2016-02-02 I&S Committee - Item 4 - Attachment 1 - Noosa Traffic Study

2 TRAFFIC DATA
2.1 Coastal area traffic data
There are a series of well-located permanent traffic count installations within the coastal area.
These were installed in about 2010. While the data obtained from those permanent traffic
count locations is incomplete in many instances due to intermittent equipment issues, the
information nonetheless provides a very good basis for examining the distribution of traffic
throughout the coastal area across the day and at different times of the year.

Figure 2 shows the locations of the permanent traffic counters, as well as the approximate
average annual daily traffic (AADT) for the years 2001, 2011, and 2014. The 2011 and 2014
data was obtained from the permanent traffic counter information, while the 2001 data was
obtained from the “Coastal Area Traffic and Transport to 2016” study prepared by Beard Traffic
Engineering Pty Ltd in August 2002.




Figure 2: Permanent traffic count locations and historical daily traffic

An important observation from inspection of Figure 2 is that traffic flows on most roads have not
changed significantly since 2001, with the exception of Beckmans Road. Walter Hay Drive and
Eenie Creek Road have been implemented since 2001 and those new roads have
accommodated most of the traffic growth that has occurred since 2001.

A further important observation relates to two lane road capacity which is generally accepted to


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