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IRF NewsFlash

April 1, 2009

Special Announcement: 2009 GRAA Competition Now Open

The IRF has officially opened the 2009 GRAA Competition and is now accepting applications. This annual competition honors and publicizes the innovation and benefit the road industry provides the global community. Download the application and submit your project. Please contact Magid Elabyad for more information.

In This Issue

IRF News

• IRF Upcoming Events

Industry News

• Road Safety
• Intelligent Transportation
• Road Financing
• Environment

IRF Upcoming Events

• 2009 IRF Student Essay Competition
  Deadline for Submissions - May 31, 2009
• Preserving our Highway Infrastructure Assets
  August 4 - 7, 2009
  Orlando, Florida
• IRF seminar on Road Safety and PPP
  October 2-3, 2009
  Cairo, Egypt
• 14th Annual IRF Executive Seminar on Contract Maintenance
  October 25 - November 3, 2009
  Orlando, Florida
  
  

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Industry News

Road Safety

March 27, 2009

• Rural Speed Limits May Be Reduced in Great Britain
• Many small businesses remain vulnerable to Corporate Manslaughter Act
• Work has started to upgrade a stretch of the A1 in North Yorkshire from dual carriageway to three-lane motorway
• There's no such thing as an accident - all are avoidable

March 30, 2009

• IRF safety seminars
• Ajman UAE joins forces with police to increase road safety
• One year into the national road safety strategy, the Hikmat Road Safety, we were able to reduce road-related deaths by 25 per cent and injuries by 22 per cent
• Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland announce that the Ohio DOT will expedite completion of the U.S. Rt. 33 Nelsonville bypass by investing $150 million of federal stimulus money
• AUC Students Work on Road Safety in New Cairo

March 31, 2009

• The Scottish Transport Minister has outlined proposed road safety measures for schoolchildren
• Bus safety - New technology trial in North East Scotland
• Higher traffic violation fines in Philippines
• Exempt independent truckers from EU work-hour rules

April 1, 2009

• Tough new powers to make UK roads safer
• The Lagos State Government has said that the safety of citizens on the highways was a collective responsibility
• Bermuda - Where good intentions go to die

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Intelligent Transportation

March 27, 2009

• Engineering institute presents lifetime achievement award to Carleton engineering professor
• IMAGE SENSING SYSTEMS INC

March 30, 2009

• US in favor of boosting IDB capital
• Image Sensing Systems Ranked by Top Newspaper Among Leading Minnesota Companies
• Money from the stimulus bill is being utilized by municipalities in St. Cloud, Minn. and elsewhere to fund intelligent transportation systems
• Connect Globally for an Innovation Economy

March 31, 2009

• GAO's fiber optic digital video transceiver modules
• International Road Dynamics Inc. Awarded CDN $4.8 Million in New Contracts in India
• Vehicle Manufacturers Are Leading Intelligent Transportation Systems Efforts with Obstacle Detection Systems Launching in 2009
• The Indiana Department of Transportation has added 10 digital cameras that show real-time pictures of traffic on interstates in Lake County

April 1, 2009

• Reportlinker Adds World Electronic Toll Collection Systems Market Report
• India - SatNav Technologies receives ISO 9001 certification
• New Firetide MIMO-Based Infrastructure Redefines Wireless Mesh

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Road Financing

March 27, 2009

• Germany gives 350m boost to road sector
• BRIEFING - ASIA INFRASTRUCTURE

March 30, 2009

• Motorists face new costs for highways
• When Will the Next Bridge Collapse?
• North Carolina Turnpike Authority planners change bond package for toll road
• Proposed Georgia transportation bill to be unveiled today
• Texas TURF exposes the latest toll scheme

March 31, 2009

• ADB APPROVES EXTRA US $36 MLN LOAN TO FINISH FIJI ROAD UPGRADE
• N.Y. Legislators Optimistic on M.T.A. Rescue Plan
• Some Good - and Bad - Ideas for Funding Roads

April 1, 2009

• Some good and bad ideas for bankrolling roads
• Placer County has groundbreaking ceremony for Highway 65-Sunset Interchange

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Environment

March 27, 2009

• New York - Green job center for West Valley College survived close call
• Ohio - Millions allocated for regional road projects
• California - Folsom welcomes new bridge
• Austin ranks highest in traffic congestion of all the medium-sized population groups
• Cul-De-Sac Dead Ends - Virginia Targets Suburban Symbol

March 30, 2009

• NYC - Bigger Push for Charging Drivers Who Use the Busiest Streets
• Get Americans to drive less by raising gas taxes
• American Drivers cut back - a 1st in 26 years
• For Alamo RMA, transportation debate must be two-way street
• Chicago - Train mitigation an issue in Wayne election

March 31, 2009

• California is Setting the Stage for a Tax on Vehicle Miles Traveled
• Hawai'i Governor Linda Lingle Joins National, Bipartisan Infrastructure Coalition
• Infrastructure and Energy Key Drivers of Global Economic Recovery
• New wetlands taking shape in Kansas
• Australia: Greens want limits imposed on infrastructure fund
• Delaware Toll Bridge Commission To Help Motorists With Disabled Vehicles

April 1, 2009

• California standard could lead way on fuel economy
• The budget forecast at the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency is so grim that transit officials are considering declaring a fiscal emergency
• Japan has committed to providing up to 83.2 billion JPY for Vietnam to further improve transport infrastructure and the environment
• Tribes Link Transportation Plan To Increased Profits, Cleaner Air And Less Gridlock
• Is High-Speed Rail Worth It?

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