| Highway Planning's mandate
is to provide leadership,
guidance, expert
advice and direction to government
regarding
highway transportation issues facing the
province.
The branch works at the macro level to ensure
that recommended improvements are technically sound and defensible. As a
headquarters function, the Branch is responsible for the ministry's transportation systems
planning program, which includes:
- Defining the highway planning process, establishing
necessary standards, and auditing performance;
- Leading the development of the provincial highway system;
- Developing and implementing the ministry's development
approvals program;
- Managing the interface between transportation planning and
the development of the highway system;
- Managing the delivery of the transportation planning
program, including professional leadership, guidance and direction to regional offices,
provincial systems analysis, monitoring progress, and directing program interventions;
- Providing a framework for the management of the Ministry's
transportation data and information;
- Providing and supporting economic analysis as part of the
planning process.
There are four different sections of the branch that
support these functions. They are:
- Highway Planning Section
- Economic Analysis Section
- Information Management Section.
- Development Approvals Section
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