Our pavement research is improving guidance on design and materials management and understanding of material characteristics and vehicle interactions.

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Supply of Binders for Earthworks and Pavements
  • ATS-3145-26Ed1.2
  • 1 October 2026
  • Austroads Technical Specifications
Austroads Technical Specification ATS 3145 sets out the requirements for the supply of lime, general purpose and blended cements, fly ash and ground granulated blast-furnace slag used in the stabilisation of earthworks and pavements.
Construction of Unbound Granular Pavements
  • ATS-3310-26
  • 1 October 2026
  • Austroads Technical Specifications
Austroads Technical Specification ATS 3310 sets out the requirements for the construction of an unbound granular pavement.
Plant Mix Pavement Stabilisation Using Cement or Cementitious Blends
  • ATS-3320-26
  • 1 October 2026
  • Austroads Technical Specifications
Austroads Technical Specification ATS 3320 sets out the requirements for the construction of a stabilised pavement using cement or cementitious binders that have been mixed in a stationary pugmill.

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.