In the past 20 years, Croatia has experienced an intensive development of its transport infrastructure. If referring to road infrastructure, then the region is considered, and Croatia leads in the quantity of constructed highways, as confirmed by data from the European Commission. For any modernization to be successful, it must be closely linked with research and development performed by the scientific community. The Faculty of Civil Engineering – University of Zagreb has been actively involved in all such projects, not only in the process of their creation, but also in the application of innovative solutions and technologies. This paper present successful environmental and innovative product that the Faculty of Civil Engineering – University of Zagreb, in cooperation with its industrial partners, has applied successfully in regular engineering practice. The quality of this product has been recognised by the European Commission through co-financing of environmental programs and innovative products by the EU that have increased European added value and also by the international associations in the field of transport infrastructure, like International Road Federation.