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Extended Austroads-94 vehicle classification scheme

Project Number: NTM6272

Start: 4-01-2021
End: 3-11-2023

The purpose of this project is to develop an extended Austroads vehicle classification scheme that enables improved understanding and monitoring of the evolving vehicle mix on Australasian roads in traffic / transport surveys.

The objectives of this project are to:

  • ascertain the rationale for change
  • provide a future-proof & backward compatible vehicle classification scheme extended to better represent current and likely future vehicles
  • align with latest detection capabilities and innovation opportunities
  • support the jurisdictional adoption of the extended scheme for their traffic / transport surveys

The extended scheme will enable the Austroads member agencies to:

  • better detect changes in transport demand within and between modes and plan in a more responsive way
  • identify more subtle changes in transport operational performance and optimise plans more effectively and earlier
  • detect active transport and understand how demands can integrate with other modes
  • have more confidence in the effectiveness of access controls and regulatory restrictions to optimise heavy vehicle productivity while protecting assets, and
  • utilise advances in sensor technology to support more automation in transport management, freeing experts to optimise and innovate.

    Proposed outputs:

    Consultants: Intelligent Transport Services Pty Ltd, Level 5 Design

    Program: Transport Network Operations [Network ]

    Status: Complete

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