Evaluation and Limitation of Impacts social and environmental for Road Networks and Transport Policies

One work area of the PIARC Committee 14 on "Sustainable development and Road Transport" concerns the evaluation and limitation of impacts of road networks and transport policies. The Road is life (Via Vita). This are the words contained in the logo of the World Road Association established in 1909. With this as their moto, most developed countries, and more precisely the engineers have through the years provided for the design, construction, maintenance, management and operation of roads. The primary [...]

Vehicle Size and Weight Limits - Experiences and Trends

The objective of this report is to present an overview of problems concerning vehicle weight and dimensions monitoring and enforcement, such as National and international regulation for vehicle weight and dimensions and need of harmonization; the Directive 96/53 as a legal basis of the harmonization within the EU and others European Countries; monitoring and control systems of freight vehicle traffic, methods and equipments; heavy vehicles aggressiveness on road pavement; weigh in motion system [...]

Towards a Multimodal Approach of the Transport System

Sustainable development is already used world-wide to represent the need to direct the future of the earth and human beings. The transportation sector plays a major role both for the economic development and the environmental balance of the world. A comprehensive multimodal approach to the transport system is a major step toward the sustainable mobility in addition to the contribution available from various technological advances in cleaner and energy-saving vehicles. Later in this report [...]