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Hydrology Update to the Austroads Guide to Road Design Part 5
This report documents the changes to Section 6 &ndash
Bridge Assessment for High Productivity Freight Vehicle Access: Guidelines on Processes and Procedures
This report sets out a process for assessing road bridge capacity for High Productivity Freight Vehicle access to the road network.
Standardised Bridge Barrier Designs

Consistency in the design of traffic barriers for bridges has been identified as a major issue in current practice throughout Australia and New Zealand. The need for standard solutions was recognised by road jurisdictions, consultants and…

Concrete Durability: Development of Models to Predict and extend the Service Life of Concrete Bridges
Concrete durability is of great interest to State Road Authorities (SRA's), who are responsible for over 8,000 concrete bridges and in excess of 16,000 major culverts, with a replacement value exceeding $8.5 billion. Many of these concrete…
Salinity and Rising Water Tables: Risks for Road Assets
This report documents work undertaken in relation to the Austroads Business Systems Project BS.A.N.523 Salinity and Rising Water-Tables - Risks for Network Asset management. The purpose of the project was to identify the potential impact of dryland…
Guidelines for Treatment of Stormwater Runoff from the Road Infrastructure
Stormwater runoff from roads has the potential to impact aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems through changes to water quality, water quantity and water flowpath. It is important to manage stormwater to reduce such pressures on sensitive receiving…
Road Runoff & Drainage: Environmental Impacts and Management
This manual explores the impact of road runoff and drainage on aquatic and terrestrial biodiversity. Road Runoff and Drainage aims to assist road infrastructure planners, designers, environmental officers and project managers in achieving…