FEHRL and FHWA sign memorandum of cooperation

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) of the US Department of Transportation and the Forum of European National Highway Research Laboratories (FEHRL) located in Brussels, Belgium have signed a six-year memorandum of cooperation. This agreement complements the role of the FHWA as an associate of FEHRL, which aims to increase cooperation and coordination in road research, development and deployment, taking into account the shared challenges faced by the FHWA and the members of FEHRL, and the authority pro
April 19, 2012 Read time: 2 mins
The 831 Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) of the 324 US Department of Transportation and the Forum of European National Highway Research Laboratories (FEHRL) located in Brussels, Belgium have signed a six-year memorandum of cooperation. This agreement complements the role of the FHWA as an associate of FEHRL, which aims to increase cooperation and coordination in road research, development and deployment, taking into account the shared challenges faced by the FHWA and the members of FEHRL, and the authority provided to the FHWA to undertake international outreach activities.

A common transparent coordination and communication platform will be established that enables continual collaboration to leverage experience and expertise to identify and address current and future road transport needs as part of a transportation system to meet societal goals. Both signatories intend their cooperation to include research, development or deployment of technology and innovation activities in the following road transport areas: planning, environment, right of way, asset management, materials, structures, hydraulics, traffic operations, traffic impacts, road user behaviour, economics, safety, and policy.

Formed in 1989 as the Forum of European National Highway Research Laboratories, FEHRL is a registered international association comprising more than 40 national research/technical centres. Associates from non-European countries provide FEHRL with strong links to the considerable research capacity available globally.  With a permanent secretariat based in Brussels, FEHRL is directly governed by the directors general of the national road research institutes and laboratories.
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