00680821

Component

http://onlinepubs.trb.org...TRCircular/446/446-008.pdf

Australia is both highly motorized and one of the most sparsely populated countries in the world. With over 60% of the population living in major cities on the coast, it is also a highly urbanized country. Non-urban road travel is characterized by long distances, high speeds and low traffic volumes. Parts of the primary (National) highway network and a substantial proportion of the secondary (State) highway networks can carry less than 400 vehicles/day. Hence low-volume roads play a very important role in Australian transport, serving not only rural access functions, but also primary and secondary highway functions. This paper provides details on the design of Australia's low-volume roads; information on recent developments in maintenance standards, in-situ stabilization, seal widths, and geotextile reinforced seals; and a discussion of emerging issues in funding and community service obligations.

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00680813

English

p. 23-24

1995-5

Transportation Research Circular

Digital/other

Field tests; Finance; Financing; Geotextiles; Highway design; Low volume roads; Maintenance; Pavement design; Seal coats; Service agencies; Social service; Soil stabilization; Standards; Width

Stabilization

Australia

Australia

Design; Finance; Geotechnology; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Pavements; Society; I20: Design and Planning of Transport Infrastructure; I60: Maintenance

TRIS, TRB

Jun 16 1995 12:00AM

• AN OVERVIEW OF THE LVR PROBLEMS, NEEDS, AND IMPACTS FOR THE NATIONAL FORESTS OF THE UNITED STATES
• ASPECTS OF LOW-VOLUME ROAD RESEARCH IN SOUTH AFRICA
• ASSESSING WORLDWIDE LOW-VOLUME ROADS: PROBLEMS, NEEDS, AND IMPACTS. INTRODUCTION
• IMPLEMENTATION OF SECONDARY ROAD MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS IN BELGIUM
• ISSUES RELATED TO PLANNING AND ADMINISTRATION OF LOW-VOLUME ROADS
• LOW-VOLUME ROADS: PROBLEMS, NEEDS, AND IMPACT STATUS IN CANADA
• LOW-VOLUME ROADS: PROBLEMS, NEEDS, AND IMPACTS
• RURAL ROADS IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA: POLICY ISSUES AND STRATEGIES
• SOME THOUGHTS ON RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING OF LOW-VOLUME ROADS