Category: Roads

A new tool has been developed to help councils comply with recent changes to Australia’s heavy vehicle safety rules.

A coalition of councils has pledged to bring road deaths down to zero in line with a campaign from state and federal governments.  

The Commonwealth has announced a road safety governance review, implementing one of the recommendations from a recent major inquiry.

Governments at all levels must ramp up their efforts to reduce the number of deaths and injuries on Australian roads, a leading expert says.

A customised application is helping both on-field and office staff manage roads more efficiently.

Australia could be on track to adopt a user-pays system for roads, with senior bureaucrats and economists saying momentum for reform is ‘beyond doubt.’

A Genoa-style infrastructure failure will happen if governments continue to neglect Australia’s ageing bridges, engineer warns.

Shifting more freight to rail and working more closely with councils are key elements of the Victorian Government’s latest freight plan.

Coffs Harbour and Armidale in NSW will be the first regional areas in Australia to host a fully automated vehicle trial, while Tasmania announces an electric vehicle program in local government.

A lack of support and resources are among the key challenges facing asset managers, according to research that has informed new guidelines.