Welcome to HDS Australia

HDS Australia is a specialist civil engineering and project management consultancy practice with expertise in traffic engineering, road design and road transport planning.

Our team of professional engineers and support staff are committed to providing high quality and innovative solutions for the development and on-going management of safe and sustainable public infrastructure. Our vision is to be recognised nationally as a leading specialist in the provision of technical consulting services in our chosen markets. Current centres of excellence are in road safety, heavy vehicle route assessment and road design.

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Latest News

19th March 2026

TPA and Young IPWEA’s Smarter Networks, Greener Streets Seminar

10th February 2026

Road Safety Barriers Technical Training

21st January 2026

Happy New Year from HDS Australia!

23rd December 2025

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year – 2025

19th December 2025

University of Adelaide – Cheers with Careers & Employment

17th December 2025

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Our Services

Over the past 30 years, HDS Australia has forged a strong reputation as a specialised civil engineering and project management consultancy that can provide high quality services to all levels of government, and to the private sector, in a cost effective and professional manner.

Heavy Vehicle Route Assessments

HDS Australia is a prominent provider of such services throughout Australia. We have extensive experience in undertaking heavy vehicle route assessments for many local government authorities, transport operators and other private clients.

Network Level Heavy Vehicle Route Assessments

Road Safety Audits

HDS Australia is currently the Number 1 provider of road safety audit services in South Australia and is also a prominent provider in Victoria and in New South Wales.

Road Safety Audits

Traffic Data Collection

HDS Australia is a specialist in the provision of traffic data collection services, having had a team dedicated to this field for the past 25 years.

Traffic Data Collection

Traffic Engineering

HDS Australia has highly qualified engineers specialised in their relevant fields, including seven qualified road safety auditors available to undertake road design, safety audits and traffic assessments on existing roads, or proposals for new roads.

Traffic Engineering

Road Design

Our comprehensive road and highway design services cover the design of roads, ranging from initial concept development through to detailed design.

Road Design

Road Transport Planning

Senior transport planners at HDS Australia have extensive experience in the fields of transport strategy development, freight studies, intermodal analysis, public transport and non-motorised transport (walking and cycling).

Road Transport Planning

Safe System Assessments

HDS Australia is accredited to under Safe System Assessment in South Australia (Department for Infrastructure and Transport) and Victoria (VicRoads).

Safe System Assessments