2014-06-17 Infrastructure and Services Committee Agenda

INFRASTRUCTURE & SERVICES COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA   17 JUNE 2014




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INFRASTRUCTURE & SERVICES COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                     17 JUNE 2014

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       1.            Introduction

       il            Background
                   Matrix Traffic Consulting has been engaged by TransLink Division to undertake a Road Safety Audit (existing road) of
                     Creek Road, Swan Street and Wylah Street in Noosaville. The project audited concentrates on the suitability of
                   operating a bus route along this road.
                   The project site is shown below in Figure LL.

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                   Creek Road in Noosaville is an urban local road with in a S0km/h default speed limit. Its sealed surface it
                   approximately 8.0 metres wide with kerb and channel on both sides. There are no stopping lines on Creek Road at the
                    horizontal curve to allow two-way traffic to safely negotiate the corner.
      1.2            Scope of the Assessment
                    The scope of this report includes the following:
                         = —aroad safety audit as per the procedures set out in the Austroads - Road Safety Audit (Second Edition
                             2009); and
                         = — areview of the suitability of bus operations along this road.

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