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Australia has some of the harshest weather extremes in the world – and it has the potential to significantly affect safety on our roads. This webinar will consider the contribution that various kinds of adverse weather can make to road crashes. Wind, extreme heat and intensive rainfall events all have the potential to increase the risk faced by the traveling public, and their influence will be discussed. A selection of risk mitigation measures will also be introduced. Insights into the effects of less common adverse weather such as frost, ice and snow will also be touched upon to provide a comprehensive coverage.

Bridges and other road structures are key elements of the asset base managed by local governments and similar asset owning organisations. Local governments have a responsibility to provide safe and reliable bridge access to the community while making best use of available resources. Bridge asset management is focused on managing structures over their life cycle while balancing the dimensions of performance, risk and cost in order to provide optimal value to stakeholders. This e-Workshop will assist participants to develop an understanding of key bridge management principles and the application of lifecycle activities including inspections, maintenance, structural evaluations and heavy vehicle access assessment

Zia Rice is joined by three of her colleagues in the delivery of this e-workshop which covers the contents of the ARRB best practice guide for road materials. The e-workshop consist of four modules which correspond to the four main chapter headings in the guide and aims to provide useful and practical information related to the best practice use of a range of road materials.

The e-workshop covers fit for purpose use of material, the different materials used within a pavement and the different pavement layers, the use of recycled materials as well as an introduction into laboratory testing and material characterisation. The e-workshop also covers sourcing, extraction, and specification of granular materials, in addition to stabilisation of materials and an introduction into field quality testing. There are several worked examples throughout the e-workshop to help consolidate the information which is covered, and also to demonstrate common processes undertaken during the design and construction. 

Australia’s population relies heavily on our road network for providing access to communities, enabling movement of goods and services, and facilitating educational, recreational and tourist pursuits.

With over a third of the cumulative network length consisting of sealed roads, it is important that their design, construction and ongoing condition is appropriately planned, executed and managed to ensure that road user safety and community expectations are satisfied.

This workshop is based on the Sealed Roads Best Practice guide content, and will assist participants in gaining an understanding and appreciation for the major aspects involved in the design, construction and management of sealed roads.

The Unsealed Roads Best Practice Guide was first published in May 2020 and captures current best practice in managing unsealed roads. The Guide is targeted at local governments (and other organisations) that are tasked with designing, constructing, and maintaining unsealed roads in Australia.

This e-workshop will provide participants with a comprehensive overview of the Guide, as well as practical training on the interpretation and application of the various elements covered in the Guide, including road safety and design, construction and maintenance, as well as managing and operating an unsealed road network.

Each module will be presented by a resident ARRB specialist and will include both technical background information and practical case studies.

Technology innovation is the biggest driver of transformation in transport. Having flipped from a horse-and-carriage infrastructure a hundred years ago to one that is now moving from combustion to electric engines, transport is changing at an increasingly rapidly pace. Join Dr Charles Karl, Mobility Leader at NTRO, and Samantha Taylor, National Partnerships Leader at NTRO, as they look at emerging transportation trends from drones and driverless cars to infrastructure and regulatory requirements – and their ramifications.

In our Introduction to Asset Management video we learned about the different categories of data that can be collected in a road survey and how NTRO’s vehicle fleet can do this. Take the next step with Georgia O’Connor, from NTRO’s Environmental Management team, as she takes a deeper look at the data types, how they can be analysed and what the benefits of those analyses can be for asset management.

Understanding the functional and structural condition of a road is critical to maintaining its integrity, and that understanding comes from surveying the road itself. Join Richard Wix and Luke Warren, of ARRB’s Infrastructure Measurement team, as they run through the different types of data that can be collected in a survey and the array of specialised vehicles that can be deployed to achieve this.

NTRO is proud to present a series of short videos covering the basics of pavements. 

Host Michael Caltabiano is joined by NTRO pavement discipline lead, Dr Michael Moffatt, to discuss Pavements 101. 

Topics include "What is a pavement?", "How are they designed?", "Why roads fail", and "The new and innovative materials being used to make our roads stronger, and last longer."

Bridges and other structures are crucial asset elements of the infrastructure network. It is essential that their condition is monitored, and repairs are planned and completed in an efficient and timely manner. The systematic inspection and monitoring of these assets are vital components to managing the life cycle of these structures. This 5 module e-Workshop will assist participants to develop the knowledge and skills to conduct Level 1 Inspections in accordance with industry best practice. 

Brook Hall, Principal Transport Economist at NTRO, outlines why LCA (Life-Cycle Assessment) methodology is such a vital tool for measuring a project’s lifetime resource inputs and outputs, and how this can be used to make recommendations and rankings for alternative options and make decisions. With the transport sector responsible for 17% of Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions, there’s never been a more important time to understand how to maximise the environmental and sustainability potential of new transport projects, policy and planning.

Motorways are the major arteries of our road networks, carrying high volumes of traffic across long distances and supporting the economic productivity of our cities. Join Paul Bennett, of NTRO’s Mobility Futures team, as he introduces the principles of motorway management, from productivity to capacity and where the various real-time management systems sit within the hierarchy of control – and why it matters.

Sources of new or ‘virgin’ construction materials are depleting and waste stockpiles are increasing. With growing opportunities to recycle waste materials into road infrastructure, how far have we come in developing these materials and what are the environmental considerations?

For over 30 years NTRO has led Australia’s research and development in the use of recycled and alternative materials in road pavements. We have worked with state and local government and the private sector to run trials and enable the widespread use of recycled materials including crumb rubber, plastics, glass, reclaimed asphalt pavement and crushed construction and demolition waste.

This course introduces the context, concepts and principles underlying this and provides a broad range of in-depth knowledge for practitioners, researchers and industry partners in the framework of a local circular economy.

Cycling is a healthy, environmentally friendly and efficient form of transport. It is also growing rapidly in popularity, with the rise of eBikes and shared-bike schemes making it more accessible to increasing numbers of people. Join David Green, of NTRO’s Mobility Futures team, as he introduces the various frameworks road managers can use to plan for the users of their road networks, with a particular focus on cyclists and why it matters.

This course introduces the context, concepts and principles underlying the practice of designing roads and how to provide a safe and more efficient road network for all road users in Australia, New Zealand and other developed countries.

The training consists of five topics including videos, reading and quizzes

Who should do the course?
Road design is a fundamental component in the development of the road network; thus having a basic understanding of the road design process, the challenges and constraints experienced during the design process will assist practitioners in the fields of pavements, asset management, maintenance, safety and mining to be a proactive contributor in a design team and enhance their knowledge to apply to their own engineering discipline. This training is beneficial to all graduates working for a road agency or consultant, or any experienced practitioner who wishes to refresh their understanding.

Save $300 when you purchase all four Best Practice Guides. The Best practice guides have been specifically developed to assist local government in the management of their road and bridge assets. 

Bundle includes: 

• Best Practice Guide: Bridges 
• Best Practice Guide: Materials
• Best Practice Guide: Sealed Roads
• Best Practice Guide: Unsealed Roads 

All four of these eLearning videos for the price of two! Transport Modelling, Managed Motorways, Future Transport, Planning for Cycling on Road Networks. 

Transport modelling is used to strategise ‘What if…?’ scenarios when planning changes to transport networks in cities, providing important insights that inform potential corrective action. Join Neeraj Saxena, of the Mobility Futures team at NTRO, as he introduces large-scale transport modelling, including how it works, what that looks like, what it can achieve and the benefits it can bring.

Recycled rubber has been used in road construction for decades around the world. In Australia, the recycling crisis has only made it more important to reuse other waste products too in environmentally responsible and sustainable ways. Join NTRO’s Dr James Grenfell and Melissa Lyons as they take a look at what is being done right now in road construction and what the future might hold – and how.