1. VicRoads New Integrated Specification on Recycled Materials
MAV 2016 National Local Government Infrastructure and Asset Management Conference
Melbourne, June 2016

2. Background
Over-specification costs money without delivering better outcome
Rock reserves are limited and shrinking
Premium hard rock needs to be preserved for applications without substitute
For many applications, there are equivalent recycled materials
Stein’s Law

3. What VicRoads Does Sustainability and Climate Change Strategy
Recycled materials routinely used on VicRoads projects
Specification changes underway
Research projects with Sustainability Victoria and Swinburne University of Technology

4. Current VicRoads Specifications
Section Crushed Rock for Pavement Base and Subbase
Section Crushed Concrete for Pavement Subbase and Light Duty Base
If Section 820 is not included in contract specifications, recycled materials (crushed concrete) are technically non-compliant

5. Specification Changes Underway
New Integrated Section 812 “Production of Crushed Rock for Pavement Base and Subbase”
Crushed concrete now included in definition of crushed rock
Gradings etc. moved into CoP “Registration of Crushed Rock Mixes”

6. New Code of Practice 500.02 Gradings etc. now included in CoP
CR now includes CC

7. New Integrated Section 812 “Production of Crushed Rock for Pavement Base and Subbase”

8. New Code of Practice
Unsound rock, foreign materials etc. now also in Code of Practice

9. New Specification and Code of Practice
Have been sent to industry and comments incorporated
Going through final internal review
Likely release in Q3 2016