The association is lead by its Icelandic section during the period 2008 - 2012. The organization of the association and its technical committees has changed for compared to the previous periode.
Expertise without frontiers
Nordic Road Association is an organization which aims at promoting development within the road and road traffic sectors through an active co-operation between professionals in the field in Denmark, Faroe Islands, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.
The most important objectives of NRA are realised through the work carried out in the technical committees. The technical committees are organized into five main subject areas: Administration & Finance, Planning & Design, Construction, Operations & Maintenance and Road Traffic & Environment.
Research & development
There is a great need for research and development within the road, road traffic and road transport sectors. For optimum results, it is essential that this be multi-disciplinary including areas such as the humanities, natural sciences, medicine technology and economics.
The Nordic Road Association's technical committees are not in general engaged in research and development projects of their own. However, through their being comprised of members with different professional backgrounds and areas of expertise, these technical committees are able to work in depth from a broad platform to initiate research projects and to spread the results obtained.
Technical Committees
The Nordic Road Association´s most important objectives are realised through the work carried out in the technical committees. This work plays an essential role in the co-ordination of research and development within the road traffic sector in the Nordic countries.
There are 14 technical committees and two thematic groups. The technical committees and thematic groups are focusing on specialized areas such as bridges and tunnels, information technology, road machines and vehicle design and characteristics.
The technical committees are the following:
ITS; Bridges; Road safety; Statistical planning; Design of roads and streets; Information systems; Transport planning; Accessibility; Vehicles and transport; Environment; Road construction; Competence; Operation and maintenance of roads and streets; Tunnels; Road pavements; Organization and marked.
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