Projects
Road Safety
'Road Safety is no accident'. Along these lines, the International Road Federation is very involved in disseminating knowledge and best practice about road safety and advocacy. Read More
Environment & Sustainability Development
Environmental concerns have been on the top of government agendas for quite a while now. The challenge ahead is to balance economic growth with responsible energy consumption and environmental protection. Read More
Road Financing & Economics
With the growing demand for mobility and infrastructure networks
accommodating it, combined with ever limited public funding, the use of Public-private
partnerships (PPP) can count on growing interest from public
sector agents.
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Intelligent Transport Systems
Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) contribute to all major transport
policy objectives. Through the application of ITS, road networks can be
operated and utilized more efficiently.
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Education & Training
As a strong believer in continuing education, IRF provides members as well as the professionals worldwide with educational and professional development opportunities and resources. All regional offices provide interesting training programme, each different, but complimentary to each other. 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
2011 Student Paper Competition Now Open
$500 cash prize for the top paper in each category! This year, the IRF Student Paper Competition will be accepting submissions in five different categories. Read More
gTKP - global Transport Knowledge Practice
This comprehensive resource centre features the latest,
state-of-the-art information on road infrastructure and transport. Case
studies, research papers, publications, reports, presentations its
all at your fingertips!
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Events
Summit on Intelligent Transport Systems as Driver for Economic Growth and Development
Cape Town, South Africa, 08 March 2012 - 09 March 2012
Rural Roads: Low-Volume Roads Engineering (Best Practices)
Orlando, Fl USA, 11 April 2012 - 13 April 2012
IRF Sustainable Transport Summit
Abu Dhabi, UAE, 01 May 2012 - 31 May 2012
IRF Caribbean Regional Congress
Montego Bay, Jamaica, 08 May 2012 - 11 May 2012
North America Regional Congress
Edmonton, Canada, 01 June 2012 - 30 June 2012
Saudi & Gulf Highway Professionals Workshop Part 2
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, 02 June 2012 - 05 June 2012
Preserving our Highway Infrastructure Assets
Ft. Lauderdale, USA, 01 August 2012 - 03 August 2012
IRF Workshop on Performance-Based Contracts & Evaluating Asset Condition
Chicago, USA, 16 August 2012 - 18 August 2012
Road Safety Gulf Region Summit & Conference
Muscat, Oman, 01 October 2012 - 31 October 2012
4th Annual Urban Transport: Mobility, Integration & Transformation
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 12 March 2012 - 13 March 2012
Products
CHANGER - IRF Greenhouse Gas Calculator
IRF has designed a greenhouse gas calculator CHANGER - specifically tailored to road infrastructure projects. Fully compatible with the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) guidelines and easy to use, the tool allows public and private entities to monitor and assess greenhouse gas emissions generated during the different stages of the road construction process.
World Road Statistics 2011 - Data 2004-2009
New arrival
Book: CHF 455.-
Book & CD-ROM (w/PDF Files): CHF 845.-
CD-ROM or electronic copy: CHF 585.-
Excel version (available by email): CHF 1950.-
Safe Roads for Development - A Policy Framework for Safe Infrastructure on Major Road Transport Networks
Infrastructure plays a crucial role in road safety. Well-designed roads can help people use roads safely and minimise the risk that a crash will occur. When a crash does happen, protective road infrastructure can mean the difference between life and death.
Urban Road Networks: Benefits of a Public-Private Partnership Approach
The IRF working group on PPP addressed the issue of partnerships for Urban Roads. The working group members identified a number of modern case studies that naturally fit into IRF's definition of PPPs. These case studies are briefly presented, classified and discussed in this paper.
