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Austroads Test Methods and Specifications
This document provides a hyperlinked list of the Austroads Test Methods and Specifications.
Webinar: Minimum Requirements for Traffic Signs, Traffic Signals and Line Markings
Join us for a webinar that delves into the latest on connected and automated vehicles (CAVs) and the pivotal role that interaction with physical infrastructure plays in their integration into our transport system. In this session, we will present a…
Road Tunnel Wall Panels and Finishes: Best Practice Approaches
This report documents the best practice approaches for the use of road tunnel wall panels and finishes, which informed the development of a specification framework. This was developed through a workshop with subject-matter experts, review of current…
Webinar: Zebras and Wombats: Factchecking 'False Sense of Security'
Decisions on how transport agencies provide for people walking to safely cross the roads has been greatly influenced by historical research, that has in the past failed to examine the infrastructure design and lacked behavioural data. This webinar,…
Network Signage for Over Height Vehicles Approaching Road Tunnels
This report, originally published in November 2021, outlines the findings of a project to develop clearer and more consistent tunnel signage to reduce the impact of over-dimensioned and dangerous goods vehicles on both infrastructure and Workplace…
Surface Deviation Using a Straightedge
This method describes the procedure for obtaining a measure of the evenness of a pavement surface as determined by the deviation from a three metre straightedge. It is applicable only to the measurement of depressions in the pavement surface and to…
Webinar: Guide to Road Tunnels Part 2 Update: Rationalising Network Signage for Over-height Vehicles
A recently completed project has recommended changes to the Austroads Guide to Road Tunnels Part 2: Planning, Design and Commissioning to provide guidance on rationalising road signs on the approaches to tunnels, to divert over-height and dangerous…
Guide to Road Design Part 1: Objectives of Road Design
Guide to Road Design Part 1 provides practitioners with a detailed description of the critical aspects of road design.
Webinar: An Overview of the New Guide to Road Design Parts 1 and 7
Austroads has recently completed a project to consolidate the previous Guide to Road Design Part 1: Introduction to Road Design, Part 2: Design Considerations and Part 8: Process and Documentation into a new Part 1: Objectives of Road Design. This…
Webinar: Pedestrian Planning and Design for Residential Areas
This webinar, presented by Ann-Marie Head and Jeanette Ward, focuses on the planning and design considerations for walkable residential neighbourhoods, both new and existing, and where to find that guidance in Austroads&rsquo