A review of road structure data in six European countries

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dc.contributor.authorŽnidarič, Aleš
dc.contributor.authorPakrashi, Vikram
dc.contributor.authorO'Brien, Eugene
dc.contributor.authorO'Connor, Alan J.
dc.date.accessioned2016-06-03T09:47:35Z
dc.date.available2016-06-03T09:47:35Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.date.updated2010-10-07T14:19:10Z
dc.description.abstractThe European Union has expanded significantly in recent years. Sustainable trade within the Union, leading to economic growth to the benefit of the ‘old’ and ‘new’ member states is thus extremely important. The road infrastructure is strategic and vital to such development since an uneven transport infrastructure, in terms of capacity and condition, has the potential to reinforce uneven development trends and hinder economic convergence of old and new member states. In the decades since their design and construction, loading conditions have significantly changed for many major highway infrastructure elements/networks owing primarily to increased freight volumes and vehicle sizes. This, coupled with the gradual deterioration of a significant number of highway structures due to their age, and the absence of a pan-European assessment framework, can be expected to affect the smooth functioning of the infrastructure in its as-built condition. Increased periods of reduced flow can be expected owing to planned and unplanned interventions for repair/rehabilitation. This paper reports the findings of a survey regarding the current status of the highway infrastructure elements in six countries within the European Union as reported by the owners/operators. The countries surveyed include a cross-section of ‘existing’ older countries and ‘new’ member states. The current situations for bridges, culverts, tunnels and retaining walls are reported, along with their potential replacement costs. The findings act as a departure point for further studies in support of a centralised and/or synchronised EU approach to infrastructure maintenance management. Information in the form presented in this paper is central to any future decision-making frameworks in terms of trade route choice and operations, monetary investment, optimised maintenance, management and rehabilitation of the built infrastructure and the economic integration of the newly joined member states.en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.description.versionDraften
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.citationŽNIDARIČ, A., PAKRASHI, V., O'BRIEN, E. & O'CONNOR, A. 2011. A review of road structure data in six European countries. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Urban Design and Planning, 164, 225-232. doi: 10.1680/udap.900054en
dc.identifier.doi10.1680/udap.900054
dc.identifier.endpage232en
dc.identifier.issn1755-0793
dc.identifier.issn1755-0807
dc.identifier.issued4en
dc.identifier.journaltitleProccedings of the ICE:Journal of Urban Design and Planningen
dc.identifier.startpage225en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/2688
dc.identifier.volume164en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherThomas Telforden
dc.relation.urihttp://www.icevirtuallibrary.com/doi/abs/10.1680/udap.900054
dc.rightsCopyright © ICE Publishing 2011en
dc.subjectEuropean Union (EU)en
dc.subjectInfrastructure planningen
dc.subjectMaintenance and inspectionen
dc.titleA review of road structure data in six European countriesen
dc.title.alternativeA Comparison of Road Structures of Six EU Countriesen
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
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