Publications

This report documents a review of recent Austroads research reports for potential impact on the Guide to Road Design. Thirty reports were reviewed, and the Road Design Task Force determined the application of recommendations and their inclusion in…

This webinar, presented on 5 December 2019, provides an overview of the first version of the standardised condition and performance datasets for intelligent transport systems (ITS) assets. ITS assets are technologies placed in vehicles and…

This report documents the first version of harmonised ITS asset performance and condition data specifications, which was developed via practice review, stakeholder consultation and case studies. The data specifications cover 155 ITS asset data items…

This webinar, presented on 12 July 2018, outlines a set of principles for the presentation of Austroads' Network Performance Indicators which could underpin increased use and application across road agencies in Australasia for both current and…

The purpose of the Austroads NEG1995: Network Performance Indicators study is to understand customer and community expectations with respect to the Austroads Network Performance Indicators (NPIs). In order to fulfil the study purpose and seek to…

This webinar, presented on 7 December 2017, provides an overview of the key findings of a strategic review of the Guide to Traffic Management. It is particularly beneficial for users of the Guide to Traffic Management who are interested in the…

This webinar, presented on 21 November 2017, provides an overview of new guidelines to help network operations planning staff develop a Concept of Operations (ConOps), a best practice resource. The webinar was presented by Mark Rowland. The…

The paper focuses on the urban design aspects of bridge infrastructure, recognising the importance bridges have in our communities and the often overlooked social responsibility bridge builders have when undertaking such projects.Using examples from…

The Austroads Network Operation Planning Framework (the Framework) was developed in 2009 however it is not widely used by road agencies. This research aimed to understand each road agency’s approach and consider how the Framework could be improved…

The objective of Austroads Project NS1203 (Estimating Road Network Congestion and Associated Costs) is to develop a procedure to calculate delay and associated congestion costs by making use of directly measurable traffic data. Network performance…