Road Tunnels

Our tunnels projects improve the design, management and safety of road tunnels.

Latest publications and webinars

Managing Over-height Vehicles in Tunnels
  • AP-R770-26
  • 10 August 2026
  • Research Reports
The purpose of this report is to support the development of enhanced guidance for the management of over-height vehicles on the road network that are at risk of entering managed tunnels.
Webinar: LED Lighting in Existing Road Tunnels: Best Practice Approaches
This webinar provided an overview of the Austroads Report, ‘LED Lighting in Road Tunnels – Best Practice Approaches’ which summarises the process undertaken to explore tunnel lighting upgrades to LED, and provides best practice guidance for tunnel…
Guide to Road Tunnels Part 1: Introduction to Road Tunnels
Guide to Road Tunnels Part 1 outlines the structure of the Guide to Road Tunnels, while also introducing road tunnel planning. Part 1 describes key issues and considerations related to the implementation process, road tunnels in the context of a safe…

Austroads' Road Tunnels Task Force and their projects.

Guide to Road Tunnels provides high level guidance on the planning, design, operation and maintenance of new road tunnels in Australia and New Zealand.