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The Forum of European National Highway Research Laboratories (FEHRL) is a European non-profit association (AiSBL) for research, development and innovation in transport infrastructure, bringing together national highway research laboratories, universities and transport authorities across Europe and beyond. Founded in 1989, FEHRL's Secretariat is based in Brussels (Square de Meeus, 35 – 1000 Brussels). It became an association internationale sans but lucratif (AiSBL) in 2000.[1][2]
FEHRL currently includes 24 members from European countries, as well as international affiliates.
FEHRL has contributed to or coordinated more than 59 European-funded and co-funded research and innovation projects.
Mission
To serve society by accelerating the development and facilitating the deployment of collaborative science, technical knowledge and innovative solutions for the road infrastructure sector.
Vision
"To co-create a Forever Open and Integrated Transport Infrastructure as a cornerstone for modern mobility."
Values
Cooperation, Respect, Trust — described as the foundations of lasting collaboration between member institutes.
Purpose
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Through research collaboration, FEHRL's objectives include:
- Providing scientific input to European and national government policy on highway engineering and road transport matters (policy advice to the European Commission, national governments and road authorities).
- Creating and maintaining an efficient and safe road network in Europe.
- Increasing innovation in European road construction and road-using industries, through joint R&D&I programmes between national institutes, universities, industry and the European Commission.
- Strategic planning via the SERRP (Strategic European Road Research Programme) — a three-year research roadmap, currently in its 8th edition (SERRP VIII), structured around three environments:
- Built Environment — sustainable materials, asset management, digital twins, predictive maintenance
- Natural Environment — climate adaptation, biodiversity, circular construction, low-carbon materials
- Social Environment — road safety, Vision Zero, inclusivity, user wellbeing
- Knowledge transfer — scientific dissemination, expert dialogue and international exchange supporting the transition from research to implementation.
Events
[edit]FEHRL holds an infrastructure research meeting every two years.[3]
Membership
[edit]Members are national institutes nominated by their respective national road administration or ministry[citation needed]. Full members are from European countries according to the United Nations geoscheme for Europe classification or candidates for European Union membership. Associates come from non-European countries with S&T agreements with the EU.[4] FEHRL National Groups are created in several countries to widen the cooperation with academia and other organisations[5][6]
Current membership (24 institutes) is:
- BRRC, Belgium
- RBI, Bulgaria
- UNIZGFCE, Croatia
- PWD, Cyprus
- CDV, Czech Republic
- Université Gustave Eiffel, France
- BASt, Germany
- KEDE (with NTUA), Greece
- KTI, Hungary
- TII (with UCD & TCD), Ireland
- NETIVEI, Israel
- LVC, Latvia
- PCH, Luxembourg
- RWS, Netherlands (with TNO & TUD)
- IBDiM, Poland
- LNEC, Portugal
- UNIZA, Slovakia
- ZAG, Slovenia
- KECRI, South Korea
- CEDEX, Spain
- VTI, Sweden
- BFH, Switzerland
- KGM, Turkey
- NIDI, Ukraine
References
[edit]- ↑ "Industrie | entreprises.gouv.fr". www.entreprises.gouv.fr. 25 March 2024. Archived from the original on 22 May 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ↑ "FLERR" – via The Free Dictionary.
- ↑ "FEHRL holds successful infrastructure research event in Brussels". June 2025.
- ↑ "Research and innovation". European Commission - European Commission.
- ↑ "International Involvement". National Roads Authority (Ireland). Retrieved 2013-01-04.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "Expert cooperation". VUD. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-01-04.
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