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…

This report summarises activities undertaken to update guidance on interrupted traffic flow theory contained within Austroads Guide to Traffic Management Part 2 and Part 3. The updates to the guidance will enable practitioners to improve their…

This report documents a level of service (LOS) framework for network operations from the perspectives of different road users.

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…

This report has developed a new index, the Heavy Vehicle Roughness Band Index (HVRBI), as a measure of ride quality for heavy vehicles. The HVRBI is intended for use by road asset managers as a trigger to initiate pavement intervention works…

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 summarises the best practice for the improvement of the level of service of freight vehicles, on-road public transport, high-occupancy vehicles and emergency vehicles.

This report describes the concept and definition of level of services (LOS) for specific road users that include on-road public transport, high occupancy vehicles (HOV) and emergency vehicles. It reviews current practices to improve their LOS and…

This report provides information on emerging technologies to improve the LOS of on-road public transport (ORPT), high-occupancy vehicles (HOVs) and emergency vehicles (EVs). A list of measures and technologies is compiled from this and earlier…