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IRF NewsFlash

March 4, 2009

The gradual deterioration of road pavements at a time of widespread budget constraints threatens the viability of many road networks and poses a significant challenge to road authorities. Join the IRF and learn about the latest international best practices in Pavement Preservation at a newly developed international seminar Preserving our Highway Infrastructure Assets: Affordable, Safer, and Environmentally Friendly Pavement Preservation Practices August 4-7, 2009 Orlando, Florida.

In This Issue

IRF News

• IRF Upcoming Events
• IRF 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 2009
  Orlando, Florida
  
  

IRF Member News

• U.S. FHWA: Feds Push More Use Of Pavement Preservation
• Abu Dhabi: Transport plans for rail and road get green light
• HNTB: Survey Shows Americans Solidly Behind Better Infrastructure
• RTA - Dubai : Reveals its Corporate Safety Policy
• AECOM to Design Bangladesh's Longest Bridge
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Industry News

Road Safety

February 26, 2009

• No decreases in road accidents, says MVA
• Congratulations to Meritorious Service Award winners 2008
• Snow falls on snow chain submissions
• 'Michuki rules are no more'

February 27, 2009

• Road Warrior: Cameras just might make roads safer
• Committee backing Point Zero Five plan

March 2, 2009

• Annual fora and Meritorious Service Award winners 2008
• Facing up to crisis in the public finances
• Nigeria: As Sirens Are Blown On the Highways

March 3, 2009

• Risk management: Can it be safe to cut risk management spending?
• Persistent offender hit with court supervisory order
• Truckers gather at Queen's Park to protest speed limiter law

March 4, 2009

• Policy Change to the Safe Driver Recognition Program
• High performance used Japanese cars are only available at Woodstock-Cartrading

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Intelligent Transportation

February 26, 2009

• Do we need smarter infrastructure?
• Highway stimulus could boost big contractors
• Image Sensing Systems Reports Seventh Consecutive Year of Record Financial Results
• PennDOT District 6-0 Projects Under Way
• Inrix: Traffic Congestion Down - Follows the Economy Downward
• Executive Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Officer (Road Based) (2 year Temporary Contract)
• TETRA and Intelligent Transportation Systems
• Smart Roads, Bridges and Grids call for Smart Event Processing

February 27, 2009

• DOT Adviser Praises Congressional Commission Proposal to Reform Transportation Financing
• Ontario's transport ministry laud automatic roadway de-icing systems
• Highway stimulus could boost big contractors
• Image Sensing Issues 4Q Report

March 2, 2009

• Smart Roads, Bridges and Grids call for Smart Event Processing
• Environmentalists back road pricing plan

March 3, 2009

• Obama Nominee for DOT Under Secretary of Policy Called 'Outstanding Choice' by DOT Adviser
• Sacramento sees improvement in communications, traffic congestion
• Iteris, Inc. to Present at the B. Riley & Co. 10th Annual Las Vegas Investor Conference
• Mobile scanning offers surveyors faster, safer data collection and future jobs

March 4, 2009

• HUGHES Telematics Completes Successful Testing in Europe With Its Aftermarket Solution
• Will Congress Help Pave the Way for a Vehicle Mileage Tax?
• Upper Darby benefits from stimulus money

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Road Financing

February 26, 2009

• Chris Powell: Toll plan an insult to citizens of state
• I-20 frontage roads not on TxDOT list
• S.D. Legislature - Lawmaker: Seat Belt Change Means More Federal Money
• $27M in KC-area transportation projects move toward stimulus money

February 27, 2009

• US Finance Commission calls for more tolls now, then direct road use charges
• UG expansion of Sumneytown Pike closer to becoming reality
• Driving in Mass. will cost you - one way or another
• Casey makes pair of heartening toll promises
• Elgin mayor lends support to state road, bridge construction financing
• ATA Responds to Findings by Transportation Infrastructure Financing Commission
• Federal Commission's support for pay-as-you-drive to renew aging infrastructure poses high hopes for upstart tech company positioned to deliver GPS tolling solution
• Engineers Give U.S. Infrastructure a 'D' Grade, $2.2 Trillion Price Tag

March 2, 2009

• Tax the Streets
• $16M to fund road projects in El Paso
• California Places Bonds For First Time With Public Agency
• Seat Belt Law Change Could Net South Dakota $5 Million
• Fuel-tax fix?

March 3, 2009

• Senators criticize Z-Way project funding
• $1 million earmarked for airport access road
• Bay Area toll agency protects road projects by buying state bonds
• County to set its legislative platform for rest of the year

March 4, 2009

• Fed Chairman Backs Call for Higher Spending
• Bridge tolls may be part of road authority
• Road plan defeated
• Pay-As-You-Drive System Could Renew Aging Infrastructure
• Brady says taxes are key in his bid for governor

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Environment

February 26, 2009

• The 'Great White Way' To Become Pedestrian Mall
• Bloomberg Plans a Foot-Friendly Broadway
• Hendren will seek state funds to research I-540 relief route
• What Are Thailand's Main Tourist Attractions and Activities?
• When the plan doesn't work, it's time to consider a new plan
• Guest column: Fund trails to boost health, economy
• Stuck in traffic today?

February 27, 2009

• Infrastructure dollars will go to those with political savvy
• Idea on line: Oaks-Great Valley by train
• Federal stimulus dollars to nueces roads: $0
• Cape bridges toll revenue idea floated
• Twin Cities Traffic Congestion Ranked 10 By INRIX
• Lee County road study calls for more lanes, some tolls

March 2, 2009

• NAVIGON Unveils First Intelligent GPS Devices that Learn From Individual Driving Habits
• Work on Harmony, Shields starts today
• Texas is ready to use stimulus money on roads
• At the crossroads - 75th and Washington
• Worst Oregon bottlenecks on I-5 in Portland area
• Vehicle Tracking System: Lucrative Gift of Technology to Vehicle Industry

March 3, 2009

• Ford Work Solutions, Expands Capability And Productivity Of America's Favorite Truck
• Dane County residents disagree over RTA plan
• Traffic congestion drops in Metro Detroit, survey shows
• Cape Coral overpasses would ease rush
• How to get your city to adopt alternative transportation options
• Meetings to focus on S.A. transit and growth
• Baton Rouge traffic problems worsen

March 4, 2009

• Moving Greyhound to transit center makes sense
• Trucking Research Group Rates Worst Bottlenecks
• Grand Terrace creating road map for growth
• Word on Route 222 study due this month, Berks official says
• State's traffic laws, roads rank poorly
• Did the Chronicle Forget SF Has a Transit-First Policy?
• Thank goodness Tucson doesn't have traffic

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