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IRF Newsflash

August 26, 2009

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In This Issue

IRF News

• IRF Upcoming Events

Industry News

• Road Safety
• Intelligent Transportation
• Road Financing
• Environment

IRF Upcoming Events

• IRF Supported Event - 15th Argentine Congress on Safety and Transportation
  September 14-18, 2009
  Mar del Plata, Argentina
• IRF seminar on Road Safety and PPP
  October 12-13, 2009
  Cairo, Egypt
• 4th Regional IRF Conference on Road Safety
  October 23-24, 2009
  New Delhi, India
• 14th Annual IRF Executive Seminar on Contract Maintenance
  October 25 - November 3, 2009
  Orlando, Florida
• gTKP/IRF/TARA Conference on Rural Roads
  November 25-27, 2009
  Tanzania
• IRF & ITA Middle East Regional Congress and Training Certificate Program
  December 6-9, 2009
  Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
• IRF World Road Meeting 2010
  May 25 - 28, 2010
  Lisbon, Portugal
  
  

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Industry News

Road Safety

August 20, 2009

• OPINION: No room for yellow double standards
• O’Farrell Calls On Rees Govt To Fund Youth And Road Trauma Forum
• Editorial: Time for new momentum on road safety

August 21, 2009

• EU legislation to prevent accidents may compromise road safety
• Motorcycle Crash Accidents And California Helmet Law
• Africa - World's Most Dangerous Roads

August 24, 2009

• Traffic light tweaks can prevent tailbacks
• Road Safety Summit 2009

August 25, 2009

• SA Roadlink insists its buses are safe
• Fleets being left in the dark

August 26, 2009

• Drivers to be tested for epilepsy

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Intelligent Transportation

August 20, 2009

• Travel-time signs expand to C-470

August 21, 2009

• New York Awards IRD CDN$1.5 Million Traffic Data Collection Contract

August 25, 2009

• SAFESPOT targets better road safety
• System host board handles high-speed data transfer

August 26, 2009

• The Road to the Future May Produce Its Own Electricity
• LA County untangles traffic snarls with M2M

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Road Financing

August 20, 2009

• Road panel hears fed fuel tax hike prospects slim

August 21, 2009

• The Bank of New York Mellon Appointed Trustee for Illinois State Toll Highway Authority's $500 Million Build America Bond Issue
• U.S. Highway Fund Fix Likely Far Away

August 24, 2009

• Lawmaker says seat belt change means federal money

August 25, 2009

• Shortages near $50B on $65B deal to address Minnesota highways
• No Federal Bailout: States, Regions Confront Transpo Funding Woes
• Lula: Brazil To Provide $300 Million Financing For Bolivian Highway
• Sri Lanka, China sign $350m oil and highway contracts

August 26, 2009

• Our View — Road funding must get ‘creative’
• State Launches into Transportation Projects With Stimulus Money: About 50 in Works, With More in the Pipeline
• UPDATE 2-Vinci to secure Slovak motorway financing -sources

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Environment

August 20, 2009

• Officials tout telecommuting as 'the green thing to do': MnDOT sees a way to relieve congestion on state roads, while some employers see a rise in productivity
• With Miami port tunnel plan advancing, barge traffic may too
• EC considered for rail route in DOT plan

August 21, 2009

• State Court of Appeals right to reject Seattle traffic law
• The Basics of Traffic Management with the Help of NTP Server
• HOT lanes project federal lawsuit
• Safe Routes to Schools awarded $48.5 million

August 24, 2009

• Time to prioritize transit
• Make roads safer for all who use them
• Smart Growth Summit set
• Green traffic lights cut emissions

August 25, 2009

• Let’s give bicyclists that one last push
• Stranded on the highway, pay a fine
• Car sharing grows popular on campuses
• More flyovers, turnpikes in store for Jakarta
• Granholm Administration, Federal Leaders Working to Bring High-Speed Rail to Michigan

August 26, 2009

• Cyclists shouldn't pay tax, they save money on roads
• Cautious driving essential to safety
• The Power of Transit-Oriented Development
• Americans urged to power down
• Stimulus Funds for High Speed Rail in Massachusetts

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