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Cover of Updates to Austroads Guide to Road Design: Parts 1, 3, 4, 4A, 6, 6A, 6B and 7
Updates to Austroads Guide to Road Design: Parts 1, 3, 4, 4A, 6, 6A, 6B and 7
  • Publication no: AP-R766-26
  • ISBN: 978-1-923617-59-9
  • Published: 29 June 2026

This report provides a summary of the updates made to the Austroads Guide to Road Design in June 2026, as part of the Austroads project Update to Austroads Guide to Road Design: Addressing Identified Guidance Gaps and Inconsistencies.

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  • 1. Introduction
    • 1.1 Purpose
    • 1.2 Scope
  • 2. Summary of Updates
    • 2.1 Stage 1
      • 2.1.1 AGRD Part 1: Objectives of Road Design
      • 2.1.2 AGRD Part 3: Geometric Design
      • 2.1.3 AGRD Part 4: Intersections and Crossings
      • 2.1.4 AGRD Part 4A: Unsignalised and Signalised Intersections
      • 2.1.5 AGRD Part 6: Roadside Design Safety and Barriers
      • 2.1.6 AGRD Part 6A: Paths for Walking and Cycling
      • 2.1.7 AGRD Part 6B: Roadside Environment
      • 2.1.8 AGRD Part 7: New and Emerging Treatments
    • 2.2 Stage 2
      • 2.2.1 AGRD Part 3: Geometric Design
      • 2.2.2 AGRD Part 4A: Unsignalised and Signalised Intersections
      • 2.2.3 AGRD Part 6: Roadside Design Safety and Barriers
      • 2.2.4 Updating batter slope guidance
      • 2.2.5 Consistent speed terminology
      • 2.2.6 Updating intersection sight distance
  • References
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