07/2398 - Traffic report · 132007.2398

 

 

 

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It is proposed to develop a residential retirement community with the following:

120-bed residential! care facility;

N38 2-bed apartments;

4118 residential lots; and

Amenities (pool, multi-purpose building)

The subject site is to be located at Lot 1 on RP 215922 on Trading post Road, Cooroy,
Parish of Tewantin, Shire of Noosa.

The main access for the development is to be from Trading Post Road via Pearsons
Road, approximately190m from the Trading Post Road / Pearson’s Road intersection.
A secondary access for staff and service vehicles of the aged care facility is proposed
off the southern end of Lamonts Rd to the north-west of the subject site.

The peak hour traffic volumes estimated to be generated by the development would be
51vph during the AM peak and 69vph during PM peak for the initial stages and 67vph
during the AM peak and 90vph during the PM peak for the uttimate development.

According to the Department of Main Roads’ “Road Planning and Design Manual”,
Chapter 13, Figure 13.21, a right-tum lane is warranted at the Elm Street / Pearsons
Road intersection from Elm Street into Pearsons Road. A functional layout of the Elm
Street / Pearsons Road intersection, including the recommended right-turn bay, has
been included as Figure A2.

In relation to the proposed staff and servicing access for the proposed aged care facility,
the following is recommended:

* Upgrade the Lamonts Rd / Elm Street intersection to a BA standard in accordance
with the requirements of DMR’s “Road Planning and Design Manual” (extract
included within Appendix A of this report); and

* Provide a bitumen seal on Lamonts Rd between the proposed access and Elm
Street.

It was determined that the Elm Street / Pearsons Road (with a right-turn pocket) and
Pearsons Road / Trading Post Road intersections would operate well within acceptable
limits up to and beyond the design horizon year of 2019, with and without the
development.

The analyses indicated that the intersection of Elm Street / Diamond Street would
operate unsatisfactorily by 2019 without the traffic generated by the development and
would need to be upgraded to a signalised intersection by this time due to the growth of
background traffic.

3427-001{1)}-Final.doc: 04/12/07