Publications

Austroads Technical Specification ATS 5670 sets out the requirements for the supply and installation of finger type bridge deck expansion joints, such as steel fingerplate (i.e., parallel sided fingers) or aluminium saw tooth (i.e., triangular sided…

Austroads Technical Specification ATS 5440 sets out the requirements for the fabrication of stainless steel components for bridges, gantries, roadside furniture, poles and related structures. This includes the supply of materials, preparation of…

This study relates to ongoing Austroads Project ABT6152, which seeks to verify compliance of a bridge barrier design against relevant Australian Standards that have been recently updated, and the American Association of Highway and Transportation…

The use of bonded anchors has increased significantly since the last major update of DoT Standard Specification Section 680 (Bonded Anchors) in 2016, with the commencement of Victoriaís Big Build programme over the past few years. The Big Build is…

Road tunnels are an important element of the transport infrastructure, requiring significant resources and energy to construct, operate and maintain. Consequently, they are potentially a major source of greenhouse gas emissions and environmental…

This report documents a project undertaken to investigate the issues associated with managing the planning, construction, operation and maintenance of road tunnels in a sustainable manner. The results of the investigation informed an update to all…

Road tunnels are major pieces of infrastructure across the road network, and the number of tunnels is expected to increase in the coming years. Although they are relatively safe, a significant number of crashes occur on the approaches to and within…

This report evaluates selected low-cost perceptual countermeasure (PCM) treatments in tunnel environments. PCM treatments are used to reduce crash risk by improving driver speed behaviour, alertness and lane discipline within tunnels. Two key…