Northern Periphery Programme

Interactive and innovative road management of low traffic volume roads through a technical information exchange across the Northern Periphery - ROADEX II

Measure: 1.1
Eligible Budget: 511 250 euros
NPP Award: 225 000 euros

The Project proposed a 3 year trans-national technical collaboration across the Northern Periphery to develop ways for interactive and innovative road management of low traffic volume roads. It builds on the networks created during the successful Article 10 ROADEX project with additional inputs from local industry involving heavy road haulage. The Project deals directly with roads and transport issues raised by the unique combinations of remoteness, climate, ground conditions, low traffic volumes and long distances to markets. Reports are published through the ROADEX website and presentations have been made to seminars and conferences to spread the assembled knowledge to the fullest extent.

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Lead Organisation:
The Highland Council, Scotland

Contact Person: Mr Richard Evans Address: Transport, Environmental and Communiity Services Glenurquhart Road Inverness IV3 5NX Scotland	Telephone: +44 1463 702-601 Fax: +44 1463 702-606 Email: richard.evans@highland.gov.uk Website: www.roadex.org/
Start Date: 01/02/2002	End Date: 30/04/2005

Project Publications

Roadex Case Study.pdf - 601K
ROADEX II Final Project Report.pdf - 363K
Roadex Presentation .ppt - 36051K

Objectives

ROADEX II aimed to develop ways for interactive and innovative road condition management of low traffic volume roads in the Northern Periphery integrating the needs of local industry, roads districts and society at large. This involved developing models, assessment methods, guidelines, tools and checklists to improve local road condition management taking into account the views of road users and stakeholders.

”Develop and Trial Interactive and Innovative Road Management Practices for Low Traffic Volume Roads” through research and application to:
· Map the weak sections of road and focus in on them
· Understand the processes causing the problems
· Innovate - find new ‘fit for purpose’ construction and treatments

Project Activities

The project will select existing road sites in the Northern Periphery roads districts, which are known for giving problems to industries and communities, and use these sites as research locations to develop solutions for general application across the Northern Periphery Programme area, in conjunction with stakeholders. Problems will be identified, analysed and finally a new innovative solution will be developed through transnational collaboration and exchange of knowledge.

Results So Far

The ROADEX partnership has so far assembled the following “ROADEX knowledge”:
· 12 formal reports (totalling over 1500 pages of technical and research information);
· a range of engineering papers presented at international conferences and seminars;
· a multimedia DVD - 2,500 copies being distributed worldwide;
· a regularly updated www.roadex.org website that has had around 90 ‘hits’ per month since it was re-launched under ROADEX II.

Some of the “ROADEX Solutions” developed are:
· New information for political decision makers about the importance of rural road condition
· New survey practices to focus on actual problem sections and making correct diagnosis for the problems
· New models and treatment agents for designing economical structures against permanent deformation
· New fit for purpose road construction designs and life cycle information
· New techniques for real time road condition monitoring
· New ideas for using modern information and sensor technology in rural road network condition management

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European Union

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