Guide to Traffic Management Part 4: Network Management Sydney 2016 Guide to Traffic Management Part 4: Network Management Publisher Fourth edition prepared by: David Green Austroads Ltd. Level 9, 287 Elizabeth Street Fourth edition project manager: Andrew Wall Sydney NSW 2000 Australia Phone: +61 2 8265 3300 Abstract [email protected] The Austroads Guide to Traffic Management consists of 13 parts and www.austroads.com.au provides a comprehensive coverage of traffic management guidance for practitioners involved in traffic engineering, road design and road safety. About Austroads Part 4: Network Management provides guidance on traffic management at a network level. It addresses network needs of the various categories of user, Austroads is the peak organisation of Australasian the characteristics of various types of network and, importantly, describes a road transport and traffic agencies. planning process for balancing or prioritising the competing needs of different Austroads’ purpose is to support our member users based on a movement and place framework view of the road network. It organisations to deliver an improved Australasian describes the Network Operation Plan, which provides a framework for road transport network. To succeed in this task, we defining the intent of operation of the network, the priorities accorded to the undertake leading-edge road and transport various road user groups, network strategies, and the action plan that defines research which underpins our input to policy how the network is to be managed, operated and developed. development and published guidance on the design, construction and management of the road network and its associated infrastructure. Keywords Austroads provides a collective approach that Network management, transport networks, travel demand management, delivers value for money, encourages shared supply management, road classification, urban networks, rural networks, knowledge and drives consistency for road users. public transport networks, heavy vehicle networks, bicycle networks, Austroads is governed by a Board consisting of pedestrian networks, network operation, access management, signal senior executive representatives from each of its operations, lane management, parking management, event management, eleven member organisations: road user information, Network Operation Plan, road use priority, movement and place framework. • Roads and Maritime Services New South Wales • Roads Corporation Victoria First edition published July 2009 • Department of Transport and Main Roads Second edition published February 2014 Queensland Third edition published July 2015 • Main Roads Western Australia Fourth edition published August 2016 • Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure South Australia This fourth edition includes minor and editorial revisions of text, minor updates to guidance and miscellaneous updates. Major changes include: providing • Department of State Growth Tasmania linkages to asset management and Safe Systems (Section 1.3), introducing • Department of Transport Northern Territory the movement and place framework (Section 2), modification to the content • and structure of Section 3, improved guidance on NOP (Section 4). Transport Canberra and City Services Directorate, Australian Capital Territory • Australian Government Department of ISBN 978-1-925451-30-6 Infrastructure and Regional Austroads Project No. NT2013 Pages 106 • Australian Local Government Association Austroads Publication No. AGTM04-16 • New Zealand Transport Agency. © Austroads Ltd 2016 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 John Bliss, Peter Freeman and Andrew Wall; and project managed by John Erceg. Second edition: prepared by Ian Espada; and project managed by Andrew Wall. Third edition prepared by: Ian Espada and David Green; and project managed by Andrew Wall. 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 4: Network Management Contents 1. Introduction ............................................................................................................................................. 1 1.1 Scope and Context ................................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Jurisdictional Supplements ....................................................................................................................... 4 1.3 What is Network Management? ............................................................................................................... 4 2. Movement and Place .............................................................................................................................. 6 2.1 Prioritising Using the Movement and Place Framework .......................................................................... 9 2.2 Application of the Movement and Place Framework .............................................................................. 14 2.3 Travel Demand Management ................................................................................................................. 14 2.4 Supply Management............................................................................................................................... 15 2.5 Movement and Place Network Users ..................................................................................................... 16 2.6 Mobility and Access – A Subsidiary of Movement and Place ................................................................ 18 3. Movement and Place Considerations ................................................................................................ 20 3.1 Road Classification Systems .................................................................................................................. 20 3.1.1 Functional Classification ........................................................................................................... 20 3.1.2 Administrative Classification ..................................................................................................... 20 3.2 Urban Networks ...................................................................................................................................... 21 3.2.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................... 21 3.2.2 Role .......................................................................................................................................... 21 3.2.3 Management Principles ............................................................................................................ 23 3.3 Rural Networks ....................................................................................................................................... 25 3.3.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................... 25 3.3.2 Role .......................................................................................................................................... 26 3.3.3 Management Principles ............................................................................................................ 27 3.4 On-road Public Transport Networks ....................................................................................................... 29 3.4.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................... 29 3.4.2 Role .......................................................................................................................................... 29 3.4.3 Management Principles ............................................................................................................ 34 3.5 Heavy Vehicle Networks ........................................................................................................................ 36 3.5.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................... 36 3.5.2 Role .......................................................................................................................................... 36 3.5.3 Management Principles ............................................................................................................ 37 3.6 Bicycle Networks .................................................................................................................................... 42 3.6.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................... 42 3.6.2 Role .......................................................................................................................................... 43 3.6.3 Management