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IRF NewsFlash

June 17, 2009

IRF's New Global Training Curriculum

The all new IRF Global Training Curriculum provides state-of-the-art training courses designed to meet the specific needs of road professionals all over the world. Each course not only provides the most relevant, up-to-date information and best practices and solutions, but is also designed to assist attendees in learning to correctly apply the knowledge gained.

See what courses IRF is now offering!

In This Issue

IRF News

• IRF Upcoming Events
• IRF Member News

Industry News

• Road Safety
• Intelligent Transportation
• Road Financing
• Environment

IRF Upcoming Events

• Preserving our Highway Infrastructure Assets
  August 4 - 7, 2009
  Orlando, Florida
• 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 World Road Meeting 2010
  May 25 - 28, 2010
  Lisbon, Portugal
  
  

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IRF Member News

• Mexico's bridge and highway proposals
• AECOM Joint Venture Wins US $82-Million Design Contract for Hong Kong High-Speed Rail Terminus
• Government of Canada invests in Champlain Bridge
• Project overview: Qatar-Bahrain Causeway
• New cameras installed along Dubai roads
• Federal Highway Administration Announces Grant for Super Strength Concrete for First-Time Use on Bridge Deck Panels in the United States
• New Comprehensive Website Helps State DOTs Meet Financial Challenges

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Industry News

Road Safety

June 11, 2009

• Victoria To Make Stability Control Mandatory By 2011
• Eastern Regional Road Safety Commission to re-train driver
• Emirates Driving Institute Focuses On Road Safety

June 12, 2009

• Road safety council to be set up in Rajasthan
• The City of Ottawa is conducting a comprehensive safety audit
• New hands-free kit with Bluetooth music streams

June 15, 2009

• IRF's road safety conference success
• Road safety council to be set up in Raj
• Road casualties fall 18% this year in Dubai
• WHAT'S THE STORY WITH CHARGING FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES?

June 16, 2009

• Road Accidents Kill 1.3 million Annually
• Global status report on road safety
• THE NEW SOUTH WALES GOVERNMENT has unveilled a budget which will see $4.4 billion invested in the development and maintenance of critical road infrastructure
• Health and Safety Authority and Road Safety Authority launch new 'Driving for Work' Guidelines

June 17, 2009

• Road Accidents Affect Impoverished The Most
• Province announces $648 million investment in Northern highways
• New measures planned to improve road safety
• Dubai Police issued more than 107,000 traffic fines in May
• Tough new hoon laws proposed
• Dangerous driving main cause of traffic accidents in Vietnam

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Intelligent Transportation

June 11, 2009

• Volvo Technology Selected to Lead New York CVII Development Program
• Kapsch TrafficCom Wins ITS America Award for Best Innovative Practice
• City of Edmund committee investigates 'smart' traffic system
• MARK IV IVHS Introduces VMT Ready Technology

June 12, 2009

• NTPP Issues Plan to Reform Transportation Policy
• March Networks IP video solution chosen for two major South African transportation projects
• Volvo Technology Selected to Lead New York CVII Development Program
• City of Edmund committee investigates 'smart' traffic system
• New hands-free kit with Bluetooth music streams

June 15, 2009

• MTA New York City Transit selects Nova Bus articulated buses
• Global Economy Innovation
• Gov. Sonny Perdue has certified $145 million worth of transportation projects in Georgia for federal stimulus funds
• Abstracts Sought for GIS in Transit Conference

June 16, 2009

• Tennessee DOT Manages Traffic Flow With RTMS Radar Technology
• International Symposium on Freeway and Tollway Operations in Honolulu Set for June 21 to 24
• Reduce Congestion, Win $50,000

June 17, 2009

• ITS America Seeks Congestion Ideas
• Opinion - Senate Bill Could Give Smart Infrastructure a Second Chance
• Image Sensing Systems Ships 200 Units of Radar Product to Tennessee DOT
• Linux Robot Car Targets Autonomous Navigation

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Road Financing

June 11, 2009

• Governor Seeks To Limit Expansion Of Maine State Sales Tax
• Brian Head, Utah seeks busing system

June 12, 2009

• A Better Way to Fund Roads
• Nevada ethics panel clears Washoe RTC members

June 15, 2009

• A roads agency with no money gives Virginia what, exactly?
• Reno governmental panel cleared in ethics case

June 16, 2009

• Millennium Challenge suspends road project in Armenia
• Keep TxDoT: El Paso needs its road money
• THE NEW SOUTH WALES GOVERNMENT has unveilled a budget which will see $4.4 billion invested in the development and maintenance of critical road infrastructure
• Senator Wyden says Oregon counties, cities to get bond aid

June 17, 2009

• Province announces $648 million investment in Northern highways
• West Virginia Delegate Sumner seeks turnpike funds
• Wisconsin Board of Commissioners of Public Lands: Approves close to $10 million in trust fund loans

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Environment

June 11, 2009

• $1 million study of elevated lanes for U.S. 280 approved
• IBM Opens New Center in China To Drive the Development of High Tech Railroads
• Virginia Governor Kaine enacts 'green' measures
• Big Blue gets on track in China
• London Traffic Snarled by Second Day of Tube Strike
• Encouraging smart growth

June 12, 2009

• 128 Million Allocated to Transportation Projects to Expand California's Economy
• The Importance Of A Green Engineer & Career Tips On Green Engineering
• Recent changes to Florida's growth management laws won't erode the power of local governments to control new development
• More Than A Navigator - Additional Benefits GPSes Have To Offer
• IBM Opens New Center in China To Drive the Development of High Tech Railroads
• IBM Names Michigan Tech Partner In Rail Technology Program

June 15, 2009

• Tram-Train Technology in Europe
• New On-Line Forum Addresses Traffic Calming, Traffic Congestion, School Zone Safety and Other Traffic-Related Topics
• VMT Reductions: An Excellent Idea When Correctly Evaluated
• Cairo looks to the river to ease traffic congestion
• Denver Mayor Wins 2009 Mayors' Climate Protection Award
• Denver grads create 'bike library' for those needing a free ride
• Half of new Interstate 10 twin spans to debut soon in New Orleans

June 16, 2009

• National Summit: New technologies save natural resources
• Honolulu transit symposium set at Blaisdell
• Virginia Governor Kaine signs 'green' order
• Metropolitan State Releases 2009 Civic Confidence Survey Results
• Funding for New Jersey's second commuter rail tunnel to Manhattan may be $3 billion short
• Tennessee DOT Manages Traffic Flow With RTMS Radar Technology

June 17, 2009

• UM Students Build Natural System to Reduce Anacostia Pollution and Flooding
• Auto Electronics Revs Up For "Greener" Pastures
• Carpooling: The Commuting Alternative
• MetroPool Curbs Traffic Congestion, Pollution In Connecticut and Hudson Valley NY Counties
• Massachusetts State Rep. calls for automated toll system
• CityBus offers free rides June 18, urges drivers to 'Dump the Pump'

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