Publications

This paper provides a general description of the background, planning and assessment of the Maribyrnong River Bridges (also known as E. J. Whitten Bridge) located over the Maribyrnong River as part of the corridor wide M80 Ring Road Upgrade. The…

The Bennelong Bridge located in Western Sydney was opened on May 22nd, 2016 and is a dedicated Transit Way (T-Way) for busses, pedestrians and cyclists connecting the suburbs of Wentworth Point and the Rhodes peninsula.

A feature of the central part of the 1000 km Bibbulmun Walk Track through natural forested areas of south-west Western Australia, had been the re- use of a disused railway bridge over the Murray River at Long Gully until this timber trestle bridge…

The Old Mandurah Traffic Bridge carries Old Coast Road over Mandurah Estuary in the City of Mandurah, WA. The current structure is deteriorating and the existing two-lane road requires an upgrade to four lanes, due to increased population growth in…

As part of the Northern Beaches Hospital Connectivity and Network Enhancement Project, Warringah Road is being upgraded and widened to accommodate grade separation. The upgrade includes two new shared path bridges, at Forest Way and Hilmer Street,…

Pedestrians account for around 14% of Australian road deaths annually. International research suggests that pedestrian distraction from smart phones may lead to greater risk of trauma. Ownership of smart phones in Australia is high, suggesting this…

This report examines the performance of different types of speed-reducing treatments (or combinations of treatments) in high-speed environments. The project also considered how desired speed can be aligned with a safe, anticipated operating speed…

This report documents the research undertaken to develop a standardised tool to help practitioners select the most appropriate pedestrian crossing facility for a particular site.

This report details the results of a review of the 2011 Australian National Road Safety Strategy (NRSS) designed to identify new countermeasures or changes in trauma patterns that would support changes to priorities in the next Action Plan.

The Westgate footbridge provides a new pedestrian and cyclist connection across four carriageways of State Highway 16 near the Westgate Shopping Centre in Auckland, NZ. The bridge is 3 m wide and consists of three separate structures