Traffic congestion on Swan St Bridge. Source: Herald Sun
VICTORIA has no plan to manage increasing congestion on our roads, a scathing Auditor-General's report had found.
The Managing Traffic Congestion report said the state's approach to managing congestion was dominated by "supply-side initiatives" aimed at boosting capacity but didn't put enough emphasis on demand management alternatives.
Acting Auditor-General Peter Frost said there was no evidence that transport agencies were exploring strategies that used demand management to tackle growing congestion, estimated to cost Victoria $3 billion a year and expected to double by 2020.
The report found transport agencies such as the Department of Transport and VicRoads did not have defined responsibilities and accountabilities
"The absence of a statewide traffic congestion and demand management framework linked to broader transport and land use strategies means it is not clear whether strategic planning and investment agencies in congestion relief is soundly based, integrated and aligned," Dr Frost wrote in the report tabled in Parliament today.
Dr Frost made 12 recommendations, including that the Department of Transport work with other agencies to develop a congestion management plan within the context of broader transport and land use strategies that included statewide goals, priorities, targets and responsibilities.
He also recommended the department reconsider its initial proposal for a network and service strategy as a stand-alone dedicated transport plan and develop a decision-making framework that critically assessed congestion-related infrastructure projects.
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