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Transportation Planning & Engineering

 

Transport planning & engineering is about preparing, assessing and implementing policies, plans, strategies and projects. These are designed to improve and to manage our transport systems.

There is a need for transport planning on a local, regional and national level. It can involve understanding the linkages between transport and the future shape of our towns and cities (land use). It is also about changing people's attitudes towards travel to encouraging use of alternatives to the private car.  

Since the implementation of the New Zealand Transport Strategy (NZTS) and Land Transport Management Act (LTMA) the role of the transport planner in New Zealand has changed to the point that planners not engineers are often leading projects, not due to the lack of important of the technical and design detail, but more due to the multi-modal perspective placed on many projects, the need to evaluate these project(s) against others, and the requirements to meet the objectives of the LTMA and NZTS.

For more information please contact:
Tim Selby
Transportation Team Leader
Associate
Suite 2, 186 Main Street
Osborne Park WA 6017
Australia
Tel +61 8 9440 1555
Fax +61 8 9440 1255
Email Tim.Selby@opus.com.au

Show all Transportation Planning & Engineering Project Profiles

Viveash Local Area Traffic Management Study, Western Australia

Opus completed a study to develop a Local Area Traffic Management Scheme for Viveash. The purpose of the study was to confirm and quantify the extent of any existing transport problems in the area as well as to develop options and plans to address these concerns. This approach to resolving any local Viveash concerns allows an area-wide plan to be developed rather than simply attempting to address individual issues on a case-by-case basis.

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Old Treasury Building Redevelopment, Central Perth, Western Australia

This project saw the completion of a transport assessment as part of the proposed redevelopment of the Old Treasury Buildings in central Perth. The report has been prepared with due consideration to the Transport Assessment Guidelines developed by the Department for Planning and Infrastructure. The report seeks to address site specific concerns related to the access and parking provision at the actual site location as well as impacts on pedestrian movements given the site location is in the heart of the CBD.

Transport Statement for Laproscopic Hospital, West Leederville, Western Australia

A traffic, access and parking impact assessment was completed by Opus as part of a proposed healthcare centre development at Lot 1, McCourt Street, West Leederville. The report was prepared in line with the Transport Assessment Guidelines developed by the Department for Planning and Infrastructure. In particular, the transport statement sought to address site specific concerns related to parking provision, as identified by the Town of Cambridge.

Perth Police Station Transport Assessment, Western Australia

Opus was commissioned to provide a transport assessment as part of the proposed development of a new Police Station in Perth. The report addresses site specific concerns related to the access and parking provision at the site, as well as the impacts on pedestrian movements, given the site is located in the heart of the Northbridge CBD.

Wollaston Shopping Centre Expansion and Redevelopment, Bunbury, Western Australia

This project involved a traffic analysis/assessment study for the redevelopment and expansion of the Wollaston Shopping Centre on Henley Drive and Wollaston Crescent, Bunbury. The development consists of a local deli with ten supporting retail shops. Services provided by Opus included an assessment of the development, determining the impact on the surrounding road network, identifying and addressing safety concerns and resolving accessibility issues.