The experts of the World Economic Forum drove along the roads of 144 countries to choose the best. Unfortunately, out of 144 possible places, Russia took only 136th position in the final list. Next door to us were Ukraine and the Central African Republic of Gabon.
By the way the most terrible roads of Moldova were recognized. Well, we bring to your attention the top ten countries that led the rating of countries on the quality of roads.
10. Germany
The last place in the top ten can be explained by the fact that the majority of German autobahns are over 30 years old. By the way, since this year the Germans have been using the latest laser scanning technology to check the condition of roads.
9. Finland
Maintaining the quality of roads in a country where the temperature in winter drops to minus 40 degrees a year is not an easy task. To detect hidden defects that can destroy the coating over time, the Finns use thermal imaging cameras.
8. Hong Kong
This small Asian state boasts the highest level of infrastructure development, including transport. They do not spare money on building and maintaining the quality of roads in Hong Kong, believing that the transport network plays an important role in attracting investors to the region.
7. Austria
Most of all the trouble for Austrian road builders is the high-mountain alpine sections, which are becoming unusable faster than others. However, the responsible services cope with their task with success - the roads in Austria are of the highest quality.
6. Switzerland
In order to maintain the excellent quality of the pavement, Swiss roads were paid. Upon entering the country you must purchase a vignette. Travel through some tunnels is paid extra, because the maintenance of the road laid through the mountain is very expensive.
5. Oman
Expensive cars of oil princes and their subjects must drive along good roads. This rule has been adhered to in Oman for several decades. They do not spare funds for the development of the road network in the country.
4. Portugal
Even 25 years ago, the quality of the road surface in the country horrified both local residents and tourists. However, today in Portugal, even the smallest villages can boast of excellent roads, not to mention the highways of national importance.
3. Singapore
The level of development of engineering and construction technologies in the country deserves separate praise. The road construction industry was no exception. Huge amounts of money are allocated for the laying and repair of roads in Singapore, which allows maintaining the highest quality, despite the intensity of traffic.
2. UAE
The construction of roads in the Emirates is carried out according to technologies borrowed from the Germans, in addition, almost all highways in the country are beautifully lit in the dark. They love the country and numerous circular multi-level interchanges, for the design and construction of which the best engineers from around the world are involved.
1. France
The excellent quality of the coating, the availability of lighting in the dark, the abundance of service stations - all this makes the roads of France the best in the world. Moreover, experts note that the quality of toll and free roads is practically the same.
