Dr RICHARD ROBINSON is an independent consultant in highway management and holds an honorary appointment at the University of Birmingham. Prior to this he worked for more than twenty years at the Transport and Road Research Laboratory and for six years at consultants Rendel Palmer & Tritton. He has undertaken consultancies throughout the world, has published numerous papers and has lectured extensively. UNO DANIELSON is Director, Director-General Staff, responsible for road maintenance at the Swedish National Road Administration. He has many years' experience of road maintenance management at both the regional and national levels in Sweden and has promoted research and education in road maintenance management at the Royal Institute of Technology and other universities. MARTIN SNAITH has been involved for the past twenty years in the establishment and development of highways research and highway management research at the University of Birmingham. In addition to acting as highway adviser to the Swedish National Road Administration and the Roads Service (Northern Ireland), he has participated in projects and given courses in many overseas countries, including China, India, Sierra Leone, Malaysia, Indonesia and Chile. He is currently Professor of Highway Engineering and Pro Vice Chancellor at the University of Birmingham.