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New deadline for the TC 1.5 survey: 15 December! - 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 and 15 December 2024,respectively.

PIARC Council meeting in Andorra: New leadership and key discussions for 2025

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.

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.

Paving the way to a greener future: PIARC Conference on Road Decarbonization – Vienna 2025

Meet us at the conference scheduled to take place on 7-9 May 2025 in Vienna, Austria. Practitioners of road administrations, mobility providers and construction industry leaders are called upon to address the cross-cutting topic of decarbonisation.
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