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Since users expect long-lasting roads, road system managers must maintain infrastructures that are tailored to the needs of traveling, offer a growing number of services, are meticulously maintained, and are resilient to weather events. However, with societal issues and budget constraints, it becomes difficult for managers to ensure the optimal operation of their networks. To tackle this huge challenge, The French institute of science and technology for transport, development and networks (IFSTTAR) has launched the 5th Generation Road program. This program aims to design full scale demonstrators, which integrate the numerous innovations that are already available in research centers, and to demonstrate the synergy among them. After presenting the general objectives of the 5th Generation Road program, this paper presents one example of a demonstrator that concerns remote monitoring of an instrumented motorway section. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]