Sustainable Road Design and Traffic Management
A special issue of Infrastructures (ISSN 2412-3811).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 1 June 2025 | Viewed by 559
Special Issue Editors
Interests: road infrastructure design; environmental impact; sustainability; traffic noise
Interests: pavement design; pavement management and maintenance; pavement materials; nondestructive testing (FWD, GPR); geosynthetics
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Interests: intelligent transport systems; cooperative systems; traffic control; ITS architecture; open data in traffic
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Sustainable roads must be planned, designed, built, and managed effectively and efficiently—all while upholding strict environmental standards and ensuring the necessary levels of mobility and safety. Practices like the implementation of complete streets, utilization of recycled and renewable materials, and a holistic approach to drainage play integral roles in mitigating the environmental impact of roads today. Additionally, to meet the demands of modern transportation, researchers and practitioners who deal with road infrastructure must embrace new technologies. These include tools like Building Information Modeling in the design and construction phases and integrating the Internet of Things and Artificial Intelligence in predictive maintenance strategies. By incorporating advanced materials, smart technologies, and sustainable practices while considering the needs of all users, we can create road networks that are efficient, safe, more accessible, environmentally friendly, and resilient.
This Special Issue aims to provide an overview of the current innovative tendencies in road design and traffic management, which have implementational potential in the future. In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Strategies for minimizing the environmental impact of road infrastructure;
- Sustainable materials for road construction;
- Innovative road surfaces;
- Autonomous vehicles' impact on road design;
- Applications of IoT and AI in predictive road maintenance.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Saša Ahac
Dr. Josipa Domitrović
Dr. Miroslav Vujić
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- smart roads
- smart materials
- complete streets
- recycling
- reuse
- emissions
- life cycle analysis
- traffic safety
- resilient infrastructures
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