Reducing the cost of infrastructure

Our role is to provide safe and cost effective, functional transport infrastructure that meets the current and future needs. This will be done in part by delivering long-term innovative infrastructure solutions which will deliver value for money.

View our documents for reducing the cost of infrastructure:

• Strategy
• Implementation Plan
• Action Plan - update August 2014

View our technical notes:

• Asphalt Procurement Harmonisation with Roads and Maritime Services 
• Changes to Part 3 of the MUTCD - Works on Roads 
• Changes to the Specification MRTS02 - Provision for Traffic 
• Construction Materials Testing (CMT) Supplier Registration System 
• Quarry-specific Testing Frequency Project 
• Pavement Design Supplement 

2015 Project close

The Reducing the cost of infrastructure initiative has been very successful. Please see the attached final report for information on all of the initiatives undertaken.

• Reducing the cost of infrastructure final report

2014 Industry workshop

The Reducing the cost of infrastructure workshop was held as part of the Engineering Technology Forum convened in Brisbane on 9 September 2014.

View our presentation:

• Reducing the cost of infrastructure industry update

2013 Industry workshop

View our presentations:

• Affordable Road Design Criteria 
• Best Value Procurement and Contracting 
• Delivering for the Future 
• Pavements, Materials and Geotechnical Initiatives 
• Road Lighting and Traffic Management at Road Works 
• Structures update 
• TMR's Strategy for Reducing the Costs of Infrastructure 

View our industry forum feedback:

• Flip charts 
• Flip charts - transcribed