Austroads Improving Australian and New Zealand transport outcomes

Austroads Improving Australian and New Zealand transport outcomes

Members Association of Australasian road transport agencies 11 Australian States and Territories New Zealand Transport Agency Australian Federal Government Local Government (ALGA) Budget $19. 3 m National Office Staff 7 $1. 0 m Corporate $13. 2 m Work program/research $5. 1 m NEVDIS 7 National Office Staff 4 Program assistants (road agencies) 1 Cooperative ITS (Vic. Roads) 12 NEVDIS staff (NSW RMS)

New Zealand representatives on Austroads § § § § Allan Frost – Austroads Board Member Kevin Reid – Chief Engineers Group John Donbavand – Pavements Barry Wright – Bridge James Hughes – Road design Nigel Lloyd – Tunnels Colin Mac. Kay – Project Delivery 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 Technology Assets Freight Safety Network Registration & Licencing

Technology program Pavements Bridges Tunnels Road design Project delivery Economic evaluation & planning

Current research areas § 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 § Performance of sprayed seals § High modulus asphalt (EME) technology § Characterisation and performance of 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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