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31 Oct 2023

Austroads has released ten new technical specifications that set out the requirements for the design and construction of various elements related to bridgeworks. These specifications detail essential guidance related to the use of structural members, fibre reinforced polymer bridge members, concrete, void formers, bridge barriers, galvanization and painting linked to bridgeworks.

25 Oct 2023

Austroads has developed an extended vehicle classification scheme to improve understanding and monitoring of the changing vehicles on Australian and New Zealand roads. Founded on the 1994 Austroads vehicle classification scheme – Austroads-94, the new, updated classification system known as Austroads-23 presents guidance on how to record active travellers, allows for more granularity of vehicle types, and explains potential additional pathways to classification using new technologies as they become feasible and available.