Roads and Bridges - Drogi i Mosty
20, 4, 2021, 465-492

Expert evaluation of road infrastructure management

Mariusz Urbański Mail
Road and Bridge Research Institute, 1 Instytutowa St., 03-302 Warsaw
Jacek Sudyka Mail
Road and Bridge Research Institute, 1 Instytutowa St., 03-302 Warsaw
Katarzyna Grondys Mail
Czestochowa University of Technology, Faculty Management, 69 J.H. Dąbrowskiego St., 42-201 Częstochowa
Published: 2021-12-29

Abstract

A dense and modern road network determines the proper functioning of trade-in economically developed countries. The aim of this article is to assess the influence of individual road infrastructure components on their performance in terms of traffic flow. To obtain a complete and comprehensive description of the problem, a mixed method of quantitative data analysis was used based on available statistical databases including information on linear and nodal infrastructure operating in the European Union. In light of the problem under consideration, a multi-stage statistical analysis was conducted. Factor analysis and multiple linear regression were used to assess the heterogeneity of the data and estimate the parameters of the models to explain the various components of road infrastructure performance. In turn, based on the k-means classification analysis, groups of EU countries differing in road network performance were identified. The results indicated that the extracted road network factors contribute to improving the performance of road infrastructure in its various study areas.

Keywords


economic development, factor analysis, infrastructure efficiency, multiple regression, road infrastructure.

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Expert evaluation of road infrastructure management

  
Urbański, Mariusz; Sudyka, Jacek; Grondys, Katarzyna. Expert evaluation of road infrastructure management. Roads and Bridges - Drogi i Mosty, [S.l.], v. 20, n. 4, p. 465-492, dec. 2021. ISSN 2449-769X. Available at: <>. Date accessed: 28 Mar. 2024. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.7409/rabdim.021.028.