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Australian Road Research BoardMay 8, 2023< 1 min read

ARRB called upon to give evidence at severe weather roads inquiry

ARRB Chief Executive Officer Michael Caltabiano has given evidence to the Australian ...
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Sam CreesFebruary 16, 20232 min read

ARRB Fleet to assist Northern Rivers flood recovery

The Australian Road Research Board (ARRB) is conducting a comprehensive road survey in ...
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Australian Road Research BoardJanuary 11, 20232 min read

iPAVE to assist Victoria's post-flood road recovery

World-first technology is being used to assess the condition of Victoria’s flood-ravaged ...
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Australian Road Research BoardDecember 16, 20221 min read

Using the Sydney bus network to find potholes and road issues

The National Transport Research Organisation (NTRO) has been undertaking cutting edge ...
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Australian Road Research BoardDecember 8, 20222 min read

Building better roads to prevent another $3.8 billion blowout

With the cost of repairing Australia’s flood and rain damaged roads expected to top $3.8 ...
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Guy HandDecember 7, 20222 min read

ACT Government moves to new strategic road maintenance program

The ACT Government will significantly increase road maintenance funding to $153 million ...
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Australian Road Research BoardOctober 25, 20222 min read

ARRB presents at SURF2022 amid European visit

ARRB’s expertise in the road surface space has featured at one of the industry’s most ...
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Australian Road Research BoardSeptember 14, 20221 min read

How the iPAVE can be used for airports as well as roads

Finding solutions to challenges across all areas of transport is what ARRB does.
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Australian Road Research BoardAugust 8, 20221 min read

ARRB and Brimbank working towards 100% recycled roads

ARRB is working with an innovative Victorian Council, monitoring an important project ...
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Australian Road Research BoardAugust 3, 20222 min read

A decade of testing Coober Pedy site continues

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Australian Road Research BoardAugust 3, 20221 min read

What is TIPES and why is it important?

The Transport Infrastructure Product Evaluation Scheme (TIPES) was established in 2015 ...
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Australian Road Research BoardJuly 13, 20221 min read

NTRO Certification to certify roughness measurement devices for NSW

Transport for NSW has reached a formal agreement with the National Transport Research ...
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Australian Road Research BoardApril 29, 20221 min read

South Australia's road network becomes more 'green'

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Guy HandApril 22, 20222 min read

Roads Minister visits ARRB headquarters, labs and iPAVe

Victoria's Roads and Roads Safety Minister Ben Carroll got to know his Department's ...
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Laura Nicol, ARRB Road SurveyorFebruary 28, 20221 min read

Safety with Simplicity: Thoughts from the field

Take a look at this photo of ARRB's reflectivity measuring vehicle and the truck.
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Australian Road Research BoardJanuary 24, 2022< 1 min read

Road reflectivity in the spotlight in Queensland

ARRB in conjunction with the Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR), is currently ...
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Australian Road Research BoardJanuary 20, 2022< 1 min read

Pothole complaints on the rise in Canberra

ARRB CEO Michael Caltabiano was recently interviewed by Canberra radio station 2CCC on ...
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Rosy InterrigiDecember 9, 20211 min read

Smartphone data improving Australia's road network

Research is under way into smartphones to collect pavement roughness data to improve the ...
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Australian Road Research BoardDecember 1, 20212 min read

Unwanted paint priming the way in road construction

The humble can of household paint is at the heart of an Australian research mission to ...
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Laura Nicol, ARRB Road SurveyorJuly 29, 20211 min read

Reflecting on engineering making all our lives better

Great engineering can make a great impact on our lives.
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