Guide to Traffic Management Part 5: Road Management Sydney 2019 Guide to Traffic Management Part 5: Road Management Edition 3.1 amendments prepared by: Jeanette Ward, Chris Hall, Jamie Publisher Robertson, Paul Durdin and Dave Smith Austroads Ltd. Edition 3.0 prepared by: David Green and Kenneth Lewis Level 9, 287 Elizabeth Street Sydney NSW 2000 Australia Phone: +61 2 8265 3300 Edition 3.1 project manager: Jeremy Burdan [email protected] Edition 3.0 project manager: Kamal Weeratunga. www.austroads.com.au Abstract About Austroads The Guide to Traffic Management Part 5: Road Management is concerned Austroads is the peak organisation of Australasian with traffic management on sections of road between major intersections. It road transport and traffic agencies. focuses on traffic management issues and treatments related to various Austroads’ purpose is to support our member situations but does not provide dimensions or other details for the design of organisations to deliver an improved Australasian treatments as these are provided in the Guide to Road Design. Guidance on road transport network. To succeed in this task, we traffic management at intersections is provided in the Guide to Traffic undertake leading-edge road and transport Management Part 6: Intersections, Interchanges and Crossings. research which underpins our input to policy development and published guidance on the Part 5 presents detailed information and guidelines relating to the factors that design, construction and management of the road need to be considered in applying traffic management techniques and network and its associated infrastructure. treatments to road types that include motorways and expressways, urban arterial roads, urban local roads, rural highways and rural local roads. It Austroads provides a collective approach that considers the needs of all road users including pedestrians, cyclists, delivers value for money, encourages shared motorcyclists, heavy vehicles and public transport. It provides the guidance knowledge and drives consistency for road users. under the four key areas of access management, road space requirements for Austroads is governed by a Board consisting of general traffic use, allocation of road space between road users, lane senior executive representatives from each of its management and speed limits. eleven member organisations: Keywords • Roads and Maritime Services New South Wales Access management, road space allocation, off-road space, road users, lane • Roads Corporation Victoria management, tidal flow, lane control, on-road parking control, speed limits, • Queensland Department of Transport and Main speed zones, speed limit signs, auxiliary lanes, medians, outer separators, Roads pedestrian space, shoulders, one-way roads, high occupancy vehicle lanes, buses, trams, trucks, bicycles, cyclists, motorcyclists, rest areas, turns, • Main Roads Western Australia clearways • Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure South Australia Edition 3.1 published February 2019 • Department of State Growth Tasmania • Edition 3.0 published July 2017 Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Logistics Northern Territory Edition 2.0 published February 2014 • Transport Canberra and City Services Edition 1.0 published February 2008 Directorate, Australian Capital Territory Edition 3.1 of the Guide has been updated with Safe System content, including: • The Department of Infrastructure, Regional Development and Cities • Revisions to Section 6.1 The Safe System and Safe Speeds and Section • Australian Local Government Association 6.2 Implementation Framework to increase emphasis of the Safe System • New Zealand Transport Agency. • Information added to Section 6.3 General Philosophy of Speed Limits about the role of speed limits and pedestrian and cyclist accessibility, and the Guide to Road Safety Part 3: Speed Limits. • Revisions to Table 6.4 Urban roads – risk-based selection of speed limits for different road categories and functions, to align content with speed- survivability charts ISBN 978-1-925854-03-9 © Austroads Ltd 2019 | This work is copyright. Apart from any use as permitted under the NTM6021 Austroads Project No. Pages 145 Copyright Act 1968, no part may be reproduced by Austroads Publication No. AGTM05-19 any process without the prior written permission of Austroads. 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. 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. 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 .................................................................................................................