10Remove#

Removing temporary restrictions on SCRs includes identification and notification, assessment, and removal.

10.1Identification and notification#

Identification and notification of the need or likely need for removal of a temporary restriction of a SCR, can arise from various sources, including:

1. 1.Transport and Main Roads' hotspots – sections or ‘hotspots’ known on the SCR network which Districts are aware are impacted based on historical data, for example, flooding records
2. 2.Transport and Main Roads' Traffic Management / Coordination Centres – local or statewide traffic management or coordination centres receive calls from stakeholders as well as receiving intelligence from devices and/or information feeds
3. 3.District road operations / inspection / delivery services – local road operations / inspection / delivery services personnel become aware of the status of unplanned events impacting the SCR network and need or likely need for removal
4. 4.Contract holders – Contractual arrangements, for example, RMPC, that undertake various activities, including emergency call-outs that consist of assisting with temporary restrictions on SCRs, including removal
5. 5.Reviewing of existing temporary restriction – existing temporary restrictions may require review as they progress through event lifecycle or circumstances of the restriction change, for example, progressing from unofficial to official or apply to remove
6. 6.Transport and Main Roads' legal delegate – legal delegates can direct for the removal of temporary restrictions on SCRs under various circumstances.

10.2Assessment#

Following identification and notification, an assessment is to be undertaken to determine if temporary restriction of a SCR can be removed. These may include, but is not limited to:

1. 1.whether the Transport and Main Roads' threshold for applying a temporary restriction is still in force
2. 2.current weather forecast or other contextual event related information, for example, declared disaster, and
3. 3.current integrity of the asset and surrounds, for example, washouts, structural damage, pavement saturation, debris, potholes, roadside furniture, scouring and so on.

In undertaking the assessment, the relevant personnel with the appropriate skills, qualification and experience are to be engaged. This may include, but is not limited to:

1. 1.engineering and technical personnel
2. 2.road inspection personnel
3. 3.bridge or structural engineering personnel, and
4. 4.other agency, authority, or Contractor holder personnel appropriate to the circumstance, for example, the QPS, QFES and local government authorities.

10.3Removal#

Following a determination to remove a restriction, the physical action required, notifications, legal delegate decision requirements should occur.

10.3.1Physical requirements#

All signage temporarily installed should be immediately removed from locations in connection with the temporary restriction on a SCR. That includes, where appropriate, removal of signage at either side of the temporary restriction on the SCR or other locations that signage may have been placed to facilitate re-routing.

10.3.2Notification requirements#

Following removal of signage, relevant notifications are to be made according to localised notification arrangements and formats, for example, wet weather council closure report / road condition report. This may include, but is not limited to:

1. 1.Transport and Main Roads' legal delegate
2. 2.Transport and Main Roads' Traffic Management / Coordination Centres
3. 3.other Transport and Main Roads District / Region points of contact, and
4. 4.third party Contract holder arrangements.

Notifications should ensure they have sufficient information to allow for the chief executive or Transport and Main Roads' legal delegate to exercise their delegation fully and appropriately in addition to allowing for appropriate oversight and management of the event lifecycle.

10.3.3Transport and Main Roads' legal delegate requirements#

Following notification, the Transport and Main Roads' legal delegate is required to make a decision regarding the temporary restriction on the SCR. In most instances, the preliminary outcome may be known prior to this section which is a formality. This may include:

1. 1.reviewing the identification, notification, assessment details
2. 2.if sufficient information (quality, type) is received to enable the Transport and Main Roads' legal delegate to exercise their delegation, then having regard for all matters, make a decision. Where insufficient information is provided or outcomes from having regard for all matters dictate otherwise, further investigation may be required prior to exercising delegation, and
3. 3.where the decision made is to remove the temporary restriction on the SCR, Transport and Main Roads' legal delegate should ensure they have recorded all relevant details, including signing-off the temporary restriction in a suitable format, for example, EPS.