Traffic engineering guidelines

The department provides technical information relating to road infrastructure and its operation, including reference documents for roads, bridges, traffic devices, signage and other facilities. The following traffic engineering documents are specifically for traffic engineering technology and systems, providing safer, simpler and smarter journeys using the latest in road operations technologies.

The Traffic engineering guidelines amendment register (PDF, 125 KB)records details of changes to these guidelines.

• Traffic management at works on roads (PDF, 2.02 MB) (PDF, 2.02 MB) provides operational guidelines for the provision of temporary traffic management at works on roads. This Guideline is issued under the authority of Section 166 of the Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act 1995. The contents of the Guideline are issued as 'approved notices' under Section 166(2) of said Act.
• Support selection for roadside signs and other equipment guideline (PDF, 447 KB)provides guidance on the selection of supports for roadside signs and other devices used beside the road. Transport and Main Roads has certified three types of support for use in Queensland and this guideline provides information to help determine the most appropriate and efficient sign support structure.
• Tourist and service signs (PDF, 4.8 MB) helps applicants, government officers and Regional Tourist Organisations understand the application, assessment and administration process for tourist and service signs and provides guidance on how to design these signs. This guideline replaces Parts 6 and 7 of Volume 3 of the Traffic and Road Use Management (TRUM) manual.

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