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• The Beauties of the Stelvio Pass

  

  For good reasons, the Stelvio Pass could be defined as the most northern state road in the Italian territory that proceeds horizontally through 2 rich regions full of traditions, culture, landscapes and nature, i.e. Lombardia and Trentino Alto Adige. The Lombardian side, from Piantedo to the Stelvio [...]

  • Date : 2017
  • Pages : 4
  • PIARC Ref. : RR374-050
• The present paper describes the design and construction processes for the Beipanjiang Bridge project.

  

  Design and Construction of the Beipanjiang Bridge

  • Date : 2017
  • Pages : 7
  • PIARC Ref. : RR374-032
• National Tourist Route Geiranger - Trollstigen in Norway

  

  The Norwegian Public Roads Administration has created 18 selected drives through the best of Norwegian nature. These tourist attractions are known as National Tourist Routes and are characterised by the use of bold design and architecture.

  • Date : 2017
  • Pages : 5
  • PIARC Ref. : RR373-056
• C-ITS and Connected Automated Driving in Japan

  

  ITS in Japan entered its second phase in 2014, when the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) embarked on its “ETC2.0 Project”, which aimed at delivering a range of applications for vehicleto-infrastructure (V2I) and vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communications. These applications [...]

  • Date : 2017
  • Pages : 6
  • PIARC Ref. : RR373-051
• Connected Vehicles, Floating Car Data and Self-Driving Vehicles

  

  Connected vehicles, floating car data and self-driving vehicles: three major steps forward that are already underway and will continue to radically alter the transport system. Could this be called a revolution? Probably not. Today, we’re witnessing the maturation of an evolutionary process that got [...]

  • Date : 2017
  • Pages : 2
  • PIARC Ref. : RR373-021
• Europe's C-Roads Platform: Paving the Ground to Make Cooperative, Connected and Automated Vehicles Reality

  

  The C-Roads Platform brings together authorities and road operators across all Europe with the goal to harmonise the deployment activities of cooperative intelligent transport systems (C-ITS) across Europe. The aim of C-Roads is to develop harmonised specifications taking the EU-C-ITS Platform recommendations [...]

  • Date : 2017
  • Pages : 4
  • PIARC Ref. : RR373-027
• The Connected Vehicle - Realising the Opportunities

  

  Well before notions of “big data“, “connected vehicles“ and the “Internet of things“ became commonplace, a group of automobile and roads engineers came together to explore the opportunities that these developments in information technology and telecommunications might have on their businesses. [...]

  • Date : 2017
  • Pages : 4
  • PIARC Ref. : RR373-023
• Advanced technology for data collection and infomation to users and operator

  

  The study that is the subject of this report was defined in the PIARC Strategic Plan 2012-2015 approved by the Council of the World Road Association.The report provides brief summaries of projects from around the world, presented in the form of use cases that are representative of innovative ways of [...]

  • Date : 2016
  • Pages : 50
  • PIARC Ref. : 2016R30EN
  • ISBN : 978-2-84060-434-1
• Optimal use of local materials in earthworks

  

  The use of local materials available on the site of a road project is a major concern in the context of sustainable development and perfectly meet socio-economic and environmental criteria. Following a previous survey carried out on this topic during the 2008-2011 cycle, it appeared necessary to launch [...]

  • PIARC Ref. : 2017R04EN
• Adaptation of road bridges to climate change

  

  Climate change has now become a global issue of concern and it is for this reason that PIARC has incorporated it into the strategic themes and technical committees for the term 2012-2015. Higher levels of carbon dioxide as part of greenhouse gas emissions are being released resulting in heat being trapped [...]

  • Date : 2016
  • Pages : 14
  • PIARC Ref. : 2017R03EN
  • ISBN : 978-2-84060-466-2
• Design fire characteristics for road tunnels

  

  Fire safety in tunnels depends on an amalgam of systems and procedures designed to achieve the best outcome in the event of an incident. The "Design Fire", defined in terms of its magnitude, growth rate and duration, provides a basis for sizing the required systems and anticipating the operational measures [...]

  • Date : 2016
  • Pages : 66
  • PIARC Ref. : 2017R01EN
  • ISBN : 978-2-84060-471-6
• An Integrated Transport Authority: the Centre for Budapest Transport, Hungary

  

  The Centre for Budapest Transport (BKK) was established in 2010 as the new integrated transport-organizing authority of Hungary’s capital city, Budapest, within a new city management framework based on the model of Transport for London. BKK integrates the management of public transport, cycling, road [...]

  • Date : 2017
  • Pages : 8
  • PIARC Ref. : RR372-096
• Creation of an Integrated Transport Portfolio - Organisational Arrangements In Western Australia

  

  This Case Study focuses on the Integrated Transport Portfolio of Western Australia which ensures key strategy and investment decisions are made in a multi-modally coordinated manner.

  • Date : 2017
  • Pages : 8
  • PIARC Ref. : RR372-074
• Evolution of Topographical Techniques and Reconstruction of Roman Roads and Relevant Features

  

  Summary to come

  • Date : 2017
  • Pages : 8
  • PIARC Ref. : RR372-104
• Fostering Multi-Modal Governance in the Roads and Transport Sector

  

  The Word Road Association is pleased to publish this Compendium of seven case studies on governance structures and processes for multi-modal planning and delivery in the roads and transportation sector, prepared by its Technical Committee 1.1 Performance of Transport Administrations in the 2012 – [...]

  • Date : 2017
  • Pages : 4
  • PIARC Ref. : RR372-044
• Governance and Decision-Making Regarding Multi-Modal Planning in Spain

  

  This document provides an overview and description of the development of decision-making bodies in terms of transport infrastructures, and seeks to identify developments for modal cooperation between the four levels of jurisdictional administration – State, region (Autonomous Community), province [...]

  • Date : 2017
  • Pages : 8
  • PIARC Ref. : RR372-058
• Multi-Modal Planning and Delivery in Sweden

  

  In recent years, the Swedish transport sector has undergone major organizational restructuring. The overall direction of change has been to streamline functions while at the same time establish a more multi-modal organizational structure. The reforms culminated with the formation of a multi-modal transport [...]

  • Date : 2017
  • Pages : 8
  • PIARC Ref. : RR372-082
• Multi-Modal Planning and Delivery: Single Modal Agencies and National Administration in Austria

  

  In Austria, each of the primary types of transport (road, rail, water, air) is organised at national level in independent organizations (“single modal concept”), which are in state ownership. The overarching administrative, inspection and control body is the Federal Ministry for Transport, Innovation [...]

  • Date : 2017
  • Pages : 10
  • PIARC Ref. : RR372-048
• Multi-Modal Transport for New South Wales

  

  In the Australian State of New South Wales (NSW), there has been a recent integration of previously distinct, mode-oriented transport agencies to create a multi-modal transport ‘cluster’, led by a single integrated transport authority, Transport for New South Wales (TfNSW). This shift towards modal [...]

  • Date : 2017
  • Pages : 6
  • PIARC Ref. : RR372 -090
• Revised missions and organizations adopted by France's roads and transportation directorate

  

  This article presents the reforms introduced over the past ten-year period, primarily within State Agencies, both nationally and at the regional and local levels, in addition to the institutional changes taking place inside regional, departmental and local administrations. The analysis provided mainly [...]

  • Date : 2017
  • Pages : 8
  • PIARC Ref. : RR372-066
• Appraisal of Sustainability of Transport Infrastructure Plans and Programs

  

  This report gives a scanning overview of the current state of the art on the topic of the appraisal of sustainability within the development of transport plans and investment programs, respectively the extent to which decisions made in this context have taken account of sustainability. The report is [...]

  • Date : 2016
  • Pages : 52
  • PIARC Ref. : 2016R29EN
  • ISBN : 978-2-84060-431-0
• Experience with Significant Incidents in Road Tunnels

  

  Approximately ten to fifteen years ago many countries introduced tunnel safety management systems and started paying attention to tunnel safety in a more structured way. PIARC report 2007R07 recommended an integrated approach to tunnel safety. As a result of this, many countries have gained experience [...]

  • Date : 2016
  • Pages : 67
  • PIARC Ref. : 2016R35EN
  • ISBN : 978-2-84060-444-0
• Framework for Citywide Road Freight Transport Management

  

  The report entitled "Framework for citywide road freight transport management" of WG1, TC2.3 "Freight Transport" describes the research and findings about the frameworks for public sector road freight transport management (RFTM). RFTM is a key contributor to the sustainable development of urban areas, [...]

  • Date : 2016
  • Pages : 62
  • PIARC Ref. : 2016R28EN
  • ISBN : 978-2-84060-428-0
• Guide to good practice performance frameworks

  

  Good performance information is an essential part of good management in any organisation. It assists in ensuring accountability, transparency and aids decision making across the board on a range of activities undertaken by road and transport administrations. Organisations have been collecting information [...]

  • Date : 2016
  • Pages : 33
  • PIARC Ref. : 2016R22EN
  • ISBN : 978-2-84060-412-9
• Risk Management for Emergency Situations

  

  Road transport is critical to the economic vitality of a country. An effective management of emergency situations for combined and large hazards that may disrupt road operation requires cooperation and coordination among several parties of the road and non-road sector including government agencies, [...]

  • Date : 2016
  • Pages : 77
  • PIARC Ref. : 2016R26EN
  • ISBN : 978-2-84060-424-2