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KEY CORRIDORSGREATER BRISBANE
PERFORMANCE REPORT
JANUARY-JUNE 2016
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Contents
GREATER BRISBANE ROAD NETWORK 1
Report findings 1
Highlights 1
GREATER BRISBANE KEY CORRIDORS 2
CORRIDOR TRAFFIC VOLUME SUMMARY 4
NETWORK VEHICLE KILOMETRES TRAVELLED SUMMARY 6
Traffic volume and vehicle kilometres travelled 6
CORRIDOR AVERAGE SPEED 7
AVERAGE NETWORK SPEED SUMMARY 9
Average speed 9
CAUSES OF CONGESTION: CASE STUDY 10
STATE GOVERNMENT CONGESTION INITIATIVES 11
Ipswich Motorway: Rocklea to Darra – Stage 1 and Oxley roundabout 11
Gateway Upgrade North 12
Sandgate Road and Junction Road 12
COUNCIL CONGESTION INITIATIVES 13
Telegraph Road corridor upgrade project: Stage 1B detailed design and Stage 2 concept design 13
Congestion reduction projects for January to June 2016 15
BRISBANE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORT MANAGEMENT CENTRE (BMTMC): CASE STUDY 16
FACTORS AFFECTING NETWORK PERFORMANCE 17
Highlights
Network vehicle kilometres travelled increased by 0.7% from the same period last year.
AM peak average network speed is 39.1 km/h
PM peak average network speed is 39.7 km/h
Bruce Highway is the busiest corridor with an average daily volume of 157,877 vehicles per day
Logan Road (1) is the least busy with 21,566 vehicles per day
In the AM peak, February saw the lowest average speed at 37.1 km/h while January had the highest average speed at 44.5 km/h
In the PM peak, June had the lowest average speed at 38.7 km/h and January had the highest average speed at 43 km/h
In the AM peak, Centenary Highway (2) is the fastest at an average speed of 69 km/h; slowest is Stanley Street at 17.2 km/h
In the PM peak, Bruce Highway is the fastest at 84.5 km/h and slowest is Gympie Road at 20.1 km/h
Between 2015 and 2016, AM peak average speed on Council’s 18 key corridors increased by 1.1 km/h (4.3%) from 27.8 km/h to 28.9 km/h. PM peak average speed also improved by 1.4 km/h (4.1%) from 33.3 km/h to 34.7 km/h.
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This report provides information on the traffic volume and average speed for the Greater Brisbane key transport corridors over the January to June 2016 period. The corridors include Brisbane City Council (Council) and Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) managed roads.
A new Transport and Main Roads’ corridor, Mt Gravatt-Capalaba Road-Kessels Road-Riawena Road-Granard Road, has been introduced in this report.
Network summaries are presented in vehicle kilometres travelled (VKT) and average network speeds. The report includes information on initiatives being undertaken by both organisations to manage congestion on the road network.
Compiled by Council, with data and analysis jointly undertaken by Council and Transport and Main Roads. Incident data provided by the Brisbane Metropolitan Transport Management Centre (BMTMC).
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GREATER BRISBANE ROAD NETWORK
Report findings
There are 38 key corridors, covering 337.5 kilometres, in the Greater Brisbane area.
Network vehicle kilometres travelled increased by 0.7% from 2015 to 2016 for the January to June period.
AM peak average network speed on the 38 corridors is 39.1 km/h. PM peak average network speed is 39.7 km/h.
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TOOMBUL
CHERMSIDE
ASHGROVETHE GAP
MILTON
AUCHENFLOWER
KENMORE
OXLEY
ROCKLEAINALA/DURACK
YERONGA
ANNERLEY
STONES CORNER
HOLLAND PARK
MOUNT GRAVATT
SOUTH BANK
FOREST LAKE
WACOL
IPSWICH
SPRINGFIELD LAKES
GOODNA
BROWNS PLAINS
SLACKS CREEK
DAISY HILL
SHAILER PARK
LOGANLEA
MOUNT COTTON
REDLAND BAY
THORNLANDS
CLEVELANDCAPALABA
MANLY
WYNNUM
BOONDALL
ALBANY CREEK
STRATHPINE
NORTH LAKES
COORPAROO
MORNINGSIDE MURARRIE
EAGLE FARM
HAMILTON
CARINDALE
FORTITUDEVALLEY
1.0km 2.0km0
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7
2
3
13a
14
17
1819a
25a
25b
27
20a
19b
21
16a
15a
15b
16b
9a
8
9b
6
10
11
2324
26
Motorways State roadsBrisbane River Brisbane CBD Brisbane Airport
20b
5a
5b
4a
4b
4c
12
13b
13c
Note: This map is not drawn to scale.
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GREATER BRISBANE KEY CORRIDORS
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REGIONROAD
OWNER CORRIDOR NAMESTART
(INTERSECTION)END
(INTERSECTION)LENGTH
(KM)N
ORT
H
Council Inner City Bypass eastbound* 1 Hale Street and Milton Road Cooksley Street and Kingsford Smith Drive 5.6
Council Inner City Bypass westbound* 2Cooksley Street and Kingsford Smith Drive Hale Street and Milton Road 5.6
Council Kingsford Smith Drive-Breakfast Creek Road
3Links Avenue and Kingsford Smith Drive
Montpelier Road and Breakfast Creek Road 5.5
Council Lutwyche Road-Bowen Bridge Road
4a Norman Avenue and Lutwyche Road Gregory Terrace and Bowen Bridge Road 3.9
TMR Gympie Road 4b Bruce Highway and Gateway Motorway Gympie Road and Kedron Park Road 9.5TMR Bruce Highway 4c Bruce Highway and Boundary Road Bruce Highway and Gateway Motorway 10.1
Council Sandgate Road-Abbotsford Road
5a Bayview Terrace and Sandgate Road Campbell Street and Abbotsford Road 3.9
TMR Sandgate Road 5b Sandgate Road and Roghan Road Sandgate Road and Junction Road 8.3
TMR East-West Arterial Road-Stafford Road
6East-West Arterial Road and Southern Cross Way Stafford Road and South Pine Road 9.4
NO
RTH
-WE
ST
Council Kelvin Grove Road 7 Samford Road and Enoggera Road Musgrave Road and Kelvin Grove Road 4.2
Council Waterworks Road-Musgrave Road
8 Settlement Road and Waterworks Road Kelvin Grove Road and Musgrave Road 8.1
TMR Jubilee Terrace-Wardell Street
9a South Pine Road and Stafford Road Frederick Street and Milton Road 8.7
TMR Old Northern Road 9bOld Northern Road and Albany Creek Road South Pine Road and Stafford Road 7.8
TMR Albany Creek Road-South Pine Road
10 Kremzow Road and Gympie Road Albany Creek Road and Gympie Road 12.6
TMR Strathpine Road 11 Anzac Avenue and Dohles Rocks Road Gympie Road and Kremzow Road 7.4
SOU
TH-W
EST
Council Milton Road 12 Croydon Street and Milton Road Petrie Terrace and Milton Road 2.7Council Coronation Drive 13a High Street and Benson Street Boomerang Street and Coronation Drive 2.6Council Moggill Road (1) 13b Russell Terrace and Moggill Road Coronation Drive and High Street 3.3
TMR Moggill Road (2) 13c Moggill Road and Birkin Road Moggill Road and Centenary Motorway ramp 13.3
Council Oxley Road-Coonan Street 14Munbilla Street Pedestrian Crossing and Oxley Road
Moggill Road Roundabout and Coonan Street 8.4
TMR Centenary Highway (1) 15aWestern Freeway and Ipswich Motorway Western Freeway and Miskin Street 12.6
TMR Centenary Highway (2) 15bCentenary Highway and West of Augusta Parkway Western Freeway and Ipswich Motorway 14.2
TMR Ipswich Motorway 16aIpswich Motorway and Brisbane Road-River Road Ipswich Motorway and Granard Road 20.7
TMR Brisbane Road 16b Brisbane Road and East Street Brisbane Road and River Road 7.8
SOU
TH
Council Fairfield Road-Annerley Road 17 Sherwood Road and Fairfield Road Stanley Street and Annerley Road 6.8
Council Ipswich Road-Main Street-Bradfield Highway
18 Hamilton Road and Ipswich Road Ann Street and Gipps Street 9.4
Council Logan Road (1) 19a Klumpp Road and Logan Road Old Cleveland Road and Montague Street 7.4
TMR Logan Road (2) 19b Logan Road and Underwood Road Logan Road and Mt Gravatt-Capalaba Road 4.7
TMR Pacific Motorway (1) 20aPacific Motorway and Gateway Interchange Pacific Motorway and CBD 15.8
TMR Pacific Motorway (2) 20bPacific Motorway and Beenleigh (North) exit
Pacific Motorway and Gateway Interchange 16.9
TMR Beaudesert Road 21Mt Lindesay Highway and Park Ridge Interchange Granard Road and Ipswich Motorway 18.5
TMRMt Gravatt-Capalaba Road-Kessels Road-Riawena Road-Granard Road
22 Ipswich Road and Granard Road Gateway Motorway Interchange and Mt Gravatt-Capalaba Road 11.5
EA
ST
Council Stanley Street (westbound) 23Old Cleveland Road and Cavendish Road Grey Street and Vulture Street 4.1
Council Vulture Street (eastbound) 24 Grey Street and Vulture Street Old Cleveland Road and Cavendish Road 4.1
Council Old Cleveland Road (1) 25a Creek Road and Old Cleveland Road Montague Street and Old Cleveland Road 5.9
TMR Old Cleveland Road (2) 25b Finucane Road and Delancey Street Old Cleveland Road and Tilley Road 10.7Council Wynnum Road 26 Belmont Road and Wynnum Road Story Bridge south approach 10.5
TMR Cleveland-Redland Bay Road 27Cleveland-Redland Bay Road and German Church Road
Cleveland-Redland Bay Road and South Street 9.1
Note: * Each direction of the Inner City Bypass is treated as a separate corridor.
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NO
RTH
1Inner City Bypass eastbound
AM PEAK/HR DAILY
PM PEAK/HR
2Inner City Bypass westbound
AM PEAK/HR DAILY
PM PEAK/HR
3Kingsford Smith Drive- Breakfast Creek Road
AM PEAK/HR DAILY
PM PEAK/HR
4a
Lutwyche Road- Bowen Bridge Road
AM PEAK/HR DAILY
PM PEAK/HR
4bGympie Road
AM PEAK/HR DAILY
PM PEAK/HR
4c
Bruce Highway
AM PEAK/HR DAILY
PM PEAK/HR
5aSandgate Road- Abbotsford Road
AM PEAK/HR DAILY
PM PEAK/HR
5bSandgate Road
AM PEAK/HR DAILY
PM PEAK/HR
6East-West Arterial Road-Stafford Road
AM PEAK/HR DAILY
PM PEAK/HR
NO
RTH
-WE
ST
7Kelvin Grove Road
AM PEAK/HR DAILY
PM PEAK/HR
8Waterworks Road-Musgrave Road
AM PEAK/HR DAILY
PM PEAK/HR
9aJubilee Terrace- Wardell Street
AM PEAK/HR DAILY
PM PEAK/HR
9bOld Northern Road
AM PEAK/HR DAILY
PM PEAK/HR
10Albany Creek Road- South Pine Road
AM PEAK/HR DAILY
PM PEAK/HR
11Strathpine Road
AM PEAK/HR DAILY
PM PEAK/HR
SOU
TH-W
EST 12
Milton Road
AM PEAK/HR DAILY
PM PEAK/HR
13a
Coronation Drive
AM PEAK/HR DAILY
PM PEAK/HR
NUMBER OF VEHICLES22,500 45,000 67,500 90,000 112,500 135,000 157,500 180,000
22,500 45,000 67,500 90,000 112,500 135,000 157,500 180,000
CORRIDOR TRAFFIC VOLUME SUMMARYAVERAGE SIX-MONTH VOLUMES (JANUARY-JUNE 2016)
3,94255,032
3,746
9,638
10,284
3,67248,476
3,485
2,77039,007
2,534
4,349
3,934
72,9415,308
4,266
4,26663,153
4,214
3,53557,433
3,534
4,71573,147
157,877
4,495
3,93753,220
3,612
1,97727,123
2,076
2,06928,150
1,848
3,09341,648
2,939
3,11842,475
3,195
1,65227,938
2,099
3,30446,623
2,989
5,32373,387
4,832
62,828
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SOU
TH-W
EST
13b
Moggill Road (1)
AM PEAK/HR DAILY
PM PEAK/HR
13c
Moggill Road (2)
AM PEAK/HR DAILY
PM PEAK/HR
14Oxley Road- Coonan Street
AM PEAK/HR DAILY
PM PEAK/HR
15a
Centenary Highway (1)
AM PEAK/HR DAILY
PM PEAK/HR
15b
Centenary Highway (2)
AM PEAK/HR DAILY
PM PEAK/HR
16a
Ipswich Motorway
AM PEAK/HR DAILY
PM PEAK/HR
16b
Brisbane Road
AM PEAK/HR DAILY
PM PEAK/HR
SOU
TH
17Fairfield Road- Annerley Road
AM PEAK/HR DAILY
PM PEAK/HR
18Ipswich Road- Main Street- Bradfield Highway
AM PEAK/HR DAILY
PM PEAK/HR
19a
Logan Road (1)
AM PEAK/HR DAILY
PM PEAK/HR
19b
Logan Road (2)
AM PEAK/HR DAILY
PM PEAK/HR
20a
Pacific Motorway (1)
AM PEAK/HR DAILY
PM PEAK/HR
20b
Pacific Motorway (2)
AM PEAK/HR DAILY
PM PEAK/HR
21Beaudesert Road
AM PEAK/HR DAILY
PM PEAK/HR
22Mt Gravatt-Capalaba Road-Kessels Road-Riawena Road-Granard Road
AM PEAK/HR DAILY
PM PEAK/HR
EA
ST
23Stanley Street (westbound)
AM PEAK/HR DAILY
PM PEAK/HR
24Vulture Street (eastbound)
AM PEAK/HR DAILY
PM PEAK/HR
25a
Old Cleveland Road (1)
AM PEAK/HR DAILY
PM PEAK/HR
25b
Old Cleveland Road (2)
AM PEAK/HR DAILY
PM PEAK/HR
26Wynnum Road
AM PEAK/HR DAILY
PM PEAK/HR
27Cleveland-Redland Bay Road
AM PEAK/HR DAILY
PM PEAK/HR
NUMBER OF VEHICLES
22,500 45,000 67,500 90,000 112,500 135,000 157,500 180,000
22,500 45,000 67,500 90,000 112,500 135,000 157,500 180,000
2,44036,399
2,416
2,406
1,521
39,076
21,776
2,764
1,482
2,25633,543
2,302
1,83128,627
1,796
2,18031,464
2,533
2,30227,402
2,122
6,344
6,488
50,3953,149
3,204
2,12429,659
2,171
1,87321,566
1,693
6,49095,192
5,807
1,33325,693
1,603
9,856150,048
9,848
8,699152,014
10,242
2,975
2,916
45,260
49,269
2,540
3,289
2,16527,235
1,564
1,55930,732
2,512
2,68736,360
2,626
4,14558,633
3,989
95,878
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Traffic volume and vehicle kilometres travelled
All traffic volume data includes weekdays only and excludes public holidays. Traffic volumes on Transport and Main Roads’ corridors were taken at the road segment with the highest volume. Council corridor traffic volumes were taken in the middle segment of the corridors.
The average daily traffic volume for the month is the number of vehicles utilising the corridor per day, averaged over all weekdays of the month (excluding public holidays).
AM peak period for Transport and Main Roads’ corridors is from 6am to 9am as the Transport and Main Roads’ network is utilised earlier, particularly on the outer edges of the Greater Brisbane road network (for example, Bruce Highway, Pacific Motorway and so on). Council corridors’ AM peak period is from 7am to 9am. PM peak
ADT 2016
ADT 2015
AM PEAK/HR 2016
AM PEAK/HR 2015
PM PEAK/HR 2016
PM PEAK/HR 2015
6 MONTH TOTAL
20162015
20162015
100
100
500
200
200
1,000
300
300
1,500
400
400
2,000
500
500
2,500
500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500
VEHICLE KILOMETRES TRAVELLED (in millions)
0
0
0
0
20162015
20162015
20162015
20162015
20162015
periods are the same for both Transport and Main Roads and Council corridors, 4pm to 7pm. The monthly AM and PM peak per hour traffic volumes are the average hourly volume for the month over the corresponding AM and PM peak periods, respectively.
Vehicle kilometres travelled (VKT) is a measure of traffic demand on the road network. It is the length of a section of road in kilometres multiplied by the average traffic volume on that section. The daily VKT is the product of the length of the road and average daily traffic (ADT). The monthly VKT is the daily VKT multiplied by the number of days in the analysis period.
The AM peak monthly VKT is the product of the length of the road, the average AM peak hourly traffic volume and number of days in the analysis period.
The PM peak monthly VKT is the product of the length of the road, the average PM peak hourly traffic volume and number of days in the analysis period.
The network VKT is the sum of all the corridors in the network.
JAN
FEB
MAR
APR
MAY
JUN
NETWORK VEHICLE KILOMETRES TRAVELLED SUMMARYAVERAGE VEHICLE KILOMETRES TRAVELLED FOR 38 KEY CORRIDORS BY MONTH
AM ▲ 0.5% PM ▲ 0.9% DAILY ▲ 0.7%
AM ▼ -1.3% PM ▼ -3.2% DAILY ▼ -1.7%
AM ▲ 0.7% PM ▲ 2.3% DAILY ▲ 5.3%
AM ▲ 0.8% PM ▲ 2.3% DAILY ▲ 0.9%
AM ▼ -1.7% PM ▼ -0.8% DAILY ▲ 3.0%
AM ▲ 1.5% PM ▲ 2.1% DAILY ▼ -1.4%
AM ▲ 3.0% PM ▲ 2.4% DAILY ▼ -1.7%
364.7
388.9
369.2
378.8
381.5
370.0
364.5
375.6
370.2
375.2
370.6
358.5
2,242.1181.9
27.1
28.0
30.0
29.4
30.7
31.3
31.6
31.2
30.0
31.5
30.9
30.4
182.8
27.9
28.2
29.7
29.6
30.4
31.1
32.1
31.5
30.1
31.6
31.6
30.6
2,225.5180.3181.8
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600 80 1004020
600 80 1004020
AVERAGE SPEED (KM/HR)
NO
RTH
1Inner City Bypass eastbound
AM
PM
2Inner City Bypass westbound
AM
PM
3Kingsford Smith Drive- Breakfast Creek Road
AM
PM
4a
Lutwyche Road- Bowen Bridge Road
AM
PM
4bGympie Road
AM
PM
4c
Bruce Highway
AM
PM
5aSandgate Road- Abbotsford Road
AM
PM
5bSandgate Road
AM
PM
6East-West Arterial Road-Stafford Road
AM
PM
NO
RTH
-WE
ST
7Kelvin Grove Road
AM
PM
8Waterworks Road-Musgrave Road
AM
PM
9aJubilee Terrace- Wardell Street
AM
PM
9bOld Northern Road
AM
PM
10Albany Creek Road- South Pine Road
AM
PM
11Strathpine Road
AM
PM
SOU
TH-W
EST 12
Milton Road
AM
PM
13a
Coronation Drive
AM
PM
CORRIDOR AVERAGE SPEEDAVERAGE SIX-MONTH SPEED (JANUARY-JUNE 2016)
55.55 KM/HR
55.76 KM/HR
50.04 KM/HR
84.45 KM/HR
46.79 KM/HR
58.63 KM/HR
31.22 KM/HR
37.86 KM/HR
25.49 KM/HR
37.13 KM/HR
31.05 KM/HR
28.20 KM/HR
27.08 KM/HR
31.60 KM/HR
25.76 KM/HR
23.88 KM/HR
22.81 KM/HR
20.11 KM/HR
22.51 KM/HR
33.73 KM/HR
30.29 KM/HR
35.64 KM/HR
26.93 KM/HR
26.99 KM/HR
24.47 KM/HR
26.88 KM/HR
36.05 KM/HR
37.02 KM/HR
31.65 KM/HR
26.83 KM/HR
29.57 KM/HR
30.17 KM/HR
35.24 KM/HR
19.94 KM/HR
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600 80 1004020
600 80 1004020AVERAGE SPEED (KM/HR)
SOU
TH-W
EST
13b
Moggill Road (1)
AM
PM
13c
Moggill Road (2)
AM
PM
14Oxley Road- Coonan Street
AM
PM
15a
Centenary Highway (1)
AM
PM
15b
Centenary Highway (2)
AM
PM
16a
Ipswich Motorway
AM
PM
16b
Brisbane Road
AM
PM
SOU
TH
17Fairfield Road- Annerley Road
AM
PM
18Ipswich Road- Main Street- Bradfield Highway
AM
PM
19a
Logan Road (1)
AM
PM
19b
Logan Road (2)
AM
PM
20a
Pacific Motorway (1)
AM
PM
20b
Pacific Motorway (2)
AM
PM
21Beaudesert Road
AM
PM
22Mt Gravatt-Capalaba Road-Kessels Road-Riawena Road-Granard Road
AM
PM
EA
ST
23Stanley Street (westbound)
AM
PM
24Vulture Street (eastbound)
AM
PM
25a
Old Cleveland Road (1)
AM
PM
25b
Old Cleveland Road (2)
AM
PM
26Wynnum Road
AM
PM
27Cleveland-Redland Bay Road
AM
PM
28.44 KM/HR
37.76 KM/HR
33.39 KM/HR
36.96 KM/HR
30.64 KM/HR
36.66 KM/HR
42.64 KM/HR
45.78 KM/HR
27.21 KM/HR
29.51 KM/HR
69.04 KM/HR
76.96 KM/HR
35.19 KM/HR
35.41 KM/HR
51.49 KM/HR
61.18 KM/HR
30.75 KM/HR
29.22 KM/HR
57.56 KM/HR
51.02 KM/HR
43.97 KM/HR
40.10 KM/HR
39.32 KM/HR
54.11 KM/HR
42.77 KM/HR
35.17 KM/HR
17.20 KM/HR
24.85 KM/HR
25.64 KM/HR
24.86 KM/HR
28.54 KM/HR
35.49 KM/HR
45.02 KM/HR
46.90 KM/HR
25.16 KM/HR
46.51 KM/HR
32.42 KM/HR
44.10 KM/HR
31.07 KM/HR
25.84 KM/HR
42.44 KM/HR
47.40 KM/HR
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Average speed
Average speed in kilometres per hour is a measure of traffic efficiency on the road network.
Average speed is calculated using travel times collected from Transport and Main Roads’ and Council’s extensive network of Bluetooth scanners within the Greater Brisbane road network. Average corridor speed includes delays at signalised intersections.
0
0
6 MONTH AVERAGE
JAN
FEB
MAR
APR
MAY
JUN
2016
2016
2016
2016
2016
2016
2016
AM PEAK 2016 PM PEAK 2016
10
10
20 30 40 50 60
20 30 40 50 60
AVERAGE SPEED (KM/HR)
Average travel times were collected during the AM and PM peak periods to calculate the average speed of the corridor. Peak periods are similarly defined as in the VKT calculations.
AM peak travel time is taken as the inbound direction while the PM peak travel time is the outbound direction.
AVERAGE NETWORK SPEED SUMMARYAVERAGE SPEED OF 38 KEY CORRIDORS
69.04 KM/HR
51.49 KM/HR
39.1 KM/HR
44.47 KM/HR
37.09 KM/HR
38.77 KM/HR
37.35 KM/HR
37.74 KM/HR
39.46 KM/HR
61.18 KM/HR
39.7 KM/HR
42.99 KM/HR
39.61 KM/HR
39.03 KM/HR
39.22 KM/HR
38.70 KM/HR
38.68 KM/HR
There are two types of road congestion – recurring and non-recurring.
Recurring congestion occurs when the volume of traffic exceeds the infrastructure capacity. The primary cause of road-based recurring congestion is excessive demand (which usually occurs in peak hour) and bottlenecks (a location where the capacity of a road is suddenly reduced, for example, when a motorway reduces from three lanes to two). Non-recurring congestion occurs when there is an unexpected delay due to incidents (vehicle accidents and breakdowns), roadworks, weather and special events.
The congestion pie chart shows the relative components of each of these causes of congestion for Transport and Main
Roads’ controlled roads in Greater Brisbane using 2014 data. Bottlenecks are the largest contributor to congestion, followed by incidents, weather, then roadworks and special events.
The Queensland Government is actively working on mitigating congestion in South East Queensland. The state government is increasing capacity on the worst-affected roads, minimising disruptions (e.g. through incident management and roadworks management) and managing demand by encouraging people to travel in off-peak periods and encouraging them to make informed decisions before travelling. Collectively, these measures are helping to improve travel time reliability and efficiency.
CAUSES OF CONGESTION: CASE STUDY
Special events
Roadworks
Infrastructure bottlenecks
Weather
Known causes of road congestion in Brisbane
Cause Range
Infrastructure bottlenecks 50-60%
Incidents 25-35%
Weather 5-15%
Roadworks 0-5%
Special events 0-5%
Incidents
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Transport and Main Roads has a number of policies, strategies and projects which are addressing traffic congestion in Greater Brisbane, including those listed below.
Improved incident management including traffic response units (with Council).
Signal network optimisation.
Managed motorway operations (e.g. South East Freeway ramp signalling, Ipswich Motorway Lane Use Management, Port of Brisbane Variable Speed Limit operations and Bruce Highway ramp signals and variable speed limits).
The development of tools to quantify excessive congestion (accepting that a certain level of congestion is inevitable), and using this to prioritise possible upgrades to the network (intersection and route ranking), and quantify the causes of congestion. This tool will assist transport planning and road operations.
State-wide rollout of Emergency Vehicle Priority on Transport and Main Roads’ controlled roads (with Council).
Improved traffic management at roadworks.
Using the Queensland Government’s Project Assurance Framework in investment decision-making to maximise the benefits returned to government from project investments.
Increased capacity – there have been significant projects to address the growing traffic demands on the road network such as Gateway Upgrade North, Ipswich Motorway, and Sandgate and Junction roads intersection.
Development of a draft Smarter Solutions: Network Optimisation Framework to help identify low-cost and non-infrastructure solutions that effectively respond to capacity and reliability constraints across Queensland’s transport network and within our current fiscal environment.
Travel options and travel information – creating a public transport and active transport network that has greater accessibility, frequency and reliability (ongoing funding of principal cycle network, 13 19 40 traffic and traveller information, real-time bus information, enhanced train timetable).
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STATE GOVERNMENT CONGESTION INITIATIVES
Ipswich Motorway
Ipswich Motorway: Rocklea to Darra – Stage 1 and Oxley roundabout The project upgrades a 3 km section of the Ipswich Motorway from Granard Road, Rocklea to Oxley Road, Oxley. This is the next most critical section of the remaining 7 kms of the Ipswich Motorway still to be upgraded. More than 85,000 vehicles use the motorway daily including 12,000 commercial vehicles.
This section is a very constrained corridor, passing through high-density commercial industrial precincts. The project will include upgrading 3 km of the motorway from four to six lanes, constructing higher bridges over Oxley Creek and a new southern service road connection from Boundary Road to Factory Road.
Works will be staged to effectively manage the upgrade of the motorway while under live traffic conditions. The project will improve traffic flow and reduce congestion creating more reliable, consistent travel times. It will also improve safety, local connectivity and flood immunity. The contract for design and construction is expected to be awarded in the first half of 2017.
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Sandgate Road and Junction Road The intersection at Sandgate Road and Junction Road, Clayfield is one of the busiest intersections on Brisbane’s north side, with more than 51,000 vehicles passing through each day. This $6.9 million upgrade will boost safety for all road users and improve travel times and the efficiency of one of Brisbane’s major arterial roads. The upgrade includes modifications to lanes, medians and some footpaths.
This project is funded by the Queensland Government and is expected to be completed by 2017, weather permitting.
Asphalt works on Sandgate Road and Junction Road
Gateway Upgrade North
Gateway Upgrade North This $1.143 billion project will ease congestion and improve safety on one of Queensland’s busiest motorways. Once completed, the project from Nudgee to Bracken Ridge will increase capacity and freight efficiency along this important corridor.
Carrying more than 83,000 vehicles a day, the Gateway Motorway North is experiencing high levels of congestion. The project will not only reduce this congestion, but also improve safety and increase efficiency of the city’s motorway network and connectivity to key urbanised areas.
In particular, the Deagon section has a poor traffic incident record and a high number of merge/weave movements, highlighting the need for significant safety improvements.
The upgrade aims to benefit the community by improving motorist safety, reducing congestion and accommodating future traffic growth.
The 11.3 km project includes upgrading the motorway from four to six lanes between Nudgee and Deagon, reconfiguring the Nudgee interchange and providing a grade-separated interchange between the Gateway Motorway and the Deagon Deviation at Deagon.
Early works began in 2014, and major construction activities commenced in early 2016. This project is scheduled for completion in late 2018.
The Australian Government and Queensland Government have committed funding for the Gateway Upgrade North.
Council’s key congestion reduction initiatives include:
Brisbane Metropolitan Transport Management Centre (with TMR)
Emergency Vehicle Priority (EVP) (with TMR)
Traffic Response Units (with TMR)
Sydney Coordinated Adaptive Traffic System
Variable Message Signs program
Closed-Circuit Television program
Pedestrian Countdown Timers
Left Turn on Red
Modular Infrastructure POD
Bluetooth Travel Time Monitoring Network
Arterial Road Program of Intersection Improvements.
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Telegraph Road corridor upgrade project: Stage 1B detailed design and Stage 2 concept design
Council has finalised Stage 1B detailed design and Stage 2 concept design of the Telegraph Road and Lemke Road corridor upgrade project.
These upgrades will improve safety, travel times and flood immunity, while catering for future traffic demands and reducing current congestion. Once complete, the corridor will improve access to major transport corridors to the north and south, including the Gateway Motorway.
They will also deliver active transport infrastructure, including improved cyclist and pedestrian facilities along the length of Telegraph Road and a section of Lemke Road, making walking and cycling safer and easier for residents.
Stage 1B construction, from Norris Road to Mustang Street, is scheduled to start by the end of this year and is expected to be completed in late 2017, weather and construction conditions permitting. Stage 1B is jointly funded by Council and the Australian Government.
The project will include:
widening of Telegraph Road (to the southern side) from two to four lanes with a centre median, from Norris Road to east of Mustang Street
signalising the intersection of Telegraph Road and Mustang Street
providing a U-turn facility 400 metres from the Telegraph Road and Norris Road intersection
providing a U-turn facility at the intersection of Telegraph Road and Mustang Street, travelling eastbound.
In December 2015, Council announced funding for design of the Telegraph Road and Lemke Road corridor upgrade project Stage 2 had been brought forward. The project will upgrade the Telegraph Road and the Depot Road corridors from Mustang Street to the Gateway Motorway on/off ramps in Deagon and Lemke Road South to the Sandgate Hawks AFL clubhouse. It will link with the Depot Road upgrade currently being planned as part of Transport and Main Roads’ Gateway Upgrade North project.
The proposed project will include:
construction of a four-lane median-divided carriageway from Mustang Street to the Gateway Motorway on/off ramps
additional through-lanes and turn lanes at the Denham Street and Telegraph Road intersection and at the Telegraph Road, Depot Road and Lemke Road intersection
removal of the existing roundabout and installation of traffic signals at the Telegraph Road, Depot Road and Lemke Road intersection
construction of a four-lane median-divided carriageway at Lemke Road from Telegraph Road to Tallowwood Place, with double right-turn lanes into Depot Road and a four-lane bridge at Cabbage Tree Creek.
COUNCIL CONGESTION INITIATIVES
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Telegraph Road corridor upgrade project: Stage 1B detailed design and Stage 2 concept design (continued)
LEMKE ROAD BRIDGE
TELEGRAPH ROAD - DEPOT ROAD - LEMKE ROAD INTERSECTION
The proposed signalised intersection to replace the roundabout at Telegraph Road, Depot Road and Lemke Road. Note: Image is an artist impression and is indicative only.
The proposed Lemke Road bridge over Cabbage Tree Creek. Note: Image is an artist impression and is indicative only.
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Congestion reduction projects for January to June 2016
Project location Suburb Project description
Boundary Road at Troughton Road Coopers Plains Extending the right-turn lane on Boundary Road, west approach. Providing dedicated right-turn lanes on Troughton Road, both approaches.
Compton Road at Chateau Street Calamvale Extending the right-turn lane on Compton Road, west approach. Providing phase-splitting for the intersection.
Newnham Road at Mt Gravatt-Capalaba Road
Upper Mt Gravatt Removing a section of the median on Newnham Road, south approach, to accommodate an extended right-turn lane.
Ipswich Road at Cornwall Street Woolloongabba Extending the right-turn lane on Ipswich Road, north approach.
Enoggera Road at Edmondstone Road Newmarket Widening of a southbound through-lane on Enoggera Road, south approach, by cutting into the median.
Caxton Street Petrie Terrace Prohibiting parking on Caxton Street, north-west approach in the PM peak, to provide maximum throughput during green phase.
Waterworks Road at Coopers Camp Road to Settlement Road
The Gap Reducing the T2 lane operation time on Waterworks Road, westbound direction, from 4-7pm to 4-6pm.
Rainbow Street at Board Street Sandgate Replacing one lane with two lanes on Rainbow Street, approaching the roundabout with Board Street.
Riverside Expressway
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Celebrating 10 years of operation, the BMTMC is Brisbane’s state-of-the-art traffic management centre. The BMTMC provides incident management, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, on all Council and state-owned roads. The BMTMC also manages Council’s bus operations and Transport and Main Roads’ busways in the Greater Brisbane metropolitan area.
From its operations room, the BMTMC monitors the traffic network, coordinates real-time incident management and provides live traffic information to motorists. It all adds up to a safer and more predictable commute.
As the single point of contact for incident management on roads, the BMTMC contributes to faster responses and quicker clearance of traffic incidents. This helps to minimise the impact on the road network.
BMTMC operators respond to more than 18,000 crashes, traffic hazards and stationary vehicles each year, as well as multiple weather events and other major incidents. They also manage traffic around public events, monitor traffic flow and roadworks, coordinate clearway towing on Council roads and provide free tows-to-safety for broken-down vehicles on motorways.
Detailed below is an example of the BMTMC’s role in managing a traffic incident.
At 7.52am, the Queensland Police Service advised the BMTMC of a crash involving a car and motorcycle at an intersection at Lutwyche Road, Windsor.
The BMTMC operators used Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) to verify the incident. Using the CCTV feed, the operators were able to confirm that the left and centre lanes on Lutwyche Road were blocked.
Operators worked as a team to inform road users about the incident using variable message signs, 13 19 40 phone messages, Twitter and 131940.qld.gov.au. They also provided information to the Australian Traffic Network, which makes radio announcements for road users.
Operators dispatched a Traffic Response Unit (TRU) to the scene to provide additional traffic management assistance to emergency services. Council’s bus control was also notified to allow services to be rerouted, where possible.
The Traffic Response Unit helps resolve an incident for a motorist.
Operators also engaged traffic signal officers who continually monitored and manually adjusted the traffic signals in the incident area to keep the traffic flowing.
With the operators working as a team, all of these actions were carried out within five minutes of the incident being verified.
At 8.12am, the TRU and emergency services reopened the centre lane. This increased the flow of traffic along Lutwyche Road and delays started to ease.
By 8.20am all traffic lanes reopened.
BRISBANE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORT MANAGEMENT CENTRE (BMTMC): CASE STUDY
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Significant incident data
Traffic volume and travel time are also affected by other factors, including traffic incidents. These incidents, such as accidents, extreme weather and planned events, influence the amount of congestion experienced on the roads. Depending on the timing, location, severity and duration, an incident may have minimal effect on the road network or cause gridlock in large parts of the city. The data detailed in this report specifically analysed significant incidents that had the potential to have a major impact on the road network.
BMTMC collected and compiled this incident data from roads throughout the Brisbane metropolitan area.
MonthNumber of incidents
Average duration1 (HH:MM:SS)
January 300 1:37:03
February 327 0:53:15
March 358 0:49:25
April 397 1:05:35
May 448 1:10:26
June 400 1:52:25
FACTORS AFFECTING NETWORK PERFORMANCE
Riverside Expressway
1 Incident duration is measured from the time BMTMC is notified about the incident until the time the incident is resolved.
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