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Hindmarsh Drive Intersection Upgrades Tuggeranong Parkway to Eggleston Crescent

Hindmarsh Drive Intersection Upgrades – Tuggeranong Parkway to Eggleston Crescent

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Hindmarsh Drive Intersection Upgrades Tuggeranong Parkway to Eggleston Crescent

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Hindmarsh Drive Intersection Upgrades

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Neil Graham & Alek Aster-Stater

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11-Aug-2015

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Tom Brimson Technical Director Tom Brimson Technical Director Tom Brimson Technical Director Ralf Sieberer Associate Director

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Table of Contents Executive Summary 1.0 Introduction 1.1 Background 1.2 Key Objectives 1.3 Scope of Work 2.0 Study Area Characteristics 2.1 Road Hierarchy and Access 2.1.1 Background 2.1.2 Hindmarsh Drive 2.1.3 Tuggeranong Parkway 2.1.4 Eggleston Crescent 2.1.5 Launceston Street 2.2 Public Transport Services 2.3 Pedestrian and Bicycle Infrastructure 2.4 Other Activities & Services 3.0 Site Investigation 3.1 Hindmarsh Drive/Tuggeranong Parkway Eastern Ramp Intersection 3.1.1 Layout and Control 3.1.2 Field Observations 3.1.3 Traffic Volumes 3.1.4 Peak Hour Queues 3.1.5 Summary of Traffic Crashes 3.2 Hindmarsh Drive/Launceston Street Intersection 3.2.1 Layout and Control 3.2.2 Field Observations 3.2.3 Traffic Volumes 3.2.4 Peak Hour Queues 3.2.5 Summary of Traffic Crashes 3.3 Hindmarsh Drive/Eggleston Crescent Intersection 3.3.1 Layout and Control 3.3.2 Field Observations 3.3.3 Traffic Volumes 3.3.4 Peak Hour Queues 3.3.5 Summary of Traffic Crashes 4.0 Detailed Crash Analysis 4.1 Hindmarsh Drive/Tuggeranong Parkway Eastern Ramp Intersection 4.1.1 Crash Diagram 4.1.2 Crash Summary 4.2 Hindmarsh Drive/Launceston Street Intersection 4.2.1 Crash Diagram 4.2.2 Crash Summary 4.3 Hindmarsh Drive/Eggleston Crescent Intersection 4.3.1 Crash Diagram 4.3.2 Crash Summary 4.4 Crash Rates at Similar Ramp Intersections 5.0 Operational Analysis of Existing Conditions 5.1 Micro-simulation Model Data and Assumptions 5.1.1 Extent of model 5.1.2 Sources of data and assumptions 5.1.3 Network building 5.1.4 Temporal information 5.2 Base Case (Base Year) Calibration and Validation 5.2.1 Basis of calibration 5.2.2 Traffic volume calibration results 5.2.3 Queue length validation P:\CBR\60336615_Hindmarsh_Drive_Upgrade\8. Issued Docs\8.1 Reports\60336615_2.2 Hindmarsh Dr.docx Revision 4 – 11-Aug-2015 Prepared for – Roads ACT – ABN: 37 307 569 373

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5.2.4 Conclusion 5.3 Base Year Intersection Performance 5.4 Amount of travel Treatment Options 6.1 Option 1 – Hindmarsh Drive / Tuggeranong Parkway Eastern Ramp Intersection 6.1.1 Option 1A 6.1.2 Option 1B 6.1.3 Option 1C 6.2 Option 2 – Hindmarsh Drive/Launceston Street Intersection 6.2.1 Option 2A 6.3 Option 3 –Hindmarsh Drive/Eggleston Crescent Intersection 6.3.1 Option 3A Options Analysis 7.1 Short-listed Options 7.2 Expected Change in Network Performance 7.2.1 Intersection performance 7.2.2 Network performance 7.2.3 Expected Crash Reductions 7.2.4 Cost benefit appraisal Impact on Bus Operations Other Impacts Staging of Works Conclusions and Recommendations

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Appendix A Crash Costs for the ACT

Appendix B Paramics Model Calibration Data

List of Tables Table 1 Table 2 Table 3 Table 4 Table 5 Table 6 Table 7 Table 8 Table 9 Table 10 Table 11 Table 12 Table 13 Table 14 Table 15: Table 16: Table 17 Table 18 Table 19: Table 20 Table 21 Table 22 Table 23 Table 24

Intersection performance analysis summary Cost benefit appraisal results Streets Being Studied Maximum Vehicular Queues per Lane – Hindmarsh Dr/ Tuggeranong Parkway Eastern Ramp Summary of Crashes – Hindmarsh Dr/ Tuggeranong Parkway Eastern Ramp Maximum Vehicular Queues per Lane – Hindmarsh Dr/ Launceston St Summary of Crashes – Hindmarsh Dr/Launceston St Maximum Vehicular Queues per Lane – Hindmarsh Dr/ Eggleston Cres Summary of Crashes – Hindmarsh Dr/Eggleston Cres Major Crash Types – Hindmarsh Dr/Tuggeranong Parkway Eastern Ramp Major Crash Types – Hindmarsh Dr / Launceston St Major Crash Types – Hindmarsh Dr/Eggleston Cres Crash Statistics at Ramp Intersection Locations in ACT Crash Rates on Ramps in ACT SCATS Data Peak Hour Traffic Profiles 2014 AM Intersection Delays and Level of Service by Approach – Average of 5 Seed Runs 2014 PM Intersection Delays and Level of Service by Approach – Average of 5 Seed Runs Amount of peak hour travel in study area road network Estimated Percentage Reduction in crashes from Option 1A Estimated Percentage Reduction in crashes from Option 1B Estimated Percentage Reduction in crashes from Option 1C 2031 AM Option 1A and 1B Intersection Delays and Level of Service by Approach 2031 PM Option 1A and 1B Intersection Delays and Level of Service by Approach

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2031 AM Option 1C with 2A Intersection Delays and Level of Service by Approach 2031 PM Option 1C with 2A Intersection Delays and Level of Service by Approach 2031 AM Option 1C + 2A + 3A Intersection Delays and Level of Service by Approach 2031 PM Option 1C + 2A + 3A Intersection Delays and Level of Service by Approach 2031 Option 1C + 2A + 3A Delays and Level of Service - Staged or Full Pedestrian Crossing Amount of peak hour travel in study area road network Summary of potential average crash reductions per annum Key CBA assumptions Incremental costs and benefits Sensitivity analyses for Option 1C 2031 peak hour travel times for Dart and Scania buses Sensitivity analyses with potential savings in bus operations Crash Costs in the Australian Capital Territory Crash Cost by Severity in the Australian Capital Territory AM Peak hour turn flow calibration – Average of 5 Seed Runs PM Peak hour turn flow calibration – Average of 5 Seed Runs

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List of Figures Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3 Figure 4 Figure 5 Figure 6 Figure 7 Figure 8 Figure 9 Figure 10 Figure 11 Figure 12 Figure 13 Figure 14 Figure 15 Figure 16: Figure 17: Figure 18 Figure 19 Figure 20 Figure 21 Figure 22

ACT Road Hierarchy ACTION Weekday Bus Service Walking and Cycling Facilities Hindmarsh Drive / Tuggeranong Pkwy Eastern Ramp Intersection Peak Hour Counts at Hindmarsh Drive / Tuggeranong Pkwy Eastern Ramp Intersection Peak Hour SCATS Counts at Hindmarsh Drive / Tuggeranong Pkwy Eastern Ramp Intersection Hindmarsh Drive / Launceston Street Intersection Peak Hour Counts at Hindmarsh Drive / Launceston Street Intersection Hindmarsh Drive / Eggleston Crescent Intersection Peak Hour Counts at Hindmarsh Drive / Eggleston Crescent Intersection Crash Diagram – Hindmarsh Dr/Tuggeranong Parkway Eastern Ramp Crash Diagram – Hindmarsh Dr / Launceston St Crash Diagram – Hindmarsh Dr/Eggleston Cres Canberra Avenue Ramp Intersection with Monaro Highway Belconnen Way Ramp Intersections with GDE Extent of micro-simulation modelled road network Zone Structure Option 1A Option 1B Option 1C Option 2A Rerouting of bus routes 21 and 22

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Executive Summary Background This investigation builds upon previous Black Spot Feasibility Studies by AECOM for the Hindmarsh Drive / Launceston Street and Hindmarsh Drive / Eggleston Crescent intersections and extending this work to include the Eastern Tuggeranong Parkway / Hindmarsh Drive ramp intersection. Traffic flows and peak congestion continues to increase along Hindmarsh Drive as a result of the development of Molonglo, increasing delays and crash risks for side-street traffic. This is further exacerbated by the three lanes of traffic in each direction, making it difficult for vehicles to manoeuvre when crossing Hindmarsh Drive. Delays and crash risks for traffic crossing Hindmarsh Drive between Launceston Street and Eggleston Crescent has resulted in the rerouting of local bus routes 21 and 22. This has resulted in these buses using some local streets in Chifley and Lyons and travelling longer distances than they would otherwise, as well as impacting the general amenity of the local streets. Site investigation Site visits and video surveys in December 2014 provided important information for modelling and assessing the subject section of Hindmarsh Drive. This included the collection of peak hour intersection turning movements and queue lengths. Key findings from these investigations were: -

Eastern Ramp intersection: A high volume of left-turning traffic from the ramp eastbound onto Hindmarsh Drive in the AM peak (about 1,260 veh/h), with about 50% turning via the signals. The maximum queue observed in the video survey was 140 m, which is much less than the length of the ramp (550 m) and is likely to be typical of average weekday conditions. However, longer queues have been observed when there is an incident or due to adverse weather or seasonal fluctuations. Queues occasionally stretch back towards the freeway exit, affecting the deceleration of vehicles joining the queue on the ramp and potentially affecting the operation of the freeway. Many cars turning left from the slip lane were hesitant to turn into the kerbside lane when left turners were turning via the nearby traffic signals. It follows that the signals are more efficient and safer in discharging the left turn queues here.

Launceston Street intersection: There is a low volume of right turners out of Launceston Street in the morning peak (about 15 veh/h) and limited gaps across a relatively high speed three lanes of traffic. Queues are relatively small here because of low volumes on Launceston Street, probably reflecting traffic taking alternative routes via Devenport Street and Heysen Street.

Eggleston Crescent intersection: There are relatively long queues here in the PM peak, especially for traffic turning left out of Eggleston Crescent (98 m) and right in from Hindmarsh Drive West (63 m). There is a low volume of right turners out here in peak periods (only 8 veh/h in the PM peak), probably reflecting traffic taking alternative routes via local streets in Chifley to Melrose Drive.

Crash history Recent crash data was obtained from Roads ACT for the five year period from January 2009 until December 2013. In summary, this showed: -

Eastern Ramp intersection: 213 crashes, 7 involving injury. 153 crashes occurred on the left-turn slip lane and 35 crashes at other locations on the ramp (ie., 88% of all crashes at this intersection have occurred on the ramp approach).

Launceston Street intersection: 28 crashes, 2 involving injury. A high proportion of crashes involved traffic turning right out of Launceston Street (50%), even though the volume of right turners is relatively low.

Eggleston Crescent intersection: 37 crashes, 6 involving injury. The majority of crashes involved left turn movements out of Eggleston Crescent (27% of total crashes) and opposing turn crashes involving right turning traffic from Hindmarsh Drive into Eggleston Crescent (32% of total crashes).

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Options A number of options were considered at each of the subject intersections, as follows: -

Eastern Ramp intersection: The options considered here involve closure or signalisation of the left-turn slip lane and the creation of an additional signalised left-turn lane. They involve different lane arrangements on approach to the signals. Three alternative lane arrangements were modelled.

Launceston Street intersection: 

Provision of traffic signals using the existing intersection configuration (Option 2A)

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Signalise the intersection and create a fourth leg with McDonald Street

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Provision of an acceleration lane for right turns from Launceston Street onto Hindmarsh Drive

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Ban right turns out of Launceston Street and enable U-turns at Eggleston Crescent

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Reducing Hindmarsh Drive to two lanes at Launceston Street and Eggleston Crescent

Of these options, only Option 2A was taken forward for more detailed analysis. The other options were rejected based on traffic safety, capacity or amenity reasons. -

Eggleston Crescent intersection: 

Provision of traffic signals using the existing intersection configuration (Option 3A)

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Closure of median if McDonald Street is connected to Hindmarsh Drive

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Provision of an acceleration lane for right turns from Eggleston Crescent onto Hindmarsh Drive

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Reducing Hindmarsh Drive to two lanes at Launceston Street and Eggleston Crescent

Of these options, only Option 3A was taken forward for more detailed analysis. The other options were rejected based on traffic safety, capacity or amenity reasons. Traffic modelling A Paramics micro-simulation traffic model was created as part of this project to assist in the assessment of road improvement options. Observed counts were compared with modelled turning movements within the modelled 1 network. For both the AM and PM peak models, a total of 100% of the modelled links achieved a GEH value under 5.0 with all turns under a GEH value of 10, thereby satisfying the link flow calibration criteria. A summary of the outcomes of the intersection level of service analysis from the Paramics modelling are given in Table 1. Overall, all options show satisfactory intersection operation for intersections as a whole, with relatively minor changes in delays. Option 1C was shown to be the preferred option at the Eastern Ramp; this incorporates a separate lane and phasing for left and right turns from the ramp.

The GEH Statistic is a formula used in traffic modelling to compare two sets of traffic volumes (traffic volumes derived from the simulation (for the "base year, base case" scenario) with the real-world traffic volumes). Using the GEH Statistic avoids errors that occur when using simple percentages to compare two sets of volumes since traffic volumes vary over a wide range. The use of GEH as an acceptance criterion for travel demand forecasting models is recognised in the UK Highways Agency's Design Manual for Roads & Bridges (DMRB), Volume 12, Section 2, as well as other references. With micro-simulation modelling of base case scenarios, a GEH of less than 5.0 is considered a good match between the modelled and observed volumes. The GEH Statistic is calculated by the following formula:

GEH 

2 Modelled  Observed 2 Modelled  Observed

According to DMRB, 85% of the volumes in a traffic model should have a GEH less than 5.0. GEHs in the range of 5.0 to 10.0 may warrant further calibrating of the model. If the GEH is greater than 10.0, there is a high probability that there is a problem with either the travel demand model or the data.

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Intersection performance analysis summary

AM Peak Hour Option

PM Peak Hour

Eastern Ramp

Launceston Street

Eggleston Crescent

Eastern Ramp

Launceston Street

Eggleston Crescent

2014 Existing

B (17.5 s)

A (13.1 s)

A (5.7 s)

B (24.5 s)

A (9.1 s)

B (26.1 s)

2031 Do nothing

B (16.8 s)

A (12.4 s)

A (6.6 s)

B (25.1 s)

A (13.3 s)

D (47.8 s)

2031 Option 1A

B (19.0 s)

B (14.3 s)

A (6.8 s)

C (30.9 s)

A (11.7 s)

D (45.2 s)

2031 Option 1B

B (17.5 s)

A (12.2 s)

A (6.7 s)

C (30.0 s)

A (9.2 s)

D (43.7 s)

2031 Option 1C

B (16.1s)

A (11.2s)

A (6.6s)

B (24.7s)

A (12.0s)

D (46.5s)

2031 Option 1C + 2A

B (17.1 s)

C (28.7 s)

A (7.5 s)

B (26.6 s)

D (43.3 s)

D (50.9 s)

2031 Option 1C + 3A

B (22.4s)

A (11.7s)

C (37.3s)

B (24.1s)

A (9.2s)

E (67.5s)

2031 Option 1C + 2A + 3A

B (22.4s)

C (29.5s)

D (43.9s)

B (25.7s)

C (34.1s)

C (36.9s)

The highlights from a more detailed examination of the results of the modelling are: -

Eastern Ramp intersection: Option 1C was shown to be the preferred option at the Eastern Ramp. This incorporates a separate lane and phasing for left and right turns from the ramp, thus enabling greater flexibility of phasing in the PM peak.

Launceston Street intersection: The signalisation of this intersection would result in increased delays to Hindmarsh Drive traffic. Importantly, there would be a noticeable reduction in delays to right turners in the AM peak, for the existing control at Launceston Street, due to more gaps with signalisation of the left turns at the Eastern Ramp.

Eggleston Crescent intersection: There would be increased delays to Hindmarsh Drive traffic with signals here.

The signalisation of the Ramp intersection will provide most benefits.

A further (PM peak) test was undertaken with provision for a full pedestrian crossing of Hindmarsh Drive at the Eggleston Street intersection. The results of this test showed that the intersection would not be able to operate satisfactorily with a full crossing, so a staged crossing would need to be adopted at any new signalised intersections along the subject section of Hindmarsh Drive. Potential crash reduction Potential crash reduction and savings in crash costs are key considerations in the analysis of options. Highlights from this analysis are: -

Eastern Ramp intersection (signalisation): A review of the crash history and site observations here and at other similar ramp locations elsewhere suggests that signalisation is likely to cause a significant reduction in rear end crashes at this site. At Hindmarsh Drive, the other signalised approaches show much less rear-end crashes (93% of rear-end crashes are associated with the left turns on the ramp); the majority of rear-end crashes on the ramp are due to uncertainties associated with vehicles turning left via the slip lane. Other signalised ramp sites at GDE / Belconnen Way and Monaro Highway / Canberra Avenue also showed a low incidence of crashes, implying a potential crash reduction of 98% at the Hindmarsh Drive Ramp. Hence, the signalisation of the southbound left turns here is likely to lead to a substantial reduction in rear-end crashes on the ramp; a reduction of 90% has been assumed.

Launceston Street intersection (signalisation): The reduction in adjacent approach and opposing turn crashes due to the potential implementation of traffic signals here is likely to be offset by an increase in rearend crashes on Hindmarsh Drive.

Eggleston Crescent intersection (signalisation): The reduction in adjacent approach and opposing turn crashes due to the potential implementation of traffic signals here is likely to be offset by an increase in rearend crashes on Hindmarsh Drive.

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Cost benefit appraisal The results of the economic appraisal is summarised in Table 2. The overall outcome shows that Option 1C is preferable to Option 1A or 1B at the Eastern Ramp intersection. The combination options tested showed that they could generate a positive economic return, largely driven by crash savings, but also some savings in bus operating costs by enabling rerouting of bus routes 21 and 22. Increased delays to Hindmarsh Drive traffic as a result of new traffic signals offsets the potential crash savings.

Table 2

Cost benefit appraisal results

Option

NPV ($ 000)

NPVI

BCR

2,199

6.0

6.7

4,437

11.4

11.9

6,002

14.7

15.1

1C + 2A

4,861

7.0

7.7

1C +2A + 3A

3,819

3.9

4.8

Impact on bus operations Delays and crash risks for traffic crossing Hindmarsh Drive between Launceston Street and Eggleston Crescent has resulted in the rerouting of local bus routes 21 and 22. This has resulted in these buses using some local streets in Chifley and Lyons (Plunkett Street, Maclaurin Crescent and Burnie Street) and travelling longer distances than they would otherwise, as well as impacting the general amenity of the local streets. The rerouting of local buses as a result of concerns with delays and crash risks crossing Hindmarsh Drive has resulted in Route 21 buses travelling an additional 2.2 km and Route 22 buses 1.9 km. There are a total of 46 buses per weekday using routes 21 and 22. The re-routing of these buses via Hindmarsh Drive could save about $300,000 per year in bus operating costs and travel time savings in the short-term and greater savings over time. It would also reduce bus travel on local streets and impacts on local amenity (especially noise). There may also be some additional benefits from increased patronage due to reduced travel times and greater convenience for bus passengers. Other impacts The economic appraisal does not account for additional benefits due to a local redistribution of traffic that will occur with new signals at Launceston Street and Eggleston Crescent. There is a range of other non-quantifiable or difficult to quantify benefits, including increased bus patronage and revenue, reduced impacts on local residential streets, increased accessibility for residents of Lyons and Chifley and greater commercial activity at Weston Town Centre. These impacts are not insignificant in an economic and social sense. Recommendations It is recommended that all three sets of signal improvements should be constructed concurrently under one contract, as this would provide most benefits and would avoid multiple disruptions to Hindmarsh Drive traffic. The total cost of these works is about $1.2M. The cost of signalising the intersections of Launceston Street and Eggleston Crescent is about $0.35M, and modifications to the Ramp intersection about $0.5M. It is recommended that more detailed design work be undertaken to better refine these cost estimates and to prepare designs suitable for early implementation of these works. An economic appraisal of short-listed improvement options indicated that the signalisation of left turns at the Eastern Ramp intersection is most strongly justified from an economic perspective. The preferred option at the ramp intersection is illustrated in Figure 1.

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Preferred Ramp Intersection Improvement Option

Option 1C4

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Introduction

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Background

This investigation includes updating and expanding upon the previous Black Spot Feasibility Studies prepared by AECOM for the Hindmarsh Drive/Launceston Street and Hindmarsh Drive/Eggleston Crescent intersections and extending this work to include the Tuggeranong Parkway/Hindmarsh Drive intersection off-ramp. The volume of traffic and levels of congestion during peak periods has continued to increase along Hindmarsh Drive since the previous reports were completed and this is further exacerbated by the three lanes of traffic in each direction which makes it difficult for vehicles to manoeuvre when crossing at these locations. The Feasibility Study is to address the current and projected use of the intersections up to the year 2031.

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Key Objectives

The ACT Road Safety Strategy for 2011 – 2020 aims to meet a national goal of at least a 30% reduction in fatalities and serious injuries by 2020. Providing safe roads is one component of an integrated approach to meet this goal. Providing a safe road environment for the Territory is a primary objective for this study. The study provides Roads ACT with a range of cost effective and safe upgrade options in line with the project objectives which will allow for informed recommendations to be made. The aim of the project is to: -

Identify the contributory factors associated with crashes at the site

Identify any features seen during site inspections, which may adversely contribute to crashes at this location

Develop potential remedial measures

Evaluate the effectiveness of these remedial measures

Select and recommend the most appropriate measure(s)

Increasing safety for all users at the three intersections

Improving the level of service to an appropriate level as defined in Roads ACT Strategic Asset Management Plan

Enabling public transport services to safely re-route through two of these intersections (i.e. Launceston Street and Eggleston Crescent) and to remove the current diversion through residential roads

Providing safe pedestrian and cycle access through the intersections.

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Scope of Work

The key elements of work for this study include: -

Data capture of traffic volumes, patterns and usage, and current crash data at the three intersections. This includes the preparation/update of a collision diagram for each intersection and documentation of key characteristics including geometry, surrounding land uses, traffic volumes, classification, speeds, pedestrians, cyclists and public transport provision.

Undertake an AM/PM peak traffic volume and video survey of the intersections, noting any obvious deficiencies in the system.

Updating the micro-simulation model from the previous Feasibility Studies for the expanded area and document the impact that changes to the intersections will have on current and future traffic conditions up to 2031.

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Identify any constraints, services, utilities or issues associated with each intersection; including road boundaries, heritage values, significant plants and animals, and any protected trees.

Identify possible solutions to upgrade the intersections, with particular focus on improving safety and capacity for all users for the subject section of Hindmarsh Drive.

Identify approximate construction and management costs associated with each solution.

Undertake an economic evaluation (Benefit/Cost Analysis) of the short-listed improvement strategies for the subject section of Hindmarsh Drive based on Austroads procedures.

Prepare a Feasibility Report outlining the key findings of the study. Initial drafts will be prepared for review by Roads ACT, and will then be finalised by incorporating any comments from the draft report.

The work is undertaken in accordance with the current TAMS Design Standards, Australian Standards, the Austroads Guides to Traffic Management and Road Safety, RTA Road Design Guide and other relevant standards that represent best practice, new technologies, or innovation.

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Study Area Characteristics

2.1

Road Hierarchy and Access

2.1.1

Background

A hierarchy of transport facilities is necessary for the safe and efficient movement of persons and goods through 2 the transport system. The current ACT Road Hierarchy describes the four types of roads – arterial roads, major collector roads, minor collector roads and access streets. The hierarchy of roads in the study area is shown in Figure 2. A summary of the classification and posted speed limit for each street being studied is given in Table 3.

Figure 2

ACT Road Hierarchy

Source: Roads ACT 2011

Table 3

Streets Being Studied

Street

Classification

Speed limit

Hindmarsh Drive

Arterial

80 km/h

Tuggeranong Parkway

Arterial

100 km/h

Tuggeranong Parkway Ramp

Arterial

80 km/h

Launceston Street

Major Collector

60 km/h

Eggleston Crescent

Major Collector

60 km/h

2.1.2

Hindmarsh Drive

Hindmarsh Drive is an arterial road running east-west across the southern suburbs of the ACT. It connects Weston Creek to the Woden Valley, Narrabundah and Fyshwick. Hindmarsh Drive has a 6 lane divided carriageway through the study area. The pavement width is about 11 m on each carriageway and the median varies in width from about 5 m near Tuggeranong Parkway to 10 m just east of Eggleston Crescent. 2

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Tuggeranong Parkway

Tuggeranong Parkway is an arterial road running south-north across the ACT. It connects South Canberra to North Canberra then continuing onto Caswell Drive, Parkes Way and William Hovell Drive. Tuggeranong Parkway is a 4 lane divided carriage way. It is 2 lane, single direction at its off ramp to Hindmarsh Drive. The pavement width on the ramp prior to the intersection with Hindmarsh Drive is about 8 m. The southbound off-ramp widens from one lane to two lanes about 220m south of the start of the ramp. The speed limit is reduces to 80 km/h on the ramp. 2.1.4

Eggleston Crescent

Eggleston Crescent is a major collector road in Chifley connecting Hindmarsh Drive to Melrose Drive south. It is a two lane undivided road. Prior to its intersection with Hindmarsh Drive the pavement width is about 12 m. 2.1.5

Launceston Street

Launceston Street is a major collector road in Lyons connecting Hindmarsh Drive to Melrose Drive north. It is a two lane undivided road. Prior to its intersection with Hindmarsh Drive the pavement width is about 10 m.

2.2

Public Transport Services

Many Action weekday bus services travel through the subject Hindmarsh Drive intersections on route to and from the Woden Bus Interchange. Hindmarsh Drive carries routes 21, 22, 25, 26, 27, 60, 62, 160, 162 and Xpresso 749 (Figure 3). There are no bus stops located within the study area along Hindmarsh Drive. The nearest bus stops are located on Launceston Street approximately 100 m north of Hindmarsh Drive and another on Eggleston Crescent about 270 m south of Hindmarsh Drive.

Figure 3

ACTION Weekday Bus Service

Source: Roads Action Buses, August 2015 (http://www.action.act.gov.au/rider_Info/maps)

2.3

Pedestrian and Bicycle Infrastructure

On street cycle lanes and a shared use path are provided on Hindmarsh Drive. Footpaths are provided on both Hindmarsh Drive, Launceston Street and Eggleston Crescent as shown in Figure 4.

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Figure 4

Walking and Cycling Facilities

Legend:

On road Cycle Lane,

Shared Path,

Foot path

Source: ACT Walking and Cycling Map 2011

2.4

Other Activities & Services

Chifley and Lyons each have a local shopping hub -

Chifley shops

Lyons shops

Chifley and Lyons contain 4 education facilities: -

Lyons Early Childhood School – Ulverstone Street Campus

Lyons Early Childhood School After School Care – WCS

Lyons Early Childhood School

Chifley Preschool

Chifley and Lyons have 5 churches: -

Immanuel Woden Valley Lutheran Church

Lyons Church of Christ

Canberra Aboriginal Church

St Alban The Matyr

United Pentecostal Church Calvary Chapel

Other community facilities in Chifley and Lyons: -

Lyons Oval

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

Oakey Hill Group Scout/Guide Hall

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Site Investigation

3.1

Hindmarsh Drive/Tuggeranong Parkway Eastern Ramp Intersection

3.1.1

Layout and Control

The intersection of Tuggeranong Parkway Eastern Ramp and Hindmarsh drive is controlled with a traffic light and a left turn slip lane giving Hindmarsh Drive east/west the priority. The traffic light allows traffic to flow right to Hindmarsh Drive west, straight ahead back onto the Tuggeranong Parkway or left into the second lane heading east on Hindmarsh Drive shown in Figure 5.

Figure 5

Hindmarsh Drive / Tuggeranong Pkwy Eastern Ramp Intersection

Source: ACTMAPi - ACT Government online interactive maps 2014

3.1.2

Field Observations

This site was inspected during the AM peak on Tuesday 3 February 2015. The primary observations from this inspection were: -

About 50% of left-turners from the ramp turned via the slip lane and 50% via the traffic signals.

Many cars turning left from the slip lane were hesitant to turn into the kerbside lane when left turners were turning via the nearby traffic signals, even though only 0.5% of left turners using the traffic signals turned into the kerbside lane. It follows that the signals are more efficient and safer in discharging the left turn queues here.

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There were long queues on the ramp for a short period when traffic on Hindmarsh Drive banked back from downstream intersections.

Most (98%) of right turners from the ramp turned from the right only lane, rather than the shared turn lane, largely because of the large volume of left-turners in the shared lane in the AM peak. In the PM, there is a more even mix of lane utilisation by right turners from the ramp.

The majority of eastbound through traffic on Hindmarsh Drive utilised the kerbside lane (38%) and a lesser amount used the other two lanes (31% in each). This had a marginal effect on the ability of left turners to find a gap in exiting the slip lane.

3.1.3

Traffic Volumes

Peak hour intersection turning counts were undertaken via video survey method here on Wednesday 10 December 2014. The results of the surveys at this intersection are summarised in Figure 6. It shows a high volume of left turning traffic from the freeway ramp in the AM peak (1,264 veh/h), opposed by high volumes of traffic on Hindmarsh Drive (about 800 veh/h/lane, or one vehicle every 4 or 5 seconds in each lane).

Figure 6

Peak Hour Counts at Hindmarsh Drive / Tuggeranong Pkwy Eastern Ramp Intersection

Tuggeranong Pkwy Eastern Off Ramp 0 0

80 252

3 2

1264 647

0 0 2217 787

AM Peak

8:00 AM-9:00 AM

0 0

84 73

PM Peak

5:00 PM-6:00 PM

1132 2574

1 1

97 345

0 0

Hindmarsh Drive

0 0

Hindmarsh Drive

North

0 0

Tuggeranong Pkwy Off Ramp Source: BVY Traffic Survey, 10 December 2014

Roads ACT also provided SCATS count data for a typical weekday at this site for 11 recent months, excluding September 2014. A plot of AM and PM peak hour flows over this period is given in Figure 7. It shows that counts done in December at this site are fairly typical of flows throughout the year; ignoring the drops evident in January and April. If anything, the PM peak flows can be a little higher at this time of year. It follows that it is reasonable to adopt the results of the December 2014 video surveys for the assessment of improvement options.

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Figure 7

Peak Hour SCATS Counts at Hindmarsh Drive / Tuggeranong Pkwy Eastern Ramp Intersection

3500 3000 2500 2000 1500 1000 500 0 Dec-13 Jan-14 Feb-14 Mar-14 Apr-14 May-14 Jun-14 Site 47 AM

Jul-14

Aug-14 Sep-14 Oct-14 Nov-14

Site 47 PM

Source: SCATS data, December 2013 to November 2014

3.1.4

Peak Hour Queues

The BVY Traffic survey also collected peak hour queue lengths on all approaches to this intersection. These are summarised in Table 4 and were used in calibrating the micro-simulation model.

Table 4

Maximum Vehicular Queues per Lane – Hindmarsh Dr/ Tuggeranong Parkway Eastern Ramp

Approach

Hindmarsh Drive East

14 (98 m)

45 (315 m)

Tuggeranong Parkway Ramp

20 (140 m)

6 (42 m)

Hindmarsh Drive West

17 (119 m)

9 (63 m)

3.1.5

Summary of Traffic Crashes

Roads ACT records from January 2009 to December 2013 indicate that 213 crashes occurred at the intersection of Hindmarsh Drive and the Tuggeranong Parkway East ramp. Of these crashes, 7 were injury crashes and the rest were property damage only crashes as shown in Table 5.

Table 5

Summary of Crashes – Hindmarsh Dr/ Tuggeranong Parkway Eastern Ramp

Severity

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

Total

Fatal

Admitted to Hospital

Received Medical Treatment

Property Damage Only

206

Total

213

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3.2

Hindmarsh Drive/Launceston Street Intersection

3.2.1

Layout and Control

The intersection of Hindmarsh Drive and Launceston Street is priority controlled with a Stop sign on Launceston Street. Both right and left turns out of Launceston Street have dedicated lanes in Launceston Street, but not in Hindmarsh Drive. Slip lanes are provided for left turns as shown in Figure 8.

Figure 8

Hindmarsh Drive / Launceston Street Intersection

Source: ACTMAPi - ACT Government online interactive maps 2014

3.2.2

Field Observations rd

A day time inspection was undertaken on Friday 3 June 2011 at 2:30pm. The following observations were noted: -

Sight distance is within Austroads guidelines at the intersection; however it seems that drivers turning right out of Launceston Street have trouble selecting a safe gap, possibly due to the difficulty of judging the movement of vehicles travelling at relatively high speeds in three lanes on Hindmarsh Drive.

Right turn movements out of Launceston Street don’t have a dedicated acceleration lane on Hindmarsh Drive; this may result in frustration and taking unsafe gaps particularly in peak hours.

There are missing connecting footpaths on either side of Launceston Street.

Pavement has deteriorated at Launceston Street particularly on the left turn lane into Hindmarsh Drive.

The relatively straight alignment and pavement width of Hindmarsh Drive tends to invite a higher operational speed than the posted 80 km/h.

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Traffic Volumes

Peak hour intersection turning counts were undertaken via video survey method here on Wednesday 10 December 2014. The results of the surveys at this intersection are summarised in Figure 9. It shows relatively low turning volumes out of Launceston Street, possibly reflecting the difficulties turning here in peak periods. The volume of right turners increases in the PM peak, but queues remain manageable (see Section 3.2.4).

Figure 9

Peak Hour Counts at Hindmarsh Drive / Launceston Street Intersection

Launceston St 0 0

15 68

63 69

372 112

PM Peak 5:00 PM-6:00 PM

25 36

3109 1322

AM Peak 8:00 AM-9:00 AM

0 0

1214 2851

Hindmarsh Drive

1 0

Hindmarsh Drive

North

Source: BVY Traffic Survey, 10 December 2014

3.2.4

Peak Hour Queues

The BVY Traffic survey also collected peak hour queue lengths on all approaches to this intersection. These are summarised in Table 6 and show minimal queueing. These data were collected in 5 minute intervals throughout each peak hour and are used in calibrating the micro-simulation model.

Table 6

Maximum Vehicular Queues per Lane – Hindmarsh Dr/ Launceston St

Approach

Hindmarsh Drive East

3 (21 m)

Launceston Street

4 (28 m)

5 (35 m)

Hindmarsh Drive West

0 (0 m)

3.2.5

Summary of Traffic Crashes

Roads ACT records from January 2009 to December 2013 indicate that 28 crashes have occurred at the intersection of Hindmarsh Drive and Launceston Street. Of these crashes, 2 were injury crashes and the rest were property damage only crashes as shown in Table 7.

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Table 7

Summary of Crashes – Hindmarsh Dr/Launceston St

Severity

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

Total

Fatal

Admitted to Hospital

Received Medical Treatment

Property Damage Only

Total

3.3

Hindmarsh Drive/Eggleston Crescent Intersection

3.3.1

Layout and Control

The intersection is a seagull arrangement controlled by a give way sign on Eggleston Crescent. Right turn movements out of Eggleston Crescent have a dedicated lane on Eggleston Crescent but have no acceleration lane on Hindmarsh Drive. Right turn movements out of Hindmarsh Drive have a turn lane on Hindmarsh Drive. Slip lanes are provided for left turns as shown in Figure 10.

Figure 10

Hindmarsh Drive / Eggleston Crescent Intersection

Source: ACTMAPi - ACT Government online interactive maps 2014

3.3.2

Field Observations

A weekday site inspection was undertaken on Tuesday, 31 January 2012 at 4.00 pm. The following observations were noted: -

The majority of turning movements at the intersection are right turn movements into Eggleston Crescent and left turn movements out of Eggleston Crescent (in the PM)

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Many drivers turning right into Eggleston Crescent use Eggleston Crescent to connect to other Woden Valley suburbs via Macfarland Crescent.

The intersection warning sign (Give Way ahead) on Eggleston Crescent is hidden by a tree and should be moved to in front of the tree; even though the intersection is clearly visible.

Sight distance is adequate at the intersection (ie., within Austroads guidelines).

A long queue on the left turn movement out of Eggleston Crescent was observed.

There was little to no queuing on the right turn movement out of Eggleston Crescent.

Drivers turning right into and out of Eggleston Crescent may misjudge the gap crossing three lanes in which vehicles are travelling at 80 km/h or more.

The sight lines of vehicles in the left turn lane out of Eggleston Crescent can be obscured by vehicles turning right. This may result in hesitation and may be a factor in rear-end crashes.

The Give Way warning sign is obscured by a street tree

The largest turning movements are left turns out and right turns into Eggleston Crescent

A long queue develops in left turn bay out of Eggleston Crescent

The right turn out of Eggleston Crescent is not very heavy

3.3.3

Traffic Volumes

Peak hour intersection turning counts were undertaken via video survey method here on Wednesday 10 December 2014. The results of the surveys at this intersection are summarised in Figure 9. It shows quite high left turning volumes out of Eggleston Crescent, but low right turns. This may reflect the difficulty of turning right here and may lead to increased traffic on local streets in Chisholm.

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Figure 11

Peak Hour Counts at Hindmarsh Drive / Eggleston Crescent Intersection

2996 1246 172 145

PM Peak 5:00 PM-6:00 PM

1032 2722

AM Peak 8:00 AM-9:00 AM

5 0

38 56

0 0

203 165

Hindmarsh Drive

0 0

Hindmarsh Drive

North

23 8

Eggleston Cres Source: BVY Traffic Survey, 10 December 2014

3.3.4

Peak Hour Queues

The BVY Traffic survey also collected peak hour queue lengths on all approaches to this intersection. These are summarised in Table 8 and show minimal queueing. These data were collected in 5 minute intervals throughout each peak hour and are used in calibrating the micro-simulation model.

Table 8

Maximum Vehicular Queues per Lane – Hindmarsh Dr/ Eggleston Cres

Approach

Hindmarsh Drive East

0 (0 m)

Eggleston Crescent

7 (49 m)

14 (98 m)

Hindmarsh Drive West

7 (49 m)

9 (63 m)

3.3.5

Summary of Traffic Crashes

The recorded crashes were obtained from Roads ACT for the five year period from January 2009 until December 2013. These crashes were reviewed to identify any crash patterns and trends and also assist in the understanding of the contributory causes of the crashes. Ambiguities and coding errors were discovered in some of the crash data. These records were reinterpreted using engineering judgement and consideration of the crash patterns in the intersection. The records indicate that 37 crashes have occurred at the intersection of Hindmarsh Drive and Eggleston Crescent. Of these crashes, 6 were injury crashes and the rest were property damage only crashes as shown in Table 9.

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Table 9

Summary of Crashes – Hindmarsh Dr/Eggleston Cres

Severity

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

Total

Fatal

Admitted to Hospital

Received Medical Treatment

Property Damage Only

Total

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Detailed Crash Analysis

4.1

Hindmarsh Drive/Tuggeranong Parkway Eastern Ramp Intersection

4.1.1

Crash Diagram

An analysis of the crash diagram in Figure 12 reveals the following: -

4 injury crashes involved rear end accidents and another two involved adjacent approach vehicles

153 crashes out of a total of 213 occurred on the left turn slip lane onto the east bound carriageway of Hindmarsh Drive

7 crashes involved the eastbound right turn movement to the southern Tuggeranong Parkway ramp

Figure 12

Crash Diagram – Hindmarsh Dr/Tuggeranong Parkway Eastern Ramp

: Injury

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Crash Summary

Table 10 summarises the different crash types according to DCA codes, using crash data obtained from Roads ACT from January 2009 until December 2013. A very high percentage of crashes involved rear-end crashes (92%).

Table 10

Major Crash Types – Hindmarsh Dr/Tuggeranong Parkway Eastern Ramp

Description and DCA Code

Total Number of Crashes

Adjacent Approach (101-109)

Opposing turns (202-206)

Rear-end (301-304)

195

Lane change (305-307)

Parallel lanes – turning (308,309)

Loss of control, L or R turns into object (703,704

Other (610)

Total

213

4.2

Hindmarsh Drive/Launceston Street Intersection

4.2.1

Crash Diagram

An analysis of the crash diagram in Figure 13 reveals the following: -

2 injury crashes involved adjacent approach vehicles

12 crashes out of total 28 rear-end crashes

The majority of crashes involved the right turn movements out of Launceston Street onto Hindmarsh Drive heading west

Figure 13

Crash Diagram – Hindmarsh Dr / Launceston St

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Crash Summary

Table 11 summarises the different crash types according to DCA codes, using crash data obtained from Roads ACT from January 2009 until December 2013. It shows that there was a high percentage of rear-end (43%) and adjacent approach crashes (32%).

Major Crash Types – Hindmarsh Dr / Launceston St

Table 11

Description and DCA Code

Total Number of Crashes

Adjacent Approach (101-109)

Opposing turns (202-206)

Rear-end (301-304)

Lane change (305-307)

Parallel lanes – turning (308,309)

Loss of control, L or R turns (706,707)

Other (610,404)

Total

4.3

Hindmarsh Drive/Eggleston Crescent Intersection

4.3.1

Crash Diagram

An analysis of the crash diagram in Figure 14 reveals the following: -

4 injury crashes involved rear end accidents westbound on Hindmarsh Drive

10 crashes (27% of total intersection crashes) involved left turn movements out of Eggleston Crescent, resulting in one injury

12 crashes (32% of total intersection crashes) were opposing turn crashes involving right turning traffic from Hindmarsh Drive into Eggleston Crescent

Figure 14

Crash Diagram – Hindmarsh Dr/Eggleston Cres

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4.3.2

Crash Summary

Table 12 summarises the different crash types according to DCA codes, using crash data obtained from Roads ACT from January 2009 until December 2013. It shows that there was a high percentage of rear-end (43%) and opposing turn crashes (32%).

Table 12

Major Crash Types – Hindmarsh Dr/Eggleston Cres

Description and DCA Code

Total Number of Crashes

Adjacent Approach (101-109)

Opposing turns (202-206)

Rear-end (301-304)

Loss of control, L or R turns (706,707)

Total

4.4

Crash Rates at Similar Ramp Intersections

To help determine the likely crash reduction from installing traffic signals at the ramp intersection with Hindmarsh Drive an analysis of crash rates was undertaken at similar ramp intersections in Canberra. Two other locations with relatively high ramp volumes and signal control were analysed: -

Canberra Avenue with Monaro Highway: northbound ramp only (see Figure 16)

Belconnen Way with GDE: both northbound and southbound ramps (see Figure 17)

These ramp intersections are fully controlled by traffic signals.

Figure 15

Canberra Avenue Ramp Intersection with Monaro Highway

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Figure 16

Belconnen Way Ramp Intersections with GDE

Recent crash and traffic flow data was provided by Roads ACT for these ramp intersections. The crash data is for a 5 year period January 2010 until December 2014. The traffic flow data from SCATS was for the last week of March 2015. A comparison of the number of recorded crashes and crash rates on each ramp analysed is provided in Table 13 and Table 14.

Table 13

Crash Statistics at Ramp Intersection Locations in ACT

On Ramp

Within Intersection

Total

Hindmarsh Drive Southbound

187 (5)

4 (0)

191 (5)

Canberra Avenue Northbound

1 (0)

0 (0)

1 (0)

Belconnen Way Northbound

7 (0)

3 (1)

10 (1)

Belconnen Way Southbound

2 (0)

4 (0)

Ramp Intersection

Note: 1. Crashes are for a recent 5 year period 2. Within intersection only includes crashes associated with ramp traffic, within intersection. 3. Crashes involving injury are shown in parentheses.

Table 14

Crash Rates on Ramps in ACT

Total Number of Crashes (A)

Average Daily Traffic Flow (B)

Crash Rate A*1000/B

Hindmarsh Drive Southbound

187

8,969

20.85

Canberra Avenue Northbound

5,326

0.19

Belconnen Way Northbound

8,913

0.79

Belconnen Way Southbound

3,992

0.50

Average Canberra Av & Belconnen Way

6,077

0.55

Ramp Intersection

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The application of the average crash rate for the three other signalised ramps to the Hindmarsh Drive ramp results in a predicted number of crashes of 5 crashes. This equates to a 97% savings in crash incidence. The savings in crash costs is likely to be even higher, as the Hindmarsh Drive ramp had five injury crashes in contrast to none at the other ramp locations. Furthermore, a review of existing crash patterns at the Hindmarsh Drive ramp (Figure 12) suggests that signals are likely to cause a significant reduction in crashes at this site. The other signalised approaches show much less rear-end crashes (93% of rear-end crashes are associated with the left turns on the ramp) and it seems that the majority of rear-end crashes on the ramp are due to uncertainties associated with vehicles turning left via the slip lane. Hence, the signalisation of the southbound left turns here could lead to a 90% or more reduction in crashes.

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Operational Analysis of Existing Conditions

A Paramics micro-simulation traffic model was created as part of this project to assist in the assessment of road improvement options. This chapter provides an outline of the development and calibration of the model, together with a summary of the results of performance of the road network and intersections in the study area.

5.1

Micro-simulation Model Data and Assumptions

5.1.1

Extent of model

The study area modelled in Paramics is illustrated in Figure 17. It includes the three intersections on Hindmarsh Drive that are subject to assessment in this study, as well as some additional intersections to the west and south of these intersections. Two intersections to the west were included because of their close proximity to the eastern Tuggeranong Parkway ramp intersection and queueing interactions that occur between these intersections. The network was also extended to the south to include the intersection of McDonald Street and Eggleston Crescent to enable testing of a potential option to reopen the intersection of McDonald Street and Hindmarsh Drive to create a 4-leg signalised intersection here.

Figure 17:

5.1.2

Extent of micro-simulation modelled road network

Sources of data and assumptions

Data used within the micro-simulation model includes: -

Intersection vehicle counts;

Mid-block counts;

SCATS data – signal timings, historical playback, and detector counts.

AECOM commissioned classified intersection turn count surveys at various locations within the study area. Classified intersection turn counts were commissioned in Wednesday 10 December 2014 at the following intersections: -

Tuggeranong Parkway Eastern Off Ramp and Hindmarsh Drive, Lyons

Launceston Street and Hindmarsh Drive, Lyons; and

Eggleston Crescent and Hindmarsh Drive, Lyons.

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SCATS information, provided by TAMS, for all of the signalised intersections in the study area, are summarised in Table 15. For the SCATS Detector Counts, it was assumed that the distribution of vehicles was consistent with the average day.

Table 15:

SCATS Data

Name of Data Set

Details

Date Recorded (or Extracted)

.IDM Files

Playback information – phase by phase – for a 24 hour period

Wednesday, 19 November 2014

SCATS Detector Counts

Summary of detector counts by detector number by 15 minute period.

Wednesday 19 November 2014

Source: AECOM, based on data provided by Roads ACT, 2014

5.1.3

Network building

Aerial photography, obtained from publicly available satellite imagery, was used to develop network geometry with the following link and lane attributes: -

Number of lanes;

Length of turning bays;

Turn bans;

Speed limits;

Stop line locations; and

Intersection blocking behaviour.

Where desktop data was unavailable, site visits were completed to confirm sections of the network geometry The modelled road network and external zone structure for the base (year 2014) Hindmarsh Drive Paramics model consists of 9 zones, as illustrated in Figure 18.

Figure 18:

Zone Structure

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For the development of the Paramics base model, the following assumptions were made: -

Lane choice rules were applied to calibrate the travel behaviour of traffic for the modelled peak hour;

Where localised behaviour factors do not achieve observed throughput at signalised intersections, signal timings at the intersections were adjusted to optimise the throughput;

No vehicle travelled more than 10% faster than the signposted speed limit;

6.6% heavy vehicle proportion;

No illegal turns were conducted;

No pedestrian movements on road;

Link parameters, lane choice, reaction and headway factors were adjusted to reflect capacity from site observations and count data; and

No vehicles were lost in accessing their destination.

5.1.4

Temporal information

Based on the surveyed traffic volumes, traffic profile, over the peak hour were applied for the AM and PM peak hours. In addition, a warm up and cool down of 30 minutes were applied to the models

Table 16:

Peak Hour Traffic Profiles

07:30 07:45

07:45 08:00

08:00 08:15

08:15 08:30

08:30 08:45

08:45 09:00

09:00 09:15

09:15 09:30

19%

22%

25%

26%

24%

20%

17%

16:30 16:45

16:45 17:00

17:00 17:15

17:15 17:30

17:30 17:45

17:45 17:00

18:00 18:15

18:15 18:30

21%

22%

25%

26%

24%

21%

16%

Period

Source: AECOM, based on surveyed traffic data, 2014

5.2

Base Case (Base Year) Calibration and Validation

5.2.1

Basis of calibration

The microsimulation modelling of the area needs to accurately represent traffic behaviour in the existing scenario so that informed decisions can be made about infrastructure provision for the design years. In particular, the base year modelling should: -

Accurately reflect existing traffic volumes in the study area;

Accurately portray distribution and assignment of vehicles in the study area;

Accurately reflect typical queuing behaviour; and

Be regarded as ‘fit-for-purpose’.

Modelled link volumes were compared to observed traffic counts. It was confirmed that over 85% of the movements at the links were calibrated to below GEH 5.0 for the AM modelled hour. The GEH Statistic is a formula used in traffic modelling to compare two sets of traffic volumes (traffic volumes derived from the simulation (for the "base year, base case" scenario) with the real-world traffic volumes). Using the GEH Statistic avoids errors that occur when using simple percentages to compare two sets of volumes since traffic volumes vary over a wide range. The use of GEH as an acceptance criterion for travel demand forecasting models is recognised in the UK Highways Agency's Design Manual for Roads & Bridges (DMRB), Volume 12, Section 2, as well as other references. P:\CBR\60336615_Hindmarsh_Drive_Upgrade\8. Issued Docs\8.1 Reports\60336615_2.2 Hindmarsh Dr.docx Revision 4 – 11-Aug-2015 Prepared for – Roads ACT – ABN: 37 307 569 373

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With micro-simulation modelling of base case scenarios, a GEH of less than 5.0 is considered a good match between the modelled and observed volumes. The GEH Statistic is calculated by the following formula:

GEH 

2 Modelled  Observed 2 Modelled  Observed

5.2.2

Traffic volume calibration results

Observed counts were compared with modelled turning movements within the modelled network. For both the AM and PM peak models, a total of 100% of the modelled links achieved a GEH value under 5.0 with all turns under a GEH value of 10, thereby satisfying the link flow calibration criteria. This shows that the model is calibrated within acceptable criteria. The results of the link comparisons are provided in Appendix B.

5.2.3

Queue length validation

The queue length measurements from the models were compared with observations from video surveys at a number of key intersections: -

Hindmarsh Drive and Eastern Ramp intersection with Tuggeranong Parkway

Hindmarsh Drive and Launceston Street

Hindmarsh Drive and Eggleston Crescent

The model operations were found to be consistent with site observations.

5.2.4

Conclusion

The objective for calibration of the Hindmarsh Drive micro-simulation models were that the models should satisfy the DMRB requirements regarding GEH. For the AM peak model, the simulation has satisfied these criteria. The base models: -

Have turn volume GEH results where none exceed a GEH of 5.0;

Accurately portray queuing behaviour; and

Have been verified by internal review.

As such, this model is considered fit for purpose for assessing infrastructure requirements to inform the road design.

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5.3

Base Year Intersection Performance

For benchmarking and comparison to future network performance, the performance of key intersections within the model are summarised in Table 17 and Table 18.

Table 17

2014 AM Intersection Delays and Level of Service by Approach – Average of 5 Seed Runs

Hindmarsh Drive Intersection

Tuggeranong Parkway (Eastern Ramp)

Launceston Street

Eggleston Crescent

Table 18

Level of Service (Delay) Approach

8:00- 9:00

Hindmarsh Drive EB

A (8.0s)

Eastern Ramp SB

B (27.2s)

Hindmarsh Dr WB

B (26.4s)

Hindmarsh Drive EB

A (2.8s)

Launceston Street SB

D (45.1s)

Hindmarsh Dr WB

C (39.6s)

Hindmarsh Drive EB

A (6.8s)

Eggleston Crescent NB

A (3.1s)

Hindmarsh Dr WB

A (3.1s)

B (17.5s)

A (13.1s)

A (5.7s)

2014 PM Intersection Delays and Level of Service by Approach – Average of 5 Seed Runs

Hindmarsh Drive Intersection

Tuggeranong Parkway (Eastern Ramp)

Launceston Street

Level of Service (Delay) Approach Hindmarsh Drive EB

B (27.3s)

Eastern Ramp SB

D (46.5s)

Hindmarsh Dr WB

B (17.7s)

Hindmarsh Drive EB

A (2.0s)

Launceston Street SB

C (39.4s)

Hindmarsh Dr WB

A (11.4s)

Hindmarsh Drive EB Eggleston Crescent

17:00- 18:00

B (24.5s)

A (9.1s)

F (73.6) – right turns

Eggleston Crescent NB

B (16.8s)

Hindmarsh Dr WB

A (3.5s)

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5.4

Amount of travel

The average speed and amount of travel in a road network is an indicator of overall network efficiency. Table 19 provides these statistics for the 2014 model.

Table 19:

Amount of peak hour travel in study area road network

Peak Hour

Travel Indicator

2014

Vehicle Kilometres Travelled (VKT)

12318

Vehicle Hours Travelled (VHT)

257.4

Ave speed (km/h)

50.4

AM & PM

Vehicle Kilometres Travelled (VKT)

11276

Vehicle Hours Travelled (VHT)

220.6

Ave speed (km/h)

52.8

Ave speed (km/h)

51.6

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6.0

Treatment Options

As a result of previous Blackspot studies over the past 5 years, remedial measures have been carried out by Roads ACT to improve the subject section of Hindmarsh Drive. Despite these remedial measures an overall road improvement strategy is required to approximately accommodate traffic flow along Hindmarsh Drive to 2031 and beyond. Within each intersection improvement options are outlined below. However a combination of these options across all three intersections is used to assess the most effective network strategy for the subject section of Hindmarsh Drive, in Chapter 7.

6.1

Option 1 – Hindmarsh Drive / Tuggeranong Parkway Eastern Ramp Intersection

The options considered here involve closure of the left-turn slip lane and the creation of an additional signalised left-turn lane. Options 1A and 1B involve different lane arrangements on approach to the signals. 6.1.1

Option 1A

This treatment closes the south to eastbound left turn slip lane onto Hindmarsh Drive and implements a new short left turn lane on the western side of the island. This will mean all movements (right turn, straight ahead and left turn) from the Tuggeranong Parkway Eastern ramp will be controlled by the signals. The proposed treatment is shown in Figure 19. The red lines indicate changes to existing kerbs and line-marking.

Figure 19

Option 1A

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6.1.1.1

Cost

The estimate of probable cost to install this treatment is $450,000 excluding GST. This includes a 40% continguency, 15% preliminaries and 15% Design & Management Fee. No detailed design or assessment of the existing hardware or underground services has been undertaken. 6.1.1.2

Potential Crash Reduction

The RTA Accident Reduction Guide (RTA 2004, Part 1, Table C1 Page 70) indicates that on average new traffic signals can increase rear end crashes by 40%. However, a review of crashes at other similar signalised ramp intersections indicated that signalisation of the ramp will greatly reduce crashes at the Hindmarsh Drive ramp. It is expected that this new lane arrangement will have greatest impact on rear-end crashes. A summary of the expected crash reductions on the ramp approach is shown in Table 20.

Table 20

Estimated Percentage Reduction in crashes from Option 1A

Target Crash

Assumed Crash Reduction

Reference

Rear-end crash (crash codes 301-304)

90%

Section 4.4

Lane change crash (crash codes 305 – 307)

60%

Section 4.4

6.1.2

Option 1B

In Option 1B again the left turn slip lane is closed off. A new left turn lane will be located on the western side of the current island and this lane will be continuous. The middle lane (left turn, right turn and straight through) will also be continuous. A new right turn lane will be created. Again all movements (right turn, straight ahead and left turn) from the Tuggeranong Parkway Eastern ramp will be controlled by signals. The proposed treatment is shown in Figure 20. The red lines indicate changes to existing kerbs and line-marking; the pink area shows a new island.

Figure 20

Option 1B

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6.1.2.1

Cost

The estimate of probable cost to install this treatment is $475,000 excluding GST. This includes a 40% continguency, 15% preliminaries and 15% Design & Management Fee. No detailed design or assessment of the existing hardware or underground services has been undertaken. 6.1.2.2

Potential Crash Reduction

The proposed treatment is expected to have a similar impact on crash reduction as Option 1A. This option will involve less lane changing for the major (left-turn) movement, so there would be a greater reduction in lane change crashes. This could also result in less rear-end crashes, as shown in Table 21.

Table 21

Estimated Percentage Reduction in crashes from Option 1B

Assumed Crash Reduction

Target Crash

Reference

Rear-end crash (crash codes 301-304)

90%

Section 4.4

Lane change crash (crash codes 305 – 307)

80%

Section 4.4

6.1.3

Option 1C

In Option 1C again the left turn slip lane is closed off. A new left turn lane will be located on the western side of the current island and this lane will be continuous with the existing near-side lane on the ramp. The far-side lane (left turn, right turn and straight through) will also be continuous. A new right turn lane will be created. Again all movements (right turn, straight ahead and left turn) from the Tuggeranong Parkway Eastern ramp will be controlled by signals. Four alternatives for the proposed treatment are shown in Figure 21. It shows a varying number of right turn lanes – either one or two. It also shows different alignments for the left and right turn lanes. Option 1C4 would have the least impact on existing kerblines, whilst providing some increased right turn capacity compared with Option 1C3. Option 1C2 provides better definition of right turn lanes, avoiding a long narrow length at the commencement of the right turn lane. The preferred option will depend on the outcome of the traffic modelling, as well as relative safety and costs. 6.1.3.1

Cost

The costs will vary for the alternative 1C options. The estimate of probable cost to install this treatment varies from $400,000 excluding GST for Option 1C4 to $750,000 excluding GST for Option 1C2; Options 1C1 and 1C3 would be of the order of $500,000. This includes a 40% continguency, 15% preliminaries and 15% Design & Management Fee. The red lines indicate changes to existing kerbs and line-marking; the pink area shows a new island. No detailed design or assessment of the existing hardware or underground services has been undertaken. 6.1.3.2

Potential Crash Reduction

Table 22

Estimated Percentage Reduction in crashes from Option 1C

Target Crash

Assumed Crash Reduction

Reference

Rear-end crash (crash codes 301-304)

90%

Section 4.4

Lane change crash (crash codes 305 – 307)

80%

Section 4.4

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Figure 21

6.2

Option 1C

Option 1C1

Option 1C2

Option 1C3

Option 1C4

Option 2 – Hindmarsh Drive/Launceston Street Intersection

A number of options were considered here based on previous reports by AECOM, including: a)

Provision of traffic signals using the existing intersection configuration

Signalise the intersection and create a fourth leg with McDonald Street

Provision of an acceleration lane for right turns from Launceston Street onto Hindmarsh Drive

Ban right turns out of Launceston Street and enable U-turns at Eggleston Crescent

Reducing Hindmarsh Drive to two lanes at Launceston Street and Eggleston Crescent

Only one of these options was kept for testing in the simulation model (ie., Option 2A), so this is described below in Section 6.2.1. The primary reasons for dropping the other options from the modelling and later assessment were as follows: -

Option 2B: concerns with impact on the amenity and living environment of residents in McDonald Street

Option 2C: concerns with safety associated with merging from the median lane on a busy high speed road and insufficient space to allow traffic to weave across three lanes of traffic to turn left onto the southbound ramp of Tuggeranong Parkway

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Option 2D: will increase conflicts at Eggleston Crescent, where there are already significant problems for right turners

Option 2E: will create increase crash risks and congestion on Hindmarsh Drive and there is inadequate traffic from Launceston Street or Eggleston Crescent to justify these traffic having their own lanes for entering Hindmarsh Drive

6.2.1

Option 2A

Option 2A involves signalising the Hindmarsh Drive / Launceston Street intersection using it’s current configuration. All approaches would be signalised and pedestrian facilities provided on the eastern and northern legs. The proposed treatment is illustrated in Figure 22.

Figure 22

6.2.1.1

Option 2A

Cost

The estimate of probable cost to install this treatment is $350,000 excluding GST. This includes a 40% continguency, 15% preliminaries and 15% Design & Management Fee. No detailed design or assessment of the existing hardware and underground services has been undertaken. 6.2.1.2

Potential Crash Reduction

This proposed treatment (Option 2A) is expected to have the following impact on crash frequency: -

The signalisation of the intersection should reduce adjacent approach crashes (crash codes 101-109) by 3 70%, and opposing turn crashes (codes 202-206) by 45%

It could also cause a 40% increase in rear-end crashes

The provision of signalised pedestrian crossing facilities should also improve pedestrian safety

Austroads Guide to Road Safety Part B: Treatment of Crash Locations. Table 9.5

RTA Accident Reduction Guide (RTA 2004, Part 1, Table C1 Page 70)

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Option 3 –Hindmarsh Drive/Eggleston Crescent Intersection

6.3

A number of options were considered here based on previous reports by AECOM, including: a)

Provision of traffic signals using the existing intersection configuration

Closure of median if McDonald Street is connected to Hindmarsh Drive (ie., Option 2B for Launceston Street intersection)

Provision of an acceleration lane for right turns from Eggleston Crescent onto Hindmarsh Drive

Reducing Hindmarsh Drive to two lanes at Launceston Street and Eggleston Crescent

Only one of these options was kept for testing in the simulation model (ie., Option 3A), so this is described below in Section 6.3.1. The primary reasons for dropping the other options from the modelling and later assessment were as follows: -

Option 3B: concerns with impact on the amenity and living environment of residents in McDonald Street

Option 3C: concerns with safety associated with merging from the median lane on a busy high speed road and insufficient space to allow traffic to weave across three lanes of traffic to turn left onto Melrose Drive

Option 3D: will create increase crash risks and congestion on Hindmarsh Drive and there is inadequate traffic from Launceston Street or Eggleston Crescent to justify these traffic having their own lanes for entering Hindmarsh Drive

6.3.1

Option 3A

Option 2A involves signalising the Hindmarsh Drive / Eggleston Crescent intersection using it’s current configuration. All approaches would be signalised and pedestrian facilities provided on the eastern and northern legs. 6.3.1.1

Cost

The estimate of probable cost to install this treatment is $350,000 excluding GST. This includes a 40% continguency, 15% preliminaries and 15% Design & Management Fee. No detailed design or assessment of the existing hardware or underground services has been undertaken. 6.3.1.2

Potential Crash Reduction

This proposed treatment (Option 3A) is expected to have the following impact on crash frequency: -

The signalisation of the intersection should reduce adjacent approach crashes (crash codes 101-109) by 5 70%, and opposing turn crashes (codes 202-206) by 45%

It could also cause a 40% increase in rear-end crashes

The provision of signalised pedestrian crossing facilities should also improve pedestrian safety

Mast arms at approaches to traffic signals on a multi-lane arterial road such as Hindmarsh Drive will reduce rearend crashes; moreso, for roads orientated east-west.

Austroads Guide to Road Safety Part B: Treatment of Crash Locations. Table 9.5

RTA Accident Reduction Guide (RTA 2004, Part 1, Table C1 Page 70)

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7.0

Options Analysis

7.1

Short-listed Options

The options shortlisted and described in Chapter 6 were combined to enable an overall evaluation of network impacts using the micro-simulation model described in Chapter 5. The combinations tested were as follows: -

Option 1A

Option 1B

Option 1C

Option 1C plus 2A

Option 1C plus 2A plus 3A

The proposed intersection improvements at location 1 (Tuggeranong Parkway) ramp are likely to be most effective in improving traffic safety. The alternative lane arrangements included in options 1A, 1B and 1C needed to be tested first to determine which option is likely to be most effective from an operational view. It was found that Option 1C would be most effective, with least delays. An option similar to 1C3 was tested initially; the least capacity option, in terms of right turn capacity which is most critical in the PM peak. It was found to have sufficient capacity, so alternative options did not need to be tested. Option 1C was also expected to provide slightly higher crash savings, so Option 1C was chosen to move forward in combination with improvement options proposed at locations 2 and 3 (Launceston Street and Eggleston Crescent). An options comparison was undertaken using the micro-simulation and crash analysis data. These were then converted to costs and benefits as part of an economic analysis.

7.2

Expected Change in Network Performance

The analysis of network performance was undertaken using estimates of 2031 traffic demands, based on forecasts from the Canberra Strategic Transport Model (CSTM). Paramics traffic demand matrices were created from a cordoned area matrix from the CSTM (for area shown in Figure 17). The cordoned area CSTM external zones were matched with Paramics zones and a matrix in correct format was entered directly into the AM peak micro-simulation model. As the CSTM has been built for the AM peak only, the following assumptions were used to develop PM demand matrices for Paramics: -

Volumes to and from all development zones were reversed,

Volumes between Paramics base model zones were multiplied by a growth factor calculated by comparing CSTM 2011 and future matrices for each relevant future scenario.

Network performance for each option was summarised in two ways for the 2031 AM and PM peak hours: 1)

Delays and level of service at key intersections

Amount of travel and average network speed for modelled network (for area shown in Figure 17)

7.2.1

Intersection performance

A summary of the outcomes of the intersection level of service analysis are given in Table 1. More details are provided in Sections 7.1.1.1 to 7.1.1.3. Overall, all options show satisfactory intersection operation for intersections as a whole, with relatively minor changes in delays. Option 1C was shown to be the preferred option at the Eastern Ramp; this incorporates a separate lane and phasing for left and right turns from the ramp. 7.2.1.1

Options 1B and 1C (signalised left turn at Ramp)

Options 1B and 1C provide the best performance of the options evaluated at the Ramp Intersection, so the results for Option 1A are not included here. The results for 1C are based on 1C3 (see Figure 21), which was first tested and found to provide acceptable intersection operation. Option 1C will provide marginally better performance.

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These options relate to improvements at the Eastern ramp intersection – both involve signalisation of the left turn. Table 23 and Table 24 provide a summary of the peak hour delay and level of service analysis at each of the studied intersections, for the AM and PM peak hours respectively.

Table 23

Hindmarsh Drive Intersection Tuggeranong Parkway (Eastern Ramp)

Launceston Street

Eggleston Crescent

2031 AM Option 1B and 1C Intersection Delays and Level of Service by Approach

2031 Do Nothing

2031 Option 1B

2031 Option 1C

Level of Service (Delay)

Approach

8:00- 9:00 Hindmarsh Drive EB

B (9.7s)

Eastern Ramp SB

B (21.6s)

Hindmarsh Dr WB

B (27.7s)

Hindmarsh Drive EB

A (1.6s)

A (8.3s) B (16.8s)

B (25.4s)

A (8.6s) B (17.5s)

B (27.5s)

A (2.8s) A (12.2s)

Launceston Street SB

C (34.8s)

Hindmarsh Dr WB

C (39.2s)

C (39.4s)

C (31.7s)

Hindmarsh Drive EB

A (8.0s)

A (8.2s)

A (8.0s)

Eggleston Crescent NB

A (4.2s)

Hindmarsh Dr WB

A (3.1s)

A (6.6s)

C (30.1s)

A (3.2s)

B (16.1s)

B (27.9s)

A (1.4s) A (12.4s)

B (18.5s)

A (6.7s)

A (3.1s)

C (31.4s)

A (3.8s)

A (11.2s)

A (6.6s)

A (3.1s)

Note: average of 5 seed runs

Table 24

Hindmarsh Drive Intersection Tuggeranong Parkway (Eastern Ramp)

Launceston Street

Eggleston Crescent

2031 PM Option 1B and 1C Intersection Delays and Level of Service by Approach

2031 Do Nothing

2031 Option 1B

2031 Option 1C

Level of Service (Delay)

Approach

17:00- 18:00 Hindmarsh Drive EB

C (31.2s)

Eastern Ramp SB

D (54.0s)

Hindmarsh Dr WB

B (19.3s)

Hindmarsh Drive EB

B (15.2s)

C (28.3s) B (25.1s)

F (75.2s)

C (28.9s) C (30.0s)

B (19.2s)

B (18.3s)

Hindmarsh Dr WB

A (12.3s)

A (12.0s)

A (12.5s)

Hindmarsh Drive EB

F (144s)

F (131s)

F (137s)

Eggleston Crescent NB

D (54.6s)

Hindmarsh Dr WB

A (3.6s)

D (47.8s)

A (16.0s)

C (38.7s)

(24.7s)

A (10.9s) A

Launceston Street SB

(13.3s)

B (19.0s)

A (2.9s) A

D (42.0s)

(9.2s)

D (43.7s)

A (3.7s)

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A (12.5s)

D (55.3s) A (3.7s)

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An examination of the results of the analysis highlights the following: -

Overall: Option 1C provides a better outcome than 1B (and 1A), in terms of less delays for all movements in both peaks, so this is the preferred option moving forward to subsequent analyses with combinations of improvements at Launceston Street and Eggleston Crescent.

Tuggeranong Parkway (Eastern ramp): With the proposed improvements, the eastern ramp will operate satisfactorily in both peaks; the queues will be manageable, with significant spare capacity on Hindmarsh Drive. There would be less delays and queues in Option 1C.

Launceston Street: There would be a noticeable reduction in delays to right turners in the AM peak, due to more gaps with the signalisation of the left turns at the Eastern Ramp.

Eggleston Crescent: There would be minor improvements in delays for turning traffic.

7.2.1.2

Options 1C and 2A (signalised left-turn at Ramp and signalise Launceston)

This combination option involves improvements at the Eastern Ramp and Launceston Street intersections – both involve signalisation. Table 25 and Table 26 provide a comparison of the peak hour delay and level of service analysis results for Option 1C (1C3) with and without signals at Launceston Street. An examination of the results of the analysis highlights the following: -

Overall: This shows increased delays at all intersections in both the AM peak and PM peaks.

Tuggeranong Parkway (Eastern ramp): The signalisation of Launceston Street shows some improvements in the operation of the Ramp approach in the PM peak, but generally some deterioration in other movements.

Launceston Street: With signalisation of this intersection, there would be increased in delays in both the AM and PM peaks, particularly on Hindmarsh Drive.

Eggleston Crescent: Little change in AM peak operations, but increased delays in the PM peak.

Table 25

Hindmarsh Drive Intersection Tuggeranong Parkway (Eastern Ramp) Launceston Street

Eggleston Crescent

2031 AM Option 1C with 2A Intersection Delays and Level of Service by Approach

Approach

2031 Option 1C+2A 2031 Option 1C Level of Service (Delay) 8:00- 9:00

Hindmarsh Drive EB

A (8.6s)

Eastern Ramp SB

B (18.5s)

Hindmarsh Dr WB

B (27.9s)

Hindmarsh Drive EB

A (2.8s)

Launceston Street SB

C (31.4s)

Hindmarsh Dr WB

C (31.7s)

Hindmarsh Drive EB

A (8.0s)

Eggleston Crescent NB

A (3.8s)

Hindmarsh Dr WB

A (3.1s)

A (11.6s) B (16.1s)

B (19.3s)

B (17.1s)

B (25.2s) B (17.4s) A (11.2s)

D (49.7s)

C (28.7s)

E (57.0s) A (9.4s) A (6.6s)

A (3.4s) A (3.0s)

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2031 PM Option 1C with 2A Intersection Delays and Level of Service by Approach

Hindmarsh Drive Intersection Tuggeranong Parkway (Eastern Ramp) Launceston Street

Eggleston Crescent

7.2.1.3

Approach

2031 Option 1C+2A 2031 Option 1C Level of Service (Delay) 17:00- 18:00

Hindmarsh Drive EB

C (28.9s)

Eastern Ramp SB

D (42.0s)

Hindmarsh Dr WB

B (19.0s)

Hindmarsh Drive EB

A (10.9s)

Launceston Street SB

A (12.5s)

Hindmarsh Dr WB

A (12.5s)

Hindmarsh Drive EB

F (137s)

Eggleston Crescent NB

D (55.3s)

Hindmarsh Dr WB

A (3.7s)

C (29.1s) B (24.7s)

B (22.0s)

B (26.6s)

C (41.8s) B (26.8s) A (12.0s)

D (47.5s)

D (43.3s)

D (50.9s) F (149s) D (46.5s)

F (72.6s)

D (50.9s)

A (3.7s)

Options 1C, 2A and 3A (signalise all intersections)

This combination option involves signalisation of all three subject intersections, with staged pedestrian crossings of Hindmarsh Drive. Table 27 and Table 28 provide a comparison of the peak hour delay and level of service analysis results for Option 1C (1C3) with and without signals at Launceston Street and Eggleston Crescent. An examination of the results of the analysis highlights the following: -

Overall: This generally shows an increase in delays as a result of signalising Eggleston Crescent, other than the PM peak.

Tuggeranong Parkway (Eastern ramp): There would be increased delays here in both peak periods as a result of signalising Eggleston Crescent.

Launceston Street: There would be increased delays here in both peak periods as a result of signalising Eggleston Crescent.

Eggleston Crescent: There would be some reduction in PM peak delays here, largely due to improved management of right turn queues on the eastbound Hindmarsh Drive carriageway.

Table 27

Hindmarsh Drive Intersection Tuggeranong Parkway (Eastern Ramp)

Launceston Street

2031 AM Option 1C + 2A + 3A Intersection Delays and Level of Service by Approach

Approach

8:00- 9:00 Hindmarsh Drive EB

A (8.6s)

Eastern Ramp SB

B (18.5s)

Hindmarsh Dr WB

B (27.9s)

Hindmarsh Drive EB

A (2.8s)

Launceston Street SB

C (31.4s)

Hindmarsh Dr WB

C (31.7s)

Hindmarsh Drive EB Eggleston Crescent

2031 Option 1C+2A+3A 2031 Option 1C Level of Service (Delay)

A (13.4s) B (16.1s)

A (3.8s)

Hindmarsh Dr WB

A (3.1s)

B (22.4s)

D (42.4s) B (17.4s) A (11.2s)

D (49.7s)

C (29.5s)

E (60.2s)

A (8.0s)

Eggleston Crescent NB

B (18.9s)

D (54.9s) A (6.6s)

D (47.6s) A (10.5s)

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2031 PM Option 1C + 2A + 3A Intersection Delays and Level of Service by Approach

Hindmarsh Drive Intersection

Approach

2031 Option 1C+2A+3A 2031 Option 1C Level of Service (Delay) 17:00- 18:00

Hindmarsh Drive EB

Tuggeranong Parkway (Eastern Ramp)

Launceston Street

Eggleston Crescent

C (28.9s)

Eastern Ramp SB

D (42.0s)

Hindmarsh Dr WB

B (19.0s)

Hindmarsh Drive EB

A (10.9s)

Launceston Street SB

A (12.5s)

Hindmarsh Dr WB

A (12.5s)

Hindmarsh Drive EB

F (137s)

Eggleston Crescent NB Hindmarsh Dr WB

D (55.3s)

C (28.7s) B (24.7s)

D (42.6s)

B (25.7s)

C (28.7s) A (13.0s) A (12.0s)

D (47.5s)

C (34.1s)

D (43.7s) D (49.6s) D (46.5s)

A (3.7s)

E (65.0s)

C (36.9s)

D (49.6s)

A further (PM peak) test was undertaken with provision for a full pedestrian crossing of Hindmarsh Drive at the Eggleston Street intersection. The results of this test are summarised in Table 29. This shows that the intersection of Eggleston Crescent would not be able to operate satisfactorily with a full crossing.

Table 29

2031 Option 1C + 2A + 3A Delays and Level of Service - Staged or Full Pedestrian Crossing

Hindmarsh Drive Intersection

Tuggeranong Parkway (Eastern Ramp)

Launceston Street

Eggleston Crescent

Approach

Hindmarsh Drive EB

2031 Option 1C+2A+3A Level of Service (Delay) Full Pedestrian Staged Pedestrian Crossing at Crossings Eggleston C (28.7s)

Eastern Ramp SB

D (42.6s)

Hindmarsh Dr WB

C (28.7s)

Hindmarsh Drive EB

A (13.0s)

C (29.0s) B (25.7s)

C (41.4s)

B (24.1)

B (17.8s) A (12.7s) C

Launceston Street SB

D (47.5s)

Hindmarsh Dr WB

D (43.7s)

D (43.4s)

Hindmarsh Drive EB

D (49.6s)

D (53.4s)

Eggleston Crescent NB

E (65.0s)

Hindmarsh Dr WB

D (49.6s)

(34.1s)

C (36.9s)

D (47.4s)

E (62.9s)

C (33.4)

F (107.3)

F (138s)

Note: average of 5 seed runs

7.2.2

Network performance

Table 30 provides an overall comparison of each of the options that were tested, in terms of the amount of travel and average speed in the modelled network. It shows that Option 1C (signalisation of left-turn at Eastern Ramp) would provide the best outcome in terms of these performance measures, closely followed by do nothing. It shows that the signalisation of Launceston Street and Eggleston Crescent will result in increased delays, so signals here would need to be justified by potential crash reductions.

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Table 30

Peak Hour AM

AM & PM

Amount of peak hour travel in study area road network

2031 Do Nothing

Travel Indicator

2031 Option 1A

2031 Option 1B

2031 Option 1C

2031 Option 1C + 2A

2031 Option 1C+2A+3A

Vehicle Kilometres Travelled (VKT)

13115

13128

13132

13,120

13114

13113

Vehicle Hours Travelled (VHT)

265.5

266.0

257.4

255.8

278.0

297.0

Ave speed (km/h)

52.2

52.0

52.9

53.0

49.3

46.3

Vehicle Kilometres Travelled (VKT)

12138

12154

12165

12192

12174

12191

Vehicle Hours Travelled (VHT)

279.5

302.5

291.0

278.2

320.0

321.0

Ave speed (km/h)

48.8

46.0

47.3

48.3

45.6

46.7

Ave speed (km/h)

50.5

49.0

50.1

50.7

47.5

46.5

Note: Modelling results for Option 1C are based on 1C3.

7.2.3

Expected Crash Reductions

The potential annual crash reductions for each intersection option are detailed in Chapter 6 and summarised in Table 31. Only crashes of the particular type identified and on the correct approach to be affected by the option were considered targeted crashes for reduction. This shows that signals at the Eastern ramp are likely to be highly effective at reducing crashes here, but not at the Launceston Street and Eggleston Crescent intersections.

Table 31

Summary of potential average crash reductions per annum

Eastern Ramp Option 1A

Option 1B/1C

Launceston Street (Option 2A)

Eggleston Crescent (Option 3A)

30.6 (90% of 170/5)

-0.6 (-40% of 8/5)

-1.0 (-40% of 12/5)

Lane change

0.5 (60% of 4/5)

0.6 (80% of 4/5)

Adjacent approach

0.2 (90% of 1/5)

0.8 (70% of 6/5)

0.2 (45% of 2/5)

0.9 (45% of 10/5)

31.3

31.4

0.4

0.7

Crash Type Rear-end

Opposing turn Totals

Note: A negative reduction indicates an increase in these crashes.

7.2.4

Cost benefit appraisal

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The evaluation was conducted on the following design options against the base case do-nothing scenario: -

Option 1A: This treatment closes the south to eastbound left turn slip lane onto Hindmarsh Drive and implements a new short left turn lane on the western side of the island (see Figure 19)

Option 1B: Again the left turn slip lane is closed off. A new left turn lane will be located on the western side of the current island and this lane will be continuous. The middle lane (left turn, right turn and straight through) will also be continuous. A new right turn lane will be created (see Figure 20).

Option 1C: A new second left turn lane will be located on the western side of the current island and this lane will be continuous. The far-side lane (left turn, right turn and straight through) will also be continuous. A new right turn lane will be created (see Figure 21).

Option 2A: Involves signalising the Hindmarsh Drive / Launceston Street intersection using it’s current configuration (see Figure 22).

Option 3A: involves signalising the Hindmarsh Drive / Eggleston Crescent intersection using it’s current configuration.

7.2.4.1

Assumptions

Key assumptions used in the CBA are summarised in Table 32. Note that no allowance has been made for environmental externalities nor impacts on buses, as these will be minor in the overall evaluation of the options considered in this report. Note that the data from the Paramics modelling summarised in Table 30 was used to estimate changes in travel for each individual options.

Table 32

Key CBA assumptions

Assumption

Value

General parameters Price year

2014

Real discount rate

Evaluation period

20 years

Benefit realisation start date and duration

1 January 2017, 19 years

Timing Construction start date and duration Road maintenance start date

1 January 2016; 1year st

1 January 2017

Traffic parameters Peak hour traffic volume annual expansion factor Mean vehicle occupancy – car/bus Cumulative annual growth rate (CAGR) of traffic volume Value of time Vehicle operating costs (car - bus)

2,450 1.2 / 20 0.5% $ 14.20 / person hour $ 0.31-6.5 / km

Construction costs Option 1A

$ 450,000

Option 1B

$ 475,000

Option 1C

$ 500,000

Option 2A

$ 350,000

Option 3A

$ 350,000

Construction cost contingency

40%

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Value

Maintenance costs Maintenance cost related to maintenance of concrete and asphalt Crash reductions

10% of capital cost over 20 years

Refer Section 7.1.4

Refer Appendix A for crash costs

Source

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Results

The results of the economic appraisal is summarised in Table 2 and Table 33. Note that this appraisal only includes quantifiable benefits and does not account for additional benefits due to a local redistribution of traffic that will occur with new signals at Launceston Street and Eggleston Crescent. A discussion of other nonquantitative impacts is included in Chapter 9.

Table 33

Incremental costs and benefits

Option 1A ($000)

Option 1B ($000)

Option 1C ($000)

Option 1C+2A ($000)

Option 1C+2A+3A ($000)

Capital cost

367

388

408

694

980

Maintenance Cost

Total Cost

385

406

299

Journey time savings

(2,659)

(385)

1,245

(3,111)

(4,197)

Vehicle operating cost savings

(86)

(131)

(175)

2,850

2,802

Accident cost savings

5,329

5,359

5,844

6,232

NPV ($000)

2,199

4,437

6,002

4,861

3,819

6.7

11.9

15.1

7.7

4.8

Item

BCR Note: Based on 7% discount rate

The overall outcome shows that Option 1C is preferable to Option 1A or 1B at the Eastern Ramp intersection. All options other than 1B and 1C show relatively high travel time costs, adversely affecting the potential economic outcome. The combination options tested showed that they could generate a positive economic return, largely driven by crash savings, but also some savings in bus operating costs by enabling rerouting of routes 21 and 22. Increased delays to Hindmarsh Drive traffic as a result of new traffic signals offsets the potential crash savings.

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Sensitivity tests for Options 1C with alternative discount rates, construction costs and accident cost savings shows that the proposed works are strongly justified over a range of assumptions, as shown in Table 34.

Table 34

Sensitivity analyses for Option 1C

Case

Option 1C BCR

Base case

15.1

Discount rate 4%

19.2

Discount rate 10%

12.2

Construction cost up (+20%)

12.7

Construction cost down (-30%)

21.2

Crash savings down (-20%)

12.6

Crash savings down (-100%)

8.8

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Impact on Bus Operations

Delays and crash risks for traffic crossing Hindmarsh Drive between Launceston Street and Eggleston Crescent has resulted in the rerouting of local bus routes 21 and 22. This has resulted in these buses using some local streets in Chifley and Lyons (Plunkett Street, Maclaurin Crescent and Burnie Street) and travelling longer distances than they would otherwise, as well as impacting the general amenity of the local streets. There are a total of 46 buses per weekday using routes 21 and 22. The routes generally follow the same streets, except for Burnie Street (Route 22 - 22 buses per day) and Hindmarsh Drive (Route 21 - 24 buses per day), where the routes form a one-way pair (see Figure 23).

Figure 23

Rerouting of bus routes 21 and 22

The additional distance travelled by Route 21 buses is 2.2 km and Route 22 buses 1.9 km. This corresponds to a one to two minute increase in travel times during peak periods, taking account of likely delays crossing Hindmarsh Drive. This has been confirmed by micro-simulation modelling of the rerouting of these buses, using two bus types (see Table 35). It shows significant time savings for larger buses, but most importantly it would also provide much improved safety and travel time reliability for these buses. The time savings excludes additional savings due to rerouting; the inclusion of these increase the estimated average 2031 peak hour travel time savings for Route 21 buses to 1.6 - 2.3 mins and for Route 22 buses to 1.0 - 1.7 mins. The re-routing of these buses via Hindmarsh Drive could save about $300,000 per year in bus operating costs and travel time savings in the short-term and greater savings over time. It would also reduce bus travel on local streets and impacts on local amenity (especially noise).

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2031 peak hour travel times for Dart and Scania buses

Movement Burnie Street to Plunkett Street (Route 21)

Plunkett Street to Burnie Street (Route 22)

Peak Hour

Dart Mins

Scania Mins

No Signals

Signals

No Signals

Signals

1.83

3.00

2.83

3.08

3.32

2.05

3.60

1.85

Average

2.57

2.53 (+0.04)

3.22

2.47 (+0.75)

1.62

1.68

3.13

1.88

1.80

2.37

2.65

3.15

Average

1.71

2.03 (-0.32)

2.89

2.52 (+0.37)

Note: 1. Travel time is measured on the orange route in Figure 23, using the results of three simulation runs 2. Overall time savings shown in parentheses 3. This excludes additional distance and time savings due to the rerouting of routes 21 and 22, estimated to be 1.5 mins

A test of the economics of the combination options with and without rerouting of buses shows a significant improvement in the benefit provided by traffic signals at Launceston Street and Eggleston Crescent (see Table 36). The signals cannot be justified alone and rely on significant benefits at the Ramp intersection and benefits due to reducing operating costs from rerouting local buses. There may also be some additional benefits from increased patronage due to reduced travel times and greater convenience for bus passengers.

Table 36

Sensitivity analyses with potential savings in bus operations

Item

Option 1C+2A ($000)

Option 1C+2A+3A ($000)

No bus savings

With bus savings

No bus savings

With bus savings

Capital cost

694

980

Maintenance Cost

Journey time savings

(3,757)

(3,111)

(4,843)

(4,197)

Vehicle operating cost savings

(104)

2,850

(152)

2,802

Accident cost savings

5,844

6,232

NPV ($000)

1,261

4,861

219

3,819

2.8

7.7

1.2

4.8

Total Cost

BCR Note: Based on 7% discount rate

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Other Impacts

The economic appraisal included in Chapter 7 only includes quantifiable benefits and does not account for additional benefits due to a local redistribution of traffic that will occur with new signals at Launceston Street and Eggleston Crescent. There is a range of other non-quantifiable or difficult to quantify benefits, as follows: -

Increased bus patronage and revenue due to reduced travel times and greater time reliability

Remove buses travelling along narrow residential streets, reducing noise and safety impacts

Reduced local street travel and costs by car travellers avoiding delays turning right at Hindmarsh Drive, which is particularly impactful on Lyons residents wanting to travel to Weston

Increased accessibility for residents of Lyons and Chifley

Increased commercial and community activity at Weston Group Centre due to better access to/from Lyons and Chifley

These impacts are not insignificant in an economic and social sense.

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Staging of Works

Preferably, all three sets of signal improvements should be undertaken concurrently under one contract, as this would provide most benefits and would avoid multiple disruptions to Hindmarsh Drive traffic. The total cost of these works is about $1.2M. The cost of signalising the intersections of Launceston Street and Eggleston Crescent is about $0.35M, and modifications to the Ramp intersection about $0.5M. It is recommended that more detailed design work be undertaken to better refine these cost estimates and to prepare designs suitable for early implementation of these works. The installation of traffic signals at the Launceston Street and Eggleston Crescent intersections will have most benefits to the local community, many of which are difficult to quantify, so these should have priority if the works are to be staged. Another consideration is the works at the ramp would result in increased delays and crash risks at the Launceston Street intersection if it was not signalised at the same time or before the changes at the ramp intersection. Delays and queues at Eggleston Crescent are more problematic than at Launceston Street, so this needs to be addressed as soon as practical. These problems will grow as Weston, Molonglo and Woden Town Centre grow. They need to be addressed sooner rather than later.

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Conclusions and Recommendations

An economic appraisal of short-listed improvement options indicated that the signalisation of left turns at the Eastern Ramp intersection is strongly justified from an economic sense, particularly in relation to crash savings. A number of alternative layouts were tested here and an option that incorporates a separate lane and phasing for left and right turns from the ramp is preferable. This would provide the best performance of all options tested, enabling greater flexibility of phasing, especially in the PM peak. New traffic signals at the Launceston Street and Eggleston Crescent intersections would assist bus movements and will enable buses serving Lyons and Chifley to travel more directly between Lyons and Chifley. The re-routing of these buses via Hindmarsh Drive could save about $300,000 per year in bus operating costs and travel time savings in the short-term and greater savings over time. It would also reduce bus travel on local streets and impacts on local amenity (especially noise). The economic appraisal does not account for additional benefits due to a local redistribution of traffic that will occur with new signals at Launceston Street and Eggleston Crescent. There is a range of other non-quantifiable or difficult to quantify benefits, including increased bus patronage and revenue, reduced impacts on local residential streets, increased accessibility for residents of Lyons and Chifley and greater commercial activity at Weston Town Centre. These impacts are not insignificant in an economic and social sense. It is recommended that all three sets of signal improvements should be constructed concurrently under one contract, as this would provide most benefits and would avoid multiple disruptions to Hindmarsh Drive traffic. The total cost of these works is about $1.2M. The cost of signalising the intersections of Launceston Street and Eggleston Crescent is about $0.35M, and modifications to the Ramp intersection about $0.5M. It is recommended that more detailed design work be undertaken to better refine these cost estimates and to prepare designs suitable for early implementation of these works. An economic appraisal of short-listed improvement options indicated that the signalisation of left turns at the Eastern Ramp intersection is most strongly justified from an economic perspective. The preferred option at the ramp intersection is illustrated below.

Option 1C4

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Crash Costs for the ACT

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Table 37

Crash Costs for the ACT

Crash Costs in the Australian Capital Territory

Crash Code

Crash Description

Cost per Crash

101-109

Intersection, adjacent approaches

$ 35,539

201

Head-on

$ 146,595

202-206

Opposing vehicles; turning

$ 45,625

301 – 304

Rear-end

$ 20,236

305 – 307

Lane change

$ 21,867

001 – 003

Vehicle hits pedestrian

$ 196,938

706 – 707

Loss of Control (L or R turns)

$ 44,424

401 – 402

Hit parked vehicle/Parking Vehicle

$ 20,835

601

Hit parked vehicle

$ 23.872

501 – 506

Overtaking

$ 29,252

901

Fell from moving vehicle

$ 216,629

609

Struck animal

$ 25,285

801-805

Loss of Control L or R turns

$ 69,508

Other

$ 18,086

Table 38

Crash Cost by Severity in the Australian Capital Territory

Severity Fatal

Cost per Crash $ 2,580,672

Serious Injury

$ 424,924

Minor Injury

$ 67,093

Property Damage Only

$ 18,407

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Paramics Model Calibration Data

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Paramics Model Calibration Data

AM Peak hour turn flow calibration – Average of 5 Seed Runs

Intersection

Badimara Street / Hindmarsh Drive

Turn

Demand

Modelled

GEH

Hindmarsh Drive WB - Left

91.2

0.1

Hindmarsh Drive WB - Through

690

679.4

0.4

Badimara Street - Right

674

670.2

0.1

Badimara Street - Left

97.4

0.7

1367

1361.6

0.1

Hindmarsh Drive EB - Right

2.4

2.8

Hindmarsh Drive WB - Right

463

443.2

0.9

Hindmarsh Drive WB - Through

749

755.2

0.2

Northbound off ramp - Right

510

479.8

1.4

Northbound off ramp - Left

5.8

3.3

Hindmarsh Drive EB - Left

266

265.4

0.0

Hindmarsh Drive EB - Straight

1791

1761.6

0.7

Southbound off ramp - Left

1264

1265.8

0.1

Southbound off ramp - Right

41.8

4.9

Hindmarsh Drive WB - Left

0.0

Hindmarsh Drive WB - Through

1132

1153.6

0.6

Hindmarsh Drive EB - Straight

2217

2177

0.9

Hindmarsh Drive EB - Right

62.8

2.5

Launceston Street - Left

66.8

0.5

Launceston Street - Right

8.2

2.0

Hindmarsh Drive WB - Right

20.8

0.9

Hindmarsh Drive WB - Through

1239

1227.4

0.3

Hindmarsh Drive EB - Through

372

385.6

0.7

Hindmarsh Drive EB - Right

3109

3057.6

0.9

Hindmarsh Drive WB – Left

0.3

1032

1045.8

0.4

Eggleston Crescent - Left

19.2

0.8

Eggleston Crescent - Right

203

209.2

0.4

Hindmarsh Drive EB - Through

2996

2953.2

0.8

Hindmarsh Drive EB - Right

172

170.8

0.1

Hindmarsh Drive EB - Through

Tuggeranong Parkway Western Ramps / Hindmarsh Drive

Tuggeranong Parkway Eastern Ramps / Hindmarsh Drive

Launceston Street / Hindmarsh Drive

Hindmarsh Drive WB - Through Launceston Street / Eggleston Crescent

Source: AECOM, based on microsimulation modelling, 2015

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PM Peak hour turn flow calibration – Average of 5 Seed Runs

Intersection

Badimara Street / Hindmarsh Drive

Tuggeranong Parkway Western Ramps / Hindmarsh Drive

Tuggeranong Parkway Eastern Ramps / Hindmarsh Drive

Launceston Street / Hindmarsh Drive

Turn

Demand

Modelled

GEH

Hindmarsh Drive WB - Left

439

429.8

0.4

Hindmarsh Drive WB - Through

1274

1261.4

0.4

Badimara Street - Right

200

202.6

0.2

Badimara Street - Left

7.8

4.1

Hindmarsh Drive EB - Through

629

622

0.3

Hindmarsh Drive EB - Right

3.2

Hindmarsh Drive WB - Right

1129

1019

3.4

Hindmarsh Drive WB - Through

1697

1692.6

0.1

Northbound off ramp - Right

130

124.2

0.5

Northbound off ramp - Left

3.6

Hindmarsh Drive EB - Left

103.4

0.4

Hindmarsh Drive EB - Straight

730

730.4

0.0

Southbound off ramp - Left

647

635

0.5

Southbound off ramp - Right

252

2.0

Hindmarsh Drive WB - Left

345

342.8

0.0

Hindmarsh Drive WB - Through

2574

2560

0.3

Hindmarsh Drive EB - Straight

787

793.6

0.2

Hindmarsh Drive EB - Right

1.6

Launceston Street - Left

59.8

1.1

Launceston Street - Right

55.6

1.6

Hindmarsh Drive WB - Right

28.8

1.3

Hindmarsh Drive WB - Through

2851

2850

0.0

Hindmarsh Drive EB - Through

112

120

0.7

Hindmarsh Drive EB - Right

1322

1302.2

0.5

Hindmarsh Drive WB – Left

0.7

2722

270.2

0.0

4.0

Eggleston Crescent - Right

165

167.8

0.2

Hindmarsh Drive EB - Through

1246

1216

0.9

Hindmarsh Drive EB - Right

145

141.2

0.3

Hindmarsh Drive WB - Through Launceston Street / Eggleston Crescent

Eggleston Crescent - Left

Source: AECOM, based on microsimulation modelling, 2015

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