Traffic Management
Local Traffic Committee
The Roads and Traffic Authority is legislated as the organisation responsible for the control of traffic on all roads in NSW. The RTA has delegated certain aspects of the control of traffic on regional and local roads to the Councils of Local Government Areas. Traffic control facilities (eg. roundabouts) and traffic control devices (eg. no stopping sign) may be authorised for use on a road or road related area, whether on a public road or on private land, only by the RTA or Councils.
The LTC is a technical review committee which considers the technical aspects of any proposal put to it by Council and also ensures that any proposal put forward meets current technical guidelines. They then make a recommendation back to the Council on the proposal. Councils must refer all traffic related matters to the LTC prior to exercising its delegated functions.
The merits of the proposal from a public perspective, is the responsibility of the Council and thus residents views should be taken into account by the Council rather than the LTC.
Membership of the Committee is made up of four voting members:
· a representative of Council (Manager Engineering Services)
· a representative of the NSW Police
· a representative of the RTA
· a local State Member of Parliament or their nominee
The Queanbeyan Local Traffic Committee meets on the first Tuesday of February, April, June, August, October and December to review concerns raised by the public via letter or email to Council.
Further information on Local Traffic Committees is provided in the RTA’s
Guide to the Delegation to Councils for the Regulation of Traffic Including the Operation of Traffic Committees.
Traffic Control
Contractors wishing to conduct work on Council’s footway or roads or road related areas, are required to set up traffic control measures. A traffic control plan from a RTA accredited designer must be submitted to Council’s Engineering Services Section so that assessment of the traffic control arrangement may be completed prior to its set up and prior to works commencing.
Carparks open to the public (whether Council or privately owned) are also considered as road related areas. Work in these carparks will require traffic control measures and a traffic control plan.
Further information on Traffic Control is provided in Council’s Information Sheet for Traffic Control Plans (TCPs).