Muswellbrook · Hunter
Traffic Consultants delivers swept path analysis across Muswellbrook and the wider Hunter. New England Highway, Bridge Street, BHP Mitsui Coal haul routes and Upper Hunter Equine access. We prepare the documentation, obtain the permits and put accredited people on site.
What's included
AutoTURN and Vehicle Tracking checks against AS 2890 and Austroads design vehicles, for everything from B-doubles to refuse trucks. In Muswellbrook we run AutoTURN and Vehicle Tracking checks so access, loading and docks work for the intended design vehicles. See the full Swept Path Analysis service, or browse all traffic management in Muswellbrook.
Traffic management in Muswellbrook
The New England Highway through Muswellbrook carries coal-industry heavy vehicles serving the Upper Hunter's mines alongside everyday town-centre traffic, and Bridge Street's crossing of the Hunter River adds a pinch-point that concentrates freight and commuter flows through the town's commercial core. Traffic-management plans for any works on the highway or its intersections must accommodate the haul-route conditions governing mine-related heavy vehicles, and events associated with the Upper Hunter Equine complex and local showgrounds require separate crowd and parking management provisions.
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FAQ
Swept Path Analysis — common questions
What standards do your traffic management documents follow?
In NSW, temporary traffic management documents are prepared to the Transport for NSW Traffic Control at Work Sites (TCAWS) manual, which supplements Australian Standard AS 1742.3 (traffic control for works on roads). Swept-path and vehicle-access checks reference the AS 2890 series and Austroads design vehicles. We prepare TGS and TMP documents to these current standards through PWZTMP-accredited designers.
What is a Traffic Guidance Scheme (TGS)?
A TGS is a site-specific, to-scale diagram that shows exactly where every advance-warning sign, cone, barrier, taper and traffic controller goes around a work zone or event. In NSW it replaced the older term Traffic Control Plan (TCP), and a compliant TGS is drawn to the TfNSW TCAWS manual and AS 1742.3.
Who is legally allowed to prepare a TGS or TMP in NSW?
Only a person holding the SafeWork NSW Prepare a Work Zone Traffic Management Plan (PWZTMP) accreditation can legally design or modify a TGS or TMP, and a compliant TGS carries the accredited designer's name and TfNSW certification details. On the road, Traffic Controller (TCR) card-holders direct traffic and Traffic Plan Implementer (IMP) card-holders set up and pack down the scheme — different cards for different jobs.
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