CEO Foreword

The Transport sector continues to evolve as the new suite of challenges is understood and research is completed across the globe at the fastest pace in more than a generation. The NTRO teams across Australia and New Zealand continue to work closely with Local Governments and State and Territory Agencies to develop new knowledge across the transport sector to solve the challenges of today and tomorrow.

The decarbonisation agenda across the globe will have a profound impact on the way we design, build, maintain and use our transport infrastructure. Teams of NTRO staff are embedded in international work programs to establish the pathway for the development of new knowledge that will result in generational change in infrastructure development and use.

The rise in deaths and serious injuries on the road system across Australia and New Zealand, in particular, requires a laser-like focus on solutions and the creation of an innovation platform to step-change out of the current trajectory. The tragic loss of life and the associated impacts on families, workplaces and the community as a whole, is an horrendous toll to bear. The delivery of creative solutions, backed by sound research and a determination to embed impactful outcomes that change the course of safety on the road system, is pressing and urgent.

The NTRO Journal is a voice for the articulation of this new knowledge and will expand its reach to be a global reference point for researchers and practitioners alike to adopt new ideas and implement next-generation infrastructure development. The NTRO team will play our part in shaping the transport future; I ask you to join us on this journey.