Traffic Engineering Report

3.              Existing Transport Infrastructure
3.1.            The Road Network
The majority of roads in the immediate vicinity of the site are administered by NSC, the
exception being the Bruce Highway which is a state controlled road. The hierarchy and
characteristics of roads in the immediate vicinity of the site are shown below in Table 3.1.

Table 3.1: Local Road Hierarchy

 Road                Speed         Lanes                                   Classification                 Road
                     Limit                                                                                Authority
 Taylor Court        50kph         2 (undivided)                           Local Road (industrial)        NSC
 Holts Road          60kph         2 (undivided, plus shoulder)            Collector (industrial/rural)   NSC
 Myall Street        60kph         2 (undivided)                           Distributor (Urban)            NSC
 Bruce Hwy           70kph*        2 (partially divided, plus shoulder)*   Highway                        DTMR
* See Section 3.2.

The Taylor Court carriageway is approximately 12m wide at the site frontage. The Holts Road
carriageway is approximately 11m wide at the site frontage with line marked 2m wide
shoulders and an impact barrier on the north/east side.

The Holts Road/Taylor Court intersection is priority controlled with give way signage and line
marking on the Taylor Court approach. Holts Road is widened in this location to provide a 3.5m
wide passing opportunity i.e. a basic right (BAR) turn treatment. The widening, excluding
tapers, is approximately 60m long which is consistent with Austroads design guidance for a
BAR treatment in a rural setting.

3.2.            Transport and Land Use Planning
The existing Bruce Highway alignment and design is being upgraded as part of Bruce Highway
(Cooroy to Curra) Section A. The project is currently being delivered with works expected to be
completed in late 2016. The Cooroy interchange is impacted by these works and traffic
management measures are in place to divert traffic around construction sites. As this upgrade
will be completed before the proposed development could be operational, this assessment
only considers the layout of the interchange, including Myall Street, as it will be on opening
day.

On the opening day of the proposed development, the Bruce Highway will form a 4 lane
divided motorway with a posted 110kph speed limit. DTMR have provided plans of the
interchange which were prepared by GHD in 2014. The Myall Street/Holts Road intersection
will be formed as a priority controlled T intersection with the following features:

         Two lane divided approach;
         80m long right turn lane into Holts Road;
         65m long left turn high angle slip lane with give way line marking into Holts Road; and

Site: Lot 3 Taylor Court, Cooroy                                                                                      8
Reference: 16BRT0201