Road Asset Management: An ERF Position Paper for Maintaining and Improving a Sustainable and Efficient Road Network

In March 2013, the European Union Road Federation (ERF) published a Manifesto on Road Asset Management (RAM), called ‘Keeping Europe Moving - A Manifesto for long-term, effective management of a safe and efficient European road network’. Together with some essential facts and figures, the Manifesto highlighted the problem of the shortfall in investments all over Europe for the maintenance of the road infrastructure and its dramatic consequences: huge deterioration of the network, higher risks of accidents, problems of congestion, increased noise and a reduced service to society. The problem is that road infrastructure is often not seen as financial asset for society and the economy, largely due to the lack of awareness of its value. The consequence of not fully valuing these assets is similar to increasing our debt - everyone becomes poorer. The Manifesto also made some policy recommendations and called on decisions makers at European, national and local level for actions in order to: 1. establish a complete inventory of the road network; 2. conduct regular surveys, 3. provide sufficient funding for timely maintenance and improvements 4. develop a sustainable road’s policy and invest in research and innovation; 5. implement at all levels coherent and balanced policies for the preservation of the road asset. This Position Paper represents the logical development of the ERF Road Asset Management Manifesto and provides a more detailed explanation of the Road Asset Management principles and solutions.

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• Corporate Authors:

  European Union Road Federation (ERF)

  Brussels,    

  EUROPEAN UNION ROAD FEDERATION (ERF)

  ,    
• Publication Date: 2014

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Pagination: 22p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Asset management; Financing; Infrastructure; Inventory; Policy; Types of roads by network
• Uncontrolled Terms: Road design and asset management
• Geographic Terms: Europe
• ATRI Terms: Asset management; Infrastructure; Inventory; Policy; Road funding; Road network; Sustainability
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Policy;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01566413
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• Files: ATRI
• Created Date: Jun 15 2015 1:08PM