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IRF Newsflash

November 11, 2009

IRF Middle East Regional Congress

IRF and the International Tunnelling Association (ITA) are conducting a Middle East Regional Congress and Training Certificate Program December 6 - 9, 2009 in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The Congress, themed Innovative Solutions for Better, Safer Roads & Tunnels in the Middle East, will bring together expertise and technology from around the world to discuss relevant issues pertaining to road and transportation in the Middle East region.

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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 6, 2009

• Calls for zero drink-driving limit

November 9, 2009

• Nigeria: Road Accident Prevention Initiative to Gulp N25 Billion
• Kuwait Shell and Shaaban to host safety campaign
• Road and Transport Authority suggests to Ministry of Interior improvements on licensing of vehicles and drivers
• Hong Kong: Territory-wide campaign to promote pedestrian safety

November 11, 2009

• First International Conference on Road Safely Kicks off

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Intelligent Transportation

November 6, 2009

• 150,000th Iteris Sensor Hits the Road

November 10, 2009

• 'Smart' network of roads could create safer highways

November 11, 2009

• Intelligent Highway Systems for Rural Roads

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Road Financing

November 5, 2009

• Christie Victory Stalls Plans for N.J. Road Funds, Pensions
• NHAI offers concessions for road developers

November 9, 2009

• Transportation conference set for Tuesday

November 11, 2009

• Georgia: First East-West Highway Improvement Project

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Environment

November 5, 2009

• Bangladesh to cut congestion and vehicle emissions
• Researchers say asthma more prevalent in children living near busy roads, freeways
• Korea Panel To Decide Nov 17 On Shortlisted Greenhouse Gas Goals
• UK's CENEX Launches Smart Electric Car Trials in North East England

November 6, 2009

• U.S. Sen. Feingold: Feingold, Kohl go to bat for Wisconsin high-speed rail line
• Parsing The Grand Energy Bargain
• Greenhouse Gas Emissions Are Down in the Recession: Is 'Green GDP' Up?

November 9, 2009

• Some Utilities Push Congress to Act on Carbon Emissions
• Webb, Warner Introduce BRAC Measure to Study Growth, Address Traffic Congestion

November 10, 2009

• High-speed tolling for I-95 is on schedule
• Government spending millions on yet another railroad plan
• Florida Most Dangerous State For Pedestrians

November 11, 2009

• Traffic, public transit top IBM-commissioned survey of Canada's urban challenges
• Are Wireless Road Trains the Cure for Traffic Congestion?
• Toronto's gridlock costing Canada $3.3-billion
• Thrust on infra, better public transport an emerging need

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