Publications

This project has involved the collection into a single database of all available WIM data and the interrogation of that database to provide information on speed and mass compliance by two selected vehicle types Results of this work must be treated…

The implementation of Intelligent Speed Adaptation (ISA) has the potential to significantly reduce the incidence and severity of road trauma in Australia and overseas. This report reviews the available literature and trials involving ISA from…

This report demonstrates the usage of a methodology for estimating average crash costs for use in the economic evaluation of road projects by applying it to data for the State of Victoria to derive average costs for a range of casualty crash…

High risk road contribute disproportionately to road deaths and injuries, and to the total costs of road trauma. The purpose of this study was to identify high risk groups in the driving population, assess the potential for ITS and in-vehicle…

This report explains why road network asset managers are concerned with understanding and quantifying the remaining life of key components of road infrastructure assets, especially road pavements and bridges. The issues in estimating remaining life…

This technical report resulted from a study to develop Austroads guidelines on network level assessment and analysis of data on pavement structural condition. This report outlines the benefits of network level assessment of the structural condition,…

Transport benefits society, but also imposes costs, notably through environmental damage and crashes. In addition to the effects on the environment and human health, current scientific attention is directed to the social impacts of transportation in…

In Australia, default hourly traffic flow histograms are used in models for estimating savings to road users from road improvement proposals. This report describes the development and updating of hourly traffic volume frequency distributions for use…

This publication provides a framework for planners and designers of roads to become informed on environmental impacts and current methods to minimise them. The information is divided into three sections: this printed report is Section A, which…

This report provides background, data references and guidelines for planners and traffic engineers in addressing planning issues associated with development projects that will affect freight movements, particularly in urban areas.