ROADLETTER
May 2023

After the epidemic, the rebound! That's how I would like to describe what we are experiencing daily in our countries, and in the day-to-day life of PIARC. 

First of all, we are seeing a rebound in mobility, and of course we have mixed feelings about this. Indeed, in the name of climate change, we must limit our desire for "ever more" mobility in high-income countries. You only have to listen to the representatives of African low- and middle- income countries at seminars to understand all the health and solidarity issues that underlie their mobility needs.

We can also speak of a rebound in the increasing number of initiatives by governments [...]

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Carbon Neutrality of the Road Sector 

Special Project

Road transport is vital for society to function and, for the foreseeable future, is expected to remain the dominant mode of transport for people and goods. However, the construction, operation, maintenance and use of the highway infrastructure [...]

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Damage-Resilient Bridges in Seismic Areas 

A PIARC Technical Report

This report presents the typical damage to bridges from historical events, which help the reader understand the evolution of the seismic codes and their main provisions that enhance bridge performance during seismic events and thus manage seismic risk. [...]

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Measures for Increasing the Adaptability of Road Bridges to Climate Change 

A PIARC Technical Report

There are already signs of climate change driven extreme weather events in certain parts of the world including heavy rain, flooding, tropical storms, drought, high temperatures and so on. [...]

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Impact of New Propulsion Techniques on Funding Road Infrastructure 

A PIARC Briefing Note

This Briefing Note analyzes the impacts of modern advancements in vehicle’s propulsion techniques on the funding of road infrastructures at international level, considering [...]

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PIARC met in northern India for an Executive Committee meeting! 

The PIARC Executive Committee met for the first time on the subcontinent, and was followed by a technical seminar on bridges, held in Dehradun.

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Strategic Theme 2 "Mobility" organised three seminars in May! 

The first seminar, in Tunisia, focused on rural roads, the second, in Morocco, on road operation issues, and the third, in Argentina, on mobility in urban areas.

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Our National Committee of Austria organises ASTRAD & AustroKOMMUNAL 2023 

Austria's largest municipal trade fair with a specialist symposium for road management and winter maintenance will take place in June: “The Austrian Winter Road Congress”.

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Coming soon in Poland: the International Symposium on Concrete Roads! 

Organised by our National Committee of Poland, the Symposium on "Concrete Roads to the Green World" will take place in Krakow, Poland, from 25 to 28 June 2023.

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PIARC Global Road Safety Knowledge Exchange 

In the framework of this PIARC project, John Barrell presents speed management.

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The Spanish National Committee organised the Symposium on Pavements 2023 in Valencia 

In the framework of this symposium that brought together 300 participants, from 18 to 20 April, the Chairman of Technical Committee 4.1 "Pavements", M. Briessinck, and its members G. Ahlstrom, M. Jair and J. Del Cerro contributed to the theme "Sustainability and efficiency". 

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A successful International Workshop on bridges took place in Japan! 

On 11 May 2023, an International Workshop focusing on "Inspection, management and rehabilitation of Road Bridges" was held in Kobe, Japan, and brought together 150 participants under the coordination of PIARC Technical Committee 4.2 "Bridges".

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