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IRF NewsFlash

March 18, 2009

Preserving our Highway Infrastructure Assets: Affordable, Safer, and Environmentally Friendly Pavement Preservation Practices

Join IRF August 4 -7, 2009 in Orlando, Florida for its newly developed international seminar and learn about the latest international best practices in pavement preservation. The seminar's approach is truly global, due to its cast of international speakers including experts from the World Bank Group, U.S. FHWA, Nippo Corporation (Japan), Shell Sulphur Solutions, (USA), CECA ARKEMA (France), and Troxler Electronic Laboratories.

In This Issue

IRF News

• IRF Upcoming Events
• IRF Member News

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
  
  

Member News

• AECOM Technology announces five contracts in Middle East totaling US$14.2 mln
• Saudi Arabia- Experts to study solution for shortage of asphalt
• Government of Canada endorses life-saving technology for Canadian vehicles
• CH2M HILL Named "Leader" in Climate Change Consulting
• GAO says higher taxes would keep Highway Fund afloat
• Kuwait invites bids for Bubiyan seaport project

Industry News

Road Safety

March 12, 2009

• Minister gets rolled by truckers on Intelligent Access Program
• Qatar Traffic Week focus on use of mobile phones by drivers
• RESIDENTS in a Wyre village blighted by heavy traffic have appealed for local haulage firms to stop using their road as a shortcut

March 13, 2009

• No evidence to suggest Bilingual Road Signs Cause Road Accidents
• Lagos: Federal Road Safety Commission moves to establish mobile courts
• Trucker petition filed against Ontario speed limiters
• Ghana: Minister Inspects Road Network in Koforidua and orders immediate maintenance of bad ones

March 16, 2009

• MOURNING families are ignoring road safety experts by continuing to build roadside memorials to crash victims
• Lancashire firefighters to focus more on road casualties
• 2009 European Road Safety Charter Tour - Time to Buckle Up Your Children
• New Zealand - Bean and Davey honored for keeping building and infrastructure standards high

March 17, 2009

• Quebec law on winter tires hits the brakes for the season
• South Australia Insurance Company Offers Grants to Community Groups Who Work Falls into Road Safety, Crime Prevention or Emergency Readiness
• Concern that UK is falling behind its European counterparts when it comes to road safety
• Hazard perception test can be applied while you are on the road to increase the road safety benefits

March 18, 2009

• Cutting road safety funding will cost lives
• European Parliament agrees to make ESC mandatory for new vehicles
• Stiffer fines introduced for violations

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Intelligent Transportation

March 12, 2009

• Mobile scanning offers surveyors faster, safer data collection and future jobs
• Western North Carolina Task force aims to fix future traffic snarls
• Mineta Transportation Institute Study Finds That People Use Transit Less Often Where Crime Rates Are High

March 13, 2009

• The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation will implement an innovative express lane traffic pattern on northbound Interstate 476 in Montgomery County

March 16, 2009

• The First International Workshop on Emerging Mobile Networks, Indianapolis, USA
• Plymouth - Blue Route to use cross-over lanes during construction

March 17, 2009

• Image Sensing Systems, Inc. announced today the Hong Kong Transport Department has selected the Autoscope video vehicle detection system for expansion of the Journey Time Indication System
• Novi's city manager is back from visiting several automotive technology companies, says developing the region's economy around "intelligent transportation" is a real possibility

March 18, 2009

• Dr. Kamel and Eng. Mansour Inaugurate International Conference on ITS

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Road Financing

March 12, 2009

• States Explore Counting Miles To Replace Gas Tax
• Nevada Legislature Briefly: Bill sets toll road guidelines
• Slovakia - HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION
• Dallas Fort Worth Voters Would Get Final Say on Commuter Rail Under Alternative Bill
• Traffic drops on most Lehigh Florida roads
• Colorado’s infrastructure is in a state of disrepair

March 13, 2009

• California Transportation Commission Taps 57 Transportation Projects For Federal Economic Stimulus Funding
• Wyoming Gov. Freudenthal seeks $150M for highways
• City of Frederick approves $121M bond package
• Top Democrat in the Iowa House says legislators have reservations about a big chunk of Governor Culver's proposed $750 million borrowing plan
• Millions allocated for Delaware projects

March 16, 2009

• Report on China's central, local budgets
• Iowa - Republican prospect for governor said Friday that Gov. Chet Culver's plan to borrow $750 million for public works projects is wrong-headed

March 17, 2009

• Arizona DOT to widen Interstate17 in north Phoenix
• Funding from the federal government through both the FHWA and the stimulus will enable the Iron County Road Commission to put work into several primary roads this year

March 18, 2009

• New plaza's user fee shocks shoppers
• Main Street funding axed, Housing Center survives cut
• Stimulus to fund area road projects

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Environment

March 12, 2009

• Mississippi DOT to begin US Highway 84 resurfacing project
• Alabama again lets federal transit money go unused
• Maui County will benefit from the $410 billion omnibus spending
• Los Angeles Mayor considers gubernatorial run
• Car sharing: Los Angeles Officials should try it themselves
• As the creeks in Bayelsa State have become one huge construction site with infrastructural development, some of the rural people say they are beginning to feel the impact of the government
• Nevada Bill would enact voter-approved RTC gas-tax increases

March 13, 2009

• Transportation groups urge legislators to embrace congestion pricing
• 'Complete Streets' Bill Introduced to Help Americans Save on Transportation Costs, Cut Congestion
• St. Louis: Official will appeal Metro money ruling
• Tacoma: 11 Pierce County projects get aid, Board allocates $36 million in stimulus funds
• Auburn: Cash For Bicycle Commuters
• Aurora: I-225-Colfax interchange could see face-lift soon, other city projects may have to wait

March 16, 2009

• The Iowa Transportation Commission has approved $422,500 in state funds to help Iowa City develop a 100-acre industrial park to attract wind power equipment suppliers
• Green: Haz-mat wrecks belong to Charleston fire units
• Clean Air Days and Bike Fest in Tucson expands schedule
• Alleviate Traffic Congestion with Streetcars in Arlington Virginia
• L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's accomplishments
• Texas - Some Collin officials balk at light rail expansion bill

March 17, 2009

• Major Urban Roads See Drop in Peak Hour Congestion
• Raleigh - Wake officials weigh tax for transit
• Tulare County might very well benefit from the restoration of a freight rail line
• Dallas survey shows most residents pleased with city services
• Port trucking is broken, costs public on several fronts
• Mass - Wheels rolling on expansion project for I-495/Rte. 9 interchange
• Missoula sorely in need of new zoning rules

March 18, 2009

• Obama Tries to Draw Up an Inclusive Energy Plan
• Major Green Building Councils Move to Collaborate
• Gurnee urges extending Route 53
• Developers lobby to build interchange at 85th Street
• Signs point toward more toll roads: 83 miles of HOV lanes could be converted
• Grand Parkway lawsuit aims for better alternative
• Trails fights Alma School, Ray expansion

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