1Scope and general#

1.3Terms and definitions#

1.3.13may#

Indicates the existence of an option. Where the word 'may' is used, it indicates that use of the device is conditional, or optional. Usually, no specific requirement for design or application is intended.

1.3.21shall#

1.3.22should#

1.3.27Registered Professional Engineer of Queensland (RPEQ)#

A person who is registered as a Registered Professional Engineer of Queensland (RPEQ), under the Professional Engineers Act 2002 (Qld) with the Board of Professional Engineers of Queensland.

1.7Variation to treatments and Registered Professional Engineer of Queensland certification#

This Part of the Manual contains mandatory requirements (shall), recommendations (should) and options (may). The application of these mandatory requirements and recommendations is intended to provide the optimal level of safety and traffic efficiency. It is acknowledged that, in some instances, variations to these requirements and recommendations may be necessary and, as such, variations to these requirements and recommendations may be undertaken as follows:

1. a)Where recommendations (should) are not adopted, a risk assessment shall be undertaken and certified by a Registered Professional Engineer of Queensland (RPEQ).
2. b)Where mandatory requirements (shall) are not adopted, a risk assessment shall be undertaken and certified by an RPEQ.
3. c)The use of options (may) is not a variation to the optimal treatment and does not require certification by an RPEQ.

Notifications of variations to mandatory requirements (including all relevant information) shall be emailed to TrafficEngineering.Support@tmr.qld.gov.au for information purposes and for the benefit of identifying potential future practice changes – not for approval or endorsement. These variations may include learnings that may be attributed to the variation of a shall requirement, such as operational, cost or safety impacts.

Where innovative treatments that are outside the scope of the Queensland MUTCD are proposed to be adopted, a risk assessment shall be undertaken and certified by an RPEQ.

All proposed innovative treatments require approval by Transport and Main Roads prior to their use or adoption. Requests for approval of innovative treatments (including all relevant information) shall be emailed to TrafficEngineering.Support@tmr.qld.gov.au.

As part of an approval to use or trial an innovative treatment, Transport and Main Roads may require that the applicant provides a detailed evaluation report on the performance and effectiveness of the treatment. Transport and Main Roads may use the results of the evaluation to identify potential future practice changes to this Part of the Manual.