COVID-19 - PIARC’s response
In line with PIARC’s mission to identify, develop, and disseminate best practice and give better access to international information, this page presents knowledge and references that PIARC shares to support its members, and professionals in the roads and transport sector, at this challenging time.
This work focuses on the short-term. The world is going through a crisis and every day counts.
>> Webinars of June 30, 2021. The recording is already available below!
Indeed, since its emergence at the end of 2019, the COVID-19 virus pandemic is indeed causing severe disruption of individuals’ lives, of organisations, and of delivery of services across the World. Like public agencies in multiple sectors, PIARC members are affected as well and are taking various actions to respond.
Current knowledge and practice are not yet confirmed as valid or effective, and what works in some parts of the world may not be relevant elsewhere. However, inspiration can be found anywhere, and a good idea now could save lives, improve business resilience and help minimize disruption of services.
PIARC Webinars
PIARC organizes weekly online discussions on the response to the COVID-19 crisis. They are open to experts appointed by their National PIARC First delegate and to PIARC Technical Committee / Task Force members.
The objective of the sessions is to share knowledge and current practice between PIARC members urgently in order to support responses to the pandemic in near real-time.
PIARC Webinar on 30 June 2021
The focus of this webinar was on disaster management. In fact, several disasters have occurred in 2020, and have had to be managed while operating under COVID constraints. What are the lessons learned and ways forward?
It presents good practice from:
- William Anderson, USA, TRB 00:06:04
- Yukio Adachi, Japan, Chair of PIARC Technical Committee 1.5 Disaster Management 00:10:17
- Herby Lissade, USA, Chair, Transportation Emergency Management Practices and Innovations Subcommittee, TRB 00:14:02
- Neil Fisher, New Zealand, English-speaking Secretary of PIARC Technical Committee 1.5 Disaster Management 00:16:21
- Marcelo Medina, Chile, Spanish-speaking Secretary of PIARC Technical Committee 1.5 Disaster Management 00:33:33
- Herry Vaza, Indonesia, Ministry of Public Works and Housing - Member of PIARC Technical Committee 1.5 Disaster Management. 00:48:18
- Janet Benini, USA, TRB 01:07:10
- Dana Hendrix, USA, California Department of Transportation 01:25:26
- Chelsea Treboniak, USA, Critical Ops 01:37:00
- Christopher Engelbrecht, USA, Member of PIARC Technical Committee 1.5 Disaster Management 01:49:27
The video is in English because the webinar was conducted in English.
Webinar in PDF file:
- The English version of the presentation in PDF format
can be downloaded by clicking here (soon available).
Note that this file is also available in French and Spanish on the French and Spanish pages.
PIARC Webinar on 03 June 2021
The objective of this webinar is to assist policy experts and transportation planners to confidently plan road investments in the post-pandemic world.
It presents good practice from:
- Dejan Makovšek, OECD 00:07:45
- Simon Gianordoli, European Road Federation (ERF) 00:33:25
- Valérie Maltais, MTQ, Canada-Québec 00:52:24
- Fabio Pasquali, ANAS S.p.A. 01:11:35
- Paul Raphael, Atkins 01:32:11
- Michel Demarre, Association of French International Contractors (SEFI) 01:58:38
The video is in English because the webinar was conducted in English.
Webinar in PDF file:
- The English version of the presentation in PDF format
can be downloaded by clicking here.
Note that this file is also available in French and Spanish on the French and Spanish pages.
PIARC Webinar on 07 April 2021
The objective is that this webinar will assist transportation planners to confidently determine the best path to address and manage the needs of the post-pandemic world.
It presents good practice from:
- Miguel Caso Flórez, Technical Director of PIARC. 00:00:17
- Marina Domingo Monsonís, PIARC Communication Manager. 00:05:20
- Marcelo Medina, Chile (Secretary of PIARC Technical Committee 1.5 - Disaster Management). 00:10:30
- José Orozco, Mexico (Member of PIARC Technical Committee 1.2 - Road and Transport Planning for Economic and Social Development). 00:16:42
- José Manuel Blanco Segarra, Spain (Secretary of PIARC Technical Committee 1.1 - Performance of Transport Administrations). 00:24:24
- Luz Gradilla, Mexico (Secretary of PIARC Technical Committee 3.1 -Road Safety). 00:32:26
- Juan Fernando Mendoza, Mexico (Secretary of PIARC Technical Committee 1.5 - Disaster Management). 00:38:34
- Luis Miranda-Moreno, Canada (Secretary of PIARC Technical Committee 2.1 - Mobility in Urban Areas). 00:48:10
Carlos Santillan, Mexico (Secretary of PIARC Technical Committee 2.3 - Freight). 00:59:09 - Daniel Russomanno, Argentina (Secretary of PIARC Technical Committee 2.4 - Road Network Operation / Intelligent Transport Systems). 01:13:21
- Roberto Llamas, Spain (Secretary of PIARC Technical Committee 3.1 - Road Safety). 01:22:50
- José Carlos Valdecantos, Spain (Secretary of PIARC Technical Committee 3.2 - Winter Service). 01:42:08
- Mª Eugenia Martínez Donaire, Spain (Member of the WG2 of PIARC Technical Committee 1.1 - Performance of Transport Administrations) 01:49:45
- Miguel Caso Flórez, Technical Director of PIARC. 01:59:26
- Verónica Arias Espejel, PIARC Technical Advisor. 02:09:12
The video is in Spanish because the webinar was conducted in Spanish.
Webinar in PDF file:
- The English version of the presentation in PDF format
can be downloaded by clicking here (soon available).
Note that this file is also available in French and Spanish on the French and Spanish pages.
PIARC Webinar on 24 March 2021
The objective is that this webinar will assist transportation planners to confidently determine the best path to address and manage the needs of the post-pandemic world.
It presents good practice from:
- Patrick Malléjacq (PIARC) 00:00:38
- Tim Henkel (Minnesota Department of Transportation, USA) 00:05:27
- Lincoln Flor (World Bank) 00:24:50
- Fabio Pasquali (ANAS, Italy) – Chair of PIARC TC 1.2 Planning Road Infrastructure and Transport to Economic and Social Development 00:43:55
- Peter Plumeau (EBP, USA) and Frank Bruns (EBP, Switzerland) 00:57:32
- Joseph Mahon (Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, USA) 02:01:31
- Dejan Makovsek (Public Governance Directorate, OECD) 02:26:32
The video is in English because the webinar was conducted in English.
Webinar in PDF file:
- The English version of the presentation in PDF format
can be downloaded by clicking here.
Note that this file is also available in French and Spanish on the French and Spanish pages.
PIARC Webinar on 24 February 2021
PIARC Webinar on 24 February focused on the detailed Technical Report which was published in December 2020, as well as its lessons learnt so far and the way forward.
It presents good practice from:
- José Manuel Blanco Segarra, Ministry of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda, Spain - Spanish-speaking Secretary of TC 1.1 00:11:38
- Fabio Pasquali, ANAS S.p.A, Italy - President of TC 1.2 00:31:26
- Lise Fournier, Ministère des transports du Québec - French-speaking Secretary of TC 3.1 00:46:02
- Stéphanie Gaudé, CEREMA, France - French-speaking secretary of TC 3.2 00:50:46
- Patrick Mallejacq, General Secretary, PIARC 00:56:36
- Olivier Quoy, Atlandes, France - Member of TC 2.3 01:00:28
- Valentina Galasso, Deloitte Consulting, Italy - Chair of TC 2.4 01:13:32
- Pascal Rossigny, CEREMA, France - French-speaking secretary of TC 3.3 01:25:50
- Caroline Evans, National Transport Commission, Australia – Chair of TC 1.4 01:31:21
- Robin Sébille, Deputy Secretary General, PIARC
The video is in French because the webinar was conducted in French.
Webinar in PDF file:
- To consult the English version of the presentation in PDF format, please consult the PDF of the webinar that took place on February 17, 2021 by clicking here.
PIARC Webinar on 17 February 2021
PIARC Webinar on 17 February focused on the detailed Technical Report which was published in December 2020, as well as its lessons learnt so far and the way forward.
It presents good practice from:
- Peter Nutz, City of Vienna, Austria - PIARC TC 3.2 Chair 00:02:23
- Yukio Adachi, Hanshin Expressway Engineering Co, Japan - TC 1.5 Chair 00:16:17
- Caroline Evans, National Transport Commission, Australia - TC 1.4 Chair 00:19:35
- José Manuel Blanco Segarra, Ministerio de Transportes, Movilidad y Agenda Urbana, Spain - TC 1.1 Spanish Secretary 00:29:00
- Fabio Pasquali, ANAS S.p.A, Italy - TC 1.2 Chair 00:36:14
- Andrea Simone, University of Bologna, Italy - TC 2.1 Chair 00:42:36
- John Milton, Washington State Department of Transportation, USA - PIARC TC 3.1 Chair 00:49:49
- Jonathan Spear, Atkins, UK - TC 1.1 WG 2 Leader 00:52:47
- Saverio Palchetti, Consultant, Italy - TF 3.1 Chair 01:04:24
- Martin Ruesch, Rapp Trans Ltd, Switzerland - TC 2.3 Chair 01:08:08
- Valentina Galasso, Deloitte Consulting, Italy - TC 2.4 Chair 01:17:34
- Patrick Malléjacq, PIARC Secretary General - 01:27:17
- Q&A moderated by Christos Xenophontos, Rhode Island DOT, USA - PIARC TC 1.1 Chair 01:30:31
The video is in English because the webinar was conducted in English.
Webinar in PDF file:
- The English version of the presentation in PDF format can be downloaded by clicking here.
PIARC Webinar on 17 December 2020
PIARC Webinar on 17 December focused on the impacts of the crisis on road safety and winter service.
It presents good practice from:
- Anne-Marie Leclerc, Assistant Deputy Minister for Engineering and Infrastructures for Québec Ministry of Transport and PIARC Honorary President, Quebec, Canada 00:12:52
- Horst Hanke, PIARC Winter Service Technical Committee member and Ministry of Economy, Labour, Energy and Transport, Germany 00:38:31
- Amilcar Veneciano Muñoz, PIARC Winter Service Technical Committee member and Ministry of Public Works, Chile 00:54:28
- Steve Lund, PIARC Winter Service Technical Committee Secretary and Minnesota Department of Transportation, USA 01:11:19
- Ryo Nakatani, PIARC Winter Service Technical Committee member and East Nippon Expressway Company, Japan 01:33:48
- Didier Giloppe, PIARC Winter Service Technical Committee past Chair and Cerema, France 01:45:38
The video is in English because the webinar was conducted in English.
Webinar in PDF file:
- The English version of the presentation in PDF format can be downloaded by clicking here.
PIARC Webinar on 28 October 2020
PIARC Webinar on 28th October focused on the lessons learned so far and the way forward.
It presents good practice from:
- Emmanuelle Frénéat, Egis Road Operation, Deputy Managing Director: 00:12:04
- Dominique Verlaine, Belgium, Inspector General, Public Service of Wallonia, Infrastructure Mobility, Infrastructure Operations Department: 00:29:28
- Fanny Djan, Côte d'Ivoire, Transport Economist Expert, Road Management Agency: 00:49:00
- Mohamed Laye, Senegal, Head of Major Road Works Division, AGEROUTE: 01:03:20
The video is in French because the webinar was conducted in French.
Webinar in PDF file:
- The English version of the presentation in PDF format can be downloaded by clicking here.
PIARC Webinar on 14 October 2020
PIARC Webinar on 14th October 2020 focused on the impacts of the crisis on road safety.
It presents good practice from:
- Héctor S Ovalle Mendivil, Mexico, COCONAL: 00:11:52
- Jim Tymon, USA, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO): 00:27:09
- Bill Halkias, Greece, Attica Tollway Operations Authority, Attikes Diadromes SA: 00:49:02
- José Manuel Blanco Segara, Spain, MITMA, Secretary of PIARC Technical Committee 1.1 on Performance of Transport Administrations: 01:09:43
- Dr Mark Henry Rubarenzya, Uganda, Uganda National Roads Authority: 01:26:51
- Christos Xenophontos, USA, DoT, Chair of PIARC TC 1.1 on Performance of Transport Administrations: 01:42:49
The video is in English because the webinar was conducted in English.
Webinar in PDF file:
- The English version of the presentation in PDF format can be downloaded by clicking here.
Note that this file is also available in French and Spanish on the French and Spanish pages.
PIARC Webinar on 30 September 2020
PIARC Webinar on 30th September 2020 focused on the role that road infrastructure can play in reviving the economy, generating jobs and improving living conditions in different social sectors.
It presented highlights of the 15+ webinars, as well as lessons learned on all issues of interest to road administrations and road experts:
- Bianca Bianchi Alves, Transport Specialist for Latin America, World Bank: 00:12:43
- Javier Herrero, Director General of Roads in Spain and First Delegate of PIARC: 00:31:40
- Jaime Retamal, Director of the Chilean Roads Directorate and First Delegate of PIARC: 00:57:27
- Cédric Iván Escalante Sauri, Vice-minister of Infrastructure of Mexico and Member of the Executive Committee of PIARC: 01:20:13
The video is in Spanish because the webinar was conducted in Spanish.
Webinar in PDF file:
- The English version of the presentation in PDF format can be downloaded by clicking here.
PIARC Webinar on 29 July 2020
PIARC webinar on 29th July wraped up the season of PIARC Webinars on the COVID-19 crisis.
It presented highlights of the 15+ webinars, as well as lessons learned on all issues of interest to road administrations and road experts:
- Oscar DE BUEN RICHKARDAY (Mexico), Past President of PIARC – Introductory Speech: 00:01:40
- Young Tae KIM, Secretary General, International Transport Forum (ITF) – Keynote Speech: 00:19:28
- Christos XENOPHONTOS (USA) and Valentina GALASSO (Italy) – Success of the Webinar Program: 00:33:47
- Findings and Lessons learned so far:
- Jose Manuel BLANCO SEGARRA (Spain): management of roads during the crisis, business continuity: 00:42:08
- Valentina GALASSO (Italy): road operations, intelligent transport systems: 00:55:37
- Caroline EVANS (Australia): passenger transport, resilience: 01:07:06
- Martin RUESCH (Switzerland): freight, border controls: 01:18:51
- Jonathan SPEAR (UAE): work force, health and safety: 01:34:02
- Saverio PALCHETTI (Italy): security issues: 01:52:20
- Fabio PASQUALI (Italy): evolution of travel demand, economics: 01:59:18 - Christos XENOPHONTOS (USA) – Wrap up and Next steps: 02:14:41
- Robin SEBILLE, Deputy Secretary general of PIARC – Questions and Answers: 02:21:24
- Mª del Carmen PICÓN CABRERA (Spain) - Conclusion of the Webinar: 02:39:16
The video is in English because the webinar was conducted in English.
Webinar in PDF file:
- The English version of the presentation in PDF format can be downloaded by clicking here.
Note that this file is also available in French and Spanish on the French and Spanish pages.
PIARC Webinar on 15 July 2020
PIARC Webinar on 15th July 2020 focused on the impacts of the crisis on road safety.
It presents good practice from:
- John Milton, USA - Washington State DoT, Chair of PIARC TC 3.1 on Road safety: 00:12:15
- Rob McInerney, iRAP: 00:26:28
- Jun Takeuchi, Japan - Technical Advisor seconded to PIARC: 00:47:23
- Mariusz Kieć, Poland - Cracow University of Technology: 01:04:15
- Jaime Campos Canessa, Chile - Dirección de Vialidad: 01:23:16
The video is in English because the webinar was conducted in English.
Webinar in PDF file:
- The English version of the presentation in PDF format can be downloaded by clicking here.
Note that this file is also available in French and Spanish on the French and Spanish pages.
PIARC Webinar on 09 July 2020
PIARC Webinar on 9 July 2020 focused on investment in roads and the socio-economic benefits of road investment after COVID-19.
It presents good practice from:
- COVID-19 and roads: Consequences in PPP of toll roads and perspectives of
contract renegotiation in the light of COVID-19. Eng. Fabio Pascuali, ANAS
General Directorate, Italy, and Chairman of PIARC Technical Committee 1.2 on
socio-economic development of roads: 00:15:57
- COVID-19 and roads in Latin America: Roads and CAF, allies against COVID-19 in Latin America. Eng. Héctor Varela, Chief Executive, CAF Latin American Development Bank: 00:33:50
- COVID-19 and roads in Brazil. Luiz Guilherme de Mello, Director of Planning and
Research, DNIT, Brazil: 01:37:48
- COVID-19 and roads in Portugal: Measures, impacts and perspectives. João
Fernando do Amaral Carvalho, President of the Mobility and Transport Authority,
Portugal: 00:48:28
- COVID-19 and roads in Mexico: Public-Private Partnerships versus COVID-19.
Héctor Ovalle, COCONAL CEO and Secretary of PIARC Technical Committee 1.3
Financing, Mexico: 01:06:36
- COVID-19 and roads: shaping the recovery for the road sector. Gonzalo Alcaraz, Head of Innovation, International Road Federation IRF, Switzerland: 01:22:58
The video is in Spanish because the webinar was conducted in Spanish.
Webinar in PDF file:
- The English version of the presentation in PDF format can be downloaded by clicking here.
PIARC Webinar on 07 July 2020
PIARC Webinar on 7 July 2020 focused on the impacts of COVID-19 and the various responses to the crisis.
It presents good practice from:
- Claude Van Rooten, President of PIARC: 00:03:01
- Patrick Malléjacq, Secretary General of PIARC : 00:07:21
- Anne-Marie Leclerc, Canada Quebec, Assistant Deputy Minister of Engineering and Infrastructure, Ministry of Transport of Quebec, First Delegate of Canada-Quebec, Honorary President of PIARC : 00:12:50
- Emmanuelle Frénéat, France, Deputy Director General, Egis Road Operation : 00:40:02
- Mohamed Laye, Senegal, Head of Division of Major Road Works, AGEROUTE : 01:02:06
- Sandrine Rousic and Pascal Rossigny, France, CEREMA, Secretaries of Committes TC 2.1 Mobility in Urban Areas and TC 3.3 Road Asset Management: 01:23:08
The video is in French because the webinar was conducted in French.
Webinar in PDF file:
- The English version of the presentation in PDF format can be downloaded by clicking here.
PIARC Webinar on 1st July 2020
PIARC Webinar on 1st July 2020 focused on the organisational impacts of COVID-19 and responses from managers and employees.
It presents good practice from:
- Lauren Ellis, Dubai - Senior Manager, Atkins Acuity: 00:12:39
- Paula Filice, Italy - Industrial Relations and Administration Coordination Manager, ANAS: 00:25:38
- Brandye Hendrickson, USA - Deputy Director, AASHTO: 00: 36:01
- Dr Kinini Mathews, Lesotho - Director, Road Safety Department: 00:59:15
The video is in English because the webinar was conducted in English.
Webinar in PDF file:
- The English version of the presentation in PDF format can be downloaded by clicking here.
Note that this file is also available in French and Spanish on the French and Spanish pages.
PIARC Webinar on 17 June 2020
PIARC Webinar on 17 June 2020 focused on how new technology can help address the various impacts of the COVID-19 crisis on roads and road transport.
It presents good practice from:
- Prof. Seonha Lee, South Korea (Kongju National University - member of PIARC Committee 1.1 on Performance of Transport Administrations): 00:09:51
- Chandrasekar Chandrasekar, Singapore (Land Transport Authority - member of PIARC Committee 2.4 on Road Network Operations / ITS): 00:27:26
- Martin Margreiter, Germany (Technical University of Munich - member of PIARC Committee 2.4 on Road Network Operations / ITS): 00:45:00
- Graham Kingstom, UK (Egis M40 Business and Optimisation Manager): 01:01:44
- Q&A: 01:18:03
The video is in English because the webinar was conducted in English.
Webinar in PDF file:
- The English version of the presentation in PDF format can be downloaded by clicking here.
Note that this file is also available in French and Spanish on the French and Spanish pages.
PIARC Webinar on 10 June 2020
PIARC Webinar on 10 June 2020 presents good practice from Mexico, Spain, Chile, Dominican Republic, Ecuador and Colombia.
- COVID-19 and roads, Eng. Oscar de Buen Richkarday, former President of PIARC: 00:12:31
- COVID-19 and roads in Colombia, Eng. Juan Esteban Gil Chavarría, Director of INVIAS: 00:35:51
- COVID-19 and roads in Dominican Republic, Eng. Euclides Rafael Sánchez Almánzar, Vice Minister of Roads: 00:57:38
- COVID-19 and roads in Ecuador, Eng. Ricardo Paula, Vice Minister of Transport Infrastructure, represented by Eng. Omar Benavides, Director of Highway Conservation: 01:13:44
- COVID-19 and roads in Spain: urban mobility in Madrid, Eng. Susana Magro Andrade, General Subdirector of Mobility Planning and Transport of the Madrid City Council: 01:33:51
- COVID-19 and roads in Chile: road safety during and after the pandemic, Eng. Jaime Campos Canessa, Head of Road Safety, Ministry of Public Works: 01:50:16
- Q&A: 02:08:59
- Conclusions of the Seminar, Eng. José Manuel Blanco Segarra, Ministry of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda and Spanish-speaking Secretary TC 1.1 PIARC: 02:36:17
The video is in Spanish because the webinar was conducted in Spanish.
Webinar in PDF file:
- The English version of the presentation in PDF format can be downloaded by clicking here.
PIARC Webinar on 3rd June 2020
PIARC Webinar on 3 June 2020 focused on the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on urban transport in the short and medium term.
It presents good practice from:
- Dipl Ing Tommaso Bonino (SRM, Bologna, Italy): 00:11:21
- Prof. Lei Zhang (Univ. of Maryland, USA): 00:31:06
- André Broto (Strategic Theme Coordinator for PIARC Theme 2- Mobility): 00:52:16
- Andrea Simone (Chair, PIARC Technical Committee 2.1 on Mobility on urban areas): 01:10:00
- Dionisio González (Director of Advocacy & Outreach, UITP): 01:27:23
- Karen Vancluysen (Secretary General of POLIS): 01:41:30
The video is in English because the webinar was conducted in English.
Webinar in PDF file:
- The PDF file of the presentation can be downloaded by clicking here.
Note that this file is also available in French and Spanish on the French and Spanish pages.
PIARC Advisory Group meeting on 26 May 2020
PIARC Advisory Group offers an overview of Covid-19 actions and trends at PIARC international partner organizations.
PIARC Advisory Group meets 1-2 times per year to discuss recent
activities at PIARC and the invited international organizations and to
address emerging issues and trends in the road sector.
The latest
meeting took place online, on 26 May 2020 and focused on COVID-19
related activities and how the impact that the pandemic has had on the
road sector.
It presents the recent activities at the following invited organisations:
- CAF, Development Bank of Latin America, Hector Varela: 00:02:51
- World Bank, Franz Drees-Gross: 00:09:57
- China Highway and Transportation Society, Ningning Wang: 00:22:19
- International Road Federation, Susanna Zammataro: 00:25:55
- Institute of Transportation Engineers, Jeffrey Paniati: 00:35:46
- POLIS Network, Ivo Cré: 00:44:28
- Transport Research Board, Neil Pedersen: 00:51:20
- UITP, Mohamed Mezghani: 00:57:43
- Walk 21, Jim Walker: 01:04:34
Presentation in PDF file:
- The PDF file of the presentation can be downloaded by clicking here.
Note that this content is only available in English.
PIARC Webinar on 20 May 2020
PIARC Webinar on 20 May 2020 focused on the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on funding and planning issues.
It presents good practice from PIARC Technical Committees 1.2 "Road and Transport Planning for Economic and Social Development", 1.3 "Finance and Procurement" and Italy.
- Francesco Sciaudone, PIARC Technical Committee 1.3 on Finance and Procurement: 00:12:24
- Jean-Max Gillet, PIARC Technical Committee 1.3 on Finance and Procurement: 00:35:27
- Flavio Di Pietro, Salini Impregilo S.p.A: 00:46:44
- Fabio Pasquali, PIARC Technical Committee 1.2 on Road and Transport Planning for Economic and Social Development: 01:01:16
- Q&A: 01:20:00
The video is in English because the webinar was conducted in English.
Webinar in PDF file:
- The PDF file of the presentation can be downloaded by clicking here.
Note that this file is also available in French and Spanish on the French and Spanish pages.
PIARC Webinar on 15 May 2020
PIARC Webinar on 15 May 2020 focused on the Impact of COVID-19 on Women in Transport in Low-Income Countries.
It was organised jointly with the UK Department for International Development (DFID) and it presents good practice from PIARC Technical Committee 1.1 "Performance of Transport Administrations", University of Durham, University of Sokoto, International Transport Forum and Flone Initiative.
- Introduction to HVT – Louise Cathro: 00:04:22
- Presentation by PIARC – Christos Xenophontos: 00:07:22; Anna Wildt-Persson: 00:14:25
- Women’s mobility and transport in African cities since the onset of COVID-19 – Gina Porter (University of Durham): 00:24:17
- COVID-19 response, public transport policy and women’s mobility in Nigeria – Fatima Adamu (University of Sokoto): 00:35:58
- Impact of COVID-19 on women public transport workers – Claire Clarke (International Transport Workers’ Federation): 00:47:43
- Impact of COVID-19 on women professionals in public transport in Kenya – Naomi Mwaura (Flone Initiative): 01:00:47
- Open discussion Q&A: 01:13:44
The video is in English because the webinar was conducted in English.
Webinar in PDF file:
- The PDF file of the presentation can be downloaded by clicking here.
- The summary of the webinar can be downloaded by clicking here.
- The speaker’s bios can be downloaded by clicking here.
PIARC Webinar on 13 May 2020
PIARC Webinar on 13 May 2020 presents good practice from China, Mexico, Malaysia and PIARC Technical Committee 1.4 "Climate Change and Road Resilience".
- Xie Hongbing – MBEC, China, PIARC TF 3.1 on Road Infrastructure and Transport Security: 00:11:46
- Héctor S Ovalle Mendivil – COCONAL, México: 00:34:41
- Dennis Ganendra (Dato' Dr.) – Minconsult Sdn. Bhd., Malaysia: 00:51:31
- Roberto Aguerrebere – Mexican Institute of Transport (IMT), Mexico and PIARC Technical Committee on Climate Change and Road Resilience: 01:10:51
- Q&A: 01:38:05
The video is in English because the webinar was conducted in English.
Webinar in PDF file:
- The PDF file of the presentation can be downloaded by clicking here.
Note that this file is also available in French and Spanish on the French and Spanish pages.
PIARC Webinar on 12 May 2020
PIARC Webinar on 12 May 2020 presents good practice from Mexico, Spain, Argentina, Paraguay and Italy.
- COVID-19 and roads in Mexico - Views of their impact on roads, Ing. Salvador Fernández Ayala: 00:06:43
- COVID-19 and roads in Italy - Response of toll roads, Emanuela Stocchi: 00:20:41
- COVID-19 and roads in Spain - Implications in Urban Transport, Ing. Andrés Monzón: 00:35:29
- COVID-19 and roads in Argentina - New reality of the roads in the Province of Buenos Aires, Ing. Héctor Escalada: 00:59:33
- COVID-19 and roads in Paraguay - The impact of public works on the economy after the pandemic, Ing. Fabio Riveros: 01:25:53
- Questions and answers: 01:44:23
- Conclusions: 02:37:03
The video is in Spanish because the webinar was conducted in Spanish.
Webinar in PDF file:
- The English version of the presentation in PDF format can be downloaded by clicking here.
PIARC Webinar on 06 May 2020
PIARC Webinar on 06 May 2020 focused on freight and logistics.
It presents good practice from South Africa, Poland, Australia, USA and IRU (International Road Transport Union).
- Christina Heffner – Department of Transport and Main Roads Queesnland, Australia, PIARC TC 2.3 member: 00:12:19
- Piotr Macuk – GDDKIA, Poland, PIARC TC 2.3 member: 00:26:37
- Layton Leseane – SANRAL, South Africa, PIARC TC 2.3 member: 00:36:15
- Caroline A. Mays – Texas DoT, USA, PIARC TC 2.3 member: 00:53:05
- Jens Hügel – Senior Adviser, International Road Transport Union: 01:14:57
- Q&A: 01:23:19
The video is in English because the webinar was conducted in English.
Webinar in PDF file:
- The PDF file of the presentation can be downloaded by clicking here.
Note that this file is also available in French and Spanish on the French and Spanish pages.
PIARC Webinar on 30 April 2020
PIARC Webinar on 30 April 2020 presents good practice from France, CICA (Confederation of International Contractors’ Associations), Côte d’Ivoire and PIARC Committee 2.4 "Road Network Operation / Intelligent Transportation Systems".
- André Broto, Advisor to the President of Vinci Autoroutes, France - Strategic Coordinator of the PIARC 2 Theme - Mobility: 00:12:54
- Djan Fanny, Road Management Agency, Côte d'Ivoire: 00:34:21
- Michel Demarre, SEFI-FNTP Project Manager - PIARC 1.1 Study Group (Well-prepared projects): 00:50:56
- Valentina Galasso, Deloitte - PIARC Committee 2.4 (Network Operation / ITS): 01:12:10
- Questions and Answers: 1:30:04
The video is in French because the webinar was conducted in French.
Webinar in PDF file:
- The English version of the presentation in PDF format can be downloaded by clicking here.
PIARC Webinar on 29 April 2020
PIARC Webinar on 29 April 2020 presents good practice from Poland, Switzerland, CICA (Confederation of International Contractors’ Associations) and Japan.
- Szymon Piechowiak – Deputy Director at GDDKiA, Poland: 00:11:29
- Michel Demarre – SEFI-FNTP Senior International Advisor: 00:31:52
- Prof. Kay W. Axhausen – IVT ETH Zürich, Switzerland: 00:47:43
- Jun Takeuchi – Japan, Technical Advisor at PIARC General Secretariat: 1:02:42
- Q&A: 1:17:06
The video is in English because the webinar was conducted in English.
Webinar in PDF file:
- The PDF file of the presentation can be downloaded by clicking here.
Note that this file is also available in French and Spanish on the French and Spanish pages.
PIARC Webinar on 23 April 2020
PIARC Webinar on 23 April 2020 provides good practices from Andorra, Ecuador, Mexico, Spain and United States.
- COVID-19 and roads in Andorra - Mobility management in times of pandemic for a Micro State, Eng. David Palmitjavila: 00:11:20
- COVID-19 and highways in Mexico - The perspective of road transport logistics operators, Eng. Carlos Santillán Doherty: 00:31:35
- COVID-19 and roads in Spain -The approach of the General Direction of Traffic of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Eng. Ana Luz Jimenez Ortega: 00:52:03
- COVID-19 and roads in the United States-Managing the impact on the economy and supply chains and reviving the economy after the health crisis: a strategic perspective, Dr. Rafael Diaz: 01:12:31
- COVID-19 and roads in Ecuador-Mobility in time of pandemic, Ing. Milton Torres: 01:32:59
- COVID-19 and roads in the world - Summary of PIARC Seminars, Ing. José Manuel Blanco Segarra: 01:52:00
- Questions and answers: 02:16:49
- Conclusions: 02:42:27
The video is in Spanish because the webinar was conducted in Spanish.
Webinar in PDF file:
- The English version of the presentation in PDF format can be downloaded by clicking here.
PIARC Webinar on 22 April 2020
PIARC Webinar on 22 April 2020 provides good practices from France, Portugal, Italy and Uganda.
- Olivier Quoy, Atlandes, France, Member of PIARC TC 2.3 on Freight: 00:09:59
- Ricardo Tiago, Institute for Mobility and Transport, Portugal, Member of PIARC TC 2.4 on Road Network Operations / ITS: 00:22:18
- Mark Rubarenzya, National Roads Authority, Uganda, Member of PIARC TC 1.4 on Climate change and resilience of road networks: 00:39:31
- Francesco Longo, ANAS, Italy, Member of PIARC TC 1.3 on Finance and procurement 00:52:43
- Q&A: 01:10:32
The video is in English because the webinar was conducted in English.
Webinar in PDF file:
- The PDF
file of the presentation can be downloaded by clicking here.
Note that this file is also available in French and Spanish on the French and Spanish pages.
PIARC Webinar on 17 April 2020
PIARC Webinar on 17 April 2020 provides good practices from Benin, Tunisia, Belgium Wallonia, and Burkina Faso.
- Mr. Souleman OUSSIMAN, Burkina Faso, Managing Director, GEFA - Secretary of PIARC Committee 2.2: 00:13:54
- Mr. Joseph AHISSOU, Benin, Director of Cabinet, Ministry of Public Works and Transport, First Delegate - Secretary of the PIARC Committee 1.1: 00:22:47
- Mr Dominique VERLAINE, Belgium Wallonia, Inspector General, Public Service of Wallonia, Mobility and Infrastructures - Member of the PIARC Committee 2.4: 00:36:50
- Mr Slah ZOUARI, Tunisia, Director General of Ponts et Chaussées, Ministry of Equipment, Land Use Planning and Sustainable Development, First Delegate: 00:55:05
- Questions and answers: 01:09:53
The video is in French because the webinar was conducted in French.
Webinar in PDF file:
- The English version of the presentation in PDF format can be downloaded by clicking here.
PIARC Webinar on 15 April 2020
PIARC Webinar on 15 April 2020 provides good practices from the UK, Norway, IATR (International Association of Transportation Regulators), and from PIARC Committee 1.2 "Road and Transport Planning for Economic and Social Development".
- Fabio Pasquali, Chair of PIARC Committee on Road transport planning for Economic and social development, ANAS, Italy: 00:08:53
- Matt Daus, International Association of Transport Regulators: 00:27:50
- Gordana Petkovic, NorwayPublic Road Administration, Memberof PIARC Committeeon ClimateChange and Resilienceof Road Networks: 00:46:09
- Mark Stevens, Suffolk Highways, and David Ogden, Amey, UK: 00:57:45
- Q&A: 1:13:38
The video is in English because the webinar was conducted in English.
Webinar in PDF file:
- The PDF
file of the presentation can be downloaded by clicking here.
Note that this file is also available in French and Spanish on the French and Spanish pages.
PIARC Webinar on 08 April 2020
PIARC Webinar on 08 April 2020 provides good practices from Australia, Greece, Italy and various Spanish-speaking countries.
- Various Spanish-speaking countries, Miguel Caso Florez, Technical director, PIARC General Secretariat: 00:17:36
- Bill Halkias, Managing Director & CEO, Attica Tollway Operations Authority, Attikes Diadromes SA, Greece: 00:35:30
- Alan Colegate, A/ Executive Director Strategy and Communications directorate, Main Roads Western Australia: 00:52:49
- Eng. Tommaso Bonino, Technical director of SRM (Public Transport Authority of Bologna Metropolitan Area), Italy: 01:05:06
- Q&A: 01:18:27
The video is in English because the webinar was conducted in English.
Webinar in PDF file:
- The PDF
file of the presentation can be downloaded by clicking here.
Note that this file is also available in French and Spanish on the French and Spanish pages.
PIARC Webinar on 07 April 2020
PIARC Webinar on 07 April 2020 provides good practices from Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Spain, Mexico and Paraguay.
- COVID-19 and roads in Spain. Ing. José Manuel Blanco Segarra: 00:10:32
- COVID-19 and roads in Colombia. Juan Esteban Gil Chavarría: 00:28:48
- COVID-19 and roads in Chile. Ernesto Barrera Gajardo: 00:49:34
- COVID-19 and highways in Paraguay. Lic. Andrea Peris Yegros: 01:06:50
- COVID-19 and roads in Argentina: Ing. Daniel Russomanno: 01:20:30
- COVID-19 and roads in Mexico: Ing. Roberto Aguerrebere Salido: 01:41:13
- Presentation in Spanish of the seminars held in English, with the participation of China, USA, France, Italy and UK among others. Miguel Caso Flórez: 01:57:15
- Questions and answers: 02:11:09
- Conclusions: 02:38:09
The video is in Spanish because the webinar was conducted in Spanish.
Webinar in PDF file:
- The
English version of the presentation in PDF format can be downloaded by clicking here.
PIARC Webinar on 1st April 2020
PIARC Webinar on 1st April 2020 provides good practices from the United States, Gulf Area and China as well as recommendations from PIARC Reports on Road Network Operations and ITS.
- United States. Jim Tymon, Executive Director, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO): 00:11:07
- Gulf Area. Jonathan Spear, Committee on Performance of Transport Administrations (TC 1.1): 00:27:21
- Recommendations from PIARC Reports on Road Network Operations and ITS. Valentina Galasso, Chair of Committee on RNO & ITS (TC 2.4): 00:52:20
- China. Dr. Jian Wang, China Academy of Transportation Sciences (CATS): 01:02:02
- Q&A: 01:18:36
The video is in English because the webinar was conducted in English.
Webinar in PDF file:
- The PDF
file of the presentation can be downloaded by clicking here.
Note that this file is also available in French and Spanish on the French and Spanish pages.
PIARC Webinar on 25 March 2020
PIARC Webinar on 25th March 2020 provides good practices from Spain, Italy and Japan.
- Saverio Palchetti, Italy, Chair of Task Force on Road Infrastructure and Transport Security (TF 3.1): 00:20:02
- José Manuel Blanco Segarra, Spain, Secretary of Committee on Performance of Transport Administrations (TC 1.1): 00:28:24
- Yukio Adachi, Japan, Chair of Committee on Disaster Management (TC 1.5): 00:46:09
- Q&A: 00:52:36
The video is in English because the webinar was conducted in English.
Webinar in PDF file:
- The PDF
file of the presentation can be downloaded by clicking here.
Note that this file is also available in French and Spanish on the French and Spanish pages.
PIARC note on the COVID-19 crisis
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Disaster Management: The Effects And Management Of Covid-19 Whilst Looking To The Future - Briefing Note
No matter what the disaster is, no matter what the pandemic is, we as road administrators must minimize the disaster impacts to our transportation infrastructure. To share the experiences of disaster management amid COVID-19, PIARC TC 1.5 “Disaster Management” of PIARC and TRB AMR00(2) “Transportation Emergency Management Practices and Innovations Subcommittee” organized a joint webinar on June 30, 2021. The webinar invited six speakers from all over the world. All the presenters reported [...]
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COVID-19: Survey of Impacts and Responses from the Global Roads and Transport Sector - Briefing Note
In March 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic took hold across the world, creating massive impacts and challenges for multiple sectors, including roads and transport. PIARC took action rapidly, forming a COVID-19 Response Team and initiating a programme of knowledge-sharing webinars. The Response Team also launched a global questionnaire survey. The intention was to assess how road and transport agencies, operators and other organizations were coping with COVID-19 pandemic and to identify responses and [...]
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COVID-19: initial impacts and responses to the pandemic from road and transport agencies - Technical Report
The road transport sector, and the organisations and professionals who manage it, is an essential service and PIARC recognized the potential for COVID-19 to cause severe disruption to the road transport sector early on. In mid-March 2020, PIARC moved to establish a formal PIARC COVID-19 Response Team to explore the rapid sharing of knowledge and practice between PIARC members in terms of pandemic impacts, associated economic and social crisis and the relevant responses. Activities were rapidly launched [...]
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COVID-19: Key Lessons for the Road and Transport Community from the Latest PIARC Webinars - Briefing Note
PIARC organizes weekly online discussions on the response to the COVID-19 crisis. They are open to experts appointed by their National PIARC First delegate and to PIARC Technical Committee / Task Force members. The objective of the sessions is to share knowledge and current practice between PIARC members urgently in order to support responses to the pandemic in near real-time.
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COVID-19: Key Lessons for the Road Community from the first PIARC Webinars - Briefing Note
PIARC organizes weekly online discussions on the response to the COVID-19 crisis. They are open to experts appointed by their National PIARC First delegate and to PIARC Technical Committee / Task Force members. The objective of the sessions is to share knowledge and current practice between PIARC members urgently in order to support responses to the pandemic in near real-time.
PIARC Reports
The following reports prepared by PIARC experts may be useful to the community, even if they are not directly related to the current COVID-19.
Indeed, and fulfilling PIARC's mission of being a leading international forum for analysis and discussion of topics related to roads and road transport, PIARC Technical Committees have worked on the issue of risk management.
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Disaster Information Management for Road Administrators - Technical Report
Countries that experience disasters acquire unique disaster management knowledge and develop tailored countermeasure technologies based on their experiences. As societies diversify, damage caused by disasters changes as society changes. Therefore, the type of technology necessary to manage disasters in each country needs to continually adapt as populations grow and society changes. Most disaster management technologies have been developed to respond to the emergency management phase. Previous disaster [...]
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Risk Management for Emergency Situations
Road transport is critical to the economic vitality of a country. An effective management of emergency situations for combined and large hazards that may disrupt road operation requires cooperation and coordination among several parties of the road and non-road sector including government agencies, the private sector, rescue services and road users. Preparedness, response and recovery constitute the three major phases of emergency situation planning and action. Consultation and appropriate communication [...]
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Security of Road Infrastructure - Technical Report
TF C.1 concentrated on "security of infrastructure, transported goods and persons". This decision was based on the experience that, despite the occurrence of incidents taking advantage of the layout and design of road infrastructure to target areas used by pedestrians in order to cause harm, some Road Administrations (hereafter referred to as RAs) are still reluctant to take responsibility for embedding security as business-as-usual in the way they design, construct, operate and maintain their infrastructure. [...]
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Security of road infrastructure
This paper is addressing threats directed to the infrastructure. A correct understanding and a suitable handling of the security of road infrastructure is not only important to safeguard the infrastructure itself, but is also relevant to cover the protection of the social and economic values, the protection of the environment, and even the security of other transportation modes. The objective of the paper is to: provide an overview of the range of security threats and issues that may affect [...]
Activities at international organizations in relation to COVID-19 pandemic and road transport and infrastructure
Here you can
find other resources that may be useful. This content is the sole
responsibility of the organizations that produce them. Note that this page is
updated as regularly as we can; nevertheless, it may not be fully up to date.
Please contact evelina.akesson@piarc.org for more information.
International Organisations:
- CICA - Confederation of International Contractors' Associations: weekly updates on how the construction sector responds to COVID-19
- FCDO UK – High Volume Transport Programme: Continuously updated website on the latest news on COVID-19 from the HVT programme
- DFID UK – High Volume Transport Programme: Continuously updated website collecting all HVT actions related to COVID-19
- European Commission - DG MOVE: Continuously updated list of restriction to transport in member countries
- Global Alliance of NGOs for Road Safety: Statement on COVID-19
- IDB - Inter-American Development Bank: Coronavirus impact dashboard
- ILI – International Law Institute: Webinar on “Infrastructure GAP, COVID-19 and the Need for Project Preparation”
- IRF – International Road Federation: Webinar on “Global Trends on the Status of Traffic Safety Under the COVID-19 Pandemic” on 29 September 2020 (recording)
- iRAP - International Road Assessment Programme: Published a paper on how investment in sustainable transport can both create jobs and save lives in the aftermath of COVID-19 pandemic
- IRU - World Road Transport Organization: Information hub
- ITE – Institute of Transportation Engineers: Collection of COVID-19 Resources
- ITF – International Transport Forum: Transport and COVID-19, responses and resources
- OCDE - Policy brief on Public integrity for an effective coronavirus (COVID-19) response and recovery
- POLIS Network: Keeping things moving - cities and regions response to COVID-19
- SLOCAT - The Partnership on Sustainable, Low Carbon Transport: Special webpage COVID-19
- SUM4ALL – Sustainable Mobility for All: Actions among SuM4All’s member organizations
- TRB – Transportation Research Board: Website for COVID-19 Transportation Resources, including webinars and events
- TUMI - Transformative Urban Mobility Initiative: Corona transport knowledge platform
- UIC - The Worldwide Railway Organization: Resources for the rail sector
- UNECE - The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe: Data sources on coronavirus impact on transport
- UNESCAP – United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific: Policy brief, other actions and reports in response to COVID-19
- UITP - International Association of Public Transport: Factsheets, webinars and other resourced for public transport operations
- WCTRS – World Conference of Transport Research Society: Task Force, Action Plan and Recommendations on COVID-19
- WHO - World Health Organization: Travel advice related to COVID-19
- World Bank: Publishes articles on their blog “Transport for Development”
- WTO - World Trade Organization: COVID-19 impact on trade
- YOURS – Youth for Road Safety: COVID-19 impact on the Future of Mobility and Road Safety
Regional Road Organizations:
- CEDR - Conference of European Directors of Roads: Continuously updated to webpage on COVID-19 and road transport
- DIRCAIBEA - Iberian and Ibero-American Council of Road Directors : The DIRCAIBEA and PIARC webinar in Portuguese on 9 July 2020 focused on road investment and the socio-economic benefits of road investment after COVID-19 :
- Video
- Download the webinar in PDF (in Portuguese)
Member Countries:
- Finland:
- Greece:
- Japan:
- Spain:
- Summary of news on Coronavirus measures in EU and other regions of the world. (in Spanish)
- Document elaborated by the Ministry of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda (MITMA) of Spain, through its General Sub-Directorate of International Relations. (in Spanish)
Based on information collected from many countries.
- South Korea:
- Webinar about business continuity - The Korean Strategy (in French and Korean with English subtitles)
- United Kingdom:
National Committees
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