APPLIED RESEARCH IMPROVES THE QUALITY OF ROADS FOR THE LOCAL COMMUNITY
As part of the 2019-2020 Federal Budget, ARRB is working with local government to assess and assist their road asset management and maintenance needs
ROAD MATERIAL GUIDE
- Material extraction, lab testing, stabilisation, and providing material management techniques- Simple low cost techniques for assessing natural and sustainable materials
- How to treat a material to minimise poor performance
UNSEALED ROADS GUIDE
- Best practice in material selection, construction, maintenance and geometric road design- Resources to provide benchmark to unsealed road management as a part of the overall road asset
- Identifying failure modes, failure causes and conditions in the field
SEALED ROADS GUIDE
- Best practice in pavement design, construction, bituminous sealing, maintenance and rehabilitation- Resources to provide benchmark guide to sealed road management
- Identifying failure modes, failure causes and conditions in the field
- Applying learnings in a practical field environment
BRIDGE MANAGEMENT GUIDE
- Establish a bridge asset management system appropriate to local government needs- Conduct bridge inspections at various levels
- Identify common problems and solutions relating to timber, concrete, steel and masonry bridges
- Economic evaluation techniques for major repair options