Lowering Transport Environmental Impact Along the Whole Life Cycle of the Future Transport Infrastructure: LIAISON

Liaison Horizon Europe Project provides knowledge and technical solutions to limit transport infrastructures (TI) emissions, both caused by transport infrastructure itself and to which transport infrastructure contributes. This project covers the whole life cycle of TI to which extent TI design can influence and limit the overall emissions from construction, maintenance, operation and decommissioning of the infrastructure in a digital environment for next future TI. Liaison adopts a holistic approach to tackle this challenge, because the development of particular technical solutions is not sufficient to achieve low environmental impact TI if they are not part of a broader strategy. The only effective way to ensure the implementation of paradigm-shifting technical solutions in the TI sector is to implement a governance framework (Dynamic Multi-Infrastructure Governance Framework -DMIGF) that activates, articulates, and monitors compliance with circular economy principles throughout the life of the infrastructure when developing and implementing these solutions. Liaison develops smart and sustainable beams, rigid road pavements and improved ballast; bio-asphalt and smart pavement inspection system; intelligent tunnel control system and photovoltaic guardrails.