Technical content of the XXVII World Road Congress
The XXVII World Road Congress aims to offer a holistic view of the road sector current situation and future trends.
The Congress will address a large spectrum of issues related to road infrastructure and road transport across the globe.
Governance and Roads Administration
Performance of Transport Administrations
- Understanding the journey of your customers’ experience
- Concepts, roadmaps and practical challenges of developing the transport agency of the future
- How transport administrations manage the transition to a more diverse workforce and the need for new skills and competencies in a changing transport sector
Road and Transport Planning for Economic and Social Development
- Innovation and new approaches for the study of mobility of people and goods
- Sustainable mobility planning
- Economic and social effects of investment and operation in the road sector
Finance and Procurement
- New possible forms of public-private partnership to boost the road infrastructure sector
- How post-Covid recovery funds are allocated to the development of road infrastructures
- How sustainability requirements are reflected in road infrastructures procurement
Climate Change and Resilience of Road Networks
- Practical studies to increase the resilience of the road network
- Climate change adaptation actions for road infrastructure
- Cross-cutting issues of resilience and climate change
Disaster Management
- Societal resilience involving disaster
- Lessons learned from extreme natural events: how experience improves resilience
- How information technology can improve socio economic resilience
Well-Prepared Projects
- Well-prepared projects as a strategy to face uncertainty and to deliver better transportation solutions
Mobility
Mobility in Urban Areas
- Urban mobility for a better urban environment
- Multimodal transit centers and Mobility hubs – better integration between different mode of transport
- Evaluating impacts and challenges of new mobility in urban and
peri-urban areas
Accessibility and Mobility in Rural Areas
- Challenges and solutions for rural roads
- Accessibility and mobility in rural areas
- Improving road safety in rural areas
- Technical solutions for paved and unpaved roads
Freight
- Freight: Monitoring and regulation to reduce overloading and associated road network damage
- Greening Freight Transport
- Application of emerging technologies in freight transport and logistics
Road Network Operation / Intelligent Transportation Systems
- The role of road operators for MaaS development
- C-ITS across the globe: How cooperative intelligent transport system are shaping the future of road mobility
- Data as an enabler for road operators and C-ITS: The journey to better decision making and road network management
New Mobility and its Impact on Road infrastructure and Transport
Electric Road Systems (ERS)
- ERS as a contribution to free the transport system from the use of fossile fuels.
Automated Vehicles
- Challenges and Opportunities for Road Operators and Authorities
Safety and Sustainability
Road Safety
- Road Safety Management Practices and Processes
- Knowledge Sharing on Road Safety
Winter Service
- New technologies in winter service
- Winter maintenance in urban areas
- Implications of connected and automated vehicles on winter services
- Renewal and rejuvenation of aging infrastructure
Asset Management
- Case studies, research results, practical experiences
- Innovative approaches for asset management systems
- Measures for improving resilience of road network
Environmental Sustainability in Road Infrastructure and Transport
- Air pollution and noise measurement, assessment and mitigation measures
- Including the concept of wildlife corridors at a strategic planning level
- Road transport sustainability and resilience in the context of climate change and energy transition
Road Infrastructure and Transport Security
- Digital and physical security for the resilience of infrastructure and transport
Resilient Infrastructure
Pavements
- Reducing the carbon footprint of road pavements
- Innovative maintenance methods and strategies
- New or innovative pavement materials
Bridges
- Bridge resilience considering natural hazards
- Advancement of inspection, repair and rehabilitation techniques / technologies
- Forensic engineering for structural failures
Earthworks
- Resilience and innovation of Earth Structures to natural hazards
- Earthworks for the Environment
Tunnels
- Digitalization of Road Tunnel Design and Management
- Road Tunnel Operation and Safety Issues related to the Usage of New Energy Carriers in Road Vehicles
Road Design Standards
- New trends in road design