Basic glossary of road related terms, abbreviations and acronyms
AASHTO The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
ACEA The European Automobile Manufacturers Association (French: Association des Constructeurs Européens d’Automobiles)
AM Asset Management
ANAS Azienda Nazionale Autostrade e Strade (the National Italian Road Agency/Body)
AP Action Plan (CEDR)
APC Action Plan Committee (CEDR)
ASTRA Bundesamt für Strassen (the National Swiss Road Agency/Body)
BEXPRAC Benchmarking of EXpenditure and PRACtice of Maintenance and Operation (CEDR project)
BIM Building information modelling (or Better Information Management)
CAD Connected and Automated Driving
CCAM Cooperative, Connected and Automated Mobility
CEDR Conference of European Directors of Roads / Conférence Européenne des Directeurs des Routes
DBFM Design Build Operate Manage
DG Directorate General of the European Commission
DSS Decision Support System
EB CEDR’s Executive Board
EC European Commission
EIM European Rail Infrastructure Managers Association
ENCORD European Network of Construction Research and Development
EU European Union
FA Focus Area (CEDR)
FAC Focus Area Coordinator (CEDR)
FHWA Federal Highway Administration (USA)
IAM IS Integrated Asset Management Information System
Infrastructure ” The basic physical and organizational structures and facilities (e.g. buildings, roads, power supplies) needed for the operation of a society or enterprise.” (Oxford English Dictionary)
IRI International Roughness Index
ITS Intelligent Transport Systems
KPI Key Performance Indicator
LCC Life Cycle Cost
LCCA Life Cycle Cost Analysis
LoS Level of Service
NAMP National Asset Management Plan
NRA National Road Authority (or Administration)
O&M Operation and Management
PI Performance Indicators
PIARC World Road Association
PPP Public Private Partnership
SP2 CEDR’s second Strategic Plan (2009–13)
SP3 CEDR’s third Strategic Plan (2013–17)
TG Technical Group / Task Group
TEN-T Trans-European Transport Networks
TRA Transport Research Arena
WG Working Group