Pavement treatments and lessons learnt from the flood reconstruction work in the Transport Network Reconstruction Program (TNRP) in Queensland

Between 2010 and 2013, a series of natural disaster events occurred in Queensland. These disasters resulted in severe damage to the state road network. As a result, the Transport Network Reconstruction Program (TNRP) was established to manage the largest recovery and reconstruction work in the history of Queensland. The major funding source for the TNRP was from the Natural Disaster Relief and Recover Arrangement (NDRRA), a joint federal and state initiative. The program of works included pavements, bridges, culverts and earthworks and had an estimated budget of $6.93b. A research project is currently underway to document and evaluates the effectiveness of the pavement treatments employed in the program. This paper summarises the key findings from the first year of the project, including the early performance of the different pavement repair treatments adopted. An improved understanding of flood recovery practices will result in a reduction in construction costs and risk, as well as an increase in the resilience of the road network so that it is better able to survive future natural disaster events.

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  http://arrbknowledge.com
• Authors:
  • Lee, J L
  • Noya, L
  • Ramanujam, J M
• Conference:
  • ARRB Conference, 27th, 2016, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
• Publication Date: 2016-11

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 8p
• Monograph Title: Linking people, places and opportunities: 27th ARRB Conference, 16-18 November 2016, Melbourne, Victoria

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Construction; Costs; Disasters; Evaluation; Floods; Highways; Maintenance; Pavement performance; Types of roads by network
• Uncontrolled Terms: Road design and asset management
• Geographic Terms: Australia; Queensland
• ATRI Terms: Construction costs; Disaster management; Evaluation; Flooding; Pavement performance; Road network
• ITRD Terms: 2184: Emergency; NETWORK (TRAFFIC); 253: Transport authority
• Subject Areas: Construction; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; I10: Economics and Administration; I61: Equipment and Maintenance Methods;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01622876
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• Files: ITRD, ATRI
• Created Date: Jan 24 2017 12:00PM