Publications

In 2008, the Roads and Traffic Authority (RTA) of New South Wales(NSW) advised all contractors to improve workmanship quality across all RTA construction projects. This followed the discovery that many structures, including bridges, were not being…

The RTA has a large and growing construction budget each year for new works. All major works are carried out under Quality Assurance (QA) contracts. QA has been used to deliver construction contracts within the RTA since the early 1990’s. Within the…

The $175 million Inner West Busway project was awarded to the Bridge to Bay Alliance in October 2007 and involved the implementation of a new city bound bus lane on the 3.5 km section of Victoria Road between Gladesville Bridge and the Crescent in…

After an introduction to ITS and the wireless communication requirements for the different ITS applications, the report summarises the overseas radiocommunications regulatory arrangements supporting 5.9 ITS and describes the technical and system…

The aims of this project are to provide decision-makers with broad advice to assist them in their policy decision-making on cooperative ITS by identifying and examining the main policy issues of cross-jurisdictional scope involved with the…

For years, improvements in driver behaviour, vehicle safety and road infrastructure have made the road network much safer. As roads become safer, many economic benefits are achieved for society, both direct and indirect. In the past, the primary…