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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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