Service Safety and Green Maintenance Technology for Road Infrastructure in Complex Environments

Dear Colleagues,

Road infrastructure worldwide faces unprecedented challenges from intensifying climate change, increasing extreme weather events, and the pressing imperative of sustainable development. Complex environmental stressors—such as extreme temperature, heavy rainfall, and snowfall—severely threaten the durability and service safety of pavements. Concurrently, the global commitment to carbon neutrality demands a fundamental shift towards greener, more resilient, and intelligent infrastructure systems throughout their entire life cycle.

Despite significant improvement in materials and structures, infrastructure often suffers from premature deterioration, short service life, and high maintenance burdens in complex environments. Furthermore, traditional maintenance approaches struggle with the predictive assessment of damage and the efficient implementation of low-carbon solutions, highlighting an urgent need for technological integration and innovation.

This Topic aims to compile cutting-edge research and foster interdisciplinary dialogue to address these critical gaps. We invite original and review articles focusing on, but not limited to, the following topics: (1) advanced and resilient pavement materials; (2) green maintenance and rehabilitation technologies; (3) intelligent monitoring and safety assurance methodology; (4) resource efficiency improvement and life cycle assessment; and (5) integrated resilience enhancement and lifespan extension measurements. By exploring these themes, this Topic seeks to advance the scientific foundation for the next generation of safe, sustainable, and intelligent road infrastructure.

Dr. Fucheng Guo
Dr. Bochao Zhou
Dr. Wentong Wang
Dr. Dongdong Yuan
Dr. Di Wang
Topic Editors