Skip navigation
View Cart

Traffic Management

Cover of A Framework for Arterial Road Access Management
A Framework for Arterial Road Access Management
  • Publication no: AP-R163-00
  • ISBN: 0 85588 556 4
  • Published: 1 January 2000
This report examines road access management, and provides a basis for discussion towards strategies and policies designed to improve the effective operation and safety of the road network. The report documents the purpose and origins of the project, and material comprised for inclusion in access management guidelines, put forward as a proposal for discussion. The framework covers required tools, best practice and basics of access management, principles of access categories, putting the principles into action, and sources of further information. Topics for further research or clarification are also proposed.
  • AP-R163/00 A FRAMEWORK FOR ARTERIAL ROAD ACCESS MANAGEMENT
  • Executive Summary
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • 1. An introduction to access management
  • 2. Rationale – the basics of access management
  • 3. Best practice of Access Management
  • 4. Tools of Access Management
  • 5. The principles of access categories
  • 6. Putting the principles into practice
  • 7. References
  • 8. Other Resources on Access Management
  • Appendix A — The ARAM Working Group
  • Appendix B — Definitions
  • Appendix C — Topics Needing Further Research or Clarification
  • Appendix D — Traffic Engineering Design Standards and Guidelines
Related publications
Webinar: Driving Data Potential: Exploring the Country's Road Network in the Digital Atlas of Australia
WEB-GADA-24
Webinar: Austroads Project Pipeline 2023-24
WEB-PROJECTS-23
Webinar: Multimodal Incident Management – Reference Architecture
WEB-R689-23
View all related publications
Latest Traffic Management News
14 Dec 2023
Guidelines for designing and procuring incident response vehicles released for industry feedback

Austroads has published two new guidelines to aid with incident response vehicle design and procurement, and the use of truck-mounted attenuators in incident response.
25 Oct 2023
New Austroads vehicle classification scheme to reflect the evolving mix of vehicles on Australian and New Zealand roads

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.
View all news