Highways

"Roller Compacted Concrete (RCC) is a dry highstrength concrete pavement material which is compacted by external rolling rather than internal vibration. When placed, RCC must be dry enough to support the weight and passage of rollers so that it does not shear, but moist enough during mixing to allow adequate...

Balmain Road is one of the oldest roads in the Municipality of Leichhardt, about 5 km west of the Central Business District of Sydney. The road provides an important link between Parramatta Road and Victoria Road which are two major arterials. This year, the road was scheduled for reconstruction. After...

In recent years there has been increasing usage of cement-stabilisation techniques to rehabilitate or re- cycle existing granular road pavements, providing a major service-lite extension for them at a cost much lower than that of reconstruction. This technique has now been successfully extended to include forestry roads. Following a successful...

Precast drainage structures play an important role in road d infrastructure renewal and augmentation where minimising the interruption to traffic flow during works is vital. In some rural areas there is not always ready access to skilled concrete workers while restricted site access and speed of construction are major challenges....

A continuously reinforced concrete pavement (CRCP) is structurally stronger than a conventional reinforced concrete pavement and requires no transverse contraction joints, thus ensuring lower maintenance costs and excel lent riding qualities. Since June 1976 the Department] of Main Roads, NSW has completed three continuously reinforced concrete pavements, one in a...

King William Road is 2.2 km long, commences about 2 km to the south of Adelaide's central business district and passes through the suburbs of Unley, Wayville, Goodwood, Hyde Park and Unley Park. The northern third passes through a mixed commercial / residential area, the central third through a shopping...

With residential construction on the rise again, both homeowners and developers are seeking greater variety in pavement materials other than that provided by plain concrete or asphalt. To meet this demand, several Australian companies are producing patterned an4 col our ed concrete surface finishes to enhance paved areas in new...

The Warrego Highway is the principal road link between Brisbane and Toowoomba, a major provincial city on the eastern edge of the Great Dividing Range some 130 km to the west. The four-lane section of the highway extending nearly 6 km east from Toowoomba to Withcott, part of which traverses...

The Metropolitan Transit Authority of Victoria (MTA) operates a fleet of about 685 electric passenger tramcars, over a street network of some 220 km of single track in Melbourne. The MTA also operates about 290 diesel buses, over a network of about 270street-km. Together, the two systems make more than...

Over the last twenty years municipal planners have gradually accepted the need to plan and implement cycleways for commuter and recreational use. This year saw the release of the new edition of Guide /o Traffic Engineering Practice. Bicycles by AUSTROADS. This technical publication was written with the cooperation of all...

The City of Blacktown, located approximately 40 km west of Sydney, has experienced a massive expansion of industrial, commercial and residential development over the last two decades and continues to be one of the maior growth centres in the Sydney region. Luxtord Road, a major collector road with a four...

Roundabouts are being constructed to provide improved traffic facilities at a variety of intersections ranging from local collector/distributor roads to arterial roads and highways. They increase overall community amenity by reducing traffic speeds and accidents — by limiting the number of conflict points the potential for collisions is reduced and...