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Austroads Report SUPERSEDED PUBLICATION This document has been superseded. It should only be used for reference purposes. For current guidance please visit the Austroads website: www.austroads.com.au Guide to Traffic Management Part 5: Road Management Sydney 2017 Guide to Traffic Management Part 5: Road Management Third edition prepared by: David Green and Kenneth Lewis Publisher Austroads Ltd. Third edition project manager: Kamal Weeratunga Level 9, 287 Elizabeth Street Sydney NSW 2000 Australia Abstract Phone: +61 2 8265 3300 The Guide to Traffic Management Part 5: Road Management (AGTM Part 5) [email protected] is concerned with traffic management on sections of road between major www.austroads.com.au intersections. It focuses on traffic management issues and treatments related to various situations but does not provide dimensions or other details for the About Austroads design of treatments as these are provided in the Guide to Road Design. Guidance on traffic management at intersections is provided in the Guide to Austroads is the peak organisation of Australasian road transport and traffic agencies. Traffic Management Part 6: Intersections, Interchanges and Crossings. Austroads’ purpose is to support our member AGTM Part 5 presents detailed information and guidelines relating to the organisations to deliver an improved Australasian factors that need to be considered in applying traffic management techniques road transport network. To succeed in this task, we and treatments to road types that include motorways and expressways, urban undertake leading-edge road and transport arterial roads, urban local roads, rural highways and rural local roads. It research which underpins our input to policy considers the needs of all road users including pedestrians, cyclists, development and published guidance on the motorcyclists, heavy vehicles and public transport. It provides the guidance design, construction and management of the road under the four key areas of access management, road space requirements for network and its associated infrastructure. general traffic use, allocation of road space between road users, lane management and speed limits. Austroads provides a collective approach that delivers value for money, encourages shared Keywords knowledge and drives consistency for road users. Access management, road space allocation, off-road space, road users, lane Austroads is governed by a Board consisting of management, tidal flow, lane control, on-road parking control, speed limits, senior executive representatives from each of its speed zones, speed limit signs, auxiliary lanes, medians, outer separators, eleven member organisations: pedestrian space, shoulders, one-way roads, high occupancy vehicle lanes, buses, trams, trucks, bicycles, cyclists, motorcyclists, rest areas, turns, • Roads and Maritime Services New South Wales clearways • Roads Corporation Victoria • Queensland Department of Transport and Main Third edition published July 2017 Roads Second edition published February 2014 • Main Roads Western Australia First edition published February 2008 • Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure South Australia This third edition updates previous Austroads guidance on road management by presenting the latest practices and guidelines for a broad range of road • Department of State Growth Tasmania management topics and bringing guidance in line with the latest Safe System • Department of Infrastructure, Planning and practice. Section 1 is updated to provide discussion on the concepts of Logistics Northern Territory Movement and Place and Network Operation Planning. Section 3 has been revised and a new Section 0 has been added to provide more detailed • Transport Canberra and City Services Directorate, Australian Capital Territory guidance on road allocation. Section 6 is updated with differential speed limits and amended guidance for establishing speed limits. • Australian Government Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development ISBN 978-1-925451-90-0 Pages 145 • Australian Local Government Association Austroads Project No. NTM2081 • New Zealand Transport Agency. Austroads Publication No. AGTM05-17 © Austroads Ltd 2017 This work is copyright. Apart from any use as permitted under the Copyright Act 1968, no part may be reproduced by any process without the prior written permission of Austroads. Acknowledgements First edition prepared by David Bennett, Gary Veith, Peter Freeman, Milan Prodanovic and John Bliss. Second edition prepared by Peter Eady, Clarissa Han and James Luk and project managed by Gordon Farrelly. This Guide is produced by Austroads as a general guide. Its application is discretionary. Road authorities may vary their practice according to local circumstances and policies. Austroads believes this publication to be correct at the time of printing and does not accept responsibility for any consequences arising from the use of information herein. Readers should rely on their own skill and judgement to apply information to particular issues. Guide to Traffic Management Part 5: Road Management Contents 1. Introduction ............................................................................................................................................. 1 1.1 Jurisdictional Supplements ....................................................................................................................... 3 1.2 Movement and Place ................................................................................................................................ 3 1.3 Mobility and Access – a Subsidiary of Movement and Place ................................................................... 8 1.4 Linkage to Other Road Strategies including the Safe System ................................................................. 9 2. Access Management ............................................................................................................................ 10 2.1 Application of Access Management ....................................................................................................... 10 2.1.1 Current Approach ..................................................................................................................... 10 2.1.2 Strategic Approach ................................................................................................................... 11 2.1.3 Access Management Practice .................................................................................................. 11 2.1.4 Treatments Used for Access Management .............................................................................. 16 3. Road Space Requirements for General Traffic Use .......................................................................... 18 3.1 Off-road Space for Road Users .............................................................................................................. 19 3.2 Road Space Requirements for General Traffic Lanes ........................................................................... 19 3.3 Road Space Requirements for Auxiliary Lanes ..................................................................................... 20 3.4 Road Space Requirements for Medians (Dividing Strips) ...................................................................... 23 3.5 Road Space Requirements for Outer Separators .................................................................................. 24 3.6 Road Space Requirements for Pedestrians ........................................................................................... 25 3.7 Road Space Requirements for Parking Allocation ................................................................................. 25 3.8 Road Space Requirements for Shoulders .............................................................................................. 28 3.8.1 All-lane Running ....................................................................................................................... 28 3.8.2 Emergency Stopping Bays ....................................................................................................... 29 4. Allocation of Road Space between Road Users ............................................................................... 30 4.1 Road Space Requirements for High Occupancy Vehicle Lanes ............................................................ 30 4.2 Road Space Requirements for Public Transport .................................................................................... 31 4.2.1 Bus Lanes on Motorways, Expressways and Urban Arterials .................................................. 31 4.2.2 Bus Routes on Arterial Roads .................................................................................................. 32 4.2.3 Tram Lanes............................................................................................................................... 32 4.2.4 Busways ................................................................................................................................... 33 4.2.5 Bus Routes on Urban Local Roads .......................................................................................... 33 4.2.6 Bus Stops ................................................................................................................................. 33 4.2.7 Tram Stops ............................................................................................................................... 35 4.2.8 Passenger Shelters
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