Date: Tuesday, 23 February 2021
Location: Online, 1:00 – 2:00pm AEDT
Organiser: Austroads
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This webinar will present the guidance on road cross-section design for road stereotypes, which have been developed to assist road managers, planners and designers to achieve improved road safety outcomes through the application of consistent standards along a road corridor.
Practitioners will learn about the thirteen midblock road stereotypes that cover rural and urban roads ranging from freeways and motorways to local access roads. Through a number of case studies, presenters will demonstrate the application of the stereotypes for the development of network safety plans that illustrate how to achieve reductions in crash risk along the network.
Presenters will also outline a range of cross-sections with different attributes that were considered appropriate for each road stereotype and assessed for crash risk using the International Road Assessment Program (iRAP) star ratings, the Australian National Risk Assessment Model (ANRAM) fatal and serious injury (FSI) crash prediction models.
A user guide developed to assists practitioners in selecting the most appropriate stereotypes suitable for the needs of their jurisdictions will also be discussed.
This webinar is based on the Austroads report AP-R618-20 Road Cross-section Design for Road Stereotypes (including Network Safety Plans) and a Safe System and associated AP-R619-20 Network Design for Road Safety (Stereotypes for Cross-sections and Intersections): User Guide.
Presented by Noel O’Callaghan, Madeleine Bekavac and Richard Fanning.
There will be question and answer opportunities during the session.
Noel O’Callaghan is a Principal Professional Engineer in the Transport Safety Team in the ARRB Adelaide office. Noel specialises in road design, having had extensive experience in the South Australian Transport Department. He has been a member of the Austroads Road Design Task Force and the Austroads Safety Barrier Assessment Panel. He has also been involved in reviewing and rewriting some of the parts of the Guide to Road Design.
Madeleine Bekavac is a Principal Professional Engineer in the Transport Safety Team in the ARRB Adelaide office. She has experience in both state and local government, having worked in network planning, asset management and road safety roles. During her time at ARRB, she has worked on various Austroads projects, including updating the Guide to Road Design.
Richard Fanning is Principal Engineer Road Design and Traffic in the Engineering Division of Department of Transport, Victoria. Richard has extensive experience in the delivery of major projects and leadership roles across design teams during his 36 year career with the Department. He has represented the Department on the Austroads Road Design Task Force for over 10 years and has been involved in numerous Austroads projects and updates to the Guide to Road Design.
No charge but registration is essential. Can’t make the live session? Register and we’ll send you a link to the recording.