Fraser Coast Regional Council Sustainable Growth Strategy 2031 Integrated Transport Study April 2011 DELIBERATELY LEFT BLANK Table of Contents 1. Introduction ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 1 1.1 Background...................................................................................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Objectives of the Integrated Transport Study .................................................................................................................................... 1 1.3 Scope of this report .......................................................................................................................................................................... 2 2. Methodology .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 4 2.1 Methodology..................................................................................................................................................................................... 4 3. Literature review......................................................................................................................................................................................... 5 3.1 Introduction ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 5 3.2 Existing planning schemes ............................................................................................................................................................... 5 3.3 Regional – Wide Bay Burnett............................................................................................................................................................ 7 3.4 Local – Fraser Coast Regional Council ............................................................................................................................................. 11 3.5 Other State agencies........................................................................................................................................................................ 13 3.6 Technical papers.............................................................................................................................................................................. 13 4. Context ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 14 4.1 Population and demographics........................................................................................................................................................... 14 4.2 Economy.......................................................................................................................................................................................... 15 4.3 Tourism ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 16 4.4 Education......................................................................................................................................................................................... 16 4.5 Land use .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 16 4.6 Environment..................................................................................................................................................................................... 17 4.7 Travel behaviour............................................................................................................................................................................... 17 5. Road network............................................................................................................................................................................................. 19 5.1 Fraser Coast road network ............................................................................................................................................................... 19 5.2 Hervey Bay road network.................................................................................................................................................................. 25 GHD | Fraser Coast Regional Council - Integrated Transport Study 5.3 Maryborough road network ............................................................................................................................................................... 36 6. Public transport network ............................................................................................................................................................................. 43 6.1 Introduction ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 43 6.2 Bus network ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 43 6.3 Rail................................................................................................................................................................................................... 58 6.4 Taxis ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 61 6.5 Flexible transport options.................................................................................................................................................................. 64 6.6 Community transport ........................................................................................................................................................................ 65 6.7 Awareness and promotion ................................................................................................................................................................ 67 7. Active transport network ............................................................................................................................................................................. 69 7.1 Introduction ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 69 7.2 Walk and cycle network.................................................................................................................................................................... 69 7.3 Mobility scooters............................................................................................................................................................................... 72 7.4 Education and encouragement programs.......................................................................................................................................... 73 8. Freight network .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 78 8.1 Introduction ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 78 8.2 Road freight...................................................................................................................................................................................... 79 8.3 Rail freight........................................................................................................................................................................................ 86 8.4 Sea freight........................................................................................................................................................................................ 87 8.5 Air freight.......................................................................................................................................................................................... 87 9. Airports ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 88 9.1 Introduction ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 88 9.2 Hervey Bay Airport ..........................................................................................................................................................................