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Traffic Incident Management
Policies 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
Four Pillars of the
Queensland Economy
Tourism
Construction
Mining
Agriculture
The
Queensland
Plan
A 30 year vision for Queensland
Queensland Public Service Values
Customers
First
Ideas into
Actions
Unleash
Potential
Be
Courageous
Empower
People
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
Vision
Connecting Queensland –
delivering transport for prosperity
Efficient and reliable
RSS
TMR Strategic Framework
Road System
Strategy (draft)
TMR Strategic Framework
Traffic
Management
Traffic and
Travel Information
Traffic Incident
Management (TIM)
Road Operations
Action Plan (draft)
Intelligent Transport
Systems (ITS)
TMR Strategic Framework
TIM Priorities
• Improve
coordination
• Optimise resources
• Automate
• Measure
Performance
• Improve road
closure processes
TIMS Planning Projects
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  Introduction
Part B  Performance measurement
and reporting
Part C  Resourcing
Part D  TIMS qualifications, training
and progression
Part E  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
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Government priority
Affordable and realistic
Measurable
Consistency
Continuous improvement
Training