Traffic Management
Frankston Transport Management Association
Frankston City Council has received $100,000 over two years from the Victorian Government Department of Transport TravelSmart program to implement the Frankston Transport Management Association (FTMA). The project partners are Peninsula Health, Monash University (Peninsula Campus) and Chisholm Institute of TAFE (Frankston Campus).
Frankston Transport Management Association is a group of employers and community working together with governments at both state and local level as well as transport providers to develop and implement travel demand management (TDM) solutions to identified transport problems. There is a particular emphasis on promoting more sustainable modes of transport amongst the member organisations.
The aims of the Frankston Transport Management Association are:
- Reduce car usage, particularly single occupancy journeys in the Frankston Central Activities District, particularly to the 4 FTMA member sites
- Increase the number and proportion of public transport, cycling, walking journeys in the Frankston CAD area, particularly to FTMA sites.
Already, signs of success are being demonstrated by the project partners, who have supported Monash University to establish a Shuttle Bus service between Frankston Train Station and Monash University Peninsula Campus. It is envisaged that this service will grow to cater for other sites (such as Frankston Hospital) in the future.
Prioritising roads and areas for traffic treatment
The use of vehicles, although necessary, can have adverse effects on residential environments. Unnecessary use of local roads ("rat running") and irresponsible driving behaviors - especially speeding - make local area traffic management a necessary priority for Frankston City Council's Transport Section.
To ensure council funds are allocated to the regions most in need of treatment, council's Transport Section has compiled a priority listing of hundreds of streets within the municipality. Each street is ranked according to several factors including 85th percentile speed (the speed below which 85% of vehicles travel), crash history, abutting land use and traffic volumes.
Additionally, each street is assigned to a Local Area Traffic Management (LATM) precinct. This priority listing is continuously updated, and Council undertakes one or two LATM studies each year, depending on budget, in the highest ranked precincts.
Local Area Traffic Management (LATM) Studies
Purposes of an LATM study include:
- Discourage through-traffic from using the local area
- Improve the safety of local streets for all road users (including cyclists and pedestrians) by reducing traffic speeds
- Reduce the incidence and potential for crashes within the precinct
- Address the traffic concerns of the community whilst maintaining good levels of accessibility for local residents, local businesses and emergency services
- Maximise the benefits to the community of available funding, by giving priority to locations with severe crash histories and the greatest level of community concern
Residents have ample opportunity to get involved with the LATM process. Involvement can range from submitting a completed questionnaire regarding traffic/mobility issues within the local area, to nominating oneself as a local area representative and attending meetings with Council officers and Traffic Engineering consultants.
Requesting an LATM in the area
If you are experiencing a hooning / antisocial driving behavior-based problem in your area, please contact the Hoon Hotline (link). Hooning problems are distinct from speeding problems and not easily rectified by the introduction of traffic calming devices. They are usually best addressed by means of law enforcement and driver education
If you are experiencing other problems relevant to the road network or traffic, do not hesitate to make contact with Council's Transport Section on 1300 322 322.
Where appropriate, council will arrange for a traffic engineer's investigation or a roadside traffic counting unit to be placed in your street to confirm and quantify the problem reported.
Traffic Management Plan (Works on Roads)
This Guide has been prepared primarily to assist the preparation of submissions to conduct works on roads that are under the care, control, and management of Frankston City Council and may be used for major roads under VicRoads control.
Traffic Management Plan (TMP)
Traffic Management Plans (TMPs) for roadwork sites provide a means of planning and implementing how all road users will be safely and efficiently guided through a roadworks site and ensure the network performance is not unduly impacted, for the duration of the works.
TMPs are prepared in advance of the works being conducted and are generally subject to auditing before and/or after implementation.
Do I need a TMP?
Under the Road Management Act, it is required that any works within the road reserve must be undertaken only with the consent of responsible road authority.
Frankston City Council provides its consent to undertake such works only at satisfactory submission of TMP prepared by qualified company/person.
TMP Procedure (Assessment)
Frankston City Council requires applicants to submit their applications at least 5 working days prior to the start of works. For efficient and timely process, it is required that TMPs shall be submitted along with all the requisite information such as type of work, time and duration of works, risk assessment, local traffic conditions, major traffic control items such as changes in speed limit and traffic signals.
Written consent from VicRoads is required for erection of major traffic control items and as such independent application has to be submitted to VicRoads to seek Memorandum of consent (MoC) to use such items. Further information in regards to submission of application to VicRoads could be obtained from their website www.vicroads.vic.gov.au.
All TMPs are assessed as per the requirements and guidelines set out in the Road Management Act 2004 "Worksite Safety - Traffic Management" Code Of Practice and AS 1742.3 - 2002 Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices.
TMP Consent
A letter of consent is issued to submissions which satisfy the requirements as mentioned above. Applicants are notified of the outcome by email/ letter/ fax at the earliest possible opportunity.
The successful implementation of effective traffic management plan is the responsibility of individual contractors/authority at all times.
Council Officers will contact applicant to seek further information in case of incomplete applications, missing information and non complying submissions. In case of rejection of application, applicant will be notified of the reason for rejection.
Applicants are welcome to resubmit their application with the revised set of plans provided all mandatory requirements are satisfied.
Address for Submission of TMPs
Post
Frankston City Council - Infrastructure
P.O. Box 490 Frankston
Victoria Australia 3199
Fax: 03 9784 1091