Road Design
Austroads, under its Technology Program, has established a Road Design Task Force. The Task Force consists of jurisdictional representatives from around Australia and New Zealand and are responsible for considering all aspects of road design including planning, design, construction, operation, maintenance, and for arranging research and testing. Where necessary the Task Force 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 – General and Hydrology Considerations
- Part 5A: Drainage – Road Surface, Networks, Basins and Subsurface
- Part 5B: Drainage – Open Channels, Culverts and Floodways
- 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
To view all Austroads publications, please visit the publications page here.
Road Design projects 2012-13:
| 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 |
| 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 |
| TS1606 | Standardise drawing presentation |
| TS1607 | Road design for heavy vehicles |
| TS1843 | Grade corrected acceleration lengths for motorway entrance ramps |
| TT1546 | Safety provisions for floodways over roads |
To view all Austroads projects in further detail please click here.
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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