-Links to concern departments dealing with Roads
-Links to publications and Research
LINKS TO CONCERN DEPARTMENTS DEALING WITH ROADS
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State Level
Roads & Buildings Department, Govt. of Gujarat
http://www.rnbgujarat.org
Roads & Buildings Department is the Department of the Gujarat State Govt. dealing on the Roads, Bridges and Buildings.
Gujarat State Road Development Corporation Ltd.
http://www.gsrdc.com
GSRDC is the Govt. agency for implementation of road / bridges / flyovers projects taken up on commercial basis in the State of Gujarat.
Gujarat State Highway Project
http://gshp2.gov.in/
GSHP is a milestone in the State Government’s program of improved transportation in Gujarat. Undertaken by the Roads and Building Department, the project was initially conceived in the 9th 5-year plan in order to address the growing transportation needs accompanying rapid economic growth in Gujarat.
Central Level
National Highways Authority of India
www.nhai.org
It is an organisation, set up under National Highways Authority of India Act 1988, for implementation of National Highway projects in India.
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
http://morth.nic.in
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways in the Ministry of Surface Transport is constitutionally responsible for Planning, Development and Maintenance of National Highways in the country.
LINKS TO PUBLICATIONS AND RESEARCH
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International Road Federation (IRF)
http://www.irfnet.org
The International Road Federation (IRF) is a non-governmental, not-for-profit organisation with the mission to encourage and promote development and maintenance of better, safer and more sustainable roads and road networks. The IRF plays a major role in all aspects of road policy and development worldwide.
GTZ/IRF Latin American Road Maintenance Program
http://www.zietlow.com
GTZ/IRF Latin American Road Maintenance Program web page containing a number useful documents in English, Spanish and Portuguese.
Australian Road Research Board (ARRB)
http://www.arrb.com.au
Australian Road Research Board (ARRB) web page containing a variety of useful information, including publications and information on pavement condition monitoring, weigh-in-motion systems, ITS systems and much more.
Federal Highway Administration
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov
US Federal Highway Administration web-page containing useful publications and statistics, including: (i) 1997 Federal Highway Cost Allocation Study; (ii) Highway trust Fund Primer.
US Asphalt Institute
http://www.asphaltinstitute.org
US Asphalt Institute web-page containing a variety of useful information, including information on technical publications, research, laboratory services, superpave, etc.
Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI)
http://www.vti.se/default_2782.aspx
Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI) web page containing a large amount of useful information on current research and development and extensive lists of publications (many in English, others with English abstracts).