Friday, 2 October 2015
Today Austroads published guidance on how signal management and operation should be undertaken to realise the intent of network operation planning and achieve the desired performance outcomes for road users.
The guidance is in the form of a Signal Management Toolkit which will assist signal operators to identify and assess appropriate treatments as part of a network fit assessment for Stage 5 of the network operation plan process.
The Toolkit provides indicative impacts of a range of techniques used to afford priority to a particular user, including emergency vehicles, public transport (trams and buses), pedestrians, cyclists, freight and private motorists (general traffic). The impact assessment framework is aligned with the Austroads Level of Service metrics for network operations planning and considers the impacts of each technique on other road users in relation to their key needs of relevance to signal operations (i.e. mobility, safety and access).
The impact assessment was undertaken in collaboration with road agency and industry practitioners to ensure it reflects operational experience.
The Toolkit is also delivered in Excel spreadsheet.
Report and Toolkit Link: Signal Management Techniques to Support Network Operations