MCU10/2083 Development Application part 2 - Attachment 5 - Traffic and Transport Assessment Report

Traffic & Transport Assessment -
Existing Road Network Traffic Demands




5. Existing Road Network Traffic Demands

5.1     Existing Peak Period Traffic Surveys
             Halcrow engaged AusTraffic to conduct peak period traffic surveys at the following locations during
             4:00-6:00pm on Thursday 16th September 2010 respectively:
                  •     Gibson Road / Thomas Street / Skipper Place intersection (all movements)
                  •     Gibson Road / The Cockleshell intersection (turning movements only)
                  •     Gibson Road / Site Access intersection (turning movements only)
             The peak hour periods for the survey were found to be between 4:00-5:00pm on Thursday.
             The results of the peak hour surveys are presented in Figure 5.1.




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                            THE COCKLESHELL




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             Figure 5-1 Existing (2010) Gibson Rd Noosaville Road Network Peak Hour Traffic Volumes

5.2     Existing Surveyed Truck Movement Percentages
             The percentage of truck movements surveyed within the road network was approximately 1% of
             total traffic volumes.

5.3     Estimated Traffic Growth
             It is estimated that future background traffic growth for the road network will be in the order of
             approximately 2% per annum.




CTLRNO_r01_v02_FINAL                                                                                    11