Referral of proposed action - Rural City of Murray Bridge - SA.Gov.au

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Application - Version 2 of October 2009 EPBC Ref 2008/42111.4 Other (asrequested sinceoriginalsubmission in May2008)Consultations with the South Australian Transport Authority,Department for Transport, Energy & Infrastructure (DTEI)regarding the two enclosed concept plans currently proposedfor the Project (detailed survey and final design drawing willbe completed pending EPBC Act Referral Approval and/orConditions being established):1) ‘Proposed Speed Signing Strategy on FerriesMcDonald Road (Version 4)’ September 2009(Attachment One); and2) ‘Ferries McDonald Road Upgrade – Proposed TrafficControl Measures – Each End of Ferries McDonaldConservation Park’ 18 June 2009 (Attachment Two)The above two concept plans, which have also been basedon consultations with the directly affected landowners,reference current and relevant Australian Standards andAustroads technical guidelines for the newly proposed “T-Intersection” at the northern end of FMCP. A designrationale document, prepared by Council, may also be viewedon Council’s website at:www.murraybridge.sa.gov.au/site/page.cfm?u=202&c=10925Other supporting documents submitted with Council’s originalsubmission in May 2008 may be viewed on Council’s websiteunder “F” (Ferries McDonald Road) in the Fast Find “A-ZServices”.DTEI Contacts regarding input into the currenttechnical design and approval in the setting of postedspeed limits on roads within South Australia include:Mr Stephen Pascale, Manager Traffic & AccessStandardsPhone: (08) 8343-2002Mr Steve Clark, Manager Traffic Regulation andStandardsPhone: (08) 8343-2289Mr Errol Cavallaro, Senior Consultant – TrafficManagement, Traffic & Access Standards SectionPhone: (08) 8343-2673Mr Peter Larsson, Manager Traffic InvestigationsPhone: (08) 8226-8214DTEI Contact regarding the project’s strategicplanning and regional importance is:Mr Phil Lawes, Network Strategy ManagerRoad Transport Policy & Investment SectionPolicy and Planning DivisionPhone: (08) 8204-8810Rural City of Murray Bridge – Ferries McDonald Rd (Ver 2) Page: 2 of 35
Application - Version 2 of October 2009 EPBC Ref 2008/42111.4 Other (asrequested sinceoriginalsubmission in May2008)Consultations with the South Australian EnvironmentAuthority, Department for Environment & Heritage (DEH)have occurred in relation to the above listed concept plans.DEH Contacts include:Ms Donna Nussio, District Ranger Murray Mallee,Regional Conservation DirectoratePhone: (08) 8576-3690Approval-in-principle of the enclosed Council Concept Plan, aslisted on page 2, regarding a proposed “T-Intersection” ateach end of FMCP (newly constructed for the northern end)has been verified by Ms Nussio to Council upon herpresentation of the Plan at an internal DEH Project Meeting inJune 2009.2 Summary of proposed action2.1 ShortdescriptionThis Project will complete the final section in creating a sealed north–southregional transport corridor designed to efficiently facilitate inter-state, Nationaland export freight movements as well as local and state vehicular traffic acrossregions. The State Transport Authority (DTEI) have indicated support for theProject based on a number of factors such as travel time, social impacts ofheavy vehicles travelling through populated areas, traffic demand, fitness forpurpose (vertical and horizontal alignment) and cost to upgrade an existing roadto B-Double standard.The Project’s design aims to provide a safer road alignment; especially byminimising two potentially dangerous “S” Bends along the presently unsealed (iedefault 100 kph) 11.7 km stretch of Ferries McDonald Road.This Project will show how formalising the remaining 11.7 km (approx) ofFerries McDonald Road as a sealed road would provide opportunity to influencedriver behaviour through regulatory speed environments, physical geometry ofintersections, road surface texture, signage and other visual cues such asnarrow carriageway width, alternate road surface colour and reinforcing the factto motorists that they are entering an environmentally sensitive area.Furthermore, a road that is sealed is without any doubt safer to drive on than aroad that is not sealed. It is highly likely that a driver presented with a suddenbraking situation; such as to avoid collision with a kangaroo or Malleefowl,would more likely succeed in stopping within time to avoid collision on a sealedroad than on an unsealed road.The sealing of Ferries McDonald Road would allow the opportunity for drivers tobe governed by an appropriately posted speed limit. Discussions with DTEIhave been encouraging but have not been so fruitful as to gain support forlowering the speed limit to 60 kph through the Ferries McDonald ConservationPark (FMCP). DTEI have indicated that a speed limit of 80 kph, although alsonot technically compliant, may have some justification. This would require“special” Ministerial consent but does have the “support-in-principle” of relevantDTEI Managers who would advise the Transport Minister on such matters.Rural City of Murray Bridge – Ferries McDonald Rd (Ver 2) Page: 3 of 35
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