A Framework for Life Cycle Management of Road Pavements in Europe

Sustainability Assessment (SA) is a standardized practice that is rapidly taking up also in the building sector; however, the transport infrastructure sector is still questioning the best way forward to implement it as a regular practice. This work tries to fill this gap by providing a summary of the PavementLCM package, a comprehensive instrument developed for European National Road Authorities (NRAs). The aim of the package is engineering sustainability for road pavement management by including SA, Life Cycle Management (LCM) and circular economy practices while complying with the most recent European standards for the “Sustainability Assessment of Construction Works” (EN 15643, EN 15978 and EN 15804). As a result, the research delivers specific Guidelines to implement LCM as a current practice, as well as suggestions concerning circular economy and durability assessment.