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(29 October 2026) PIARC Road Academy is wrapping up its Work Zone Safety and Management course with a sixth and final session for road professionals. On 17 November 2026, participants will explore the human and organisational factors that make work zone safety measures work in practice.

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(28 October 2026) PIARC returns to Madagascar after many years with an international seminar on resilient and safe road freight systems, taking place from 2 to 6 November 2026 in Antananarivo. The event is organised by PIARC Technical Committee 2.3 “Sustainable Freight”, in partnership with the World Bank and OFID, and in collaboration with the Ministry of Public Works (MTP), the Ministry of Energy and Hydrocarbons (MEH), the Road Agency of Madagascar (AR), the NGO Lalana and the Integrated Growth Poles [...]

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As road tunnel operations become increasingly reliant on a wide range of equipment and rapidly expanding system interfaces, the role of digitalisation in tunnel design, operation, and management has grown significantly. Across the globe, stakeholders such as road authorities, tunnel operators, researchers, designers, contractors, and technology suppliers have embarked on distinct digital transformation journeys to address evolving operational needs. This case study and survey report presents a [...]

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We believe this to be the most current global summary report on Electric Road System (ERS). The report outlines the state of the art in the innovative field of ERS at the time of publication. This is a key deliverable for PIARC Technical Committee 3.5 in the 2024-2027 cycle. The report focuses on recent use cases within the past 5 years from the countries leading ERS development. A former summary of ERS cases was published by Task Force 2.2 in the 2020-2023 PIARC cycle [...]

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Aging road infrastructure is a global challenge affecting safety, performance, and cost efficiency across all countries. This briefing note focuses on some of the principal asset types that make up road infrastructure (pavements, bridges, safety barriers, earthworks, and lighting), reflecting their critical role in network performance, safety, and overall asset value. Aging assets are defined as those that no longer meet required service levels due to deterioration, changing [...]

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Alternative propulsion technologies—including battery-electric vehicles (BEVs), hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, and other gaseous energy carriers—are becoming increasingly prevalent in global vehicle fleets. While these vehicles currently represent a small proportion of total road traffic, the combined effects of government policy and rapid technological advances are expected to accelerate their adoption in the coming years. In certain regions, such as airport zones or urban centres, higher [...]

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PIARC’s Technical Committee 1.5 -Disaster Management, has established a task related to the "Social Resilience within Communities and Public Authorities for Extreme Weather". This takes into account climate change issues and ways in which road administrations should manage disasters. It involves an engagement with worldwide road administrations to learn from global experience to promote knowledge sharing. As part of this research, an international survey was undertaken by TC 1.5- Working [...]

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(19 October 2026) Senior decision-makers devote significant efforts to managing road sector financing and procurement. PIARC is engaged to support them in addressing the challenges and opportunities associated with these key issues. From 19 to 23 October 2026, PIARC will put Finance and Procurement in the spotlight through a dedicated Thematic Week, showcasing the Association’s expertise, publications and resources on one of the key challenges facing road administrations worldwide.

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(11 October 2026) World Road Day will be celebrated on 11 October, highlighting the importance of roads and road transport, as well as the role of cooperation and knowledge sharing in the development of the sector.

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(8 October 2026) Join the global road community in Vancouver from 4 to 8 October 2027 and be part of the XXVIII World Road Congress!

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(5 October 2026) PIARC Road Academy continues to expand its training programme with a new session for road professionals. On 13 October 2026, the fifth session of the Work Zone Safety and Management course will focus on the role of technology and data in managing safer and more efficient work zones.

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National Highways and many other road operators are increasingly under pressure to decarbonise, improve safety and keep networks moving, while managing ageing assets and maintaining asset records. The National Highways Lighting Asset Inventory Survey (LAIS) project showed how connected data capture, machine learning and geospatial analytics can deliver an efficient and safe inventory survey, at a national scale, to support effective asset management.

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Urban traffic congestion imposes a significant and measurable cost on economies, environments, and quality of life. In the United Kingdom alone, road network delays cost billions of pounds annually in lost productivity. Yet the fundamental instrument for managing urban traffic flows — the traffic signal — has existed for over a century. What has changed dramatically is the intelligence embedded in how those signals are controlled.

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Texas freeways face increasing safety and operational challenges from heavy traffic demand, congestion, and crash-related disruptions. In response, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has advanced Transportation Systems Management and Operations (TSMO) strategies that emphasize real-time monitoring, proactive operational response, and technology-enabled improvements to enhance safety and mobility on the existing transportation system. As part of this effort, digital transformation is [...]

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Infrastructure-based LiDAR sensors are emerging as a key enabler for intelligent traffic management and digital road-operation platforms. Unlike camera-based systems, roadside LiDAR can detect, classify, and track vulnerable road users and vehicles while maintaining a privacy-conform operational profile, making it particularly suitable for urban environments with high pedestrian activity. This paper argues that LiDAR-derived object trajectories can support two complementary functions: first, [...]

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Modern transportation networks face an unprecedented dual challenge: accelerating global urbanization and the urgent requirement for sustainable, decarbonized infrastructure. Traditional road network operations (RNO) have historically relied heavily on ground-fixed physical infrastructure—such as inductive loop detectors, permanent roadside radar units, and fixed CCTV networks—to monitor, evaluate, and manage traffic flow. However, these asset-heavy methodologies require substantial capital [...]

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(28 September 2026) From September 28 to October 2, 2026, PIARC is putting road tunnels in the spotlight through its Tunnels Thematic Week. Throughout the week, PIARC will share expertise, publications and multimedia content highlighting the Association’s work on tunnel safety, operations, maintenance and resilience. The week also coincides with the 3rd PIARC International Conference on Road Tunnel Operations and Safety in Krakow, Poland, from September 30 to October 2.

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(24 September 2026) The road tunnel community is heading to Krakow for PIARC’s 3rd International Conference on Road Tunnel Operations and Safety, a major event bringing together experts from around the world.

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(Published on 23 September 2026) Don’t miss tomorrow’s PIARC International Webinar!

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(21 September 2026) The call for evidence is now open. Contributions are welcome until 7 October 2026.

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(14 September 2026) The PIARC Road Academy continues to expand its training programme with two upcoming activities for road professionals. On 15 September, the fourth session of the Work Zone Safety and Management course will focus on protecting vulnerable road users, while on 24 September, a webinar will explore innovative approaches to data collection, processing and analysis for road asset management.

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Meet international experts and share knowledge on road tunnel operations and safety from 30 September to 2 October 2026. Explore the page to also discover PIARC’s upcoming conferences on pavements and bridges.

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(1 September 2026) Road and transport professionals worldwide are invited to submit their abstracts by September 30, 2026!

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(24 August 2026) Explore the first official information about the XXVIII World Road Congress in Vancouver and share your expertise by submitting an abstract by 31 August 2026 (new date: 30 September)!

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(19 August 2026) What if you could be at the forefront of the innovations shaping the pavement surfaces of tomorrow? The 10th Symposium on Pavement Surface Characteristics – SURF 2026 will bring together experts, researchers and professionals from around the world in Tokyo from 9 to 11 November 2026 to share their experiences, discover the latest innovations and discuss current challenges facing the sector.

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(11 August 2026) Take part in PIARC’s international survey on the development of the Safe System approach in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) and help identify solutions to improve road safety worldwide. The survey is open until 15 September 2026.

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(29 July 2026) Discover how the lowest total risk philosophy and the hierarchy of controls can support better decision-making throughout a project's lifecycle, with practical insights and international experience.

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(24 June 2026) Contribute to the future of bridge engineering. Submit your abstract by 15 July 2026

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(22 June 2026) Learn how governance, regulation, and contracts shape work zone safety outcomes, and gain practical tools to strengthen procurement, risk allocation, and on-site safety performance.

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(11 June 2026) Enhance your expertise in work zone safety and management through an international training programme designed to support practitioners with practical tools, global knowledge, and proven approaches

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