These guidelines have been developed to help councils plan and assess road freight access to industrial areas, including ensuring that infrastructure provided by developers is adequate to meet access needs for many years. Well designed and managed local industrial areas can help drive regional economic growth and provide employment opportunities for local populations. Many councils, particularly in rapidly growing communities, are eager to attract the development of new industrial areas. Other older industrial areas are being reinvigorated in response to modern business needs. The guidelines aim to help all participants understand the needs and challenges associated with developing road freight road access and circulation in industrial areas. They provide easy-to-follow processes that will inform and guide all those involved in the planning and assessment of road freight road access in industrial areas. The checklists in Section 9 of the report are also available to download as a Microsoft Word file (https://www.onlinepublications.austroads.com.au/download_additional_fil…). (Author/publisher)
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