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International Collaboration between Road Agencies

International Collaboration between Road Agencies. Gregers Hildebrand, Danish Road Directorate. Outline of presentation. The Danish Road Directorate and our research agenda International collaboration at: Multilateral level Bilateral level Ad hoc project level. The Danish Road Directorate.

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International Collaboration between Road Agencies

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  1. International Collaboration between Road Agencies Gregers Hildebrand, Danish Road Directorate

  2. Outline of presentation • The Danish Road Directorate and our research agenda • International collaboration at: • Multilateral level • Bilateral level • Ad hoc project level

  3. The Danish Road Directorate • Part of The Ministry of Transport • Main offices in Copenhagen • Approximately 900 employees • 3,800 km of state roads in Denmark (5% of total network) • DRD’s network carries 45% of road traffic in Denmark

  4. The Road Directorate’s primary tasks • Planning, construction, and maintenance of the state road network • Operation and traffic management on the State Roads • R&D, Co-operation, data and standardisation in the road sector

  5. DRD strategic focus areas • Climate change • Environmental protection • Traffic noise • Road construction techniques and technological improvements • Contracting strategies; Public-private co-operation • Road safety • Traffic flow quality

  6. The Danish R&D agenda – strategic focus areas • Reduce CO2-emission, energy comsumption • Adaptation to climate changes • Reduce noise • Ensure value for money • Improve road safety • Improve mobility

  7. Through cooperation ! • Common development of Best Practice and exchange of competences • Reduce duplicated R&D and access to data exchange • Co-financing of large scale projects and thus multiplying value for money

  8. Need/challenge/problem Solution yes 1 Solution exists Use it No yes Influence and/or participate 2 Existing EU Project No yes Develop a common solution 3 International Collaboration No Develop a common solution 4 Collaboration in NordFoU yes No yes Unique problem for DRD Start R&D project 5 5-step approach for R&D projects

  9. How do we co-operate at the international level? • Multilateral partnerships • Bilateral partnerships • Ad hoc projects

  10. Multilateral partnerships • CEDR • FEHRL • ERA-NET ROAD • NordFoU

  11. ERA-NET ROAD • What? Coordination and implementation of road research in Europe running from 2006-2011 • Who? 17 national road administrations • How? Jointly funded research programs based on trust, understanding and commitment

  12. Why joint funding? • Increase value for money - pay 100 000 and get research worth a million • Minimize research duplication • Share research results • Use the best competencies to carry out the research • … Hence achieve increased efficiency

  13. The asset management call – an example of success • Funding scope: 4.5 mil. US$ funded by ERA-NET ROAD partners themselves • 20 proposals were submitted for the cross-border funded joint research programme • 9 countries were not members of the funding Programme Executive Board of ERA-NET ROAD • 6 countries were not ERA-NET ROAD members • Projects started in 2010 and run over two years

  14. ERA-NET ROAD after 2011 • ERA-NET ROAD’s success provides us with a permanent future for the collaboration • … and the future might expand beyond Europe • Continuation through CEDR • See more at www.eranetroad.org

  15. NordFoU– The same but different anyway • Nordic research collaboration between Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Iceland • Since 2004 • Based on the same principles as ERA-NET ROAD • NordFoU is about to move into railways as well

  16. NordFoU compared to ERA-NET ROAD? • NordFoU is less bureaucratic than ERA-NET ROAD • NordFoU allows us to focus on solving specific Nordic research needs • NordFoU allows us to speak with a common Nordic voice in larger European research collaborations

  17. Achievements so far in NordFoU • Six projects are completed • Seven projects are active • Seven projects are underway • Projects in many different topic areas – except climate and environment • See more at www.nordfou.org

  18. Pavement Performance Models – an example of a NordFoU project • Four countries participated • 3-year project period • Total budget: 1.2 mil. US$ • Models to be implemented in Nordic Asset Management Systems • Models based on input data from modern traffic speed monitoring vehicles • Un-spent funds used for continuation of original project

  19. Bilateral partnerships • California • The Netherlands

  20. Danish Road Directorate and CALTRANS/UC DAVIS (USA) Collaboration since 2007 • Guide for Caltrans Pavement Noise Policy • Binder testing and expert support for development of new optimized quieter asphalt mixtures • Evaluation of quieter asphalt mixtures • Pavement ageing and noise

  21. Danish Road Directorate and CALTRANS/UC DAVIS (USA) • Senior researcher one year in California • Trans-Atlantic workshop on climate change, pavement materials and road noise • Continued collaboration on: • Road noise • CO2 reduction • Pavement materials

  22. Danish Road Directorate and DVS (The Netherlands) Collaboration since 2004 • DRI-DVS noise abatement program • Optimization of noise reducing pavements • Pavement solutions yielding 10 dB traffic noise reduction • Dutch Air Quality Innovation Program • Bearingcapacity with TSD-measurements • Blue spot mapping of national roadnetwork

  23. Collaboration at project level • MIRIAM on rolling resistance of roads • TSD on bearing capacity of roads

  24. MIRIAM (Models for rolling resistance In Road Infrastructure Asset Management systems) • 2010 - 2011 • Project initiated by Denmark in 2009 with strong and increasing interest to participate from other countries • Aim: reduce rolling resistance and hence lowering fuel consumption, CO2 emission and increasing energy efficiency • Twelve partners from Europe and USA

  25. MIRIAM • Funding as well as research production was carried out through transnational collaboration • This willingness shows that collaboration is possible • Continuation ?

  26. Traffic Speed Deflectometer: Australia and Denmark cooperation • Agreement between DRD and RTA, NSW • Application of the Traffic Speed Deflectometer in NSW and QLD • Testing of bearing capacity of 18,000 km of major roads • Tests conducted in 2010

  27. Conclusions • We have achieved a lot through international research cooperation • Technically, economically, personally • We have been able to use our expertise areas as payment for new knowledge in other areas • You need a research strategy • International cooperation takes time – and money – but it is worth the effort

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