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LTPP Site Establishment in South Australia
  • Publication no: AP-T272-14
  • ISBN: 978-1-925037-80-7
  • Published: 11 September 2014

Austroads established its long-term pavement performance (LTPP) project in 1995. Over the last few years, a significant number of sites have been removed from the study due to pavement rehabilitation and road improvement programs.

This report provides details of two replacement test sections in South Australia: the Port River Expressway (PRExy), Port Adelaide; and the Dukes Highway, Cooke Plains.

The report contains detailed information about the sites including:

  • surface deflection, longitudinal and transverse profile, and visual assessment data collected during initial fieldwork in November 2013 as part of the 2013–14 LTPP monitoring program, and
  • traffic data, pavement composition, historic pavement performance and maintenance activities, provided by the South Australian Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure (DPTI).
  • 1. Introduction
    • 1.1. Background
    • 1.2. The Need to Establish New LTPP Sites
    • 1.3. Site Selection
    • 1.4. Scope of the Report
  • 2. Site Information
    • 2.1. Site 1 – Port River Expressway (PRExy)
      • 2.1.1. Site Description
      • 2.1.2. Traffic
      • 2.1.3. Historic Pavement Performance
    • 2.2. Site 2 – Dukes Highway
      • 2.2.1. Site Description
      • 2.2.2. Traffic
      • 2.2.3. Pavement History
  • 3. Initial Monitoring of South Australian Sites
    • 3.1. Site Marking
    • 3.2. Monitoring Regime
    • 3.3. Survey Results
  • 4. Discussions and Conclusions
  • References
  • Appendix A Survey Data
  • Appendix B Sign for LTPP Sites
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