Road Design
Austroads, under its Technology Program, has established a Road Design Review Panel. This panel consists of jurisdictional representatives from around Australia and New Zealand and are tasked to consider all aspects of road design including planning, design, construction, operation, maintenance, and for arranging research and testing. Where necessary the Review panel then arranges changes to the Austroads Guide to Road Design and / or the preparation of specialist reports.
The full Guide to Road Design set comprises of:
- Part 1: Introduction to Road Design
- Part 2: Design Considerations
- Part 3: Geometric Design
- Part 4: Intersections and Crossings - General
- Part 4A: Unsignalised and Signalised Intersections
- Part 4B: Roundabouts
- Part 4C: Interchanges
- Part 5: Drainage Design
- Part 6: Roadside Design, Safety and Barriers
- Part 6A: Pedestrian and Cyclist Paths
- Part 6B: Roadside Environment
- Part 7: Geotechnical Investigation and Design
- Part 8: Process and Documentation
TP1667 Update Austroads Guide to Road Design Part 5: Drainage Design
TP1668 Review of Guide to Road Design Part 6: Roadside Design, Safety and Barriers
TP1680 Review of AP-113/1994 Review of axle spacing/ mass schedule for general access and restricted vehicle access
TP1718 Update to the Guide to Road Design Part 4: Intersections and Crossings - General
TP1719 Review of the Austroads Design Vehicles and Turning Path Templates
TS1456 Expanded operating speed model
TS1543 Road geometry study for improved rural safety - stage 1
TS1603 Guidelines for the design and construction of buried corrugated metal pipes
TS1606 Standardise drawing presentation
TS1607 Road design for heavy vehicles
Program Manager:
Chris Harrison
General Manager Engineering Technology
Roads and Maritime Services New South Wales
Program Support:
Tye Anthonisz
Technology Program Assistant
Roads and Maritime Services New South Wales
PO Box 3035
Parramatta NSW 2124
Phone: +61 2 8837 0413
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