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Preserving our Highway Infrastructure Assets: Affordable, Safer, and Environmentally Friendly Pavement Preservation Practices

As the global leader in advocating for better, safer and environmentally friendly roads, this newly developed seminar will bring together top public and private sector experts to examine policies and practices affecting pavement preservation and discuss new strategies for the future.

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In This Issue

IRF News

• IRF Upcoming Events
• Member News

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
• IRF World Road Meeting 2010
  May 25 - 28, 2010
  Lisbon, Portugal
  
  

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Member News

• AECOM Wins $70-Million Design Services Contract for Public-Private Partnership Highway Project in Florida
• Jeddah's US $5.6bn monorail revealed
• U.S. 90 restoration celebration set
• Expanding Highway 400 at King Road
• 19 highway projects up for rebids

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Industry News

Road Safety

April 16, 2009

• Motor vehicle registration on the rise
• Campaign rewards safe drivers
• North-east couple whose daughter died in road crash launch petition

April 17, 2009

• Delivering a fit for purpose roads network
• Role of transportation as vital as blood circulatory system to human body

April 20, 2009

• Australian Road Safety Minister loses portfolio after traffic fines
• Federal Road Safety Commission commend MTN for promoting road safety
• Australian Kids shun "uncool" helmets
• Road safety to become compulsory lessons in Ghana basic schools
• Vladimir Todorov, chairperson of the Bulgarian Association of Insured and Car-accident Casualties, comments on state’s policy in the field of road safety
• The Johannesburg Attorneys Association on Friday called into question the Easter road death toll announced earlier this week

April 21, 2009

• Europe-wide crackdown on speeding begins
• SPEED LIMIT REDUCTION OPTION OF LAST RESORT IN TASMANIA

April 22, 2009

• NCT points are unfair and unnecessary
• Changing The Rules Of The Road
• Putting clocks forward two hours in summer 'would save hundreds of lives'

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Intelligent Transportation

April 16, 2009

• Compact, powerful and efficient
• Remote Possibilities
• Fiber Optic Digital Video Transceiver Module from GAO

April 17, 2009

• New IBM Study Highlights Exploding Demand for Smarter, Faster Rail Systems
• Osram launches IR LEDs for surveillance and transport applications
• American Recovery and Reinvestment Act should include a national transportation plan, National Center for Intermodal Transportation says

April 20, 2009

• NCIT Report Says American Recovery And Reinvestment Act Should Include National Transportation Plan
• New IBM Study Highlights Exploding Demand for Smarter, Faster Rail Systems
• Intelligent Transportation Projects Get Stimulus Funding
• Infrared OSTAR Lighting LEDs provide compact, powerful and efficient radiance

April 21, 2009

• U-M launches field testing of safety system for passenger cars
• Technologies That Complement Congestion Pricing - A Primer
• Best Practices in Traffic Incident Management

April 22, 2009

• Fiber Optic Digital Transceiver Module from GAO
• CoreTec Communications Introduces the First Digital Universal Decoder for Intelligent Transportation Systems Video Monitoring
• Star Tribune Ranks Image Sensing Systems in Top 100 Minnesota Companies

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Road Financing

April 16, 2009

• Human service funding cuts may hit budget hard
• County supports bus garage idea
• City takes next step in selling $25 million bonds

April 17, 2009

• Area legislators lay out policy proposals
• Louisiana Avoids Larger Swap Fee

April 20, 2009

• World Bank lends $450m to China for rail, highway projects
• Bloomberg Cautious to Influence M.T.A. Bailout Fight

April 21, 2009

• New York State Senate Shapes New Rescue Plan for M.T.A.
• South Dakota Legislature will study highway financing \

April 22, 2009

• Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan makes pitch for mass transit
• Latest Plan to Save the M.T.A. Is in Trouble in Albany
• Diet enacts law to free up road-related tax revenues
• Horry County schools offer tax aid support
• Bank of Montreal Provides Financing for High Road Capital Acquisition
• SD Legislature agrees to restrict travel next year

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Environment

April 16, 2009

• Climate change bill will hurt state, nation
• AutoWeek Magazine Celebrates the Future of Green Vehicles for Earth Day
• Expect closings on Horizon, Loop 375
• Webcor teams with Climate Earth to track construction project emissions
• £5,000 sweetener to launch electric car revolution
• U.S. border czar appointment greeted with applause, skepticism
• Asia Pacific Rail Networks Market Chugs Along Due to Rising Focus on Network Extension, Says Frost & Sullivan

April 17, 2009

• Road rage
• Roundup: Britain hinges on eco-driving and new tech for green transport
• Versailles residents consider roundabouts, other traffic ideas
• Obama pushes high-speed rail
• Stimulus money to fund high speed rail
• Bridge to create jobs, alleviate traffic
• Statement of ARTBA President Pete Ruane Regarding the Obama Administration's High-Speed Rail Proposal

April 20, 2009

• Coronado officials are considering a San Diego-Coronado Bridge toll ranging from $3 to $10 per roundtrip to help pay for a proposed tunnel
• Realty projects in NCR to be delayed due to sluggish rentals
• Mayor Bloomberg Becomes First Big City Mayor to Endorse 'EcoDrivingUSA'
• High-Speed Rail: Costs likely to leave Nebraska sidetracked
• Editorial: Georgia could be left in dust of high-speed rail

April 21, 2009

• Alabama Inland water groups promote container shipping benefits
• People Hate Aggressive Driving, But Do It Themselves
• Seattle - Light Rail start-up date announced
• Congressman Connolly Column: Smarth growth, NoVa and Prince William
• SANDAG Postpones Decision on TransNet Funding Formula Change
• Streamlining Nebraska Traffic

April 22, 2009

• Akamai Discusses Role of Information Technology on Environmental Sustainability
• The United States Conference of Mayors Celebrates Earth Day with Historic Energy Efficiency Block Grants for Cities
• Obama heads to Iowa for Earth Day
• Calif. considers low-carbon fuel standard
• U.S. Congress begins drive for climate change bill
• Toll lane plan nears decision; debate grows
• Green Calculator From Leading Technology Solutions Provider Measures IT Carbon Footprint Reductions

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