Central Road Research Institute (CRRI) established in 1952 is a constituent laboratory of India's

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(CSIR). The CRRI is located on Mathura road in Okhla,

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and conducts research and development in the areas of design, construction, maintenance and management of roads and airport runways. It also works in area of traffic and surface

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Central Road Research Institute (CRRI), a premier national laboratory established in 1952, a constituent of

(CSIR) is engaged in carrying out research and development projects on design, construction and maintenance of roads and runways, traffic and transportation planning of mega and medium cities, management of roads in different terrains, improvement of marginal materials, utilization of industrial waste in road construction, landslide control, ground improvements environmental pollution, road traffic safety and analysis & design, wind, fatigue, corrosion studies, performance monitoring/evaluation, service life assessment and rehabilitation of highway and railway bridges. The institute provides technical and consultancy services to various user organizations in

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and abroad. For capacity building of human resources in the area of highway Engineering to undertake and execute roads and runway projects, Institute has the competence to organize National and International Training Programmes continuing education courses since 1962 to disseminate the R&D finding to the masses.

Departments

List of departments in Central Road Research Institute (CRRI) is as follows: * Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation * Transport Planning and Environment * Bridge Engineering and Structures * Geotechnical Engineering * Traffic Engineering and Safety * Pavement Evaluation * Quality Management * Rigid Pavement * Flexible Pavement * Information, Liaison & Training

List of Directors

The list of Directors of Central Road Research Institute (CRRI) is as follows:

References

External links

* of the CRRI
CSIR Website
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