R&D – Norwegian priorities nationally and internationally

Jon KrokeborgR&D Coordinator

Head of R&D Staff(jon.krokeborg@vegvesen.no)

Administration

R&D Staff:3 people

90% of R&D work takes place in TMT

Budget

To buy research:2011: 71 400 000 NOK (about 12 000 000 USD)2012: 71 300 000 NOK

Internal work: about 30 man-years

Research programs: 55 %Research and development projects: 30 %Regional projects: 5 %International cooperation: 10 %

Organising the work

Research programs:– Typical: lasting 4-5 years/budget of 1 mill USD per year

Research and development projects– Typical: lasting 1-2 years/budget less than 0,1 mill USD

per year

Development projects in the regions– On operational level

International cooperation

National prioritiesResearch programs 2007-11

ProgramBudget

mill NOK

PeriodProgram manager

Contact

Environmental friendly urban transport

20 07-11 guro.berge@vegvesen.no

Freight transport and logistics 20 07-10 toril.presttun@vegvesen.no

High risk groups in road traffic 12 07-10 guro.ranes@vegvesen.no

Privacy implication in road safety 12 07-10 guro.ranes@vegvesen.no

Climate and transport 20 07-11 gordana.petkovic@vegvesen.no

ITS towards 2020 20 07-11 anders.holt@vegvesen.no

Development of expertise within road maintenance 21 07-10 oystein.larsen@vegvesen.no

Modern road tunnels 20 08-11 harald.buvik@vegvesen.no

Salt SMART (improved use of salt in road maintenance)

2007-11

age.sivertsen@vegvesen.no

National prioritiesResearch programs 2011-16

ProgramBudget

mill NOKPeriod

Program managerContact

Durable roads 22 11-14 leif.baklokk@vegvesen.no

Durable materials 20 12-15 jan.ostvik@vegvesen.no

Natural hazard – land slides and infrastucture

40* 12-15 roald.aaboe@vegvesen.no

Runoff water and the environment

18 12-15 sondre.meland@vegvesen.no

Improved road traffic with ITS

27 12-17 eirik.skjetne@vegvesen.no

* Cooperation with NNRA and NWRED NNRA: Norwegian National Rail AdministrationNWRED: Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate

National prioritiesPRE programs 2012

Pre-programs in 2012 expected to initiate research programs starting in 2013.

•Energy savings in road construction, maintenance and operation•Road traffic safety•Noise•Improved winter maintenance

International priorities

NordFoUCEDR (follow up ERA-NET ROAD initiativ)FEHRLEuropean Union Framework ProgramsCOST projectsBi-lateral projects

NordFoU

• Cooperation among the 5 Nordic countries• Started in 2004• Focus on common Nordic research needs within road

traffic• Two examples:

• Common calculation model for road noise• Harmonising vehicle categories

Nordisk forskningssamarbejde

CEDR• Research cooperation organised through Technical

Group Research• The cooperation is a follow up of the cooperation

initiated in ERA-NET ROAD• AIM:

• One common research program starting every year

• On-going programs• Asset management• Mobility: “Getting the most out of Intelligent

Infrastructure”• Design: “Rapid and Durable Maintenance Methods

and Techniques”• Energy: “Sustainability and Energy Efficient

Management of Roads”

FEHRL• Forever Open Road (www.foreveropenroad.eu)