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• The Contribution of Road Transport to Sustainability and Economic Development

  

  Road transport and road infrastructures are keys to the evolution and prosperity of modern society. Connecting people and places, goods and services in safe, efficient and sustainable way is essential for creating and maintaining sustainable and inclusive growth across society and the economy. This [...]

  • Date : 2020
  • Pages : 55
  • PIARC Ref. : 2020SP01
  • ISBN : 978-2-84060-624-6
• COVID-19: Key Lessons for the Road and Transport Community from the Early phase of the Pandemic

  

  The COVID-19 pandemic is an unprecedented global health and societal emergency that requires immediate and effective action in multiple dimensions. All of us have a key role to play in minimizing the likelihood of virus transmission and the impact on individuals, communities and businesses, as well [...]

  • Date : 2020
  • Pages : 7
  • PIARC Ref. : RR384-385-069
• Development of Environment Friendly Cold Mix Asphalt

  

  Bagged cold asphalt repair materials (cold asphalt mixtures) are used for different purposes such as repair of potholes and bumps in pavements making paving work easy and storage stability high. However, because their strength development is slow compared to hot asphalt mixtures and durability is also [...]

  • Date : 2020
  • Pages : 5
  • PIARC Ref. : RR384-385-057
• Emergency Communications At The Forth Bridges

  

  Scotland’s Forth Bridges provide a pertinent case study on the use of web media and social networks to manage emergencies on an important transport link.In June 2015 the Scottish Ministers, through their agency Transport Scotland, appointed a new Operating Company to take over the management and maintenance [...]

  • Date : 2020
  • Pages : 4
  • PIARC Ref. : RR384-385-065
• Intelligent Controlled Compact Parking – Pilot implementation of a new parking management for trucks

  

  Due to the enormous increase of commercial freight transport on motorways in Germany it is often problematic for truck drivers to find safe parking places for longer rest periods during the night. Even though expansions have been made to satisfy the demand, overcrowding and dangerous situations still [...]

  • Date : 2020
  • Pages : 6
  • PIARC Ref. : RR384-385-052
• Wider economic benefits of transport systems - How Norway is working with it

  

  Wider Economic Benefits (WEBs) are benefits caused by improvement in transport systems and accrue in form of productivity gains due to agglomeration effects, increased outputs in markets with imperfect competition and improvements in labour supply. The conventional Benefit-Cost Analyses (BCA) has traditionally [...]

  • Date : 2020
  • Pages : 4
  • PIARC Ref. : RR384-385-061
• XXVI World Road Congress – Abu Dhabi, October 2019 Connecting Cultures, Enabling Economies - General Report

  

  The General Report of the XXVI World Road Congress has been prepared by GHD under contract with the Abu Dhabi Department of Transport, on behalf of the United Arab Emirates. It has not been possible to include the conclusions of all sessions in this report. They will be available from PIARC’s website. [...]

  • Date : 2020
  • Pages : 35
  • PIARC Ref. : RR384-385-017
• COVID-19: Key Lessons for the Road and Transport Community from the Latest PIARC Webinars - Briefing Note

  

  PIARC organizes weekly online discussions on the response to the COVID-19 crisis. They are open to experts appointed by their National PIARC First delegate and to PIARC Technical Committee / Task Force members. The objective of the sessions is to share knowledge and current practice between PIARC members [...]

  • Date : 2020
  • Pages : 6
  • PIARC Ref. : 2020BN02EN
  • ISBN : 978-2-84060-619-2
• COVID-19: Key Lessons for the Road Community from the first PIARC Webinars - Briefing Note

  

  PIARC organizes weekly online discussions on the response to the COVID-19 crisis. They are open to experts appointed by their National PIARC First delegate and to PIARC Technical Committee / Task Force members. The objective of the sessions is to share knowledge and current practice between PIARC members [...]

  • Date : 2020
  • Pages : 3
  • PIARC Ref. : 2020BN01EN
  • ISBN : 978-2-84060-616-1
• Adapting Road Network Design, Maintenance and Operations Documents to the Realities of Climate Change

  

  Through freeze/thaw cycles, temperature gradients, flooding and storms, climatic conditions regularly affect the state of transportation infrastructure. In order to reduce vulnerabilities in this sector, facility management practices are based on a set of design, maintenance and operations references [...]

  • Date : 2020
  • Pages : 4
  • PIARC Ref. : RR383-033
• Alternative Secondary Raw Materials for Road Construction Based on Pulp and Paper Industry Reject. Paperchain Project

  

  Europe is the second world producer of pulp and paper, representing 23% of world production and an annual turnover of 180 billion EUR (1.26% of the European GDP). According to the Confederation of EU Paper Industries (CEPI), Pulp and Paper Industry (PPI) rejects show a great potential as feedstock [...]

  • Date : 2020
  • Pages : 6
  • PIARC Ref. : RR383-019
• Discover the Eight Winners of the 2019 PIARC Prizes

  

  At the World Road Congress held in Abu Dhabi from 6 to 10 October 2019, PIARC awarded a prize for the most outstanding papers in eight different categories. The PIARC Prizes are intended to encourage innovation, recognize professional competence, highlight topics of particular interest, promote [...]

  • Date : 2020
  • Pages : 1
  • PIARC Ref. : RR383-011
• Economic Growth Through Effective Rural Road Asset Management

  

  The United Kingdom (UK) Department for International Development (DFID) is supporting a research programme for the rural transport sector in Africa and Asia. The Research for Community Access Partnership (ReCAP) is strengthening the evidence base for more cost effective and reliable low volume roads [...]

  • Date : 2020
  • Pages : 4
  • PIARC Ref. : RR383-025
• Efforts in Mexico to Implement a Road Safety Audit System

  

  Currently, road accidents are considered as a public health issue worldwide due to the high number of deaths and injuries. To face this situation, various tools have been implemented, including Road Safety Audits (RSA, hereafter), which have around three decades of successful implementation in some [...]

  • Date : 2020
  • Pages : 3
  • PIARC Ref. : RR383-012
• Opportunities and Challenges with Automation in Road Construction and Condition Monitoring in England

  

  Manual handling of operations and data collection, mounting paperwork, and lengthy processes on approval systems are commonly found in construction projects. These can lead to substantial inefficiency which damage productivity and profit. The construction industry has realised the need to make the [...]

  • Date : 2020
  • Pages : 6
  • PIARC Ref. : RR383-037
• PIARC’s Logo: The Whole Story

  

  During its October 2019 Council session held in Abu Dhabi, the World Road Association adopted a new visual identity and single acronym across all languages: «PIARC». For this occasion, we asked Mr. Jean-François Corté, the Association’s Secretary General from 2002 to 2016, to recount the history [...]

  • Date : 2020
  • Pages : 3
  • PIARC Ref. : RR383-047
• Rebuilding an Urban Motorway Interchange to Promote Ecological Diversity and Shape the Landscape Quebec City

  

  Recent motorway interchange redevelopment projects within the dense urban fabric of the Quebec City metropolitan area (Canada) have provided an opportunity to introduce various innovations, particularly in relation to traditional surface water retention basins. Retention structures have become overgrown [...]

  • Date : 2020
  • Pages : 4
  • PIARC Ref. : RR383-029
• Substitution of Asphalt with Expanded Polystyrene

  

  Roads are fundamental elements for the economic and social development of any country; however, the carbon footprint generated by the construction of roads causes impacts on the environment and human health. Asphalt is a petroleum-based material, which is used as a binder in flexible pavement; however, [...]

  • Date : 2020
  • Pages : 4
  • PIARC Ref. : RR383-043
• Which Road Resurfacing Strategies Best Promote Sustainability? Case Study on a French Motorway Section

  

  Road transportation is key to the pursuit of sustainable development. In France, this sector accounts for: 8% of national employment, 13% of GDP, 45 billion EUR in annual tax revenue, 10% of a typical household's financial budget, 5% of collective time spent, and a third of the country's energy [...]

  • Date : 2020
  • Pages : 4
  • PIARC Ref. : RR383-015
• Road Safety - Catalogue Of Case Studies - Rapport technique

  

  Knowledge comes from the analysis of successes and un-successes. Case Studies collection represents an important step toward the construction of knowledge. PIARC Case Studies Catalogue contains the description of a set of interventions designed, implemented and operated worldwide to improve road safety [...]

  • Date : 2019
  • Pages : 385
  • PIARC Ref. : 2019R47EN
  • ISBN : 978-2-84060-604-8
• Review of Practices Using Marginal and Secondary Materials in Rural and Industrial Areas - Technical Report

  

  The use of existing materials in road embankments is an essential issue within the Sustainable Development policies, which have been promoted worldwide for many years. In the World Road Association (PIARC) this subject has been investigated by different Technical Committees over the last 20 years. [...]

  • Date : 2019
  • Pages : 90
  • PIARC Ref. : 2019R43EN
  • ISBN : 978-2-84060-595-9
• Large Underground Interconnected Infrastructure - Technical Report

  

  This report is a continuation of the previous one published in 2016: “Road tunnels: complex underground road networks” (2016R19EN). Its objective is twofold: extend the panel of networks investigated, both geographically and in terms of their complexity and diversity, analyse in a much [...]

  • Date : 2019
  • Pages : 97
  • PIARC Ref. : 2019R42EN
  • ISBN : 978-2-84060-594-2
• Review of Global Road Safety Audit Guidelines – With Specific Consideration for Low- and Middle-Income Countries - Technical Report

  

  This report has involved a comprehensive review of current Road Safety Audit Manuals and Guidelines from a range of different countries to establish current practices and considers previous international reviews to determine key areas where additional guidance is required, or exemplar practice is well [...]

  • Date : 2019
  • Pages : 33
  • PIARC Ref. : 2019R41EN
  • ISBN : 978-2-84060-589-8
• Methodological Document for the Establishment of a National Catalogue and Pavement Design Guide - Technical Report

  

  Following the critical review carried out by a joint PIARC/AGEPAR working group, of the 1984 edition of the Practical Guide to Pavement Design for Tropical Countries, produced by CEBTP, PIARC and AGEPAR approved the extension of this work by producing a methodological document for road administrations [...]

  • Date : 2019
  • PIARC Ref. : 2019R40EN
• Implementation of National Safe System Policies: A Challenge - Technical Report

  

  This report provides a contribution to global road safety through a summary of National Safe System Policies and Implementation in relation to the Safe System approach. The report also highlights the steps that low, middle and high-income countries alike can take to accelerate progress towards Safe [...]

  • Date : 2019
  • Pages : 80
  • PIARC Ref. : 2019R39EN
  • ISBN : 978-2-84060-585-0