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We need your opinion: participate in PIARC surveys on decarbonization and disaster management!

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 30 November 2024.

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".

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.

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.

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The PIARC
Road Dictionary

The PIARC
Road Dictionary

The online Road Dictionary includes more than 16,000 concepts in 37 languages.

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PIARC
online manuals

PIARC online manuals - Asset Management; Road Safety; Tunnels; RNO/ITS

PIARC
online manuals

Asset Management - Road Safety - Tunnels - RNO/ITS

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ROUTES/ROADS
The PIARC magazine

ROUTES/ROADS
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Your quarterly magazine on roads and road transport

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