https://www.piarc.org/domains2026-04-30T00:00:00ZRSS feed by theme - Generalwww.piarc.orghttps://www.piarc.org/tag:en,2026-04-30:484082026-04-30T00:00:00ZRoad Closure Criteria - A PIARC Briefing Note - At a Glance of World PracticesThis report provides an extensive overview of road closures due to extreme weather events and their practical applications, as discussed by the PIARC TC1.5. It compiles information on road closures during extreme weather events worldwide, as well as insights from experts and practitioners in the field. The report aims to provide administrative agencies and road managers with useful reference materials to help ensure the safety of road users.As extreme weather events have become more severe and [...]tag:en,2026-04-28:483652026-04-28T00:00:00ZDevelopment of Winter Road Maintenance in FranceThis article is taken from the general report of the 1st PIARC International Congress on Winter Maintenance, held from 15 to 17 January 1969 in Berchtesgaden (Germany).tag:en,2026-04-28:483532026-04-28T00:00:00ZDevelopment and Implementation of Performance-Based Assessment Matrix for Economy in Rural Roads Maintenance Management in PMGSY in India - PIARC Prize - Low- and Middle-Income Country authorsRoads are the lifeblood of a nation, fueling infrastructural development and social and economic growth. With a significant proportion of India’s population residing in rural areas, rural road connectivity is vital for the nation’s holistic development. It enhances rural development by boosting agricultural incomes, expanding employment opportunities, and improving access to health and educational facilities. The Government of India launched the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) on [...]tag:en,2026-04-28:483412026-04-28T00:00:00ZWeathering the Storm: Adapting Victoria’s Infrastructure to Climate Change - PIARC Prize - Adaptation to Climate ChangeBetween 2007-2016 recovering from extreme weather events cost Victoria, Australia an average of $2.7 billion a year [1]. Victoria will continue to be impacted by frequent and intense weather, putting infrastructure at risk. Without early action to better protect infrastructure, it will fail more often, harming and costing people and businesses. Infrastructure Victoria has completed a project to assess the benefits of adapting government-owned or -managed infrastructure to the changing climate. [...]tag:en,2026-04-28:483292026-04-28T00:00:00ZWinter Road Intelligence Project - From data to decisions through standardization and technology - PIARC Prize - Young professional authorsWinter Road Intelligence Project (WRIP) is a collaboration between the Nordic countries (Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Norway and Iceland). It examines the current and future state of winter maintenance. It explores new technologies and data sources that could impact weather station planning and usage in winter maintenance management. The project also aims to share information and identify gaps in current weather data.tag:en,2026-04-28:483172026-04-28T00:00:00ZRoad Heating Using Paper Made by Traditional Japanese Papermaking Techniques - PIARC Prize - Winter ServiceTraffic standstills on motorways caused by snow and ice severely impact motorist health, public safety, and economic activity. Preventative road closures, while aiming to avoid traffic standstill, led to massive snow buildup on empty roads, causing significant economic losses and costly removal efforts.tag:en,2026-04-28:483052026-04-28T00:00:00ZFrench Strategy for Developing Carpooling: a Combined Approach between Mobility Services and Transport InfrastructurePIARC Prize - DecarbonationTransport is the activity that contributes most to France’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Various studies highlight that local journeys of less than 80 km are responsible for 70% of emissions, 80% of which occur in urban areas, and more specifically in the outskirts of metropolitan areas. This situation is the result of various factors: widespread urbanisation encouraged by car use, delays in the development of the rail network and low-density urban planning in the suburbs.tag:en,2026-04-28:482932026-04-28T00:00:00ZAdvancing Climate Resilience in Transportation: The BC Ministry of Transportation & Transit Resilience SystemPIARC Prizes - ResilienceBritish Columbia’s transportation network is increasingly threatened by climate change, as shown by recent extreme weather events that have damaged infrastructure and disrupted key corridors. With limited funding and a vast inventory of roads, bridges, and culverts, the BC Ministry of Transportation and Transit (MoTT) recognizes that traditional, asset-by-asset adaptation is no longer viable.tag:en,2026-04-17:482562026-04-17T00:00:00ZDecarbonisation of the Road Transport Sector - A PIARC Briefing NoteThis document is a literature review on the decarbonisation of the road transport sector, prepared by PIARC Technical Committee 3.5 (Road Infrastructure for Road Transport Decarbonisation). It supports the PIARC Strategic Plan 2024–2027 and aims to guide governments, road authorities, and stakeholders in designing and implementing strategies, policies, and solutions to meet greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction targets in line with the Paris Agreement. The transport sector must reduce its emissions [...]tag:en,2026-02-20:480132026-02-20T00:00:00ZSnow and Ice Databook 2026Winter
road service is essential to maintaining safe, reliable, and efficient
transportation systems during cold-weather conditions. Snow, ice, and freezing
temperatures create hazardous driving conditions that significantly increase
the risk of collisions, delays, and road closures. Timely winter services—such
as snow removal, ice control, anti-icing treatments, and roadway
monitoring—help reduce these risks by improving traction, visibility, and
overall driving conditions. Ensuring roads [...]tag:en,2025-06-13:466692025-06-13T00:00:00ZUnlocking safer roads: Discover new edition of
PIARC's Road Safety Manual(13 June 2025) PIARC launched an updated Road Safety Manual to guide the implementation
of a Safe System approach for Road Infrastructure.tag:en,2025-05-07:465362025-05-07T00:00:00ZDiscovering PIARC: Who we are(7 May 2025) PIARC (World Road Association),
founded in 1909 and comprising over 120 member governments globally, serves as
a forum for exchanging knowledge and experience on road and transport policies
and practices. With consultative status to the UN's Economic and Social
Council, PIARC contributes to sustainable global development in the road
sector.tag:en,2025-01-17:457162025-01-17T00:00:00ZRoads as Catalysts for Sustainable and Inclusive Development – Register for the Guadalajara 2025 Seminar!(17 January 2025 (Updated on 4 April 2025)) PIARC Technical Committees TC 1.2 "Contribution of Roads to Economic and Social Development" and TC 1.3 "Finance and Procurement" invite you to participate in the seminar, which will take place in Guadalajara, Mexico, from 28 to 30 April 2025.tag:en,2024-12-17:453992024-12-17T00:00:00ZGlobal Insights and
Innovations in Transport Asset Management – See You in Arusha!(17 December 2024) PIARC
Technical Committee 3.3 “Asset Management”, in partnership with Tanzania's
Ministry of Works, the Tanzania Roads Association (TARA), and other local and
international bodies, is hosting an International Seminar on Transport asset management
in Arusha, Tanzania, from April 9–11, 2025.tag:en,2024-11-25:452972024-11-25T00:00:00ZPIARC Council meeting in Andorra: New leadership and key discussions for 2025(November 25, 2024) The PIARC Council Meeting in Andorra marked a major turning point with the election of new leaders who will take office on January 1, 2025. Until that date, the current leadership continues to guide the association.tag:en,2024-10-25:451772024-10-25T00:00:00ZNew deadline for the TC 4.5 survey: 31 December! - We need your
opinion: participate in PIARC surveys on decarbonization and disaster management!(25 October 2024) Help Technical Committees 4.5 and 1.5 gather information to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the road sector and improve management and resilience in the face of extreme weather events. The deadline for your input is 31 December and 15 December 2024,respectively.tag:en,2024-10-09:451162024-10-09T00:00:00ZDiscover the General Report of the XXVIIth World Road Congress: your guide to the future of road mobility!(9 October 2024) The General Report of the Prague 2023 Congress is now available online. This essential document not only summarises the main debates and conclusions, it also charts the course for the next four years in terms of infrastructure and road transport development.tag:en,2024-09-26:449142024-09-26T00:00:00ZAdvertise in PIARC’s Routes/Roads quarterly magazine!(26 September 2024) 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.tag:en,2023-05-02:410912023-05-02T00:00:00ZTwo days left to take advantage of the best rates for the World Road Congress!(2 May 2023) Register before 3 May to
benefit from the early bird rates.tag:en,2023-03-28:407852023-03-28T00:00:00ZOne week left to take advantage of the best rates for the World Road
Congress 2023!(28 March 2023) Register before 5 April to
benefit from the early bird rates.tag:en,2023-02-07:402432023-02-07T00:00:00ZWorld Road Congress 2023: registration is open!(7 February 2023) Prepare your visit to Prague (Czech
Republic), from 2 to 6 October 2023.tag:en,2022-09-23:389972022-09-23T00:00:00ZHuge success of the call for
papers for the World Road Congress 2023!(23 September 2022) Start preparing your article now!tag:en,2021-06-07:355832021-06-07T00:00:00ZJoin the second PIARC webinar on Electric Road Systems
on 22 June!(7 June 2021) On 22 June, PIARC
will host its second webinar on Electric Road Systems, a series prepared with
the assistance of Task Force 2.2 Electric Road Systems. Sign up now!tag:en,2021-06-03:355772021-06-03T00:00:00ZShare your knowledge on Electric Road Systems and help
PIARC's Task Force 2.2 through this short survey(3 June 2021) The following questionnaire is organised by PIARC and collects data for the research of PIARC Task Force 2.2 “Electric Road Systems” It is available in English, French and Spanish, and should be completed by 16 July 2021.tag:en,2021-06-03:355802021-06-03T00:00:00ZAre you interested in Connected or Automated Vehicles? These webinar and survey on Smart Roads Classification are for you!(4 June 2021) A webinar and a
survey are organised to continue the research on PIARC’s Special Project on
Smart Roads Classification.
The survey is available in English, French and Spanish
and should be answered by 22 June 2021.
The accompanying webinar will be held in English on 15
June at 2 PM (Paris Time). Learn more and sign up!tag:en,2021-04-28:353682021-04-28T00:00:00ZFreight transport at the center of the latest issue of PIARC's "Routes/Roads"(28 April 2021) The latest issue of PIARC's magazine "Routes/Roads", created with the help and knowledge of PIARC's Technical Committee 2.3 "Freight" is now available online, in paper version and downloadable as a PDFtag:en,2021-04-13:352822021-04-13T00:00:00ZThe call for abstracts for the "9th Symposium on
Pavement Surface Characteristics" is now open!(13 April 2021) The call for
abstracts for the "9th Symposium on Pavement Surface Characteristics", SURF 2022,
is now open. The deadline has been extended till February 21, 2022.tag:en,2021-03-31:352542021-03-31T00:00:00ZJoin PIARC’s next webinar in
Spanish and prepare for a post-Covid world(31 March 2021) Learn how to confidently determine the best path to address and manage the needs of the post-pandemic world at PIARC's next webinar in Spanish on Wednesday, 7 April 2021 at 4PM (Paris Time).tag:en,2021-03-04:349522021-03-04T00:00:00ZCEDR and PIARC sign a new
Memorandum of Understanding!(4 March 2021) At the Beyond a Tunnel Vision
Conference in November 2020, organised by CEDR and COB (NL), CEDR and PIARC
signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to deepen cooperation and play
to the respective strengths of the organisations.tag:en,2021-03-02:349372021-03-02T00:00:00ZPIARC in over 40 languages!(2 March 2021) Linguistic diversity is important to us! In addition to French, English and Spanish, our site offers documents in other languages.tag:en,2020-08-26:338982020-08-26T00:00:00ZThe Final Proceedings of the
XVth International Winter Road Congress are now available on PIARC’s website(26 August 2020) More than 1,000
attendees from 42 different countries took part in the XVth
International Winter Road Congress, which was held in Gdansk (Poland)
from 20 to 23 February 2018. They included the heads of four
Transport Ministries (Poland, Japan, Lithuania, Montenegro) and numerous
road directors.tag:en,2019-06-30:312312019-06-30T00:00:00ZXXVIth World Road CongressDon't wait any longer! Register for the XXVIth World Road Congress!tag:en,2018-11-19:297972018-11-19T00:00:00ZPIARC held its annual statutory meetings from 22 to 26 October in Yokohama (Japan)tag:en,2018-07-19:290622018-07-19T00:00:00ZFind the proceedings of PIARC's International Seminars on www.piarc.orgtag:en,2018-03-06:279692018-03-06T00:00:00ZPIARC and ARRB organize the 8th Symposium on Pavement Surface Characteristics: SURF 2018tag:en,2018-03-02:279572018-03-02T00:00:00ZThe World Road Association will be at the world Pavement Preservation & Recycling Summit (PPRS 2018): 26 to 28 March, Nice (France)tag:en,2018-02-28:279392018-02-28T00:00:00ZNew issue of PIARC's Routes/Roads magazine, all about winter road servicetag:en,2017-12-12:276762017-12-12T00:00:00ZDo not wait any longer! Register at the 2018 International Winter Road Congress before 31 December and enjoy a great rate!tag:en,2017-10-19:273752017-10-19T00:00:00ZNew issue of PIARC's Routes/Roads magazine, all about Innovative techniquestag:en,2017-10-02:272442017-10-02T00:00:00ZInternational Winter Road Congress 2018: Registration is now open!tag:en,2017-09-13:270112017-09-13T00:00:00ZPIARC at the 29th Baltic Road Conferencetag:en,2017-08-01:139702017-08-01T00:00:00ZBulletin of the National CommitteesN° 48 // July 2017tag:en,2017-07-01:28932017-07-01T00:00:00ZRoutes/Roadsn° 373 // 2nd Quarter 2017 - Connected Vehicles Autonomous Vehiclestag:en,2017-06-29:266312017-06-29T00:00:00ZPIARC at the 34th DIRCAIBEA Council meetingtag:en,2017-06-26:265842017-06-26T00:00:00ZPIARC participates in the annual summit of the International Transport Forum (ITF)tag:en,2017-06-02:265202017-06-02T00:00:00ZPIARC organizes the First International Conference on Road Tunnel Operations and Safetytag:en,2017-06-01:265092017-06-01T00:00:00ZExperts from all over the world will share experiences on winter service at the international conference organized by PIARC in Argentinatag:en,2017-05-24:264482017-05-24T00:00:00ZPIARC Committee B.4 (Freight) will be present at the European ITS Congress in June(19 - 22 June) tag:en,2017-05-09:263872017-05-09T00:00:00ZPIARC has organized the 2nd International Congress on Road Safety in Chile(Santiago de Chile (Chile), 3rd to 5th May 2017) tag:en,2017-04-25:262992017-04-25T00:00:00ZPIARC gathers international experts on Road Safety in Morocco(6 April 2017)