Introduction. Definitions. History of Roads. The Management of Roads. Road Needs. Road Location. Residential Streets. Pavement Materials. Water in Pavements. Stabilisation. Pavement Design. Bituminous Pavements. Drainage. Pavement Performance. Bridges. Driver Behaviour. Traffic Flow and Capacity. Speeds. Road Geometry. Intersections. Traffic Signs. Pavement Markings. Traffic Signals. Lighting. Construction. Maintenance. Road Vehicles. Safety. Road User Costs and Charges. Road Transport. Transport Planning. Environmental Factors. Peripheral Technologies.
Biography
M. G. Lay is a Director of ConnectEast, a Professorial Fellow of Melbourne University and a Past President of the Australian Automobile Association.
"Widely considered to be the single most comprehensive and informative road technology reference text."
- Highway Engineering in Australia
"A fully revised edition..."
- Transport and Road Update
"This handbook has its origins in Max Lay’s work over many decades in Australia, but reflects a breadth of knowledge far beyond that continent. In that sense it is perhaps the most international in its coverage of practice of such works."
- Mike Chrimes, Librarian, Institution of Civil Engineers, MyICE newsletter
