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Discover the General Report of the XXVIIth World Road Congress: your guide to the future of road mobility!

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.

Save the date: join us for the PIARC International Seminar on exploring the potential of intelligent transport systems in modern infrastructure!

Take this opportunity to participate in the seminar organised on 28 - 30 November 2024 in Astana, Kazakhstan, by the PIARC Technical Committee 2.4 "Road network operations and ITS for sustainability".

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.

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

PIARC is pleased to announce the call for individual papers for the 17th World Winter Service and Road Resilience Congress, to be held from 10 to 13 March 2026 in Chambéry, France. The congress will focus on three major topics: Winter Service, Resilience, and Decarbonization.

Join our workshop on Sustainable Rural and Interurban Road Network

PIARC Technical Committee 2.2 "Roads for Equity, Accessibility and Mobility in Rural and Interurban Areas" is organasing an international workshop on 24 October 2024 in the city of Timișoara, Romania. The discussion will revolve around the topics of of walking, cycling, and other non-motorized modes of mobility, improving road safety in rural and interurban areas and technical solutions for paved and unpaved roads.

Contribute to the future of African roads: submit your paper for the seminar on climate-resilient earthworks and unpaved roads!

PIARC’s Technical Committee 4.3. “Earthworks” is pleased to announce that the call for papers to contribute to this seminar is open until 31 October 2024. Take this opportunity to help maintain road infrastructure in Africa!
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