Intersection Modelling

Amber has provided traffic engineering services for a mixed use developed in Hampton that proposes to construct a ground floor café and residential apartments. Car parking is proposed within a car stacker system, and through our relationship with the car stacker companies and our experience with similar projects we have been able to deliver a compact car park layout to minimise the impact to the overall floor layout. The project also proposes a significant parking reduction which has been supported as part of our preparation of a Traffic Impact Assessment.

Sydney Metro is Australia’s biggest public transport project and it involves the construction and operation of a metro railway line around 23 kilometres in length between St Marys in the north and the Aerotropolis Core precinct in the south. The team at Amber provided specialist traffic engineering advice to the project team to help advise on the design of the road network surrounding the stations. Specialist inputs were required in relation to bus, private vehicle, cycling, and pedestrian movements to ensure the stations and surrounding public environment operate in a safe and efficient manner.

The biogas facility is a renewable energy power plant that uses breakthrough technology to convert food waste and cow manure waste into energy using anaerobic digestion. The waste is collected from nearby dairy farms and converted into gas that powers turbines, with all waste product returned to the farms as fertiliser. Amber prepared a Traffic Impact Assessment for the project which assessed the ability for the surrounding road network to accommodate the vehicles utilised to transport the material. An assessment was undertaken for the construction traffic movements and swept path diagrams were prepared for key nearby intersections.

Amber prepared a Traffic Impact Assessment and Event Traffic Management Plan for the Beyond the Valley music festival. The multi-day festival is held annually in Hesse, Victoria, over the New Year period and is expected to attract 35,000 patrons with the majority accommodated within the camping areas provided on-site. Our team liaised with Council and Department of Transport to ensure the impacts of the project generated during the bump-in and out, and festival operation, are minimised. We prepare functional layout plans for proposed road upgrades and swept path assessments for key intersections. We are experienced consultants that regularly work on similar Traffic Management Plans on a wide range of projects to ensure the road network continues to operate in a safe and efficient manner.

The Riverina Anglican School is expected to experience significant growth over the next few years and a masterplan was prepared in order to allow 1,505 students, 140 staff, and an Early Learning Centre to be accommodated on-site. Amber provided traffic engineering and transportation planning advice to help develop the masterplan. We prepared a Traffic Impact Assessment which included a SIDRA intersection modelling analysis of the nearby intersections based on traffic survey data collected in the area. We also prepared a Car Parking Demand Assessment to determine the level of parking required to meet the future demands. School projects require careful consideration to ensure vulnerable road users are seperated from vehicle movements and we always design with safety in mind.

The Dubbo Firming Power Station is a dual fuel 64MW power plant and up to 20MW hydrogen electrolysis plant. Amber prepared a Traffic Impact Assessment report respond to SEARs and support the projects development the TIA focused on ensuring safe access to the site by identifying and avoiding existing road safety issues.

Amber has recently completed a Traffic Impact Assessment for the 500MW Middlebrook Solar Farm, which is one of the largest solar farms in the country. The project involved extensive consultation with the relevant road authorities in order to gain prior approval for the proposed access arrangements of the site. Amber prepared concept designs for intersection upgrades and conducted a review of the traffic impacts of the proposal on the surrounding road network. This continues are extensive involvement in the renewable energy sector.

The Winterbourne Wind Farm is one of Australia’s largest wind farm projects in NSW. Amber was engaged as the traffic engineering consultants for the project to assess the access route for large plant and prepare a Traffic Impact Assessment. Key tasks included; engaging with the road authorities, traffic analysis, intersection and pavement design, and a road safety assessment. Wind farm projects provide challenging engineering problems due to the significant increase in traffic during construction and the delivery of the 80+ metre long turbine blades from the chosen delivery port. We are proud to be involved in another renewable energy project.

The McCall Gardens subdivision proposes a mixture of low to high density residential and commercial land use. The subdivision is expected to accommodate approximately 1,205 dwellings on-site and included a substantial redevelopment of the existing Ross House Community Hub. Amber prepared Traffic Impact Assessment reports for the various stages of the subdivision which reviewed the potential traffic impacts of the project and the design of the road layout. We also provided an assessment of the proposal for the Ross House Community Hub including the preparation of swept path diagrams for the car park layout, a review of the access and parking design against the requirements of the Australian Standards, and a review of the parking provision for the various uses.