Referenced Document - MCU12/0216

Quarry Rehabilitation
Lake Macdonald Drive, Lake Macdonald

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



4.2        Daily Traffic
Daily two-way traffic data obtained from the Sunshine Coast Regional Council for Lake Macdonald
Drive is shown below in Table 4.1.

Table 4.1: Existing Daily Traffic Volumes

               Location                Distance from Westridge Quarry   Year      Daily Volume (vpd)

 100m north of Botanic Gardens               1.3km to the north         2001             1080
 Access

 Water Filling Station                  0.7km to the north (estimate)   2001             1021

                                                                        2002             1369

 Westridge Quarry Access                           0.0km                2012            1650*

 200m south of Hoy Road                     0.55km to the south         1996             1170

                                                                        2005             1906

 50m south of Lake Ridge Court              0.75km to the south         1999             1174

                                                                        2001             1474

                                                                        2002             1721

 White Pit Quarry Access                     1.4km to the south         2012            2100*

* These counts are based on the average AM / PM peak hour surveyed, multiplied by a factor of
ten. It should be noted that the 12 hour count at the White Pit Quarry access identified 1919
vehicles over this period.


4.3        Growth Rates
The daily volumes identified in Table 4.1 show that Lake Macdonald Drive has experienced a
reasonable growth in the last decade. Where multiple counts are available at any location, the
growth rates vary between 5.6% pa (200m south of Hoy Road) to 34% pa (Water Filling Station). It
is anticipated that growth rates at the higher end of the spectrum are unsustainable and as such a
6% growth rate has been adopted.




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