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Incident Management on Infrastructure Construction Projects - Case Study: the Pacific Motorway Project

Robert Higgins   District Director, South Coast Hinterland , Main Roads Qld

Keeping the traffic flowing during the reconstruction of heavily trafficked highways is always a challenge as a traffic incident can quickly lead to congestion and subsequent road user delay. Whatever the cause of incidents, the effects are the same - road users delay, frustration and reduced road safety. This paper outlines the experiences of keeping the traffic flowing during the fast-tracked reconstruction of a 43 km section of the heavily trafficked Pacific Highway link between Brisbane and the Gold Coast, Queensland. This project was opened to traffic in October 2000. The paper reflects on the development of an overall Corridor Traffic Management Plan for managing traffic flow together with a range of incident management strategies implemented on the project. A number of key indicators were developed to monitor overall incident performance.