Strategic Theme 1 - Road Technology
          
C1. Surface Characteristics
New and on-going studies related to friction, texture, noise, evenness, distress and visibility.
Surface Characteristics  

C7/8. Road Pavements
Design of flexible, mixed, concrete and composite pavements according to durability, economic and environmental criteria.
Road Pavements  

C12. Earthworks, Drainage, Subgrade
Design and construction; soil upgrading; improvement of drainage systems; risk management
Earthworks, Drainage, Subgrade  


           
Strategic Theme 2 - Road Transport, Livability and Sustainable Development
       
C4. Interurban roads and Integrated Interurban Transport
Regional development and land planning; integration; public consultation; rural roads.
Interurban Roads  

C10. Urban Areas and Integrated Urban Transport
Relationship between urban planning and development; integration; emerging transport modes; integrated payment systems.
Urban Areas and Integrated Urban Transport  

C14. Sustainable Development and Road Transport
Consequences of the Kyoto Protocol; impacts of transport policies on employment, health and biodiversity; noise and air pollution; public consultation methods.
Sustainable Development and Road Transport  

C19. Freight Transport
Consequences of deregulation; road freight; intermodality; logistic platforms; size and weight of vehicles.
Freight Transport  


           
Strategic Theme 3 - Road and Road Transport Operations
       
C5. Road Tunnel Operation
Operation for safety and economy; equipment; tunnel improvement/adaption; risk analysis; training workforces; follow-up to 'Transport of Dangerous Goods through Tunnels'
Road Tunnel Operation  

C13. Road Safety
Road safety audits; evaluation of safety concepts; road design standards; user behaviour; enforcement; education.
Road Safety  

C16. Network Operation
Role of road administrations; public/private partnership; co-operation with traffic managers; real-time monitoring; intelligent infrastructure management; user information; intermodal management.
Network Operation  

C17. Winter Maintenance
Preparation of the technical programme and documents of the WRA International Winter Road Congress.
No report available

C18. Risk Management for Roads
Identification and classification of risks; prevention methods; risk exposure plans; crisis management.
Risk Management for Roads  


           
Strategic Theme 4 - Management and Administration of the Road System
       
C6. Road Management
Transport management; levels of service; management and maintenance quality; economic management/prediction models.
Road Management  

C9. Economic and Financial Evaluation
Road pricing policy; infrastructure financing modes; rural roads; cost recovery; risk sharing and new financial methods.
Economic and Finacial Evaluation  

C11. Road Bridges and other Structures
Asset management; condition assessment; risk analysis; life cycle.
Road Bridges and Other Structures  

C15. Performance of Road Administrations
New management and organisational modes; public/public and public/private management and risk sharing; quality systems performance indicators.
Performance of Road Administrations  


           
Strategic Theme 5 - Appropriate Levels of Road and Road Transport Development
       
C2. Community Consultation
Improving users' and public's understanding and expectations; inventory of successful practices; new methodologies.
Community Consultation  

C3. Technological Exchanges and Development
Advances in "State of the Art"; successful technology transfers; needs of developing countries; training of road engineers with a human and social facet; "Technology Transfer Centres"; "World Interchange Network".
Technological Exchanges and Development  

C20. Appropriate Development
Inventory of road needs as a social service; setting appropriate objectives; comparing methods; defining a "universal model" to set road investment priorities in poor countries acceptable to all concerned; creation of a database of new indicators directed towards appropriate development.
No report available

T. Terminology
Update and circulate the WRA electronic Dictionary and Lexicon; internet terminological services; translation tools.
No report available