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

3.3 Year 2015 capacity analysis – Noosaville / Noosa Heads / Sunshine
    Beach
Capacity analysis under existing conditions indicates degrees of saturation (DOS) at strategic
intersections within the Noosaville / Noosa Heads / Sunshine Beach area at peak times as
depicted in Figure 8.




Figure 8: Year 2015 AM and PM peak hour Degrees of Saturation in Noosaville / Noosa Heads
/ Sunshine Beach


The critical traffic related issues in this part of the network are:

(i)         Reef St / Weyba St / Mary St intersection
(ii)        Hastings St area
(iii)       Ben Lexcen Dr / Eenie Ck Rd intersection

Each of those issues are discussed in more detail in the balance of Section 3.3 below. Note
that Section 3.3 discusses what the existing traffic issues are, but does not recommend
solutions. Possible solutions for intersection upgrades are discussed in later sections of this
report, with Section 6 providing a summary of recommended improvements.



3.3.1 Year 2015 – Reef St / Weyba St / Mary St intersection

With the heavier influence of holiday traffic loadings in this part of the network, the Reef St /
Weyba Rd intersection will require additional capacity over the period of this study. However, if
congestion and delays at that location during peak holiday periods are tolerable, then the

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