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

Contents

1    INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................ 1
    1.1     Traffic planning principles ............................................................................................ 1
    1.2     State roads and Council roads .................................................................................... 1
    1.3     Previous Noosa Traffic Study (August 2002) ............................................................... 3
    1.4     Variations in traffic throughout the year ....................................................................... 3
    1.5     Traffic growth .............................................................................................................. 3
    1.6     Study methodology...................................................................................................... 4
    1.7     Conclusion .................................................................................................................. 4
2    TRAFFIC DATA .................................................................................................................. 5
    2.1     Coastal area traffic data .............................................................................................. 5
    2.2     Rural areas traffic data ................................................................................................ 7
3    YEAR 2015 TRAFFIC ANALYSIS – EXISTING CONDITIONS ......................................... 10
    3.1     Discussion of traffic analysis principles ...................................................................... 10
    3.2     Year 2015 capacity analysis – Tewantin / Noosaville ................................................ 12
     3.2.1 Year 2015 – Beckmans Rd upgrading and St Andrews Drive rat-running .............. 13
     3.2.2 Year 2015 – Poinciana Ave / Moorindil St intersection ........................................... 14
     3.2.3 Year 2015 – Ernest St / Hilton Tce intersection ...................................................... 14
     3.2.4 Year 2015 – Memorial Ave / Doonella St intersection ............................................ 15
     3.2.5 Year 2015 – Eumundi Noosa Road........................................................................ 15
    3.3     Year 2015 capacity analysis – Noosaville / Noosa Heads / Sunshine Beach ............. 16
     3.3.1 Year 2015 – Reef St / Weyba St / Mary St intersection .......................................... 16
     3.3.2 Year 2015 – Hastings St area ................................................................................ 17
     3.3.3 Year 2015 – Ben Lexcen Way / Eenie Ck Road intersection .................................. 17
    3.4     Year 2015 capacity analysis – Peregian Beach North ............................................... 18
    3.5     Year 2015 capacity analysis – Peregian Beach South ............................................... 19
     3.5.1 Year 2015 – High traffic flows along David Low Way ............................................. 20
     3.5.2 Year 2015 - Heron St / David Low Way intersection and David Low Way / Emu
     Mountain Rd intersection .................................................................................................. 20
    3.6     Year 2015 capacity analysis – Cooroy....................................................................... 21
4    FUTURE TRAFFIC GROWTH .......................................................................................... 22
5    YEAR 2036 ROAD NETWORK IMPLICATIONS ............................................................... 24
    5.1     Year 2036 Daily traffic flows ...................................................................................... 24
    5.2     Year 2036 Capacity analysis – Tewantin / Noosaville ................................................ 26
     5.2.1 Year 2036 – Beckmans Rd and St Andrews Dr rat-running.................................... 27
     5.2.2 Year 2036 – Poinciana Ave / Moorindil St intersection ........................................... 27

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