Rural Driveway Design: Allowing for Heavy Vehicle Access
A rural driveway may need to serve more than household cars. Delivery trucks, livestock or horse transporters, machinery, fire appliances and construction vehicles can all place substantial demands on the access route. A driveway designed only for light traffic may rut, crack, become boggy or develop drainage problems when heavier vehicles use it. In Brisbane and across South East Queensland, good rural access design also needs to account for intense rainfall, variable s