IRF UPDATES
IRF Bulletin Special Edition - Urban Mobility
Sustainable urban mobility policies and plans place the emphasis on transportation systems that are more benign in terms of their impacts on the environment. They notably promote non-motorised means (walking and cycling) and public transportation, and also aim to reduce the use of private motor vehicles. Read more.
GRAA Competition - Submit your project today for the chance to be recognized in front of a global audience!
The GRAA Competition is open to all organizations involved in the road industry. Entries are open to projects that may have been recognized in another competition, providing they have not been recognized in a previous GRAA Competition. Read more.
gTKP workshop on Governance
Cape Town, South Africa,
14 October 2010
The primary objective of this
workshop is to raise awareness within
the key stakeholder groups, of how governance issues affect the
efficiency and effectiveness of delivery of road services. This will be
achieved by inviting delegates to comment on a number of proposals for
assessing governance capacity in the sector.
Read more.
4th SARF/IRF Regional Conference for Africa
Preserving Africa's Road Network
IRF, in association with the South African Road Federation (SARF) will be organizing this regional conference for Africa to address and debate important road issues of relevance to the African continent.
Read more.
gTKP Workshop on Urban Mobility & Environment
Jinan City, Shandong, China,
26 Oct 2010
This workshop will provide a
platform for discussion and exchange of
experience about coordinating responses to improve mobility of trip
makers, pedestrians, cyclists and bus users whilst at the same time
addressing the challenge of reducing CO2 emissions.
Read more.
IRF / gTKP / CHTS 2nd International Convention on Rural Roads
Jinan City, Shandong, China
26 Oct 2010 - gTKP workshop on Urban Mobility and Environment
27 Oct 2010 - Convention
28 Oct 2010 - Convention and High level panel discussion
29 Oct 2010 - Technical site visit
Read more.
Safe Roads for Development - A Policy Framework for Safe Infrastructure on Major Road Transport Networks
This document focuses primarily on the safety of the users of these major roads and the conflicts between different road users resulting from the heavy use of these roads by motorised transport.
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IRF Policy Statement on Environment: Call for comments
The final draft of the IRF Environment Policy Statement is now available for comments, amendments and approval by the IRF members Read more.
IRF UPDATES
IRF Greenhouse gas Calculator
IRF has designed a greenhouse gas calculator – CHANGER - specifically tailored to road infrastructure projects.

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ForthComing Events
Preserving our Highway Infrastructure Assets
03 August 2010 - 06 August 2010 Orlando, Florida
IRF Workshop on Performance Based Contracts & Evaluating Asset Condition
08 September 2010 - 10 September 2010 Austin, Texas
IRF North America Regional Congress
03 October 2010 - 06 October 2010 New York, USA
4th SARF/IRF Regional Conference for Africa
11 October 2010 - 14 October 2010 Cape Town, South Africa
gTKP workshop on Governance
14 October 2010 - 14 October 2010 Cape Town, South Africa
Congrès Mondial de l’Emulsion
11 October 2010 - 13 October 2010 Lyon, France
10th Slovenian Road and Transportation Congress
21 October 2010 - 23 October 2010 Porteroz, Slovenia