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IRF Notes

March 2008

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IRF IRF-Washington and IRF-Brussels Endorse EN 1317 and NCHRP 350 for Worldwide Use

IRF-Washington and IRF-Brussels have announced their support of mandating the use of roadside safety features that meets state of the art testing for today's vehicle fleet on every road around the world. The EN1317 and the NCHRP 350 criterion have proved to be very effective. Allowing products that meet either criterion will give the local road authorities more product options thereby reducing project costs.

Please visit the IRF blog, Road Safety Matters to read the entire policy statement.

Purdue University Professors Publish New Textbook

IRF-Washington Board members, Kumares Sinha, Olson Distinguished Professor, and Samuel Rabi, Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering at Purdue University have published a new book titled "Transportation Decision Making: Principles of Project Evaluation and Programming". The 576-page text book, which the Journal of Transportation Engineering called "...an excellent resource...well-written and organized.", provides a holistic approach to decision making in transportation project development and programming.

Learn more about this impressive new text book

Upcoming Events

1st International Conference on Transportation Construction Management
September 9-11, 2008
Orlando, Florida

Mobility and Road Safety
October 3-4, 2008
New Delhi, India

13th Annual IRF Seminar on Contract Maintenance & Innovative Finance
October 14 - 24, 2008
Orlando, Florida

New Members

KEO International Consultants

Contact Info:
Fahad Al Salam Street
Kuwait City 13037 Safat / 3679 Kuwait
Youssef Khalifa
Tel: +965 243 8011
Fax: +965 244 3969
Email: youssefk@keoic.com
Donna Sultan
Email: donnas@keoic.com

Brun-Way Highways Operations Inc.

Contact Info:
500 Beaverbrook Court, Suite 501
Fredericton, New Brunswick E3B 5X4
Canada
Website: www.brunway.com
Romeo Poitras
Tel: +1 506 474 7750
Fax: +1 506 474 7752
Email: rpoitras@brunwaysops.com
Rachel Kelly
Tel: +1 506 474 7768
Email: rkelly@brunwayops.com

IREF 2008 Student Essay Competition

Winning entry wins the top prize of $3,000 plus $1,000 for the sponsoring professor. The theme for this year's competition is Road Safety! Deadline May 31, 2008.


2008 GRAA Competition

The Annual IRF GRAA Competition is now open! This program is a competition to honor and recognize road-industry projects. Deadline for submissions is May 30, 2008.


2008 IRF Seminar on Contract Maintenance and Innovative Finance

This year's seminar will focus on strategies for funding a contract maintenance program as well as lessons learned from programs already underway throughout the world.


Premium Members

AECOM
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Kharafi National
Louis Berger Group
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Saudi Binladin Group
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Troxler Electronic Laboratories
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