User:Dave R Jones/Australian Road Research Board

The Australian Road Research Board (ARRB) commenced operations in 1960 as a member based organisation to undertake road and transport research in Australia. It was modelled upon the US Highways Research Board. The organisation was renamed ARRB Transport Research in 1995 (?) then ARRB Group Limited in 2005.

ARRB is based in Vermont South, a suburb of Melbourne, Australia.

History

William Calder first proposed a national research centre in 1924, following an overseas study tour. In 1947 Caleb Roberts, Chief Engineer of the Victorian Country Roads Board (CRB), now VicRoads, undertook a study tour of the USA and Britain. He advocated a national road research activity run by the States and coordinated by their road agencies. Donald Darwin, Chairman of the CRB, supported his arguments.

Conferences

Membership

ARRB was founded as a member based not-for-profit organisation, with its members being the State and Territory road authorities of Australia. Its members are now the State and Territory road authorities of Australia, the Australian Local Government Association and the national road authority of New Zealand. ARRB is a charitable institution.


 * Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Territory and Municipal Services


 * Australian Department of Infrastructure and Transport


 * Australian Local Government Association


 * New South Wales Roads and Traffic Authority


 * Northern Territory Department of Lands and Planning


 * Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads


 * South Australian Department for Transport, Energy and Infrastructure


 * Tasmanian Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources


 * Victorian Roads Corporation (VicRoads)


 * Main Roads Western Australia


 * New Zealand Transport Agency

Governance

Conferences

Achievements

The Signalised Intersection Design and Research Aid (SIDRA) is a software package developed at ARRB and eventually used by 1,000 organisations in 60 countries.

Awards

ARRB received the 1986 Transportation Energy Conservation Award for its development of SIDRA.

Two of ARRB's senior researchers have received the Clunies Ross National Science & Technology Award, namely Dr Rahmi Ackelik in 1999 for developing SIDRA, and Dr Ahmad Shayan in 2003 for research at the CSIRO then ARRB to identify and prevent alkali aggregate reaction in concrete.

References

Roberts, 1948