Publications

The Data Standard for Road Management and Investment provides road agencies and their suppliers, in Australia and New Zealand, with a specification for the data that supports common operational activities. The Priority Datasets (PDS) of the Data…

Introducing automated vehicles could dramatically impact the Australian and New Zealand travelling public&rsquo

Currently road authorities rely on multiple different decision making-frameworks to help identify investment opportunities for the road network. The framework used often varies depending on the nature of the expenditure. For example, cost benefit…

This report examines how longitudinal pavement markings affect automated steering functions and whether changes to design and maintenance practices could improve the support lane markings provide for current advanced drivers assistance systems and…

This report proposes a holistic and risk based prioritisation framework to support investment decisions across road asset classes and expenditure categories. Transport agencies currently rely on different decision making frameworks to help identify…

This webinar, presented by Adrian Bridge on 31 July 2020, provides an overview of a new procurement decision tool and its application to a road infrastructure project, the Toowoomba Second Range Crossing (TSRC) in Queensland. The procurement…

Austroads Technical Specification ATS 5820 specifies the requirements for the supply and application of anti-graffiti coating systems to structures, roadside furniture and traffic controller boxes. It excludes the application of coating systems to…

This test method determines the performance of anti-graffiti coatings and is based on Main Roads Western Australia Testing Method for Anti-Graffiti Coatings 6706-02-2238. This Test Method assesses the following properties: ease of removing graffiti…

This webinar, presented on 30 June 2020 by Zia Rice, Tyrone Toole and Lory Noya, looks specifically into the use of the life-cycle costing framework and the important components that are considered for the assessment of an unsealed road. Special…

This session, facilitated by Tyrone Toole, Phil Hunt and Ranita Sen on 17 June 2020, focuses on the life-cycle costing framework and a suite of practical examples to demonstrate how to assess the best use of available marginal and non‑standard…