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Index of DepartmentsDepartment of TransportContact Details
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Number of StaffTotal Number of Staff: 707 Main Departmental Policy:DrainageTo ensure, in the interest of public health and environmental protection, the provision of adequate and suitable sewage disposal arrangements and to try to keep lands free from flooding. Transport Infrastructure and RegulationTo provide and promote safe and efficient infrastructure for travel, transport and navigation to meet the needs of the Island's internal and external traffic, covering:
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Functions and Responsibilities:Drainage: Sewage Treatment and DisposalTreatment and disposal of sewage; local area sewerage networks, comprised in over 40 statutory drainage districts. (But seven of the Local Authorities, in main population centres, undertake these statutory functions themselves.) All-Island septic tank emptying service, and sewage sludge treatment. Preparation of drainage legislation. Highways: Road Safety TrainingPreparation of vehicle and driver safety regulations and other legislation relating to road traffic; testing of vehicles and drivers. Road Traffic Commissioners (regulation of Public Service Vehicles); policy on registration and licensing of vehicles, and licensing of drivers, (administered by Treasury as agents of the Department); provision and maintenance of highways, car parks and public paths; traffic management; preparation of highways legislation; road closures. Agency agreements with local authorities (e.g. Douglas Corporation clean the Borough's streets on behalf of the Department). Land Drainage - maintenance of the statutory "main rivers" and their banks (which are comprised in eight land-drainage catchment areas). Preparation of land drainage legislation. Harbours, Foreshores and Shipping Services:
Click here to visit the Harbours web site. Airport and Air Services:Provision, operation and maintenance of Ronaldsway Airport; air traffic control and air navigation regulation at Ronaldsway. Preparation of civil aviation regulations. Promotion of air routes and services for the Island. Click here to visit the Airport web site. Property (not forming part of the Department's operational responsibilities):Ownership of the Animal By-Products Plant and the Meat Processing Plant Works Division:The Works Division provides a civil engineering and building contracting service on a preferred client / contractor basis to the Department's internal clients and to other Departments of Government when available. The Division is formed from the five sections; Engineering Works, Building Works, Transport & Plant, Quarries and Support Services employing over four hundred staff. Click here to visit the Works Division's web site. Drainage:The public sewers and pumping stations, the 28 disposal works and the 7 sea outfalls (i.e. those which are not the responsibility of local authorities). Sewage sludge disposal works. Highways:About 500 miles of roads; public rights of way; four working quarries; highway depots; Drive and Vehicle Testing Centre
Click here to visit the Highways Website Harbours:The eight statutory harbours at: Douglas (including 24 hour harbour control and the Sea Terminal Passenger facilities); RoRo Linkbridge at Douglas; Laxey; Ramsey (including the Queen's Pier); Peel; Port Erin; Port St. Mary; Castletown; and Derbyhaven. The harbours variously provide berthing and mooring facilities for cargo and passenger vessels, fishing vessels, pleasure craft. 3 swing bridges. Harbour cranes. Dredging and diving services; 5 equipped Coastguard stations. Airports:Ronaldsway Airport. Air strip at Jurby. Properties (not forming part of the Department's operational responsibilities):Animal By-Products Plant and Meat Processing Plant. Websites
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Provision, operation and maintenance of the eight statutory harbours. Preparation of harbours legislation. Local coastguard service, and marine oil pollution contingency planning. Ownership of the foreshores (except Douglas beach in ownership of the Corporation) up to highwatermark, and the territorial seabed up to 12 miles; co-ordination of territorial-sea management; monitoring of coast erosion. Registration of locally based pleasure craft. Regulation of coastal navigation.
