The rural transport infrastructure sector is a critical force for sustainable development that is
interwoven with many other sectors. Rural transportation is an underlying driver of many of …

The prevalence of smartphones among vehicle drivers presents exciting opportunities in
assessing pavement roughness in a more efficient and cost-effective manner, compared …

Rural roads play a pivotal role in facilitating connectivity for the rural communities by
providing access for their economic and social needs. Due to lack of funding and other …

Roughness is an important indicator of road deterioration and has a significant impact on
road serviceability. Conventional instruments for roughness measurement, such as laser …

Low volume roads form a vital link in the road network which provides accessibility to the
communities to meet their social and economic needs. One of the main issues faced by the …

Conventional road condition evaluation is an expensive and time-consuming task. Therefore
data collection from indirect economical methods is desired by road monitoring agencies …

Rural roads play an essential part in a country's road network providing connectivity
between the rural communities and the national roads. However, most of these roads are not …

The efficiency of vehicles and travel comfort are maintained by the effective management of
road pavement conditions. Pavement conditions can be inspected at a low cost by drive-by …

Governments and road agencies face the challenging task of maintaining roads. One of the
reasons this is challenging is that the maintenance process requires utilizing a substantial …

Previous studies have shown that road surface conditions are an important factor for road
quality. To provide quality on road surface, it should be observed steadily and repaired as …