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17TH World Congress on Road Winter Service, Resilience and Decarbonisation - Pre-proceedings of the Congress

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Resilience Session 10 - Rural Roads Resilience

Friday, March 13 09:30 - 11:00
Chair: Imen Makhlouf, Chair of PIARC TC2.2, Tunisia
Room: Room 2

Rural roads are essential lifelines in low- and middle-income countries. They enable mobility between communities, provide access to markets, education, and health services, and support the transport of agricultural goods to urban centers. Their role in food security, social inclusion, and local economic integration remains fundamental.
Yet, climate change is increasingly undermining their sustainability. More intense rainfall, flooding, drought, erosion, slope failures, and rising temperatures are weakening pavement structures and interrupting rural accessibility. These disruptions directly affect daily life, economic productivity, and regional development.
This session focuses on innovative materials, construction techniques, digital tools aimed at strengthening rural road resilience.

  1. Welcome and session modération
  2. Presentations
  3. Questions and Answers
  4. Conclusion
  5. Organization

Welcome and session modération

• Imen Makhlouf, PIARC TC2.2 Chair, Tunisia

Presentations

  • Extending the Longevity of Pothole Repairs: Development of a Water-Activated Asphalt Primer
    • Suzuki GAKU (Central Nippon Highway Maintenance Nagoya Co., Ltd., Japan)
    Individual paper Individual paper (pdf - 3.4MB)
  • Gratta-Viva, a plant-based engineering technique to combat slope erosion on Savoie roads
    • Gaëlle BOURGEOIS (Collectivité locale : Département de la Savoie, France)
    Individual paper Individual paper (pdf - 3.9MB)
  • Development and implementation of Performance-Based Assessment matrix for Economy in Rural roads Maintenance Management in PMGSY in India
    • Pradeep AGRAWAL (NIIT University Neemrana Rajasthan India, India)
    Individual paper Individual paper (pdf - 1.6MB)
  • Enhancing Rural Road Climate Resilience Using an AI and Data-Driven Methodology
    • Danilo EBBINGHAUS CARRARI (ORIS Materials Intelligence, France)

Questions and Answers

• Moderator: Imen Makhlouf, PIARC TC2.2 Chair, Tunisia

Conclusion

• Imen Makhlouf, PIARC TC2.2 Chair, Tunisia

Organization

Session Organiser: Imen Makhlouf, PIARC TC2.2 Chair, Tunisia
Session Secretary: Souleman Oussiman, french speaking secretary PIARC TC2.2 , Burkina Faso