Qld Guide to Traffic Management

The Queensland Guide to Traffic Management (QGTM) is issued under the authority of Section 166 of the Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act 1995 (Qld). The contents of QGTM are issued as 'approved notices' under Section 166(2) of this Act.

The Department of Transport and Main Roads has adopted Austroads' Guide to Traffic Management (AGTM) 2020 as part of national harmonisation. As a result, the QGTM will only provide requirements and recommendations specific to Queensland and has precedence over the equivalent Austroads Part.

The QGTM will be released and updated progressively and will ultimately replace the Traffic and Road Use Management (TRUM) manual Volume 1: Guide to Traffic Management. When a harmonised QGTM Part is published, the previous version of either QGTM or the TRUM Part it replaces will be withdrawn and will cease to have effect.

Harmonisation of the QGTM will affect Transport and Main Roads Regions / Districts, local government authorities, contractors and consultants. All users will need to refer to both the QGTM and AGTM.

Queensland Guide to Traffic Management (QGTM) (Harmonised)

An amendment register (PDF, 202 KB) records changes to the harmonised QGTM.

• Part 1: Introduction to the Guide to Traffic Management (PDF, 240 KB)
• Part 2: Traffic Theory Concepts (PDF, 296 KB)
• Part 6: Intersections, Interchanges and Crossings Management (PDF, 2.58 MB)
• Part 9: Transport Control Systems - Strategies and Operations (PDF, 546 KB)
  • Design guidelines for the provision of managed motorways ramp signalling (PDF, 2.96 MB)
  • Open Roads Policy (PDF, 1.74 MB)
  • Operational standard: Temporary restrictions of state-controlled roads due to wet weather and flooding (includes reopening roads) (PDF, 294 KB) 
  • Smart pedestrian crossings guideline (PDF, 1.27 MB)
  • Traffic Incident Management Services (TIMS) manual (PDF, 838 KB)
  • Traffic management procedures for tunnel closures guideline (PDF, 534 KB)
• Part 10: Transport Control - Types of Devices (PDF, 1.17 MB)
  • Bicycle activated warning signs guideline (PDF, 879 KB)
  • Bicycle awareness zones guideline (PDF, 1.32 MB)
  • Bicycle lane separation devices guideline (PDF, 1.16 MB)
  • Collocation of gantry-mounted variable speed limit signs with static and monochrome variable message signs guideline (PDF, 302 KB)
  • Coloured surface treatments for bicycle lanes guideline (PDF, 357 KB)
    • Warrant calculation for use of coloured surface treatment for bicycle lanes (XLS, 772 KB)
  • Information for display on VMS organisational policy (April 2012) (PDF, 589 KB)
  • Permanent placement of variable speed limit and lane control signs for motorways, long bridges and tunnels guideline (PDF, 525 KB)
  • Support selection for roadside signs and other equipment guideline (PDF, 447 KB)
• Part 12: Integrated Transport Assessments for Developments (PDF, 315 KB)
• Part 13: Safe System Approach to Transport Management (PDF, 252 KB)

Note: These documents Parts are print enabled.

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