Publications

This report identifies the major operational and technology trends and assesses their impact on motorway operations for the next 10 to 15 years. Global macro trends were distilled into trends that were pertinent to transport. These trends were…

Urban road performance metrics, indicators and benchmarks describe how our road assets (and transport systems) are functioning and operating. Indicators in particular are useful to understand how well our road assets are performing within the…

This report formulates content for the Austroads Guides on managed motorways. The majority of the content has been adopted from the VicRoads Managed Freeways: Freeway Ramp Signals Handbook (2010 and updated version 2013) and the VicRoads Managed…

Signalised interchanges and ramp metering are major components of the interface between the arterial road system and the motorway system. The control systems of motorways and arterials are often treated as separate control components, which can…

Austroads Project NS1375 provides a guide that can be used by road authorities to develop their own set of detailed design guidelines. A guide of this nature is required as current freeway design guidelines are based on design principles established…

This report presents the definitions and calculations of five new network performance indicators. These indicators are measured on-line with the use of freeway and arterial traffic control systems. These systems provide 24-hour 7-day traffic data at…

The purpose of these Guidelines is to assist road agencies and their contractors in developing a systems approach in the management of environmental issues. The guidelines are structured in four parts to allow the reader to readily access…

Comparison of the efficiency and effectiveness of practices used by road agencies to deliver their services can contribute to the identification and implementation of national best practice in this regard. This report addresses road authority…

Current approaches to national road network planning generally focus on links and corridors in themselves and do not allow the assessment of each link as a component of the network as a whole. This document describes a study to demonstrate the…

Comparison of the efficiency and effectiveness of practices used by road agencies to deliver their services can contribute to the identification and implementation of national best practice in this regard. This report is aimed at documenting and…