Traffic Engineering and Consulting

The team at SALT collectively brings over 100 years of hands-on transport and traffic engineering experience allowing us to deliver you innovative, cost effective and timely traffic engineering solutions. Establishing a safe traffic environment, navigating complex planning requirements and standards, and developing efficient transport solutions are essential components of what we offer. We strive to be leaders in the traffic and transport industry, with our senior staff often appearing before VCAT and Planning Panels Victoria to provide expert evidence. We are a tried and tested traffic and transport engineering team that take pride in delivering highly optimised engineering solutions for all our clients’ needs.
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We are continuously engaged by the public and private sectors to undertake various traffic engineering works, including:

• Car Parking Demand Assessments which estimate the car parking demand likely to be generated by a land use and can be used to inform the provision of car parking for a new development. In some instances, a car parking demand assessment will be used to seek a waiver or reduction in car parking requirement below statutory car parking requirement rates.
• Traffic Impact Assessments which estimate the volume of traffic likely to be generated by a land use and its distribution to/from the surrounding road network.

Traffic Impact Assessments often include SIDRA modelling to assess how an intersection will operate in a post-development or 10-year post-development scenario, and to determine if intersection modifications are required to maintain a satisfactory level of performance.

• Intersection Design for new / proposed intersections or modifications to existing intersections. SALT can assist with concept, functional and signage & line-marking plans and Traffic Signal Plans;
• Swept path assessments to demonstrate the movement of vehicles along a roadway, within a carpark or along another trafficable surface (i.e. loading docks, drive-thrus, service stations, quarries, etc.)
• Blackspot or Black Road Length Assessments to support an application to a Roads Authority for road safety grants or funding;
• Road Safety Audits for all stages of development including feasibility / concept, preliminary design, detailed design, pre-opening and post-opening stages.
• Car Park Design to achieve compliance with relevant standards and guidelines for at-grade or multi-level, public or private car parking facilities;
• Ground Clearance Diagrams to demonstrate appropriate grade transitions can be provided along vehicular ramps or along driveways and roadways in particularly hilly areas to avoid vehicles scraping or bottoming out;
• Construction Traffic Management Plans to demonstrate to Authorities how vehicular access to a worksite can be provided to allow the construction of an already approved development, whilst causing minimal disruption to the surrounding land uses and traffic movement on proximate roads.

This is often prepared to satisfy a condition listed on a planning permit.

• Event Management Plans that establish temporary traffic measures to allow an increased flow of traffic into or out of a site when a major event is planned to occur.

These plans also need to consider appropriate areas or pedestrian routes for the set-down and collection of passengers via public transport, ride share / taxi and other modes of transport.

• Green Travel Plans to establish measures to promote the use of sustainable travel measures at a new development and encourage a mode shift away from private motor vehicle use.

This is often prepared to satisfy a condition listed on a planning permit.

• Operational Traffic Management Plans to address existing or perceived traffic safety issues in areas where various forms of traffic (such as cars, pedestrians, trucks, forklifts, plant or machinery, etc.) are required to operate.

These plans are often commissioned by companies to reduce safety risks and minimise the potential for an accident to occur on a site as part of an OHS strategy.

SALT understands that navigating the traffic and planning environment can be difficult and with significant experience in numerous areas such as community hubs, educational facilities and residential and commercial developments, our team knows how to deliver. You can be assured that our work is informed by industry standards with many of our projects working with and for the Department of Transport and Planning (VicRoads), Local Councils and other governing bodies in the traffic engineering field. 

SALT will assist you throughout the planning application process and can provide detailed Traffic Management Plans (TMPs) outlining important safety procedures required during the construction phase of your project, we:

• Communicate with relevant authorities (such as VicRoads and YarraTrams with whom we have existing professional relationships)
• Assess and provide solutions to the impacts and requirements of construction works (such as lane closures and road work signage)
• Provide summarised advice regarding relevant Australian Standards and policies. 

Our team is well practised at developing Traffic Impact Assessments/Traffic Reports that examine the operational phase of your project, by:

• Estimating traffic generation of new developments such as subdivisions, change of use facilities and greenfield sites
• Undertaking detailed assessment of the potential impacts on existing and proposed traffic networks making use of software such as SIDRA, and 
• Providing carparking and access way design advice (using the latest software’s such as AutoTURN) ensuring your project functions as intended in the real world saving, you time and money. 

For more information on how we can help and other services we offer, speak to one of our team members here.

We are qualified by our experience and aim to provide a seamless experience for all our clients’ traffic engineering and consulting needs. Our dedicated staff have developed a comprehensive knowledge of the traffic engineering system allowing us to provide a ‘one-stop-shop’ by communicating with and considering all relevant stakeholders such as:

• Our clients
• Local Councils 
• Government bodies such as the Department of Transport and Planning (VicRoads)
• Infrastructure Agencies 
• Australian Standards and legislation

We combine our professional expertise and relationships with your project specific requirements to deliver you high quality traffic engineering solutions on time and within budget. 

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            Your Project

Each project and its stakeholders is unique. Communicating with our clients and understanding not only their projects technical needs and goals but also who they are and their preferred method of works is the first step in our process. We aim to deliver traffic engineering solutions that prioritise clients desired outcomes and are prepared to negotiate with external stakeholders to ensure your project both reaches desired outcomes and obtains approval moving forward.  

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            Traffic and Transport information

Deriving critical issues and a clear course of action from the get-go sets the tone for the remainder of the project. It allows us to provide targeted solutions in a quick and efficient manner. However, we understand projects are dynamic and aim to provide a direct line of communication between you and our traffic engineering team as we believe it vital to our clients satisfaction and the projects overall success. 

The best traffic engineering project is one that no one notices. To achieve this, an in-depth understanding of existing project site conditions allows us to determine the most appropriate traffic engineering treatment(s). SALTs projects range in size and location from tight inner-city spaces to large greenfield sites in rural localities. The variation in intended use, existing condition and location of our clients sites often necessitates gathering of further information via site visits, that outline both potential impacts and opportunities specific to your site. 

We have significant experience in navigating statutory and policy requirements and relevant development plans/documents for your site. This ensures your priorities are met whilst simultaneously adhering to our rigorous engineering standards and requirements. This otherwise lengthy process is fast-tracked as members of SALTs’ team hold pre-qualifications on various panels and has numerous working relationships with:

• Metropolitan and regional councils 
• Traffic authorities (VicRoads, YarraTrams), and 
• Infrastructure agencies 

Delivering your project efficiently and to a high standard. 

Traffic Engineering and Consulting Technical Expertise:

Data and project understanding are combined with our technical expertise to visualise and present an optimised traffic engineering solution. SALTs team is a collection of sort after and dedicated engineering individuals each with a vast collection of traffic engineering experience and past projects to draw from. Coupled with our use of the latest software we deliver technically proficient traffic designs and assessments with an eye for detail. In this area our capabilities include but are not limited to:

• Swept path analysis (using AutoTURN) 
• Traffic Reports/Traffic Impact Assessments 
• Traffic Management Plans 
• SIDRA analyses 
• Parking studies 
• Construction Traffic Management Plans
• Traffic signal plans 
•  Road Safety Audits (we hold relevant prequalification’s to provide in house RSA’s)
• Intersection and design plans (including functional layout plans)

For a full list of capabilities click here or talk with one of our team members.

These tools allow us to:

• Take a proactive design approach and mitigate risks before they arise;
• Consider potentially obscure traffic scenarios;
• Provide traffic design solutions that optimise your space;

Saving our clients time and money and presenting solutions that will stand the test of time. At SALT we strive to go beyond what is asked, providing you with a range of solutions, allowing you to choose the best fit. 

            Why are we different? – Your Experience

The transport and traffic consultants at SALT will simplify the process for you. We will assist you through each stage and provide you with summarised information directly relating to your traffic engineering needs, going beyond a ‘tick-and-flick’ exercise. Our experience will flag potential issues and opportunities before they arise allowing you to plan accordingly and make the most of your site. You will be given a range of acceptable traffic and transport solutions that prioritise your projects needs whilst balancing the requirements of competing stakeholders, ensuring it likely gains approval. You will be provided with exceptional traffic engineering service that will future-proof your traffic engineering project. 

Contact us today for all your traffic and transport engineering needs.