Performance Indicators for the Road Sector

Pursuant to Article 1 of the Convention signed in Paris on 14th December 1960, and which came into force on 30th September 1961, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) shall promote policies designed: – to achieve the highest sustainable economic growth and employment and a rising standard of living in Member countries, while maintaining financial stability, and thus to contribute to the development of the world economy; – to contribute to sound economic expansion in Member as well as non-member countries in the process of economic development; and – to contribute to the expansion of world trade on a multilateral, non-discriminatory basis in accordance with international obligations. Kingdom and the United States. The following countries became Members subsequently through accession at the dates indicated hereafter: Japan 3 FOREWORD The Road Transport and Intermodal Linkages Research Programme (RTR) is a cooperative approach to transport issues among Member countries of the OECD. The Mission of the RTR Programme is to promote economic development in OECD Member countries by enhancing transport safety, efficiency and sustainability through a research programme that recommends options for the development and implementation of effective transport policies for Members, and that encourages outreach for non-member countries. The research on Performance Indicators for the Roads Sector was initiated in 1995 by a scientific expert group under the leadership of the RTR Secretariat. A major recommendation of this Group was to create a Taskforce to conduct a coordinated set of field tests for selected performance indicators. The Taskforce was established in 1997 with the objective of refining the indicators selected by the Scientific Expert Group and testing them over a period of two years. The field tests would allow the applicability of the performance indicators to be evaluated in order to determine their value in improving the management of road administrations. The following countries participated in the field test: ABSTRACT ITRD N°E 108267 Following the recommendations of the OECD 1997 report, Performance Indicators for the Road Sector, a task force was established to field test a selection of 15 performance indicators used by road administrations throughout the world. The objective of the project was to assess the applicability of the performance indicators to improving the management of road administration. The field test was conducted over the period 1997-99 in 15 Member countries. This report outlines the approach adopted and summarises the results of the field tests. The 15 indicators …