Traffic Management Plan

                    REFERENCE TABLES FOR VARIOUS PURPOSES WITH ADOPTED CRITERIA
                              FOR THIS WORKSITE HIGHLIGHTED IN YELLOW

                           Table 4.2 – Value of D                                  TABLE 3.7 - RECOMMENDED MAX SPACING OF CONES AND BOLLARDS
        Posted speed in km/h                      Dimension D (m)                  Purpose and usage        Speed limit (km/h)        Recommended
         (prior to roadworks)                                                                                                         maximum spacing
               40 or less                              5 to 10                                                                        (m)
                   50                                 10 to 15                     All purposes             <50                       4
                   60                                 15 to 45                     Closure                  >70                       12
                 70, 80                               60 to 80                     Taper                    >70                       9
                90, 100                              90 to 100
                  110                               100 to 120                    TABLE 4.1 - WORKS PROTECTION METHODS
                                                                                  Works         Applicable Tasks             MUTCD         ADOPTED
                                                                                  Method                                     Ref           METHOD
                                                                                  Static        All works which are          Clause
                 Recommended taper lengths (Table 4.6)                            work site     greater in scope and         4.2
Permanent                     Recommended taper lengths (m)                                     duration than can be
posted speed     Traffic Control at Lateral shift    Merge taper                                handled by the short                       ADOPTED
(km/h)           beginning of taper taper                                                       term, low impact
  40 or less              15               5                 15                                 provisions listed below or
       50                 15              15                 30                                 mobile works
       60                 30              30                 60                   Short         Isolated work on             Clause
       70                 30           60 - 80            120 - 160               term, low     pavements of up to 5 min     4.3
       80                 30           60 - 80            120 - 160               impact        duration, traffic volumes                    NOT
       90                 30           60 - 80            120 - 160               works –       permitting. Shoulder                       ADOPTED
                                                                                  open road     grading and verge
      100                 30           60 - 80            120 - 160
                                                                                  areas         mowing
  > than 100              30           60 - 80            120 - 160
                                                                                  Short         Work adjacent to or in a     Clause
                                                                                  term, low     traffic lane of duration 5   4.4
                                                                                  impact        min to work 1 hour
                                                                                  works –       depending on traffic                         NOT
                                                                                  built up      volume. Median and                         ADOPTED
                                                                                  areas         verge mowing, footpath
                     Table 4.11 - Minimum Lane Widths                                           works
                                                                                  Works on      Maintenance grading.         Clause          NOT
Posted speed limit during road works     Minimum lane widths (m)
                                                                                  unsealed      Short term partial road      4.5           ADOPTED
(km/h)
                                                                                  roads         closures
               60 or less                             3.0
                                                                                  Mobile        Line marking, pavement       Clause
                70 to 90                              3.2
                                                                                  Works         marker laying or removal,    4.6
           Greater than 90                            3.4
                                                                                                pavement testing where
                                                                                                all signs and other                          NOT
                                                                                                protective devices are                     ADOPTED
TABLE 4.7 - GUIDE TO THE SELECTION OF ROADWORKS SPEED LIMITS                                    carried on vehicles
40Km/H       Worker safety – Workers on foot are working within 1.2m of
                                traffic with no intervening physical protection
             Traffic Safety – There would be structural danger to bridges at
                              higher speeds (1km maximum length)
60Km/H       Workers Safety – Workers on foot or operating plant are within
                                 3m of the trafficable area with no intervening
                                 physical barrier
                   -     A traffic controller is being used in advance of
                         portable or temporary traffic signals
                   -     Dust or smoke may reduce visibility
             Traffic Safety – Traffic is subjected to a reduced standard
                              alignment due to the works
                   -     The pavement surface has been degraded
                   -     A bituminous seal has just been laid




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