intersections. Substantial amount of on-street parking and pedestrian infrastructure available. Traffic signals provided at most major intersections. Cimitiere Street Class 2- Sub Arterial Connects between the Launceston Couplet and Racecourse Crescent. The Cimitiere Street/ Launceston Couplet connection only allows access to and from the south. Access from the north is via either the Esplanade or William Street. Elphin Road Class 1- Primary Arterial Connects between Brisbane Street and the Hoblers Bridge Road/ Penquite Road intersection, providing access to the eastern suburbs of Launceston. Hoblers Bridge Road Class 1- Primary Arterial Connects between Elphin Road and the Tasman Highway/ St Leonard’s Road roundabout. George Town Road Class 1- Primary Arterial- East Tamar Highway- Lilydale Road Class 2- Sub Arterial- Lilydale Road- Grubb Street Connects between the East Tamar Highway (via the Newnham Link) and Grubb Street in Mowbray. Invermay Road Class 2- Sub Arterial Connects between Tamar Street, Launceston, and Grubb Street, Mowbray, through the suburb of Invermay. Vermont Road/ Wildor Crescent Class 3- Collector Connects between Invermay Road, Mowbray and Henry Street, Ravenswood, providing an alternative route around the north-east of the city. Ravenswood Road Class 3- Collector Connects between Henry Street, Ravenswood, and the Hoblers Bridge Road slightly north of the Tasman Highway/ St Leonard’s Rd roundabout. Boland Street Class 2- Sub Arterial Connects between Esplanade and Racecourse Crescent. Henry Street Class 3- Collector Connects between Boland Crescent and Vermont Road, providing access to Ravenswood. Table 4 Road Hierarchy Classifications, Launceston Planning Scheme Category Definition Class 1- Primary Arterial Regional roads of State importance and/ or provide inter-urban links Class 2- Sub Arterial Provide accessibility to outlying areas and/ or significant intra-urban links Class 3- Collector Collector/ distributor roads that link local roads to arterial and
Traffic Volumes Existing Traffic Volumes Known traffic volumes on State roads are provided in Table 5 Table 5 Existing Traffic Volumes, State Roads Road AADT Survey Date CV% Compound Growth % Comments Midland Highway/ Southern Outlet S of Glen Dhu Connector 25,890 2011 8.5 2.0 (2005-2011) High utilisation left lane south (59%), High utilisation left lane north (61%) Bass Highway- W of Midland Highway 18,639 2010 8.8 1.5 (2005-2010) High utilisation left lane east (82%), high utilisation left lane west (79%). East Tamar Highway- Charles Street Bridge 30,818 2010 14.7 0.4% (2003-2010) East Tamar Highway- N of Forster Street 25,612 2010 7.1 -0.4 (2004-2010) High utilisation left lane south (63%), West Tamar Highway- 358m N of Margaret St 24,648 2011 5.1 1.5 (2005-2011) High utilisation left lane north (59%), high utilisation right lane south (56%). Tasman Highway - W of Killafaddy Rd 9,175 2011 4.6 2.0 (2005-2011) Blessington Main Road, S of Tasman Highway 5,941 2009
Elphin Road 44 23 Cimitiere Street 40 29 Goderich Street 37 37 George Street 31 22 Golconda Road 30 2 Penquite Road 28 8 Pipers River Road 26 4 Vermont Road 24 7 Lower Charles Street 23 58 Alanvale Road 23 10 High Street 23 12 Blessington Road 22 1 St Leonards Road 22 6 Cameron Street 20 25