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Dear readers,
I had the pleasure of chairing the recent statutory meetings of our Association, which were held in Yokohama, Japan. They allowed to measure the extent of the subjects on which our members want the Association to work and develop new knowledge products, whether technical reports, fact sheets, seminars or conferences. These many expectations once again justify the very existence of our Association, as well as the relevance of our positioning on all subjects related to road and transport. It is up to us to structure these expectations into a coherent and ambitious programme, but also realistic and achievable.
>> Read more
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Claude Van Rooten
President
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PIARC participates in the XXXVII DIRCAIBEA meeting and the 109th meeting of the REAAA Board of Directors
October and November 2018
Claude Van Rooten participated in the REAAA meeting held in Malaysia in which representatives from eight countries participated (Japan, Philippines, China, Taiwan, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Korea).
PIARC was also present at the DIRCAIBEA (Council of Road Directors of Iberia and Iberoamerica) meeting in Guatemala City, with a view to sharing best practices and exchanging information on the road sector.
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Meeting of the Steering Committee of the PIARC Road Safety Manual (RSM)
Geneva (Switzerland), 2-3 October 2018
Welcomed by Roberto Arditi, Chair of PIARC Technical Committee C1 on "National Road Safety Policies and Programs", the members of the Steering Committee (African Development Bank Group, Asian Development Bank, CAF, European Investment Bank, ITF/OECD, World Bank, UNECE, WHO) made valuable contributions to the updating and updating of the online road safety manual.
The updated RSM will be presented at the 26th PIARC World Road Congress.
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Road workers' protection
The French Ministry of Transport has launched a prevention campaign that calls on road users to change their behaviour, to contribute to the safety of people who work daily by the roadside.
This is a subject on which PIARC has already mobilised its experts. A report with concrete recommendations, entitled "Improvements in safe working on roads", was published in 2012. It is part of the Association's knowledge base, along with many other technical reports and the Online manual.
>> Further information (in French)
>> PIARC report on the subject
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Very good free online MOOC course from CAF. Mainly focused on pavement pathologies: prevention and solution. I strongly recommend that you register.
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Places are limited! Book your stand for the World Road Congress now by visiting piarcabudhabi2019.org.
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Why did we choose October 11 to celebrate World Road Day? In Paris, on 11 October 1908, the 1st International Road Congress was inaugurated. Here is the announcement poster, with the permission of PIARC.
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This report is an outcome of a PIARC Special Project :report provides a review of 15 Unpredicted Infrastructure Failure (UIF) case studies that have been collated from around the world. For the purposes of the report UIF is defined as: instances where[...]
Display the technical report
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From Canada to Tanzania, transportation agencies are using unmanned aerial systems (UASs), also known as drones, to collect data, design and construct road infrastructure, inspect bridges, monitor roads for avalanche and mudslide dangers, identify flood damage risks in urban areas, reconstruct crash scenes, and monitor traffic and road conditions. Public agencies [...]
Display the technical report
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Currently road administrations of many countries must tackle some difficult issues while dealing with austerity policies: investing on extension of road network, maintenance and rehabilitation of existing aged roads, prompt recovery of road operation from the damage caused by large-scale disasters, and creation of safe road space [...]
Display the technical report
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PIARC Events
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International Seminar "Towards Advanced Technology and Material in Bridge Engineering"
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PIARC will be there
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