1. NATIONAL COMMITTEE PIARC SLOVENIA PRESENTATION AT THE WINTER ROAD CONGRESS 6 th February 2014 14 TH WINTER ROAD CONGRESS, ANDORRA 2014 „EXCHANGING KNOWLEDGE AND TECHNOLOGY IN ROAD TRANSPORT“

2. Location: Central Europe Area: 20.273 km2 Borders length: 1.382 km Population: 2.051.000 President of state: Borut Pahor Time zone: central European time; winter GMT + 1, summer GMT + 2 Currency: euro (EUR); from 2007 Official language: Slovene; in ethnically mixed areas also Hungarian and Italian Climate: Alpine, Pannonian, Mediterranean 6 th February 2014 14 TH WINTER ROAD CONGRESS, ANDORRA 2014 2 OUR COUNTRY - SLOVENIA

3. Active PIARC member from 1995 National committee established in 1999 Currently 25 members Our members are currently involved in the work of 10 different TCs 6 th February 2014 14 TH WINTER ROAD CONGRESS, ANDORRA 2014 3 ABOUT NC PIARC SLOVENIA SECRETARIAT Technical committees MANAGING BOARD ASSEMBLY

4. WHAT WE DO? World-class international research projects Cooperating with leading experts in international research projects of world class format in the field of roads and traffic Knowledge transfer – organization of workshops Providing latest information about the development of roads and traffic science around the world to our members Business opportunities in road transport A direct link to leading world organisations and companies in the field of roads and traffic sector 6 th February 2014 14 TH WINTER ROAD CONGRESS, ANDORRA 2014 4

5. Are coming from the areas: Research & Development Industry & Commerce Teaching & Administration 6 th February 2014 14 TH WINTER ROAD CONGRESS, ANDORRA 2014 5 OUR MEMBERS NC PIARC Slovenia Research institutes University Individual members Government Private companies Honorary members

6. SLOVENIAN ROAD NETWORK SLOVENIAN ROAD TRANSPORT SYSTEM Motorways677 km Expressways92 km Main roads 819 km Regional roads5.136 km Total length of state roads6.742 km Local roads13.598 km Public paths18.626 km Total length of all roads38.966 km Cars per 1000 inhabitants449 6 th February 2014 14 TH WINTER ROAD CONGRESS, ANDORRA 2014 6 State roads Main and regional roads Motorways and Expressways Managed by SRA Managed by DARS Municipal roads Local roadsPublic paths Managed by municipality

7. 6 th February 2014 14 TH WINTER ROAD CONGRESS, ANDORRA 2014 7 SLOVENE ROADS AGENCY Government of the Republic of Slovenia Ministry of infrastructure and spatial planning Slovene Roads Agency (SRA) DARS, Motorway company in Slovenia construction, maintenance and safety of state roads, monitoring of their condition, passenger and freight road transport, management of state roads and traffic records and administrative tasks relating to safety measures for state roads and traffic

8. ACTIVITIES ON SLOVENIAN ROADS 6 th February 2014 14 TH WINTER ROAD CONGRESS, ANDORRA 2014 8 Weighing-in-motion Monitoring of the condition of road pavements Surveillance of exceptional transport Regular and winter maintenance activities Regulating traffic sings and other technical elements

9. SLOVENIAN NATIONAL BUILDING AND CIVIL ENGINEERING INSTITUTE (ZAG) An independent, impartial and non-profit research institute, carrying out testing and attestation of conformity of construction products Founded in 1994 by a decree, promulgated by the Government of the Republic of Slovenia 198 employees, including more than 81 experts with university qualifications and academic titles 14 laboratories A library which is one of Slovenia's best in the field of technical literature 6 th February 2014 14 TH WINTER ROAD CONGRESS, ANDORRA 2014 9

10. ZAG‘S EXPERTISE (1) MATERIALS Laboratory for cement, mortars and ceramics Laboratory for concrete, stone and recycled materials Laboratory for metals, corrosion and anti-corrosion protection Laboratory for Polymers 6 th February 2014 14 TH WINTER ROAD CONGRESS, ANDORRA 2014 10

11. ZAG‘S EXPERTISE (2) BUILDING PHYSICS Laboratory for acoustics Fire laboratory Laboratory for thermal protection Section for fire engineering 6 th February 2014 14 TH WINTER ROAD CONGRESS, ANDORRA 2014 11

12. ZAG‘S EXPERTISE (3) STRUCTURES Section for massive constructions of high buildings Section for solid engineering structures and bridges Inspection body for cableway installations Section for wooden structures Section for earthquake Engineering Section for geotechnical anchors Section for structural dynamics Laboratory for structural engineering 6 th February 2014 14 TH WINTER ROAD CONGRESS, ANDORRA 2014 12

13. ZAG‘S EXPERTISE (4) GEOTEHNICS AND ROADS Section for soil mechanics and geotechnical observation Section for road maintenance and management Section for engineering geology and rock mechanics Laboratory for soil mechanics Laboratory for Asphalts, Bitumens and Bitumen-Based Products 6 th February 2014 14 TH WINTER ROAD CONGRESS, ANDORRA 2014 13

14. ZAG‘S EXPERTISE (5) METROLOGY Laboratory for metrology performs calibration, inspection and checking of mechanical quantities and machines for measuring: force pressure torque force hardness, mechanical energy length mass and temperature 6 th February 2014 14 TH WINTER ROAD CONGRESS, ANDORRA 2014 14

15. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION NATIONAL COMMITTEE PIARC SLOVENIA TRŽAŠKA 19 1000 LJUBLJANA SLOVENIA PHONE: +386 1 280 45 55 FAX: +386 1 280 42 64 WEBPAGE: WWW.NC-PIARC.SI EMAIL: SEKRETARIAT@NC-PIARC.SI 6 th February 2014 14 TH WINTER ROAD CONGRESS, ANDORRA 2014 15