Austroads

Improving
Australian and
New Zealand
transport
outcomes
 Members

11
Australian States and Territories
New Zealand Transport Agency
Australian Federal Government
Local Government (ALGA)
Association
of Australasian Budget
road transport
$1.0m Corporate
agencies
$19.3m $13.2m Work program/research
$5.1m NEVDIS

National Office
Staff
7 National Office Staff

7
4 Program assistants (road agencies)
1 Cooperative ITS (VicRoads)
12 NEVDIS staff (NSW RMS)
 Allan Frost Austroads Board Member
Kevin Reid Chief Engineers Group
New Zealand John Donbavand Pavements
Barry Wright Bridge
representatives James Hughes Road design
Nigel Lloyd Tunnels
Colin MacKay Project Delivery
on Austroads Tony Brennand Economic Evaluation
& Planning
Challenges for
Australia and
New Zealand Ageing assets
Urban growth
Increasing freight demand
Road safety
Integration of transport modes
Security of infrastructure
Ageing workforce
Activities
Research program: 160+
research projects
Collaboration: 26 national
taskforces and working groups,
representatives on 16
international technical
committees
Publications: 90 + published
2012-13
Austroads
Guides 100+ publications across 10 topics
Guide to Asset Management
Guide to Bridge Technology
Guide to Pavement Technology
Guide to Project Delivery
Guide to Project Evaluation
Guide to Road Design
Guide to Road Safety
Guide to Traffic Management
Guide to Road Transport Planning
Guide to Road Tunnels
Program areas Assets
Technology

Freight Safety

Network Registration &

Licencing
Technology
program Pavements Bridges

Tunnels Road design

Economic
Project delivery evaluation &
planning
 Response-to-load model
Procedures to assess the damaging
effects of axle group loads
Fatigue of cemented materials
Maximising reuse of RAP
Aging tests for PMBs and asphalt
Current Performance of sprayed seals
research High modulus asphalt (EME) technology
Characterisation and performance of
areas granular bases
Pavement design practice review
Foamed bitumen stabilised pavements
Low cost modified granular materials
Guide updates
Research
underway in
pavement
design area
 1987 1992
Continuous
improvement
over more
than 25 years

2012 2004
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