Major Research and Development Projects are established within the strategic research and development areas.
The Director of Public Roads decides which Major Research and Development Projects are to be implemented, following a proposal
from the Director of Technology and a recommendation from the Authority Managers' Meeting. These projects are clearly designed
to achive the Norwegian Public Roads Administration's strategic and more long-term objectives. The project period last for
3 - 5 years and the total budget is approximately 20 million NOK per project.
| Major RD PMajor rojects | Responsable department | Budget in 2007 million NOK | Project leader | Project period |
| High Risk Groups in Road Traffic | Roads and traffic | 3 | Richard Muskaug | 2007-10 |
| Data Protection and Privacy Implication in Road Safety | Roads and traffic | 1 | Finn H. Amundsen | 2007-10 |
| Freight Transport and Logistics | Road Development | 4 | Toril Presttun | 2007-10 |
| Sustainable Urban Transport | Road Development | 3 | Guro Berge | 2007-10 |
| Climate and Transport | Technology | 5 | Gordana Petkovic | 2007-10 |
| Development of Expertise within Road Maintenance | Technology | 2 | Øystein Larsen | 2007-09 |
| ITS towards 2020 | Technology | 3 | Anders Godal Holt | 2007-10 |
| Salt SMART | Technology | 2 | Åge Sivertsen | 2007-10 |
| Modern Road Tunnels | Technology | 3 | Harald Buvik | 2008-11 |
| Environmentally Friendly Pavements | Technology | 4 | Jostein Aksnes | 2005-08 |