Traffic Management & Site Plan

Traffic Management Plan

Site Plan

Traffic Management Plan

For The University of Melbourne RWH redevelopment on Grattan Street

1.     Overview   

Scope of this Plan

The scope includes the provision for the safe movement of vehicular and pedestrian traffic, the protection of workers from passing traffic, the provision for access to properties located within the limits of the University of Melbourne work site, the design, construction, maintenance and removal of any necessary temporary roadways and detours, the provision of traffic controllers, the installation of temporary signs, road markings, lighting and safety barriers.

It also covers maintenance of the existing road corridor, including the existing road and road shoulder that may be used for the temporary diversion of traffic, over the duration of the works.

2.     Management of the TMP

The Traffic Management subcontractor is to provide people, materials, resources and systems to properly perform the services related to traffic management at Cardigan Street, Swanston Street and Grattan Street, Carlton.

The subcontractor will adhere to the requirements of the Melbourne City Council and Vic Roads to provide competent, experienced and qualified people to carry out the Traffic Management Plan.

3.     Implementation

Traffic management will be in accordance with the AS 1742.3-2009, at work site manual as modified to site conditions.

4.     Traffic Management Plans

Traffic Management subcontractor and The University of Melbourne will implement approved Traffic Control measures for any Services that disrupt free traffic movement. These measures will include Traffic Management Plans (“TMP”) and Vehicle Movement Plans as required and will encompass vehicle movement and pedestrian movement for both construction resources and the general public. Any property accesses affected by the construction activities will also be identified on the TMPs.

4.1   Emergency Response

The Traffic Management subcontractor will provide traffic control by qualified traffic controllers for emergencies such as accidents and spillages on the Construction site.

The Traffic Management Subcontractor will use an appropriate standard plan from Appendix A -, adjusting it as needed to suit the site conditions.

For all other planned and scheduled maintenance and other works under the contract The Traffic Management subcontractor will prepare Traffic Management Plan as follows:

5.     Impact of Works

3(a) Public Car Parking

The impact on local traffic shall be kept to a minimum. The following shall be implemented

To achieve this:

-            Trucks and delivery will park in the construction zone detailed in Appendix A TMP MC -00006 whilst in construction phase.

3(b) Pedestrians

Pedestrians are affected on Cardigan Street where they will be directed from the western side of Cardigan Street and relocated via the current pram crossing to the Eastern side signage indicated on Appendix A TMP MC – 00016.

6.     Truck Details & Movements

Vehicles will enter the site via Cardigan Street in a forward motion. Once materials are unloaded or at the completion of work, the vehicles will be able to manoeuvre on site and again egress in a forward motion, forward egress will always be possible.

Semi trailers are advised including precast, and steel deliveries are to be unloaded on Cardigan Street in the designated ingress / egress loading zone displayed in Appendix A.

7.     Time Management

The University of Melbourne aims to meet its time related obligations. Among them are:

Notifying emergency services and relevant sections of the community and transport industry of work which results in significant traffic disruption.

Notifying residents and businesses affected by disruption to property access or by night works in built-up areas. A letter will:

be “letter-box-dropped” at least seven Business Days before the proposed date and detail the dates and times of the proposed access restrictions and contact details. Performing work and Services only in the times permitted.

Lodging early as possible (at worst no less than 10 Business Days before the work) a road occupancy application