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• Envisioning the Transport Agency of The Future – State of Knowledge

  

  Over the last decade, there have been unprecedented changes impacting the roads and transport sector with the rise of new technologies and service models, climate change, new forms of work and leisure, and the evolution of a complex and technology-enabled mobility ecosystem at a fast pace. This creates [...]

  • Date : 2024
  • Pages : 52
  • PIARC Ref. : 2024R01EN
  • ISBN : 978-2-84060-
• Well-Prepared Projects in Low- and Middle-Income Countries - A PIARC Technical Report

  

  The issue of good preparation of road projects was already dealt with by PIARC Taskforce 1.1 in 2020 and 2021. However, contacts with major organizations concerned, such as Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), were made difficult during the pandemic. Also, the number of representatives from Low- and [...]

  • Date : 2023
  • Pages : 45
  • PIARC Ref. : 2023R53EN
  • ISBN : 978-2-84060-760-1
• Life Cycle and Risk Management

  

  Asset Management enables organizations to derive value from their assets. It emphasizes a structured approach through risk-based, information-driven planning and decision-making, transforming organizational objectives into actionable asset management plans. A life cycle plan is essential for maximizing [...]

  • Date : 2023
  • Pages : 33
  • PIARC Ref. : 2023R51EN
  • ISBN : 978-2-84060-757-1
• Super-Single Tires Configuration Overview

  

  Development of road freight transport is led by economic growth and efficiency. The impact of road freight on infrastructure is very important for road authorities. Physically, the impact on pavement is directly linked to the pressure exerted by vehicle loads, which highly depends on global vehicle [...]

  • Date : 2023
  • Pages : 29
  • PIARC Ref. : 2023R52EN
  • ISBN : 978-2-84060-756-4
• Multimodal Solutions for Optimizing Road Networks in Urban And Peri-Urban Areas

  

  Mobility in urban areas faces complex problems which need to be managed within spatial and budgetary constraints. It is therefore necessary to optimize the use of road networks through better integration with other forms of transport (rail, active modes, etc.). Multimodality giving rise to [...]

  • Date : 2024
  • Pages : 30
  • PIARC Ref. : 2023R50EN
  • ISBN : 978-2-84060-754-0
• New Mobility and Road Infrastructure

  

  PIARC has been concerned, for some time, about the challenges and opportunities presented by Connected and Autonomous Vehicles for Road Network Operators. These were explored by two Task Forces between 2018 and 2020, and the rapid and disruptive arrival of a wider range of mobility technologies, digital [...]

  • Date : 2024
  • Pages : 80
  • PIARC Ref. : 2023R49EN
  • ISBN : 978-2-84060-753-3
• BIM and Digitalization in Road Asset Management

  

  The objective of the work carried out by WG 1 within the field of BIM and Digitalization has been fundamentally to carry out an analysis of the state of the art worldwide of how Digitalization is being applied in Road Asset Management and the BIM methodology. within the same area. From the content [...]

  • Date : 2024
  • Pages : 74
  • PIARC Ref. : 2023R48EN
  • ISBN : 978-2-84060-752-6
• 2C - Earthworks Project

  

  The Booklet 2C, downloadable on this page, covers the earthworks studies and project. This Part of the Manual deals with the different phases of the earthworks project, from the design to the construction of earth-structures. We have chosen to refer to major linear, rail or road infrastructure [...]

  • Date : 2024
  • PIARC Ref. : 2021R02CEN
• Mainstreaming Biodiversity within Road Infrastructure Projects - A PIARC Collection of Case Studies

  

  This document is an appendix to the Full Report 2023R44EN, and it contains the Case Studies collected by the WG3.4.3 team; the chapters listed here are those that structure the Full Report. The case studies illustrate the theoretical elements written in the Full Report. The development of transport [...]

  • Date : 2023
  • Pages : 90
  • PIARC Ref. : 2023R45EN
  • ISBN : 978-2-84060-837-0
• Mainstreaming Biodiversity within Road Infrastructure Projects - A PIARC Technical Report

  

  The development of transport infrastructure is one of the basic elements of the development of countries and their economies. Economic development is often accompanied by environmental protection problems, including biodiversity impacts, because they have not been taken enough into account. Preventing [...]

  • Date : 2023
  • Pages : 72
  • PIARC Ref. : 2023R44EN
  • ISBN : 978-2-84060-832-5
• New Mobility And Road Infrastructure - A PIARC Technical Report

  

  PIARC has been concerned, for some time, about the challenges and opportunities presented by Connected and Autonomous Vehicles for Road Network Operators. These were explored by two Task Forces (B.1 and B.2) between 2018 and 2020 but have now been overtaken by the rapid and disruptive development of [...]

  • Date : 2023
  • Pages : 73
  • PIARC Ref. : 2023R47EN
  • ISBN : 978-2-84060-839-4
• Road Infrastructure And Transportation Security - A PIARC Technical Report

  

  This report aims to provide elements for addressing security risks and risk management from criminal and terrorist threats in the various road topics affecting road infrastructure mentioned above, within the conceptual framework, definitions and terminologies provided by the international standards [...]

  • Date : 2023
  • Pages : 215
  • PIARC Ref. : 2023R46EN
  • ISBN : 978-2-84060-838-7
• Disaster Management and Recovery Techniques for Road Administrators - Technical Report

  

  Road networks are one of the most important infrastructure elements that support all kinds of socio-economic activities. In the case of disasters, the role of a road network is more crucial. The purpose of road disaster management is to increase resilience of road networks, effectively and efficiently. [...]

  • Date : 2023
  • Pages : 66
  • PIARC Ref. : 2023R41EN
  • ISBN : 978-2-84060-829-5
• Integration of New Technologies in Winter Service - A PIARC Technical Report

  

  The purpose of the technical committee PIARC is to share knowledge. The technical committee Winter Service has been handling new approaches that can help perform road maintenance in winter conditions more effectively, environment friendly and with focus on users’ needs. In the cycle 2012-2015 the [...]

  • Date : 2023
  • Pages : 54
  • PIARC Ref. : 2023R39EN
  • ISBN : 978-2-84060-827-1
• Low Emission Zones – Planning and Implementation - A PIARC Briefing Note

  

  Air pollution problems are often observed in the roadside areas of metropolitan regions, where a lot of emission sources such as factories, business offices, residential houses and vehicles accumulate. Increasing congestion in cities with no or limited restrictions on driving in urban areas is contributing [...]

  • Date : 2023
  • Pages : 24
  • PIARC Ref. : 2023R43EN
  • ISBN : 978-2-84060-831-8
• Near Road Air Quality - A PIARC Briefing Note

  

  “Air pollution problems are often observed in the roadside areas of metropolitan regions, where a lot of emission sources such as factories, business offices, residential houses and vehicles accumulate. Such air pollutions are caused by emissions of SO2, NO2, CO, HC, PM10, PM2.5 etc. which are designated [...]

  • Date : 2023
  • Pages : 12
  • PIARC Ref. : 2023R42EN
  • ISBN : 978-2-84060-830-1
• Road Infrastructure And Transportation Security - A PIARC Technical Report

  

  The management of road assets is becoming increasingly important in the current global context. Design, construction and maintenance are being adapted to improve and guarantee the durability of structures. The resilience of infrastructure to climate change is being sought. The priority objective is [...]

  • Date : 2023
  • PIARC Ref. : 2019R46EN
• Road Safety Audits Guidelines for Road Projects - A PIARC Technical Report

  

  New road projects are constantly being planned and implemented that do not fully exploit the possibility to improve road safety by better design. This can be because there is either a lack of knowledge and understanding of the fundamental issues or as a result of having to balance the various, often [...]

  • Date : 2023
  • Pages : 79
  • PIARC Ref. : 2023R40EN
  • ISBN : 978-2-84060-828-1
• Innovations and Techniques - Application to Earth Structures in the Future - A PIARC technical Report

  

  As we move further into the 21st century, it is becoming increasingly more clear that climate change is the biggest concern that we must face. The effects of climate change, specifically the increasing frequency and intensity of natural hazards, are wreaking havoc on infrastructure, including earth [...]

  • Date : 2023
  • Pages : 36
  • PIARC Ref. : 2023R36EN
  • ISBN : 978-2-84060-818-9
• Measures for Improving Resilience of Road Network - Technical Report

  

  Transportation infrastructure is vulnerable to threats such are natural and man-made hazards and each agency needs to improve their own ability to adequately and decisively respond to sudden and unforeseen challenges to infrastructure performance. It is pivotal for countries to learn from past experiences [...]

  • Date : 2023
  • Pages : 98
  • PIARC Ref. : 2023R38EN
  • ISBN : 978-2-84060-826-4
• Models for Sight Distance in Road Design - A Worldwide Comparison of Standards - A PIARC Technical Report

  

  This report is the second of two planned publications of PIARC Task Force 4.1 “Road Design Standards” in the period 2020 – 2023. PIARC considered the importance of comparing international road design standards to check their updated status and the degree of their readiness to face the forthcoming [...]

  • Date : 2023
  • Pages : 156
  • PIARC Ref. : 2023R37EN
  • ISBN : 978-2-84060-825-7
• Impact of New Propulsion Technologies on Road Tunnel Operations and Safety - A PIARC Technical Report

  

  Alternative propulsion technologies, including battery-electric vehicles, are becoming more prevalent. Whilst such vehicles remain a small overall proportion of the vehicle fleet, the combination of impacts of Government policy and technological advances in alternative fuels is expected to accelerate [...]

  • Date : 2023
  • Pages : 74
  • PIARC Ref. : 2023R34EN
  • ISBN : 978-2-84060-822-6
• Managing Innovation in Transport Agencies - PIARC High Impact Summary

  

  Objectives PIARC commissioned TRL to undertake a research project to identify the ways in which road and transport agencies encourage and sustain innovation, and to identify any lessons that may be learned from other sectors. Specific objectives included identification of internal and external [...]

  • Date : 2023
  • PIARC Ref. : 2023R33EN
  • ISBN : 978-2-84060-819-6
• Monitoring and Regulation to Reduce Overloading and Associated Infrastructure Damage on Road Networks - A PIARC Technical Report

  

  Overloaded trucks, non-compliance or poor vehicle conditions, driver fatigue and speeding remain main challenges in road freight transport, especially in Low-Middle-Income Countries (LMIC). These issues can cause severe road safety problems, substantial damage to the road infrastructure and environmental [...]

  • Date : 2023
  • Pages : 51
  • PIARC Ref. : 2023R35EN
  • ISBN : 978-2-84060-824-0
• Saving Lives Around the World With Proven Countermeasures - Technical Report

  

  Saving Lives Around the World With Proven Countermeasures - Technical Report

  • Date : 2023
  • Pages : 44
  • PIARC Ref. : 2023R32EN
  • ISBN : 978-2-84060-811-0