Our pavement research is improving guidance on design and materials management and understanding of material characteristics and vehicle interactions.
Pavements
Latest publications and webinars
- WEB-R759-26
- 25 June 2026
- Webinars
Unbound granular materials play a crucial role in providing cost-effective road transport infrastructure across Australia and New Zealand. Compared to the thick asphalt and concrete pavements common in urban centres, thin bituminous surfaced unbound…
- WEB-AGPT04K-26
- 17 June 2026
- Webinars
This webinar presents the outcomes from a series of workshops with industry and users aimed at identifying future research needs and required changes to the Austroads Guide to Pavement Technology Part 4K: Selection and Design of Sprayed Seals. The…
- AP-T393-26
- 17 June 2026
- Technical Reports
This report details research undertaken to develop a new Austroads test method that provides a fundamental measure of aged bitumen fatigue cracking performance, with the broader goal of improving sprayed seal durability.
Austroads' Pavements Task Force and their projects.
Austroads Guide to Pavement Technology has been designed for practitioners and students seeking to learn more about the fundamental concepts, principles, issues and procedures associated with pavement technology.
Austroads Pavement Analysis Design Software, AustPADS, allows users to conduct advanced mechanistic analysis of the response-to-load of road pavements.
Austroads Project APT6305 will investigate the benefits, methodologies, testing frameworks, and the development of performance-based specifications for incorporating recycled plastics into asphalt.
This map is a visual representation of the Weighted Mean Annual Pavement Temperatures in the Guide to Pavement Technology Part 2: Pavement Structural Design.
Pavement projects
Our schedule of projects continually evolves to meet our members' needs. Current projects include: