November 2025#

PartSectionChange typeDescription of change
21.3Administrative• Updated references due to changes within other clauses.
PartSectionChange typeDescription of change
1.4.15Amendment• Deleted Queensland definition Registered Professional Engineer of Queensland (RPEQ), which is now included in the Queensland MUTCD Part 0.
1.4.16Administrative• Clause renumbered due to the above deletion.
1.8Amendment• Deleted clause to remove the option to override mandatory requirements.
2.14Amendment• Relocated Figure 2.14.1 to Queensland MUTCD Part 10.
5.3.10.1Amendment• Harmonised dimensions of audio tactile line marking (ATLM) with AS 1742.2. • Amended previous reference to the Queensland Guide to Road Safety (QGRS) Part 2 to the Road Planning and Design Manual (RPDM) Part 6.
5.3.10.2Amendment• Harmonised with AS 1742.2.
5.3.10.3Amendment• Harmonised with AS 1742.2.
5.3.10.4Amendment• Harmonised with AS 1742.2.
5.4.2.1Amendment• Harmonised with AS 1742.2. • Simplified reference to the Road Planning and Design Manual (RPDM) Part 3.
5.4.2.2Administrative• Simplified reference to the Road Planning and Design Manual (RPDM) Part 3.
5.4.2.5Amendment• Harmonised with AS 1742.2.
3Relationship TableAdministrative• Added new Clause 1.3.26 Side Road (ON SIDE ROAD message). • Changed Clauses 4.6.9, 4.8.4 and 4.20.1 ‘Accepted with amendments’.
31.3.13Amendment• Added reference to Clause 1.9 b) for guidance on variations to ‘shall’ requirements.
31.3.14Amendment• Added reference to Clause 1.9 a) for guidance on variations to ‘should’ recommendations.
31.3.25Amendment• Deleted information and added reference to “should” and Clause 1.3.14.
31.3.26New• Added new definition of Side Road (ON SIDE ROAD message). • Included a reference to Clause 4.6.7 for the use of the ON SIDE ROAD message.
PartSectionChange typeDescription of change
1.5Amendment• Added information for devices which are recommended by the Austroads Innovative Temporary Traffic Management Device and Solution Assessment (AITDSA) Scheme.
1.7Amendment• Clarified that an Event Traffic Marshal is a volunteer.
1.9Amendment• Added the requirement to document sound judgement and reasoning through a risk assessment process to demonstrate the acceptability and safety of the varied approaches. • Removed the requirement for an RPEQ to also hold the TMD competency when signing off mandatory requirements that are not adopted or for innovative treatments. • Added the RPEQ is only required to certify that portion of the TMP and/or TGS design impacted by or related to departures from the mandatory requirements.
3.4.4Amendment• Remove reference to subsection Designing a speed limit.
4.2.2Amendment• Entire clause now included in the MUTCD, information which was remaining in AS1742.3 has been relocated to the MUTCD. • Added guidance in item g) on the recommended location of a 600x600 yellow retroreflective blank panel.
4.6.2Amendment• Added T1-Q06, a 600x900 version of the ROAD WORK AHEAD sign.
4.6.7Amendment• Added requirements for using the ON SIDE ROAD message. • Modified text to align with ON SIDE ROAD message requirements. • Added ROAD PLANT ON SIDE ROAD sign.
4.6.9Amendment• Added requirements for SIDE ROAD CLOSED message to align with the requirements for using ON SIDE ROAD in Clause 4.6.7.
4.7.6Amendment• Adjusted terminology for default speed limits to match other TMR documents (built up area and not in a built up area).
4.8.3Amendment• Added “only” to the requirements for using the Detour U-turn (symbolic) (TM5-1-Q02) panel.
4.8.4Amendment• Added recommended locations of the Detour marker (TM5-6A) arrow in an MMS arrangement.
4.9.1Amendment• Change sign number for the advisory speed MMS panel from TM6-16 to TM3-16.
4.20.1Amendment• Added TM2-25-Q01C Trucks 1200x600 MMS sign.
Appendix A Table A.1Amendment• Added ROAD PLANT ON SIDE ROAD (TM1-48C) and additional notes referencing Clause 4.6.7 and noting that this panel is the same as TM1-27C. • Added SIDE ROAD CLOSED (TM2-43A) and additional notes referencing Clause 4.6.9. • Added WATER OVER ROAD (TM3-21A) and additional notes relating to the use of this MMS panel. • Added notes to the use of the ON SIDE ROAD panel to align with the requirements of using the ON SIDE ROAD message in Clause 4.6.7 and corrected the 600 x 600 arrow sign reference number. • Added ON SIDE ROAD with arrow (TM5-10B) and additional notes to align with the requirements of using the ON SIDE ROAD message in Clause 4.6.7. • Added EVENT ON SIDE ROAD (TM9-4C-Q01) and additional notes to align with the requirements of using the ON SIDE ROAD message in Clause 4.6.7. • Added notes to the use of the event ON SIDE ROAD with arrow (TM9-5B) panel to align with the requirements of using the ON SIDE ROAD message in Clause 4.6.7.
PartSectionChange typeDescription of change
Appendix A Table A.2Amendment• Added new BUILDING WORK AHEAD (TM1-1-Q01A and TM1-1-Q01C) options and additional notes the use of these MMS panels. • Added new 1200x600 Trucks (TM2-25-Q01C) MMS panel. • Amended the notes to the Detour U-Turn symbolic panel (TM5-1-Q02). • Deleted PLANT AHEAD 1200x300 MMS sign (TM1- 27-Q01). Use ROAD PLANT AHEAD (TM1-3-1A or TM1-3-2C) panels. • Deleted ROADWORK 600x600 and 1200x300 MMS signs (TM1-5-Q01A and TM1-5-Q01B). Use standard sign ROADWORK (TM2-26A and TM2-26B). • Added notes to the use of the WATER OVER ROAD (TM3-21-Q01) sign.
Appendix B Figure B2Amendment• Amended Figure B2
Appendix C Table C.2Amendment• Amended notes to ROADWORK AHEAD (T1-Q06) sign.

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