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• A study of winter service management systems and road user information

  

  Winter Service Management Systems (WSMS) are a developing technology currently implemented in some countries with marginal and cold winter climates. The report examines the conditions for the successful development and implementation of such systems. It also deals with the issues of sharing information [...]

  • Date : 2012
  • Pages : 85
  • PIARC Ref. : 2012R35EN
  • ISBN : 978-2-84060-303-0
• Comparison of national road safety policies and plans

  

  This Report examines the road safety performance of several nations, reviews reported policies and strategies in jurisdictions and attempts to establish linkages between adopted and implemented road safety policies, overarching multi - year strategies and performance outcomes. The findings are built [...]

  • Date : 2012
  • Pages : 304
  • PIARC Ref. : 2012R31EN
  • ISBN : 978-2-84060-264-4
• Increase the durability and lifetime of existing bridges

  

  The scope of this study is to present a library of examples on methods of minimizing the maintenance or repair cost or the traffic restrictions through increasing the durability and lifetime of existing bridges or structure components. 49 examples from Europe, Japan, New Zealand, North America and South [...]

  • Date : 2012
  • Pages : 56
  • PIARC Ref. : 2012R33EN
  • ISBN : 978-2-84060-301-6
• Prioritisation of bridge rehabilitation works

  

  The challenge in bridge management is to ensure that all bridges in a road network remain fit for their intended purpose over their design life and beyond at minimum life cycle cost. The bridge rehabilitation prioritisation process is part of the entire road infrastructure management task and bridge [...]

  • Date : 2012
  • Pages : 58
  • PIARC Ref. : 2012R32EN
  • ISBN : 978-2-84060-300-9
• Road safety inspection guidelines for safety checks of existing roads

  

  A Road Safety Inspection (RSI) is a systematic, on site review, conducted by road safety expert(s), of an existing road or section of road to identify hazardous conditions, faults and deficiencies that may lead to serious accidents. After defining what is a road safety inspection, the report details [...]

  • Date : 2012
  • Pages : 83
  • PIARC Ref. : 2012R27EN
  • ISBN : 978-2-84060-259-8
• Strategies for road networks operation

  

  This report studies, in its first part, the strategies of management of congested areas and road corridors. Examples are presented of measures to reduce non-recurring congestion (traffic incidents, planned special events, work zones, real time traveler information); recurring congestion (including: [...]

  • Date : 2012
  • Pages : 90
  • PIARC Ref. : 2012R26EN
  • ISBN : 978-2-84060-295-4
• Best practices for road safety campaigns

  

  The report presents key findings of a literature review of best practices for road safety campaigns, and relate these to actual road safety campaign practices by road administrations and authorities of fourteen countries who responded to a survey questionnaire. The report covers the following key [...]

  • Date : 2012
  • Pages : 50
  • PIARC Ref. : 2012R28EN
  • ISBN : 978-2-84060-260-1
• Guide to implement freight vehicle transport management

  

  This guide was prepared as an introduction to road freight transport management (RFTM) in an urban environment and to provide practical information. After a presentation of the objectives of R FTM, the report describes the different stages leading from the establishment of a partnership between the [...]

  • Date : 2012
  • Pages : 50
  • PIARC Ref. : 2012R16EN
  • ISBN : 978-2-84060-276-8
• Improvements in safe working on roads

  

  The focus of this guide is on safety of both workers and road users in construction zones. For the safe, efficient and effective management of work zones, it is proposed that a 4 C's principle be adopted. Work zones should be designed, operated and maintained such that the works are conspicuous, clear, [...]

  • Date : 2012
  • Pages : 99
  • PIARC Ref. : 2012R29EN
  • ISBN : 978-2-84060-263-6
• Public sector governance over urban freight transport

  

  This guide was prepared as an introduction to road freight transport management (RFTM) in an urban environment and to provide practical information. After a presentation of the objectives of R FTM, the report describes the different stages leading from the establishment of a partnership between the [...]

  • Date : 2012
  • Pages : 150
  • PIARC Ref. : 2012R15EN
  • ISBN : 978-2-84060-274-1
• High level management indicators

  

  This report proposes a methodology for the identification of management indicators useful to road authorities for an efficient management of the road infrastructures they are in charge of. The methodology consists of four steps: the identification of the stakeholders; the analysis of the expectations [...]

  • Date : 2012
  • Pages : 59
  • PIARC Ref. : 2012R22EN
  • ISBN : 978-2-84060-288-1
• State of the practice for cost-effectiveness analysis, cost-benefit analysis and resource allocation

  

  This report examines the economic analysis techniques applicable to investments to improve road safety, in order to optimize the allocation of available resources. It presents the basics of project evaluation before detailing the methods of cost-effectiveness and cost-benefit analysis. The report [...]

  • Date : 2012
  • Pages : 102
  • PIARC Ref. : 2012R24EN
  • ISBN : 978-2-84060-291-1
• Best practice for road tunnel emergency exercises

  

  Emergency exercises are an integral part of the planning process of road tunnel safety. Drawing on international experience in this area, this report is in the form of a detailed guide for defining objectives, prepare, implement and evaluate an exercise in the most efficient and productive as possible. [...]

  • Date : 2012
  • Pages : 50
  • PIARC Ref. : 2012R25EN
  • ISBN : 978-2-84060-292-X
• Allocation of resources across asset classes

  

  This report presents the approaches used in different countries for the allocation of resources based on road asset management and the prioritization process for maintenance expenditure across different types of assets (pavements, bridges, geotechnical structures, etc.) Answers to an international [...]

  • Date : 2012
  • Pages : 105
  • PIARC Ref. : 2012R21EN
  • ISBN : 978-2-84060-286-5
• Approaches to evaluation of social impacts of road projects

  

  This report reviews the approaches used to evaluate social impacts associated with the development and use of roads, at the project level. After an analysis of the limits of traditional project assessments, the report reflects the diversity of the perception of social impacts in different countries. [...]

  • Date : 2012
  • Pages : 132
  • PIARC Ref. : 2012R19EN
  • ISBN : 978-2-84060-281-4
• Assessing and improving safety in existing road tunnels

  

  This report provides guidelines for a step-by-step process for the development of a safety upgrade programme for existing road tunnels, ensuring that the required safety levels are achieved. The report represents the work of PIARC Technical Committee C.4, Working group 2. A five step methodology is [...]

  • Date : 2012
  • Pages : 63
  • PIARC Ref. : 2012R20EN
  • ISBN : 978-2-84060-284-9
• Managing risk in road organization

  

  The Guide to Risk Management in a Road Organization aims at presenting principles and techniques of risk management (RM) for road organizations illustrated with practical examples of implementation. Risk analysis techniques presented in Chapter 2 include Risk Analysis by Scenario, Failure Modes and [...]

  • Date : 2012
  • Pages : 376
  • PIARC Ref. : 2012R13EN
  • ISBN : 978-2-84060-265-2
• Best practices of good governance - Institutional integrity

  

  The increasing demands of Civil Society regarding accountability and transparency lead to promote institutional integrity and to act decisively against corruption. This counts the more for the road sector which has proven to be particularly vulnerable to corruption. This report presents: - key definitions [...]

  • Date : 2012
  • Pages : 117
  • PIARC Ref. : 2012R17EN
  • ISBN : 978-2-84060-257-1
• Recommendations on management of maintenance and technical inspection of road tunnels

  

  This report aims at presenting best practice for technical inspections as well as for the maintenance of equipment in road tunnels ranging from electromechanical systems to communication systems and operational devices. The scope, goal and types of maintenance are defined in Chapter 1. Chapter 2 [...]

  • Date : 2012
  • Pages : 45
  • PIARC Ref. : 2012R12EN
  • ISBN : 978-2-84060-279-2
• Life cycle aspects of electrical road tunnel equipment

  

  Electrical equipment costs have risen dramatically in the past years: more and more complex systems are being used in tunnels. Knowing life cycles of equipment helps to reduce maintenance costs and to improve safety. This report presents the results of an international survey (twenty-seven answers [...]

  • Date : 2012
  • Pages : 37
  • PIARC Ref. : 2012R14EN
  • ISBN : 978-2-84060-272-5
• Institutional integrity - Toolkit

  

  The increasing demands of Civil Society regarding accountability and transparency lead to promote institutional integrity and to act decisively against corruption. This counts the more for the road sector which has proven to be particularly vulnerable to corruption. In this context, Technical Committee [...]

  • Date : 2012
  • Pages : 20
  • PIARC Ref. : 2012R18EN
  • ISBN : 978-2-84060-277-6
• Vulnerability of Geotechnical Infrastructure to Climate Change and Adjustment Measures According to the Geographical Context

  

  The report identifies foreseeable damage and the measures to be taken in a geographical context where climatology and geomorphology are aggregated. Five climate trends are covered: increase of average temperatures; decrease of average precipitation; increase of winter precipitation; increased intensity [...]

  • Date : 2012
  • PIARC Ref. : 2012R04EN
• Reduction of construction time and cost of road pavements

  

  Road authorities who want to build, rehabilitate or repair pavements wish, for many reasons, to do this in the shortest possible time and at the lowest cost. However construction time and costs are often conflicting parameters. Hence the issue of reducing construction time and costs, without affecting [...]

  • Date : 2012
  • Pages : 100
  • PIARC Ref. : 2012R09EN
  • ISBN : 978-2-84060-253-9
• Dealing with the effects of climate change on road pavements

  

  Climate change can have a direct impact on the performance of our transportation infrastructure. The purpose of the report is to sensitize the road sector to the likely impacts of climate change on road pavements and to provide guidance on how to go about: -Assessing the vulnerability of road pavements [...]

  • Date : 2012
  • Pages : 146
  • PIARC Ref. : 2012R06EN
  • ISBN : 2-84060-247-4
• Financing, Contracting and Managing of Road System Investment

  

  The purpose of this report is to provide information on the current methods and approaches relating to: The different combinations of public and private sector involvement in the provision of sustainable road systems and the perceived advantages and disadvantages of these methods; The different [...]

  • Date : 2012
  • Pages : 101
  • PIARC Ref. : 2012R08EN
  • ISBN : 2-84060-255-5