Austroads: Transport Research and Trends

Dec 18 2024 200 ep. 59 mins 88
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Austroads latest webinars. Sharing transport research and trends.

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Improving the Sustainability of Sprayed Seals

Dec 18 2024 59 mins  
Sprayed seals are a widely used, critical component of the road system in Australia and New Zealand, being the predominant type of sealed road surfacing in both countries. Traditional sprayed sealing practice sees a heavy reliance on non-renewable, virgin materials for the two major components, the bituminous binder, which is refined from crude oil, and aggregate, which is extracte

Opportunities to Increase Freight and Supply Chain Resilience

Dec 11 2024 54 mins  
Road infrastructure investments are currently planned and prioritised under what could be considered a ‘top-down’ process. Road agencies are typically funded through budgetary processes whereby road funding needs are mostly weighed against other budget priorities. However, when a road is a lifeline route – where there are limited transportation alternatives –the external im

Incorporating Climate Change Resilience in Asset Management

Dec 11 2024 61 mins  
Climate change is causing irreversible damage to communities, the economy and the environment, and it is imperative that strong and sustained action is taken to limit its future impacts. Extreme weather events are projected to become more frequent and intense, increasing the vulnerability of transport network assets and the communities they serve. Climate change impacts the ability

Austroads Project Pipeline 2024-25

Dec 11 2024 53 mins  
Are you looking for an opportunity to work with Austroads to help Australian and New Zealand transport agencies deliver efficient, reliable, and safe mobility to their customers? This webinar recording introduces new projects lined up for the 2024-25 financial year. Consultants interested in tendering for Austroads projects will find this session beneficial. The session covers the

Austroads Guide to Digital Engineering

Dec 10 2024 47 mins  
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 transport agencies in Australia and New Zealand to deliver and operate their assets more effectively through obtaining better value and consist

Passenger Cars and other Non-Truck Crumb Rubber in Asphalt: Demonstration Project

Dec 04 2024 21 mins  
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 readiness of the tyre recycling and asphalt industries to handle crumb rubber from any sources of end-of-life tyres, the demonstration

Transport Agency Emissions Reduction Opportunities

Dec 03 2024 56 mins  
Transport sector emissions are a significant and growing contributor to both Australia and New Zealand’s total greenhouse gas emissions. Enabled transport sector emissions – those occurring as a result of use of transport systems (e.g. road user emissions) account for the largest portion of transport sector emissions. Beyond road user emissions, there are also significant emiss

Climate Change and natural Hazards Risk Assessment and Adaptation Planning

Dec 03 2024 60 mins  
Transport infrastructure and systems are typically designed to withstand local weather events based on historical records of climate. However, historical climate data is no longer a reliable predictor of future impacts due to climate change. Extreme weather events are projected to become more frequent and intense, increasing the vulnerability of transport networks and the communiti

Christchurch Major Cycleway Programme: The Natural Disaster That Was a Catalyst for Change

Nov 28 2024 62 mins  
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 experienced in Canterbury, New Zealand caused significant devastation and destruction across the city. This disaster was a catalyst for change

Addressing Head-on Conflicts Towards a Safe System Alignment

Oct 30 2024 57 mins  
Head-on crashes are a serious issue in Australia and New Zealand. Head-on crashes result in significantly higher trauma than most other crash types. The provision of an appropriate median or centreline treatment is important to mitigate the risk of head-on crashes. In this webinar, Dr Rod Troutbeck, Jade Hogan and Jamie Robertson described the range of improvements from supportiv