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IRF NewsFlash

May 20, 2009

IRF World Road Meeting 2010

Join the IRF for its 16th World Road Meeting May 25-28, 2010 in Lisbon, Portugal. The IRF 16th World Road Meeting offers a unique platform for the Road Infrastructure Community to showcase their latest research and proposals in a friendly, peer group, result-oriented environment. It also offers good opportunities for technology transfer and business development.

In This Issue

IRF News

• IRF Upcoming Events
• 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 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 2-3, 2009
  Cairo, Egypt
• 14th Annual IRF Executive Seminar on Contract Maintenance
  October 25 - November 3, 2009
  Orlando, Florida
• IRF World Road Meeting 2010
  May 25 - 28, 2010
  Lisbon, Portugal
  
  

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Member News

• Saudi state funds keep Transport projects on track
• Kuwait provides update on US $77bn City of Silk
• HNTB Honored by American Council of Engineering Companies
• Dubai road projects to be ready in two years
• Abu Dhabi creates a blueprint for Gulf infrastructure
• Bahrain USD 8 billion rail plan study seen in 2010
• Hong Kong's huge sea bridge project moves forward
• World Bank Head: Global Growth May Resume Late '09
• Colombia to improve its public transport system in Bogota with IDB assistance
• Report: Rush-hour tolls would stem traffic, postpone road building

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Industry News

Road Safety

May 14, 2009

• Land Transport Department conducts spot checks on commercial vehicles
• Vehicle operators oppose inspection fee hike
• Students Gain Insight On Abuse Issues, Road Safety
• JPJ Proposes Questions On Ethics In Written Test

May 15, 2009

• Schenker plans new hub in Australia
• New Virginia law prohibits 'texting' while driving
• Chevron began a CSR initiative to teach children aged six to ten road safety
• The National Road Safety Council takes road safety to school

May 18, 2009

• Driver's Group Demands Facts on Child Deaths are Published
• McGuinty Government Encourages Motorists To Be Safe On Ontario's Roads and Waterways
• Uganda loses sh560b on accidents
• The Island Council has advised the Governor to introduce seat belt legislation for Ascension Island

May 19, 2009

• United Nations and International Roads Federation promote road safety in UAE
• THE CARNAGE ON GHANA ROADS MUST STOP
• More effort is needed to stop road accidents in Uganda

May 20, 2009

• Gardai give backing to new map revealing speed traps
• Police continue to monitor roads

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Intelligent Transportation

May 14, 2009

• ITS America to announce coalition support for IT solutions in Transportation Bill
• Embedded sensors and wireless networks will bring needed efficiency to our infrastructure
• Nova Bus innovates with transit bus ready for 2010 environmental norm compliance
• China to invest $9.2 bln in new technology

May 15, 2009

• U.S. GOVERNMENT SPENDING $147.6 BILLION FOR R&D NEXT YEAR
• Congressman Blumeanuer's Statement on and List of High Priority Project Requests
• GigE Machine Vision Camera offers plug-and-play operation

May 18, 2009

• Connecticut seeks public input on mass transit
• Wi-Fi hits the highway
• For the third year in a row, three students from the University of Alabama were named Goldwater Scholars

May 19, 2009

• TRB Webinar: Risk Management in Public-Private Partnerships

May 20, 2009

• Mobile Technologies Put Scientific Discovery in Citizens’ Hands

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Road Financing

May 14, 2009

• China to invest $9.2 bln in new technology
• Washington Governor Gregoire signs transportation budget that includes money for ferries

May 15, 2009

• Nevada Assembly panel considers toll road proposal
• Junkets that would open politicians' eyes to real problems

May 18, 2009

• In a bid to fund the stalled road projects, the National Highways Authority of India has fallen back on the tax free bonds to arrange the required liquidity of INR 4000 crores
• Ethiopia to get $400 mln loan from China
• Illinois Lawmakers hope construction plan on track
• More Bills Die in Nevada Legislature

May 19, 2009

• TRB Webinar: Risk Management in Public-Private Partnerships
• Analysis: Arkansas Faces Few Options For Highway Cash

May 20, 2009

• Board of Commissioners of Public Lands: Approves loans totaling $7.99 billion
• Lawmakers look to booze for budget fix
• PennDOT, turnpike commission: No plans to resubmit I-80 tolls

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Environment

May 14, 2009

• Cities Should Think Twice Before Turning Off Street Lights To Reduce Carbon Footprint
• Embedded sensors and wireless networks will bring needed efficiency to our infrastructure
• Nova Bus innovates with transit bus ready for 2010 environmental norm compliance
• Get Productive on the way to Work
• Rail traffic foes seek help from Obama

May 15, 2009

• 5 Good Reasons to Bike to Work
• Florida growth management group wants bill veto
• Flash Networks and Cisco provide carriers with Intelligent Traffic Management to maximize data revenues, network utilization, and subscriber satisfaction
• Congresswoman Biggert Publishes Transportation Priorities
• Editorial: Texas' transportation jam
• NEW JERSEY GOVERNOR CORZINE ENDORSES PLAN TO PROMOTE REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

May 18, 2009

• NPTC, UMTRI Release Truck Size and Weight Study
• Relief for Wilmington traffic congestion years away
• Philadelphia's TOD Projects Can Make Neighborhoods Safer, More Sustainable
• Baltimore Ponders Tearing Down Elevated Highway
• Florida will wait three months before putting Jolley Bridge out to bid

May 19, 2009

• Obama to tighten fuel-efficiency rules for cars, trucks
• China and US held secret talks on climate change deal
• Editorial: Revivals by rail
• Power Sports Factory To Pursue Alternative Transportation Channel
• Bill awaiting Crist's signature would gut Florida's controls on development, opponents say

May 20, 2009

• Highway group to release report on SC roads
• Four-Way Stop: You Go or I Go? PEMCO Poll Shows Older Drivers Are More Savvy to Traffic Laws
• Letting the traffic flow: Rochester road project taking long weekend for holiday
• I-395 in DC Is Worst Traffic "Chokepoint" In Region
• Will bridge closure sting downtown?
• Council revisits two-way street debate
• Target 24 - Public Transportation, Part 2
• INDOT: Drive With Caution Over The Holiday Weekend
• Nevada bills target truckers to foot bill for roadwork

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