{"id":98666,"date":"2021-09-02T11:18:46","date_gmt":"2021-09-02T10:18:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=98666"},"modified":"2022-07-01T16:00:05","modified_gmt":"2022-07-01T15:00:05","slug":"digital-twin-road-network","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/digital-construction-news\/digital-twin-road-network\/98666\/","title":{"rendered":"National Highways to deliver digital twin of UK road network"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/highwaysengland.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">National Highways<\/a>\u2019 has set out plans to deliver a digital twin of the UK\u2019s road network that can predict the time and location of potholes and other maintenance issues<\/h2>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/hr-skills-news\/nick-harris-highways\/98059\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">government-owned highways agency<\/a> has revealed plans to revolutionise roads, which include intelligent road materials able to repair themselves and more connected and autonomous plant.<\/p>\n<p>National Highways executive director of strategy and planning, Elliot Shaw, said: \u201cWe are at the beginning of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/bim-news\/digital-twin-uk-roads\/97417\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">digital revolution on our roads<\/a> network, a once-in-a-century transformation which will fundamentally change how our roads are designed, built, operated and used.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Digital Roads journey, the strategy that will create the roads of the future, is huge. It covers every aspect of the\u00a0roads\u00a0infrastructure from design and construction, to how roads are operated to the changing experience for all road users.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDigital Roads\u00a0will\u00a0make our roads safer\u00a0and greener. Improvements and maintenance\u00a0will be\u00a0delivered more quickly with less disruption and\u00a0road users will have\u00a0a far better\u00a0end-to-end journey\u00a0experience, with savings on time and the cost of travel.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Data-rich digital twins<\/h3>\n<p>National Highways is laying the foundations of the Digital Roads vision with several ambitious partnerships working at the forefront of technology.<\/p>\n<p>The road twinning system is being developed in collaboration with UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), the EU MSCA COFUND programme, construction and engineering company Costain and the University of Cambridge. It will see drawings and static models replaced with digital versions that can identify when maintenance is needed.<\/p>\n<p>The system is being developed thanks to two grants \u2013 the \u00a38.6m EPSRC Digital Roads Prosperity Partnership grant and the \u00a36m EU MSCA COFUND Future Roads Fellowships programme.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cam.ac.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">University of Cambridge<\/a> principal investigator of these grants, Dr Ioannis Brilakis, said: \u201cIt is high time the transportation infrastructure sector embraces digital transformation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe should strive to replace drawings and static 3D models with dynamic and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/bim-news\/f1-construction-digital-twins\/98529\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">data-rich digital twins<\/a>, pdf documents with databases, file exchange with cloud permissions exchange, passive materials with smart materials able to sense and heal themselves and automate all manual routine maintenance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll this is possible on a data science foundation, able to generate rich, data-driven insights to help us make better decisions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Combining \u2018live\u2019 data from intelligent materials in the existing road surface with a digital twinning system that visualises the road and its condition will identify when maintenance work is needed, with roads able to repair themselves using self-healing materials.<\/p>\n<p>This will dramatically reduce the need for time-consuming and costly on-site inspections, prevent unnecessary delays to drivers and reduce the emissions generated by roadworks.<\/p>\n<p>Also, in use or being developed are connected and autonomous plant, offsite fabrication and modular construction methods.<\/p>\n<p>As well as reducing disruption for drivers, these steps will reduce the associated carbon emissions by around 50% and help to meet the target of zero injuries or deaths on the network by 2040.<\/p>\n<p>The Digital Roads vision for the strategic road network supports the government\u2019s ambition of \u2018the UK being a world leader in shaping the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/construction-technology-news\/transport-infrastructure-innovation\/85649\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">future of transport<\/a>\u2019 and supporting Britain\u2019s growth.<\/p>\n<h3>\u2018Creating greener, smoother, safer journeys\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>Roads minister Baroness Vere, said: \u201cFrom digital road models that can predict where maintenance is needed on the real-life road network, to self-repairing road surfaces, and automated cone laying machines, we\u2019re committed to keeping the UK at the forefront of technological developments.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m therefore delighted that National Highways\u2019 vision reflects this, benefitting road users for many years to come with greener, smoother, safer journeys.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The vision for Digital Roads\u00a0also\u00a0goes beyond 2025 and looks\u00a0forward to\u00a02050\u00a0and beyond. 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