MCU14/0106 Appendix D - Traffic Impact Assessment

                                                                                            Traffic Impact Assessment
                                                                                               Noosa Civic Expansion



therefore any upgrading, irrespective of development traffic, will require a signalised intersection. Current
policies within the Noosa Plan (extracted from Table 3.3.1 – Desired Standard of Service – Transport –
Roads of the Priority Infrastructure Plan – Part 3) indicate that intersections should not be controlled by traffic
signals. In particular, outcome O92 states that “intersections, both internal and external to the Noosa
Business Centre site, are designed to operate without the need for traffic light”. Despite such a policy, it is
apparent from the analysis that traffic signals are a necessary treatment at this intersection in the future,
irrespective of the proposed development. It is also noted that despite such a policy, the Noosa Council has
considered it necessary to install traffic signals at other locations, including intersections previously
controlled by a roundabout.
Figure 5-8 illustrates the proposed layout for a signalised intersection upgrade with suggested phasing
shown on Figure 5-9. SIDRA analysis results are summarised in Table 5-10.

Figure 5-8 Intersection 4: Proposed Signalised Layout




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