MCU14/0106 Appendix D - Traffic Impact Assessment

                                                                                            Traffic Impact Assessment
                                                                                               Noosa Civic Expansion




10             Summary
Cardno has been commissioned by QIC Noosa Civic Pty Ltd to provide traffic and transport engineering
advice in relation to the proposed expansion of Noosa Civic. The development proposal will increase the
Noosa Civic GLA from a total of 30,641sq.m to 53,511sq.m.
The expansion of Noosa Civic is proposed to have five access points into the proposed car parks. The
development will be accessed by an internal private road, Central Road, which links the Northern Access
with the Southern Access, running parallel to Walter Hay Drive. Four of these driveways access Central
Road, with the fifth access adjoining to the southern extension of Hofmann Drive, south of the development.
Detailed traffic analysis has been undertaken to assess the impact of the proposed expansion on the
surrounding road network. Of the 16 intersections assessed, the results indicate that only two of the
analysed intersections would require upgrades within the 10 year design horizon, being Eumundi-Noosa
Road/Beckmans Road and Eumundi-Noosa Road/Eenie Creek Road/Eumundi Road.
With regards Eumundi-Noosa Road/Beckmans Road, Noosa Council’s PIP proposes the Tewantin Bypass,
including reconstruction of the roundabout. This upgrade will accommodate the development traffic,
therefore the development’s responsibility will be met by the development infrastructure contributions.
The need to upgrade Eumundi-Noosa Road/Eenie Creek Road/Eumundi Road is brought about by
background traffic, even if the development were not to go ahead. Therefore, the applicant should make a
contribution to the upgrade rather than be responsible for the entirety of it. The analysis indicates that a
roundabout would not provide adequate capacity, therefore any upgrading, irrespective of development
traffic, will require a signalised intersection. Current policies within the Noosa Plan indicate that intersections
should not be controlled by traffic signals. 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
As part of the expansion a further 1,000 parking spaces are being provided which, in addition to the existing
parking provision, results in a total supply of 2,414 spaces. Cardno has undertaken an assessment of
parking requirements at Noosa Civic and has concluded that a total demand for 2,258 spaces would exist for
the 90th percentile day. Therefore, there is sufficient car parking proposed on site.
The Noosa Civic expansion will utilise the existing public transport hub in Noosa Civic and is connected to
the surrounding area well in terms of walking and cycling. It is considered that sufficient public and active
transport facilities are proposed to serve the expansion.
The service vehicle areas both within the existing Noosa Civic and the proposed expansion have been
assessed using swept path analysis for their manoeuvrability capacity for varying service vehicles. These
are considered to be sufficient in both capacity and manoeuvrability.




J13041                                                Cardno                                         December 2014
Prepared for QIC Noosa Civic Pty Ltd                                                                      Page 52