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Traffic Engineer
engineering
When you need one
DAs above Council trip threshold (typically > 50 peak-hour trips), new driveway on classified road, change-of-use with parking demand change, traffic-generating uses (cafés, drive-thrus).
Qualifications
Engineers Australia + Austroads experience.
Professional body
Engineers Australia + AITPM (Australian Institute of Traffic Planning and Management)
Typical cost (Traffic Impact Assessment)
A$2,500–25,000
Per-state notes
NSW: RMS referral for Classified Road access. VIC: VicRoads referral for arterial roads. QLD: Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR).
Key outputs
- ✓Trip generation per Council/RMS rates
- ✓Intersection LOS (Level of Service A-F) — SIDRA modelling
- ✓Parking demand vs DCP supply
- ✓Sight distance per Austroads
- ✓Swept paths (B-double / heavy rigid / waste truck)
- ✓Bicycle + pedestrian provisions
- ✓Construction traffic management
What triggers engaging them
- ▸> 50 peak-hour trips
- ▸New driveway on Classified road (RMS/TMR/Mainroads referral)
- ▸Cafés / drive-thrus
- ▸Multi-unit residential >10 units
- ▸Industrial estate access
Notes
Traffic Engineer reports are often a Council requirement that's underestimated. Cafés in residential streets trigger detailed parking + amenity analysis.