July 2018#
| Part | Section | Change type | Description of change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4.4.3 | Amendment | • Difference necessitated by changes to MUTCD Part 5 re sign G3-4-Q01 |
| 2 | 2.5.3 | Amendment | • Section 2.5.3 Warning signs for STOP and GIVE WAY signs, Figure 2.2 Sight distance restrictions requiring use of STOP signs, Note 5 amended to improve the appropriate selection, credibility and compliance of traffic control devices (STOP and GIVE WAY signs) and improve safety for cyclists |
| 3 | TMP Ready Reckoner, 1.3.1, 1.3.3, 1.4, 1.4.3, 1.4.4, 1.4.22, 2.2.4, 2.2.5(d), 2.3.7, 2.3.8, 2.3.8(d), 2.4.3, 2.6.7, 3.2.4, 3.3.3, Table 3.1, 3.4.4, 3.4.7, 3.4.8, Table 3.2 and 3.5.4(c), Table 3.2 and 3.5.2(d), 3.5.2(c), 3.5.4, 3.6.10, 3.6.11, Table 3.5 and 3.8.2, 3.9.1, Table 3.7, 3.10.2, 3.12.3, 3.14.4, | Amendment | − Amendment details are: − TMP Ready Reckoner: Change reference to Levels of training to TMD and TMI − 1.3.1: Correct references, new references to Australian Standards and MRTS − 1.3.3: Add references − 1.4: Change reference from AS1348 to Austroads Glossary of terms − 1.4.3: Delete Note 2, added reference to Supplement − 1.4.4: Delete reference to AS1348 − 1.4.10 Delete reference to Part 4 − 1.4.21 Added reference to additional information about Traffic Guidance Schemes in the Supplement.1.4.22: Add definition of Traffic management plan − 1.4.22 Added definition of Traffic |
| Part | Section | Change type | Description of change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.16.6, 3.16.7, 3.16.9(e), 3.16.11, Figure 4.1, 4.1.4, 4.2(iii), Table 4.2, 4.3.2, 4.3.5, 4.3.9, 4.4.7, 4.4.9, 4.5.2, 4.5.3(a) and (b), 4.6.2(c), 4.8.2, Figure 4.8(f), Figure 4.9, Table 4.7, 4.9.5, 4.9.9(b), 4.10.2, 4.10.4, 4.10.5, 4.11.2(c), 4.11.3, Table 4.9, Figure 4.12, Table 4.10, 4.13.1 and Table 4.9, Table 4.10, 4.13.4, 5, Appendices A2, D2, D3, Table D1, Figure D1, Appendix G, G(f). Figures H1, H4, Appendices J1, K, K1, K2, K3, L, Index and General | Management Plan − 1.7 Added reference to Supplement on Competent Persons. − 2.2.3 Added reference to AS/NZS 4360 − 2.2.4: Delete reference to TMI and TMD − 2.2.5(d): New sub-clause regarding the use of options − 2.3.7, 2.3.8: Better guidance for the requirements for pedestrians and cyclists at roadwork sites and referencing the Austroads Guide to Road Design Part 6 − 2.3.8(d): Amend reference to Australian Standard for street lighting − 2.4.3: Make clause consistent with Australian Standards − 2.6.7: Amend reference to Austroads Guide to Road safety by deleting the publishing date − 3.2.2 Amended classification for sign sheeting for temporary signs to comply − 3.2.4: New clause providing sign sizes for multi-message signs − 3.3.3: Change ‘multiple’ to ‘multi’ − Table 3.1: Add SURVEYOR AHEAD sign − 3.4.4: Add SURVEYOR AHEAD sign (T2-Q06) − 3.4.5 Added “T1-3-2” to Clause title. − 3.4.7: Amend Clause title to NEXT X km and delete T1-Q03 multi-message sign − 3.4.8: Clarify clause about which sign is being referenced by adding the words ‘END ROADWORK’ − Table 3.2, 3.5.4(c): Add W8-5-Q01 supplementary plate − Table 3.2, 3.5.2(d): Add Boom barrier sign (T1-Q17) − Table 3.2, 3.5.3 (c) Addition of R2-3-Q01 sign − 3.5.2(c): New STOP HERE WHEN DIRECTED (T1-Q12) sign for use when traffic controller is operating − 3.5.3 (b) Added NEXT x m sign to Clause title − 3.5.4(a): Add reference to AS2144 for | ||
| requirement for traffic signal lanterns − 3.5.4 (e): Editorial changes to table − 3.6.8: Editorial change to title − 3.6.10: Add new regulatory signs for NO LEFT/RIGHT turn and NO ENTRY − 3.6.11: Renumber 3.6.10 to 3.6.11 − Table 3.5, 3.8.2 (d): Delete T2-20 and T2-21 and replace with T2-20-Q01 and T2-21-Q01 − 3.8.2 (a) & (b): Amend Clause for the use of T2-6-1 sign − 3.8.3: Added reference to TC9215 and TC9224 − 3.9.3: Restructured Clause − 3.9.1: Delete last sentence relating to speed in relation to spacing of cones and bollards and amendment to Note 3, added Class 400T for sign sheeting class − Table 3.7: Add spacing for cones at taper for traffic control station, close delineation for excavation and separating opposing flow on contraflow sections of divided multilane roads and closed lane on a two way road under shuttle flow, clarify the speed limit requirements − 3.10.2: Rename ‘barricades’ to ‘devices’, amend requirement for marking of barricades that are not a safety barrier − 3.12.3: Change reference to Clause 4.6, amended (ii) to align with Australian Standard − Table 3.10: Addition of FOOTPATH CLOSED sign − 3.14.4: Delete T8-4 sign and replaced by T8-4- Q01 − Table 3.12 & 3.16.9: Relocate table giving sign from Clause 3.16.9 to Table 3.12 − 3.16.6: Clarify when VMS can be used, remove requirement for RPEQ sign-off to allow TMDs to make the decision, amend compliance requirements from MRTS262 to AS4852.2 − 3.16.7: Add reference to the Austroads Supplement for the use of variable Speed |
| Part | Section | Change type | Description of change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limit Signs and MRTS262 for Temporary Variable Message Signs − 3.16.9(e): Amend text for the use of the QUEUED TRAFFIC AHEAD sign arrangement, add text to reference TC2232 and supplement 4.7.8-1 − 3.17: New clause about the display of electronic signs in lieu of static signs, add new electronic sign examples − Figure 4.1: Revise Figure showing components of a typical work site − 4.1.4: Revise Components of a typical work site, clarified installation of the signs at the end of termination area − 4.2(iii): Restructure paragraph where workers are less than 1.2 m clear of traffic − Table 4.2: Add units for speed to table − 4.3.2: Add provision to dispense with lookout person − 4.3.5: Amend reference to T1-24 sign − 4.3.9: Add reference to the SURVEYORS AHEAD sign − 4.4.7: Add provision to dispense with lookout person − 4.4.9: Add reference to the SURVEYORS AHEAD sign − 4.5.2: Amend reference to T1-24 sign − 4.5.3(a), (b): Editorial change to simplify clause − Figure 4.3: Amended Figure. The shadow vehicle has the attenuator unit instead of the work vehicle. − 4.6.2(c): Amend requirement for the use of TMA when workers are on foot undertaking mobile works, editorial change to make clause consistent with Clause 4.2 − 4.6.3 (f)(i): Restructured the paragraph. − Figure 4.7: Updated Figure to include other signs for traffic control devices. − 4.8.2: Add text to clarify the minimum distance between successive tapers should |
| Part | Section | Change type | Description of change |
|---|---|---|---|
| be D − Figure 4.8(f): Amend distance between successive tapers − Figure 4.9: Add dimension between the traffic controller and the four cones on centreline in advance of traffic control station − Table 4.7: Amend text for workers safety to keep passage consistent with Clause 4.2 − 4.9.5: Rearrange paragraphs in this clause − 4.9.9(b): Add note to clarify that WCLT are not medians − 4.10.2: Add new signs for operation of portable traffic signals and portable boom barrier by a traffic controller, clarify use of 4 cones on centreline in advance of a traffic controller and use of narrow KEEP LEFT sign − 4.10.4: Delete bold text from sentence and rearrange sentence to place emphasis on the need to control traffic speeds through use of devices rather than rely on speed limit signs alone − 4.10.5: Add reference to TCASAP − 4.11.2(c): Amend 1st sentence − 4.11.3: Rearrange clause, add information about placement of STOP line from Figure 4.12 to this Clause − Table 4.9: Amend traffic volume bands, Table title − Figure 4.12: Add note about placement of STOP line in advance of signals, amend distance between successive tapers − Table 4.10: Amend traffic volume bands, add note to clarify when intersection requirement is to be applied − 4.13.1, Table 4.9: add text ‘shuttle’ to title − Table 4.10: Add note to clarify situation of intersection − 4.13.4: Change ‘shall’ to ‘should’ for the application of edge clearances. − 5: Delete section 5 − Appendix A2: Delete reference to Section 5 |
| Part | Section | Change type | Description of change |
|---|---|---|---|
| diagrams − Appendix A3.5: Added reference to Part 3 Supplement and Technical Note TN109 − Appendix B2: Editorial change to first paragraph. − Appendix D2: Clarify note regarding ‘speed’ panels not being used with ON SIDE ROAD − Appendix D3: Change requirement of multi-message frame and panel requirements − Table D1: Restructure and update multi-message signs − Figure D1: Update T5-Q02 delineators and amend dimensions for sign spacing, amend Figure D1 to fix sign placement of 40 km/h temporary speed zone, add Note 3 − Appendix G: Delete extra signs library − Appendix G(f): Delete SURVEYORS AHEAD sign and renumbered other signs − Figure H1: Amend Figure − H4: Changed reference from I2(b) to H3(b) − Appendix J1: Change ‘roadwork site’ to ‘road’ − Appendix K: Rename Appendix, ‘Courses in Traffic Management’ − Appendix K1: Renamed ‘General’ − Appendices K2, K3: Delete these clauses − Appendix L: Relocate Clauses L1–L4 of this Appendix as Supplement 4.7.2-1 to MUTCD Part 3 − Index: Delete index. − General: Document reformatted to the current Transport and Main Roads publication standard | |||
| 3 | Supplement; 1.4.3-1, 1.4.21-1, 2.2-1, 2.2.3-1, 2.6.1-1, 3.10.3-1, 4.7.2-1, 4.7.8-1, 4.10.2-1, 4.10.3-1, 4.11-1, 4.13-1, 5-1, Appendix K, all Figures | Amendment | − Amendments to sections: − 1.4.3-1 Competent person roles and tasks: New content − 1.4.21-1 Traffic Guidance Scheme: New content − 2.2-1 Use of permanent variable speed limit and lane control signs in construction and maintenance work areas on motorways: Table 2.2-1(A)- Added definition of “STREAMS®”. − 2.2.3-1 Risk management and Exception process for traffic control at road work sites section 2 Backgrounds: Update reference − 2.6.1-1 Frequency of after-hours inspections: New content. − 3.10.3-1 Road safety barrier systems: new section − 4.7.2-1 Quick reference guides: new section − 4.7.8-1 Avoiding end of queue collisions: formatting change to list − 4.10.2-1 Advance signs: new content. − 4.10.3-1 Location of the Traffic Controller: New content. − 4.11-1 Portable traffic signals: update content, formatting change to lists − 4.13-1 Traffic operations level of service for roadworks sites: formatting change to lists − 5-1 Examples of traffic guidance schemes: new content, new figures 5-1.1–5-1.37 − Appendix K: New appendix − Figures: replace and re-reference all Figures |
| 4 | 1.1, 2.2.4, 2.3.5, 2.3.6, 3.5.1, 4.5.1, 4.5.4, 5.1.5, Appendix B and Appendix L | Amendment | • Amendments to sections: − Introduction − 2.2.4 Variable speed limits Item (e) − 2.3.5 Hospital zone − 2.3.6 High pedestrian active transport use zone − 3.5.1 40 km/h speed limit − Section 4.5.1 Linear speed zones Table 4.1 Minimum lengths of speed zones |
| Part | Section | Change type | Description of change |
|---|---|---|---|
| − Section 4.5.4 50 km/h speed zones on state-controlled roads through rural towns − Section 5.1.5 Signs for speed limits for particular classes of vehicles Item (c) Truck Speed Limit (TC2255) − Appendix B Typical speed limits, Notes to Tables B1, B2 and B3; Table B1 Typical speed limits for roads in urban environments; and Table B2 Typical speed limits for roads in rural environments. − Appendix L, Glossary of Terms: Active Transport and High active transport user area (HATUA) added and EAU and High pedestrian activity area deleted. | |||
| 4 | Supplement | Amendment | • Amendments to Section 4.5.3-1 Speed limit reductions in high crash zones |
| 5 | 2.11.5 | Amendment | • Deleted the Australian Standard clause and replaced it with Queensland-specific amendment: difference |
| 9 | 3.2 | Amendment | • Section 3.3 Pavement markings, new item (i) to prevent use of a treatment not currently authorised |
Table in words
- Part 4, Section Supplement, Change type Amendment: • Amendments to Section 4.5.3-1 Speed limit reductions in high crash zones
- Part 5, Section 2.11.5, Change type Amendment: • Deleted the Australian Standard clause and replaced it with Queensland-specific amendment: difference
- Part 9, Section 3.2, Change type Amendment: • Section 3.3 Pavement markings, new item (i) to prevent use of a treatment not currently authorised