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July 15, 2009

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In This Issue

IRF News

• IRF Upcoming Events
• IRF Member News

Industry News

• Road Safety
• Intelligent Transportation
• Road Financing
• Environment

IRF Upcoming Events

• Preserving our Highway Infrastructure Assets
  August 4 - 7, 2009
  Orlando, Florida
• IRF Supported Event - 15th Argentine Congress on Safety and Transportation
  September 14-18, 2009
  Mar del Plata, Argentina
• 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 World Road Meeting 2010
  May 25 - 28, 2010
  Lisbon, Portugal
  
  

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IRF Member News

• Catching the rays of roadway safety
• Abu Dhabi Department of Transport launches AED40m Safety Program for Al Mafraq - Al Ghowaifat Highway
• Taiwan Econ Planner OKs NT$313.20B 2010 Infrastructure Budget
• Aecom Technology nets 2 MidEast deals worth $60M
• A.C. Expressway studies 'no cash' toll collection

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Industry News

Road Safety

July 9, 2009

• Make roads safe Africa 2009
• Fuyuan County Tractor active educational campaign focused on driver safety
• Goa Congress leaders warned against flouting motor rules

July 10, 2009

• A leading example
• Optelecom-NKF Connects Dubai’s Intelligent Traffic System
• Changes could keep motorists off tram-only viaduct

July 13, 2009

• Victorian Roads Get 31 New Fixed Speed Cameras In Massive Anti-Speeding Blitz
• Forum on axle load regulations takes place in Takoradi
• Experts say the streets of Jakarta will reach complete gridlock by 2014 if nothing is done

July 14, 2009

• Optelecom-NKF provides IP video solution in Dubai
• Police strongly committed to road safety
• Safety speakers sought for congress
• Time for fix on tragic highway

July 15, 2009

• Guatemala's new law helps reduce drive-by killings by 84%
• Euro-2 standard to be introduced in Kazakhstan on July 15

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Intelligent Transportation

July 9, 2009

• Image Sensing Systems Named One of the FORTUNE Small Business 100
• Syncromatics Uses Autodesk Inventor to Provide Smart Transit Information for Riders

July 10, 2009

• Existing vehicle data bus and cellphone SMS proposed for early deployment of vehicle-miles road use charge
• Bond Announces $3 Million for Rolla Transportation Research
• IBM Software Brings the ‘Smarts` to Smarter Planet

July 13, 2009

• US $3 million announced for Missouri University transportation center
• Telematics projects are burgeoning in Europe

July 14, 2009

• Syncromatics Uses Autodesk Inventor to Provide Smart Transit Information for Riders

July 15, 2009

• Image Sensing Systems Drives Past the 100,000 Mark
• Tennessee DOT Manages Traffic Flow with RTMS® Radar Technology
• Smith, Carter Announce $19.14 Million in Transportation Funding for Austin

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Road Financing

July 9, 2009

• India National Highways Authority To Raise INR16 Billion Via Debt
• Virginia hopes to reopen rest stops in 2011
• Buses Get Reprieve; Long-Term Funding Remains Uncertain

July 10, 2009

• Tax The Rich?
• Islamic finance organisations host road show
• UK’s most detailed road map

July 13, 2009

• Highway Toll Lane Construction Bill Stalled in California State Senate Committee
• US $3 million announced for Missouri University transportation center

July 14, 2009

• Govt To Set Up Separate Agency To Monitor Expressways: Kamal Nath
• Deal in Focus NTTA Sets $1.7B of Debt, With Big Chunk of BABs
• Turnpike Authority receives $386M loan for state's first toll road
• Virginia hopes to reopen rest stops

July 15, 2009

• NZ Finance Minister says road to recovery bumpy - News - CNBC.com
• ARMENIA: SPURNED BY MCC, YEREVAN LOOKS TO IRAN, RUSSIA FOR ROAD MONEY
• Govt To Set Up Separate Agency To Monitor Expressways: Kamal Nath
• China Infrastructure Investment Sees Continuing Important Role for Private Investment in Toll Roads as Part of Government's Massive Highway Expansion Plans

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Environment

July 9, 2009

• ATA Says It's Time to Get Serious About Highway Infrastructure Investment
• Traffic? It's not that bad here
• Digging deeper into our congested commute
• Half-way parkway approved for Riverside's mid-county
• Traffic congestion dipping as economy falters

July 10, 2009

• G-8 Plus G-5 Agree To Conclude Doha Trade Talks In 2010
• Cap-and-Tax: Government vs. America
• EDITORIAL: A fleet of our own
• Zipcar Launches All-Electric Car-Share Scheme in US
• Eminent domain would be last resort for roads

July 13, 2009

• Graves: Infrastructure Health Essential to the Economy
• EPA right to OK Calif. standards
• Hybrids as a serious contender for reducing pollution in India
• East Bay Green Corridor: Green For All?
• The FAA is on recruiting blitz despite the down economy
• Season of road work

July 14, 2009

• G8 Summit Outlines Energy Targets and Plans, Focuses on CCS Technologies
• Technology transfer key to climate deal: Brazil
• Study Reveals New Cap-and-Trade Winners and Losers
• Ford, Nissan & Tesla awarded loans for green technology research
• U.S. to press China on tariffs on clean energy trade

July 15, 2009

• Bond Warns Farmers Will Bear Brunt of Cap and Trade
• US Presses China on Free Trade, Currency
• US, China announce clean energy research center; US calls on Beijing to avoid trade barriers
• Road design changes debated

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