JULY-DECEMBER 2015

GREATER KEY CORRIDORS PERFORMANCE REPORT Contents GREATER BRISBANE ROAD NETWORK 1 Report findings 1 Highlights 1

GREATER BRISBANE KEY CORRIDORS 2

CORRIDOR TRAFFIC VOLUME SUMMARY 4

NETWORK VEHICLE KILOMETRES TRAVELLED SUMMARY 6 Traffic volume and vehicle kilometres travelled 6

CORRIDOR AVERAGE SPEED 7

AVERAGE NETWORK SPEED SUMMARY 9 Average speed 9

KINGSFORD SMITH DRIVE: CASE STUDY 10 Traffic volume trend 10 Average speed trend 11

STATE GOVERNMENT CONGESTION INITIATIVES 12 Gateway Upgrade North 12 Bruce Managed Motorways Project (BHMMP) 13 Gateway Upgrade South project 14 List of congestion management projects from Transport and Roads Investment Program 14

COUNCIL CONGESTION INITIATIVES 15 Kingsford Smith Drive (KSD) upgrade 15 Inner City Bypass upgrade 16 Wynnum Road corridor upgrade – stage 1 16 Roads and upgrades 16 Road resurfacing program 17 Congestion reduction projects for July to December 2015 17

FACTORS AFFECTING NETWORK PERFORMANCE 17 Significant incident data 17 GREATER BRISBANE ROAD NETWORK

This report provides information on the traffic volume and average speed for the Greater Brisbane key transport corridors over the July to December 2015 period. These Highlights corridors include Brisbane City Council (Council) and Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) managed roads. Network summaries are presented in vehicle Network vehicle kilometres travelled kilometres travelled (VKT) and average network speeds. The report includes information on initiatives being increased by 0.2% from the same undertaken by both organisations to manage congestion on the road network. period last year.

Report findings AM peak average 41.3 There are 37 key corridors, covering 327.3 kilometres, in the network speed is Greater Brisbane area. Network vehicle kilometres travelled 41.3 km/h increased by 0.2% from 2014 to 2015 for the July to December 2015 period.

AM peak average network speed on the 37 corridors is 41.3 km/h. PM peak average network speed is 41.4 km/h. PM peak average 4 1 .4 network speed is 41.4 km/h

• is the busiest corridor with an average daily volume of 162,121 vehicles per day

• Logan Road (1) is the least busy at 21,179 vehicles per day

• In the AM peak, November saw the lowest average speed at 37.4 km/h while September had the highest average speed at 44.6 km/h

• In the PM peak, November had the lowest average speed at 37.6 km/h and August had the highest average speed at 44.2 km/h

• In the AM peak, Centenary Highway (2) is the fastest at an average speed of 72.6 km/h; slowest is Stanley Street at 16.7 km/h

• In the PM peak, Bruce Highway is the fastest at 90 km/h and slowest is Road at 20.7 km/h

• Between 2014 and 2015, AM peak average speed on Council’s 18 key corridors increased by 0.9 km/h (3%) from 29.7 km/h to 30.6 km/h. PM peak average speed also improved by 1.9 km/h (5.6%) from 34.4 km/h to 36.3 km/h.

Waterworks Road Compiled by Council, with data and analysis jointly undertaken by Council and TMR. Incident data provided by the Brisbane Metropolitan Transport Management Centre (BMTMC).

1 GREATER BRISBANE KEY CORRIDORS

NORTH LAKES

4c

11

STRATHPINE

10 4b

BOONDALL

9b 5b

CHERMSIDE

6

TOOMBUL 4a 9a 5a HAMILTON ASHGROVE THE GAP 7 3 EAGLE FARM WYNNUM 8 2

MANLY MILTON 1 FORTITUDE VALLEY MORNINGSIDE MURARRIE AUCHENFLOWER 12 25

13a SOUTH BANK 23 COORPAROO 13b 22 24a CARINDALE KENMORE STONES CORNER 17 YERONGA 13c HOLLAND PARK 14 ANNERLEY CAPALABA 24b OXLEY 18 CLEVELAND 19a

15 a MOUNT GRAVATT ROCKLEA INALA/DURACK 20a THORNLANDS

16a 19b 26

WACOL 21

IPSWICH 15b 16b GOODNA REDLAND BAY

FOREST LAKE

SLACKS CREEK

DAISY HILL MOUNT COTTON

20b SHAILER PARK SPRINGFIELD LAKES BROWNS PLAINS

LOGANLEA

0 1.0km 2.0km

Brisbane River Motorways State roads Brisbane CBD

Note: This map is not drawn to scale.

2 GREATER BRISBANE KEY CORRIDORS (CONTINUED)

ROAD START END LENGTH REGION OWNER CORRIDOR NAME (INTERSECTION) (INTERSECTION) (KM)

Council Inner City Bypass eastbound* 1 Hale Street and Cooksley Street and Kingsford Smith Drive 5.6 Inner City Bypass Cooksley Street and Kingsford Council 2 Hale Street and Milton Road 5.6 westbound* Smith Drive Kingsford Smith Drive- Links Avenue and Kingsford Montpelier Road and Breakfast Council 3 5.5 Breakfast Creek Road Smith Drive Creek Road Lutwyche Road-Bowen Council 4a Norman Avenue and Lutwyche Road and Bowen Bridge Road 3.9 Bridge Road TMR Gympie Road 4b Bruce Highway and Gympie Road and Kedron Park Road 9.5 NORTH TMR Bruce Highway 4c Bruce Highway and Boundary Road Bruce Highway and Gateway Motorway 11.3 -Abbotsford Council 5a Bayview Terrace and Sandgate Road Campbell Street and Abbotsford Road 3.9 Road TMR Sandgate Road 5b Sandgate Road and Roghan Road Sandgate Road and Junction Road 8.3 East-West Arterial Road- East-West Arterial Road and Southern TMR 6 Stafford Road and South Pine Road 9.4 Stafford Road Cross Way Council Kelvin Grove Road 7 Samford Road and Enoggera Road Musgrave Road and Kelvin Grove Road 4.2 -Musgrave Council 8 Settlement Road and Waterworks Road Kelvin Grove Road and Musgrave Road 8.1 Road Jubilee Terrace-Wardell TMR 9a South Pine Road and Stafford Road Frederick Street and Milton Road 8.7 Street Old Northern Road and Albany Creek TMR Old Northern Road 9b South Pine Road and Stafford Road 7.8 Road NORTH-WEST Albany Creek Road-South TMR 10 Kremzow Road and Gympie Road Albany Creek Road and Gympie Road 12.6 Pine Road TMR Strathpine Road 11 and Dohles Rocks Road Gympie Road and Kremzow Road 7.4 Council Milton Road 12 Croydon Street and Milton Road Petrie Terrace and Milton Road 2.7 Council Coronation Drive 13a High Street and Benson Street Boomerang Street and Coronation Drive 2.6 Council (1) 13b Russell Terrace and Moggill Road Coronation Drive and High Street 3.3 Moggill Road and TMR Moggill Road (2) 13c Moggill Road and Birkin Road 13.3 ramp Munbilla Street Pedestrian Crossing Moggill Road Roundabout and Coonan Council Oxley Road-Coonan Street 14 8.4 and Oxley Road Street Western Freeway and Ipswich TMR Centenary Highway (1) 15a Western Freeway and Miskin Street 12.6 Motorway SOUTH-WEST Centenary Highway and West of TMR Centenary Highway (2) 15b Western Freeway and 14.2 Augusta Parkway Ipswich Motorway and Brisbane TMR Ipswich Motorway 16 a Ipswich Motorway and Granard Road 20.7 Road/River Road TMR Warwick Road 16 b Warwick Road and Powells Road Brisbane Road and River Road 13.8 Council Fairfield Road- 17 Sherwood Road and Fairfield Road Stanley Street and Annerley Road 6.8 Ipswich Road-Main Street- Council 18 Hamilton Road and Ipswich Road Ann Street and Gipps Street 9.4 Bradfield Highway Old Cleveland Road and Montague Council Logan Road (1) 19a Klumpp Road and Logan Road 7.4 Street Logan Road and Mt Gravatt-Capalaba TMR Logan Road (2) 19b Logan Road and Underwood Road 4.7 Road

SOUTH Pacific Motorway and Gateway TMR Pacific Motorway (1) 20a Pacific Motorway and CBD 15.8 Pacific Motorway and Beenleigh Pacific Motorway and Gateway TMR Pacific Motorway (2) 20b 16.9 (North) exit Interchange Mt Lindesay Highway and Park TMR Beaudesert Road 21 Granard Road and Ipswich Motorway 18.5 Ridge Interchange Old Cleveland Road and Cavendish Council Stanley Street (westbound) 22 Grey Street and Vulture Street 4.1 Road Old Cleveland Road and Cavendish Council Vulture Street (eastbound) 23 Grey Street and Vulture Street 4.1 Road Montague Street and Old Cleveland Council Old Cleveland Road (1) 24a Creek Road and Old Cleveland Road 5.9 Road EAST TMR Old Cleveland Road (2) 24b Finucane Road and Delancey Street Old Cleveland Road and Tilley Road 10.7 Council Wynnum Road 25 Belmont Road and Wynnum Road south approach 10.5 Cleveland-Redland Bay Road and Cleveland-Redland Bay Road and TMR Cleveland-Redland Bay Road 26 9.1 German Church Road South Street

Note: * Each direction of the Inner City Bypass is treated as a separate corridor.

3 CORRIDOR TRAFFIC VOLUME SUMMARY AVERAGE SIX-MONTH VOLUMES (JUL-DEC 2015)

22,500 45,000 67,500 90,000 112,500 135,000 157,500 180,000

1 AM PEAK/HR 3,744 Inner City Bypass DAILY 52,291 eastbound* PM PEAK/HR 3,611

2 AM PEAK/HR 3,928 Inner City Bypass DAILY 48,636 westbound* PM PEAK/HR 3,420

3 AM PEAK/HR 4,396 Kingsford Smith Drive- DAILY 62,731 Breakfast Creek Road PM PEAK/HR 4,083

4a AM PEAK/HR 4,170 Lutwyche Road DAILY 61,859 -Bowen Bridge Road PM PEAK/HR 4,103

4b AM PEAK/HR 4,822 Gympie Road DAILY 75,019 PM PEAK/HR 4,597 NORTH

4c AM PEAK/HR 10,321 Bruce Highway DAILY 162,121 PM PEAK/HR 10,374

5a AM PEAK/HR 2,717 Sandgate Road- DAILY 38,388 Abbotsford Road PM PEAK/HR 2,465

5b AM PEAK/HR 5,275 Sandgate Road DAILY 72,370 PM PEAK/HR 4,198

6 AM PEAK/HR 3,615 East-West Arterial DAILY 59,456 Road-Stafford Road PM PEAK/HR 3,590

7 AM PEAK/HR 3,925 Kelvin Grove Road DAILY 52,422 PM PEAK/HR 3,536

8 AM PEAK/HR 2,035 Waterworks Road- DAILY 27,407 Musgrave Road PM PEAK/HR 2,051

9a AM PEAK/HR 2,016 Jubilee Terrace- DAILY 27,894 Wardell Street PM PEAK/HR 1,839

9b AM PEAK/HR 3,197 Old Northern Road DAILY 42,051 NORTH-WEST PM PEAK/HR 2,905

10 AM PEAK/HR 3,364 Albany Creek Road- DAILY 44,691 South Pine Road PM PEAK/HR 3,268

11 AM PEAK/HR 1,855 Strathpine Road DAILY 31,129 PM PEAK/HR 2,382

12 AM PEAK/HR 3,146 Milton Road DAILY 44,489 PM PEAK/HR 2,782

13a AM PEAK/HR 5,288 Coronation Drive DAILY 73,683 PM PEAK/HR 4,811

SOUTH-WEST 13b AM PEAK/HR 2,398 Moggill Road (1) DAILY 36,836 PM PEAK/HR 2,394

22,500 45,000 67,500 90,000 112,500 135,000 157,500 180,000 NUMBER OF VEHICLES

4 CORRIDOR TRAFFIC VOLUME SUMMARY (CONTINUED) AVERAGE SIX-MONTH VOLUMES (JUL-DEC 2015)

22,500 45,000 67,500 90,000 112,500 135,000 157,500 180,000

13c AM PEAK/HR 2,280 Moggill Road (2) DAILY 33,500 PM PEAK/HR 2,293

14 AM PEAK/HR 2,180 Oxley Road- DAILY 30,966 Coonan Street PM PEAK/HR 2,448

15a AM PEAK/HR 6,288 Centenary DAILY 92,805 Highway (1) PM PEAK/HR 6,239

15b AM PEAK/HR 2,194 Centenary DAILY 30,090 SOUTH-WEST Highway (2) PM PEAK/HR 2,142

16 a AM PEAK/HR 6,549 Ipswich Motorway DAILY 96,089 PM PEAK/HR 5,820

16 b AM PEAK/HR 1,903 Warwick Road DAILY 29,387 PM PEAK/HR 1,823

17 AM PEAK/HR 2,246 Fairfield Road- DAILY 26,794 Annerley Road PM PEAK/HR 2,030

18 AM PEAK/HR 3,187 Ipswich Road- DAILY 50,884 Main Street- PM PEAK/HR 3,187 Bradfield Highway 19a AM PEAK/HR 1,838 Logan Road (1) DAILY 21,179 PM PEAK/HR 1,641

19b AM PEAK/HR 1,247 Logan Road (2) DAILY 28,275

WEST PM PEAK/HR 1,736

20a AM PEAK/HR 9,996 Pacific Motorway (1) DAILY 150,504 PM PEAK/HR 9,865

20b AM PEAK/HR 8,870 Pacific Motorway (2) DAILY 150,454 PM PEAK/HR 10,040

21 AM PEAK/HR 3,233 Beaudesert Road DAILY 48,042 PM PEAK/HR 2,659

22 AM PEAK/HR 2,285 Stanley Street DAILY 27,873 (westbound) PM PEAK/HR 1,589

23 AM PEAK/HR 1,526 Vulture Street DAILY 30,654 (eastbound) PM PEAK/HR 2,468

24a AM PEAK/HR 2,695 Old Cleveland DAILY 36,272 Road (1) PM PEAK/HR 2,605

EAST 24b AM PEAK/HR 4,237 Old Cleveland DAILY 59,753 Road (2) PM PEAK/HR 4,050

25 AM PEAK/HR 2,410 Wynnum Road DAILY 39,144 PM PEAK/HR 2,737

26 AM PEAK/HR 1,612 Cleveland-Redland DAILY 22,900 Bay Road PM PEAK/HR 1,555 22,500 45,000 67,500 90,000 112,500 135,000 157,500 180,000 NUMBER OF VEHICLES

5 NETWORK VEHICLE KILOMETRES TRAVELLED SUMMARY AVERAGE VEHICLE KILOMETRES TRAVELLED OF 37 KEY CORRIDORS BY MONTH

Traffic volume and vehicle kilometres travelled

All traffic volume data includes weekdays only and excludes Vehicle kilometres travelled (VKT) is a measure of traffic demand public holidays. Traffic volumes on TMR corridors were taken at on the road network. It is the length of a section of road in the road segment with the highest volume. Council corridor traffic kilometres multiplied by the average traffic volume on that volumes were taken in the middle segment of the corridors. section. The daily VKT is the product of the length of the road and average daily traffic (ADT). The monthly VKT is the daily VKT The average daily traffic volume for the month is the number of multiplied by the number of days in the analysis period. vehicles utilising the corridor per day, averaged over all weekdays of the month (excluding public holidays). The AM peak monthly VKT is the product of the length of the road, the average AM peak hourly traffic volume and number of AM peak period for TMR corridors is from 6am to 9am as the days in the analysis period. TMR network is utilised earlier particularly on the outer edges of the Greater Brisbane road network (for example, Bruce Highway, The PM peak monthly VKT is the product of the length of the Pacific Motorway and so on). Council corridors’ AM peak period road, the average PM peak hourly traffic volume and number of is from 7am to 9am. PM peak periods are the same for both TMR days in the analysis period. and Council corridors, 4pm to 7pm. The monthly AM and PM peak per hour traffic volumes are the average hourly volume for The network VKT is the sum of all the corridors in the network. the month over the corresponding AM and PM peak periods, respectively.

VEHICLE KILOMETRES TRAVELLED (in millions) 0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500

6 MONTH 2015 178.3 180.7 2,143.5 AM ▼ -2.0% PM ▼ -2.3% DAILY ▲ 0.2% TOTAL 2014 182 185 2,139.2

0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500

0 100 200 300 400 500

2015 28.5 29.1 348.6 JUL AM ▼ -2.3% PM ▼ -2.4% DAILY ▲ 0.5% 2014 29.1 29.8 346.7

2015 29.1 29.6 351 AUG AM ▼ -1.7% PM ▼ -2.4% DAILY ▼ -0.1% 2014 29.6 30.4 351.3

2015 30 30.2 357.3 ▲ SEP AM ▼ -1.4% PM ▼ -2.2% DAILY 0.0% 2014 30.5 30.9 357.4

2015 30 30.4 357.3 OCT AM ▼ -2.0% PM ▼ -2.7% DAILY ▼ -0.8% 2014 30.7 31.2 360.3

2015 30.9 31.5 367.6 NOV AM ▼ -1.6% PM ▼ -1.8% DAILY ▲ 0.9% 2014 31.4 32.1 364.5

2015 29.7 29.8 361.6 DEC AM ▼ -3.1% PM ▼ -2.6% DAILY ▲ 0.7% 2014 30.7 30.6 358.9

0 100 200 300 400 500

AM PEAK/HR 2015 PM PEAK/HR 2015 DAILY 2015 AM PEAK/HR 2014 PM PEAK/HR 2014 DAILY 2014

6 CORRIDOR AVERAGE SPEED AVERAGE SIX-MONTH SPEED (JUL-DEC 2015)

0 20 40 60 80 100

1 AM 57.58 KM/HR Inner City Bypass PM eastbound* 58.83 KM/HR

2 AM 53.01 KM/HR Inner City Bypass PM 60.41 KM/HR westbound*

3 AM 28.30 KM/HR Kingsford Smith Drive- Breakfast Creek Road PM 37.31 KM/HR

4a AM 29.28 KM/HR Lutwyche Road- Bowen Bridge Road PM 34.55 KM/HR

4b AM 23.96 KM/HR Gympie Road PM 20.72 KM/HR NORTH

4c AM 54.86 KM/HR PM 90.00 Bruce Highway KM/HR

5a AM 32.08 KM/HR Sandgate Road- Abbotsford Road PM 38.25 KM/HR

5b AM 33.40 KM/HR Sandgate Road PM 29.80 KM/HR

6 AM 27.67 KM/HR East-West Arterial Road-Stafford Road PM 25.15 KM/HR

7 AM 24.57 KM/HR Kelvin Grove Road PM 35.76 KM/HR

8 AM 32.52 KM/HR Waterworks Road- PM Musgrave Road 37.11 KM/HR

9a AM 28.37 KM/HR Jubilee Terrace- Wardell Street PM 27.49 KM/HR

9b AM Old Northern Road* NORTH-WEST PM

10 AM 38.05 KM/HR Albany Creek Road- South Pine Road PM 39.55 KM/HR

11 AM 36.16 KM/HR Strathpine Road PM 30.73 KM/HR

12 AM 31.41 KM/HR Milton Road PM 33.85 KM/HR

13a AM 20.13 KM/HR Coronation Drive PM 35.29 KM/HR SOUTH-WEST 13b AM 32.47 KM/HR Moggill Road (1) PM 26.27 KM/HR

0 20 40 60 80 100 AVERAGE SPEED (KM/HR) Note: * Blank values indicate insufficient data available to produce a statistically significant result.

7 CORRIDOR AVERAGE SPEED (CONTINUED) AVERAGE SIX-MONTH SPEED (JUL-DEC 2015)

0 20 40 60 80 100

13c AM Moggill Road (2)* PM

14 AM 31.15 KM/HR Oxley Road- Coonan Street PM 34.71 KM/HR

15a AM 51.05 KM/HR Centenary Highway (1) PM 47.57 KM/HR

15b AM 72.63 KM/HR Centenary SOUTH-WEST Highway (2) PM 87.56 KM/HR

16 a AM 55.32 KM/HR Ipswich Motorway PM 63.92 KM/HR

16 b AM Warwick Road* PM

17 AM 32.47 KM/HR Fairfield Road- Annerley Road PM 37.71 KM/HR

18 Ipswich Road- AM 29.68 KM/HR Main Street- PM 32.29 KM/HR Bradfield Highway

19a AM 36.61 KM/HR Logan Road (1) PM 35.36 KM/HR

19b AM 34.99 KM/HR Logan Road (2) PM WEST 31.58 KM/HR

20a AM 62.20 KM/HR Pacific Motorway (1) PM 52.81 KM/HR

20b AM 49.58 KM/HR Pacific Motorway (2) PM 54.84 KM/HR

21 AM 44.19 KM/HR Beaudesert Road PM 43.06 KM/HR

22 AM 16.72 KM/HR Stanley Street PM (westbound) 25.63 KM/HR

23 AM 26.00 KM/HR Vulture Street PM (eastbound) 25.06 KM/HR

24a AM 31.53 KM/HR Old Cleveland Road (1) PM 38.28 KM/HR

EAST 24b AM 53.15 KM/HR Old Cleveland Road (2) PM 50.39 KM/HR

25 AM 26.89 KM/HR Wynnum Road PM 35.19 KM/HR

26 AM 49.86 KM/HR Cleveland-Redland Bay Road PM 46.15 KM/HR

0 20 40 60 80 100 AVERAGE SPEED (KM/HR) Note: * Blank values indicate insufficient data available to produce a statistically significant result.

8 AVERAGE NETWORK SPEED SUMMARY AVERAGE SPEED OF 37 KEY CORRIDORS Average speed

Average speed in kilometres per hour is a measure of traffic Average travel times were collected during the AM and PM efficiency on the road network. Average speed was calculated peak periods to calculate the average speed of the corridor. using travel times collected from TMR’s and Council’s extensive Peak periods are similarly defined as in the VKT calculations. network of Bluetooth scanners within the Greater Brisbane road network. Average corridor speed includes delays at signalised AM peak travel time is taken as the inbound direction while intersections. the PM peak travel time is the outbound direction. 72.63 KM/HR AVERAGE SPEED (KM/HR) 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 55.32 KM/HR 41.3 6 MONTH 2015 KM/HR 63.92 KM/HR AVERAGE 41.4 KM/HR

42.46 JUL 2015 KM/HR 42.24 KM/HR

43.52 KM/HR AUG 2015 44.21 KM/HR

44.56 KM/HR SEP 2015 44.05 KM/HR

37.92 KM/HR OCT 2015 39.76 KM/HR

37.37 NOV 2015 KM/HR 37.58 KM/HR

41.89 KM/HR DEC 2015 40.78 KM/HR

0 10 20 30 40 50 60

AM PEAK 2015 PM PEAK 2015

South East Freeway

9 KINGSFORD SMITH DRIVE: CASE STUDY

Historically, Kingsford Smith Drive (KSD) is one of the most significant routes in the city for Brisbane’s economic prosperity. Traffic volume trend

A major road corridor, KSD links the Brisbane CBD to Brisbane The graph shows the average annual weekday traffic volume Airport, the Port of Brisbane and residential and economic on KSD for the past eight years. KSD volume decreased growth areas including Northshore Hamilton and the significantly with the opening of the Airport Link (APL) tunnel TradeCoast (ATC). The ATC is expected to be the second- in July 2012. Since then however, traffic volume has been biggest job generator in , behind increasing rapidly (one of the highest of the key corridors) Brisbane’s CBD, in future years. and has surpassed pre-APL volumes.

65,000 20%

62,433

60,602

60,000 59,079 10% 58,220 57,861 56,800 56,188

55,000 0% 53,115 TRAFFIC VOLUME (VEH/DAY)

50,000 -10% 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

WEEKDAY VOLUME CUMULATIVE % INCREASE

Kingsford Smith Drive, circa 1907. Photo courtesy of the State Library of Queensland.

10 Average speed trend

From 2012, average corridor speeds have slowly decreased The KSD upgrade is the next flagship project to be delivered for the AM and PM peaks. With the continued economic by Council to transform Brisbane’s road network. The growth of areas serviced by KSD, the average speed will likely upgrade serves as a key part of Council’s balanced approach continue to decrease. to tackling traffic congestion in Brisbane, which could cost businesses and residents up to $3 billion by 2020, if not By 2030, Northshore Hamilton alone will be home to around addressed. 15,000 people and will be a hub of employment for up to 10,000 people in commercial and retail businesses. Together with ATC, this is expected to generate approximately 30,000 extra vehicle trips per day.

45 42.7

40.1 40 38.4 37.4

35.1 35 31.9

30 29.0 29.0

25 AVERAGE SPEED (KM/HR)

20

15 2012 2013 2014 2015

AM PEAK PM PEAK

Heading west. Note: Image is an artist impression and is indicative only.

11 STATE GOVERNMENT CONGESTION INITIATIVES

Ongoing TMR congestion management activities include: The $1.162 billion project is being jointly funded by the Australian and Queensland Governments and includes: • Managed Motorway operations e.g. South East Freeway ramp signalling, Ipswich Motorway Lane Use Management • upgrading 11.3 km of the Gateway Motorway from four to and Port of Brisbane Variable Speed Limit Operations six lanes between Nudgee and Bracken Ridge • Emergency Vehicle Priority (EVP) (with Council) • reconfiguring the Nudgee interchange including a • Planning for Operations new Nudgee Road overpass and a relocated extended • Signal network optimisation northbound on-ramp • Brisbane Metropolitan Transport Management Centre • widening the between Depot Road and including ongoing operations of Variable Message Signs and Bracken Ridge Road to provide two lanes in each direction Closed-Circuit Television (with Council) • modifications to the Bicentennial Road interchange including • Traffic Response Units (with Council) extended on and off-ramps • Bluetooth Travel Time Monitoring • construction of off-road cycle/pedestrian facilities • Mapping congestion hotspots. • installing Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) including: variable message and speed signs, traffic monitoring cameras and ramp metering. Gateway Upgrade North Key milestones:

The upgrade between Nudgee and Bracken Ridge aims to • Mid-2015 – contract awarded for the major works benefit the community by improving motorist safety, reducing • Early 2016 – start of major works construction congestion and accommodating future traffic growth. • Late 2018 – completion and commissioning.

TMR Gateway Upgrade North

12 Bruce Highway Managed Motorways Project (BHMMP)

The Bruce Highway Managed Motorways Project involves a The project aims to deliver the following benefits to motorists: suite of smart technologies on the Bruce Highway southbound • managing traffic flow onto the highway at key congestion between Caboolture and the Gateway Motorway to optimise points to help keep traffic flowing on the highway and delay the performance of the highway and maximise its existing the onset of congestion capacity during peak periods. Ramp signals and electronic communications technology have been installed at five on- • providing safer merging conditions for motorists entering ramps to the Bruce Highway southbound at Dohles Rocks the highway Road, Anzac Avenue, Boundary Road, Deception Bay Road • reducing ‘stop-start’ travel for motorists and helping to and Uhlmann Road. Installation of the ramp signals and improve travel time reliability electronic communications technology began in April 2014 and • optimising the performance of the Bruce Highway and was completed in September 2015, with the system starting maximising its existing capacity until future upgrades can operation in September 2015. take place • allowing a proactive and responsive approach to managing network conditions and responding to congestion, incidents or bad weather.

TMR Bruce Highway Managed Motorways Project

13 Gateway Upgrade South project

Stage 1 of the Gateway Upgrade South project to upgrade construction of Stage 2 of the Gateway Upgrade South the motorway from four to six lanes from Mt Gravatt-Capalaba projects. Stage 2a which included upgrading the Mt Gravatt- Road to Miles Platting Road was completed in July 2011. Capalaba Road from Broadwater Road to Gardner Road was The Australian Government and completed in mid-2015. committed $140 million of joint funding for design and List of congestion management projects from Queensland Transport and Roads Investment Program

Project location Project description

Ipswich Motorway between Dinmore and Darra Implementing ramp signalling

Centenary Highway between Indooroopilly and Construction of additional lanes – from two to three lanes in each direction

South East Busway at Melbourne Street, South Brisbane Widening of portal to accommodate potential future public transport demand

South East Freeway inbound ramps on Logan Road and Increase storage capacity to improve ramp signalling operations Mains Road

Logan Road southbound off-ramp and associated section Managing congestion with minor works, narrow additional along Logan Road up to Padstow Road lanes and localised widening

TMR Gateway Upgrade South

14 COUNCIL CONGESTION INITIATIVES

Council’s key congestion reduction initiatives include: The KSD upgrade will create a subtropical arrival experience into • Brisbane Metropolitan Transport Management Centre Brisbane, providing shade and enhancing views of our river city. (with TMR) Trees will be planted along the entire corridor, with centre • Emergency Vehicle Priority (EVP) (with TMR) median planting creating a memorable journey for all road users • Traffic Response Units (with TMR) while maintaining views for local residents. • Sydney Coordinated Adaptive Traffic System • Variable Message Signs program The KSD upgrade will involve widening the road from four to six lanes between Theodore Street at Eagle Farm and Cooksley • Closed-Circuit Television program Street at Hamilton. It will also include improvement works • Pedestrian Countdown Timers between Cooksley Street and Breakfast Creek Road at Albion. • Left Turn on Red • Modular Infrastructure POD In addition to providing increased road capacity to • Bluetooth Travel Time Monitoring Network accommodate future traffic volumes, the upgrade will also • Arterial Road Program of Intersection Improvements. deliver significantly improved pedestrian and cycle facilities, providing active transport options for both existing residents and the developing Northshore precinct. Kingsford Smith Drive Council selected Lendlease as the preferred contractor to design and construct the KSD upgrade. (KSD) upgrade

As a major gateway to the city for tourists, visitors and residents, KSD will be transformed into a vibrant urban corridor that maximises public access to the river and reinforces Brisbane’s identity as a New World City.

Racecourse Road intersection. Note: Image is an artist impression and is indicative only.

Heading west. Note: Image is an artist impression and is indicative only.

15 Inner City Bypass Wynnum Road corridor upgrade upgrade – stage 1

Council is planning to widen the Inner City Bypass (ICB) The Wynnum Road corridor is an important route in Brisbane’s between and the Royal National Agricultural road network, providing access between suburban and (RNA) tunnel to increase capacity and allow for future growth commercial catchments in the eastern suburbs of Brisbane, the along the key corridor. CBD and beyond.

The ICB 4 upgrade will see the ICB southbound widened from Council is planning to deliver the upgrade to the Wynnum three to four lanes between the northern approach to the RNA Road corridor in stages. Stage 1 of the upgrade is from tunnel and the Legacy Way portal, and the ICB northbound Latrobe Street to Canning Bridge and will see this section of widened from three to four lanes between Legacy Way and the Lytton Road widened from four to six lanes. ICB Herston exit.

The upgrade will reduce traffic congestion and increase capacity for existing and future traffic demands. This section Roads and intersection of the ICB currently carries more than 100,000 vehicles per day and is a major link in the road network with connections upgrades to Lutwyche Road, Airport Link Tunnel, , Legacy Way Tunnel and the soon-to-be-upgraded KSD. Council is building an improved road and transport network across Brisbane through a range of key projects including $80 million will be allocated over the next three years for the major road construction and intersection upgrades. To improve project and a contract tender process is planned to occur access to major transport networks, Council is also working to during the next year. minimise traffic congestion and improve safety in local areas by constructing intersections, and undertaking corridor upgrades As part of the preliminary design, Council will be undertaking and minor road projects. a technical investigation to determine if a new westbound on-ramp from Bowen Bridge Road/Inner Northern Busway is Upgrades under this program are part of Council’s feasible. This is expected to be completed in early 2016. $49 million commitment in 2015-16 for suburban road and intersection upgrade projects. This program is part of Construction is tentatively scheduled to begin in late 2016 and Council’s commitment to keep Brisbane moving, and is jointly be completed in 2018. funded by the Queensland Government under the Transport Infrastructure Development Scheme.

Inner City Bypass between Legacy Way and Herston Road off-ramp.

16 Road resurfacing program

Our roads are one of our most critical assets, which is why This $100 million investment for the 2015-16 financial year Council continues to prioritise their maintenance. Council’s will build on Council’s commitment of $240 million of road 2015-16 road resurfacing program will help make suburban resurfacing works over four years to ensure Brisbane’s streets smoother, safer and more enjoyable to use every day, transport network continues to deliver a high-quality representing a $100 million investment. Works will occur across experience for users. every Council ward and will deliver an unprecedented number of resurfacing projects for Council within this period of time. Congestion reduction projects for July to December 2015

Project location Suburb Project description

Toombul Road at St Vincents Road Northgate Parking restriction to provide more capacity

Given Terrace at Ranley Grove Paddington Formalise dual outbound lanes as clearway already exists

Old Cleveland Road at Montague Street Greenslopes Provision of a double right turn out of Montague Street by creating a second short right-turn lane

Vulture Street between Merivale Street South Brisbane Extended the existing short second lane on Vulture Street west and Cordelia Street between Cordelia Street and Merivale Street from 15 metres to 70 metres

Beenleigh Road at Saint Andrew Street Kuraby Extended the right-turn lane on Beenleigh Road into Saint Andrew Street by 20 metres

Warrigal Road at Bleasby Road Eight Mile Plains Marking ‘no stopping’ yellow line on Warrigal Road northbound after the shopping centre exit

FACTORS AFFECTING NETWORK PERFORMANCE

Significant incident data Number of Average duration1 Month incidents (HH:MM:SS) Traffic volume and travel time are also affected by other factors including traffic incidents. These incidents, such as accidents, July 392 1:06:34 extreme weather and planned events, influence the amount August 379 0:47:17 of congestion experienced on the roads. Depending on the timing, location, severity and duration, an incident may have September 346 0:51:39 minimal effect on the road network or cause gridlock in large October 352 1:09:14 parts of the city. The data detailed in this report specifically November 358 2:11:00 analysed significant incidents that had the potential to have a major impact on the road network. December 281 1:45:09

This incident data was collected and compiled from roads 1 Incident duration is measured from the time BMTMC is notified throughout the Brisbane metropolitan area by the Brisbane about the incident until the time the incident is resolved. Metropolitan Transport Management Centre (BMTMC).

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