Road Authority Preparedness for Natural Disasters
Natural disasters are a fact of life in Queensland and impact transport operations, particularlystate-controlled roads, and road-related assets. According to the 2020 report from the RoyalCommission into National Natural Disaster Arrangements, Australia’s disaster outlook isevolving, with an increase in bushfires, extreme rainfall, and flooding expected [1]. This isfurther corroborated by the Australian Actuaries Climate Index, […]
Is virtual reality the next frontier for traffic incident management capability and response coordination development?
Queensland state-controlled road users are no stranger to disruptions like vehicle crashes on the network. In managing disruptions, the Department of Transport and Main Roads employ best practice traffic incident management techniques (Department of Transport and Main Roads, 2009). Of which, collaboration and coordination with multi-agencies is key to safely, quickly, and efficiently restoring normal […]
Descriptive Road User Movements: Taking all Road Users into Account
One of the basic tools for understanding what happened during a crash is the road user movement or crash type (originally referred to as the RUM code when introduced in Victoria in 1968). ARRB Technical Manual ATM 29 (Andreassen, 1991 and Andreassen, 1992) established the model guidelines for describing the procedures for deriving accident codes […]
Embodied Carbon Assessment of Geotechnical Works
In the light of rising construction sustainability concerns, embodied carbon assessments are often one of the main engineering tools to identify the best “green” option. Embodied carbon assessments provide a simple way to quantify and measure the summation of all the greenhouse gases generated from the built environment. It includes a whole life carbon cycle […]
Cooperative and Automated Vehicles – Government’s role now and in the future
10 Mins: Government’s role in the CAV eco system Presenter will provide an overview of connected (short range and long range communication) technology and automated technology. And explain what is government’s role in the CAV eco system and what TMR has done so far to enable safe introduction of CAV and CAV related technologies on […]
Laboratory Performance Assessment of Locally Sourced Materials
The majority of Australia’s sealed road network relies on the performance of unbound granular pavements with thin bituminous seal. Utilising locally available marginal materials is both economically and environmentally attractive to minimise transportation costs and reduce consumption of finite materials. In Queensland’s, regional and remote areas this presents considerable economic benefits. Marginal materials do not […]
TMR’s Network Safety Plans
Network Safety Plans are an assessment of the road safety risk across a road network supplemented by the assessment of benefits to specify road safety interventions to reduce that risk. The Department of Transport and Main Roads’ (TMR) has completed the Network Safety Plans process and developed a series of Stereotype Standards for the state-controlled […]
TMR’s Network Safety Plans
The spatial dataset that represents Queensland’s roads is a strategic asset for TMR and it is at the centre of digitisation efforts for TMR and Queensland Government. Authoritative road data is critical for many use cases across Queensland, including enhancing road safety, enabling service delivery and supporting economic efficiency. Datasets about Queensland’s state-controlled roads are […]
Unlocking Early Contractor Involvement in Transport Infrastructure: Insights for Future Success
Early Contractor Involvement is a model often used in Queensland to accelerate and optimise the delivery of transport infrastructure projects. But does it? This presentation will explore unique insights into the delivery of major transport infrastructure under the Early Contractor Involvement model, through the lenses of both a supplier and a principal. Drawing from recent […]
Department of Transport and Main Roads – Engineering, Innovation, and Technology Forum
The HSA Group and the Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) went beyond the Collaborative Project Agreement (CPA) base requirements to rely on each other as trusted partners. Together they delivered a positive legacy to the townships of Gordonvale and Edmonton, and the greater Cairns region. This paper reflects on the trials and […]
