CONTRACT C968: PLANNING, DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A RELOCATION OF TRUNK ROAD 28 TO BY-PASS HERMANUS OVERSTRAND TRANSPORT PLAN OVERSTRAND TRANSPORT PLAN: VOLUME 1 CONTRACT C968 5 DECEMBER 2015 EFG Engineers (Pty) Ltd Western Cape Government iCE Group (Pty) Ltd PO Box 3800 Department of Transport and Public Works PO Box 131 Durbanville PO Box 2603 Stellenbosch 7551 i Cape Town 7599 8000 5 December 2015 EFGTel: / 021 iCE 975 JV 3880 Tel: 021 880 0443 Tel: 021 483 2195 CONTRACT C968: PLANNING, DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A RELOCATION OF TRUNK ROAD 28 TO BY-PASS HERMANUS OVERSTRAND TRANSPORT PLAN This planning report comprises two volumes. This document, Volume 1, contains the main body of the report, accompanied by smaller maps, graphs and drawings, including some relevant appendices. Volume 2 is a separately bound A2 document which contains larger format drawings, maps and diagrams. Press Ctrl + Click to follow the link Table of Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ix 1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................. 1 1.1 BACKGROUND ........................................................................................................................ 1 1.2 SCOPE OF WORK ................................................................................................................... 1 1.3 STUDY AREA .......................................................................................................................... 2 1.4 METHODOLOGY AND REPORT STRUCTURE .............................................................................. 3 1.5 PROJECT MEETINGS AND LIAISON WITH THE CLIENT ................................................................. 4 2. BACKGROUND & STRATEGIC ASSESSMENT ............................ 6 2.1 PREVIOUS STUDIES ................................................................................................................ 6 2.2 INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSPORT PLANS .............................................................. 7 2.2.1 Overstrand Integrated Development Plans: 2012 – 2017 (May, 2012); 2014/15 Review (March, 2014) ............................................................................................................................... 7 2.3 SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT PLANS ............................................................................................... 9 2.3.1 Overstrand Municipal Wide Spatial Development Framework (2004 - 2006).................. 9 2.3.2 Hermanus District Growth Management Strategy (May, 2010) ..................................... 10 2.3.3 Bot River Growth Model (September, 2008) .................................................................. 11 2.3.4 Overberg Spatial Development Frameworks (March, 2014) ......................................... 12 40 2.3.5 Overstrand Integrated Development Framework (Draft, 2013) ................................... 13 2.4 PUBLIC TRANSPORT STUDIES ............................................................................................... 13 2.4.1 Overberg District Integrated Transport Plan Update (March 2013) ............................... 13 4 2.4.2 Overberg District Municipality: Mobility Strategy Concepts (July, 2011) ..................... 13 2.5 ARTERIAL MANAGEMENT PLANS AND ROAD CLASSIFICATION STUDIES .................................... 15 2.5.1 R43 Arterial Management Plan .................................................................................. 15 41 2.5.2 Kleinmond Road and Traffic Engineering Guidelines ............................................. 15 2.5.3 Hermanus CBD Transportation Assessment ............................................................. 16 2.6 CONCEPTUAL DESIGN REPORTS ........................................................................................... 16 42 2.6.1 Hemel-en-Aarde Road (MR269) Design Report ..................................................... 16 2.6.2 R43 Design Report (TR 28/1 Afdaks River to Hermanus) ......................................... 17 2.6.3 Gansbaai – Bredasdorp (DR1205/ MR262) Road Upgrade Report (2004) ............... 17 21 2.6.4 Hermanus/ Onrusrivier Link Road Route Location Report (2010) .......................... 18 2.7 TRANSPORT IMPACT ASSESSMENTS ...................................................................................... 19 i EFG / iCE JV 5 December 2015 CONTRACT C968: PLANNING, DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A RELOCATION OF TRUNK ROAD 28 TO BY-PASS HERMANUS OVERSTRAND TRANSPORT PLAN 2.7.1 Arabella Estate Traffic Impact Assessment (2003) ........................................................ 19 2.7.2 Kleinmond Harbour Traffic Impact Assessment (2004) ................................................. 20 2.7.3 Southern Cross Mall Traffic Impact Assessment (2008) ............................................... 21 2.7.4 Hermanus Schulphoek Point Development Proposal (2008) ........................................ 22 7 2.7.5 Hoek van die Berg Shopping Centre Traffic Impact Assessment (2009) ..................... 23 23 2.7.6 Whale Coast Village Mall Traffic Impact Assessment (2009) ..................................... 25 13 2.7.7 Afdaks River Retail and Industrial Park (2009) ........................................................... 26 20 2.7.8 Sandbaai Commonage Traffic Impact Assessment (2010) ........................................ 28 2.7.9 Hoek van die Berg Farm 572 (Ptn 3) Traffic Impact / Access Arrangement (2010)8 .... 29 10 2.7.10 Hoek van die Berg Eco Estate Traffic Impact Assessment (2011) ......................... 30 22 2.7.11 Khoisan Bay Traffic Impact Assessment (2012) ..................................................... 31 2.8 SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS............................................................................................... 32 3. REGIONAL TRANSPORT & TRAFFIC ANALYSIS ...................... 35 3.1 REGIONAL LONG-DISTANCE TRAFFIC CHARACTERISTICS ........................................................ 35 3.2 TRAFFIC COUNTS AND SITE VISITS ........................................................................................ 37 3.3 SUMMARY OF TRAFFIC DEMAND ON THE R43 AND R44 .......................................................... 39 3.3.1 General .......................................................................................................................... 39 3.3.2 R44 from Pringle Bay to R43 junction ............................................................................ 40 3.3.3 R43 from the R44 Junction to Sandbaai / Zwelihle ........................................................ 42 3.3.4 R43 through Hermanus and Hermanus Relief Road ..................................................... 44 3.3.5 R43 from Stanford to Pearly Beach ............................................................................... 46 3.4 HERMANUS THROUGH TRAFFIC (NUMBER PLATE SURVEY) ..................................................... 48 3.5 INTERSECTION PROBLEMS .................................................................................................... 50 3.6 ACCIDENT DATA ................................................................................................................... 53 3.6.1 General .......................................................................................................................... 53 3.6.2 Accident Statistics for the R44 between the R43 junction and Rooi Els ........................ 54 3.6.3 Accident Statistics for the R43 between Bot River and Sandbaai ................................. 55 3.6.4 R43 through Hermanus .................................................................................................. 56 3.6.5 R43 from Hermanus to Die Dam .................................................................................... 57 3.6.6 Summary and Conclusions ............................................................................................ 59 3.7 PUBLIC TRANSPORT ............................................................................................................. 59 4. TRANSPORT MODEL RESULTS ................................................. 61 4.1 INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................... 61 4.2 MODELLING SYSTEM ............................................................................................................ 61 4.3 MODELLING METHODOLOGY AND CALIBRATION ...................................................................... 61 4.4 DESCRIPTION OF MODEL COMPONENTS ................................................................................ 62 4.5 SCENARIO TESTING .............................................................................................................. 70 5. ROAD CLASSIFICATION & GEOMETRIC STANDARDS ............ 79 5.1 PROVINCIAL ROAD NETWORK ............................................................................................... 79 ii EFG / iCE JV 5 December 2015 CONTRACT C968: PLANNING, DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A RELOCATION OF TRUNK ROAD 28 TO BY-PASS HERMANUS OVERSTRAND TRANSPORT PLAN 31 5.2 WESTERN CAPE PROVINCIAL ROAD ACCESS GUIDELINES (RAG) ......................................... 80 32 5.3 SOUTH AFRICAN ROAD CLASSIFICATION AND ACCESS MANAGEMENT MANUAL (RCAM) ....... 83 5.3.1 Introduction .................................................................................................................... 83 5.3.2 Rural road classification system ...................................................................................