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Mgr inż. Michał Karkowski
ORCID: 0000-0002-6323-3085

Head of Management Systems and Telematics Division at the Road and Bridge Research Institute in Warsaw (IBDiM). He has graduated from Warsaw University of Technology, the Faculty of Computer Engineering specializing in Automatic Management Systems. From the very beginning, he has been developing his professional career towards issues related to the designing, implementation and maintenance of Intelligent Transport Systems and other telematic solutions. During many years of work at IBDiM he implemented many ITS solutions connected with traffic management, automatic car mark and model recognition, section speed control, red light violation, weight in motion, etc. He also gained a lot of practical experience by participation and the implementation of many infrastructure projects related with ITS systems. For last 6 years he is also strictly connected with IBDiM crash test laboratory conducting research and commercial tests of the road restrain systems, light poles and crush cushions according to the EN 1317, EN 12767 and MASH standards. He participated in many international research projects (e.g. COST, INTRO, Eureka, Incris, MoVieSta, Opticities) and national (PBS, RID, Gospostrateg, Innotech). He is the author and co-author of 20 foreign and national publications.

 
DOI: 10.33226/1231-2037.2025.4.1
JEL: Q53

The aim of this article is to present the issue of construction and demolition waste (CDW) management, particularly waste originating from road infrastructure. The analysis was conducted in the context of growing environmental challenges such as the degradation of natural resources and the need to reuse waste materials in connection with the transition to a circular economy (CE). The study analysed the essence of the waste management hierarchy where recycling takes precedence over disposal. The article also analysed the current legal and technological situation and indicated directions for development that will allow for the effective and environmentally friendly management of this group of waste.

Keywords: construction and demolition waste; circular economy; waste management hierarchy; asphalt waste management
DOI: 10.33226/1231-2037.2024.3.4
JEL: R4, R41, R42

The article describes the requirements for automatic weighing systems for vehicles in motion. These systems can be divided into two types – preselective WIM and accurate weighing systems HS-WIM, which do not require vehicles to be stopped. The metrological requirements, the scope of data collected in a weigh-in-motion system, and the legal solutions that form the basis for imposing a penalty are key to the effective imposition of penalties. Accordingly, the article describes the requirements for WIM systems used in procurements carried out by the General Directorate of National Roads and Highways, as well as those specified in the COST 323 standard, set forth by the International Society for Weighing Vehicles in Motion – ISWIM (based on assumptions developed by the International Organization of Legal Metrology, contained in the OIML R 134-1 recommendation), and those set forth in the American ASTM E1318-09 standard. The authors describe an example of the HS-WIM system operating in Hungary, giving the legal basis, the way the system works and the scope of data collected and processed. The article formulates the thesis that the correct operation of the HS-WIM system is primarily due to appropriately designed legal provisions, which are the basis for imposing penalties and specifying the principles of legalization of weighing systems, and the method of managing the system and flexibility in its implementation can have a fundamental impact on whether the system will be permanently introduced in a given country.

Keywords: HS-WIM; weigh-in-motion systems; road protection; road safety