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PRESS RELEASE: Paved with good inventions: road management needs new technologies, simpler regulations and improved collaboration

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: 16/01/2025: Innovation and collaboration are key to the future of road management. EU–funded projects OMICRON and InfraROB and high-level guests in the ‘Old Roads, New Technologies’ event highlighted regulatory, sustainability and collaborative challenges as well as innovative solutions for smarter infrastructure management. The projects presented their digital, robotic and other technologies for cheaper, safer and smarter road construction, inspection and maintenance.

Source: Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.14801252

Author: European Science Communication Institute gGmbH

Language: English

Topic: Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring

Subfield: Civil and Structural Engineering

Field: Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDGs: Industry, innovation and infrastructure, Sustainable cities and communities

Open Access status: green

Funder: European Commission

Award: Towards a more automated and optimised maintenance, renewal and upgrade of roads by means of robotised technologies and intelligent decision support tools