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Polymer modified binders (PMBs) are prepared from mixtures of polymers, additives and bitumen selected to achieve their required properties. Some of these binder systems can segregate, leading to variations in measured properties and in some…

The Guide to Road Design Part 5A: Drainage: Road Surface, Networks, Basins and Subsurface, provides road designers and other practitioners with guidance on the design of the collection and discharge of water from road surfaces, pit and pipe systems,…

Austroads has recently completed a project to gather knowledge and increase the understandings about sprayed seal technologies and practices that can be used to improve their sustainability in terms of environmental impact. The project report has…

This report explores sprayed seal technologies and practices to improve their sustainability and reduce their environmental impact.

Following extensive engagement with industry, representative specialist groups and transport agency stakeholders across Australia and New Zealand, Austroads has developed a guide to digital engineering. The purpose of the guide is to assist…

The Guide to Digital Engineering is designed to assist transport agencies in Australia and New Zealand to deliver and operate their assets more effectively by obtaining better value and consistency in the application of digital engineering. The…

The project aimed to assess and demonstrate the viability of incorporating other-than-truck tyres crumb rubber into asphalt applications from an operational and constructability standpoint. Following the initial part of the project that assessed the…

This report showcases the practical application of various sources of end-of-life tyres converted into crumb rubber for asphalt road use. It is part of an Austroads project which aims to demonstrate the viability of incorporating crumb rubber…

Christchurch has developed over 75km of separated cycle facilities retrofitted across the road network. The Major Cycleway Programme has enabled Christchurch to become the leader for cycle infrastructure in New Zealand. The 2011 earthquakes…