Mobile Bridge Inspection Unit (MBIU)

The Mobile Bridge Inspection Unit (referred as MBIU) is an Electro-mechanically driven Articulated Structure mounted on a vehicle (a truck) as an aid towards proper inspection of bridges or similar infrastructures by enabling an inspection team of 3-4 persons carrying instruments access to the underside of bridge decks over flowing rivers or gorges.
Utilization of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) in Road embankment

About 65-75% of segregated Municipal Solid Wastes can be used for embankment construction.Leachate studies indicate that MSW is a non hazardous material as concentration of heavy metals is within the permissible limit.Typical design cross sections have been arrived for 3m and 5m height MSW embankment.
Patch Fill-Pothole Repair Solution for Bituminous Roads

Patch-fill solution is useful for faster filling of potholes in bituminous roads without causing any environmental pollution and hindrance to roads users. Potholes filled by Path-fill shall be long lasting.
India hails success of first ‘steel-slag road’

A stretch of six-lane road experimentally paved with slag from steel-making in India has been shown to weather the beating from thousands of heavy trucks even though the surface is 30% shallower than that of roads paved with natural aggregates. Slag is made up of impurities melted out of the ore during the steel-making process. The trial, guided by the Central Road Research Institute (CSIR-CRRI) and sponsored by ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel (AM/NS).

Vision, Mission and Key Objectives

Vision

“CSIR - Central Road Research Institute (CRRI) shall become a Global Leader to enrich and integrate Research, Innovation and Development to meet the challenges of the transportation sector to enhance quality life of society and the nation”.

Mission

Enhance and maintain the image of CSIR - CRRI at global level through high end and cutting edge research developing knowledge intensive competitive technologies covering diversified areas of infrastructure such as roads, airfields and bridges, multi-modal (road, rail, air and Inland waterways) transportation system.
Carry out fundamental and translation research in the areas viz. solid waste management, sustainable technologies for roads and smart transport, E-mobility, and road safety, etc.
National and International collaborations with Academic institutions, Industries, Ministries, in Public / Private sectors to develop cutting edge technologies for the benefit of the society.
Provide high quality services to all stakeholders through a well-targeted and structured training for utilisation of technologies for enhancing quality of life.