06 April 2012
Un siècle d'automobile: l'hécatombe silencieuse
Cet article est apparu dans le numéro spécial de la revue française Science & Vie " Un siècle de catastrophes technologiques ". L'article a été écrit par le journaliste Gabriel Siméon en utilisant des données de la compilation World Road Statistics de la Federation Routière Internationale.
09 December 2010
International Transport Forum - PRESS RELEASE
According to latest data compiled by the International Transport Forum at the OECD on global freight flows since the financial crisis of 2008, recovery is uncertain and weak:
01 November 2010
Maintaining SA roads tops priority
South Africa's nearly 746 978 km of pavements aif l roads-ol which approximately 140 000 are unclaimed - are aging rapkfly, with nearly 50% older than their 25 year design We. They urgently require increased routine and timely maintenance, but in order for this to become a reality there needs to be a mind shift thai puts preventative maintenance first.
29 July 2010
11th International Symposium on Concrete Roads
EUPAVE is the official organizer of the 11th International Symposium on Concrete Roads, to be held in Seville from 13 till 15 October 2010. The 11th edition of this Symposium is a co-organization of EUPAVE, the Spanish Cement Association Oficemen, IECA (Spanish Institute for Cement and its Applications) and PIARC (World Road Association).
29 July 2010
Insufficient measures for an ambitious target
The ERF welcomes new strategy to reduce the number of fatalities in Europe for the next decade. However the ERF regrets the absence of some criteria, indispensible for achieving such an ambitious objective.
15 July 2010
Heading for more Safe and Secure Truck Parking Areas
On 25-26 October 2010 the European Commission and the Belgian presidency will jointly hold a conference in Brussels on ‘Improving European Truck Parking’. This event will be the opportunity to present the various initiatives in Member States and unveil the results of the European pilot project LABEL to provide truckers with reliable information about the security and comfort levels of available parking areas.
12 July 2010
Une perte de valeur considérable menace nos routes cantonales
Zurich, le 12 juillet 2010 – Tout ne va pas pour le mieux en ce qui concerne la conservation de la valeur des 18'100 kilomètres de routes cantonales : plus de la moitié des cantons n’investissent pas assez pour assurer l’entretien à long terme et à des coûts optimaux de leurs infrastructures routières. Dix pour cent des routes cantonales, soit quelque 1700 kilomètres, ont même besoin d’une réfection de toute urgence. C’est ce qui ressort d’une étude publiée par Infrastruktur Strasse.