2015-03-31 Infrastructure and Services Committee Meeting Agenda

INFRASTRUCTURE & SERVICES COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                             31 MARCH 2015


Infrastructure Planning & Design

3.                       NOOSA COUNCIL TRAFFIC ADVISORY AND SPEED MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
                         DECEMBER 2014 AND MARCH 2015
DOCUMENT INFORM AT ION




Author                              Technical Officer, Transport and Traffic, Scott Morgan
                                    Planning & Infrastructure Department

Index                               ECM/Subject/Traffic Management/Speed Management Committee
                                    ECM/Subject/Traffic Management/Traffic Advisory Committee

Attachments                         1.   Action Matrix


EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Not applicable.

RECOMMENDATION
That Council note the report by the Technical Officer, Transport & Traffic to the Infrastructure &
Services Committee Meeting dated 31 March 2015 detailing the key outcomes of the Noosa
Traffic Advisory and Speed Management Committee meetings dated 4 December 2014 and 5
March 2015.


REPORT
The purpose of this report is to update Council on the key outcomes of the Noosa Traffic
Advisory and Speed Management Committee meetings held on 4 December 2014 and 5 March
2015. The key issues discussed at the meetings are set out below. There are a number of
projects still being investigated by the Committee which are listed in the Action Matrix
(Attachment 1).

1.                       Speed reviews

a.                       The results of a speed review undertaken by Council staff on Lawnville Road, Black
                         Mountain were presented to the Committee. A number of initiatives have been endorsed by
                         the Committee, including:

                         •    warning signage on curved sections of the road
                         •    increase speed limit from 60km/h to 70km/h between Belleden Place and Mary River
                              Road.

b.                       The results of a speed review undertaken by the Department of Transport and Main Roads
                         (DTMR) on Pomona Kin Kin Road recommended a reduction in the 100 km/h speed limit
                         between Upper Pinbarren Creek Road and the Pomona township. The Committee
                         endorsed a change in the speed on this section of road from 100km/h to 80km/h.

Previous Council Consideration

Nil




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