Annotated Bibliography on Asset Management Strategy in the Roads and Highways Industry

This annotated bibliography explores articles on asset management strategy in the roads and highways industry. It covers topics such as research, road safety, and innovative technologies. The articles discuss the importance of sustainable solutions, identifying dangerous stretches of highways, reduction in road accidents, speed limits, and measures to improve road infrastructure. The bibliography provides valuable insights for those interested in the field of transportation and road management.

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Article 1: https://theconversation.com/on-the-road-research-can-improve-transport-across-
australia-43643
Introduction
This article mainly highlights that all concerned departments Alice agencies engaged in transport
research should give top priorities to some significant aspects like innovating Technologies
which are efficient former for both domestic and global markets, conducting research for
development of urban design, autonomous vehicles, sensor Technologies, spatial analysis, and
lastly effective pricing and resource allocation.
Discussion
This article aims to give a direction to the scientific research in the field of transport Technology
conducted in Australia. The researchers argue that more than one third of the energy produced
from non sustainable resources in Australia is consumed in transport activities. Hence, research
in this field of study should concentrate onon driving a substitute technology by means of which
Australia can capitalise on her unique and unusual characteristics to find a sustainable solution.
Now, this problem is lead to the road and Highways network of Australia in the context that the
excess consumption of liquid fuel is owing to extensively long distances between population and
the centres of economy.
The significance of this article lies in the fact that like other empirical studies it does not
imply that development of a more destructive network of road and Highways will help to solve
the problem of checking the gap between population and economic centres. The researchers, in
this article identify that the same can also be achieved by enabling the implementation of

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disruptive Technology for regulation of traffic laws on the roads of busy cities, developing a
framework of sharing cars among multiple users and so on (Terill 2015).
Conclusion
Going beyond that comment please demand of innovating e-vehicles, sensor Technologies for
pollution mapping and a well engineered spatial analysis of the roads and highways, this research
study emphasizes on allocating scientific research for identifying and implementing policies and
frameworks that can make the traffic flow on the streets of busy city is more convenient and as
such reduce the time consumption period for covering large distances. In this case, the article
fields to identify in specification, which roads are Highways of Australia should be covered
under the scope of this project.
Article 2: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/dec/21/australias-10-most-dangerous-
stretches-of-highway-revealed
This article evidently explore the particular Highways are the specific locations on roads
and Highways which are mostly prone to accidents. After observing 900 dates between the year
2010 and 2014, the Automobile Association of Australia and the road safety department of
Australia, came up to conduct which primary survey for locating the most dangerous stretches of
highways.
Discussion
most temperature is has been provided on the Pacific motorway of Queensland, which is a major
stretch of Highway and almost all significant parts of the highway which experiences heavy
traffic are equally prone to road accidents.

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The researches of this article should clean applause for identifying the major fact that most
dangerous roads in Australia are situated in the three states of New South Wales, Queensland as
well as Tasmania (Knaus 2016). If stated specifically, the major parts of Pacific motorway
between the Gateway as well as Logan motorways, between the New South Wales border and
the Smith Street Freeway and lastly the Logan motorway and the Smith Street Freeway are
among the deadliest of the Highways, prone to major accidents in Australia.
If analysed property, it will be evident that this article not only presents the statistics of the 10
deadliest Highways regarding road accidents in Australia. How is work, emphasising on the
number of casualties and the nature in which they offered, which article also hints out the trend
of road accidents in Australia and thereby attracts the attention of major opportunities so that
they can understand how the road development Framework should be mapped in the future so
that road safety can be insured for the heavy traffic network of Australian roads.
Conclusion
This article identifies the free motor Highway and the Smith Street female as the deadliest roads
of Australia, prone to motor accident. Nevertheless, alongside providing statistics regarding the
death and casualties which makes is loads the deadliest among the accident prone roads of
Australia Khammam a detailed analysis of the reason behind the accidents and identification of
the most common type of casualty that occurred on road accidents should have been provided in
this article to give it a complete shape. However, the research is attempted to amalgamate
significant data about road accidents so that are clear picture about the threats on the Australian
Highways and roads can be perceived and the roads and Highways Authority Australia can
employer development projects to acknowledge these risks.

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Article 3: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/jan/17/australias-road-deaths-at-
lowest-level-in-four-years
Introduction
This article emphasizes that it is not always important to identify the loopholes of the road and
Highways distribution framework of Australia. Raja, the significant improvement like reduction
in the rate of death tolls from road accidents is A Remarkable statistics that deserves mention.
This is most strategic because since 2010 to 2014 comma the number of road accidents had
accelerated at a large level in Australia. However, taking knowledge from these accidents the
roads and Highways of Australia develop their infrastructure significantly which resulted in a
reduction of Highway death rates out of accidents by almost 7% between 2014 till 2018. In the
last 4 years, they had been 78 fewer dates in approx compared to the previous years.
Discussion
the fact that the Australian government is from please recognising and acting over the
development needs of roads and highways in Australia is evident in the words of the Prime
Minister who stays at Australia to focus on driving down the death rate further.
Most important me, the article identifies that that dropping the death rate in Victoria has been
17.5%, it has been 19% in South Australia and 9% in New South Wales. In fact Tasmania has
also experienced a reduction in the death rate off accident by 2.9% (Castro 2019). In this context,
this article highlights that these highlighted areas are the places with most dangerous framework
of road and highways. Hence, infrastructure development is in progress and it is evident in the
fact that in spite of having these deadliest Highways, These areas have recorded lower death rate.
Conclusion

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As analysed in the article comma the strong on the steps of basic safety has created awareness
among the vehicle drivers regarding the threat of road accidents. It is for this reason that the
busiest and the deadliest Highways and Australia have experienced A reduction in the rate of
road accidents.
Article 4: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-37283797
Introduction
By means of producing concrete information in this article, there is a certain emphasis on the
necessity of denomination speed limits on all important Highways and roads of Australia. This
will be highly strategic step towards reduction of road accidents on the Australian highways.
Discussion
A significant stretch of highways in the Northern territory was the only road available to
Australians where they could drive as fast as they wished. However, in the year 2017, the
government has ruled out this policy. Importance of the article lies in making a clear
discrimination between the negative and positive impacts of this policy decision of the
government. As highlighted in this article, this has upset the residence of Northern territory who
loves to drive across the vast stretches of the Stuart highway and in fact Sports car companies
organised races as popular sports events and promotional activities in that stretch of the highway
(BBC News 2016).
Nevertheless, the article also reminds the readers that the stretch of land might also be
treacherous, with capital, kangaroos or other animals roaming about and the enormous lorries
driving about 180 kilometres per hour might cause a severe threat to them.

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Conclusion
It is evident that some branded car companies like Porsche are not happy because they use that
switch off plan for testing the durability of vehicles on rugged terrain. However, the argument of
the government is sex which review on the challenges that might come two vehicles and drivers
because of driving at limitless speed are high and impending. Although the debate regarding the
utility of making the decision of imposing speed limit on this Highway is still ongoing, there is a
circle in that the limitation is suggestible on the part of the authors.
Article 5: https://www.sbs.com.au/yourlanguage/gujarati/en/article/2018/05/29/phone-detecting-
traffic-cams-achieve-road-safety-goals
Introduction
This article emphasizes on the problem of using mobile phone while driving which has become a
free dominant problem in last 5 to 10 years. The innovative technology has been founded by the
New South Wales government to combat this problem has been the main Emphasis of discussion
in this article.
Discussion
After the the amendment of the road safety bill in 2018, New South Wales will be the first state
in Australia to implement the camera Technology for preventing offences like using mobile
phone while driving on the highways. The article discusses that the government has not only
brought these policies in place but also develop a legislation under the road transport policies of
New South Wales where by offences of using mobile phone while driving will be punishable
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This article also elaborates the categories of drivers who are not permitted used mobile phones
while driving in New South Wales. Penalty have also been specified if such Prime is detected by
officers on road.
Conclusion
The act of banning mobile phone usage while driving is being evaluated in this article. New
South Wales is the first state to implement this policy on trial basis. However, this article give
credit to the government in categorising the level of drivers and providing justification against
why each category of drivers are prohibited from using mobile phones while driving.
Article 6: https://community.transurban.com/news/roadsafetyinnovation
Introduction
Identifying the need of imposing road safety measures on the Australian highways this article
provides Expert Opinion regarding some most feasible strategies to improve Road Infrastructure
in Australia. However, most important this article influences the readers about the team of
University of Newcastle who developed a Revolutionary technology in the form of a metallic
phone which has high absorbent power with the ability to cushion collision impacts.
Discussion
The authors in this article identify that road safety infrastructure like the areas, Rumble strips as
well as Central medians have had been the most significant instruments of road safety and
potentially reduced that road death toll by 86 death every year (Transurban.com 2015). In this
contest former the authors in this article that the innovation of the metallic foam which has been

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designed to observe shop from vehicles will revolutionary implementation to reduce road
accidents.
Conclusion
this article describes the nature of the new shock observer that has been developed by a team
from University of Newcastle. The article discusses that this instrument is supposed to be a
viable alternative to traditional Road blockers and barriers. Expectation of high performance and
low manufacturing cost of this instrument makes it more significant.

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Reference List
BBC News, 2016. End of the road for Australia's open speed limit. Bbc.com.au. (online).
Available at: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-37283797 [Accessed on 14th April
2019]
Castro, J. 2019. Australia’s road deaths at lowest level in four years. The Guardian. Available at:
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/jan/17/australias-road-deaths-at-lowest-level-
in-four-years [Accessed on: 14th April 2019]
Knaus, C. 2016. Australia's 10 most dangerous stretches of highway revealed. The Guardian.
Available at: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/dec/21/australias-10-most-dangerous-
stretches-of-highway-revealed [Accessed on: 14th April 2019]
Mehta, H. 2018. Phone-detecting traffic cams to achieve road safety goals. Sbs.com.au. (online).
Available at: https://www.sbs.com.au/yourlanguage/gujarati/en/article/2018/05/29/phone-
detecting-traffic-cams-achieve-road-safety-goals [Accessed on 14th April 2019]
Terill, M. 2015. On the road: research can improve transport across Australia. The Conversation.
Available at: https://theconversation.com/on-the-road-research-can-improve-transport-across-
australia-43643 [Accessed on: 14th April 2019]
Transurban.com. 2015. Improving road safety through innovation. Available at:
https://community.transurban.com/news/roadsafetyinnovation [Accessed on 14th April 2019]