About PIARC

The World Road Association (PIARC) is a non-political and non-profit making association. It was granted consultative status to the Economic and Social Council of United Nations in 1970.

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Vision

PIARC will be the world leader in the exchange of knowledge on roads and road transport policy and practices within an integrated sustainable transport context.

Mission

PIARC exists to serve all its members by:

  • being a leading international forum for analysis and discussion of the full spectrum of transport issues, related to roads and road transport,
  • identifying, developing and disseminating best practice and giving better access to international information,
  • fully considering within its activities the needs of developing countries and countries in transition,
  • developing and promoting efficient tools for decision making on matters related to roads and road transport.

Values

PIARC's values are:

  • to provide universal quality service to its members,
  • to be open, objective and impartial,
  • to promote sustainable and sound economic solutions,
  • to recognize road transport in an integrated transport and land use context,
  • to be customer driven,
  • to respect the differing international road transport needs.

To achieve these aims, PIARC:

  • creates and coordinates Technical Committees,
  • organizes a quadrennial World Road Congress, a quadrennial Winter Road Congress and various technical seminars and
  • publishes a large number of documents including a quarterly magazine ("Routes/Roads").
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