Cairns Transit Network Concept Design Report Table of contents 16 Traffic and transport....................................................................... 16.4 16.1 Introduction .............................................................................................. 16.4 16.2 Background .............................................................................................. 16.4 16.2.1 Strategic planning context ..................................................................................16.4 16.3 Methodology............................................................................................. 16.5 16.4 Cairns City ................................................................................................ 16.6 16.4.1 Section description .............................................................................................16.6 16.4.2 Current investigations.........................................................................................16.8 16.4.3 Future investigation requirements ......................................................................16.8 16.5 Northern corridor ..................................................................................... 16.9 16.5.1 Section N1 – Cairns City to Airport Avenue .......................................................16.9 16.5.1.1 Overview.................................................................................................................. 16.9 16.5.1.2 Road network impacts ............................................................................................. 16.9 16.5.1.3 Current investigations............................................................................................ 16.13 16.5.1.4 Future investigation requirements ......................................................................... 16.13 16.5.2 Section N2 – Airport Avenue to Skyrail ............................................................16.13 16.5.2.1 Overview................................................................................................................ 16.13 16.5.2.2 Road network impacts ........................................................................................... 16.13 16.5.2.3 Current investigations............................................................................................ 16.16 16.5.2.4 Future investigation requirements ......................................................................... 16.16 16.5.3 Section N3 – Skyrail to Trinity Park..................................................................16.17 16.5.3.1 Overview................................................................................................................ 16.17 16.5.3.2 Road network impacts ........................................................................................... 16.17 16.5.3.3 Current investigations............................................................................................ 16.18 16.5.3.4 Future investigation requirements ......................................................................... 16.19 16.5.4 Section N4 – Trinity Park to Palm Cove ...........................................................16.19 16.5.4.1 Overview................................................................................................................ 16.19 16.5.4.2 Road network impacts ........................................................................................... 16.19 16.5.4.3 Current investigations............................................................................................ 16.23 16.5.4.4 Future investigation requirements ......................................................................... 16.23 Chapter 16 Traffic and transport Page 16.1 Cairns Transit Network Concept Design Report 16.6 Southern corridor................................................................................... 16.23 16.6.1 Section S1 – Cairns City to Moody Creek ........................................................16.23 16.6.1.1 Overview................................................................................................................ 16.23 16.6.1.2 Road network impacts ........................................................................................... 16.24 16.6.1.3 Current investigations............................................................................................ 16.29 16.6.1.4 Future investigation requirements ......................................................................... 16.29 16.6.2 Section S2 – Moody Creek to Earlville .............................................................16.29 16.6.2.1 Overview................................................................................................................ 16.29 16.6.2.2 Road network impacts ........................................................................................... 16.29 16.6.2.3 Current investigations............................................................................................ 16.31 16.6.2.4 Future investigation requirements ......................................................................... 16.31 16.6.3 Section S3 – Earlville to Edmonton ..................................................................16.31 16.6.3.1 Overview................................................................................................................ 16.31 16.6.3.2 Road network impacts ........................................................................................... 16.31 16.6.3.3 Intersections .......................................................................................................... 16.32 16.6.3.4 Current investigations............................................................................................ 16.34 16.6.3.5 Future investigation requirements ......................................................................... 16.34 16.6.4 Section S4 – Edmonton to Gordonvale ............................................................16.35 16.6.4.1 Overview................................................................................................................ 16.35 16.6.4.2 Road network impacts ........................................................................................... 16.35 16.6.4.3 Current investigations............................................................................................ 16.37 16.6.4.4 Future investigation requirements ......................................................................... 16.37 16.7 Western corridor .................................................................................... 16.37 16.7.1 Section W1 – Cairns Base Hospital to Manoora ..............................................16.37 16.7.1.1 Overview................................................................................................................ 16.37 16.7.1.2 Road network impacts ........................................................................................... 16.38 16.7.1.3 Current investigations............................................................................................ 16.43 16.7.1.4 Future investigation requirements ......................................................................... 16.43 16.7.2 Section W2 – Manoora to Skyrail .....................................................................16.43 16.7.2.1 Overview................................................................................................................ 16.43 16.7.2.2 Road network impacts ........................................................................................... 16.44 16.7.2.3 Current investigations............................................................................................ 16.46 Chapter 16 Traffic and transport Page 16.2 Cairns Transit Network Concept Design Report 16.7.2.4 Future investigation requirements ......................................................................... 16.46 16.8 Other potential benefits, impacts and mitigation measures.............. 16.46 16.8.1 General benefits ...............................................................................................16.46 16.8.2 Potential impacts and mitigation measures......................................................16.47 16.9 Further investigations............................................................................ 16.48 List of tables Table 16.1: City Place parking ................................................................................................................ 16.8 Table 16.2: Northern corridor - lengths of transit network options .......................................................... 16.9 Table 16.3: Section N1 intersections..................................................................................................... 16.10 Table 16.4: Section N1 parking Aplin Street to Rutherford Street......................................................... 16.12 Table 16.5: Section N2 intersections – Airport Avenue to Yorkeys Knob Road.................................... 16.15 Table 16.6: Section N3 intersections – Skyrail to Trinity Park .............................................................. 16.17 Table 16.7: Section N4 intersections – Trinity Park to Palm Cove........................................................ 16.21 Table 16.8: Southern corridor - lengths of transit network options........................................................ 16.23 Table 16.9: Section S1 intersections....................................................................................................