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

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Sunrise Beach
Response to Sunshine Coast Regiona! Council information Request

3.1.5 Service Road from Ben Lexcen Drive to Grasstree Court

A traffic count was conducted by Austraffic on Wednesday 18 Jun 2008 to measure the
existing traffic using this service road during peak periods. The turning movements into the
service road are shown in Table 3.1.5 below. The full count data is included in Appendix E.

Table 3.1.5 —- One-way Service Road Traffic

 

Turns from Ben Lexcen Drive into Service Road 7 AM | PM

 

From South (left turn) 0 0

 

 

 

 

 

From North (right turn) 4 2

 

This count showed that no cars turned left into this service road in either the AM or PM peak
period. There were 4 and 2 right turning vehicles in the AM and PM periods, respectively.

Due to the very low volumes using this service road, if this service road were to be removed,
the roundabout at Lipton Street would easily be able to absorb these few right turning
vehicles. For completeness, they have been included in the volumes entered into our
SIDRA analysis for the right turn movement from Ben Lexcen Drive southbound into
Grasstree Court.

As shown in section 3.2.1, below, the Ben Lexcen Drive/Grasstree Court/Lipton Court
roundabout operates well within Council's required limits of operation to the 2022 design
year, Although the inclusion of a two-way service road linking Grasstree Court and Ben
Lexcen Drive may result in a better performance of this roundabout, the intersection
analysis indicates that this tink is unnecessary.

Ultimately, it is a decision for Council to determine if the service road is to be reinstated. It is
an unreasonable request by Council to suggest that the applicant retain this link on their site
and dedicate the land to Council. The traffic survey by Austraffic clearly demonstrates that
this link is redundant and under-utilised. Furthermore, this application is in no way
dependant upon this link to support the proposed development.

 

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Drafi1 18 October 2008