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Publications Routes/Roads policies

This page lists Routes/Roads articles of PIARC in the field of road policies. These publications are classified chronologically.

  • The China expressways network Plan

    Context that led to the creation of a national programme for roads in China and characteristics and benefits of this programme.

  • The development of a national road traffic information policy in France

    This article describes the parallel evolution of road information and intelligent transport systems and settles the historic context that lead France to establish its own national policy for road information.

  • Road pricing, financing, regulation and equity: a summary of the PIARC Seminar in Cancun, Mexico

    PIARC's international seminar on issues related to road pricing as a financing, regulatory, and equity tool was held in Cancun, Mexico, from 11 to 13 April 2005. This article will outline the experiences and the projects that were presented at the seminar and will endeavour to give an overview of road pricing.

  • Public private partnerships for road infrastructure development in Mexico

    Mexico's road network is the backbone of the country's transportation system. The road network serves the whole territory and provides access and mobility to most of the country's 104 million inhabitants. Because of the country's reliance on its road system, there are large investment needs in the road sector. With the growth of economic activities and transportation requirements, these investment levels are insufficient to ensure that road infrastructure is properly maintained, improved and expanded. [...]

  • The Crni Kal viaduct

    The Črni Kal viaduct is one of the most advanced civil engineering project ever undertaken in the Republic of Slovenia. This article presents some of the technical and environmental challenges during the design and construction of the viaduct. Severe local weather conditions were also issues confronted and solved.