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IRF Newsflash

December 9, 2009

2010 IRF Annual Awards Luncheon

See groundbreaking projects from around the world honored at IRF's marquee Annual Awards Luncheon. Registration is free, but space is limited. Hundreds of executives, high-level government officials, and other road professionals will be in attendance.


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In This Issue

IRF News

• IRF Upcoming Events

Industry News

• Road Safety
• Intelligent Transportation
• Road Financing
• Environment

IRF Upcoming Events

• 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

December 4, 2009

• IRU instruction on improving road safety
• EU sets road safety a priority for the future

December 8, 2009

• LED Light Bars Offer Latest Technology Lighting Solutions

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Intelligent Transportation

December 3, 2009

• Motorola and Siemens Bring Innovative Wireless Networking Solutions to the Transportation Market

December 4, 2009

• Nova awarded two year contract to provide fleet to Calgary Transit
• Russia seeks to European standards

December 7, 2009

• NZICT Group lays out digital priorities
• Traffic safety and control products
• Fed stimulus money to fix traffic lights

December 8, 2009

• Iteris Introduces Pico, a Video Detection System Developed Specifically for the International Market, at Gulf Traffic in Dubai

December 9, 2009

• Highway of the Future: Interstate Intelligence
• USDOT doles out dollars for Intelligent Transportation Systems in Dallas, San Diego

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Road Financing

December 3, 2009

• Ecopetrol May Raise $6.6 Billion From 2010 Share Sale (Update2)
• HOW I SEE IT: We need revenue-sharing for roads

December 4, 2009

• Transportation Leaders Petition Obama
• ADB approves USD 200 million loan for Jharkhand road project

December 7, 2009

• AfDB Approves USD 245 Million Loan for Tanzania Road Project

December 8, 2009

• Kenya Plans $10 Billion Sale of Bonds, PM Odinga Says (Update2)
• Airports Authority Wins ‘Deal of the Year’ Award

December 9, 2009

• Poland Sells PLN1.8 Billion In 9-Year Road Bonds At Well-Bid Tender
• New Jersey to Borrow $1 Billion After Governor-Elect Consulted

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Environment

December 3, 2009

• Smart Traffic Lights Could Double Fuel Efficiency
• Seattle has nation’s worst traffic congestion: Study
• Greater collaboration between two UK Agencies aims to bring environmental benefits

December 4, 2009

• L.A.’s New Take On “Car Culture”: Green Car Launchpad
• Study: Iran's Budget Shortfalls To Impact Construction Industry And Infrastructure Investment
• New transportation funding plan floated
• Can high-tech communications systems untangle traffic congestion?

December 7, 2009

• Why Telecommute?
• Indian firm to begin feasibility study on rail link in Nepal
• Impacts of Policy Instruments to Reduce Congestion and Emissions from Urban Transportation : the Case of Sao Paulo, Brazil

December 8, 2009

• Toward Roads for People, Neighborhoods: The Dominos Start to Fall
• Ten Ways to Move the Budget Back Toward a Sustainable Path
• Danish Government Pushes Electric Cars With Envious Perks

December 9, 2009

• Health Threat Allows U.S. Agency to Regulate Greenhouse Gases
• GOVERNOR PATERSON ANNOUNCES FUNDING TO GROW 18 CLEAN ENERGY BUSINESSES IN NEW YORK
• Selling Transportation Reform

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