Traffic Management is the planning and management of the usage of roads.
Traffic management is implemented through proper road design, including the provision of traffic control devices, traffic signage and signals, the provision of sufficient on and off street parking and parking restriction enforcement.
Victorian Local Government Act 1989
Schedule 11 of the Victorian Local Government Act 1989 gives Councils the following powers over traffic:
- Powers concerning parking
- Power to issue special parking permits
- Power to remove unregistered or abandoned vehicles
- Power to move obstructing vehicles
- Power to move other obstructions
- Power to restrict traffic near a construction site
- Power to close road on seasonal basis
- Power to place obstructions or barriers on a road permanently
- Power to place obstructions or barriers on a road temporarily
- Powers concerning shopping malls
- Power to restrict use of road by vehicles of a certain size etc.
- Power to determine speed limits
- Power to prohibit traffic on unsafe roads
Related Pages
- Council Services
- Council Service Hierarchy
- Local Area Traffic Management
- Traffic Congestion
- Traffic Management and Parking Facilities
- Traffic Management Plan
- Traffic Treatment
- VicRoads Traffic Engineering Manual
- Victorian Local Government Legislative Framework
Collaborators
The following people have indicated (via the Local Government Collaboration Topics Survey) that they have an interest and/or expertise in the topic of 'traffic management' and are willing to collaborate with their peers at other councils to identify challenges and resources relating to the topic and to look for ways to work together to overcome any challenges that are identified.
- Bill Scott (Central Goldfields Shire)
- Brent Heitbaum (Gannawarra Shire)
- Chris Saunders (Glenelg Shire)
- Damien Hense (C.I.C.A)
- Darren Dumesny (Moyne Shire)
- Kamal Ranaweera (City of Logan)
- Kanishka Gunasekara (Ararat Rural City Council)
- Natalie Lockwood (Austroads)
- Sanket Kargathra (City of Maribyrnong)
- Scott Cavanagh (City of Warrnambool)
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