The Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden KTH is in the finishing stages of a research project aiming to develop the methodology for vulnerability analysis of road networks that can bes used for decision-making concerning investment and maintenance measures.

There is an extensive list of publications and work reports on the project home page, well worth a read.

Indicators of the importance of a link and of the exposure of a region from a vulnerability perspective will be developed. A modelling tool will be developed by which these indicators can be calculated. An interface will be developed for the transference of data from other systems to this tool. A GIS-based tool will be developed for visualising the results. Specific vulnerability analyses will be carried out for different road regions in consultation with the Swedish Road Administration. These analyses will point out certain links as particularly important for the functioning of the network and certain municipalities as particularly exposed. The possibilities for the inclusion of vulnerability analyses in operation and maintenance planning and in investment planning will be studied.

Read more on the project homepage