Temporary Traffic Management
Guide to Temporary Traffic Management Part 8: Temporary Traffic Management Categories and the National Training Framework
- Publication no: AGTTM08-25
- ISBN: 978-1-922994-71-4
- Published: 28 February 2025
- Edition: 2.0
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Guide to Temporary Traffic Management Part 8: Temporary Traffic Management Categories and the National Training Framework provides clarification of the roles and responsibilities for any party involved in temporary traffic management including:
- road authorities
- road infrastructure managers
- any party conducting works on, or near a road
- all persons involved in planning, designing, implementing, managing and completing temporary traffic management works
- Registered Training Organisations seeking to become Approved Training Providers.
It presents the national temporary traffic management harmonised practices relating to training, TTM Categories of roads and sections of the network.
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Edition 2.0 contains major updates to the training framework, reflecting the national harmonisation of TTM practices. Descriptions of various roles, the requirements for TTM categories and the structure of the Part have also been updated.
- 1. Introduction
- 1.1 Scope of Part 8
- 1.2 Structure of AGTTM
- 1.3 Application of Part 8 to New Zealand
- 1.4 Acronyms
- 1.5 Definitions
- 2. Powers, Roles and Responsibilities
- 2.1 Legislative context
- 2.2 Statutory health and safety responsibilities – duty of care
- 2.3 Roles and responsibilities
- 2.4 Roles and responsibilities for special applications
- 2.4.1 Road safety barrier systems
- 3. Temporary Traffic Management Categories
- 3.1 General
- 3.2 TTM Categories
- 3.3 TTM Category allocation practice
- 4. Process for Traffic Guidance Schemes Selection
- 4.1 General
- 4.2 Generic traffic guidance scheme
- 4.3 Site-suitable traffic guidance scheme
- 4.4 Site-specific traffic guidance scheme
- 4.5 Traffic guidance scheme type selection
- 5. National Training Framework for Temporary Traffic Management
- 5.1 General
- 5.2 Overview of the framework
- 5.3 Harmonised TTM national training programs for TC, TMI and TMD across TTM Categories
- 5.4 TTM training material
- 5.4.1 General
- 5.4.2 Austroads TTM national training material
- 5.4.3 Jurisdiction-specific TTM localised content
- 5.5 Individuals undertaking TTM training and delivering services
- 5.5.1 General
- 5.5.2 National recognition of an individual’s TTM skill sets across participating jurisdictions
- 5.5.3 Individual training progression
- 5.5.4 Traffic Controller training
- 5.5.5 Traffic Management Implementer training
- 5.5.6 Combined Traffic Controller and Traffic Management Implementer training
- 5.5.7 Traffic Management Designer training
- 5.5.8 Individual renewal of TTM national training program
- 5.5.9 Credit transfer
- 5.5.10 Application process for a Registered Training Organisation to become an Approved Training
- Provider
- 5.5.11 Application process for an Approved Training Provider to deliver additional TTM national
- training program
- 5.5.12 Approval of trainers and assessors
- 5.5.13 Fees associated with becoming and operating as an Approved Training Provider
- 5.5.14 National Temporary Traffic Management logo
- 5.5.15 Approved Training Provider oversight and auditing
- 5.6 National Training Framework for Temporary Traffic Management – roles and responsibilities
- 5.6.1 Austroads
- 5.6.2 Participating agencies
- 5.6.3 Approved Training Providers
- 5.6.4 Approved trainers and assessors
- 5.6.5 Trained individuals
- 6. Standard Forms
- References
- Appendix A TTM Roles – Additional Tasks and Activities
- Appendix B Standard Forms – Examples
- B.1 Form B.1: Traffic management plan suitability checklist
- B.2 Form B2: Traffic management for roadworks operational check / onsite pre-opening inspection
- checklist
- B.3 Form B3: Worksite traffic management – Hierarchy of safety controls checklists
- B.3.1 Using the checklist
- B.3.2 Form B3 Checklist Part A: Traffic controls assessment
- B.3.3 Form B3 Checklist Part B: Justification for control selection
- B.3.4 Form B3 Checklist Part C: Additional site-specific safety hazard / risk factors
- B.4 Form B4: TMP daily traffic management diary
- B.5 Form B.5: Traffic management plan (TMP) – Long form
- B.6 Form B.6: Design exception
- B.7 Form B.7: Example of site condition rating form – Compliance inspection
- B.7.1 Site condition rating (SCR)
- B.8 Form B.8: Example of site condition rating form – Compliance inspection – Short form
- B.8.1 Examples of ratings (short audit)
- B.9 Form B.9: Example of notice of non-conformance
- B.10 Form B.10: Example of notification of road closure/lane closure
- B.11 Form B.11: Report on Incident at roadworks site
- B.12 Form B.12: Newspaper advertisement standard
- Appendix C Sample Temporary Traffic Management Specification Template Local Government Roads
- C.1 Specification
- C.1.1 Location and description of work
- C.1.2 Extent of work
- C.1.3 Setting out the works
- C.1.4 Scope of work
- C.1.5 Traffic guidance scheme (TGS)
- C.1.6 Record keeping and audit requirements
- C.1.7 Emergency and public transport vehicles
- C.1.8 Numbers of Traffic Controllers
- C.1.9 Traffic management plans
- C.1.10 Arrangement of traffic control devices
- C.1.11 Adequate traffic control devices
- C.1.12 Opening completed work
- C.1.13 Use of 40km/h speed zoning
- C.1.14 Flashing arrow signs
- C.1.15 Message boards
- C.1.16 Water filled delineators and crash barriers
- C.1.17 Barrier boards
- C.1.18 Cones and bollards
- C.1.19 Traffic signals
- C.1.20 Devices to be safely supported
- C.1.21 Permanent traffic signals
- C.1.22 Alternative duties
- C.1.23 Control of worksites
- C.1.24 Compliance with standards, handbooks and guides
- C.1.25 Safety
- C.1 Specification
- Appendix D Sample Temporary Traffic Management Specification Template State / Territory Government Roads
- D.1 Scope
- D.1.1 General
- D.1.2 Traffic management plan
- D.2 Temporary traffic management (TTM) personnel
- D.2.1 Authority to direct traffic
- D.2.2 Traffic Management Implementer
- D.3 Planning and design
- D.3.1 General
- D.3.2 Hazard identification, risk assessment and control
- D.3.3 Objective and targets
- D.3.4 Temporary speed zoning
- D.3.5 Least possible disruption
- D.3.6 Maintain access to adjoining properties and side roads
- D.4 Road occupancy licence
- D.4.1 Road occupancy licence application
- D.4.2 Road occupancy fees
- D.4.3 Licence conditions
- D.5 Traffic management plan (TMP)
- D.5.1 Plan submission
- D.5.2 Required elements
- D.5.3 Plan preparation
- D.5.4 Contractor’s responsibility
- D.6 Traffic staging plans
- D.6.1 General
- D.6.2 Required details
- D.6.3 Safety barriers
- D.7 Traffic guidance schemes
- D.7.1 Plan submission
- D.7.2 Generic traffic guidance schemes
- D.7.3 Project specific traffic guidance schemes
- D.7.4 Required details
- D.8 Vehicle movement plans and pedestrian movement plans
- D.8.1 Vehicle movement plans
- D.8.2 Pedestrian movement plans
- D.9 Road safety audit of TMPs
- D.10 Traffic management risk assessment workshop
- D.10.1 General
- D.10.2 Content of workshop
- D.10.3 Participants
- D.10.4 Close out identified risk issues
- D.11 Temporary roadways and detours
- D.11.1 Construction of temporary roadways and detours
- D.11.2 Opening temporary roadways and detours to traffic
- D.11.3 Road safety audit of temporary roadways or detours
- D.11.4 Removal of temporary roadways and detours
- D.12 Traffic control devices
- D.12.1 Safety barriers
- D.12.2 Pavement markings and signs
- D.12.3 Portable variable message signs
- D.12.4 Radar activated speed signs
- D.13 Monitoring of traffic control measures
- D.13.1 Communication
- D.13.2 Emergency preparedness and response
- D.13.3 Incident investigation, corrective and preventative action
- D.14 Side-tracks and detours
- D.15 Opening to traffic upon completion
- D.1 Scope
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