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Opinions on two Swedish country roads after reconstruction – Focus groups with residents, commuters and truck drivers
2012-04-27
Publication. It is obvious that those who live near a road like to be involved during the planning phase of a road reconstruction. The Swedish Transport Administration would most likely benefit from making residents more involved in the planning process and from providing... Read more... »
Performance assessment of road equipment
2012-04-25
Publication. In the future, if new mobile instruments will be developed condition assessments of road equipment might become valuable tools for deciding when and where maintenance is needed most. The conclusion of this survey is that condition assessment of road... Read more... »
Landscape assessment and procurement – An interview study with key individuals concerning road and railroad planning
2012-04-24
Publication. This report builds on interviews with twelve key individuals concerning issues surrounding landscape analysis (LA) during the planning and procurement process for roads and railways. The background to the study is the long-established use of LA to support... Read more... »
Project on sustainable development of road construction and maintenance in Europe
2012-04-23
News. In a newly established EraNet Road project, where VTI is one of five partners, the concept of sustainable development will be defined. How the concept is applied in national road administrations in Europe will then be analysed. A rating system will also be... Read more... »
Evaluation of deep drainage and the effect of sealed road verge and embankment slope along road 126 at Torpsbruk
2012-04-23
Publication. Experiments show that the deep drainage system is an effective method to control the groundwater table and, concerning road construction, it is recommended as a method when the road is located in earth cut below the ground surface in combination with high... Read more... »
Test of correction for GPS receivers used for road surface measurements
2012-04-17
Publication. An important factor in the inventory of the road network condition is to be able to geographically position the measurement data at the right place with sufficient accuracy. In March 2012, the correction service EPOS, used to provide an improved positioning,... Read more... »
VTI will arrange international road safety conference in China 2013
2012-04-11
News. The 15 to 17 May 2013 VTI will arrange the international road safety conference Road Safety on Four Continents in Beijing, China. Read more... »
Combination of actions instead of a ban on mobile use while driving
2012-04-10
News. Various actions that educate, inform and support the driver in order to manage communication in a secure manner are preferable to a prohibition of the use of communication devices while driving. This is stated by VTI in a report today to the Swedish... Read more... »

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Opinions on two Swedish country roads after reconstruction – Focus groups with residents, commuters and truck drivers

Performance assessment of road equipment

Landscape assessment and procurement – An interview study with key individuals concerning road and railroad planning

Project on sustainable development of road construction and maintenance in Europe

Evaluation of deep drainage and the effect of sealed road verge and embankment slope along road 126 at Torpsbruk

Test of correction for GPS receivers used for road surface measurements

VTI will arrange international road safety conference in China 2013

Combination of actions instead of a ban on mobile use while driving

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