Austroads

Austroads is the apex organisation of road transport and traffic agencies in Australia and New Zealand. It publishes guidelines, codes of practice and research reports that promote best practice for road management organisations in Australasia. Austroads is based in Sydney and funded by the Federal Government.

Operations of Austroads are primarily administrative, with all research and engineering work contracted out, such as to produce the Australian standards for construction, planning and design in roads.

Austroads membership comprises: * Transport for NSW New South Wales * VicRoads * Department of Transport & Main Roads, Queensland * Department of Planning, Transport & Infrastructure, South Australia * Main Roads Western Australia * Department of State Growth, Tasmania * Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Logistics Northern Territory * Transport Canberra & City Services, Australian Capital Territory * Commonwealth Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications * Australian Local Government Association * New Zealand Transport Agency Provided by Wikipedia