Road Planning and Design Manual

2nd Edition

Queensland Practice

October 2022

Volume 3 – Guide to Road Design

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Amendment Register

Issue / Reference
Description of revision Authorised by Date
Rev no. section
Initial release of manual (2nd Steering
1 All July 2013
edition) committee
Updated content. Link inserted to
4, 4A, 4B Steering
2 access Supplement to Austroads August 2014
&6 committee
Guide to Road Design
Updated content. Link inserted to
Steering November
3 4C access Supplement to Austroads
committee 2014
Guide to Road Design
Updated content. Link inserted to
Steering
4 7 access Supplement to Austroads April 2015
committee
Guide to Road Design
Updated content. Link inserted to
Steering
5 6A access Supplement to Austroads June 2015
committee
Guide to Road Design
Updated content. Link inserted to
Steering December
6 6B & 8 access Supplement to Austroads
committee 2015
Guide to Road Design
Updated content. Link inserted to
Steering
7 3 access Supplement to Austroads March 2016
committee
Guide to Road Design
Updated content. Link inserted to
Steering November
8 4B access Supplement to Austroads
committee 2017
Guide to Road Design
Updated content. Link inserted to
Steering
9 3 access Supplement to Austroads August 2018
committee
Guide to Road Design
Updated content. Link inserted to
Steering November
10 1, 2 & 8 access Supplement to Austroads
committee 2019
Guide to Road Design
Updated content. Link inserted to
Steering
11 6A access Supplement to Austroads May 2020
committee
Guide to Road Design
Updated content. Link inserted to
Steering
12 6B access Supplement to Austroads July 2020
committee
Guide to Road Design
Updated content. Link inserted to
Steering September
13 3, 4 & 4A access Supplement to Austroads
committee 2020
Guide to Road Design
Updated content. Link inserted to
Steering November
14 4C & 6B access Supplement to Austroads
committee 2020
Guide to Road Design
Updated content. Link inserted to
1, 3, 4,
access Supplement to Austroads Steering November
15 4A, 6A,
Guide to Road Design committee 2021
6B & 7
Part 2 and 8 withdrawn

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 Issue / Reference
Description of revision Authorised by Date
Rev no. section
Update of content. Steering
16 3&7 June 2022
committee
Updated content. New risk Steering
17 6 October 2022
evaluation process. committee

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Contents

Part 1: Objectives of Road Design ........................................................................................................1

Part 2: Network Wide Design (under development) ............................................................................2
Part 3: Geometric Design.......................................................................................................................3
Part 4: Intersections and Crossings – General ...................................................................................4
Part 4A: Unsignalised and Signalised Intersections ..........................................................................5
Part 4B: Roundabouts............................................................................................................................6
Part 4C: Interchanges ............................................................................................................................7
Part 5: Drainage ......................................................................................................................................8
Part 6: Roadside Design, Safety and Barriers .....................................................................................9
Part 6A: Paths for Walking and Cycling ............................................................................................ 10
Part 6B: Roadside Environment ........................................................................................................ 11
Part 7: New and Emerging Treatments ............................................................................................. 12

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Part 1: Objectives of Road Design

Part 1: Objectives of Road Design

See Supplement to Austroads Guide to Road Design - Part 1: Objectives of Road Design

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Part 2: Network Wide Design (under development)

Part 2: Network Wide Design (under development)

The content of Part 2 Design Considerations, Part 7 Geotechnical Investigation and Design and
Part 8 Process and Documentation were incorporated into Part 1 Objectives of Road Design in
November 2021.

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Part 3: Geometric Design

Part 3: Geometric Design

See Supplement to Austroads Guide to Road Design - Part 3: Geometric Design

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Part 4: Intersections and Crossings - General

Part 4: Intersections and Crossings – General

See Supplement to Austroads Guide to Road Design – Part 4: Intersections and Crossings - General

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Part 4A: Unsignalised and Signalised Intersections

Part 4A: Unsignalised and Signalised Intersections

See Supplement to Austroads Guide to Road Design – Part 4A: Unsignalised and Signalised
Intersections

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Part 4B: Roundabouts

Part 4B: Roundabouts

See Supplement to Austroads Guide to Road Design – Part 4B: Roundabouts

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Part 4C: Interchanges

Part 4C: Interchanges

See Supplement to Austroads Guide to Road Design – Part 4C: Interchanges

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Part 5: Drainage

Part 5: Drainage
Drainage criteria is covered in the Transport and Main Roads, Road Drainage Manual (3rd Edition).

The current version of the Austroads Guide to Road Design – Part 5, 5A, and 5B can be referenced,
however the Road Drainage Manual (3rd Edition) takes precedence.

The Austroads Guide to Road Design sections are:

• Guide to Road Design Part 5: Drainage – General and Hydrology Considerations

• Guide to Road Design Part 5A: Drainage – Road Surface, Networks, Basins and Subsurface

• Guide to Road Design Part 5B: Drainage – Open Channels, Culverts, and Floodways

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Part 6: Roadside Design, Safety and Barriers

Part 6: Roadside Design, Safety and Barriers

See Supplement to Austroads Guide to Road Design – Part 6: Roadside Design, Safety and Barriers

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Part 6A: Pedestrian and Cyclist Paths

Part 6A: Paths for Walking and Cycling

See Supplement to Austroads Guide to Road Design – Part 6A: Paths for Walking and Cycling

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Part 6B: Roadside Environment

Part 6B: Roadside Environment

See Supplement to Austroads Guide to Road Design – Part 6B: Roadside Environment

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Part 7: Geotechnical Investigation and Design

Part 7: New and Emerging Treatments

See Supplement to Austroads Guide to Road Design – Part 7: New and Emerging Treatments

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