Traffic Incident Management Policies and Strategies in Queensland
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Traffic Incident ManagementPolicies and Strategies in
Queensland
Joanna Robinson, Director (Traffic Systems & Road Use)Viki Watson, Principal Advisor (Incident Management)
Queensland
• Queensland- 2nd largest state in
Australia.- > ½ Queensland’s
population lives outside greater metropolitan area of Brisbane.
- More than 4.6 million people.
Department of Transport and Main Roads
• Formed in 2009 when Queensland Transport and Main Roads amalgamated
• Staff of 8,000• Budget 2012-2013
- Operating: $4.073 billion- Capital: $4.915 billion
• Responsible for- 33,339 kilometres of state-controlled road network- 6,792 kilometres of rail corridors- 15 trading ports
Queensland Government Priorities
Tourism Construction
Mining Agriculture
Four Pillars of the Queensland Economy
Customers First
Ideas into Actions
Unleash Potential
Be Courageous
Empower People
Queensland Public Service Values
Queensland Plan
The
A 30 year vision for Queensland
Ministerial Charter
• Letter sent from Premier to Minister for Transport and Main Roads April 2012
• Outlined Premier’s expectations of priority tasks to be achieved to deliver on election commitments
• First term tasks include:- Develop policies and initiatives to address growing
traffic congestion problems in South East Queensland- Solutions must account for budgetary constraints.
TMR Strategic Framework
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Safe
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Efficient and reliable
VisionConnecting Queensland –
delivering transport for prosperity
TMR Strategic FrameworkRSS
Road SystemStrategy (draft)
TMR Strategic Framework
Road Operations Action Plan (draft)
TrafficManagement
Traffic andTravel Information
Traffic Incident Management (TIM)
Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS)
TMR Strategic Framework
TIMS Planning Projects
TIM Priorities
• Improve coordination
• Optimise resources
• Automate
• Measure Performance
• Improve road closure processes
TMR Strategic Framework
TIMS Service Delivery
Policies and Legislation
• Open Roads Policy (2009)- Improve safety and reduce congestion by restoring traffic
flow• Part 4C of the Transport Operations (Road Use
Management) Act 1995- Remove vehicles, loads and other things from the road by
reasonable means- Ability to recover costs
• Managed Motorways Policy- Optimise safety, reliability and productivity of motorway
network• Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD)
- Part 3 – Works on Road
Other Policies and Legislation
• Wet Weather and Flooding- Operational standard for temporary restrictions of
State-controlled roads due to wet weather and flooding- Transport Infrastructure Act- Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act
and Regulations• Open Data
- Queensland Government’s open data initative- Provision of information to 3rd parties
• Traffic and Travel Information- Provision of traffic and travel information
Standards and Guidelines
MUTCD
Part A
Part B
Part C
Part D
Part E
Introduction
Performance measurement
and reporting
Resourcing
TIMS qualifications, training
and progression
Activities
Current Projects
• Alignment to Austroads Guide to Traffic Management
• Review of TIM Standard- TIM Diagrams- High Speed Environment
• Managed Motorway Policy Review
Key Messages
• Government priority• Affordable and realistic• Measurable• Consistency• Continuous improvement• Training