This report identifies improvements to guidance, education and practice to ensure the fundamental objectives of road design are achieved in new and existing road projects.
The report provides a foundational road design definition and a series of road design principles that it recommends be incorporated into the Austroads Guide to Road Design.
While the project concluded that the design guidance in Australia is technically sound, it recommended:
The report can be downloaded for free after registering on the web site: https://www.onlinepublications.austroads.com.au/items/AP-R548-17