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IRF Newsflash

December 2, 2009

2010 IRF Annual Awards Luncheon

See groundbreaking projects from around the world honored at IRF's marquee Annual Awards Luncheon. Registration is free, but space is limited. Hundreds of executives, high-level government officials, and other road professionals will be in attendance.


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In This Issue

IRF News

• IRF Upcoming Events

Industry News

• Road Safety
• Intelligent Transportation
• Road Financing
• Environment

IRF Upcoming Events

• 4th Regional IRF Conference on Road Safety
  October 23-24, 2009
  New Delhi, India
• 14th Annual IRF Executive Seminar on Contract Maintenance
  October 25 - November 3, 2009
  Orlando, Florida
• gTKP/IRF/TARA Conference on Rural Roads
  November 25-27, 2009
  Tanzania
• IRF & ITA Middle East Regional Congress and Training Certificate Program
  December 6-9, 2009
  Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
• IRF World Road Meeting 2010
  May 25 - 28, 2010
  Lisbon, Portugal
  
  

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Industry News

Road Safety

November 26, 2009

• Drink drive limit to be cut in Scotland

November 27, 2009

• New Safety Laws to Protect Children in Cars

November 30, 2009

• Tougher policing brings down Dubai road fatalities by 21%
• Unsafe roads annually cost $34 billion to Russia – World Bank

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Intelligent Transportation

November 30, 2009

• Path-Breaking Book On Sensor Networks Could Have Wide Applications In Dubai

December 1, 2009

• World-leading transportation technology from Transpo Group to be featured at Gulf Traffic 2009
• Gulf Traffic 2009 exhibitor Kapsch TrafficCom secures one of the worlds largest toll projects

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Road Financing

November 30, 2009

• Proposed I-80 tolls crucial to road projects
• Bolivian deal with Brazil

December 1, 2009

• US mayors and state governors now both formally want right to toll

December 2, 2009

• Tanroads Seeks to Recover Sh400 Billion From Contractors

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Environment

November 26, 2009

• Oberstar waiting for green light as U conference urges reform of nation's obsolete transportation system

November 27, 2009

• ODOT Considering Portland Highway Tolls

December 1, 2009

• US Transportation Secretary in SA: Toll Roads Can "Raise a Lot of Money"

December 2, 2009

• L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa announces electric vehicle infrastructure plan
• New transportation funding plan floated

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