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  • Road Safety in LMICs: Identification and Analysis of Specific Issues - Literature Review

    This report is a deliverable of PIARC working group 3.1.1 Specific road safety issues for LMICs. The working group performed its activities in the period 2019 – 2023. We prepared two deliverables: a) a literature review and b) an overview of case studies. The present report gives the literature [...]

    • Date : 2023
    • Pages : 44
    • PIARC Ref. : 2023R07EN
    • ISBN : 978-2-84060-749-6
  • Customer Experience and Public Value Creation – Technical Report

    The World Road Association (PIARC) has explored the performance of road and transport administrations focusing on the customer facing levels of service underpinning asset management, models and frameworks in use, how we capture creation of public value and understanding decisions and practices around [...]

    • Date : 2023
    • Pages : 55
    • PIARC Ref. : 2023R06EN
    • ISBN : 978-2-84060-748-9
  • Multimodal Solutions for Optimizing -Road Networks in Urban and Peri-Urban Areas - Case Studies

    The current collection of case studies is part of a set of six publications of Technical Committee 2.1 Mobility in Urban Areas expected for the 2020-2023 cycle. Mobility in urban areas faces complex problems which need to be managed within spatial and budgetary constraints. It is therefore necessary [...]

    • Date : 2023
    • Pages : 187
    • PIARC Ref. : 2023R05EN
    • ISBN : 978-2-84060-747-2
  • The Use of Big Data for Road Condition Monitoring - Briefing Note

    This briefing note provides an overview of numerous big data sources and the data-processing methods that can be used to analyse data for road condition monitoring. It focuses on solutions that allow data to be collected quickly, in real time and repeatedly, e.g. via CAN bus, smartphones, digital imagery, [...]

    • Date : 2023
    • Pages : 8
    • PIARC Ref. : 2023R04EN
    • ISBN : 978-2-84060-746-5
  • The Use of Big Data for Road Condition Monitoring - Literature Review

    This literature review provides an overview of numerous big data sources and the data-processing methods that can be used to analyse data for road condition monitoring. It focuses on solutions that allow data to be collected quickly, in real time and repeatedly, e.g. via CAN bus, smartphones, digital [...]

    • Date : 2023
    • Pages : 85
    • PIARC Ref. : 2023R03EN
    • ISBN : 978-2-84060-745-8
  • The Role of Transport Agencies in Shaping Disruptive Technologies and Service Models - Technical Report

    Under PIARC’s Strategic Plan 2020 - 2023, Technical Committee 1.1 (Performance of Transport Administrations) have sought to research challenges and emerging responses for transport agencies in understanding and successfully shaping disruptive technologies and service models. Key technologies within [...]

    • Date : 2023
    • Pages : 83
    • PIARC Ref. : 2023R01EN
    • ISBN : 978-2-84060-738-0
  • The Role of Transport Agencies in Shaping Disruptive Technologies and Service Models – High Impact Summary

    This document is a High Impact Summary of the Final Report on The Role of Transport Agencies in Shaping Disruptive Technologies and Service Models produced by PIARC Technical Committee 1.1 through its Working Group. Under PIARC’s Strategic Plan 2020 - 2023, Technical Committee 1.1 (Performance [...]

    • Date : 2023
    • PIARC Ref. : 2023R02EN
    • ISBN : 978-2-84060-742-7
  • Climate Change, Other Hazards and Resilience of Road Networks - Collection of Case Studies

    This report contains a collection of case studies related to climate change, other hazards and resilience of road networks. It comprises an introduction, outlining the work program for Technical Committee (TC) 1.4 Climate Change and Resilience of Road Networks, and objectives of two Working Groups within [...]

    • Date : 2022
    • Pages : 56
    • PIARC Ref. : 2022R33EN
    • ISBN : 978-2-84060-733-5
  • Good Practices in Maintenance and Traffic Operation of Heavily Trafficked Urban Road Tunnels - Technical Report

    Maintenance and operation of heavily trafficked urban road tunnels is one of, if not the most outstanding challenge for authorities, owners, operators and designers of tunnels. This full report makes amends in detailing the challenges and inherent good practices for maintenance and operation from traffic [...]

    • Date : 2022
    • Pages : 59
    • PIARC Ref. : 2022R34EN
    • ISBN : 978-2-84060-734-2
  • Damage-Resilient Bridges in Seismic Areas - Collection of Case Studies

    Resilient Infrastructure is the fourth Strategic Theme defined by PIARC in the 2020-2023 Strategic Plan. During this cycle, Technical Committee 4.2 Road Bridges was assigned 5 issues. The fifth issue, titled “Damage-Resilient Bridges in Seismic Areas”, was consistent with the fourth Strategic Theme, [...]

    • Date : 2022
    • PIARC Ref. : 2022R32EN
    • ISBN : 978-2-84060-731-1
  • Electric Road Systems - Collection of Case Studies

    The collection of case studies report on electric road systems (ERS) provides an overview of the activities of PIARC Task Force 2.2 to date. This includes an overview of the tasks and activities of the Task Force as well as the progress made to date in terms of collection and review of literature, collection [...]

    • Date : 2022
    • Pages : 76
    • PIARC Ref. : 2022R31EN
    • ISBN : 978-2-84060-730-4
  • Survey on Winter Maintenance in the City - Collection of Case Studies

    While winter maintenance in rural areas is a relatively well-known topic, it is less so in urban areas, although there are more and more presentations on this topic at PIARC winter maintenance conferences and a specific winter maintenance theme is proposed. Compared to rural roads, winter maintenance [...]

    • Date : 2022
    • Pages : 95
    • PIARC Ref. : 2022R30EN
    • ISBN : 978-2-84060-728-1
  • Road Disaster Management - Using Latest Information Technologies - Briefing Note

    An international workshop was jointly organized by PIARC via its Technical Committee 1.5 “Disaster Management" and the JARA (Japan Road Association). The event was greatly cooperated by REAAA (Regional Association of Asia and Australasia) via its Climate Change, Resilience and Emergency Management [...]

    • Date : 2022
    • Pages : 23
    • PIARC Ref. : 2022R29EN
    • ISBN : 978-2-84060-72
  • Innovative Pavement Maintenance and Repair Strategies - Collection of Case Studies

    This report contains the collection of case studies related to innovative pavement maintenance and repair strategies of road pavements. This report addresses different pavement types i.e. flexible and (semi-)rigid pavements - as well as different road types. It considers both functional and structural [...]

    • Date : 2022
    • Pages : 87
    • PIARC Ref. : 2022R28EN
    • ISBN : 978-2-84060-721-2
  • The Role of Transport Agencies in Shaping Disruptive Technologies and Service Models - Case Study Summary Report

    Through its Technical Committee 1.1 Performance of Transport Administrations , PIARC is undertaking an extended investigation of disruptive technologies & service models impacting the roads and transport sector, and how transport agencies are responding to the related challenges and opportunities in [...]

    • Date : 2022
    • Pages : 26
    • PIARC Ref. : 2022R27EN
    • ISBN : 978-2-84060-720-5
  • Customer Experience -Case Study Analysis

    Research continues to show that when public agencies offer a better customer experience, they deliver measurable impacts across multiple priorities. To that end this report focusses its research on what approaches are currently happening across the world in respect of delivering an improved experience [...]

    • Date : 2022
    • Pages : 28
    • PIARC Ref. : 2022R26EN
    • ISBN : 978-2-84060-714-4
  • Measures for Improving Resilience of Pavements - Collection of Case Studies

    This report contains a collection of case studies related to measures to improve the resilience of pavements. Most of the measures address the impacts of climate change, such as increased precipitation and extreme temperatures. However, the case studies also explore how to make pavement more resilient [...]

    • Date : 2022
    • Pages : 111
    • PIARC Ref. : 2022R25EN
    • ISBN : 978-2-84060-713-7
  • Measures for Increasing the Adaptability of Road Bridges to Climate Change - Literature Review

    The IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) Working Group 2 report states that changes in climate have caused impacts on natural and human systems on all continents and across the oceans. Key risks from climate change are typically defined as warming trend, extreme temperature, precipitation, [...]

    • Date : 2022
    • Pages : 13
    • PIARC Ref. : 2022R24EN
    • ISBN : 978-2-84060-710-6
  • Utilizing Data to Optimize Road Network Operations - Collection of Case Studies

    Road network operators are increasingly making use of technology and developing digital infrastructure to manage road networks. Road users are making use of technology to efficiently and safely complete trips. Vehicle manufacturers and fleet managers are utilizing an increasing amount of technology [...]

    • Date : 2022
    • Pages : 159
    • PIARC Ref. : 2022R09EN
    • ISBN : 978-2-84060-684-0
  • Road Bridges - New Rehabilitation Materials and Technologies - Technical Report

    Every country around the world need to manage and to rehabilitate his bridge stock. The latter may be old (for example about 60 years or more in Europe) or very young (about 15 years for example in new high-income countries but not only). Therefore, the needs for rehabilitation of an aging bridge stock [...]

    • Date : 2022
    • Pages : 348
    • PIARC Ref. : 2022R23EN
    • ISBN : 978-2-84060-709-0
  • Resilience of Earth Structures - Collection of Case Studies

    This case study compilation tries to give a deeper insight on the topic “Increasing Resilience of Earth Structures to Natural Hazards” assigned to WG1 of PIARC TC 4.3 as part of the 2020-2023 Work Programme. For the production of this report, relevant case studies related to resilience in earth [...]

    • Date : 2022
    • Pages : 110
    • PIARC Ref. : 2022R21EN
    • ISBN : 978-2-84060-707-6
  • State of the Art in Road Design Standards - Literature Review

    This literature review is the first of two planned publications of PIARC Task Force 4.1 “Road Design Standards” in the period 2020 – 2022. PIARC considered importance of comparison international road design standards to check their updated status and the degree of their readiness to face the forthcoming [...]

    • Date : 2022
    • Pages : 121
    • PIARC Ref. : 2022R22EN
    • ISBN : 978-2-84060-708-3
  • Advancement of Inspection Techniques / Technologies as a Part of Bridge Management Systems - Collection of Study Cases

    Bridge inspections form an essential basis for the maintenance management of bridges and engineering structures. New technologies such as remote sensing and the use of a variety of sensors have the potential to significantly improve the quality of the results of structural inspections, but due to a [...]

    • Date : 2022
    • Pages : 127
    • PIARC Ref. : 2022R20EN
    • ISBN : 978-2-84060-705-2
  • The Role of Transport Agencies in Shaping Disruptive Technologies and Service Models - A Private Sector Roundtable

    Through its Technical Committee 1.1 Performance of Transport Administrations, PIARC is undertaking an extended investigation of disruptive technologies & service models impacting the roads and transport sector and how transport agencies are responding to the related challenges and opportunities in policy, [...]

    • Date : 2022
    • Pages : 29
    • PIARC Ref. : 2022R19EN
    • ISBN : 978-2-84060-703-8
  • The Role of Transport Agencies in Shaping Disruptive Technologies and Service Models - Survey Report

    Through its Technical Committee 1.1 Performance of Transport Administrations , PIARC is undertaking an extended investigation of disruptive technologies & service models impacting the roads and transport sector and how transport agencies are responding to the related challenges and opportunities in [...]

    • Date : 2022
    • Pages : 65
    • PIARC Ref. : 2022R18EN
    • ISBN : 978-2-84060-701-4