1. Gippsland Regional Road Group
Infrastructure Investment Program

2. Outline Background Work of GRRG and Strategic Context
Identifying Strategic Regional Roads and Projects
Project Prioritisation
Next Steps

3. Background
Late GLGN auspiced formation of a Gippsland Regional Road Group (GRRG)
Collaboration with MAV on regional road priorities
Councils historically concerned with road movements within their own boundaries
GRRG considers bigger picture, identifying regional issues that impact on efficient and effective freight movements from within and through the region

4. Regional Road Groups
VicRoads Regions
Rural
Metro

5. State and Regional Strategies

6. SEATS Strategic Network

8. Regionally Significant
Service Driven Approach
Regionally Significant
Locally Significant
Road Dimensions
2 lane x 7.6m seal
1.0m wide sealed shoulders
2 lane x 6.4m seal
Formed shoulders
Maximum vehicle loading
GML – 62.5 t
HML – 68 t
GML – 50 t
HML – 50 t
Rest Stops
Every 100 km
Not required
Heavy Vehicle Design Speed
Min - 80km/h
Min – 70 km/h
Heavy Vehicle Volumes
>= 30 hvpd
< 30 hvpd
Example

9. Regionally Significant
Levels of Service - Closing the gap
Level of Service
Regionally Significant
Road Dimensions
2 lane x 7.6m seal
1.0m wide sealed shoulders
Maximum vehicle loading
GML – 62.5 t
HML – 68 t
Rest Stops
Every 100 km
Heavy Vehicle Design Speed
Min - 80km/h
Heavy Vehicle Volumes
>= 30 hvpd
Level of Service
Above
Below
Desired
Distance along Route
Start
End
Bridge load restrictions
Single sealed lane
Unsealed Shoulder

10. Gippsland Road Network

11. Regional Transport Routes
Transport routes classified based on Regional Significance:
National and State Roads - comprising mainly ‘priority’ projects
Regional Strategic Roads - comprising ‘encouraged’ projects
Local Strategic Roads - comprising ‘supported’ projects
Consulted extensively with:
Member councils
Department of Transport, Planning and Local Infrastructure (DTPLI)
VicRoads

12. Routes and Project Identification
First step was to better understand:
Key industry areas and their destinations.
Constraints impacting freight movements across the region.
This identified the strategic road network across the region and the general locations of potential projects.
The work of SEATS was an important cross-border context setting for regional road priorities developed by GRRG.

13. Road Data

14. Road Data

15. Strategic Freight - Local Roads

16. Strategic Projects

17. Project Summary

18. Road Investment Plan

19. Project Prioritisation Tool
Example

20. GRRG Journey Sept 2016 - Identified key regional roads
Nov Data associated with these routes is logged
Feb Draft regional works priorities identified and Draft Investment Strategy developed
Mar Completed initial Benefit Cost Analysis
Jun 2017 – Reviewing projects and the prioritisation tool to provide a greater freight emphasis and ranked the projects
Aug 2017 – Present to GLGN for further review

21. Questions/Thoughts