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September 2024

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EDITORIAL
PIARC PUBLICATIONS
HIGHLIGHTS
UPCOMING EVENTS
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EDITORIAL

The Routes/Roads magazine is part of PIARC's heritage: we recently published issue 401, devoted to the Prizes and General Reports of the World Road Congress, and are working on issue 402, which will be distributed shortly and will look into the very rich links between roads and cycling. Our magazine is available on our website as a PDF download and, for the time being, in printed form. It reaches all PIARC members as well as those who have chosen to subscribe directly. In this way, Routes/Roads really is a business card of the Association, and also a platform for all road practitioners to express themselves [...]

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Patrick Malléjacq
PIARC Secretary General

PIARC PUBLICATIONS

Route/Roads magazine

The last issue “Prague 2023: general report of the Congress and award winning national reports” is available 

This issue brings back memories of the Prague Congress to a close, by representing the prize-winning national reports, [...]

>> Read here

Technical Report

Financial Aspects of Disaster Management 

This technical report stems from a collection of case studies pertaining disaster management in different countries of the world; the aim is to analyze the tools and activities that could potentially provide a more integrated and effective financial resource management process during extreme natural events.

>> Read here

HIGHLIGHTS

Advertise in PIARC’s Routes/Roads quarterly magazine! 

Did you know you can advertise in PIARC’s renowned quarterly magazine, Routes/Roads? Our magazine is a key communication tool, reaching thousands of readers worldwide from both the public and private sectors. 

With 128 member governments and hundreds of members from the public, private and academic sectors, Routes/Roads provides an excellent opportunity to promote your services or products to a diverse, international audience.

Whether you choose a quarter-page, half-page, or full-page ad, your message will be seen by road professionals, engineers, policy makers, and academics. Our upcoming issues, available in both print and digital formats, offer the perfect platform for your brand.

Advertising rates are as follows:

  • Full page (A4 format): EUR 2,000 incl. VAT
  • Half page (A5 format): EUR 1,000 incl. VAT
  • Quarter page: EUR 500 incl. VAT

For cover page options and more information, please contact us at gen-sec-piarc@piarc.org.

Don't miss the chance to showcase your business to a global audience with Routes/Roads!

Share your expertise: Call for papers open for the 17th World Winter Service and Road Resilience Congress 

The Congress will be held from 10 to 13 March 2026 in Chambéry, France. Researchers, practitioners and experts are invited to share their expertise on the themes related to winter service, resilience and decarbonisation by 31 January 2025.

Do not miss this opportunity to submit your abstract via a dedicated platform and make an impact!

New! Dive yourself into the main topics, preliminary program and general information on the forthcoming congress expected to be attended by over 1,200 participants: The Bulletin 1 is already available online

Save the date: PIARC’s must-attend events in October 

Are you interested in the subjects tackling rejuvenation of aging infrastructure, decarbonisation, sustainable rural and interurban road network? We are excited to remind you of a series of diverse in-person and online events organized by our Technical and National Committees. 

October 2024

>> Mark these dates for PIARC's exciting Technical Committee events!

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Thailand becomes the 50th National Committee of PIARC 

We are pleased to officially welcome Thailand’s Roads Association as PIARC’s 50th National Committee. We look forward to working closely with our Thai colleagues to promote safe, sustainable, and efficient road infrastructure.

>> Curious about our National Committees? Learn about which are the current National Committees of PIARC.

Bangkok (Thailand), September 4th, 2024

The month of October is rich in international events organized and hosted by the PIARC’s National Committees 

  • Members of the UK National Committee of PIARC and international Technical Committees will be speaking at Highways UK (October 16-17, 2024, Birmingham, United Kingdom) that expects to gather around 10,000 attendees. 

October 2024

  • 2024 marks the 100th anniversary of the German National Committee of PIARC. On this occasion, the German Road and Transportation Congress along with the Road and Traffic Exhibition will be held from 23 to 25 of October 2024 in Bonn. This will be an opportunity to discuss the issues of traffic/mobility turnaround, building information management, public space, sustainability and availability among other topics.

>> Discover these and many more events organised by our National Committees here

UPCOMING EVENTS

Executive Committee Meeting (Reserved for PIARC Members)

September 30 - October 2, 2024,
Cape Town (South Africa) and online

PIARC Webinar: Renewal and Rejuvenation of Aging Infrastructure 

October 2, 2024,
online

GTFE/PIARC France Conference: Road Tunnel Operation in a Time of Ecological Transition 

October 2-3, 2024,
Lyon (France)

Meeting of Road Statistic Committee (Reserved for PIARC Members)

October 7-9, 2024,
Vienna (Austria)

Workshop: Road Infrastructure for Road Transport Decarbonization 

October 11, 2024,
Melbourne (Australia) 

Meeting of Technical Committee 3.3: Asset Management (Reserved for PIARC Members)

October 14-15, 2024,
Birmingham (United Kingdom)

Meeting of Technical Committee 1.5: Disaster Management (Reserved for PIARC Members)

October 14-15, 2024,
Birmingham (United Kingdom)

Meeting of Technical Committee 2.3: Sustainable Freight (Reserved for PIARC Members)

October 14-15, 2024,
Istanbul (Turkey)

Meeting of Technical Committee 3.2: Winter Service (Reserved for PIARC Members)

October 15-16, 2024,
Chambéry (France)

IRF World Congress 2024 

October 15-18, 2024,
Istanbul (Turkey)

Highways UK 2024 

October 16-17, 2024,
Birmingham (United Kingdom)

International Workshop: Freight Vehicle Permitting and Road or Bridges Access Regulation 

October 16, 2024,
Istanbul (Turkey)

Meeting of Technical Committee 2.2: Roads for Equity, Accessibility and Mobility in Rural and Interurban Areas (Reserved for PIARC Members)

October 22-23, 2024,
Timisoara (Romania)

International Workshop: Sustainable Rural and Interurban Road Network 

October 24, 2024,
Timisoara (Romania) and online

Internal Workshop of Technical Committee 2.1

October 28, 2024,
Bern (Switzerland)

Meeting of Technical Committee 2.1: Roads for Accessibility and Mobility in Urban and Periurban Areas (Reserved for PIARC Members)

October 29-30, 2024,
Bern (Switzerland)

Find all the events in the calendar 

#PIARC ON SOCIAL NETWORKS

Did you know: The 1st World Road Congress was held in hashtag Paris in 1908. Since then, the PIARC - World Road Association organises a World Road Congress every four years in a member country with the aim of sharing techniques and experiences worldwide in the field of road infrastructure and transport by road. 

In this retrospective, discover the 110-year history of the World Road Congress, from Paris 1908 to Abu Dhabi 2019.

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