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General report of the 14th International Winter Road Congress held in Andorra
Authors
Didier Giloppé Chairman of Technical Committee 2.4 (France)
Ignacio del Rey Chairman of Technical Committee 3.3 (Spain)
Satoshi Kashima Chairman of Technical Committee 4.3 (Japan)
Pierre Gilles Member of Technical Committee 4.3 (Belgium)
Thanks to all session chairs and co-chairs for their valuable assitance in finalizing this general report.
Illustrations © Jordi Pujol and Sergi Pérez
The general theme of this Congress, "Reconciling road safety and sustainable development in a context of climate change and economic crisis", recalls for us this imperative: from now on, we will be increasingly required to incorporate all types of highly fluctuating parameters to ensure user safety and smooth traffic flow while addressing sustainable development considerations.
- Theme 1 - Winter service and climate change
- Theme 2 - Winter service in a context of budget restrictions
- Theme 3 - Extreme events
- Theme 4 - Winter service management
- Theme 5 - Operational approaches, specific equipment and products
- Theme 6 - The road user coping with winter conditions
- Theme 7 - Road tunnels exposed to winter conditions
- Theme 8 - Road bridges under winter conditions
- Conclusion