7.12Direction signs for an EXIT to a non-tolled road, with a toll point on the exit ramp#
If an exit from a toll road has a toll point located on it (for example, some distance down the exit ramp but still on the exit ramp) but this exit does not lead to a toll road, the direction signs for this exit will be designed as an exit to a non-tolled road with a white legend on green background.
Justification for this approach includes:
- This departure from the normal approach to determining colours in sections 7.4 and 7.8 is due to the toll point being attached to the toll road which is being exited and not to the exit destination reached by taking the exit.
- To provide a blue background and TOLL patch for this exit would indicate to drivers they would be exiting one toll road and entering another toll road. If this exit leads to another toll road, then the direction signs for this exit would generally be all blue (with no green patches or information) as this toll point would be relative to the road being entered (or possibly both roads).
- In addition, drivers would have made a prior decision to use the toll road and incur a toll.
The signs following in Figure 7.12 provide examples of the direction signs required on the Logan Motorway on approach to the Stapylton Road and Loganlea Road exits which have a toll point located on the exit ramp.
