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Cover of Guide to Road Design Part 3: Geometric Design
Guide to Road Design Part 3: Geometric Design
  • Publication no: AGRD03-10
  • ISBN: 978-1-92155-190-1
  • Published: 1 October 2010
  • Edition: 2
  • Superseded

The Guide to Road Design Part 3: Geometric Designprovides road designers and other practitioners with information that is common to the geometric design of road alignments. Part 3 covers a range of geometric design topics such as operating speed, sight distance, and horizontal and vertical geometry. It also provides information relating to the design of on-road bicycle and parking facilities. The information in this guide generally replaces that which was previously provided in the Austroads Urban and Rural Road Design Guides.

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