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March 2021

Murraylands and Riverland LGA

REGIONAL ROAD HIERARCHY PLAN

Final Report

MRLGA HDS Australia Pty Ltd

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Regional Road Hierarchy Plan Final Report

CONTENTS 1.0 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................1

1.1 Background ......................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Project Purpose .................................................................................................................. 1

2.0 METHODOLOGY ...........................................................................................................................2

2.1 Stage 1 ................................................................................................................................ 2 2.2 Stage 2 ................................................................................................................................ 3

3.0 PROPOSED REGIONAL ROAD HIERARCHY FRAMEWORK ...................................................5

3.1 Road Classification ............................................................................................................. 5 3.2 Road Differentiation ............................................................................................................ 7 3.3 Application .......................................................................................................................... 7

4.0 FUNDING SOURCES AND OPPORTUNITIES ............................................................................8

4.1 Class 1 – National Highways .............................................................................................. 8 4.2 Class 2 – State Highways / Key Freight Links .................................................................... 8 4.3 Class 3 – State Arterials / Regional Links .......................................................................... 8 4.4 Class 4 – Local Distributor/Collector Roads ..................................................................... 10 4.5 Class 5 – Local Access Roads ......................................................................................... 11

5.0 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS .......................................................................... 12

ENCLOSURES 1. Regional Road Hierarchy Maps (supplied separately)


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1.0 INTRODUCTION

1.1 Background The Murraylands and Riverland Local Government Association (MRLGA) is the trading name of the Murray and Mallee Local Government Association, which is a Regional Association of Councils under Part 4 of the Constitution of the Local Government Association of South Australia. The MRLGA comprises the following eight member councils:

Berri Barmera Council Coorong District Council District Council of Karoonda East Murray District Council of Loxton Waikerie Mid Murray Council The Rural City of Murray Bridge District Council of Renmark Paringa Southern Mallee District Council

The above local government authorities are individually responsible for the management and upkeep of their respective local road network. Limited funds for road construction and maintenance come from council rates collected annually, balanced by competing priorities for the expenditure of these council funds. The bulk of funds for road infrastructure are derived from annual federal assistance grants (not tied to specific projects) and from federal and state government grants tied to specific projects. There currently exists an inconsistency between the MRLGA councils as to how roads are classified both in terms of the categorisation options within a council and determinants for which classification a road is given. This has led to roads that cross council boundaries having inconsistent classifications from one council to the next. It has also meant that asset management and funding for deficiency improvements of roads within each council has not been consistent across the region.

1.2 Project Purpose The purpose of developing a regional road hierarchy plan is to enable all eight MRLGA councils to adopt a road hierarchy across the region that will: 1. Provide a consistent approach to road network mapping across the MRLGA, from national

highways down to local access roads;

2. Create continuity of road network linkages across council boundaries;

3. Create the potential for consistent fit-for-purpose construction and maintenance standards and associated risk profiles to be applied to each road hierarchy level; and

4. Identify appropriate funding sources for improvement of deficiencies in roads for each road hierarchy level.


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2.0 METHODOLOGY The project was undertaken in two stages as outlined below. A Stage 1 report was released in October 2019., with emphasis on development of the initial framework required to enable councils to classify their existing road network in accordance with the proposed new regional road hierarchy. This final report replaces that Stage 1 report, with details now addressing the entire project process and outcomes achieved.

2.1 Stage 1 The project’s first stage comprised the following seven steps, completed between February and June 2019: 1. A review was conducted of existing available federal, state, regional and local road

hierarchy information, contained within but not limited to:

• National Key Freight Routes Map, Federal Department of Infrastructure, Regional Development and Cities, Published On-Line.

• A Functional Hierarchy for South Australia’s Land Transport Network, SA Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure, June 2013.

• Road Classification Guidelines in South Australia, SA Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure, Revised February 2018.

• Location SA Map Viewer, Government of South Australia, Published On-Line.

• Restricted Access Vehicle Network (RAVnet), SA Department for Infrastructure and Transport (DIT), Published On-Line.

• M&MLGA 2030 Regional Transport Plan Final Report, HDS Australia, March 2014.

• M&MLGA Regional Road Action Plans and 2015 SLRP Roads Database Update Final Report, HDS Australia, April 2015.

• Regional Roads Freight Movement Study Final Report, Tonkin Consulting, July 2017.

2. Three sub-regional workshops were conducted. The first (Riverland) workshop was

conducted on 20 March 2019 at Loxton, attended by representatives from Berri Barmera, Loxton Waikerie and Renmark Paringa councils. The second (Mallee) workshop was conducted on 21 March 2019 at Karoonda, attended by representatives from Karoonda East Murray and Southern Mallee councils. The third (Murray) workshop was conducted on 21 March 2019 at Murray Bridge, attended by representatives from Coorong, Mid Murray and Murray Bridge councils. At each workshop, the following issues were discussed, with progressive refinement of a draft regional road hierarchy occurring as a result of each workshop:

• Existing council road hierarchy (including level of use, positives and negatives).

• Continuity / discontinuity of network internally and across council boundaries.

• Consistency with current MRLGA regional route maps.

• Interfaces with the Department for Infrastructure and Transport (DIT, formerly DPTI) managed state arterial network and federal national highway network.

• Familiarity with the above eight references and their possible application to each council.


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3. The initial framework for a Regional Road Hierarchy Plan evolved from the three sub-regional workshops and was then further refined to comprise:

• Five “Road Classifications” – from Class 1 to Class 5 – were initially introduced, which were related to the role and importance of the road link, and broadly aligned with the Austroads hierarchy currently used by many jurisdictions, including DIT.

• Two “Road Sub-Classifications” for Class 4 roads and Four “Road Sub-Classifications” for Class 5 roads, which collectively form the bulk of local government managed roads, were created to enable further classification of roads based upon their role and importance within the local community.

• Overall, a total of nine different road classification / sub-classification levels emerged from the framework development process.

• Further discussion then ensued with regard to the functional classification of the road network (i.e. freight vs tourism vs community access), along with other “Road Differentiators” such as responsibility for road management (DIT/local/private), surface type (sealed/unsealed) and environment (rural/township), creating sub-groups within each classification that may well have different “fit-for-purpose” standards of construction and maintenance applied to them.

4. Draft guidelines for how to classify each road within a specific road hierarchy level,

including sub-classifications and differentiators, were then developed. 5. A Stage 1 completion meeting was held at Karoonda on 5 April 2019 concurrently with the

MRLGA Regional Transport and Assets (RTA) Committee meeting to set SLRP regional priorities for 2019-20. At this meeting, the general structure of the proposed Regional Road Hierarchy Framework was endorsed, but it was identified that further refinement of the guidelines was required before Stage 2 of the project could commence.

6. Guidelines for classifying roads under the Regional Road Hierarchy Framework were

subsequently refined and the Stage 1 report was then prepared in draft form for re-presentation to the RTA Committee at a subsequent meeting held at Karoonda on 30 August 2019. At this meeting, the initial framework was supported, and agreement reached to proceed to Stage 2.

7. A final version of the proposed Regional Road Hierarchy Framework guidelines document

was then prepared (refer to Section 3 of this report).

2.2 Stage 2 The project’s second stage comprised the following steps, which were primarily completed between September and February 2020. Due to COVID-19 related government restrictions, the final tasks under Stage 2 were delayed until the period November 2020 to January 2021, culminating in a presentation to the RTA Committee of the completed project in March 2021. 1. A series of regional road hierarchy map layers were developed (using MapInfo) to cover

the federal, state and regional road network within the MRLGA. Although not initially intended to be part of the project scope, locally important council roads (as identified in the 2030 Regional Transport Plan and also derived from RAVnet) were also included. Remaining council road network levels of distributor/collector and local access were excluded from the regional analysis, though some individual councils have already commenced an extension of the regional road hierarchy to include their remaining local road network.

2. Using regional road hierarchy terminology agreed under Stage 1, the maps generated in Stage 2 therefore contain all roads in the MRLGA region that qualify as Class 1, 2 or 3, together with most (but not all) Class 4A roads and some (but not all) Class 4B roads.


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3. Continuity of the proposed regional road hierarchy across council boundaries was then checked. There were a few discrepancies which were subsequently resolved.

4. Further continuity issues, including the impact of ferry restrictions, were also highlighted for later resolution.

5. Appropriate funding sources linked to the various regional road hierarchy levels were then suggested (included under Section 4 in this final report).

6. Initial regional road hierarchy maps were produced as PDFs or as a MapInfo dataset, then supplied to individual councils for checking and/or validation.

7. A Stage 2 completion meeting was conducted on 4 March 2021, at which the MRLGA RTA Committee endorsed the Regional Road Hierarchy Framework presented in this final report, as well as the associated regional road hierarchy maps (February 2021 release), together with a number of recommendations for future action.

8. Where separately engaged by individual councils during the remainder of 2021, guidance and support will be provided by HDS Australia to identify/refresh individual council road hierarchy maps using the proposed new guidelines. This will include further review of locally important roads (Class 4A) and distributor/collector roads and commodity freight routes (Class 4B) for inclusion as part of each council’s local version of the regional road hierarchy plan. In this instance, selected council data will be tested against the agreed new guidelines to ensure consistency.

9. An updated set of regional road hierarchy maps will be produced towards the end of 2021, for inclusion as an updated (December 2021 release) in Enclosure 1 to this final report.

10. A finalised MapInfo dataset will be provided to the MRLGA (anticipated in early 2022), once all extra council level data has been added, for on-going upkeep as a MRLGA regional resource.


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3.0 PROPOSED REGIONAL ROAD HIERARCHY FRAMEWORK

Upon reviewing the relevant literature and conducting the sub-regional workshops, a Regional Road Hierarchy Framework has been developed. This organises roads firstly in terms of “Road Classification”, putting the road into a nationally standardised context. Where applicable (at Classes 4 and 5) a “Road Sub-Classification” is also applied, introduced to maintain the level of detail at which individual councils commonly classify their roads. In addition, roads have been assigned “Road Differentiators” – these assign a differentiation code for each of the four nominated groupings (Responsibility, Surface, Environment and Primary Purpose. They will allow councils to better identify the most appropriate fit-for-purpose standard associated with construction and/or maintenance of that road. The proposed Regional Road Hierarchy Framework will allow roads to be assessed in a national context for state or federal funding where not currently meeting the requirements of their classification (or requiring reclassification), while using the differentiators to position the road in an appropriate regional or council context for local government asset valuation and asset management.

3.1 Road Classification The regional road classification structure, which is broadly based upon the role and/or importance of each road link, aligns with the traditional Austroads classification system of Classes 1 to 5. The fundamental (underlined) definition shown in Table 1 for each road class generally aligns with existing national and state road authority definitions and is based upon the relative importance of each road link. Additional definitions are provided for Class 2 and Class 3 which derive from key regional research and development project reports (included as references under Section 2.1), namely:

• M&MLGA 2030 Regional Transport Plan Final Report, HDS Australia, March 2014 and

• Regional Roads Freight Movement Study Final Report, Tonkin Consulting, July 2017.

For Class 3, Class 4 and Class 5, the definitions include some further quantitative and/or qualitative descriptors, which can be used as a guide for inclusion of roads into these three classes. Such descriptors include the mix of through/local traffic, permissible vehicle access type, daily traffic volumes, and regional or local significance for freight, tourism or community access. However, these descriptors (particularly where traffic volumes are mentioned) should not be treated as an absolute figure – discretion is appropriate when determining the role and importance of road links at Classes 3, 4 and 5. At Class 4 and Class 5, allowance is also made for road sub-classifications, as were suggested and agreed at the sub-regional workshops conducted in March 2019. For Class 4, there are various quantitative measures available to determine the difference between Class 4A and Class 4B. However, for Class 5, differentiation factors have been described in qualitative, rather than quantitative, terms. It will require significant local knowledge from council asset managers in order to complete this component of the regional road hierarchy framework and is therefore beyond the scope of activities required under Stage 2 of this project.


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Table 1 – Road Classifications (Revised December 2020)

Road Classification Aligned with Austroads

Road Sub-Classification Allows for sub-categories within Austroads

classifications that best fit the local environment

1 National Highways

- Managed by DIT1. N/A

2 State Highways / Key Freight Links

- Managed by DIT1; or - Key freight route managed by councils2.

N/A

3 State Arterials / Regional Links

- Managed by DIT1; or - Council managed, and

o Regionally significant freight route3, or o Regionally significant tourism route3

(primary), or o Regionally significant community access

route (connecting towns)3.

N/A

4 Local Distributor/Collector Roads

- Managed by DIT1; or - Council managed; and……

A o Locally important freight route3, or o Gazetted B-Double GML route4, or o Regionally significant tourism route3

(secondary), or o Regionally significant community

access route (to key services) / to concentration points / emergency diversion routes3).

B o Gazetted B-Double Commodity route4,

or o Long term permitted B-Double route,

or o Local tourism route3, or o Mix of through and local traffic; or o 100+ vehicles per day.

5 Local Access Roads

- Managed by DIT1; or - Council managed; and……

A - Local road, articulated vehicle access, but B-Double access unlikely, or

- 25 – 100 vehicles per day.

B - Laneway, farm gate, cul-de-sac, generally paved, articulated vehicle access unlikely.

C - Formed but unpaved.

D - Unmade/unofficially made, road reserve.

1 See LocationSA Map Viewer at http://location.sa.gov.au/viewer/, with Infrastructure & Utilities / Transport / State Maintained Roads selected as the Dataset.

2 See Regional Roads Freight Movement Study Final Report, Tonkin Consulting, July 2017, for details on which roads fall under this classification within the region and the methodology behind the determination of these routes.

3 See M&MLGA 2030 Regional Transport Plan latest Regional Routes (as at December 2020) for details on which roads fall under this classification within the region and the methodology behind the determination of these routes.

4 See RAVnet at http://maps.sa.gov.au/ravnet/index.html with GML Routes / 26m B-Double (GML) selected as the Dataset.

http://location.sa.gov.au/viewer/

http://maps.sa.gov.au/ravnet/index.html


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3.2 Road Differentiation The road differentiation coding provides additional information for each road which is of particular importance for asset valuation and asset management at a local government level. Roads are identified using four separate differentiators (namely responsibility, surface, environment and purpose).

Table 2 – Road Differentiators

Responsibility Who is the

designated road manager?

Surface Indicates the maintenance

requirements of the road

Environment Is the road/road segment

within or outside the boundary of a township

Purpose What is the most

significant user group(s) on the road

D - DIT managed (state or federal funding)

S - Sealed R - Rural F - Freight

L - Local Authority managed

U - Unsealed T - Township T - Tourism

P - Privately owned / leased

C - Community Access

3.3 Application

By adopting the regional road hierarchy framework as described in Sections 3.1 and 3.2, all roads within the MRLGA will be assigned a classification (and sub-classification where required), along with one code for each of the four differentiators. For example, a 4A-L-S-R-F road would be a Class 4A road owned and managed by a council, with a sealed road surface situated in a rural environment which has a primary purpose of freight transport. If a road is designated as having more than one purpose (refer M&MLGA 2030 Regional Transport Plan Final Report, HDS Australia, March 2014), then multiple purposes may be used in the code, e.g. 4A-L-S-R-FT. Once implemented, individual councils will be able to filter their geographical information system and road asset databases based on both road classification and road differentiation. Integrated road networks of a particular classification level can then be readily identified, with gaps in the network addressed. In addition, by cross checking the regional road hierarchy code (with its associated fit-for-purpose standard) against council road asset condition records, roads that do not meet the required standard can be identified and addressed. This will also provide a more consistent approach to road construction and road maintenance across councils for roads of Class 4B and above.


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4.0 FUNDING SOURCES AND OPPORTUNITIES It is recognised that multiple sources of funding for road upgrades and on-going road maintenance are available to road managers. The following list identifies a range of actual and potential funding sources by designated road class. However, it is not necessarily an exhaustive list and other sources of funding may arise from time to time.

4.1 Class 1 – National Highways This class of roads is entirely managed by DIT and 100% funded by the federal government, both for road upgrades and for on-going road maintenance, except where a toll road agreement is in place. Class1 roads form part of the National Land Transport Network (the Network), which is a network of nationally important road and rail infrastructure links and their intermodal connections. The Network is determined by the Minister in the National Land Transport Network Determination 2020 under the National Land Transport Act 2014. The Network was last reviewed and updated on 1 July 2020 to ensure it includes nationally significant major road and railway links, including projects recently completed, underway or proposed.

4.2 Class 2 – State Highways / Key Freight Links Generally, this class of roads is managed by DIT and funded by a mix of federal and state government funding, except where a toll road agreement is in place. There are two key freight links in MRLGA which are presently local government managed roads, namely the Kulde Road Link and the Hills Freight Bypass to Monarto Link. Potential sources of funds to upgrade these two roads include the annual Special Local Roads Program (SLRP), requirements for which are addressed in some detail in the MRLGA 2030 Regional Transport Plan. SLRP grants require a minimum one-third contribution from the local road authority (sometimes 50%). Additional grant funding is available via the Heavy Vehicle Safety and Productivity Program (HVSPP) – see discussion in Section 4.3 below. HVSPP grants require a 50% contribution from the local road authority. Given the nature and importance of these two locally managed Class 2 roads, it is recommended that negotiations with DIT and the Federal Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications (DITRDC) be commenced to seek 100% funding of future upgrades, plus on-going road maintenance, via state and federal sources. It is further recommended that, in due course, the roads associated with these two routes be transferred to state control.

4.3 Class 3 – State Arterials / Regional Links This class of roads is managed either by DIT or by local government. Road upgrades are funded by a mix of state government and local government funding, supplemented by federal grant funds on a “special application” basis or, in the case of local government, topped up using other grants. SLRP is again the regular funding source available to councils for this class of roads. Other sources currently available include: Heavy Vehicle Safety and Productivity Program The DITRDC website describes this program as follows: “ The Heavy Vehicle Safety and Productivity Program (HVSPP) is an Australian Government initiative to fund infrastructure projects that improve the productivity and safety outcomes of heavy vehicle operations across Australia. As part of the Local and State Government Road Safety Package announced in the 2019-2020 Budget, the Australian Government has committed an additional $25 million per year to the


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HVSPP from 2019-2020. The Government will provide $508 million to the HVSPP from the 2013-2014 financial year to the 2022-2023 financial year, with an on-going commitment of $65 million each following year. ” Seven rounds of the HVSPP have been awarded since Round 1 recipients were announced in 2009. No date has been decided for the opening of Round 8. Bridges Renewal Program The DITRDC website describes this program as follows: “ The Bridges Renewal Program (BRP) is an Australian Government initiative to fund the upgrade and replacement of bridges to enhance access for local communities and facilitate higher productivity vehicle access. As part of the Local and State Government Road Safety Package announced in the 2019-20 Budget, the Australian Government has committed an additional $25 million per year to the BRP from 2019-20. The Government will provide $640 million from the 2015-2016 financial year to the 2022-2023 financial year, with an on-going commitment of $85 million each following year. ” Five rounds of the BRP have been awarded since Round 1 recipients were announced in February 2015. No date has been decided for the opening of Round 6. Road Safety Program The DITRDC website describes this program as follows: “ The Australian Government's $2 billion Road Safety Program is part of the ongoing commitment to improving road safety for all Australians and reducing the number of deaths and serious injuries on our roads. The funding supports the fast roll out of lifesaving road safety treatments on rural and regional roads and greater protection for vulnerable road users, like cyclists and pedestrians, in urban areas. This program will provide an estimated 35% reduction in fatal and serious injuries to help reduce the $30 billion annual cost of road trauma on the economy. As a condition of funding, states and territories will be required to provide road safety data. The Road Safety Program will see safety improvements on state highways and arterial roads, through the application of safety treatments including shoulder sealing and the installation of rumble strips, to support the safe return of vehicles from the shoulder into the travel lane; physical barriers to prevent run off road crashes; and median treatments to prevent head-on vehicle collisions. This program builds on the Government's existing funding and initiatives to improve road safety and drive down deaths and serious injuries on our roads, including the $500 million targeted road safety upgrades announced as part of the infrastructure stimulus package in June 2020. The national Office of Road Safety is supporting the Government's road safety agenda, including by working closely with states, territories and local governments to develop the new National Road Safety Strategy for the decade 2021–30. ” In addition to SLRP funding and the three other formal programs mentioned above, upgrading of Class 3 roads to a fit-for-purpose standard represents a key platform for the MRLGA and individual councils to “lobby” their local federal and state politicians, particularly leading up to elections. Such projects represent high value and high visibility improvements that will benefit local and regional communities – ideal promotional opportunities for incumbent or aspiring politicians.


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4.4 Class 4 – Local Distributor/Collector Roads This class of roads is primarily (though not exclusively) managed by local road authorities. In addition to local government rates and taxes, a regular source of external grant funds available to local road authorities to assist with capital improvements and on-going maintenance of these roads is: Financial Assistance Grants to Local Government The DITRDC website describes this program as follows: “ The Australian Government has provided over $58 billion under the Financial Assistance Grant program to local government since 1974–75 (including 2020–21). The grant is provided under the Local Government (Financial Assistance) Act 1995 (the Act). The Financial Assistance Grant program consists of two components:

• a general purpose component which is distributed between the states and territories according to population (i.e. on a per capita basis), and

• an identified local road component which is distributed between the states and territories according to fixed historical shares.

Both components of the grant are untied in the hands of local government, allowing councils to spend the grants according to local priorities. Local government grants commissions in each state and the Northern Territory recommend the distribution of the funding under the Financial Assistance Grant program to local governing bodies in accordance with the Act and the National Principles for allocating grants. The Australian Capital Territory does not have a local government grants commission as the territory government provides local government services in lieu of the territory having a system of local government. The grant is paid in quarterly instalments to state and territory governments for immediate distribution to local governing bodies. The quantum of the grant pool changes annually in line with changes in population and the Consumer Price Index (the Act provides discretion to the Treasurer to alter this annual indexation). ” Local Roads and Community Infrastructure Program Recently, in response to the economic recession brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government has provided further funds to local government for immediate use on road and other community projects as a job creation scheme. These funds have been most appropriately directed to Class 4 (and possibly Class 5A/5B) roads, as needs dictate. The DITRDC website describes this program as follows: “ On 22 May 2020 the Australian Government announced a new $500 million Local Roads and Community Infrastructure Program (LRCI Program). Through the 2020–21 Budget, the Australian Government announced a $1 billion extension of the LRCI Program, following strong community and local government support. This program supports local councils to deliver priority local road and community infrastructure projects across Australia, supporting jobs and the resilience of local economies to help communities bounce back from the COVID-19 pandemic.


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Councils will be able to access funding under the extension to the LRCI Program Extension from 1 January 2021. ”

4.5 Class 5 – Local Access Roads This class of roads is primarily (though not exclusively) managed by local road authorities. Upgrades to and maintenance of Class 5A and Class 5B roads are expected to come from local government rates and taxes, with few if any outside grant funds used. The only exception would be road safety issues, with potential access to state funded Community Road Safety Grants. Class 5C formed (but unpaved) roads should have no capital cost associated with them, though some on-going maintenance (mostly patrol grading) is likely required. Class 5D unmade roads, road reserves and private roads on council road reserves have no capital or on-going maintenance cost associated with them.


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5.0 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS Following consultation during Stage 1 with each of the eight member councils of the MRLGA, and discussion at two subsequent MRLGA Regional Transport and Assets (RTA) Committee meetings, a proposed regional road hierarchy framework has been developed. The proposed framework is described in Section 3 of this report. It provides a solution that caters to the current level of detail required by councils for lower classification roads, while also aligning at a higher level with national and state based classifications, to assist with providing a consistent standard across the region for funding purposes. Stage 2 of the project has involved development by HDS Australia of an initial set of regional road hierarchy maps which classify all roads down to Class 3, with most Class 4A roads also included. Some Class 4B roads have been identified using Department for Infrastructure and Transport RAVnet data and the latest regional route maps associated with the MRLGA 2030 Regional Transport Plan. Additional roads at Class 4A and 4B will be added to the regional road hierarchy maps based upon future data supplied by the eight member councils, using Table 1 in Section 3.1 of this report as a guide. Classification of Class 5 roads will remain the responsibility of individual councils, again using Table 1 in Section 3.1, and likely be shown as part of the geographical information held and displayed by individual councils. It is not intended for Class 5 roads to be shown on the regional road hierarchy maps. In finalising this project, the following recommendations were presented to and endorsed by the MRLGA RTA Committee at its meeting on 4 March 2021: 1. The Regional Road Hierarchy Plan, comprising the framework described in this report

and the initial regional road hierarchy maps separately provided as Enclosure 1, be endorsed by the MRLGA RTA Committee and approved by the MRLGA Board.

2. At the discretion of, and funded by, individual MRLGA councils, the regional road hierarchy maps be upgraded during 2021 to include additional Class 4A and Class 4B roads identified by councils using Table 1 in Section 3.1 of this report as a guide, with a new release of the regional road hierarchy maps at the end of 2021.

3. Future updates to the regional road hierarchy maps be produced (potentially on a three year cycle tied to any intermediate update of the Regional Transport Plan) to reflect changes in regional routes, as well as any reviews by individual councils which have occurred in the same period.

4. A future regional project be initiated, funded by the MRLGA, to produce regional guidelines for construction and maintenance standards which are aligned with Class 2, 3, 4A and 4B roads (adjusted for the associated road differentiation codes – refer to Section 3.2 of this report).

Enclosure 1 Regional Road Hierarchy Maps (February 2021 Release)

Legend

Class 1 - National Highways

Class 2 - State Highways

Class 3 - State Arterials / Regional Links

Class 4A

Class4B

Local Road

Prepared by

277 Magill Road

Trinity Gardens SA 5068

Telephone: 08 8333 3760

Email: [email protected]

AUSTRALIA

John C Olson

FIEAust

Chartered Professional Engineer

Member No. 506394

Approved

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Murraylands & Riverland Local Government Association

Regional Road Hierarchy Plan Berri Barmera Council

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Regional Road Hierarchy Plan Coorong District Council

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Class 4A

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Local Road

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277 Magill Road


Telephone: 08 8333 3760


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John C Olson

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Regional Road Hierarchy Plan District Council of Karoonda East Murray

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Class 4A

Class4B

Local Road

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277 Magill Road


Telephone: 08 8333 3760


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John C Olson

FIEAust


Member No. 506394

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Regional Road Hierarchy Plan District Council of Loxton Waikerie

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Class 4A

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Regional Road Hierarchy Plan Mid Murray Council

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Class 4A

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Local Road

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Regional Road Hierarchy Plan Rural City of Murray Bridge

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Regional Road Hierarchy Plan Renmark Paringa Council

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Class 4A

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Prepared byLevel 1, 176 Fullarton Road

Dulwich SA 5065

Telephone: 08 8333 3760Facsimile: 08 8333 3079


ENGINEERS

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John C Olson

FIEAust


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Regional Road Hierarchy Plan Barmera

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Regional Road Hierarchy Plan Karoonda

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RRHP-T-03


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Local Road


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Regional Road Hierarchy Plan Lameroo

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RRHP-T-04


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Regional Road Hierarchy Plan Loxton

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RRHP-T-05


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Class 4A

Class4B

Local Road


Dulwich SA 5065



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Regional Road Hierarchy Plan Mannum

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RRHP-T-06


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Local Road


Dulwich SA 5065



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Regional Road Hierarchy Plan Meningie

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RRHP-T-07


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Class 4A

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Local Road


Dulwich SA 5065



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John C Olson

FIEAust


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Regional Road Hierarchy Plan Murray Bridge

Drawing No.

RRHP-T-08


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Class 4A

Class4B

Local Road


Dulwich SA 5065



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John C Olson

FIEAust


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Regional Road Hierarchy Plan Pinnaroo

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RRHP-T-09


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Class 4A

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Local Road


Dulwich SA 5065



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John C Olson

FIEAust


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Regional Road Hierarchy Plan Renmark

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RRHP-T-10


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Class 4A

Class4B

Local Road


Dulwich SA 5065



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AUSTRALIA

John C Olson

FIEAust


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Date


Regional Road Hierarchy Plan Tailem Bend

Drawing No.

RRHP-T-11


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Class 4A

Class 4B

Local Road


Dulwich SA 5065



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AUSTRALIA

John C Olson

FIEAust


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Regional Road Hierarchy Plan Waikerie

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RRHP-T-12


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