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Advances in the Implementation of Road Asset Management in Chile
Carlos Ruiz Trevizan Head of the National Highways Laboratory Department, Highway Office, Chile, member of Technical Committee D.1 Road Asset Management of the World Road Association
Miguel Valdés Flores Head of the Road Management Department, Highway Office, Chile, corresponding member
Chile has a road network of 85,221 kilometres. It largely consists of interurban roads and some sections in urban areas of strategic interest. The network is administered by the Highways Office, apart from 3,000 kilometres which operate under private concessions. Management of the road assets (divided into 9 different categories) has become an essential task over the past decade, as mass use of the systems has increased, bolstering this strategic area of the Highways Office.