Appendix 2 - Traffic impact assessment

Traffic Impact Assessment – Commercial Development at Weyba Road, Noosaville                  CC-3668



1. INTRODUCTION
1.1.    Background
Empire Engineering Pty Ltd (Empire Engineering) has been commissioned by Wessel Petroleum Pty
Ltd to prepare a Traffic Impact Assessment for a proposed commercial development located at the
corner of Weyba Road and Mary Street, Noosaville. Previous revisions this report analysed critical
peak hours for a development proposal that included retaining the existing BP service station on the
subject site as well as the addition of a Hungry Jacks fast food restaurant to the site. The current
development application no longer proposes to add the Hungry Jacks restaurant to the site and is
only a revamp of the existing BP service station.

This Traffic Impact Assessment has been prepared in accordance with the approach recommended by
Austroads Guide to Traffic Management Part 12: Traffic Impacts of Developments.

1.2.    Purpose of Report
This document aims to identify nodes within the local road network that may be susceptible to
operational or capacity impacts from the development proposal and what mitigation measures, if
any, may be necessary to ameliorate these impacts. This report also aims to address issues associated
with the safe and efficient circulation and movement of the various design vehicles onto and around
the development site.

The detailed design of any aspects of the development, including any specific traffic mitigating works
is outside the scope of this investigation.

1.3.    Site Description
The subject site is bounded by a drainage reserve and residential land uses to the north, Weyba Road
to the east , Mary Street to the south and commercial land uses to the west. As can be seen in Figure
1.1, the current site is already in a fully developed state with an existing service station and car
rental outlet operating from the site. Figure 1.2 displays a photograph of the subject site at ground
level. As can be seen in Figures 1.1 and 1.2 the existing service station site has two site access
driveways on Mary Street and a third on Weyba Road. The adjacent car rental site has its own
separate driveway on Mary Street.

The site is located on the north west corner of the roundabout controlled intersection of Weyba Road,
Mary Street and Reef Street.




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