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Publications Routes/Road Road assets management

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

  • Road construction in the United Federal Republic of Germany.

    This paper discusess road construction in the reunified germany within a wider context. It considers: German transport policy, the German economy and transport, the development and status of the Germn road network, the Federal Traffic Infrastructure Plan 1992, the Reguirement Plan for Federal trunk Roads, the Five-Year Plan for Federal trunk Road Improvements 1993-97 plu plans for a supplementary period until 2000, and the financial planning pf German transport. A comprehensive forecast for all [...]

  • Roads of Portugal

    This issues of "Routes/Roads" intends to provide an overview of the road sector in Portugal, and the national road network in particular.In 1978, the length of the nationla road network was 18 800 km, which represented 40% of the classified network, an abnormally high percentage. This fact, amongst others, led to the revision of the plan which was completed at the end of 1985.

  • Roads of Hungary

    This paper presents various aspects of the Hungarian road system. Aspects discussed in the paper include organisation, transport and road policy, finance, road network development and repairs, motorways, urban local roads, cycle tracks and private roads.

  • Roads in Mali

    Overview of the road network in Mali from 1960 to nowadays.

  • Use of PIARC test tyres for the characterisation of skid resistance

    Recall of the origin of the PIARC test tyres, presentation of the usage procedures followed in different countries and presentation of PIARC latest recommendations.