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The future of movement
The future of movement
YOUR NATIONAL TRANSPORT RESEARCH ORGANISATION
NTRO is developing new knowledge, innovation, standards and specifications in moving people and freight for Australia and New Zealand.
We offer innovative research and practical solutions to integrate planning, operations and research across all modes of transport including roads, rail, ports and airports. Developed by the Australian Road Research Board (ARRB) in response to the shift towards multi-modality in transport policy and operations, NTRO is working to secure resilience for our national transport future.
“ARRB worked collaboratively with us to undertake a network pavement condition survey within our required timeframes. This was supplemented with GIS presentation and associated ad-hoc technical advice. All tasks were undertaken within required timeframes and to a high level of quality.”
“It's a very pleasant experience to work with both Chris and Richard and their team. Both are quick to respond, address any issues/questions I have and are patient too. They are fair and nice to work with.”
“Thanks for being so agile to our needs! You have been so responsive and willing to engage with us and other working groups, including joint consultation. Really appreciate your flexibility in this regard.”
“ARRB were thorough with their analysis and provided a fit for purpose deliverable for TMR's needs.”
Our Latest Solutions
Connected Transport Futures
Connected Transport Futures
What does the future of mobility look like? ARRB knows. We focus on the four cornerstones of New Transport – autonomy, data, future fuels, and future transport systems. With electric vehicle and hydrogen power specialists, digital mapping and annotating capabilities, we advise government and industry stakeholders what’s needed to make Australia and New Zealand ready for Connected and Automated Vehicles (CAV).
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Road Safety
Road Safety
ARRB provides all levels of government, industry and the community with comprehensive road safety management solutions. ARRB is an iRAP Centre of Excellence, specialising in data-driven solutions to reduce road trauma, including NetRisk2, network safety plans, road safety audits, infrastructure risk assessments, mine haul road safety and heavy vehicle route assessments.
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Infrastructure Measurement
Infrastructure Measurement
ARRB has the largest fleet of survey vehicles in Australia and New Zealand, including world-class Intelligent Pavement Assessment Vehicles (iPAVE) and Falling Weight Deflectometer (FWD/HWD) units. With our big fleet, expert staff, and end-to-end data collection and analysis capabilities, ARRB can conduct local road surveys; large-scale State and Federal network surveys; ride quality testing; pavement strength testing; road construction quality testing; and check for roughness, rutting and skid resistance.
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Asset Management
Asset Management
ARRB offers an end-to-end service offering for assets – sealed and unsealed roads, bridges and structures. We help our clients shift from reactive asset management, where assets are fixed only when unusable or unsafe, to a predictive approach, enabling accurate forecasting of asset condition to inform future budget planning, capacity needs, and enhancement requirements to ensure asset longevity.
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Material Testing & Performance
Material Testing & Performance
Independent, fully accredited, Australian-based labs providing world-class materials testing and performance. That’s what ARRB offers your organisation – testing and assessing all types of asphalt, bituminous binders, sprayed seals, bound and unbound granular pavements, polymer modified binder formations and asphalt mix design.
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Recycled Roads
Recycled Roads
We can build better, more durable roads using recycled materials. ARRB leads the way in innovating and implementing recycled material use in road and rail infrastructure. We help inform all levels of government about best practice use and specification development for plastic, recycled glass, reclaimed asphalt pavement, concrete, crumb rubber and other recycled roads.
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Product Certification
Product Certification
The Transport Infrastructure Product Evaluation Scheme (TIPES) is a process aimed at providing an independent fit-for-purpose assessment of innovative road construction products. TIPES is intended for the evaluation products that fall outside the scope of established standards and specifications. TIPES is a national scheme endorsed by all Australian State and Territory road agencies as well as IPWEA (QLD), the Queensland Local Roads Alliance and WALGA.
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Transport Data & Analytics
Transport Data & Analytics
ARRB collects transport data – including the condition of the road network, where potholes and failures are likely, even data pinpointing where crashes are likely to happen. But data is nothing without context. ARRB offers a full analytics service to understand what this data means, and how your organisation can use this information to achieve the best value-for-money outcomes for your roads.
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NIS Library
NIS Library
The National Interest Services is Australia’s road research library and knowledge hub. Funded by the Federal, State and Territory Departments of Transport, the NIS program provides structured and systematic access to authoritative land transport knowledge. This includes the Australian Transport Index (ATRI), and regular newsletters and bulletins to keep the roads and transport industry informed.
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