Traffic & Transport
Line-Marking and Signage Plans
Line-marking and signage plans set out the pavement markings and signs a car park, road or site needs to operate safely and comply with the standards.
What it is
A line-marking and signage plan is the drawing that specifies where pavement markings (lines, arrows, symbols, bays) and traffic signs go, and what they say, so a car park, access, road or site works safely and complies with the relevant standards. It translates a layout into the markings and signs that actually guide drivers and pedestrians on the ground.
When you need it
You need one for new or modified car parks and access areas, road and intersection works, industrial and logistics sites managing vehicle and pedestrian movement, and wherever a council or authority requires a marking-and-signage plan as a condition or for construction. It's often the final documentation step that makes a design buildable.
Who requires it
Councils and road authorities (as a condition or for works on their network); developers, builders, civil contractors and site owners who need the plan to construct and operate the site.
What Arcvia assesses
The layout and how vehicles and pedestrians should move through it; the markings and signs required by the applicable standards; direction, regulation and warning signage; parking bay and accessible-bay marking; pedestrian routes and crossings; and clear, buildable specification of it all.
What you receive
A line-marking and signage plan (drawing plus any schedule) specifying the markings and signs, their locations and details, ready for construction and for authority approval where required.
Standards, guidelines & authorities
Prepared with reference to AS 1742 (Manual of uniform traffic control devices) and its relevant parts, AS 2890 for car park marking and accessible parking, and the road authority's or council's specific requirements. We confirm the applicable standards and the authority's expectations at scoping.
Information we need for your fee proposal
The site or road layout (CAD or PDF, to scale where possible); the use and how it should operate; any authority requirement; and your timeframe.
Our process
- Scoping — confirm the layout, use and standards.
- Fee proposal — scope and fee in writing.
- Design — prepare the marking-and-signage plan.
- Review — issue for your review and adjust.
- Finalisation — issue for construction/approval; support authority queries.
Frequently asked questions
It shows every pavement marking (lines, arrows, symbols, parking bays) and traffic sign a site or road needs — where each goes and its details — specified to the relevant standards so it can be built and will comply.
Yes — car park marking, bay dimensions and accessible-parking provision are governed by the AS 2890 series, and signage by AS 1742, among the council's requirements. A compliant plan avoids problems at inspection and keeps the car park safe and usable.
Yes — we prepare buildable line-marking and signage documentation for construction as well as plans for planning approval. We scope to the level of detail your stage needs.
Just the plan and specification — Arcvia is an engineering and planning consultancy, not a supplier or installer. The physical marking and signage is carried out by a contractor working to our plan.
Related services
- Engineering Design and Technical DrawingsFrom concept through to detailed design, we prepare the traffic and civil-transport drawings your project needs to gain approval and be built.
- Access Design and AssessmentsAccess design and assessment confirms that vehicles can safely enter and leave your site — and designs the crossover, driveway or intersection treatment to make it work.
- Construction Traffic Management Plans (CTMP / TMP)A construction traffic management plan sets out how traffic, pedestrians and site vehicles will be managed safely during building works — so your project stays compliant and keeps moving.
Sectors & locations
Servicing Victoria and Queensland.
Representative work
Have a project that needs a clear way forward?
Send us your layout and we'll set out the scope and fee in writing.