Publications

These guidelines set out criteria that must be addressed in any application for an automated vehicle trial. Because trials will differ in technology, scale and risk, some criteria may not be relevant to some trials. Trialling organisations must set…

Guide to Bridge Technology Part 7 discusses the structural management of existing bridges in practical technical terms. It documents practices relevant to forward works programming, inspection, recording, reporting, evaluation of bridge condition…

These guidelines provide a flexible framework to encourage innovation and ensure safety when testing automated vehicle technology on Australian public roads.

Guide to Pavement Technology Part 1: Introduction to Pavement Technology provides general information regarding the purpose and function of pavements, pavement types and their components, pavement materials, the types of pavements commonly in use…

This document introduces the Austroads Guide to Asset management, the aim of which is to offer guidance on how to best manage physical road infrastructure. The guide covers various aspects of asset management including how to determine and plan to…

Guide to Asset Management Part 5: Pavement Performance is designed to assist the practitioner in navigating through the Part 5 sub-parts of the Austroads Guide to Asset Management. It contains a brief overview of the topic without going into detail,…

Part 6 covers the range of site activity likely to be met in constructing small to medium road and pedestrian bridges up to 40 m in maximum span. To ensure that bridges are properly constructed in accordance with the design drawings and…

Guide to Asset Management Part 5H provide guidance on the selection, formulation and calibration of pavement performance models for application in the management of road networks. The modelling considered is intended to facilitate reporting of…

Guide to Asset Management Part 5G promotes the collection of road surface texture data as an important component of site investigative and road network management in Australia and New Zealand. The guide primarily focuses on one measure of texture,…

Guide to Asset Management Part 5F contains guidelines for and background notes on the collection of skid resistance data for road network management purposes in Australia and New Zealand. The guide should be viewed in parallel with the Austroads…