2018-05-29 SM - Attachment 4 (Part 1) to Item 2 - LGIP

     15.4.2            Transport network
     The Desired Standards of Service (DSS) for the Transport network is for trunk
     infrastructure generally considered to:
     • align within (or adjacent to) trunk road corridors;
     •    provides main through linkage connections and/or to specific high use
          destinations and facilities.
(a) Road Infrastructure

 QUANTITATIVE STANDARDS (primarily about the capacity of the network)
 ITEM                  TYPE OF ROAD             DESIRABLE STANDARD
                       Gravel road              Up to 1,000 vehicles per day (Non-Urban areas)
                       Two-way two-lane          • 16,000-20,000 vehicles per day (Urban areas)
                       road                      • 1,000-5,000 vehicles per day (Non-Urban areas)
                       Four lane divided road   35,000-40,000 vehicles per day
                                                • Degree of saturation of 0.70
                                                • Intersecting flows of 16,000 vehicles per day and 4,000 vehicles per
                       Unsignalised
                                                  day (Urban areas)
 Road Standard         T-junction
                                                • Intersecting flows of 1,000 vehicles per day and 250 vehicles per
 Design Guidelines                                day (Non-Urban areas)
                                                • Degree of saturation of 0.70
                       Single lane
                                                • Intersecting flows of 16,000 vehicles per day and 8,000 vehicles per
                       roundabout
                                                  day
                                                • Degree of saturation of 0.70
                       Two-lane roundabout      • Intersecting flows of 35,000 vehicles per day and 16,000 vehicles
                                                  per day
                       All roads                Include provisions for on-road cyclists
 QUALITATIVE STANDARDS (primarily about the performance of the network)
 ITEM                  ROAD NETWORK             SPECIFICATION OBJECTIVES & STANDARDS
                                                • Maintaining low stress levels in the use of the road system;
                                                • Avoidance of significant traffic delays;
 Desired Network
                                                • Excluding the use of traffic signals;
 Characteristics to
 reflect the Shire’s   All                      • Maintenance of a predominantly two-way two-lane road network;
 Character &                                    • Encourage a modal shift from reliance of private motor vehicle
 Lifestyle                                        usage to public & other modes of transport in accordance with
                                                  The Noosa Community Transport Strategy & Noosa Integrated
                                                  Local Transport Plan
                                                • C to D - good conditions outside peak holiday periods with only
                                                  short delays at major intersections; and
 Desired Standard
                       In Urban areas           • D to E - moderate congestion during peak holiday periods, with
 of Service 1
                                                  congestion severe enough to discourage private transport
 (during weekday
                                                  increasing use of public transport trip making.
 peak periods)
                                                • B to C - good conditions in all periods with only short delays at
                       In Non-Urban areas
                                                  major intersections
                                                • Pavements designed with a design life of 20 years and the
                                                  anticipated number of equivalent standard axles over its design
                                                  life.
                                                • All work to comply with Department of Transport and Main Roads
 Construction
                       All                        –         Standard          Specifications        Roads         –
 Design Standards
                                                  http://www.tmr.qld.gov.au/business-industry/Technical-
                                                  standards-publications/Specifications.aspx.
                                                • Austroads & Standards Australia- Guide to Traffic Engineering
                                                  Practice - Complete Series.
                                                Network considerations to include suitability for all forms of road
                                                users as detailed in Noosa Integrated Local Transport Plan
                                                including:
 Safety                All
                                                • motor vehicles (private & public);
                                                • on-road cyclists;
                                                • road crossings by pedestrians



     1 In this instance the standard of service is taken to mean the level of service as defined in Austroads

     2009 Guide to Traffic Management Part 3: Traffic Studies and Analysis
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