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IRF Newsflash

November 18, 2009

IRF Middle East Regional Congress

IRF and the International Tunnelling Association (ITA) are conducting a Middle East Regional Congress and Training Certificate Program December 6 - 9, 2009 in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The Congress, themed Innovative Solutions for Better, Safer Roads & Tunnels in the Middle East, will bring together expertise and technology from around the world to discuss relevant issues pertaining to road and transportation in the Middle East region.

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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

November 12, 2009

• Multilateral Development Banks :Safety On The Roads- Joining Forces To Save Lives
• Traffic department launches awareness campaign

November 13, 2009

• A lesson in traffic safety

November 16, 2009

• In road accident deaths, India tops southeast Asia: WHO
• Road Users are responsibile for raising road safety awareness
• Road safety: World should turn Moscow talk into tasks

November 17, 2009

• Romania – first in terms of deadly accidents

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Intelligent Transportation

November 17, 2009

• TransCore Awarded $35 Million Contract to Provide Bay Area Toll Authority with an Advanced Toll Collection and Accounting System
• IRD Receives $1.0 Million Weigh Station Contract From State of Wisconsin

November 18, 2009

• Wireless Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) Wins Award for Saving LA County $7 Million

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Road Financing

November 12, 2009

• Kenya offers second infrastructure bond
• Special session to seek new ways to fund highways, lawmaker says

November 16, 2009

• Following the transportation money

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Environment

November 12, 2009

• In Mexico, tying the city in knots is a capital idea
• The Trade-Off: Why we'll solve traffic jams with information, not more roads

November 13, 2009

• WB: Metrobus Wins Harvard University Award for Sustainable Transit Project in Mexico City
• Lane Control with Active Traffic Management for Congestion Reduction
• Recovery Act Reaches 10,000 Transportation Projects Nationwide

November 16, 2009

• Driver pays: Dutch government will slash price of car taxes in favor of tax-per-mile
• Subway Safety Regulation Is Planned by Obama Administration
• Bill Richardson: Trains won’t solve gridlock
• U.S. DOT reaches 10,000 Recovery Act projects
• Smart Traffic Lights Could Double Fuel Efficiency - Auto -

November 17, 2009

• Cohn and Clift: Democratic vs. authoritarian capitalism
• NRG, Nissan back effort to develop electric vehicle infrastructure
• EU Safe Road Trains for the Environment Set to Revolutionize Highways

November 18, 2009

• Cooperation on rail, energy, water on table as region's mayors gather

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