Events
Mar
6
2025
Australia’s freight industry is at a turning point. The transition to low and zero-emission heavy vehicles (ZEHVs) is critical to achieving net zero targets, but it presents significant challenges for road infrastructure. As these vehicles are often heavier than their diesel counterparts, they place additional strain on pavements and bridges—potentially…
Mar
6
2025
The Austroads Driver Distraction Prevention Project is hosting an online event meeting for experts and enthusiasts of this topic. The online meeting will include presentations on the work being done through this project. You can register here. More information on how you can contribute can be found here. The objective…
Mar
27
2025
In this webinar, Sjaan Koppel, winner of the Austroads-sponsored Women in Road Safety Award 2024, will present findings from an Australian study on the importance of correct seatbelt use during pregnancy for maternal and fetal safety in car crashes. Sjaan will discuss practical strategies to improve public health messaging, healthcare…
Apr
1
2025
As jurisdictions across Australia and New Zealand increasingly rely on data to improve road safety, transport efficiency, and sustainability, Austroads’ Telematics Analytics Platform (TAP) is at the forefront, providing road agencies data to make better-informed decisions. Managed by Austroads, TAP provides secure, online access to aggregated and anonymised telematics data…
Apr
3
2025
The purpose of the update to Guide to Road Design Part 1: Objectives of Road Design is to outline a proposed recommendation of amendments to the design domain and design exception process sections. The need for updating these sections is consistent with increasing industry challenges in designing and constructing road…
May
29
2025
Polymer modified binders (PMBs) are used in road construction to provide better performance than unmodified bitumen. As these materials consist of multiple components (i.e. bitumen, polymer and performance additives) the different components in a PMB can separate out, or segregate, when PMBs are stored hot before use in road construction.…
Jun
5
2025
Join MACA Chief Executive Helen Lindner and Professor Julie Brown to discuss an Austroads project for Australia and New Zealand investigating specialty harnesses and vests. These products are sometimes used by children and young people with disabilities and medical conditions when travelling in motor vehicles. The project aimed to improve…
Jun
25
2025
Location: Royal International Convention Centre, 600 Gregory Terrace, Bowen Hills, Brisbane, Queensland
Organiser: Austroads
The 12th Austroads Bridge Conference will be held in Brisbane, Queensland from 25 – 27 June 2025. The conference brings together industry experts, bridge practitioners, material scientists and structural engineers from across Australia and New Zealand. ABC25 is a gathering of the brightest minds and leading experts in the industry.…
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