Referenced Document - MCU12/0216

Quarry Rehabilitation
Lake Macdonald Drive, Lake Macdonald

© 2012 - TTM Consulting (SC) Pty Ltd                                            Reference No: 12SCT0037



3.         Existing Transport Infrastructure

3.1        The Road Network
All roads in the immediate vicinity of the haul route are administered by Sunshine Coast Regional
Council (SCRC). 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               Carriageway            Road      Classification     Road
                         Limit                                    Reserve                     Authority
                                  Width            Lanes           Width

 Lake Macdonald         80kph      7-9m      2 (undivided, plus   25 - 50m   Major Road         SCRC
 Drive                                           shoulders)

 Lake Ridge Court       60kph          6m      2 (undivided)       16m        Local Road        SCRC

 Racehorse Lane         60kph      5.5m        2 (undivided)       20m        Local Road        SCRC

 Hoy Road               60kph          6m      2 (undivided)       35m        Local Road        SCRC

Lake Macdonald Drive has a minimum 7m wide carriageway along the haulage route. The speed
limit on Lake Macdonald Drive changes to 60kph immediately south of the White Pit Quarry
access. All intersections along the haulage route are priority controlled.


3.2        Road Planning
TTM have discussed the planning of the future road network in the vicinity of the subject site with
Sunshine Coast Regional Council.
Council did not specify any other works in the vicinity of the site which will impact upon, or be
impacted by, the proposed development.


3.3        Public Transport and Cyclist Facilities
There are no public transport facilities along the haulage route; however school buses were
identified on Lake Macdonald Drive near the Westridge Quarry access.
Lake Macdonald Drive is identified as a pathway and bikeway in the Noosa Plan.


3.4        Road Accident Review
TTM has reviewed the road accident history on the Lake MacDonald Drive road corridor, with the
following providing a summary of the results:
There have been a total of 5 recorded accidents on Lake MacDonald Drive corridor between Jan
2005 and December 2009. TTM note that the accidents were not specific to any one location and
included 1 hospitalisation with the remaining 4 accidents involving property damage only. No
accidents involved trucks or similar vehicles.

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