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4.0 TRAFFIC CONSTRAINTS

The likely traffic generation and potential impacts from the proposed Noosa North Shore Eco-
Tourism Portal are strongly affected by the unique development type and the access restriction
caused by the Noosa River ferry.

All external traffic management will involve a crossing of the Noosa River on the existing ferry
service. The ferry in this particular instance will continue to convey traffic at the same rate,
regardless of the traffic generated by visitors to the Noosa North Shore Eco-Tourism Portal.
Therefore the expected increase in traffic generation wili be “contained” at the ferry site and will
not have an adverse impact in traffic management and intersection movements within the
Noosa North Shore Eco-Tourism Portal.

The final layout and composition of the Noosa North Shore Eco-Tourism Portal will be
determined at Development Permit stage. The following assessment is based on the layout
option presented in the illustrative plans included in the Noosa North Shore Eco-Tourism Portal
Development Code. Figure 2 presents an illustrative access layout plan based upon the plans
presented in the Development Code.

Poiential traffic generation from ‘eco-cabins’ has been considered based upon information on
two recent projects. A proposed development ait Stradbroke Island adopted a generation rate of .
4 irips/day for the cabins in the basis of the extensive tourism sites remote from the
accommodation site. At Noosa North Shore it is considered that the potential daily trip level for
visitors is less and therefore 3 vehicle trips per cabin has been adopted as a conservative
vehicle generation rate.

The lodge accommodation is primarily aimed at budget travellers who will typically arrive by bus
or be met at the ferry by a mini bus owned/run by the accommodation operators and therefore
0.5 vehicle trips per room has been adopted as the generation rate.

It is anticipated that the interpretive centre will attract its own visitors and therefore generate
traffic in its own right. However the expecied traffic increase is perceived to be minimal as the
visitors will be predominantly drawn from those already visiting the Noosa North Shore and, in
any case, traffic will be controlled by the conveyance rate of the ferry. A traffic generation
assumption of 60 trips has been adopied for the interpretive centre.

Oo The cafe will be largely used by persons on site but could also attract outside trips especially
from day trippers. A daily generation rate has been adopted as 120 trips/100 m? GFA.

A nominal allowance has been made for staff and service vehicles.

The total site traffic generation is forecast to be:

 

90 Eco-Cabin at 3.0 trips/day = 270 trips

80 Lodge Room at 0.5 trips/day = 40 trips

ee 140 m? _ Interpretive Centre__ = 60 trips

130 m? Café at 120 trips/1 00m2 GFA = 150 trips

Staff and Servicing Allowance = 40 trips

Toial Daily Trips = 560 trips
PETRAC LAND HOLDINGS P/L Noosa North Shore Eco-Tourism Portal September 2003
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