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Austroads maps out its direction for future transport resilience guidance |
Austroads has undertaken a detailed analysis to shape the potential development of its future guidance aimed at helping transport agencies address the impacts of climate change and natural hazards, and strengthen the resilience of transport systems across Australasia.
While Australia and New Zealand have long faced natural hazards, climate change is intensifying both the frequency and severity of events, creating new challenges for transport agencies.
To respond to this evolving risk, Austroads examined what resilience guidance is needed, what gaps exist, and how it can best support agencies. Drawing on stakeholder consultation and a review of national and international practice, Austroads has defined the focus for its future work and developed a guidance model that identifies the type of guidance it should produce, along with a roadmap outlining the priorities and sequence for its development.
“Both the guidance model and the roadmap are designed to guide Austroads in producing targeted, responsive, efficient, and non-duplicative guidance over the short, medium, and long term. They aim to embed resilience considerations across all future Austroads guidance while providing practical steps to strengthen agency capability and capacity,” said Joanne Vanselow, Austroads Environment and Sustainability Program Manager.
Additionally, Austroads investigated transport system climate change and natural hazard (CCNH) resilience frameworks that it may utilise to provide strategic context, define key resilience issues, and establish principles of accountability and responsibility for its member agencies. The report also defines key resilience terms, including the definition of a resilient transport system, a foundational output that underpins future resilience guidance.
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New updates to technical publications on road crossing for pedestrians and cyclists in QLD
TMR guidance for pedestrian and cyclist crossings was updated in 2025 to capture new research about raised priority crossings, and to provide more options to address the needs of industry and communities. This factsheet provides an overview of the guidance for raised crossings in Queensland.
Publication is now available of the TMR pedestrian crossing related documents (links below) that have been updated and harmonised with Austroads Guide to Traffic Management (AGTM), Austroads Guide to Road Design (AGRD) and Australian Standard AS1742.10 2024. A summary of the documents and their functions is available below:
- Usage warrants are in the Queensland Guide to Traffic Management (QGTM) supplement to AGTM
- Signage and linemarking layouts are in the Queensland Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices (QMUTCD) Pt10 supplement to AS1742.10 2024
- Detailed geometric designs are in the Road Planning & Design Manual (RPDM) supplement to AGRD
- Raised priority crossings for pedestrian and cycle paths Guideline include: case studies/examples, past research findings, options on actions that will achieve optimal outcomes in line with Technical Standards, conceptual information, explanations, interpretations, factors to be considered, suggestions and advice about good practice. It will also contain references to all the information listed above.
To find out more about the updates, join TMR for an upcoming webinar on Thursday 6 November - 12pm - 1pm AEST (Bris). Registrations are now open.
Have your say on the proposed updates to the Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport 2002 (Transport Standards)
The reform package is broad, including requirements for staff training to better meet the needs of people with disability, ensuring information is provided in accessible formats, and a range of design requirements to ensure services are safe and accessible.
The Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts is seeking feedback on the proposed updates to make public transport more accessible for all Australians.
Have your say by 11.59pm 20 November 2025: tinyurl.com/3te2znfc