A1Objective#

The objective of the Speed Management Plan is to achieve compliance by road users with the roadwork speed limits. It documents all measures to be taken by the Contractor to achieve this outcome. Monitoring the effectiveness of temporary traffic control measures is a core principle of the QGTTM and is required on all sites.

Where a posted temporary speed limit is in place for worker safety and it is found that substantial non-compliance occurs, the Contractors’ obligations, under workplace health and safety regulations, will not be met.

The requirements following are intended for application at roadworks sites where a high level of speed non-compliance has been demonstrated by a speed survey. These types of sites would require additional measures to manage the speeding issue.

For sites with very low traffic volumes, it may not be appropriate to meet the requirements of Table A3.2.1 following. Where low traffic volumes are present, it is important that those preparing and implementing SMPs balance the exposure to overspeed vehicles against the time required to obtain a sufficient sample group. Any variation to the minimum sample sizes in Table A3.2.1 shall be subject to a risk assessment.