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9. Traffic and Transport Times, Due to Reduced Access to the Highway, Particularly for Farm Machinery 9-1 occupiers would have slightly increased travel 9. Traffic and Transport times, due to reduced access to the highway, particularly for farm machinery. Whilst this The Traffic and Transport Assessment cannot be avoided, it is offset by improved examined the extent to which the Project is safety of access and mitigated by expected to address road safety, accessibility, incorporating sufficient locations to enable U- transport efficiency and capacity as articulated turns. The Project would also enable High in the Project Objectives, refer to Section 2.2 Productivity Freight Vehicles to use the of Chapter 3 (Project Rationale). It also highway/freeway, thereby contributing to examines how the Project would affect road further improvements to freight efficiency. users during both the construction and The majority of the adverse impacts on road operation phases. The Traffic and Transport users are expected to occur during the Assessment also considered the relevant construction phase, when the proposed works differences between the interim upgrade could impact on the road safety and transport (duplicated highway – AMP3) and ultimate efficiency. However, the assessment upgrade (freeway – AMP1). concluded that acceptable outcomes would be The Project is expected to eliminate a number achieved through the implementation of proportion of existing road safety risks and detailed Traffic Management Plans and deliver improved road safety across the study through community consultation to inform area. This would be achieved through; road users of what to expect during increased clear zone widths, bypassing the construction. township of Buangor, providing adequate rest There are no significant differences between areas, providing central medians and overall Options 1 and 2 with regard to transport improvements to the horizontal and vertical outcomes. The key difference between the alignment. For the ultimate freeway upgrade, interim and ultimate upgrade is access to the additional safety improvements would be freeway. For the ultimate freeway upgrade, realised through intersection grade separation access would be limited to grade-separated and controlling local access via service roads. interchanges and service roads would be It is anticipated that the Project would result provided to provide access to the local road in a reduction in the number of crashes on the network and individual properties. This would highway, which would assist in reaching the further improve road safety and transport target of reducing the incidence and severity efficiency but further increase the distance of road crashes by 30%, by 2017 (an required to access the freeway for some local objective of Arrive Alive! 2008-2017 Victoria’s landowners/occupiers. Roads Safety Strategy). Road safety outcomes are expected to be significant for the Project, The Traffic and Transport Assessment with the ultimate AMP1 upgrade having a concluded that whilst some adverse impacts to slight improvement on the interim AMP3 road users have been identified, these are upgrade. mostly related to the construction period and can be managed to achieve acceptable The Project would increase the capacity of the outcomes. The Project would improve road highway so that it can accommodate the safety and transport efficiency, resulting in a traffic volumes predicted for 2040. This would net transport benefit to the community. be the same for interim and ultimate upgrade. The Project is expected to provide travel time 9.1 EES Objectives savings of around two minutes for vehicles travelling along the Western Highway through The EES objectives for traffic and transport are: the study area due to continuous overtaking opportunities, higher posted speed limit, To provide for the duplication of the Western better grade line and a reduction in the Highway between Beaufort and Ararat to address number of intersections. Travel times are safety, efficiency and capacity issues. expected to be slightly improved further for To avoid or minimise disruption and other the ultimate AMP1 upgrade as compared to adverse effects on infrastructure, land use the interim upgrade. Improved travel times (including agriculture) and households, as well as would have a number of benefits including road users resulting from the construction and improved access and amenity for motorists, operation of the highway duplication. improved travel cost efficiency for road-based freight vehicles and improved travel times for This chapter discusses the existing Western Highway emergency vehicles and buses. It is conditions, including capacity, safety and reasonable to assume a travel time saving for accessibility and the potential impacts associated the majority of road users, though it is with the construction and operation of the interim anticipated that some local landowners / upgrade to duplicated highway standard (AMP3) and 9-2 the ultimate freeway (AMP1) standard. Where 9.3 Methodology appropriate, mitigation measures have been recommended to minimise the potential impact. The Traffic and Transport Assessment included a More specifically, this chapter addresses the desktop review of information, as well as site following EES scoping requirements: inspections to confirm the findings of the desktop review. The following tasks were completed: Identify expected or modelled transport outcomes of the Project in terms of capacity, traffic Review of completed reports related to the volumes, travel times, safety and accessibility. Project including review of traffic data collected in 2009 for the study area. Describe road design features and the alignments that have been adopted to optimise the benefits Visiting the site on a typical day to understand (including increased safety) of the duplication for the existing traffic conditions and identify any road users, having regard to effects on other safety and/or accessibility issues along the route. environmental and social values. In addition, any pedestrian, cyclist, public transport and heavy vehicle facilities were Address potential risk areas to road safety, such identified. as wildlife corridors, and outline any specific measures to avoid, minimise and mitigate road Undertaking an up-to-date crash history safety issues. assessment for the study area. Characterise the current traffic conditions in Review of the public transport timetables and terms of capacity, travel times, safety and identifying any existing bus and rail services accessibility. within the vicinity of the study area. Identify and assess potential effects of the Consideration of potential impacts to road users Project on existing traffic conditions, including during construction and operation of the Project traffic movement and access. This should include on road safety, traffic operations, and access. potential effects of heavy vehicles required for construction on nearby existing arterial roads and the ability of these roads to accommodate potential effects during the project's construction. Identify and assess potential effects of road construction and operation on the rail line and interface especially near intersections and crossings. Identify traffic management and safety principles for the construction and operation phases, covering (where appropriate) road safety, different traffic routes, hours of use, traffic speeds, types of vehicles and emergency services access provisions. Assess the consistency of the final project design with the objectives of relevant Victorian transport policies. Provide an integrated assessment of the Project, drawing on the findings of specific assessments required under previous sections of this document. This chapter is based on a Traffic and Transport Assessment completed by GHD Pty Ltd (2012b). The detailed assessment report is included in Technical Appendix D. 9.2 Study Area The study area for the traffic and transport assessment is the same as the EES project area, which extends 1500 metres (m) to the north and Western Highway looking east south of the edge of existing Western Highway road reserve. Figure 9-1 shows this study area and the location of the intersecting roads. roads showing intersecting area Study Figure 9-1 y w H s e e n re y P B U C K R ING E d HA I V le R M C R o M un t Co RE S EK A P C R d O IN R Warra G t V k Rd s C r A W ER u R V h ARARAT E IMME RI R A m E l K E - Eliz abeth S n t la g HOP a K R IN S R I V E B R u LANGI GHIRAN STATE PARK MOUNT BUANGOR STATE PARK T a R n g A o W r - A R B L e a g L n l A a N n CR e - E E E CAP v l K T i m AINS C s R h E G R E CR u d K ORRIN E d r R E s t e K R tr d a e h it h p S CREEK m ON A CKS JA BUANGOR RAGLAN W est d er R n H wy n la g a R M d - R n a i m ee n d u b MIDDLE CREEK m L c R i a e l r l u a n E a d h oo C R y G ee K d at lo EE T n g R Rd C E L D FIE D RY CR I EEK M d R d y R m le BEAUFORT a ir h Sh t ld a O He re lendoit t e Rd S - n BEAUFORT RESERVOIR e e d R mb a d R h r ill t u r H E o d r N a y n k 052.5 o c o o t y LEGEND t S Kilometres a T d Study Area Highway Major water area d R Map Projection: Transverse Mercator R n Sealed road (arterial & local) Major water course Horizontalo Datum: GDA 1994 n o o Grid: GDA 1994 MGA Zone 54 t y t Unsealed road Rail p i EES copyrighta and disclaimer applies k T S G:\31\27558\GIS\Maps\Deliverables\Stage 2\EES REPORT\09 Traffic and Transport\3127558_S2_001_Study_Area_A4L.mxd Data source: GHD, 2012; DSE, VicMap, 2012; VicRoads, 2012 9-3 9-4 9.4 Legislation and Policy The relevant legislation and government policies related to traffic and transport are outlined in Table 9-1.
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