Review

In Western Australia, full-depth asphalt (FDA) pavements are provisioned primarily in metropolitan heavy traffic volume/load applications. Recent observations by Main Roads suggest these pavements may be subject to premature deterioration due to moisture ingress. While…

Every year over a hundred lives are lost on West Australian roads. While any death on the road is unacceptable, the State Government is committed to substantially reducing this toll. As a result, the Government…

In the quest for innovative practices that might be applied in WA, three exciting research areas were explored for potential larger scale investigations. Solar pavements, although highly suitable for our sunny WA and with promising…

ARRB, Main Roads Western Australia, WALGA, Curtin University and the University of WA developed the concept for a Western Australian Pavement Asset Research Centre (WAPARC). The purpose of the centre was two-fold.  The first objective…

Adequate compaction at every stage of construction ensures we achieve stronger roads and the layers themselves will able to withstand the destructive erosive forces of water. Each type of material and each layer of construction…