweenutility networks and nationalroads, as well as for the design ofcables parallel to the road on theland of a national road, if possible,and also coordinates projects thatfulfil requirements. A UtilityNetwork Guide, which shall set outthe options for installing utilitynetworks within the roadembankment in more detail, iscurrently in development. Theactivity of the Road Administrationis also affected by the newAcquisition of Immovables inPublic Interest Act, which hasentered into force.

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slowly moving car was finallysuccessful. Ten animals wereequipped with radio collars: eightbulls in various ages and two cows.Until the end of 2018, eight moosewere observed, as one radiotransmitter stopped working duringthe study period and one animalperished during a hunt.

From the collaring of the first mooseuntil the end of November 2018, itwas established that six differentspecimen crossed the Tallinn–Tarturoad 78 times: the bulls crossed theroads 72 and one cow six times. Themoose crossed the road morefrequently in the night and earlymorning.

The construction of Kose-Võõburoad section has affected theanimals individually. After thebeginning of the road construction,a moose named Priit started toavoid the Kose side part of its homearea and prefers to move on thesouth and southeast side. At thesame time, Mari who is the mostsedentary among the observedmoose (two calves in both years ofthe observation period) has stayedon the previous area near the route.In general, the deforested routeenticed the animals as a foodsource before the roadconstruction.

In regard to planned and constructedpassages (wildlife crossing, level roadcrossings) for the new Kose-Mäoroute, the study team finds that thelocations are suitable. In addition, thestudy indicates that an additionalcrossing should be constructed on the80th kilometre near Korba Village. Theconclusion of the study mentions animportant fact that the trafficfrequency of 10,000 vehicles in a24-hour period forms a significantbarrier for moose, on account of whichthe possibility of constructing wildlifecrossings should be consideredinstead of level road crossings(openings in fences).

Technical analysis of concentrationpoints of accidents involving wildanimalsNumerous collisions of vehicles andanimals occur each year, resulting indamage to humans or their property,and affecting wild animal populations.Roads with high traffic volumefragment the habitats of wild animals.In 2017 and 2018, Rewild OÜ carriedout the survey “Technical analysis ofconcentration points of accidentsinvolving wild animals” in order toprepare a ranking of the mostdangerous road sections in Estoniabetween 2009 and 2013 in terms ofwild animals, compile an analysis of50 most dangerous sections based ontraffic hazardousness as well asnatural aspects, as well as offersolutions for implementation ofmitigation measures for each location.Attention was primarily focused onpreserving natural environment.

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Mobility survey of moose withGPS/GSM collarsIn 2015, the Road Administrationsigned an agreement with theUniversity of Tartu to carry outscience and development study“Mobility survey of moose withGPS/GSM collars in the area ofTallinn-Tartu-Võru-Luhamaa Kose-Mäo section (40.0–85.0 kilometres) ofnational main road 2”. The studyinvolved equipping ten moose withtelemetric surveillance devices touncover their movements during twoyears. The aim of the study was toresearch the effect of roadconstruction and traffic on themovements of moose.

The preparation of the study involveda thorough examination of theproject's area, reaching agreementswith local hunting organisations,acquiring surveillance equipment,and getting necessary permits fromthe Environmental Board.

Shooting the animals withtranquilizer guns was more difficultthan expected. Within more than oneyear, ambushing was done on saltpans, twice the shooting wasattempted from an air-bornehelicopter. Involving the hunters andshooting moose feeding on a feedingfield with a tranquilizer dose from a

Road studiesE S T O N I A N R O A D A D M I N I S T R AT I O N / Y E A R B O O K 2 0 1 8

The study was conducted byTTK University of Applied Sciencestogether with Adek OÜ andAA-SAT OÜ.

Monitoring of vehicle masses andaxle load on bridges and overpasseslocated on national roadsThe aim of the study was to gatherinformation on the laden mass andaxle loads of vehicles by usingportable measuring devices installedon bridges and overpasses.

Heavy vehicles (maximum massover four tonnes) constituted1.5 million (23.6%) out of the totalweighted amount of 6.3 million. Themaximum mass of 6.9% of thesevehicles exceeded the limit permit-ted by the number of axles, whereas8.9% of heavy vehicles had at leastone axle that exceeded the permittedlimit. Since most vehicles wereoverloaded in terms of their maxi-mum mass as well as their axle load,11% of heavy vehicles may beconsidered overloaded.

The maximum weight limit policy ofFinland, Sweden and Norway as wellas the masses of vehicles in use inthese countries were comparedduring the study.

31 measurements were taken in thecourse of two years. Measurementswere taken on selected bridges intwo consecutive years in order togain an overview of the actual loadand changes across years. Thelength of one measurement at eachmeasuring point was at least sevendays.

The study was conducted byAS Viacon Eesti together withTTK University of Applied Sciences,Skepast&Puhkim OÜ andT-Konsult OÜ.

Development of a pavement designguide for roads with low tra� cvolumeRoads with low traffic volume (mostlywith transition-type pavement orearth-tracks) constitute nearly 86%of the road network in the developedworld. In terms of Estonian roads,there are nearly 12,500 km (75.6%) ofsecondary roads, 5,600 km of whichare gravel roads (34.1%). 25% oftraffic on national roads takes placeon Estonian secondary roads.

Secondary roads are an importantpart of the state's infrastructure andtheir design and construction mustincorporate principles and require-ments that enable to implement

economical solutions and preventpremature deterioration. Forinstance, the insufficient loadbearing capacity of paved gravelroads cause the coating todeteriorate and its repairs are morecomplex and expensive than in thecase of gravel coating. The durabi-lity of roads are affected byinconsistent pavement courses,poorly functioning drainage,inappropriate gradation of certaincourse materials, which result in(especially during springtime)plastic deformation in loads. Clearand detailed reasons for theseproblems must be determined inorder to improve the situation.

The development of a separatepavement design guide for roadswith low traffic volume and thetesting thereof on actual objectsreached the final stage in 2018.Measurements were extensive:114 km of roads measured andobserved, 29 objects, 2,061 loadbearing capacity points measured,231 engineering geologicalboreholes drilled along with a soilanalysis, and all roads were cove-red by land radar measurements.

The conducted measurementsenabled to consider actual roadconditions. Preliminary results ofthe analyses suggest that the costof improving weak gravel roads andpavement thereof is up to 20%cheaper according to the newgravel roads repair guide. The totalcost of studies and analyses iscomparable to regular engineeringgeological studies according to therequirements of the RoadAdministration's guide forgeotechnical soil studies, however,current collection of more andbetter linked data makes thedesign process of road pavementfaster, more understandable andtransparent. The main differencestems from the fact that soilstudies are only conducted inplaces where it is necessary basedon the condition of the road andload bearing capacity measure-ments. The most significant benefitof this solution is that theinformation collected during theresearch process can be used toprepare a road pavement projectsolution that is neither over- norunder-dimensioned.

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Most dangerous road sections inEstonia in terms of wild animals aremostly concentrated to main roadsaround Tallinn and to a lesser extentalso Tartu. The length of suchsections varies from 100 m to 5.2 km.As traffic volume is high in mostsections, the preferred solution formost would be multi-levelled wildanimal crossings that enable animalsto cross the road safely. Levelcrossings for wild animals arerecommended in places where trafficvolume is lower or the road is plannedto be rerouted in the near future.

Impact of heavy vehicles on roadpavementsThe primary aim of the studyaddressing the impact of heavyvehicles on road pavements was tomeasure the impact of variousvehicle types and maximum masseson road surfaces, i.e. formation,manifestation and development ofpermanent deformations in thepavement.

The impact of vehicles with a maxi-mum mass of 52 and 60 tonnes onthe conservation and durability of theroad network was analysed as well.

The study also required developmentof a measurement and observationmethodology for monitoringdeformation of road structures, whichthird parties could use to organisesimilar tests and to implementmeasures to extend the life span ofthe road network.

Two new testing stations with 15different sensors were established aspart of the research, and two newsensors were installed to an existingtesting station.

The study showed that the impact ofthe maximum mass of a vehicle is,first and foremost, dependent on thenumber of axles and width of tyres, asthe wider the distance between axlesand the wider the tyres, the less itburdens the pavement. Furthermore,the impact of the maximum massalso depends on the humidity regimeand the load bearing capacity of thepavement. Deterioration of the roadsurface is most affected byoverloaded vehicles with old narrowsingle tyres with a width of less than490 mm during spring and autumnmelting and freezing periods.

Heavy duty vehicles that travel atclose intervals do not causesignificant permanent deformation,i.e. ruts, on road pavements that areof satisfactory condition and dry.


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Even though the time for the launch offree buses was set, the project itselfwas constantly changing, which madeeverything especially difficult. As of 1January, the obligation to organise bustransport within counties, which wastaken over from county governments,entered into force and public transportcentres were established. We alsobegan organising public transportsurveillance, for which we establishedthe Supervisory Division of PublicTransport Department. Moreover, as ofthe beginning of 2018, the RoadAdministration is also in charge oforganising ship and plane connectionsfor larger islands, which have certainly

posed a challenge for the PublicTransport Department.

In 2018, there were 1,464 trafficaccidents that involved humanfatalities in Estonia, in which 67people were killed and 1,824injured. These numbers areupsetting, however, the TrafficSafety Department has improvedthe efficiency of cooperation withvarious partners who contribute toimproving traffic safety. Forinstance, we obtain more accuratedata regarding accidents thanks toour cooperation with the police,which we can use to makeconclusions and implementnecessary changes. The represen-tatives of the Ministry of theInterior, the Police and BorderGuard Board, the Ministry ofEconomic Affairs and Communi-cations and the Road Administra-tion held an emergency crisismeeting during summer, when thenumber of victims of trafficaccidents increased significantly.Several solutions were discussedand one of our proposals involvedrequesting increased surveillanceon our roads in order to calm traffic,which proved successful. It is goodto see that we were able to sit downand look for a resolution together atcritical times.

Speeding, use of smart devices anddrunk driving remain the biggestissues in our traffic. It is good to seethat the majority of people nolonger accept drunk driving.Unfortunately, slight speeding anduse of smart devices while drivingare still considered normal bymany. Our Prevention Department

tackles these topics on a daily basisby organising trainings andcampaigns. I am glad to see thatspreading the message of trafficsafety is no longer only of interest tothe Road Administration, butnumerous organisations andassociations have also made it theirgoal to improve traffic safety. Forinstance, the news portal Delfiindependently initiated a socialcampaign “No reading whiledriving!”, which invited people tosay “no” to the use of smart phoneswhile driving.

The Examination Department alsohas an important role in shapingthe behaviour of road users. Theresults of theory tests and practicaldriving exams have declined inrecent years, as in some regions,only a little over 20% of drivingcandidates passed their practicaldriving exam. This prompted theRoad Administration to review theentire process of acquiring a drivinglicence – learning arrangement aswell as examinations. To this end,several meetings were held withdriving schools in order to gainideas on what could be improved. Itwas found together that currentregulations are outdated, legallyclunky and ambiguous. Therefore,the Examination Department beganpreparation of a new regulation. Theaim is to make the new regulationspecific, take into account the skillsrequired in everyday traffic and toensure that the learning processfacilitates examination and viceversa. The Road Administration hascurrently forwarded proposals forthe amendment of the regulation tothe Ministry of Economic Affairs andCommunications.

Iwill remember2018 as a year ofmajor changes in

the area of publictransport. The biggestchallenge was toimplement free publictransport withincounties, as requestedby the Government ofthe Republic.

Iwill remember2018 as a year ofmajor changes in

the area of publictransport. The biggestchallenge was toimplement free publictransport withincounties, as requestedby the Government ofthe Republic.

Area of

Tra� c Safety andPublic Transport

MEELIS TELLISKIVI,Deputy Director General in theArea of Traffic Safety andPublic Transportationat Road Administration


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The year of the Technical Department involved changesas well. Their biggest challenge was the instalment ofcameras at technical inspection stations in order tominimise risk of corruption and to ensure thattechnically unsound vehicles could not enter traffic. Thischange was initially met by an incomprehensible andsurprisingly big resistance from the executors ofroadworthiness tests. However, once the projectcommenced, they realised that the camera providesthem with protection. Currently, if any dangerous faultsare detected with the vehicle during roadworthinesstesting, owners of vehicles no longer usually try tobargain to pass the test regardless.

The employees at our service bureaus are incrediblyhard-working and pragmatic. Client satisfaction withservices provided at our service bureaus is constantlyincreasing. At the instigation of the Vehicle RegistryDepartment, the obligation of clients to fill out forms atthe bureaus was eliminated and they can now just turnto the customer service attendant.

It is great to see that more and more clients are findingtheir way to our e-service. The proportion of leasingcompanies increased significantly this year.

I am pleased to see that the area of traffic has hard-working and pragmatic employees. All of ourachievements are only possible thanks to our unitedteam. I would like to thank everyone for theircontribution!


Hiiumaa and Saaremaa by ferry andplane as well as overall coordinationand supervision of public transportorganisation, incl. monitoring ticketsales on buses and trains. For theexecution of the latter, a Super-visory Division of Public TransportDepartment was established, theemployees of which are located inTallinn, Tartu, Jõhvi and Saue.

The Road Administration alsobecame responsible for establishingticket prices on county lines, whichare served under the public servicecontract. One of the most significantchanges was the fact that as of1 July 2018, users of county buslines are no longer charged for theirride (free travel), meaning that theabsent ticket revenue andcontribution of local governments

was replaced by state budget subsidy incounties that wished to join this model.Relevant ticket prices, either zero ormore euros, were established by theRoad Administration.

Hiiu, Ida-Viru, Jõgeva, Järva, Lääne,Põlva, Saare, Tartu, Valga, Viljandi andVõru county chose to join the free travelmodel. The remaining counties wishedto provide a right of free travel topassengers up to the age of 19 and overthe age of 63 (incl.). The free travel rightis also not applicable to any long-distance lines organised by publictransport centres.

The number of valid contracts was 48 inthe beginning of 2019, indicating anaverage of 3.2 contracts per county.Seven of these have been concluded inregard to serving long-distance lines. Interms of contracts concerning highertransport volumes, four new contractsentered into force in 2018 for servingcounty lines in Lääne, Pärnu andViljandi county. Procurement proce-dures were concluded and newcontracts were entered into in regard toserving county lines in Hiiu, Valga andPärnu county, as of 1 January, 1 Sep-tember and 10 October of 2019respectively.

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The key word in2018 in the areaof public trans-

port was principalchanges in theorganisation of publictransport in Estonia.

The key word in2018 in the areaof public trans-

port was principalchanges in theorganisation of publictransport in Estonia.

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As of 1 January 2018, the RoadAdministration took over the role ofcompetent authority from countygovernments in regard to organisingpublic transport by bus, ship andplane between counties.

Administrative contracts transferred alarge proportion of the responsibilityof organising public transport to ninepublic transport centres (Ida-Virucounty, Jõgeva, Järva county,Southeast, Northern Estonia, Pärnucounty, Tartu county, Valga countyand Viljandi county publictransportation centres) established bythe beginning of 2018 and to twoisland local governments (ruralmunicipal governments of Hiiumaaand Saaremaa). The RoadAdministration remained in charge oforganising connections between

Public transport

Surveillance results

busses inspected

trains inspected

passengers inspected

misdemeanour documents processed

precepts prepared

fines collected

proceeding protocols prepared

penalty payments imposed


regarding issues related to statebudget subsidies and in regard tomajor amendments. It was alsonecessary to involve officersauthorised by the Road Adminis-tration in the process of planningthe organisation and project costs ofpublic transport centres, and formaking larger payments.

As of January 2018, employees of theRoad Administration are exercisingtheir membership rights in publictransport centres as follows:� Kirke Williamson – Viljandi

County Public Transport Centre,Tartu County Public TransportCentre, Southeastern PublicTransport Centre;

� Aini Proos – Ida-Viru CountyPublic Transport Centre, ValgaCounty Public Transport Centre,Järva County Public TransportCentre, advisory role in Hiiumaarural municipality;

� Mika Männik – NorthernEstonia's Public Transport Centre;

� Kelli Toime – Pärnu County PublicTransport Centre, member of thePärnu county public transportcommittee, Jõgeva County PublicTransport Centre, advisory role inSaaremaa rural municipality.

The development of the new boardapplication commenced in 2018 andit should became functional in thefirst quarter of 2019. The applicationcan be used to display scheduledand actual departure times forpassengers on the boards installedat bus stops. Furthermore, theprocess of updating the travelplanner commenced as well and isalso to be completed in 2019.

Public transport users visited thePeatus.ee website a total of3.8 million times in 2018, while themobile application m.peatus.ee sitewas visited 5.1 million times. Thenumber of visits grew by 22% incomparison with 2017 and was alsoaffected by the adoption of freepublic transport.

Public transport surveillance

In the context of the administrativeand state reform, the obligation oforganising county lines along withthe obligation of public transportsurveillance was fully transferred tothe Road Administration. In order tofulfil this task, the Road Administra-tion created a Supervisory Divisionof Public Transport Department,

which became operative on1 January 2018.

Public transport surveillance includesthe following:� inspection of the quality of the

public transport service andcompliance with the agreed termsand legislation by public as well ascommercial lines,

� inspection of the technicalcondition of public transportvehicles and the fulfilment of workand leisure time requirements incooperation with the police,

� verification of the right of travel onbuses, trains and ferries.

2018 marked the first time that ticketswere inspected in regard to ferrytraffic, resulting in 21 misdemeanourprocedures. It showed that executionof supervision is necessary in thisarea.

In terms of bus traffic, focus wasturned on the functioning of theservice, i.e. adherence to the scheduleand regularity of line-based publictransport vehicles was inspected.Issues have arisen with respect toleaving earlier than set out in theschedule or cancellation of travel andfailure to serve the station.

The division prepared complex serviceconsistency analyses in regard toValga, Viljandi and Jõgeva county. Theresults revealed that issues regardingthe public transport infrastructure areextremely intense. Station markingsare missing, only present in onedirection, deteriorated or evendangerous at several locations.Another problem is the lack of currentand up-to-date data on lines that passthrough the station.

2018 was also significant for the factthat the Road Administration beganactively organising the work ofregional public transport centres andresolving issues related thereto.Several problems have been detectedin the activity of Ida-Viru CountyPublic Transport Centre duringmonitoring of the administrativecontract. Said problems have not beenfully resolved and will be addressedfurther in 2019.

Supervisory Division of PublicTransport Department employs 14officers who are distributed betweenthe Northern and Southern Region.

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The mileage of county lines increasedby 2.2 million line kilometres in 2018,i.e. by 5.9% in comparison with 2017,reaching 38.9 million line kilometres.The number of passengers increasedby 1.9 million persons, i.e. 9.5%, in thecourse of the year, which is largely aresult of the free travel opportunity asof the second half of 2018. Thenumber of passengers decreased inthe first half of the year, however, itgrew by 873,000 passengers, i.e. 23%,in the third quarter and by 1.1 million,i.e. 24%, in the fourth quarter. Thenumber of passengers exhibited thebiggest growth in Harju, Ida-Viru,Valga and Viljandi county.

The state funding of public transportcentres for the organisation of publictransport increased by 11.7 millioneuros, i.e. 53%, in 2018 in comparisonwith 2017. This was due to theadoption of free travel, growth of thepublic transport price index andincrease of public transport volumes.The service volume has increased dueto new travel needs arising from theadministrative reform, elimination ofsome commercial lines and theincrease of travel demand in regard tothe entry into force of free travel.

In 2018, 51 permits for domesticcommercial and long-distance lineswere issued and 58 amendments tothe schedule of service linesoperating under existing line permitswere approved. Carriers terminatedthe service of 30 lines prematurely(incl. five commercial lines in Harjucounty and one in Rapla county) andrelevant permits were revoked.Request for a line permit was deniedon one occasion.

The employees of the RoadAdministration participate in thedecision-making process concerningthe execution of public servicecontracts by county lines and also


The inspection of commercialvehicles in 2018 di�eredfrom that of previous years

in that the Police and Border GuardBoard decided to carry outinspections within prefectures, dueto which the number of collectiveraids was smaller than in previousyears.

The inspection of commercialvehicles in 2018 di�eredfrom that of previous years

in that the Police and Border GuardBoard decided to carry outinspections within prefectures, dueto which the number of collectiveraids was smaller than in previousyears.

A total of four collective raids, whichlasted several days, were carried out,during which 920 vehicles wereinspected: 45 public transportvehicles, 643 heavy goods vehicles,20 mobile machinery and 212passenger cars. Offence proceedingswere initiated in relation to 268drivers and a total of 439 violationswere detected. 70 vehicles were sentfor re-inspection and a driving banwas issued on nine occasions.

In terms of public transport vehicles,16 violations were discovered, ten ofwhich were violations concerningwork and leisure time.

371 violations were detected inregard to heavy goods vehicles, 55 ofconcerned mass load, 16 violationsconcerned dimensions, 164 viola-tions concerned work and leisuretime, 10 violations concernedsecuring of cargo, three driverslacked the right to drive, the road tollhad been unpaid on 53 occasions,and there were also 50 otherviolations.

In general, it can be said thatmanipulation with work and leisuretime is becoming an increasinglysignificant problem. The old school

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use of magnets is becoming rarer,however, discovery of modules thatinterrupt tachographs and caseswhere the software of thetachograph has been overwritten arebecoming more frequent. Detectionand verification of both violations iscomplex and time-consuming.

The Road Administration alsoparticipated in a few events heldwithin prefectures, the mostremarkable of which took place atLuhamaa and Koidula border posts.In addition to everyday work, borderguards were trained to assess thetechnical condition of commercialvehicles. Further travel wasprohibited for all four inspectedbuses, since the technical issuesdiscovered were so severe: fracturesin the chassis, oil and fuel leaks,lack of a sway bar in the front axle, asilencer that was tied together with athread, etc. It can also be said thatheavy goods vehicles equipped witha Russian registration plate that aretravelling from Russia are mostly inpoor technical condition, asinoperative breaks, broken frames,tyres with excess wear werecommon finds.

The Road Administration also carriedout inspections at Narva border post,where work and leisure time violationsproved to be the most common issue.

We also paid attention to school busesoperating in Harju county. We beganthe review of buses in August 2018when local governments asked for ourhelp in assessing the compliance withcontractual terms of buses provided bya carrier selected via procurement. Wedetermined numerous technicalerrors, which could have served as abasis for sending the buses for re-inspection. A driving ban could havebeen imposed on three of the buses.

We also carried out two raids in Harjucounty, one in the beginning of theyear and the other in September. Twoschool buses were sent for re-inspec-tion and a travel ban was issued toanother two during the last raid carriedout in Laulasmaa, Harku and Saue. Oneof the busses that was issued a travelban had a fuel leak onto a hot silencer,whereas in the case of the other bus,the bushes that hold the rear axle inplace were so severely deterioratedthat the rear axle had begun to live alife of its own separately from thebodywork of the bus.

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In order to improvetra�c safety, theRoad Administration

is constantly workingon determining andreconstructing roadsections and inter-sections on nationalroads that pose a tra�chazard.

In order to improvetra�c safety, theRoad Administration

is constantly workingon determining andreconstructing roadsections and inter-sections on nationalroads that pose a tra�chazard.

The annual action plan for safety-related priority objects is compiled inthe extent of the budget allocated forthis purpose under the road mainte-nance plan.

The hazard level of a road section orintersection cannot be assessed onthe basis of accidents that havealready taken place, the risk forpotential accidents must beconsidered as well. Therefore,information on road sections andintersections that pose a traffichazard is collected from threesources.

1. Sites that pose a tra� c hazard found

on the basis of risk calculations. Thesafety of national road sections and

intersections is assessed on thebasis of the number of estimatedtraffic accidents. The estimate ismade on the basis of a statisticalmethod that considers trafficaccidents that have taken place onthe specific road section orintersection as well as on othersimilar road sections orintersections. A ranking of mostimportant sites that pose a traffichazard is compiled on the basis ofthe estimated results.

2. Sites that pose a tra� c hazard

found on the basis of qualitative

estimates of county tra� c

committees. 20% of the annualbudget for the reconstruction ofsites that pose a traffic hazard isallocated for reconstruction of sitesproposed by country trafficcommittees. They namely mediateproblematic sites on national roads,brought to attention by the localcommunity.

3. Sites that pose a tra� c hazard

found on the basis of other

qualitative assessments. Thirdparties such as the Police andBorder Guard Board, inspectioncommittee for serious trafficaccidents and local governmentsalso provide the Road Administra-tion with information regardingsites that pose a traffic hazard,based on accidents that have takenplace.

In 2018, various traffic safetymeasures were applied on 54objects for a total cost of 7.8 millioneuros.

The focus was on the safety ofpedestrians and measures thatfacilitate their safety, such asestablishment of sidewalks, cycleand pedestrian tracks and crossingpoints and reconstruction ofexisting bus stops. A multi-levelpedestrian crossing tunnel was alsoconstructed.

In terms of vehicle safety measures,construction of dangerous

intersections, establishment of safetybarriers and construction serviceroads were most common. In regard tocalming traffic and reducing travelspeeds, speed-limiting road humpsand chicanes in built-up areas wereconstructed. The lighting of eightobjects was improved, on intersectionsas well as footpaths.

20 sites that pose a traffic hazard wereeliminated on secondary roads and17 sites on main and basic roads each.The fact that the most measures wereapplied on secondary roads implicatesthe flexibility of the programme forsites that pose a traffic hazard todetermine and eliminate threats onroads with lower traffic volume as well.

Sites that pose a traffic hazard wereeliminated in 13 counties. Mostdangerous objects were safeguarded inHarju county which also has thehighest traffic volume on nationalroads.

Objects that cost the most were mostlylocated on main and basic roads andthe construction thereof wasdistributed over two or three years. Thelargest objects include the following:

� Construction of a service road andfootpaths from Sillamäe on km185.7–187.4 Tallinn–Narva road(commenced in 2017).

� Construction of the southernservice road on km 17.2–18.7 ofTallinn–Narva road for closing downthe Võerdla U-turn spot(commenced in 2016).

� Construction of the pedestriantunnel at Kanama interchange onkm 18.8 on Tallinn–Pärnu–Ikla road(commenced in 2017).

� Design and reconstruction ofintersections on km 0.1–3.5 ofTartu–Jõgeva–Aravete road(commenced in 2017).

7.5 million euros have been allocatedfor reconstruction of sites that pose atraffic hazard in the budget of the RoadAdministration for 2019. This includesimplementation of traffic safetymeasures on 76 objects.

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The RoadAdministrationhas collected

and analysed tra�caccident data sincethe 1990s. In 2010, itwas decided to estab-lish a modern RoadAdministration tra�caccident informationcentre (MALIS), thedevelopment of whichtook longer thanexpected and activedevelopment wassuspended in 2017.

The RoadAdministrationhas collected

and analysed tra�caccident data sincethe 1990s. In 2010, itwas decided to estab-lish a modern RoadAdministration tra�caccident informationcentre (MALIS), thedevelopment of whichtook longer thanexpected and activedevelopment wassuspended in 2017.

Since traffic accident data is extremelyimportant for the Road Administrationas well as to many other partners, it isclear that the system must bepreserved.

The specific needs and developmentoutlooks of the database of trafficaccidents were thoroughly analysed in2017. Establishment of an entirely newsystem was agreed upon in order toachieve the best results and preventerrors made with the previousdatabase (complexity and display ofincorrect results). Creation of the newsystem ensured that x-road transferswill become functional right away, andpossible faults in the systems are thusavoided. A new database was created,the structure and data exchange logicof which is in accordance with allmodern requirements.

In 2018, the Road Administration beganthe development of the new databaseof traffic accidents in cooperation withOÜ Resta. The development period wasestimated to last one and a half years,however, work was so successful that

the capacity of the previous systemwas reached in six months:databases of the Police and BorderGuard Board (PBGB) and trafficregister had been linked and dataexchange was 40 times faster thanpreviously. Data exchange was alsoestablished with the database of theEstonian Motor Insurance Bureau(LKF).

In summer 2018, the Government ofthe Republic adopted the statute ofthe database of traffic accidents,regulating the operating principles ofthe database. In addition toestablished obligations, the databasewas granted legal basis for dataenquiries from the databases of thePBGB, LKF and the traffic register.

A functional system had beenestablished by the end of the year,under which traffic accident data isloaded to the Road Administration'straffic accident database from thedatabases of the PBGB and LKG at sixo'clock each morning and it is thensupplemented by informationregarding driving licences andvehicles from the traffic register. Thedatabase of the Road Administrationincludes traffic accident data as atthe previous day.

The database is planned to be linkedwith the Land Board and road registerin 2019, which would improve theaccuracy of determining the locationof traffic accidents in the system.The database will also be alignedwith applicable data protection rules.This is also the most importantcondition for obtaining nationalapproval for the database.

Even though traffic accident data isalready available to interestedperson at the website of the RoadAdministration, we will develop iffurther in 2019. The plan is tocompile thorough analyses that areupdated on a daily basis andavailable to all departments of theRoad Administration who might need

them. We shall establish a thoroughdata monitoring system for trafficaccident data in cooperation with thePBGB. This will result in accurate andcorrect data, which will lead to moreinformed decisions than ever before.

Tra� c counting

As of 2017, traffic counting systemsalso collect data on travel speed inaddition to counting vehicles. 2018was the first full year of datacollection, which can be used as abasis for better informed decisions.

Therefore, travel speed data was usedto assess the impact of the newalternative procedure on travel speedand how it affects traffic safety. Theanalysis indicated adverse affects, i.e.travel speeds tend to be increasing.

In terms of assessing the causes ofserious traffic accidents, the speed oftraffic flow at the time of the accidentcan now be determined. In 2019, thedevelopments should make itpossible to measure travel speed on avehicle-basis (vehicle is not identifiedduring data collection).

“Traffic behaviour experiment onTallinn–Tartu road” was one of thebigger projects, during which theimpact of police patrols on speed wasmonitored, using data received fromtraffic counting points.

The objective for 2019 is to add alldatabases of traffic counting points tothe Road Administration's servers,enabling to monitor road activity inreal time. A vehicle-based travelspeed function will be added as well.In addition to its benefits to the RoadAdministration, the application canalso benefit the Emergency Centre andPBGB who can apply operativemanagement on roads in real time inplaces where changes in travel speedare detected.

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On 17 February 2017,the Government ofthe Republic

approved the Road SafetyProgramme for 2016–2025and its implementation planfor 2016–2019.

On 17 February 2017,the Government ofthe Republic

approved the Road SafetyProgramme for 2016–2025and its implementation planfor 2016–2019.

Reduction of tra� c fatalities. The aimwas to ensure an annual average of60 or less traffic fatalities in2016–2018. The three-year average(2016–2018) was 62 traffic fatalities.Even though the target was achievedin terms of ensuring the safety ofpedestrians and cyclists, the three-year average still exceeded themaximum limit with regard to driversand passengers.

Improvement of safety awareness of

road users and development of tra� c

safety. Baseline values and expectedtarget values of indicators in the areawere established in order to assessthe change. Even though 17 indicatorsout of 26 showed improvement, theother nine indicators exhibitednegative evolution, differing from thebaseline established in 2014: use ofsafety belt in a passenger car –passenger in the front seat; use ofreflex reflector by pedestrians –children; percentage of people whopass the practical driving test on theirfirst attempt; mileage of additionalcentral line rumble strip on nationalroads; percentage of vehicles in trafficthat are over ten years old and thepercentage of motor vehicles ofcategory M1 (passenger car), categoryM3 (bus), category N2 (truck between3.5–12 tonnes) and category N3 (truckover 12 tonnes), which passed theroadworthiness test on the firstattempt.

The implementation plan set out114 activities for the improvement of

traffic safety in 2018. Eight of theseactivities were directed to 79 localgovernments¹. Implementation offive activities required additionalfunding, which was not reflected inthe state budget strategy. It ispositive that a solution was foundfor funding local government unitsset out in the “Implementation planfor the road safety programme for2016–2019” on a case-by-base basisfrom the expenditure of the area ofgovernment of the Ministry ofEconomic Affairs and Communica-tions, thus ensuring the realisationof four activities. Realisation of thefifth activity was made possiblethanks to an additional budget.67 activities out of the rest of the102 were completed in full, 23 inpart and 12 activities remainedunrealised, were postponed orabandoned.

Most activities involved shapingroad users to be responsible andaware of dangers, primarily focusingon two different aspects: ways ofthinking and perceptions of roadusers, and traffic environment. Allactivities on ensuring the safety ofcyclists were realised, as well as thebulk of activities regardingcontribution to traffic educationmeasures. In terms of surveillanceactivities, requesting funds forpurchasing eight mobile speedcameras is noteworthy here.

Measures regarding safe trafficenvironment focused on developing

and managing traffic environment in away that ensures that the trafficenvironment is easily comprehensib-le, road users could be aware ofdangers in it, the number of potentialmistakes would be reduced and thatconsequences of mistakes would beless severe. A total of 24 km of medianbarriers were built on 2+2 and 2+1roads in order to prevent deviating tothe oncoming traffic lane and to avoidhead-on collisions. A total of 25 km ofside barriers were built to preventrunning off road and to avoid singlevehicle accidents and 102 km ofcentral line rumble strips wereestablished to prevent deviating to theoncoming traffic lane. Variablemessage signs were adopted on theLaagri–Ääsmäe 2+2 road section andon the Pärnu Papiniidu bridge,enabling to make the permitted travelspeed dependent on road and weatherconditions.

Safe vehicle measures were aimed atimproving the safety and functionalityof transport. Cameras were adopted attechnical inspection stations as of 1July 2018, thanks to which the numberof surveillance inspections handled bythe Road Administration in the secondhalf of the year increased by 67%. Theadoption of cameras was alsoaccompanied by an unexpected factor:technical inspection stations detected21% more deficiencies in vehiclesthan before.

¹ The activity report on the activities oflocal governments is being preparedand shall not be reflected in thisoverview.

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2018 marked thesecond Estonia-wide, and

unfortunately verybusy, operating year ofthe expert committeein determining thecauses behind serioustra�c accidents. Thenumber of tra�caccidents as well asfatalities increased.

2018 marked thesecond Estonia-wide, and

unfortunately verybusy, operating year ofthe expert committeein determining thecauses behind serioustra�c accidents. Thenumber of tra�caccidents as well asfatalities increased.

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The overviewdeals with theattitudes and

behaviour of road usersin 2018 and changes incomparison withprevious periods.Results have beenobtained by surveysand observationalstudies.

The overviewdeals with theattitudes and

behaviour of road usersin 2018 and changes incomparison withprevious periods.Results have beenobtained by surveysand observationalstudies.

Nearly 100% of respondentsconsider drunk driving as thebiggest threat, same as last year.Texting and use of social mediawhile driving is considered almostas big of a threat as running a redtraffic light (97% of respondents),whereas the proportion of peoplewho find texting very dangerous hasincreased 5%. The overall attitudethat using the phone while driving isdangerous has increased as well(79% of respondents, 44% of whomconsider use of the telephonewithout a hands-free device aserious threat). However, exceedingthe permitted speed limit isconsidered far less dangerous onthe same scale. The proportion ofpersons who consider exceeding thespeed limit by more than 10 km/h asdangerous has reduced from 89% to76% in the last two years, and only29% of respondents find suchbehaviour very dangerous.

1. ATTITUDES ANDBEHAVIOUR OFDRIVERS OF MOTORVEHICLES ANDPASSENGERSCompliance with tra� c lights by

drivers of motor vehicles

Compliance with traffic lights bydrivers of motor vehicles wasobserved on regulated national roadintersections in the streets of Tallinn,Tartu, Pärnu, Narva, Jõhvi and nearbyareas of Tallinn. Drivers who had theoption to choose to either passthrough the intersection during a redlight or to stop, chose to ignore trafficlight requirements in 14% of cases onaverage on the basis of observations,remaining at the same level as in2017. Drivers who had to choosewhether to pass through theintersection during a yellow light orstop, chose to ignore traffic lightrequirements on an average of 55% ofcases (58% in 2017). There weredifferences to the extent of 20% indifferent areas, ignoring traffic lightrequirements is more common inTallinn and less common in roadtraffic. The situation in Tallinn hasdegraded by 9% in comparison with2017.

Activities that disrupt attention during

driving

Sending texts and writing posts on thephone and reading thereof isconsidered the most dangerousattention-disrupting activity duringdriving.

69% of drivers use their phone whiledriving. 15% of all drivers use theirphone often, whereas 53% of driversdo it sometimes. 43% of phone usersalways or usually use a hands-freedevice (40% in 2017), whereas 22%(23%) hold the phone in their handwhile driving. The proportion of hand-held phones has decreased by 9% inthe last three years.

Adherence to the permitted speed limit

30% drivers (25% in 2017) adhere tothe permitted speed limit on mainroads and 40% (35%) on smallerroads. On main roads, 30% of driversexceed the permitted speed limit byover 5 km/h, whereas 4% of themexceed the limit by over 10 km/h. Onsmaller roads, 20% of drivers exceedthe permitted speed limit by over

5 km/h. In cities and built-up areas,56% (51%) of drivers adhere to thepermitted speed limit. The resultsregarding the speed behaviour ofdrivers have improved by nearly 5%in comparison with 2017.

Overtaking and adapting one's speedto that of other road users were themost common reasons for exceedingthe speed limit.

Use of the safety belt and child safety

equipment

An observational study carried out in2018 showed that 97% of drivers,95% of adult passengers sitting in thefront seat of a passenger car and85% of adult passengers sitting in theback seat of a passenger car used asafety belt, whereas 98% of childrenwere fitted with child safetyequipment. The survey conductedamong the population in regard to theuse of the safety belt showed similarresults. 43% of respondents usuallyfasten their safety belt when riding ona bus, provided that a safety belt ispresent.

Fastening of the safety belt inpassenger cars has remained high foryears, using the safety belt on theback seat has been somewhat lowerand more subject to fluctuation overthe years. The proportion of personswho fasten the safety belt on a bushas been constantly growing over theyears. Awareness regarding the safetybelt obligation on the bus has alsoimproved.

Giving way to a pedestrian on an

unregulated pedestrian crossing

The proportion of drivers who giveway to pedestrians is 60%, remainingat the same level as in 2017 (59%).Giving way to pedestrians wasobserved on unregulated pedestriancrossings in Talllinn, Tartu, Narva andPärnu.

49% of pedestrians believe that givingway on unregulated pedestriancrossings has improved in the last

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couple of years. Nearly half ofpedestrians said that they are givenway by the first approaching car. Theestimates of pedestrians were alsosimilar in 2017. 75% of drivers (69%in 2017) who participated in thesurvey said that they are alwayswilling to stop before a pedestriancrossing if there is even at least onepedestrian waiting to cross the road.

2. ATTITUDES ANDBEHAVIOUR OFPEDESTRIANS ANDCYCLISTSUse of reflex reflectors and other

equipment that make pedestrians

more visible

68% of adults usually wear a reflexreflector or other equipment tomake themselves more visible(flashlight, safety waistcoat, etc.)during night-time, whereas 18%said they wear something like thatfairly often. 6% of adults never weara reflex reflector 85% of parentsclaim their children always wear a

reflex reflector. No changes haveoccurred in the habit of wearing thereflex reflector in recent years. At thesame time, the proportion of peoplewho consider wearing a reflexreflector extremely necessary hasincreased, reaching 87% amongadult road users (83% in 2017).

In the case of visibility increasingequipment, quality and compliancewith requirements are essential,however, the last survey showedthat attention to the CE-marking ofreflex reflectors has decreased by7% (fixed at 20% in 2016).

Compliance with tra� c lights by

pedestrians

Compliance with traffic lightrequirements was observed atregulated pedestrian crossings andintersections in Tallinn, Tartu, Pärnu,Narva and Jõhvi. An average of10% of pedestrians (16% in 2017)ignored traffic light requirementsduring a red light. Women, childrenand the elderly were less likely tocross the road during a red trafficlight (proportion of non-compliers

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between 6% and 10%), while men weremost likely to ignore the traffic light(proportion of non-compliers 13% onaverage).

Use of safety equipment while cycling

80% of children (75% in 2017) and 29%of adults (25%) usually or often wear ahelmet while cycling. Regardless of therequirements set out in the Traffic Act,10% of children who ride their bicyclenever wear a helmet. According toparents, the main reasons for theirchildren not wearing a helmet werethat they do not like to wear it and thatthey ride their bike in mostly safeplaces in their parents' opinion.

46% of children (42% in 2017) and26% of adults (31% in 2017) usually oroften wear a safety waistcoat or otherclothing that improve their visibilitywhen riding a bike. The situation hasimproved in terms of children incomparison with 2017, whereas thesame indicator has declined amongadult cyclists. During night-time,84% of cyclists have a white light inthe front of their bike and 75% have ared light in the rear.


In 2018, the amount of operationscarried out at Road Administrationservice bureaus decreased by 7%,

whereas the share of operations carriedout via the e-service increased by 23%in comparison with last year. Thecustomer service was called on118,973 occasions and information wasprovided via e-mail on 94,091 occasions.

In 2018, the amount of operationscarried out at Road Administrationservice bureaus decreased by 7%,

whereas the share of operations carriedout via the e-service increased by 23%in comparison with last year. Thecustomer service was called on118,973 occasions and information wasprovided via e-mail on 94,091 occasions.

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Clients remained satisfied with theservice provided by our servicebureaus as well as with the e-serviceenvironment. The service index ofservice bureaus was 86% and therecommendation index of thee-service 89%.

Service bureaus

As of autumn 2018, the workinghours of service bureaus have beenharmonised. Thanks to queuestatistics and a survey that weconducted, we knew that the visitinghabits of our clients had changedand that the first half of working daysis now preferred over bureaus beingopen on a Saturday. Most operationswere conducted on Tuesdays,whereas visitors only took up acouple of hours on Saturdays. Inorder to level waiting times across alldays of the week, we changed theservice hours of Tartu, Pärnu andSaue bureaus. People reacted to thechange rather positively, as bureausfilled with clients, however, we didstill hear a few complaints.

In the second half of the year, thelime green shirts of our customerservice attendants were replaced

with blue ones and all serviceemployees now wear the newuniform. The development of theuniform took two years: the initialdesigning took place in 2017 andthe uniform was completed in2018. Unlike before, all customerservice attendants received a fulluniform: women receivedeverything from a skirt to a scarfand men received everything frompants to a tie clip.

In the end of November, theRakvere service bureau moved inwith representation unit andcustomer service attendants couldnot be happier with the change.This also marked the conclusion ofthe project, under which all unitsof the Road Administration thatwere located separately in smalltowns were moved under one roof.

The biggest change in 2018 wascertainly the amendment of formsregarding operations with vehicles.Operation regarding a vehicle isfinalised by a customer serviceattendant at the bureau in theform of an interview: the clientprovides necessary documents,data and states their wish to the

attendant. The customer serviceattendant enters the data and printsout the application form. Thischange was also awarded the title ofthe Deed of the Year in that area.

Even though the number of personsrenewing their driving licencecontinued to decrease, it did notaffect the work load of servicebureaus. Approximately 70% ofdriving licences are renewed viae-service, whereas at the servicebureau, the procedure takes up lesstime than other operations.

Information Centre

The employees of the InformationCentre were required to broadentheir knowledge on severaloccasions over the year. Several newtopics arose in the beginning of2018, such as public transport finesand appointment of vehicles forwork travels, based on amendmentsto the Income Tax Act. Furthermore,calls regarding the road toll werealso directed to the InformationCentre as of December. A year haspassed from the start of thecollection of road toll and theawareness of clients has improved,therefore the Road Administrationstopped outsourcing the telephoneservice.

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customer service number was called2% less than in 2017.

The number of e-mails reduced as aresult of hard work. Even though thenumber of e-mails sent increasedaround 8% in the last three years,the figure declined by 5% in 2018.

The number of forwarded proceduralsupporting documents, such aslease contract conclusion acts, salescontracts, consents of authorisedusers, decreased by 9%, and thedecline was especially noticeable inthe last quarter (26%). This is theresult of training and cooperationwith leasing companies. If a leasingcompany has initiated transfer ofownership in the e-service, the RoadAdministration does not requiresupporting documents even if theoperation is finalised at a servicebureau.

The new generation of clients prefersto receive information via e-mail, the

number of information enquiriesincreased by 9.5%.

The contribution of employees ofservice bureaus in answering callsand e-mails increased significant-ly: 22% of calls 78% e-mailsreceived answers by servicebureaus.

E-service

The Road Administration'se-service was used by nearly1.3 million users on 6.3 occasions.Use of the e-service increased by64%, exceeding the estimate by6%.

The increasing use of electroniccustomer service was spurred onby the growing number of owner-ship change operations conductedin the e-channel. December of lastyear marked the first time whenmore ownership changes wereperformed in the e-service than at

bureaus, the difference was ashocking 6%.

This growing trend stems from twochanges: firstly, as of spring, the e-service can be used to claimownership of or initiate transfer ofownership in regard to vehicles witha transferred status, and secondly,great cooperation with leasingcompanies. We agreed that leasingcompanies choose to initiateprocedures and finalise letters ofauthorisation via e-service. Inaddition, the Road Administrationdoes not require supportingdocuments in cases where theprocedure is finalised at a servicebureau.

The Road Administration is still thetop notifier in Estonia, as we sent atotal of 1.5 million notices orreminders to our clients throughoutthe year.


2018 was verybusy in the areaof examination

and involved implemen-tation of various future-oriented processes.In 2017, we initiatedamendments to theexamination process,exercises and assess-ment, which shouldenter into force in 2019.

2018 was verybusy in the areaof examination

and involved implemen-tation of various future-oriented processes.In 2017, we initiatedamendments to theexamination process,exercises and assess-ment, which shouldenter into force in 2019.

training has reached a certainstability and there are increasinglymore motivated and capable drivercandidates taking the practicaldriving test. Numerous meetingswith driving schools and opencommunication have made a hugecontribution. We are also glad to seethat our clients are increasinglyhappy with the process of practicaldriving tests and the examiners.

The success level of theory test iscontinuously worrisome at 66% in2018. The ability to read andunderstand questions as well as thedescription of the situation hasproved problematic for drivercandidates.

The year 2018 will also go down inhistory with a negative record in that719 driver candidates failed to showup to their practical driving test and359 driver candidates to their theorytest.

We made a presentation at the CIECAcongress in Belfast, in which wefocused on the fact that in today'sworld, it is no longer possible tobecome a driver in 24 hours. Currently,it is actually necessary to spend justas many hours in driving school. Thisis clearly insufficient as the examresults exhibit substantialshortcomings in driving skills,kilometres travelled, driving with an

instructor as well as in implemen-ting theoretical knowledge intopractice. This is also confirmed bynumbers.

In 2018, the Examination Centrecarried out 36,085 practical drivingexams across all categories. Thepercentage of success remained ataround 50%, being similar to that ofprevious years. 58% of drivercandidates passed their practicaldriving test on their first try.

The category B practical driving test,which is the most common category,was carried out on 26,830 occasionsand 43% of driver candidates passedthe test. The share of persons whopassed their practical driving test onthe first try was 50%.

It has become noticeable in the lasttwo years that the area of driver

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A periodical continuous trainingobligation for lectors of professionaland continuous training was alsoestablished. However, application ofan activity licence was simplified, asthe requirement that driver trainingapplicants must have a valid licence

for training motor vehicle driverswas dropped.

Organisers of trainings underwenta 180-day transitional period tomake their activities compliantwith legislation. After thetransitional period, RoadAdministration has issued anactivity licence to 19 driver trainingorganisers instead of the previous40 and five activity licences todriver training organisers whotrain drivers transportingdangerous goods instead of theprevious six.

The new Road Transport Act alsoreplaced the term “professionalcertificate of a driver” with“certificate of competence” and anentry on completing professionalor continuous training shall nowalso be made to the driving licence.This means that an internationalcode 95 shall be entered onto thedriving licence along with therelevant validity period and thereis no need to apply for a separatecertificate of competence.

The code 95 shall be automaticallyentered to the back of the person'sdriving licence upon replacement,provided that the trainer has

submitted data regarding thecompleted professional orcontinuous training to the RoadAdministration.

Persons who are not compliant withthe application requirements for anEstonian driving licence, must stillapply for certificate of competenceat the Road Administration uponcompleting professional orcontinuous training.

As of entry into force of the law, thenumber of certificate of competenceapplications has decreased bynearly 60% in comparison with thetwo previous years.

Replacement of a driving licencewith a new one that includes thecode 95 along with a validity periodis cheaper and more convenient forpeople.

In addition, during domestic roadtransport, drivers do not have tocarry along a document verifyingcompletion of professional orcontinuous training if they havetheir personal identificationdocument with them. Completion ofprofessional or continuous trainingof drivers is checked on the basis oftraffic register data.

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The new RoadTransport Actentered into force

on 1 June 2018, thebiggest amendment towhich was that theorganisation of thetraining of drivers anddrivers transportingdangerous goods aswell as handling ofactivity licence applica-tions was transferredfrom the Ministry ofEconomic A�airs andCommunications to theRoad Administration.

The new RoadTransport Actentered into force

on 1 June 2018, thebiggest amendment towhich was that theorganisation of thetraining of drivers anddrivers transportingdangerous goods aswell as handling ofactivity licence applica-tions was transferredfrom the Ministry ofEconomic A�airs andCommunications to theRoad Administration.

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Technical Depart-ment of the RoadAdministration

executes marketsurveillance of motorvehicles, the aim ofwhich is to ensure thatthe agricultural andforestry vehicles, and2-wheel, 3-wheel and4-wheel vehicles thatenter the marketcomply with require-ments and are safe forroad users and tra�c.

Technical Depart-ment of the RoadAdministration

executes marketsurveillance of motorvehicles, the aim ofwhich is to ensure thatthe agricultural andforestry vehicles, and2-wheel, 3-wheel and4-wheel vehicles thatenter the marketcomply with require-ments and are safe forroad users and tra�c.

The Road Administration along withthe Tax and Customs Board executesmarket surveillance at the nationalborder by verifying compliance ofmotor vehicles imported. In 2018, theRoad Administration received19 notices regarding motor vehiclesstopped by customs (total of279 vehicles), in eight cases (50vehicles) it was decided not to releasethe vehicles into free circulation. Theprimary issue regarding non-compliance was the lack of typeapproval.

As of 2018, the Road Administration iscooperating with importers in regardto recall notices of motor vehiclesconcerning Estonia (mostly vehiclesof category L), and forwards replynotices to the RAPEX system (Rapid

Technical inspection stations

In 2017, the Road Administrationconcluded a new technicalinspection contract, whichestablished the obligation to instalcameras at technical inspectionsites. Cameras must be installed inthe room where vehicles areinspected and in a manner that thevehicle and the operations carriedout around it would be visible fromall angles throughout the inspection.Cameras were installed with theintention of making surveillancemore efficient and preventcorruption related to roadworthinesstests as well as ensure that thevehicle is correct and present at theroadworthiness test.

Technical inspection stations areobliged to store recordings for 90days after the inspection, enablingsufficient time for the surveillanceteam to check the circumstancesrelating to the roadworthiness testingof vehicles, if necessary.The Road Administration is planning

Alert System for dangerous non-food products). The RoadAdministration handled a total of30 notices and the number ofrecalled motor vehicles related toEstonia was 147.

As of September 2018, the RoadAdministration began paying extraattention to surveillance over non-compliant mini mopeds. Pursuantto the Regulation of the EuropeanParliament and of the Council,vehicles of category L must beequipped with an EU type approvaland data plate. It is prohibited toimport non-compliant vehicles toEstonia or to market or use suchvehicles in Estonia.

Pre-registration roadworthiness

tests of vehicles

In 2018, 44,734 pre-registrationroadworthiness tests were carriedout, 3% more than in 2017. In 3,450cases, the vehicle was assessed asnon-compliant, i.e. deficiencieshad to be removed for obtaining aregistration permit.136 contractual partners of theRoad Administration carried out40,451 pre-registrationroadworthiness tests, which is a3% growth in comparison with2017.

As of 2018, bi-fuel gas vehicles canbe registered and data regardingfuel consumption and emissionscan be marked, by using a newWLTP methodology (worldwideharmonized light vehicles testprocedure), in a correct manner inthe traffic register, as the trafficregister was reorganised and newdata fields were adopted.

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to increase the efficiency ofsurveillance even more byautomatising it, as starting from1 January 2020, camera systems attechnical inspection stations mustbe equipped with a system thatdetects the registration plate of avehicle.

In 2018, the Technical Departmentsubmitted 69 claims for obtaining arecording to technical inspectionsites. In 30 cases, the attention of thetechnical inspection site was drawnto issues discovered after reviewingrecording. There were also 13 casesin which technical inspectionstations did not or were unable toprovide requested recordings. Duringreview of video recordings, theroadworthiness test of vehicles hadbeen carried out correctly in 14cases, whereas in 12 cases, it wasimpossible to determine/verifybreaches based on the evidenceprovided.

24 on-site inspections and 168surveillance activities (requests forvideo recordings, clarifications, etc.)were carried out in the context ofadministrative surveillance. A totalof 59 attention-drawing notices wereissued as part of surveillanceactivities.

The quality of roadworthiness testsat technical inspection stations hasimproved after the installation ofrecording devices. The awareness ofpeople has also improved, resultingin numerous tips to the RoadAdministration. Unfortunately,several tips have also led to the

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The number of type codes increasedby 1,151 type codes (total of 17,821type codes) in 2018 compared to thetwo previous years, incl. 1,524 singleapprovals (growth 18.4%). Thenumber of applications for singleapproval of vehicles of category N3has increased by 46% (from 127 to236), however, it comes largely on theaccount of regular type approvals.The reason is that most assembledtrucks do not have European typeapproval. The annual growth of typecodes also derives from the fact thatthe start date of national typeapprovals does not change, i.e. eachyear adds an another year's worth oftype codes.

discovery that the roadworthinesstest had been conducted in a sub-standard and/or non-compliantmanner.

Trainings for technical inspectorswere held in spring and autumn incooperation with the Police andBorder Guard Board and theEstonian Technical InspectorsAssociation. During these trainings,72 technical inspectors took theirpractical accreditation exams,however, 10 persons did not pass.86% of test takers passed on theirfirst try.

Reconstruction and type code of

vehicles

The reconstruction of 672 vehicleswas recorded in 2018. The numberof reconstructions has remained at

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The most popular passenger carbrands are Volkswagen, Audi, Toyota,Ford and BMW. Their proportionamong registered passenger carsconstitutes nearly 43%.

50,432 passenger cars, 26,299 ofwhich were new, were entered intothe register in 2018. The figureshowed a slight increase incomparison with last year. A total of73,836 vehicles and 1,372 water craftswere registered in 2018, over a half ofwhich were new.

There were a totalof 1,120,570 vehic-les, 33,547 of

which were water crafts,registered in the tra�cregister as at the end of2018. Passenger carscomprise the largest part(69%) with 746,464registered vehicles.

There were a totalof 1,120,570 vehic-les, 33,547 of

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In 2018, the Road Administrationgave out tra�c safety awards forthe tenth time.In 2018, the Road Administrationgave out tra�c safety awards forthe tenth time.

Tra� c safety

awards

TRAFFIC SAFETY AWARD FORLOCAL GOVERNMENT:� Saaremaa municipality

TRAFFIC SAFETY AWARD FORRESPONSIBLE COMPANY:� Gjensidige insurance

TRAFFIC SAFETYSURPRISE OF THE YEAR:� Delfi's social campaign and call to action for drivers

“Do not read and drive!”

� The master class of making oneself visible and

exhibition “Illumination” organised by the

Estonian Academy of Arts

TRAFFIC SAFETY EXEMPLAR:� Tartu Kivilinna School

AWARD FORTRAFFIC SAFETY PARTNER:National:� Aigar Vaigu and “Rakett 69” (Rocket 69)Northern region:� Riina Jõgi (Mustamäe District Administration)Southern region:� Alar Sadam, Taivo Rosi, Erko Sibul

(Police and Border Guard Board)� Sirje Madisson

(Society of Friends of the Estonian National Museum)Eastern region:� Alo Lõoke (SA Eesti Terviserajad)Western region:� Jaak Värnik (Viljandi Pensioners Union)

AWARD OFTRAFFIC SAFETY EVENT:Northern region:� Theme week by the“Learning tra� c in tra� c”

Tallinn Nurmenuku kindergartenSouthern region:� Research paper and trainings for co-students on

the topic of making oneself visible by Kasper Suur,8th grade student at Ülenurme Gymnasium.

Eastern region:� Tra� c week of libraries in Lääne-Viru county

� Tra� c safety related family days at the Rakvere

Triinu kindergarten

Western region:� Marking the tra� c square at Pärnu kindergarten

Pöialpoiss by RoadWolf OÜ

TRAFFIC SAFETY AWARD FORTEACHERS:Northern region:� Marika Laanes (Padise School)Southern region:� Elle Tikkop (Värska Gymnasium)� Katrina Tammistu and Mart Koll

(Oskar Lutsu Palamuse Gymnasium)� Merle Väliste, Katrin Vaher, Kettli Arand

(Tartu Vocational Education Centre)Eastern region:� Tiina Guutmann (Roosna-Alliku Basic School)� Vahur Kalind (Kadrina Upper Secondary School)Western region:� Helge Üprus (Haapsalu City Primary School)� Terje Pahk (Kilingi-Nõmme Gymnasium)� Ulvi Kipper (Muhu Basic School)

SPECIAL AWARDS:� Kreaatorid OÜ, (design) friend of the Prevention

Department of Road Administration� Responsible family Meldre


The traffic safety awards of the Road Administrationhave been granted since 2009. The aim of the awardis to value and provide recognition for persons andorganisations who have stood out due to theirpersonal example, professional or social activitiesin the area of traffic education organisation ordevelopment of traffic safety. The winners wereselected by the Road Administration's committee.Traffic safety awards were granted to the followingpeople and institutions:

In spring, attention was drawn to thedanger of extraneous activities whiledriving, after that attention was focusedon adhering to the speed limit and in thebeginning of summer, the focus wasturned on the prevention of drunkdriving. Before the start of school, it wastime to turn to parents to remind themhow their role in children's trafficeducation is indeed the greatest. Inaddition to four main campaigns, theRoad Administration also collaboratedwith the students of the EstonianAcademy of Arts to show that there aremany creative ways to make oneselfvisible.

The aim of the second extraneousactivities campaign “If you are driving

then drive – nothing is more vital than

life!” (from 12 March to 9 April) was toremind once again to all road users thatit is dangerous to engage in extraneousactivities while driving and a personcannot perform two attention-demanding activities simultaneouslyand without fault. The Mobile-Free Daywas held as part of the campaign for thethird time, inviting people to keep fromusing their phone while driving. On thatday, the experts of the PreventionDepartment of Road Administrationcarried out trainings in variouscompanies and in collaboration with thepolice, persons who were engaging inextraneous activities while driving andwere caught during traffic inspections invarious counties were offered toparticipate in an intervention traininginstead of being issued a fine.

The 2018 speed campaign was part ofthe “But I” role model campaign seriesconducted in the context of Estonia'scentenary, through which Estonianpublic authorities and privateenterprises facilitated and acted as rolemodels in making informed decisionsthat create a safer living environment.The aim of the “But I watch my speed”

(from 16 April to 13 May) campaign is tomake road users aware of the dangers ofsignificantly exceeding the speed limit inbuilt-up areas, especially in cities.Partners of the campaign, which wasalready held for the second time, werethe Estonian Autosport Union andauto24ring, who raffled a training anddriving experience with Urmo Aava atthe auto24ring track to one lucky speedwatcher.

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The drinking-“Even a little is too much”

themed campaign (from 4 June to 1 July)was held for the third time, the aim of whichwas to highlight, among road users, thateven a small amount of alcohol impacts thedriver's driving capabilities. Widespreadmyths that the breakdown process ofalcohol can be forced by sleeping,exercising, going to the sauna or taking acold shower, or by drinking energy drinks orcoffee are in fact false. Driving and alcoholdo not belong together – alcohol remains inthe body much longer than anticipated andit is not possible to speed up the process inany way.

Road Administration carried out the first“You set the example so they know to watch

out!” campaign (from 22 August to19 September), the aim of which was toremind parents that they play an essentialrole in developing their children'sbehaviour in traffic, and that they set anexample for the children. All children mustknow that it is essential to stop beforecrossing the road, look both ways andensure that it is safe to cross the road, as apedestrian as well as when they are ridingtheir bike. The Week of Travelling on Footwith Children was held from 31 August to7 September, inviting parents to travel onfoot with their children as much as possibleand show them how to cross the roadsafely. For the third time, 5th and 6th gradestudents set up reminders “Stop, look, makesure!” at road crossing points that they hadmapped themselves.

Furthermore, the Road Administrationbegan cooperation with the EstonianAcademy of Arts (EAA) and the awarenesscampaign “Stand out! Use a classic or

creative reflector. It's up to you!” (from25 October to 26 November) was carried outon the school's initiative. The campaigninvolved a photography campaign forstudents, EAA students organised areflector sculpture exhibition “Illumination”and carried out workshops in schoolsacross Estonia, in order to introducestudents to various ways to make oneselfvisible in traffic. The campaign concludedin the evening of 26 November with areflector walk “Make friends with thereflector!”, which was held for the fifth time.All campaigns were carried out incooperation with the Police and BorderGuard Board, who contributed by exercisingsupervision as well as by spreading themessages.

The RoadAdminist-ration carried

out four nationwidesocial campaignsin 2018.

The RoadAdminist-ration carried

out four nationwidesocial campaignsin 2018.

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Exhibitions and research

The new 1,500 m2 exhibitionbuilding was completed in thesummer. The primary project of theexhibition – “Control ofmachinery” – was also completedin cooperation with OÜ Produk-tsioonigrupp and experts in thearea. The guiding principle of theexhibition, which will be opened tothe public in summer 2019, is toillustrate the mutual powerrelations of humans and machinerythrough exhibitions on car culture,traffic education and roadmachinery. The new building willalso ensure additional conferenceand cultural event grounds for themuseum.

In October, the museum was also apartner for the “Self-made Estonia”joint exhibition in the EstonianNational Museum. On the initiativeof curator Paavo Kroon, we

consulted on and compiled thecontent of the 1990s car cultureexhibition. The exhibition came to lifethanks to the common saving projectof the museums.

Two exhibitions were completed forthe summer season of 2018 under theleadership of researcher AndresSeene. “Like a headless chicken intraffic turmoil” shared the history oftraffic safety campaigns since 1930s.The exhibition was open untilautumn, travelling to Narva castlethereafter, supporting the 100thanniversary party of the RoadAdministration in Saku Suurhall andthen transported to the RoadAdministration building.

In 2017, divers retrieved from theRiver Emajõgi the steel girder detailbelonging to the Rannu–Jõesuubridge, which was completed in 1937and blown up during World War II. An

The largest culturestation in South-Eastern Estonia,

the Estonian RoadMuseum, was visited bynearly 32,000 people in2018. We are still animportant voice on theEstonian museumlandscape as a recorderand preserver of thehistory of Estonianroads, as well as apartner and entertainerfor the Estonian peopleas well as foreigners.

The largest culturestation in South-Eastern Estonia,

the Estonian RoadMuseum, was visited bynearly 32,000 people in2018. We are still animportant voice on theEstonian museumlandscape as a recorderand preserver of thehistory of Estonianroads, as well as apartner and entertainerfor the Estonian peopleas well as foreigners.

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museum's collections” whichintroduced the collections at themuseum, “Time creature on the postroad” which develops time skills andconcept of time, “Everyone has theright of way” which covers the historyof Estonian roads, as well as a two-part museum hour “Road Museumon wheels” that is carried out inschools and a history-themedexperience programme “Good roads!Have a great journey!” for adults. Themuseum offered a total of eighteducational programmes for targetgroups starting with kindergartenersand concluding with adult learners.Moreover, various specialprogrammes related to the folkcalendar and other holidays werealso carried out, programmes werealso conducted outside the museumon 23 occasions.

In October 2018, the museum alsoparticipated in the main programmeof the children and youth festival“Open playgrounds”. The festivalresulted in the compilation of a playguide “100 significant things for roadusers”, which offered families anopportunity to get to know themuseum's permanent exhibition“Good roads! Have a great journey!”.

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exhibition on Jõesuu bridges wascreated along with its restaurationand instalment to the outdoor area ofthe museum. This was supplementedby a permanent exhibition on thehistory of steel bridges in Estonia. Theexhibitions were complemented withdeeper meaning by articles publishedin magazines Imeline Ajalugu,TeeLeht and Transport ja Teed.

Collections

In 2018, collections of the museumincreased by 728 units. Mostadmissions consisted of records andphotographs. There were a total of43,389 items, photographs or recordsin the collections of the museum atthe end of the year; 35,977 of thoseare museum objects in the maincollection.

Most new museum objects have beenreceived via transfer of assets and asdonations. Most exciting of these are,for instance, old road passports fromthe archive of the RoadAdministration, archive materialsfrom the Tartu Car Repair TestingFactory or the first driver handbook inEstonian (most likely from 1920).

Archive materials collected by thelegendary road engineer and longtime Estonian Chief Engineer of RoadsAadu Lass for the establishment ofthe museum, as well as his hand-written speech and article texts wereadmitted and systematised.

Aside from collection work, museumsare also actively engaged inpreservation. Museum restorer ÜllarMeho conserved the Jawa motorcycle,a dream ride for all young men in thebeginning of 1970s, and a carriagebuilt before the Second World War.The collection of road constructionmachinery underwent corrosioncontrol and paint repairs. In terms ofworks outside the museum, thecomplex restoration of the 1964M-403, belonging to veteran road manHans Gross, was continued and therestoration of a road markingmachine based on GAZ-53commenced as well. Both works are tobe completed in the first half of 2019.

Visitor area

32,000 people who visited theEstonian Road Museum in 2018 showthat the museum is still an attractive

and beloved destination, and peopledo not even mind taking the longertrip to Varbuse in Põlva county.

One of the most eloquent and mostvisited events was certainly theEstonia-wide Night of Museums“Party in the night”, which attracteda record number of 1,400 visitors.The night also opened the summerseason of the museums.

As one of the opinion leaders of thesouth-eastern area, the museumhad the chance to co-organise theSouth-Eastern Estonia's prejudicefestival for the third time already.The opportunities and problems ofEstonian life were discussed anddebated across twelve thematicareas.

Varbuse also serves as a location ofsummer plays for many culturelovers. Theatre Must Kast featured afamily play „Mowgli“ and TheatreMiksteater performed „Pagulased“(“Refugees”).

Education activities

189 educational programmes wereimplemented at the museum in2018, 78 of those were trafficprogrammes. Educationalprogrammes were supplemented byfive museum hours. The curriculumof basic schools and uppersecondary schools was taken intoaccount during the creation of newmuseum hours and the focuswas on introducing variousaspects of Estonian lifethrough the history ofroads. New museumhours added to theprogrammeincluded the“Let's peekinto the

Exhibition “Like a headless chicken in tra� c turmoil: 80 years

of tra� c, tra� c hazards and tra� c education” was opened in

the exhibition cellar of the museum. The exhibition addressed

the first tra� c safety campaigns in Estonia, during which ballet

artists dressed as headless chickens as well as oversized vodka

bottles as examples of ill behaviour were seen driving cars and

carriages in various streets in larger cities.


The RoadAdministrationand the Estonian

Asphalt PavementAssociation announcedthe first winners of theEngineer Aadu LassAward in the Area ofRoads in two categorieson 24 November 2018:Aadu LifetimeAchievement Prize andAadu Engineers Prize.

The RoadAdministrationand the Estonian

Asphalt PavementAssociation announcedthe first winners of theEngineer Aadu LassAward in the Area ofRoads in two categorieson 24 November 2018:Aadu LifetimeAchievement Prize andAadu Engineers Prize.

The Aadu Engineers Prize wasgranted to Marek Koidu, who worksas the Construction Manager ofÜLE OÜ, for his remarkableachievements in ensuring thedevelopment and sustainability ofthe area of roads.

Marek Koit has been a developer andinnovator of the Estonian surfacingmarket for 20 years. On his initiative,ÜLE OÜ has also performed surfacingworks in Finland and Sweden, andthanks to his ambitious activities, he isalso a trendsetter for other roadconstruction companies in alternativemarkets.

ÜLE OÜ also founded OÜ Pigipada,which manufactures bitumenemulsions as well as bituminousbinders for the production of foambitumen used in stabilisation works.Currently, Pigipada produces over50% of the required production inEstonia, while also realising itsproduce in the Republic of Finland.Marek Koit has acted as the founder aswell as developer of the emulsionfactory.

He has made it his mission to guidethe progress of the Estonian surfacingmarket by sharing his experience withhis colleagues, incl. clients and other

contractors, by guiding andteaching them. He has been agreat organisator during SurfacingDays.

Aadu Lifetime AchievementPrize was given to AleksanderKaldas for his extensive,remarkable and committedengineering work in the area ofroads.

Following his graduation from theTallinn Polytechnical Institute in1965 in the speciality of motorvehicle roads and bridges,Aleksander Kaldas applied hisknowledge in engineering andexperience in internationalrelations in the development ofthe Estonian road managementover the course of 43 years,working at the National RoadMaintenance Organisationalongside Aadu Lass. In the newlyindependent Estonia, Kaldas ledthe development of the Road Act,and design and technical norms,as well as draft supportingdocuments for the long-termplanning of road maintenance. Asa polyglot, Aleksander Kaldasmade a significant contribution tothe establishment of internationalrelations between road workers inthe Baltic countries, Poland andNordic countries, as well as withglobal road organisations IRF andPIARC. Aleksander Kaldasrepresented Estonia in initiatingthe Via Baltica transnational roadcorridor project.

During the difficult 1990s,Aleksander Kaldas was the keyfigure during negotiations forreceiving additional funding forroad works from the World Bankand the Nordic Investment Bankvia foreign assistance program-mes.

Aleksander Kaldas was a foundingmember of the Estonian AsphaltPavement Association and hasguided the cooperation of roadcompanies as its Chairman of the

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Board for many years. He participatedin the establishment of the roadengineer qualification at the EstonianQualifications Authority and sharedhis engineering knowledge by holdinglectures at the TTK University ofApplied Sciences.

The recipients of the award werechosen by a 9-member award juryconvened by the Estonian AsphaltPavement Association and the RoadAdministration, consisting of MarttiKiisa from TTK UAS, Andrus Aavik fromTalTech, Ilmar Link from the EstonianUtilities Association, Olari Valter, KunoMännik and Hannes Vaidla from theRoad Administration, Taivo Möll,Tarmo Trei and Sven Pertens from theEstonian Asphalt PavementAssociation.

The aim of the award is to promote theprofession of road engineer, recogniseprofessional activities and remarkableachievements as well as theengineers who have committed andmade a significant contribution to thearea of roads.

Aadu Lass, after whom the newlycreated award was named, workedwith Estonian roads for 50 years. Hespend 33 years as the Chief Engineerof Estonian roads, acting as thetechnical manager of the roadnetwork during its most turbulenttimes.

Marek Koit

Aleksander Kaldas

Engineer Aadu Lass

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2018 DEED OF THE YEARConstruction of Luige–Saku four-lane road section on the Tallinn ringroad along with the Saustinõmme road overpass in cooperation with RailBalticRail Baltic Estonia OÜ and the Road Administration entered into an agreement inaccordance with a road overpass, under which the Rail Baltic route will pass,shall be constructed along with the development of the Tallinn ring roadLuige–Saku section. Pursuant to the agreement, the construction of theintersection is funded by Rail Baltic. It is the first real construction object on themain route of Rail Baltic, and construction will commence in 2019.

Implementation of the variable message signs project “SMART E67”SMART E67 is a joint project between Estonia and Latvia, under which variousroadside intelligent technology solutions for traffic management, monitoring andnotification of road users shall be installed on Estonian and Latvian sections of theVia Baltica route (E67) between 2017 and 2019. The aim of the project is to maketravelling on an international road with high traffic volumes safer and smoother, aswell as decrease travel times. The cooperation of the Information TechnologyDepartment and the Traffic Management Department has resulted in the instalmentof necessary equipment and the software shall also be set up in the near future.

Abandonment of paper application forms in service bureaus(operations regarding vehicles)Clients of the Road Administration, especially vehicle owners and other applicants, areno longer required to fill out paper forms at service bureaus. The client approaches acustomer service attendant who will clarify the nature of the operation that the clientwishes to execute, and the system shall prepare the relevant application, which theclient shall then sign. This saves a significant amount of time for the client.

Popularisation of the profession of road engineerThe community of road engineers is a very tight community with a long history,however, a serious issue has developed in the last couple of years for the RoadAdministration as well as companies engaged in road maintenance, as there is ashortage and insufficient succession of road engineers. In the spring, the RoadAdministration launched a programme “Engineers back to school” in order topopularise the profession of engineering. During the programme, road engineersintroduce their professional journey and development and career opportunities in thearea of road construction at Estonian upper secondary schools. A total of 35 volunteerengineers from the Road Administration as well as the public sector have joined theproject. We have also began collaboration with 30 schools this year.

2018 PERSON OF THE YEARAndres Urm – Head of the Planning DepartmentDuring his ten years at the Road Administration, Andres has constantly contributed to thedevelopment of the organisation, developing new principles and solutions, as well asintroducing them to the public. He cares about the image of Road Administration and isalways willing to explain and talk positively of our plans and solutions. Clear principles,common grounds and equal treatment are extremely important for Andres.

Road Administration's

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Annika Kitsing – Head of Personnel DepartmentAnnika has launched and managed two projects of national importance. She foundedthe road engineer Aadu Lass engineering award in the road area and the lifetimeachievement award, which will be awarded for the first time this year. She alsolaunched the “Engineers back to school” project, which aims to introduce theprofession of road engineer to students at the upper secondary level.

Kerli Tallo – Head of Prevention DepartmentKerli has maintained the portfolio on extraneous activities since the RoadAdministration began addressing issues in this area in 2015. Extraneous activities,which three years ago were largely considered a pseudo-problem, have begun to receiveincreasingly more attention thanks to Kerli's bright ideas and contribution (trainings,competitions, study materials, children's song, etc.) Positive changes have begun to takeplace in people's attitudes, and as of this year, also in their behaviour. In 2018, she wasawarded the highest recognition in the area of railway safety – the OLE award.

Hannes Vaidla – Head of Road Maintenance Department for Western RegionHannes is one of our most experienced employees in the road area. He hascommitted his whole conscious life to the Road Administration, day or night. He isalways willing to take the lead when something important needs to get done.Therefore, he is in charge of road maintenance monitoring, updating principles andintroduction of road maintenance outside the organisation.

EXAMINER OF THE YEARMart MeltsovIt has been said that the exams he carries out are the example by which others couldand should act.

Madis TampereMadis Tampere has worked in the Tartu service bureau since the beginning of 2016. Inthree years, Madis Tampere has reached a professional level in his work as a pre-registration inspector, praised by colleagues as well as clients. His pre-registrationinspection acts stand out by their neatness and accuracy. The number of pre-registration inspection operations performed by Madis Tampere is the highest at theTartu service bureau region. Madis Tampere approaches his work in a principled manner.He is valued by clients as an excellent consultant.

Liina VöörmannLiina is a great communicator and can easily connect with clients as well as colleagues.Liina's biggest strengths are her systematic nature and the warmth with which she helpsnew employees settle in. Her students have received praise during accreditation, as theirbasic training is systematic and they are great at mapping clients' needs. Liina isfriendly, she is caring towards her colleagues and always willing to and focused onhelping her clients.

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