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Niva Thongkham26 Aug 2020, 2:56:17 pm1 min read

ARRB's Austrack ready to test recycled materials

ARRB’s Austrack is a laboratory-based, extra-large wheel-tracking device which, building ...
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Niva Thongkham24 Aug 2020, 3:59:59 pm1 min read

Development of a National Specification for crumb rubber binders in asphalt and seals

ARRB is currently conducting a 22 month National Specification Project to ascertain ...
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Niva Thongkham12 Aug 2020, 11:01:31 am1 min read

ALF completes major multi-year study

The Accelerated Loading Facility (ALF) recently completed a major multi-year study into ...
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Australian Road Research Board1 Apr 2020, 8:45:06 am2 min read

Data sheds new light on COVID-19 effects

COVID-19 restrictions and shutdowns have had a significant effect on reducing traffic and ...
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Australian Road Research Board19 Dec 2019, 5:10:00 pm6 min read

Case study - Accelerated Long-term Ageing Methods for Sprayed Sealing Binders

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Australian Road Research Board29 Oct 2019, 9:04:41 am< 1 min read

Using data to improve pavement rehab treatment design

ARRB research has powered an Austroads report investigating more cost-effective ways of ...
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Australian Road Research Board18 Oct 2019, 12:47:01 pm4 min read

Roads that cars can read - are we CAV ready?

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Australian Road Research Board1 Aug 2019, 3:51:03 pm1 min read

Using passenger tyres in bitumen

Using more end-of-life tyres in road construction is a known way to curb a significant ...
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Australian Road Research Board12 July 2019, 3:19:38 pm1 min read

Merging binder grades offers benefits: report

Lower costs and simpler specifications for building roads could be the result of ...
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Australian Road Research Board27 June 2019, 2:32:06 pm1 min read

Driver distraction more serious than you think

Distracted driving has been found to be at least as dangerous as drink driving.
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Australian Road Research Board14 Mar 2019, 10:14:30 am1 min read

EME2 Asphalt technology transfer

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Australian Road Research Board31 Jan 2019, 4:11:53 pm1 min read

Research focuses on the well-worn path

For nearly a quarter of a century, ARRB’s Dr Tim Martin and Lith Choummanivong have had ...
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Australian Road Research Board31 Aug 2018, 9:14:27 am1 min read

The importance of line markings

New research by ARRB has underlined the importance of harmonising road markings across ...
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Australian Road Research Board27 Mar 2018, 12:24:37 pm1 min read

Neil Scales OBE discusses NACoE research & development program with Infrastructure Magazine

Transport and Main Roads Director, Mr Neil Scales OBE, recently spoke to Infrastructure ...
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Australian Road Research Board26 Mar 2018, 9:55:28 am1 min read

23 year research journey successfully completed through monumental report

This month, a new ARRB Research Report on predicting the performance of Australia's ...
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Australian Road Research Board19 Dec 2017, 11:42:58 am1 min read

Monumental report nearing completion after 23 years of research

A momentous occasion in ARRB history is about to take place as the result of over 23 ...
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Australian Road Research Board1 Dec 2017, 4:19:54 pm5 min read

Switched On Driving - Understanding what your new car can do for you

While present-day vehicles may not yet be “driverless”, the car industry is including a ...
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Australian Road Research Board27 Nov 2017, 4:00:50 pm2 min read

Humans and the Machine - Considerations for Operation of Current Market “Automated Vehicles”

With the approaching dawn of driverless vehicles, the automotive industry is readying the ...
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Australian Road Research Board20 Nov 2017, 5:09:37 pm2 min read

Updated Guidance on Traffic Studies & Analysis

Earlier this month, Austroads published the revised edition of the Guide to Traffic ...
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Australian Road Research Board14 Nov 2017, 4:13:50 pm1 min read

New national guidelines for weighing oversize overmass vehicles

Austroads has published draft guidelines for the weighing of oversized and overmass ...
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