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Appendix 2 - Road safety audit report (Part 2 short-term study)
ROADS AND MARITIME SERVICES
RICHMOND BRIDGE AND APPROACHES
ROAD SAFETY AUDIT
Richmond Bridge and approaches - Road safety audit
Hyder Consulting Pty Ltd-ABN 76 104 485 289
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Hyder Consulting Pty Ltd
ABN 76 104 485 289
Level 5, 141 Walker Street Locked Bag 6503 North Sydney NSW 2060 Australia
Tel: +61 2 8907 9000
Fax: +61 2 8907 9001
www.hyderconsulting.com
ROADS AND MARITIME SERVICES
RICHMOND BRIDGE AND APPROACHES
ROAD SAFETY AUDIT
Author Joshua Kleinhans
Checker Damien Chee
Approver Damien Chee
Report No F0006-AA005381-AAR-01 Richmond Bridge and approaches RSA Rev01
Revision 01
Date 13 September 2012
This report has been prepared for Roads and Maritime
Services in accordance with the terms and conditions of
appointment dated 27 August 2012. Hyder Consulting Pty
Ltd (ABN 76 104 485 289) cannot accept any responsibility
for any use of or reliance on the contents of this report by
any third party.
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CONTENTS
1 Introduction ........................................................................................... 1
1.1 Project and audit details ....................................................................... 1
1.2 Responding to the audit report ............................................................. 2
1.3 Previous audits and outstanding issues ............................................... 3
2 Safety audit findings ............................................................................. 5
3 Concluding statement ......................................................................... 26
APPENDIX A: ROAD SAFETY AUDIT CHECKLIST
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1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 Project and audit details
Details of the audit have been summarised in Table 1-1.
Table 1-1 Details of the road safety audit
Audited project Proposed intersection upgrade at Bells Line of Road/ Grose Vale Road/
Terrace Road, North Richmond.
Proposed intersection upgrade at Kurrajong Road/ Old Kurrajong Road,
Richmond.
Proposed intersection upgrade at Kurrajong Road/ Bosworth Street/ March
Street, Richmond.
Existing local road precinct in Richmond and Agnes Banks including:
Old Kurrajong Road – Yarramundi Lane from Kurrajong Road to
Crowleys Lane.
Crowleys Lane from Yarramundi Lane to Castlereagh Road.
Innalls Lane from Yarramundi Lane to Castlereagh Road.
Drift Road from Castlereagh Road to Innalls Lane.
Client/ contact Siva Satchi
Project Development
Roads and Maritime Services
(02) 8849 2019
Audit type Preliminary design road safety audit.
Purpose As part of the proposed Richmond Bridge and approaches upgrade a number of intersections in the surrounding road network will need to be upgraded. The purpose of this audit was to identify potential safety issues associated with a number of intersection upgrades proposed, as well as identify safety issues associated with any potential or perceived re-distribution of traffic.
Background In July 2012 the Richmond Bridge and Approaches Congestion Study was prepared by Hyder Consulting (Hyder) documenting traffic performance of the eight short-term improvement options (Options A to H) which have potential to improve traffic flow at Richmond Bridge and approach roads in the Richmond and North Richmond areas. Each option was assessed in terms of key traffic factors which are most likely to influence a decision on the best performing option. The Congestion Study has identified Option H as the best performing option.
This road safety audit is inclusive of the existing conditions as outlined in the scope (below), and the preliminary design of Option H.
Scope of audit The auditable materials included the following:
The Bells Line of Road/ Grose Vale Road/ Terrace Road intersection with
regards to:
Its current layout.
The concept option with reference number SK1108-1 and date 10 May
2012.
The concept option with reference number 30011177-120820-Gross-
Terrace-Int-Plan.
The Kurrajong Road/ Old Kurrajong Road intersection with regards to:
Its current layout.
The concept option with reference number SK1109-4 and date 16
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The Kurrajong Road/ Bosworth Street/ March Street intersection with regards
to:
Its current layout.
The concept option with reference number SK1108-4 and date 24 May
2012.
The concept option with reference number 30011177-120820-Bosworth-
Int-Plan.
The current layout of the local road precinct in Richmond and Agnes Banks
including:
Old Kurrajong Road – Yarramundi Lane from Kurrajong Road to
Crowleys Lane.
Crowleys Lane from Yarramundi Lane to Castlereagh Road.
Innalls Lane from Yarramundi Lane to Castlereagh Road.
Drift Road from Castlereagh Road to Innalls Lane.
This local road precinct is herein referred to as the Richmond-Agnes Banks local road precinct. The review of this precinct was in consideration of the other proposed intersection improvements described above.
These roads are depicted in Figure 1.
Audit team details Damien Chee, Hyder Consulting (level 3, lead auditor – RSA-02-0094).
Josh Kleinhans, Hyder Consulting.
Audit methodology
A day and night time inspection was carried out on 6 September July 2012. This included a walkover and drive through inspection of each of the intersections as well as the Richmond-Agnes Banks local road precinct. A follow up site inspection was also carried out on 13 September 2012.
Reporting of audit deficiencies in accordance with the NSW Centre for Road Safety’s Guidelines for Road Safety Audit Practices (2011).
Report includes a completed checklist as provided in the Austroads Guide to Road Safety Part 6. The audit team chose to use the existing road checklist rather than the one associated with preliminary design. This was due to the proposed intersection upgrades being retrospective improvements on an existing road network. Furthermore, it is understood that there are no current plans to upgrade the Richmond-Agnes Banks local road precinct. As such, this component of the audit was considered to be an existing road audit.
Report does not specify suggestions or recommendations for action. This is an RMS policy and the responsibility of the project manager, it will highlight the specific deficiencies of intersections, roads and the concept design as advised in the project scope.
Material supplied See Scope of audit.
Meeting and assessment details
Project start up meeting held on 4 September 2012
Site inspection carried out on 6 September 2012.
1.2 Responding to the audit report
Road safety audits provide the opportunity to highlight potential road safety problems and have
them formally considered by the project manager in conjunction with all other project
considerations.
The responsibility for the project rests with the project manager, not with the auditor. The project
manager is under no obligation to accept the audit findings. Also, it is not the role of the auditor
to agree to, or approve the project manager’s responses to the audit.
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1.3 Previous audits and outstanding issues
A number of road safety issues were identified in the Richmond Bridge and Approaches
Congestion Study. These have not been formally raised as road safety deficiencies in this audit.
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Table
2-1
describes t
he r
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ase
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able
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es the r
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afe
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ud
it f
indin
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ased o
n th
e p
roposed
pre
limin
ary
desig
ns.
Ta
ble
2-1
Ro
ad
sa
fety
au
dit
fin
din
gs –
ex
isti
ng
co
nd
itio
ns
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m
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ca
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n
Sa
fety
fin
din
gs
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oto
1
Be
lls L
ine
of R
oa
d/
Gro
se
Vale
Ro
ad
/
Te
rra
ce
Str
eet
inte
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n –
exis
tin
g c
on
ditio
ns.
On
th
e G
rose
Va
le R
oad
(so
uth
ern
) ap
pro
ach
to
in
ters
ectio
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the
re is a
hig
h d
eg
ree
of p
ave
me
nt sh
ovin
g c
rea
tin
g a
ro
ug
h a
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riab
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su
rface
. T
his
ma
y d
e-s
tab
ilise
a v
eh
icle
or
com
pro
mis
e th
e s
kid
resis
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ava
ilab
le. T
his
is a
lso
in
an
en
vir
onm
en
t w
he
re t
he
re w
ou
ld
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vy b
rakin
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em
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ue
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nals
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ite
in
sp
ectio
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the a
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m
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pp
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.
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ure
2
Var
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avem
ent
surf
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Fig
ure
3
Pav
emen
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oto
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of R
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se
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Ro
ad
/
Te
rra
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exis
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on
ditio
ns.
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e p
ed
estr
ian
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p d
irectiona
lity is p
oo
r fo
r m
ost
of
the c
rossin
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e a
lignm
en
t o
f th
e r
am
p d
oes n
ot lin
e u
p w
ith
th
e m
ark
ed
cro
ssin
g.
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is c
ou
ld le
ad
vis
ion
-im
pair
ed
use
rs in
to th
e c
ontr
ol a
rea
of th
e
inte
rse
ctio
n w
he
re t
he
y w
ou
ld b
e a
t in
cre
ase
d r
isk o
f im
pa
ct fr
om
ve
hic
les.
Fu
rth
erm
ore
, th
e p
oo
r con
ditio
n o
f lin
e m
ark
ing
co
uld
exa
ce
rba
te th
is
issu
e.
Lo
w
Fig
ure
4
Po
or
pra
m r
amp
dir
ecti
on
alit
y an
d p
avem
ent
mar
kin
g c
on
dit
ion
.
3
Be
lls L
ine
of R
oa
d/
Gro
se
Vale
Ro
ad
/
Te
rra
ce
Str
eet
inte
rse
ctio
n –
exis
tin
g c
on
ditio
ns.
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e d
esig
na
ted
pa
rkin
g o
n t
he e
aste
rn s
ide
of
Gro
se
Vale
Ro
ad
(so
uth
ern
) d
ep
art
ure
is to
o c
lose
to t
he
in
ters
ectio
n.
Th
is c
ould
lea
d to
a n
um
be
r o
f sa
fety
ris
ks in
clu
din
g (
i) incre
ase
d r
ea
r-en
d c
rash
ris
k
asso
cia
ted w
ith
th
roug
h v
ehic
les a
nd
pa
rked
ca
rs,
(ii)
in
cre
ase
d s
ide
sw
ipe
an
d la
ne
-cha
nge
cra
sh
ris
k a
ssocia
ted
with
th
rou
gh v
eh
icle
s
ch
ang
ing
lan
es,
(iii)
rea
r-e
nd c
rash
co
nflic
ts d
ue
to
tra
ffic
flo
w
turb
ule
nce
.
Me
d
Fig
ure
5
Sta
rt o
f ke
rb s
ide
par
kin
g in
Gro
se V
ale
Ro
ad
dep
artu
re.
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on
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ns.
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e in
cre
ased
se
tback o
f th
e h
old
lin
e in t
he
Be
lls L
ine
of
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ad
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ste
rn a
pp
roach
ha
s r
esu
lted in
a n
on
-un
ifo
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rn r
ad
ius for
rig
ht-
turn
ing
tra
ffic
he
ad
ing
to
Te
rrace
Str
ee
t. R
igh
t-tu
rnin
g d
rive
rs a
re
req
uire
d t
o a
dju
st th
eir
ste
ering
an
gle
mid
-wa
y t
hro
ugh
the
tu
rn.
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e
tig
hte
nin
g o
f th
e tu
rn r
ad
ius m
ay le
ad
to
encro
achm
ent
into
th
e
so
uth
bo
un
d t
raff
ic la
nes in T
err
ace
Str
ee
t.
Th
is issu
e a
lso
in
hib
its t
he
oppo
sin
g r
igh
t-tu
rn (
from
Bells
Lin
e o
f R
oad
into
Gro
se
Vale
Roa
d)
fro
m r
un
nin
g in
th
e s
am
e p
ha
se
(ie
. a d
iam
on
d
ph
ase
). A
lth
oug
h t
his
has m
ore
of
a d
irect im
pa
ct o
n t
raff
ic
pe
rfo
rma
nce
rath
er
tha
n r
oa
d s
afe
ty p
erf
orm
ance
, th
e c
apa
city issu
es
in g
en
era
l a
re a
ma
jor
sou
rce o
f ro
ad s
afe
ty r
isk d
ue
to
que
ue
s (
rea
r-
en
d c
rash
ris
ks)
and
dri
ve
r fr
ustr
atio
n le
adin
g to
un
safe
be
ha
vio
urs
.
Me
d
Fig
ure
6
Lik
ely
swep
t p
ath
fo
r ri
gh
t-tu
rnin
g v
ehic
le f
rom
Bel
ls L
ine
of
Ro
ad E
ast
to T
erra
ce S
tree
t.
5
Te
rra
ce
Str
eet,
de
pa
rtu
re f
rom
inte
rse
ctio
n w
ith
Be
lls L
ine
of R
oa
d –
exis
tin
g c
on
ditio
ns.
Th
e d
rain
ag
e fa
cili
tie
s o
n th
e w
este
rn s
ide
of
this
in
ters
ection
de
pa
rtu
re a
re d
isco
ntin
uou
s w
ith
po
or
tra
nsitio
n fro
m o
ne t
rea
tmen
t to
the
oth
er.
Th
e k
erb
an
d g
utte
r sto
ps a
bru
ptly w
ith
no
inle
t d
rain
or
ke
rb
sp
lay. W
ate
r th
en r
uns o
ff t
o the
un
-form
ed
sh
ou
lde
r are
a a
nd
in
to t
he
mo
unta
in d
rain
. T
he
po
or
tra
nsitio
n b
etw
ee
n t
hese
dra
ina
ge fa
cili
tie
s
ha
s r
esulte
d in
wa
ter
da
mag
e o
f th
e p
ave
me
nt,
wh
ich
has led
to
pa
ve
me
nt
dep
ressio
ns. T
his
ha
s f
urt
he
r le
d to
de
positio
n o
f le
af
and
dir
t m
ate
ria
ls w
hic
h c
om
pro
mis
es r
ide q
uality
and
skid
re
sis
tan
ce.
Th
e p
oo
r su
rface
co
nd
itio
ns a
nd
dis
co
ntin
uity o
f th
e f
ootp
ath
ma
y a
lso
incre
ase t
he p
ote
ntia
l fo
r p
ed
estr
ian
slip
s a
nd
trip
s.
low
Fig
ure
7
Po
or
tran
siti
on
bet
wee
n d
rain
age
faci
litie
s o
n
Ter
race
Str
eet
dep
artu
re.
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oto
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Old
Ku
rra
jon
g R
oa
d,
at
the
in
ters
ectio
n
with
Ku
rra
jong
Ro
ad
– e
xis
tin
g c
ond
itio
ns.
Th
e g
ua
rdra
ils a
t th
is inte
rse
ctio
n lack d
iap
hra
gm
pla
tes in
the
bu
ffe
red
en
d t
erm
ina
ls.
Th
is w
ou
ld incre
ase t
he
sp
ea
ring
pote
ntia
l o
f th
e
term
ina
ls.
Me
d
Fig
ure
8
Bu
ffer
ed e
nd
ter
min
al.
7
Old
Ku
rra
jon
g R
oa
d /
Ku
rra
jong
Ro
ad
inte
rse
ctio
n –
exis
tin
g c
on
ditio
ns.
Th
e in
ters
ectio
n a
lignm
en
t is
a m
ajo
r is
sue
. B
oth
Old
Ku
rra
jon
g R
oa
d
ap
pro
ache
s a
re s
tag
ge
red
fo
rcin
g v
eh
icle
s to
neg
otia
te lo
ng
er
dis
tan
ce
s fo
r rig
ht-
turn
s a
nd
thro
ug
h m
ove
me
nts
on O
ld K
urr
ajo
ng
Roa
d.
For
a r
oa
d w
ith
hig
h t
raffic
vo
lum
es a
nd
po
or
ga
p a
va
ilab
ility
,
the
extr
a d
ura
tio
n r
eq
uir
ed
to
co
mp
lete
th
ese
mo
ve
men
ts incre
ases
the
cra
sh e
xp
osu
re.
Th
e s
tag
ge
red
alig
nm
en
t o
f th
e tw
o s
ide
ro
ad
ap
pro
ache
s a
lso
me
ans t
ha
t op
po
sin
g r
ight-
turn
s o
n K
urr
ajo
ng
Ro
ad
ca
nno
t occu
r a
t th
e s
am
e t
ime w
ith
ou
t a
he
ad
-on
cra
sh
co
nflic
t.
Hig
h
Fig
ure
9
Old
Ku
rraj
on
g R
oad
loo
kin
g s
ou
thb
ou
nd
tow
ard
s th
e in
ters
ecti
on
wit
h K
urr
ajo
ng
Ro
ad.
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Lo
ca
tio
n
Sa
fety
fin
din
gs
R
isk
rati
ng
Ph
oto
8
Old
Ku
rra
jon
g R
oa
d /
Ku
rra
jong
Ro
ad
inte
rse
ctio
n –
exis
tin
g c
on
ditio
ns.
Th
ere
is a
lack o
f lig
htin
g a
t th
e in
ters
ectio
n c
rea
tin
g d
ang
ero
us n
ight
tim
e d
rivin
g c
on
ditio
ns.
Th
e lack o
f d
elin
ea
tors
als
o e
xa
ce
rba
tes th
is
pro
ble
m.
Me
d
Fig
ure
10
Lac
k o
f lig
hti
ng
at
Ku
rraj
on
g R
oad
/ Old
Ku
rraj
on
g R
oad
inte
rsec
tio
n.
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ichm
ond B
rid
ge a
nd a
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fin
din
gs
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isk
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ng
Ph
oto
9
Old
Ku
rra
jon
g R
oa
d /
Ku
rra
jong
Ro
ad
inte
rse
ctio
n –
exis
tin
g c
on
ditio
ns.
Old
Ku
rra
jon
g R
oa
d h
as p
oo
r p
ave
me
nt
qua
lity in
clu
din
g lo
ose
gra
ve
l
an
d a
na
rro
w s
eale
d w
idth
(le
ss t
han
5.5
m).
Th
is m
ay le
ad
to lo
ss o
f
co
ntr
ol o
f ve
hic
les e
nte
ring
and
eg
ressin
g fro
m t
he
ro
ad
. It
ma
y a
lso
lea
d to
lo
ss o
f co
ntr
ol w
he
n b
rakin
g in a
dva
nce
of
the
in
ters
ection
hold
lines a
nd
associa
ted
qu
eu
es.
Lo
w
Fig
ure
11
Po
or
pav
emen
t q
ual
ity
in O
ld K
urr
ajo
ng
Ro
ad
10
O
ld K
urr
ajo
ng
Roa
d /
Ku
rra
jong
Ro
ad
inte
rse
ctio
n –
exis
tin
g c
on
ditio
ns.
Ve
hic
les t
urn
ing
rig
ht
from
Ku
rra
jon
g R
oa
d W
est
to O
ld K
urr
ajo
ng
Roa
d S
outh
(ye
llow
ve
hic
le in
dia
gra
m)
blo
ck th
e e
astb
oun
d th
rou
gh
tra
ffic
on K
urr
ajo
ng
Ro
ad
. A
s a
re
su
lt, m
an
y e
astb
ou
nd
th
rou
gh
ve
hic
les (
wh
ite
ve
hic
les in
dia
gra
m)
we
re o
bse
rve
d to
pa
ss a
rou
nd t
he
qu
eu
ed
ve
hic
le b
y u
sin
g th
e s
pa
ce in
th
e O
ld K
urr
ajo
ng R
oad
No
rth
inte
rse
ctio
n a
pp
roach
. T
his
cou
ld in
cre
ase
th
e r
isk o
f co
llisio
n w
ith
qu
eu
ed
tra
ffic
in
Old
Ku
rrajo
ng R
oa
d N
ort
h (
blu
e v
ehic
le in d
iag
ram
).
Me
d
Fig
ure
12
Cra
sh c
on
flic
t d
ue
to t
he
lack
of
turn
ing
faci
litie
s at
Ku
rraj
on
g R
oad
/ Old
Ku
rraj
on
g
Ro
ad in
ters
ecti
on
.
Ric
hm
ond B
rid
ge a
nd a
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isk
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oto
11
K
urr
ajo
ng
Ro
ad
/ O
ld
Ku
rra
jong
Ro
ad
inte
rse
ctio
n –
exis
tin
g c
on
ditio
ns.
Th
e e
nte
rin
g s
ight
dis
tan
ce f
rom
Old
Ku
rra
jon
g R
oad
So
uth
to
Ku
rra
jong
Ro
ad
we
st
is o
bscu
red
by r
oad
sid
e v
ege
tatio
n.
This
cre
ate
s
issu
es w
he
n t
urn
ing
rig
ht
fro
m O
ld K
urr
ajo
ng
Roa
d W
est. T
his
tra
ffic
ma
y n
eed
to
ad
va
nce
fu
rth
er
be
yo
nd
the
hold
lin
e in
th
is a
pp
roa
ch t
o
esta
blis
h a
go
od
sig
ht lin
e.
Th
is c
ou
ld incre
ase
cra
sh
ris
k w
ith
we
stb
ou
nd
th
roug
h v
ehic
les o
n K
urr
ajo
ng
Ro
ad
.
Th
e la
ck o
f cle
ar
sig
ht lin
e f
rom
th
is a
pp
roa
ch t
o th
e w
est
incre
ase
s t
he
“fo
llow
up
” (t
f) t
ime
wh
ich m
ay a
ffe
ct
the c
ap
acity o
f th
is a
pp
roa
ch.
Th
at
is,
with
out
a c
lea
r sig
ht lin
e,
veh
icle
s q
ueu
ed
be
hin
d a
lea
d v
eh
icle
are
un
ab
le t
o t
ake
ad
van
tage
of la
rge
gap
s in
the
ea
stb
ou
nd
tra
ffic
str
eam
.
Rath
er
the
y w
ou
ld e
ach
ne
ed
to
pro
gre
ss t
o th
e h
old
lin
e a
nd c
heck f
or
se
pa
rate
fiv
e s
econ
d g
ap
s.
As o
bse
rve
d b
y t
he
au
dit t
eam
, th
e lo
ng d
ela
ys d
ue
to t
he
abo
ve
issu
e,
ha
ve
re
su
lted
in p
oo
r g
ap
acce
pta
nce
be
ha
vio
ur
du
e t
o d
rive
r
fru
str
ation
. T
he
incre
ased
sta
rt-s
top
pa
tte
rn in
the
Old
Ku
rra
jon
g R
oad
So
uth
ap
pro
ach (
du
e t
o th
e lack o
f fo
llow
up
sig
ht d
ista
nce
) a
lso
incre
ases th
e r
ea
r-e
nd
cra
sh
ris
k in
this
ap
pro
ach
.
Lo
w
Fig
ure
13
Po
or
ente
rin
g s
igh
t d
ista
nce
fro
m O
ld
Ku
rraj
on
g R
oad
So
uth
to
Ku
rraj
on
g R
oad
Wes
t.
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fin
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gs
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isk
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oto
12
K
urr
ajo
ng
Ro
ad
/ O
ld
Ku
rra
jong
Ro
ad
inte
rse
ctio
n –
exis
tin
g la
you
t.
Th
e c
on
sta
nt tr
affic
flo
w a
long
Ku
rra
jong
Ro
ad
du
rin
g p
eak t
raff
ic
pe
rio
ds d
oes n
ot p
rovid
e s
uff
icie
nt
ga
ps t
o a
llow
ve
hic
les t
o tu
rn r
igh
t
into
an
d le
ft/r
igh
t o
ut o
f th
e t
wo
Old
Ku
rrajo
ng
Ro
ad
app
roach
es.
Th
e
lack o
f g
aps is d
ue
to t
he
lack o
f m
ete
rin
g p
oin
ts in
th
e u
p a
nd
do
wn
str
ea
m r
oa
d n
etw
ork
. T
he
au
dit t
ea
m o
bse
rve
d d
ela
ys o
f u
p to
two
min
ute
s w
hic
h m
ay f
orc
e th
e lo
we
r p
rio
rity
tra
ffic
to
ta
ke u
nsafe
ga
ps.
Th
e a
ud
it te
am
note
d a
num
ber
of
sym
pto
ms o
f u
nsa
fe g
ap
acce
pta
nce s
uch
as h
ard
accele
ratio
n f
rom
re
st, d
rive
rs c
reep
ing
ou
t
into
th
e m
ain
ro
ad
tra
ve
l la
ne
s,
dri
ve
rs s
talli
ng
be
yo
nd
th
e h
old
lin
e,
an
d m
ain
lin
e t
raff
ic “
bo
rkin
g”
an
d b
rakin
g h
ard
in
resp
on
se to
un
exp
ecte
d e
gre
ssin
g v
ehic
les.
Hig
h
See
Fig
ure
13 a
nd F
igur
e 14
.
Fig
ure
14
Hig
h t
raff
ic v
olu
mes
on
Ku
rraj
on
g R
oad
.
13
R
ich
mo
nd
Brid
ge
–
exis
tin
g c
on
ditio
ns.
Th
e b
rid
ge b
arr
iers
are
no
t cra
sh
wo
rth
y a
nd
are
not
cap
able
of
co
nta
inin
g a
nd
re
-dir
ectin
g e
rra
nt
ve
hic
les.
An
y e
rra
nt
ve
hic
les m
ay b
e
at
risk o
f b
rea
chin
g th
e s
yste
m o
r a
lte
rna
tive
ly e
xp
eri
en
cin
g p
oo
r
rid
ed
ow
n p
erf
orm
an
ce
co
mpa
red
with
th
e a
pp
rove
d b
arr
ier
syste
ms.
Me
d
Fig
ure
15 –
Su
bst
and
ard
bri
dg
e b
arri
ers.
Ric
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isk
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oto
14
K
urr
ajo
ng
Ro
ad
/
Bo
sw
ort
h S
tre
et/
Ma
rch
Str
ee
t
inte
rse
ctio
n –
exis
tin
g c
on
ditio
ns.
Th
e s
pe
ed
lim
it s
ign
in
the
Bosw
ort
h S
tre
et
(no
rth
ern
) in
ters
ection
ap
pro
ach
ob
scu
re v
isib
ility
to
th
e p
rim
ary
sig
na
l la
nte
rns. A
pp
roa
ch
ing
dri
ve
rs m
ay n
ot b
e a
wa
re o
f th
e p
reva
ilin
g s
ign
al p
ha
se.
Hig
h
Fig
ure
16
Ob
scu
red
tra
ffic
sig
nal
s.
R
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rid
ge a
nd a
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ca
tio
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Sa
fety
fin
din
gs
R
isk
rati
ng
Ph
oto
15
K
urr
ajo
ng
Ro
ad
/
Bo
sw
ort
h S
tre
et/
Ma
rch
Str
ee
t
inte
rse
ctio
n –
exis
tin
g c
on
ditio
ns.
Th
ere
are
nu
me
rou
s p
ave
me
nt
failu
res a
t th
is inte
rse
ctio
n inclu
din
g
po
lish
ing
an
d c
rackin
g.
Th
ese
ma
y le
ad
to
loss-o
f-con
tro
l a
nd
re
ar-
en
d
cra
sh
es,
esp
ecia
lly s
ince t
his
is a
hig
h b
rakin
g e
nvir
on
men
t.
Lo
w
Fig
ure
17
Exa
mp
le o
f B
osw
ort
h S
tree
t / K
urr
ajo
ng
Ro
ad/
Mar
ch S
tree
t p
avem
ent
issu
es.
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ge a
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fin
din
gs
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isk
rati
ng
Ph
oto
16
K
urr
ajo
ng
Ro
ad
/
Bo
sw
ort
h S
tre
et/
Ma
rch
Str
ee
t
inte
rse
ctio
n –
exis
tin
g c
on
ditio
ns.
Th
e k
erb
ram
ps a
t th
is in
ters
ection
ha
ve
po
or
dir
ection
alit
y a
s t
he
y d
o
no
t lin
e u
p w
ith
the
alig
nm
en
t o
f th
e m
ark
ed c
rossin
gs.
Th
is m
ay le
ad
vis
ua
lly im
pa
ired
ped
estr
ians in
to t
he
co
ntr
ol a
rea
of th
e in
ters
ectio
n
wh
ere
th
ey w
ou
ld b
e a
t in
cre
ase
d r
isk o
f im
pa
ct fr
om
ve
hic
les.
Th
ere
wa
s a
lso a
hig
h d
eg
ree
of
pa
ve
me
nt cra
ckin
g w
hic
h m
ay f
orm
a
trip
ha
za
rd f
or
pe
de
str
ians.
Lo
w
Fig
ure
18
Mis
lead
ing
Inte
rsec
tio
n d
irec
tio
nal
ity
.
17
K
urr
ajo
ng
Ro
ad
/
Bo
sw
ort
h S
tre
et/
Ma
rch
Str
ee
t
inte
rse
ctio
n –
exis
tin
g c
on
ditio
ns.
Duri
ng
th
e tim
e o
f th
e n
igh
t tim
e insp
ection
, th
ere
we
re t
wo
str
ee
t lig
hts
on
th
e n
ort
he
rn a
pp
roa
ch
to
the
in
ters
ectio
n t
ha
t w
ere
no
t o
pe
rating
.
Lo
w
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ichm
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fin
din
gs
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isk
rati
ng
Ph
oto
18
K
urr
ajo
ng
Ro
ad
/
Bo
sw
ort
h S
tre
et/
Ma
rch
Str
ee
t
inte
rse
ctio
n –
exis
tin
g c
on
ditio
ns.
Th
e w
este
rn a
pp
roa
ch
to
th
e in
ters
ectio
n d
oes n
ot
ha
ve
a m
ark
ed f
oo
t
cro
ssin
g.
Th
is m
ay le
ad
to
pede
str
ian
s ja
yw
alk
ing
acro
ss t
his
ap
pro
ach
rath
er
tha
n w
alk
ing
th
e m
ore
cir
cu
ito
us r
oute
via
th
e o
the
r th
ree
cro
ssin
gs. T
his
co
uld
incre
ase t
he
ris
k o
f pe
destr
ian
cra
sh
es.
Hig
h
Fig
ure
19
No
ped
estr
ian
cro
ssin
g o
n K
urr
ajo
ng
Ro
ad
wes
tern
inte
rsec
tio
n a
pp
roac
h.
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fin
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gs
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isk
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oto
19
K
urr
ajo
ng
Ro
ad
/
Bo
sw
ort
h S
tre
et/
Ma
rch
Str
ee
t
inte
rse
ctio
n –
exis
tin
g c
on
ditio
ns.
Th
ere
is a
pro
no
unce
d r
oad
cro
wn
in
th
e M
arc
h S
tree
t ap
pro
ach
. T
his
ma
y a
ct a
s a
pe
destr
ian
trip
ha
za
rd.
Lo
w
Fig
ure
20
- P
ron
ou
nce
d c
row
n in
th
e ro
ad.
20
In
na
ls L
an
e
-
exis
tin
g c
on
ditio
ns.
Th
ere
is a
lack o
f lig
htin
g a
nd n
igh
t-tim
e d
elin
ea
tio
n o
n t
his
ro
ute
wh
ich
pro
vid
es insu
ffic
ien
t g
uid
ance
to
ro
ad u
se
rs. F
urt
he
rmo
re,
the
re is
limite
d th
e s
igh
t dis
tan
ce
and
little
wa
rnin
g p
rovid
ed
reg
ard
ing
ve
hic
les
eg
ressin
g (
an
d p
ossib
ly r
eve
rsin
g)
fro
m d
rive
wa
ys.
Lo
w
Fig
ure
21 –
Lac
k o
f st
reet
ligh
tin
g in
Inn
als
Lan
e.
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oto
21
In
na
ls L
an
e -
exis
tin
g c
on
ditio
ns.
Th
is r
oa
d c
on
tain
s s
eve
ral p
ave
me
nt
de
ficie
ncie
s in
clu
din
g s
ho
vin
g,
de
pre
ssio
ns a
nd
polis
hin
g w
hic
h m
ay incre
ase
th
e lo
ss o
f con
tro
l cra
sh
po
ten
tia
l. T
his
ro
ad
als
o c
on
tain
s r
eve
rse
cu
rve
s o
n a
do
wn
hill
gra
de
wh
ich
ma
y f
urt
he
r e
xa
ce
rba
te th
e lo
ss o
f co
ntr
ol a
nd
ru
n o
ff r
oa
d c
rash
risk.
Ad
ditio
na
lly t
he
roa
d h
as u
nsea
led
sho
uld
ers
, p
oo
r e
dge
co
nditio
ns a
nd
a lack o
f ru
n o
ff r
oa
d a
reas.
Me
d
Fig
ure
22
Inn
als
Lan
e p
avem
ent
issu
es –
no
te p
olis
hin
g
in r
igh
t-h
and
lan
e.
22
In
na
ls L
an
e-
exis
tin
g
co
nditio
ns.
Utilit
y p
ole
s a
re loca
ted
with
in th
e c
lea
r zon
e w
hic
h c
an p
rese
nt
a
po
ten
tia
l cra
sh
ha
za
rd fo
r e
rran
t ve
hic
les.
Me
d
23
In
na
ls L
an
e -
exis
tin
g c
on
ditio
ns.
Inn
als
La
ne
ru
ns t
hro
ug
h a
flo
od
pla
in w
hic
h h
as r
esu
lte
d in
a f
ill
em
ban
km
en
t o
n e
ithe
r sid
e o
f th
e r
oad
. A
lth
oug
h d
elin
ea
tors
are
pre
sen
t to
mitig
ate
th
is r
isk,
the
se
do
no
t p
rovid
e s
uff
icie
nt sa
feg
ua
rds
ag
ain
st e
rra
nt ve
hic
les t
hat
may r
un
off
roa
d.
Me
d
Fig
ure
23
Fill
em
ban
kmen
t an
d d
rop
off
.
Ric
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24
Y
arr
am
un
di L
ane
-
exis
tin
g c
on
ditio
ns.
Th
ere
is a
lack o
f lin
e m
ark
ing
an
d n
igh
t-tim
e d
elin
ea
tio
n th
rou
gh
out
the
entire
le
ng
th o
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arr
am
un
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ane
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his
wo
uld
lea
d t
o v
ery
po
or
vis
ibili
ty o
f th
e r
oa
d a
he
ad
.
Me
d
Fig
ure
24
Yar
ram
un
di L
ane.
25
Y
arr
am
un
di L
ane
-
exis
tin
g c
on
ditio
ns.
Th
ere
is a
lack o
f lig
htin
g a
nd n
igh
t-tim
e d
elin
ea
tio
n o
n t
his
ro
ute
wh
ich
pro
vid
es insu
ffic
ien
t g
uid
ance
to
ro
ad u
se
rs. F
urt
he
rmo
re,
the
re is
limite
d th
e s
igh
t dis
tan
ce
and
little
wa
rnin
g p
rovid
ed
reg
ard
ing
ve
hic
les
eg
ressin
g (
an
d p
ossib
ly r
eve
rsin
g)
fro
m d
rive
wa
ys.
Lo
w
As s
ee
n in
Fig
ure
24
th
ere
are
no
str
ee
tlig
hts
an
d a
gen
era
l
lack o
f d
elin
eation
.
26
Y
arr
am
un
di la
ne
-
exis
tin
g c
on
ditio
ns.
Th
ere
are
utilit
y p
ole
s lo
ca
ted
with
in t
he
cle
ar
zo
ne
wh
ich
can
pre
se
nt
a p
ote
ntia
l cra
sh
ha
za
rd f
or
err
an
t ve
hic
les.
Th
ere
is a
lso
a len
gth
of
ba
rbe
d w
ire
fe
nce
in
th
e c
lea
r zo
ne
pre
se
ntin
g a
cra
sh h
aza
rd f
or
err
an
t ve
hic
les.
Lo
w
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fer
to F
igu
re 2
4.
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rid
ge a
nd a
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oto
27
C
row
leys L
an
e –
exis
tin
g c
on
ditio
ns.
A s
pe
ed
lim
it a
nd
wa
rnin
g s
ign a
re o
bstr
ucte
d o
n t
his
rou
te, w
he
n
tra
ve
llin
g n
ort
hbo
un
d
Lo
w
Fig
ure
25
Ob
stru
cted
war
nin
g s
ign
.
28
C
row
leys la
ne
–
exis
tin
g c
on
ditio
ns.
Th
ere
are
a n
um
be
r o
f p
avem
en
t d
eficie
ncie
s a
long
this
ro
ute
inclu
din
g
a n
arr
ow
se
ale
d w
idth
with
no
se
ale
d s
ho
uld
ers
. T
he
pa
ve
me
nt
als
o
co
nta
ins d
ep
ressio
ns,
sho
vin
g a
nd
po
or
ed
ge q
ualit
y.
Th
is m
ay r
esu
lt
incre
ase loss o
f co
ntr
ol cra
sh
po
ten
tia
l.
It s
ho
uld
be
no
ted
tha
t th
e r
oad
sid
e v
eg
eta
tio
n is d
en
se
and p
rese
nts
run
off r
oa
d c
rash
ha
za
rds.
Lo
w
Fig
ure
26
Pav
emen
t d
efic
ien
cies
.
29
C
row
leys L
an
e –
exis
tin
g c
on
ditio
ns.
Th
ere
is a
lack o
f lig
htin
g a
nd n
igh
t-tim
e d
elin
ea
tio
n o
n t
his
ro
ute
wh
ich
pro
vid
es insu
ffic
ien
t g
uid
ance
to
ro
ad u
se
rs. F
urt
he
rmo
re,
the
re is
limite
d th
e s
igh
t dis
tan
ce
and
little
wa
rnin
g p
rovid
ed
reg
ard
ing
ve
hic
les
eg
ressin
g (
an
d p
ossib
ly r
eve
rsin
g)
fro
m d
rive
wa
ys.
Lo
w
Ref
er to
Fig
ure
26.
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Ta
ble
2-2
: R
oa
d s
afe
ty a
ud
it f
ind
ing
s –
Pre
lim
ina
ry d
es
ign
Ite
m
Lo
ca
tio
n
Sa
fety
fin
din
gs
R
isk
rati
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oto
30
O
ld K
urr
ajo
ng
Roa
d
to t
he
no
rth
of
Ku
rra
jong
Ro
ad
-
Pre
limin
ary
de
sig
n
SK
11
09
-4
Th
ere
are
utilit
y p
ole
s lo
ca
ted
on
th
e w
este
rn s
ide
of
Old
Ku
rra
jon
g
Roa
d.
If th
ese
are
not
relo
ca
ted
, th
ey m
ay p
ose
as c
rash
ha
za
rds to
tra
ffic
on t
his
roa
d.
Th
e o
ffset b
etw
ee
n t
he
ed
ge
of tr
affic
la
ne
an
d th
e
po
les w
ou
ld r
ed
uce
with
th
e p
rop
ose
d d
esig
n.
Th
is c
ou
ld incre
ase t
he
likelih
oo
d a
nd
se
ve
rity
of
ha
zard
ou
s p
ole
cra
she
s.
Me
d
31
B
ells
Lin
e o
f R
oa
d/
Gro
se
Vale
Ro
ad
/
Te
rra
ce
Str
eet
inte
rse
ctio
n –
Pre
limin
ary
de
sig
n
30
01
11
77
-12
082
0.
Th
e t
urn
path
s o
f th
e d
ua
l rig
ht-
turn
la
nes f
rom
Gro
se
Va
le R
oa
d in
to
Be
lls L
ine
of R
oa
d a
ppe
ar
to c
lash
with
the
rig
ht-
turn
fro
m T
err
ace
Roa
d.
Me
d
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ichm
ond B
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ge a
nd a
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oto
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K
urr
ajo
ng
Ro
ad
/ O
ld
Ku
rra
jong
Ro
ad
inte
rse
ctio
n –
pre
limin
ary
de
sig
n
SK
11
09
-4
Th
e p
rop
ose
d a
cce
lera
tio
n la
ne
on
Ku
rra
jon
g R
oa
d f
or
left-t
urn
ing
ve
hic
les f
rom
Old
Ku
rrajo
ng
Ro
ad
Sou
th w
ill im
pro
ve
th
e a
bili
ty o
f ca
rs
to e
nte
r K
urr
ajo
ng
ro
ad
in h
eavy t
raff
ic c
on
ditio
ns (
ie.
red
uced
ga
p
acce
pta
nce r
eq
uir
em
en
t fr
om
5 s
eco
nd
s to
3 s
eco
nds).
How
eve
r th
is
ma
y le
ad
to
ne
w c
rash
ris
ks a
s d
escrib
ed b
elo
w.
Du
e t
o th
e h
igh
an
d c
on
sta
nt
we
stb
ou
nd
tra
ffic
vo
lum
es o
n K
urr
ajo
ng
Ro
ad
(p
art
icu
larly d
urin
g t
he
PM
pe
ak)
the
re m
ay s
till
be
difficu
lty in
fin
din
g a
cce
pta
ble
ga
ps f
or
sid
e r
oa
d tra
ffic
to
ente
r. If
a v
ehic
le in
th
e
acce
lera
tion
lan
e is u
na
ble
to fin
d a
ga
p,
the
y m
ay e
ith
er:
Att
em
pt
to m
erg
e v
ia a
sub
sta
nd
ard
ga
p w
hic
h incre
ases s
ide
sw
ipe
, la
ne
ch
ang
ing a
nd r
ea
r e
nd
cra
sh
ris
k (
blu
e v
eh
icle
), o
r
“Bo
rk”
or
bra
ke
ha
rd a
nd
be
at ri
sk o
f re
ar-
end
cra
sh
es fro
m
follo
win
g v
ehic
les in
th
e a
cce
lera
tion
lan
e (
red
ve
hic
les).
Th
e a
ud
it te
am
ackn
ow
led
ge
s th
at
this
cra
sh
ris
k w
ou
ld in
vo
lve
lo
w-
an
gle
d im
pacts
with
sm
all
diffe
ren
ces in
re
lative
ve
locity b
etw
ee
n t
he
en
terin
g t
raff
ic a
nd
the
ma
in lin
e t
raffic
. A
s s
uch
, th
e p
ote
ntia
l cra
sh
se
ve
rity
wo
uld
be c
on
trolle
d in t
his
man
ne
r. B
y c
on
tra
st, t
he “
do
no
thin
g”
ap
pro
ach
wo
uld
re
tain
th
e p
ote
ntial fo
r h
igh
er
an
gle
d c
rash
es
with
hig
he
r spe
ed
diffe
ren
tia
ls w
hic
h a
re p
ote
ntially
mo
re s
eve
re.
Me
d
Fig
ure
27
Lik
ely
safe
ty r
isks
wit
h a
ccel
erat
ion
lan
e.
33
O
ld K
urr
ajo
ng
Roa
d /
Ku
rra
jong
Ro
ad
inte
rse
ctio
n –
pre
limin
ary
de
sig
n
SK
11
09
-4
Und
er
the
pre
limin
ary
de
sig
n th
e h
old
lin
e o
n O
ld K
urr
ajo
ng R
oa
d
No
rth
is b
ein
g m
ove
d b
ack to
acco
mm
od
ate
th
e p
rop
ose
d inte
rsectio
n
wid
en
ing
wo
rks. D
rive
rs a
t th
e n
ew
ho
ld lin
e w
ou
ld h
ave
red
uce
d
en
terin
g s
igh
t d
ista
nce d
ue t
o th
e p
rese
nce
of
tree
s a
nd
ve
geta
tion
on
the
no
rth
ern
sid
e o
f K
urr
ajo
ng
Roa
d.
Th
is c
ou
ld r
esult in
dri
ve
rs c
ree
pin
g f
orw
ard
s to
esta
blis
h a
be
tte
r
sig
htlin
e.
Th
is c
ou
ld in
tu
rn r
esu
lt in
incre
ased
cra
sh
ris
k w
ith
ve
hic
les
on
Ku
rrajo
ng
Ro
ad.
Me
d
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oto
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K
urr
ajo
ng
Ro
ad
/ O
ld
Ku
rra
jong
Ro
ad
inte
rse
ctio
n –
pre
limin
ary
de
sig
n
SK
11
09
-4.
Sim
ilar
to ite
m 1
2,
the
co
nsta
nt
tra
ffic
flo
w a
lon
g K
urr
ajo
ng
Ro
ad
du
rin
g p
ea
k t
raff
ic p
eri
ods d
oes n
ot p
rovid
e s
uff
icie
nt
gap
s to a
llow
ve
hic
les to
tu
rn r
igh
t in
to a
nd
le
ft/r
igh
t ou
t o
f th
e tw
o O
ld K
urr
ajo
ng
Roa
d a
pp
roach
es.
Th
e la
ck o
f g
ap
s is d
ue t
o th
e la
ck o
f m
ete
rin
g
po
ints
in
the
up
an
d d
ow
nstr
eam
ro
ad
ne
two
rk.
Th
e a
udit t
eam
ob
se
rve
d d
ela
ys o
f u
p to
tw
o m
inute
s w
hic
h m
ay f
orc
e t
he
lo
we
r
pri
ori
ty t
raff
ic t
o ta
ke
unsa
fe g
ap
s.
Th
e a
ud
it te
am
note
d a
num
ber
of
sym
pto
ms o
f u
nsa
fe g
ap
acce
pta
nce s
uch
as h
ard
accele
ratio
n f
rom
re
st, d
rive
rs c
reep
ing
ou
t
into
th
e m
ain
ro
ad
tra
ve
l la
ne
s,
dri
ve
rs s
talli
ng
be
yo
nd
th
e h
old
lin
e,
an
d m
ain
lin
e t
raff
ic “
bo
rkin
g”
an
d b
rakin
g h
ard
in
resp
on
se to
un
exp
ecte
d e
gre
ssin
g v
ehic
les.
Und
er
the
pro
po
se
d d
esig
n, it w
as n
ote
d th
at
the
wid
enin
g o
f th
e
inte
rse
ctio
n w
ill incre
ase
th
e t
rave
l p
ath
fo
r ve
hic
les t
urn
ing
in
to a
nd
ou
t o
f th
e tw
o O
ld K
urr
ajo
ng
Ro
ad
ap
pro
ache
s (
as w
ell
as t
he
th
roug
h
mo
ve
men
ts b
etw
ee
n th
ese
app
roa
ch
es).
Th
is m
ay p
rolo
ng r
oa
d u
se
rs’
exp
osu
re t
o c
rash
es in t
he
“con
flic
t a
rea
” o
f th
e in
ters
ectio
n.
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h
R
ichm
ond B
rid
ge a
nd a
ppro
aches -
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afe
ty a
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fety
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R
isk
rati
ng
Ph
oto
35
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urr
ajo
ng
Ro
ad
/
Bo
sw
ort
h S
tre
et/
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rch
Str
ee
t
inte
rse
ctio
n –
Pre
limin
ary
de
sig
n
SK
30
01
11
77
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12
08
20
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sw
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h-
Int-
Pla
n
Th
e M
arc
h S
tre
et
(easte
rn)
app
roa
ch
to
th
e in
ters
ection
has a
pro
no
un
ce
d r
oa
d c
row
n w
ith
ste
ep
cro
ssfa
lls e
ith
er
sid
e.
Th
e p
rop
ose
d
inte
rse
ctio
n w
ide
nin
g w
ork
s in
Ma
rch
Str
ee
t m
ay le
ad t
o th
e r
igh
t-tu
rn
lan
e s
trad
dlin
g th
e c
row
n (
if t
he
cro
wn
is n
ot
relo
ca
ted
). T
his
co
uld
resu
lt in v
ari
able
an
d a
wkw
ard
le
ve
l tr
an
sitio
ns fo
r ve
hic
les turn
ing
rig
ht.
Th
is c
ou
ld a
lso
resu
lt in
ve
hic
les “
bo
ttom
ing
ou
t” o
r scra
pin
g o
f th
e
un
de
rca
rria
ge
.
Lo
w
Fig
ure
28
Po
ssib
le g
rad
ing
issu
e K
urr
ajo
ng
Ro
ad a
nd
Mar
ch S
tree
t.
36
K
urr
ajo
ng
Ro
ad
/
Bo
sw
ort
h S
tre
et/
Ma
rch
Str
ee
t
inte
rse
ctio
n –
Pre
limin
ary
de
sig
n
SK
30
01
11
77
-
12
08
20
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sw
ort
h-
Int-
Pla
n
Th
e p
rop
ose
d w
ide
nin
g w
ork
s o
n t
he n
ort
he
rn s
ide
s o
f K
urr
ajo
ng
Ro
ad
an
d M
arc
h S
tree
t a
pp
ea
r to
cla
sh
with
the
pro
pe
rty lin
es.
Th
is m
ay
lea
d to
fen
ces a
nd
wa
lls a
ssocia
ted w
ith
pro
pe
rtie
s b
ein
g a
t a
sig
nific
an
tly r
ed
uce
d o
ffse
t fr
om
th
e r
oa
d,
and
hen
ce a
hig
her
risk r
oad
sid
e h
aza
rd. F
urt
he
rmo
re,
the
re a
re a
num
be
r o
f d
rive
wa
ys t
ha
t w
ou
ld
ha
ve
an
ab
rupt
leve
l tr
ansitio
n to
th
e n
ew
ro
ad
bo
und
ary
.
Lo
w
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hm
ond B
rid
ge a
nd a
ppro
aches -
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afe
ty a
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fety
fin
din
gs
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isk
rati
ng
Ph
oto
37
K
urr
ajo
ng
Ro
ad
/
Bo
sw
ort
h S
tre
et/
Ma
rch
Str
ee
t
inte
rse
ctio
n –
Pre
limin
ary
de
sig
n
SK
30
01
11
77
-
12
08
20
-Bo
sw
ort
h-
Int-
Pla
n
Weste
rn C
olo
nia
l
Hote
l R
ichm
on
d.
Dri
ve
rs e
gre
ssin
g f
rom
th
e h
ote
l a
nd
sto
ppe
d a
t th
e n
ew
ho
ld lin
e w
ill
ha
ve
re
duce
d e
nte
ring
sig
ht
dis
tance
availa
ble
du
e to
ve
ge
tatio
n a
nd
utilit
y p
ole
s.
Me
d
38
K
urr
ajo
ng
Ro
ad
/
Bo
sw
ort
h S
tre
et/
Ma
rch
Str
ee
t
inte
rse
ctio
n –
Pre
limin
ary
de
sig
n
SK
11
08
-4.
Th
e in
cre
ased
se
tback o
f th
e h
old
lin
e in t
he
Ma
rch
Str
ee
t ap
pro
ach
co
uld
resu
lt in
a la
rge
r tu
rnin
g p
ath
fo
r ri
gh
t-tu
rns in
to B
osw
ort
h S
tre
et
Nort
h.
Th
is m
ay c
lash
with
th
e o
pp
osin
g r
igh
t tu
rn f
rom
Ku
rrajo
ng
Roa
d (
into
Bosw
ort
h S
tre
et S
ou
th).
Me
d
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3 CONCLUDING STATEMENT
We have undertaken a preliminary design road safety audit using reference documents detailed
in Section 1 of this report.
The audit has been carried out for the sole purpose of identifying any features of road and
intersections surrounding Richmond Bridge that are deemed to be unsafe. These identified
issues to outline roadways which could be reviewed for safety performance.
Issues identified have been noted in this report for the Project Manager and Designer to review
and assess, and where appropriate make the necessary recommendations to improve safety,
this report does not make any suggestions and recommendations.
Damien Chee
Audit Team Leader
Hyder Consulting Pty Ltd
Joshua Kleinhans
Hyder Consulting Pty Ltd
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