Responsibilities

The RTA is the NSW State Government agency responsible for:

• Improving road safety.
• Testing and licensing drivers and registering and inspecting vehicles.
• Managing the road network to achieve consistent travel times.

The road network that the RTA manages includes:

• 17,912 kilometres of State Roads (including 4268 kilometres of AusLink network and 161 kilometres of privately funded toll roads).
• 2946 kilometres of Regional and Local roads in the Unincorporated Area of NSW.
• 4998 bridges, including major culverts and nine vehicular ferries.
• 3630 traffic signals and other traffic facilities, systems and corridor assets.

It provides financial assistance to local councils to manage 18,474 kilometres of Regional Roads and also provides some funding and support to the 144,750 kilometres of council-managed local access roads which are funded by local ratepayers and federal road assistance grants.

Our people

The RTA employs about 6900 staff in more than 180 offices throughout NSW, including 129 motor registries.

Customers

The RTA has a vast range of customers, including individuals, private organisations, community and road transport groups, local councils and State and Federal Government agencies. The 4.6 million drivers and owners of 5.1 million vehicles in NSW generate almost 24 million road-related transactions per year.

Australian Business Number (ABN)

The RTA ABN is: 64480155255