Temporary Traffic Management
- Publication no: AGTTM06-26
- ISBN: 978-1-923617-08-7
- Published: 26 May 2026
- Edition: 1.2
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Guide to Temporary Traffic Management Part 6: Field Staff – Implementation and Operation sets out the requirements of field staff in the process of installing, monitoring and dismantling traffic management on public roads.
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Austroads report AP-R765-26 documents content and referencing changes made in Edition 1.2 of the Austroads Guide to Temporary Traffic Management (AGTTM) Parts 1 through Part 7, Part 9 and Part 10, published in May 2026.
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6 July 2026 – Updates to the Austroads Guide to Temporary Traffic Management in Edition 1.2
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Edition 1.2 published May 2026
Edition 1.2 contains:
- updated content relating to major changes in AGTTM Part 8
- additional guidance for supervision of Traffic Management Implementors in training
- minor amendments for clarity and consistency.
Superseded editions:
- 1. Introduction
- 1.1 Scope of Part 6
- 1.2 Structure of AGTTM
- 1.3 Heading discontinued from Edition 1.1
- 1.4 Field work for office-based staff
- 1.5 Application of Part 6 to New Zealand
- 1.6 Acronyms
- 1.7 Definitions
- 2. TTM Principles and Road Categories
- 2.1 TTM principles
- 2.1.1 Fundamentals
- 2.1.2 Basic principles
- 2.2 Traffic management implementer
- 2.3 TTM categories
- 2.1 TTM principles
- 3. Roles and Responsibilities
- 3.1 TTM roles
- 3.2 Heading discontinued from Edition 1.1
- 3.3 TTM relationships
- 3.3.1 Principal Contractor – TTM responsibilities
- 3.3.2 TMD
- 3.3.3 TMI responsibilities for TTM on a worksite
- 3.3.4 Interactions between the Principal Contractor and the TMI
- 3.3.5 TMI – TC/other TTM worker interactions
- 3.3.6 Traffic Controller (TC)
- 3.3.7 Other TTM workers
- 3.3.8 Supervising a TMI in training
- 4. Pre-Shift Activities
- 4.1 General
- 4.2 Vehicle checks
- 4.3 Job pack check
- 4.4 Equipment and devices
- 4.5 Condition of devices
- 4.6 Availability of TTM personnel
- 5. Pre-Start
- 5.1 General
- 5.1.1 Identify hazards
- 5.1.2 Assess the risk
- 5.1.3 Implement controls
- 5.1.4 Monitor and review
- 5.2 TMP and TGS development – residual risk register
- 5.3 On-site safety analysis and risk assessment
- 5.4 TTM toolbox talks
- 5.4.1 TTM staff
- 5.4.2 Construction workers/visitors
- 5.1 General
- 6. TGS Installation
- 6.1 General
- 6.2 Typical installation principles
- 6.3 Installation process
- 6.4 Placement of signs and devices
- 6.4.1 Two-way road – lane closure
- 6.4.2 Two-way road (lateral shift)
- 6.4.3 Two-way road – lane closure with side roads
- 6.4.4 Multi-lane undivided road – lane closure
- 6.4.5 Multi-lane divided road – left or right lane closure
- 6.5 Positioning of signs and devices
- 6.6 Typical locations for signs
- 6.6.1 Long term
- 6.6.2 Short term
- 6.7 Orientation of signs and devices
- 6.8 Tolerances
- 6.9 ITS devices
- 7. TGS Operations and Maintenance
- 7.1 General
- 7.2 Before work starts
- 7.3 During the hours of work
- 7.4 Aftercare – worksite arrangements outside working hours
- 7.5 Record keeping
- 7.6 Incidents
- 7.7 TMI monitoring
- 7.8 Monitor and measure TTM
- 7.9 Excessive or inappropriate use of temporary speed limits
- 7.10 Excessive signage
- 8. TGS Removal
- 8.1 General
- 8.2 Typical removal principles
- 8.3 Removal process
- 8.4 Removal order for signs and devices
- 8.4.1 Two-way road – lane closure
- 8.4.2 Two-way road – lateral shift
- 8.4.3 Two-way road – lane closure with side road intersections
- 8.4.4 Multi-lane undivided road – lane closure
- 8.4.5 Multi-lane divided road – left or right lane closure
- 9. Low Light Works
- 9.1 Activity during low light
- 9.2 Artificial lighting
- 10. Unattended Sites
- 11. AGTTM Feedback
- Appendix A Discontinued from Edition 1.1
- Appendix B Sample Risk Assessment Form
- Appendix C Sample TTM Toolbox Talk
- Appendix D Sample Daily Traffic Management Diary
Austroads has released updated editions of nine parts of the Guide to Temporary Traffic Management (AGTTM). The updates make it easier to apply the guidance consistently in practice, supporting safer worksites and safer journeys for all road users.