Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices (Queensland) and Queensland Guide to Temporary Traffic Management – Transitional Guideline#
- 1.This guideline is issued as an 'approved notice' under the authority of section 166 (2) of the Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act 1995 ("the Act").
- 2.On 30 November 2021, the Department of Transport and Main Roads issued revised publications of the:
- a)Queensland Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices ("the Manual"); and
- b)Queensland Guide to Temporary Traffic Management ("QGTTM"),
- (together, "the new standards") under the Act (including the Regulations from time to time in force thereunder).
- 3.From 1 December 2021, the new standards will apply to all new contracts in respect of roads (state-controlled and other roads) in Queensland, entered into on or after 1 December 2021.
- 4.For all contracts entered into prior to 1 December 2021, the version and parts of the Manual and the QGTTM (as applicable) which were in effect at the time of entering the contract will continue to govern the works for the duration of the contract term.
- 5.To the extent that any parts of the Manual or the QGTTM were not in force at the time that a contract was entered into, those parts will not apply and/or govern the works under the contract.
- 6.For those contracts entered into on or after 1 December 2021, to which the new standards apply, compliance with the new standards is mandatory. If, for whatever reason, the standards cannot be met and a deviation is required in respect of any works under a relevant contract, the design exception process will be required to be undertaken before the deviation is implemented.
- 7.The above clauses shall continue in force notwithstanding any further versions or amendments made from time to time to the new standards unless an express intention to the contrary is provided.
Noel Dwyer Acting Chief Engineer 14 December 2021
