Abstract
In EU the road infrastructure services 90% of the movements of people and goods, whereas the transport services account for ca 5.6 million jobs and contribute to 7–8% of GNP. Huge investments are necessary every year in EU to cope with the three major problems marking the present road network in EU: aging; increased traffic demand; and increased truck traffic. For example in some European countries maintenance costs for motorways amount to about 30,000 ECU/Km and for other major rural roads to about 10,000 ECU/km each year.
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Psarianos, B., Kontaratos, M., Liapakis, C., Lenz, M., Rupp, T. (1999). Perspectives of Implementing Automated and Robotic-Based Techniques in Road Infrastructure Construction and Maintenance Operations. In: Advances in Manufacturing. Advanced Manufacturing. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-0855-9_36
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