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

Traffic & Transport Assessment -
Access Driveway Arrangements




8. Access Driveway Arrangements

8.1      Council Access Driveway Requirements
              SCRC’s The Noosa Plan specifies that the proposed development provide access arrangements
              that are in accordance with Australian Standards 2890.1 (2004). The key following access
              driveway design arrangements for the proposed development are as follows:
                   •    Gibson Road access – For a high turnover car park with 25-100 spaces located on a local
                        road a Category 2 (6-9m wide) access driveway crossover is required
                   •    Skipper Place access – For a high turnover car park with 25-100 spaces located on a local
                        road a Category 2 (6-9m wide) access driveway crossover is required
                   •    The location of access driveways are to achieve minimum separations of 6m from the
                        Tangent Point of adjacent intersections
                   •    Access driveway is to achieve sight distances of 83m (desirably), or an absolute minimum
                        of 65m
                   •    The first 6m of driveway within the property boundary is to be at a gradient no steeper
                        than 1:20

8.2      Access Driveway Arrangements & Their Adequacy
              The proposed access driveway crossover arrangements and their adequacy for the residential
              development are as follows:

                   •    Gibson Road access – 8.5m wide left-in and left-out (3.5m entry + 1m median + 4m exit)
                        access driveway crossover design – Council requirements are satisfied
                   •    Skipper Place access – 8.5m wide left-in and left-out (3.5m entry + 1m median + 4m exit)
                        access driveway crossover design – Council requirements are satisfied
                   •    The proposed Gibson Road access driveway is located approximately 17m from The
                        Cockleshell intersection and 35m from the Skipper Place roundabout intersection– Council
                        requirements are satisfied
                   •    The proposed Skipper Place access driveway is located approximately 6m from the Keel
                        Court intersection and 23m from the Gibson Road roundabout intersection– Council
                        requirements are satisfied
                   •    Halcrow observed the sight distances to be at least 150m to the west and clear to the
                        nearest intersection to the west for the Gibson Road access – Council requirements are
                        satisfied
                   •    Halcrow observed the sight distances to be clear to both adjacent intersections for the
                        Skipper Place access – Council requirements are satisfied
                   •    The first 6m of driveway within the property boundary for both accesses do not exceed a
                        gradient of 1:20 – Council requirements are satisfied
              The proposed access driveway arrangements for the proposed retail development are in
              accordance with Council requirements and are therefore considered suitable.


CTLRNO_r01_v02_FINAL                                                                                     17