XXVth World Road Congress Seoul 2015: a great success
The XXVth World Road Congress was held in Seoul (South Korea) from 2 to 6 November 2015, gathering 2 700 delegates and approximately 200 exhibitors. The Congress highlights and the General Report will be presented in the Routes/Roads issue of January and April 2016...
On the occasion of the COP 21 climate conference held in Paris, PIARC has launched the LC2RT initiative (Low Carbon Road & Road Transport) with the following aims:
adaptation of the road infrastructure and increasing the resiliency of the road transport system to climate change, in various economic and climate conditions;
reduction of the carbon footprint of the road transport system (infrastructure, operation, organisation) and establishment of reduction goals to measure and report progress;
mitigation of the negative impacts of road transport on climate change; and
sustainability of road construction, operation, rehabilitation, and maintenance.
At its meeting held before the Seoul Congress, the PIARC Council endorsed the new Strategic Plan which will govern the activities of the Association for the 2016-2019 period.
The new features include a fifth Strategic Theme on environmental issues, and the creation of regional groups on specific topics.
PIARC has recently welcome two new National Committees, in Mongolia and in the Dominican Republic. The coming issues of Routes/Roads will include an article presenting the two Committees.
On the occasion of the Seoul Congress, three electronic manuals (whether new or fully restructured) were launched on the PIARC website. These are: the Road Safety Manual; the RNO and ITS Manual; and the Road Tunnels Manual.
