Friday, 19 August 2016
Austroads has published the fourth edition of the Guide to Traffic Management Part 4: Network Management.
The Guide addresses the network needs of different users, the characteristics of types of networks and, describes a planning process for balancing or prioritising the competing user needs based on a movement and place framework view of the road network.
The road network is the primary infrastructure for the movement of people and goods and for personal mobility. Most people need to travel to get to work or to conduct business, or to attend education or leisure activities. Carriage of goods includes both large freight consignments and lighter distribution loads, and the efficiency of their movement affects the cost of goods.
The Guide embraces the concept that traffic management needs to address all transportation needs across all transport modes and across an extended geographical area. Network management aims to optimise the existing road network infrastructure to service the developed land use and road users’ needs. It does this by using a ‘toolkit’ of transport improvement options to ensure the movement of people and goods is effective and optimal for all users.
Major updates to this edition of the Guide include: providing linkages to asset management and Safe Systems; introducing the movement and place framework; and improving the guidance on Network Operational Planning.
The new edition was prepared by David Green, ARRB and project managed by Andrew Wall, VicRoads.
The hard copy can be purchased for $55 (+postage and handling) and the the PDF for $44.
Austroads members can download PDF versions of the Guides for free. This includes all state and territory road agencies and local councils in Australia and New Zealand.
To request your user login and password for free access please send an email from your work email address to austroads@austroads.com.au.
Guide link: Guide to Traffic Management Part 4: Network Management