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IRF Newsflash

October 7, 2009

IRF 14th Annual Seminar on Contract Maintenance & Asset Management

As part of the IRF commitment to provide technology transfer and training to the highway community worldwide, this annual seminar will be held for the 14th consecutive year.

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In This Issue

IRF News

• IRF Upcoming Events

Industry News

• Road Safety
• Intelligent Transportation
• Road Financing
• Environment

IRF Upcoming Events

• IRF seminar on Road Safety and PPP
  October 12-13, 2009
  Cairo, Egypt
• 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

October 1, 2009

• New laws in Maryland focus on road safety
• Gambia: Police to Introduce New Measures to Minimize Road Accidents

October 2, 2009

• Obama bars fed workers from texting and driving
• Maryland's new laws put focus on road safety

October 5, 2009

• VOSA improves drawbar coupling tests

October 6, 2009

• Tories put brake on growth in speed cameras

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Intelligent Transportation

October 1, 2009

• Barco Launches New Visualization Platform

October 2, 2009

• Advanced safety research centre to open in spring 2010

October 5, 2009

• Short Term Strategies that Increase Travel Efficiency and Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

October 6, 2009

• Renewed Interest in ITS being driven by environmental and safety concerns

October 7, 2009

• In face of protectionist pressures, G20 nations continue to invest in technology.
• The Highway Safety Committee Promotes Traffic Safety, Management, and Enforcement

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Road Financing

October 1, 2009

• Stop Texting-Drivers—or Lose Highway Funds
• Alert Drivers Act Could Result In Cheap Insurance Quotes

October 2, 2009

• TransJamaican lands US$70m IDB loan - To extend toll road, pay down debt
• Transportation infrastructure: Senate vote extends surface transportation funding for another month

October 5, 2009

• Uganda: Uganda Gets Shs244 Billion ADF Loan for Roads

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Environment

October 1, 2009

• Natural gas is key to cleaner energy
• Obama Administration Delivers More than $106 Million for Energy Efficiency and Conservation Projects in 9 States
• Northwest is poised to lead in developing electric-car transition
• Kicking the car habit - new £3m project will get more people cycling and walking

October 2, 2009

• US bill could pave way for hybrid taxi fleets
• Will Obama's High-Speed Rail Plan Become a Subsidy for Freight Railroads?
• Transport System Still 19th Century Model [opinion]

October 5, 2009

• High-tech traffic fix
• Eye on the Enviornment: Skip that daily drive and make money
• World's #1 Consumer LED Lighting Company Launches First Dimmable LED Bulb

October 6, 2009

• Abu Dhabi considers adopting Tokyo traffic control system
• A Free-Bike Solution to Traffic Congestion
• MATECH Signs Contract to Perform EFS Testing on a Landmark Bridge

October 7, 2009

• BIO Asks Congress Not To Subject Biofuels To Double Jeopardy
• Financial Soultions: Recession could assist U.S. to cut ’09 Co2 emissions by 5.9%

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