Implementation of a management assistance system dedicated to road maintenance in Niger

The Republic of Niger is a West African country (illustration 1) with a vast land mass (1.3 million km²), 80% of which lies in an …

N° 366 (2nd Quarter 2015 / April)

Load capacity measurements with the traffic speed deflectometer (TSD)

Assessment of the structural pavement condition plays a crucial role in an economic pavement maintenance planning. An existing database for …

N° 366 (2nd Quarter 2015 / April)

Methods for pavement maintenance planning at operational level and distribution of maintenance funds among sub-networks

Amethod for operative pavement management planning and the distribution of maintenance budget among the sub-networks (local road …

N° 366 (2nd Quarter 2015 / April)

New pavement types reduce rolling resistance

Low rolling resistance pavements can reduce fuel consumption by 4%. In Denmark alone the CO2 emissions from the road transport alone are …

N° 366 (2nd Quarter 2015 / April)

The 5th generation road: the joint A10/A11 motorway section

The COFIROUTE company manages some 1,200 km of motorways, in combining the A10, A11, A28, A71, A85 toll roads and the two-level A86 tunnel …

N° 366 (2nd Quarter 2015 / April)

The Portuguese national road network pavement management system

Estradas de Portugal, S.A. (EP) has the mission to provide a public service in areas such as funding, maintenance, operation and …

N° 366 (2nd Quarter 2015 / April)

The road asset management in Latin-American countries and Spain - implementing new ideas and procedures

Asset management in the countries of Latin America has experienced a great advance in recent years, both from an increase in road …

N° 366 (2nd Quarter 2015 / April)

Roads crisscrossing their way through culture, nature and technical progress - Part 2 Europe's tree-lined avenues

the "avenues", or tree-lined roads that became widespread throughout Europe beginning in the 16th century, still present substantial …

N°350 (2d Quarter 2011)

Bolivian roads authority - A road maintenance program assigned to small businesses

N°349 (1st Quarter 2011)

Highway development in China

Since reforms in 1978 the economy in China has maintained a rapid yet steady growth rate. The average annual growth rate of GDP in China …

N°349 (1st Quarter 2011)