2.1Events#
An event is a gathering of people and / or vehicles of significant size that takes place on or adjacent to a public road that has a potential impact on road operations and the safety of road users, event participants, spectators and event personnel. Construction work, maintenance activities and the movement of excess mass and dimension vehicles through the road network are not considered to be events. For the purposes of these guidelines, event activities are classified as either static or non-static. Static events are those that do not deviate from a specific location for the entire event duration. Events that are primarily static in nature include:
- street markets (for example, farmers market / village markets)
- filming
- community events (for example, PARKing Day)
- concerts
- sporting events, and
- festivals.
For non-static events, participants are generally not physically isolated from traffic. Events that are typically non-static include:
- cycling road races
- cycling tours / rides
- running races (for example, marathons)
- race walking triathlons
- fun runs and charity / fundraising walks
- parades (for example, Australia Day, Mardi Gras, zombie walks)
- marches (for example, ANZAC Day, Labour Day)
- planned protest marches
- military displays
- transportation of high profile people (for example, Head of State or Royalty), and
- motorcycle charity ride.
Many events consist of a mixture of static and non-static elements, stages or activities. For example, a cycling race on public roads would be considered non-static in nature, but the event might have a celebration zone / finish line area that requires closure of a section of public road for an entire day.
2.1.1Design principles#
The QGTTM provides discussion on the principles for the development, installation and operation of TGSs for works on roads. Additional principles that apply to planning and designing traffic management for events are:
- ensure the protection of event participants, spectators and event personnel from hazards associated with general traffic
- provide adequate advance warning of changed road conditions to all road users (motorists, pedestrians and cyclists)
- plan to minimise impacts to all relevant stakeholders including government bodies, emergency services, public transport operators, local residents and businesses
- plan to minimise excessive traffic queues / delays and diversions, and
- ensure adequate documentation and data is prepared to show that proposed traffic arrangements will have the desired outcomes.