Effectiveness of arterial road congestion initiatives

We assessed the effectiveness of arterial road congestion initiatives in managing traffic congestion. Agencies examined: Department of Transport and Planning (the department) and the Victorian Infrastructure Delivery Authority (the authority). Melbourne’s population has increased more than any other Australian city, and its transport needs are also increasing. In 2015 congestion cost $4.6 billion. Infrastructure Victoria estimated that cost would climb to $10.2 billion by 2030. We looked at 2 of the government's initiatives to relieve traffic congestion: 1. the Signal Network Optimisation program, delivered by the department; 2. the Streamlining Hoddle Street project, delivered by VicRoads and the authority. We aimed to assess if the agencies accurately measure how much traffic congestion their programs relieve. We could not do that because: 1. the department has not developed clear objectives for its Signal Network Optimisation program overall and does not measure whether it effectively relieves network congestion; 2. neither VicRoads nor the authority completed a benefits management plan for the Streamlining Hoddle Street project. The department’s Movement and Place framework encourages transport design that helps users of all kinds of transport. But the agencies have not yet effectively used transport data to plan and track their initiative’s congestion benefits.

• Record URL:
  • https://www.audit.vic.gov.au/report/effectiveness-arterial-road-congestion-initiatives
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• Corporate Authors:

  Victoria. Auditor-General

  Melbourne, Victoria   

  Victoria. Auditor-General

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• Publication Date: 2024-6

Media Info

• Pagination: 35p + appendices

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Arterial highways; Costs; Evaluation; Highway traffic control; State government; Traffic congestion; Traffic signal control systems
• Geographic Terms: Victoria
• ATRI Terms: Arterial road; Cost; Evaluation; Linked signals; State government; Traffic congestion; Traffic management

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01924593
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB Group Limited
• ISBN: 9781921060847
• Files: ATRI
• Created Date: Jul 18 2024 10:28AM