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IRF NewsFlash

April 15, 2009

Special Announcement:2009 IRF Student Essay Competition

This year, IRF will be accepting essays in five categories with three topics to choose from under each category. A winning essay will be selected from each theme and awarded a $1,000 prize. Visit the IRF Student Essay web page for topic information and to submit your essay

In This Issue

IRF News

• IRF Upcoming Events

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 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
  
  

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Industry News

Road Safety

April 9, 2009

• Essex first to employ new road safety powers
• Complexity 'kills' manslaughter act
• No International Driving Permit Needed Here

April 10, 2009

• FRSC And Road Safety Rules
• Easter Holiday Road Safety Campaign should go nationwide

April 13, 2009

• Red light cameras possible for Swindon
• New Swedish Warning System Can Save Schoolchildrens' Lives

April 14, 2009

• New safety system aims to cut road deaths Schoolbag tags 'slow down' passing cars
• European Parliament Makes ESP Mandatory
• Easter Road Safety Campaign 2009

April 15, 2009

• No lessons learned, safety remains a concern in Himachal
• Beef up road safety
• Stability control to become mandatory in Europe
• NSW tops Easter fatalities

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Intelligent Transportation

April 9, 2009

• U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary LaHood to Speak at ITS America's 2009 Annual Meeting & Exposition on June 1
• Nova Bus' U.S. Plant: Construction Complete
• Tropos Extends Performance Leadership with Introduction of 802.11n Compatible Outdoor Wireless Mesh Routers

April 10, 2009

• Iteris Purchases Assets of Hamilton Signal and Expands Traffic Management Product Offerings

April 13, 2009

• U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary LaHood to Speak at ITS America's 2009 Annual Meeting & E

April 14, 2009

• ICT can boost the economy

April 15, 2009

• Fiber Optic Digital Video Transceiver Module from GAO - Free-Press-Release.com
• Monorail to link Jeddah districts
• Obama Advisor on the State of Transportation
• A Key Component for Intelligent Transportation Systems
• Tropos GridComâ„¢ Architecture Enables a Full Range of Smart Grid Systems Over a Single IP Network

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Road Financing

April 9, 2009

• Texas Senate gives initial OK to local-option transit bill

April 10, 2009

• Lawmakers introduce policy proposals
• Perry elaborates on concerns about transit funding bill
• Some good — and bad — ideas for funding
• Millennium Challenge Corporation doesn?t finance road construction in Armenia

April 13, 2009

• Fate of M.T.A. Rescue Plan May Hinge on Highway Spending - NYTimes.com
• Potholes found in the privatization of roads
• N.J. officials hit the road for highways
• Washington House passes $4.9B transportation budget

April 14, 2009

• State bond sales return to 'road show' strategy
• The Road Ahead Should Not Be Paved with Pork
• World Bank Approves U.S. $253 Million for Roads

April 15, 2009

• Local-option transportation bill wins final passage in Texas Senate
• Gov. Bobby Jindal seeks lawmakers support to use surplus for roads
• House passes transportation funds

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Environment

April 9, 2009

• Texas Highways may run into fiscal brick wall
• Hernando County Florida sends state stimulus wish list of road projects
• 100,000 Electric Cars to Hit London Streets
• DOT forum tonight on North Carolina median project
• Tennessee - City of Franklin's green roots get deeper

April 10, 2009

• EPA to limit carbon dioxide, but to what end?
• Making 'green' choices isn't as simple as it seems
• Road project stymied
• Human Services, Health Organizations and Transit Receive a Majority of Kresge's Nearly $73 Million in First Quarter Grants
• Aggregate Industries Hosts International Delegation to Discuss Sustainable Paving Technologies
• American School Bus Council Encourages More Students to 'Go Green and Ride Yellow'
• Aurora, Naper seek input on road project
• Arizona's Road Construction Projects Create Dangerous Driving Conditions

April 13, 2009

• Ohio joins study of truck-only interstate lanes
• Aggregate Industries Hosts International Delegation to Discuss Sustainable Paving Technologies
• Street Smarts: Emergency flashers are the law for buses
• Guest commentary: Deep-bore tunnel is best replacement option
• State's traffic laws, roads rank poorly
• Stamford lawmakers oppose highway tolls

April 14, 2009

• Roundup: Britain heading toward low-carbon transport revolution
• Shale Oil: The Bubble Wrap Energy Solution
• $150M sought to buy ACE track corridor
• Open Letter to Mothers Against Drunk Driving
• Alton Parkway extension could bring relief to Lake Forest

April 15, 2009

• Symantec Recognized for Significant Corporate Responsibility Contributions
• Accommodate cyclists for city's health, well-being
• UK biofuels target creating more emissions, environmentalists claim The Guardian
• Aggregate Industries hosts World Bank – Carbon Finance Unit workshop on sustainable road construction
• World Railroads Market to Reach $944 Billion by 2015, According to New Report by Global Industry Analysts
• Webcor Builders and Climate Earth to Quantify and Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Major Construction Projects
• County passes Route 53 tally to state
• $10.3 Million for Vermont Energy Efficiency Grants

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