08/1128 - Response to Information Request [As Published] · 132008.1128

Blue Care

Sunrise Beach
Response to Sunshine Coast Regional Council Information Request

 

3.1.3 Annual Traffic Growth Rate
The information provided by Council, included as Appendix D, also referred to an annual
growth rate of 0.75%. We have adopted this compounding growth rate for our analysis.

3.1.4 Intersections Considered (5% rule)
Figure 3.1.4, over page, shows the percentage increase caused by development traffic in
2022 for individual road links.

This figure indicates that the percent of development traffic in the AM and PM peaks on all
of the legs exiting the considered network are generally within 5%. Therefore the impact on
the next intersection will be minimal (less than 5% of the approach).

Although some minor movements beyond the network depicted are shown to be more than
5%, this represents between only 5 and 15 vehicles (or one vehicle every 4 to 12 minutes)
which will easily be absorbed by the road network. Therefore the intersections considered in
our analysis are the same as in our previous report. These are:

+ Bex Lexcen Drive, Grasstree Court and Litpon Court;
« Ben Lexcen Drive and Girraween Court;
+ Ben.Lexcen Drive, Heathland Drive and Eenie Creek Road,

Aged care facilities by. their nature are very low traffic generators. This is self evident from
Figure 3.1.2. Notwithstanding this we have still completed intersection analysis using SIDRA
3.2. The results of which are included in Section 3.2 of this report.

 

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