Please join us for a new professional development opportunity through the PIARC Roads Academy on Work Zones Safety and Management.  

This is a six-part series, planned once per month from June to November 2026 in English, French and Spanish with support in other languages.

Context and challenges

Road Work Zones represent a major challenge in terms of safety for road workers and users, traffic management and network performance. To support road authorities and practitioners, PIARC, the World Road Association, has developed a global Integrated Framework for the Management of Road, based on the Management of Road Worksites Special Project.

This framework is supported by international research, a global survey of practitioners and a wide range of case studies from all over the world and provides practical tools to improve work zone safety and management across different contexts.

Course content

The training course will include a series of six interactive online training sessions focused on the implementation of this framework, with participants also having access to a dedicated online account to consult and study all related documentation, address national challenges and answer questions

The training sessions will be held online, in English with subtitles in French, Spanish and other 40+ languages. The written materials and exam will be available in English, French and Spanish. 

Each session will be delivered twice to accommodate a global audience:

• 08:00 UTC 
• 15:00 UTC 

Session programme

Six training sessions are available:

1. 16 June 2026: The Global Baseline 
2. 7 July 2026: Governance, Regulation & Contracts 
3. 25 August 2026: Planning & Design 
4. 15 September 2026: Vulnerable Road Users 
5. 13 October 2026: Technology & Data 
6. 17 November 2026: Culture & Assurance 

Registration and participation

Registration will open shortly. Participants may register for individual sessions or for the full series.

There are limited number of places available, registrations will be on a first come, first served basis.

If you are potentially interested in joining the training course, please fill in the form to receive further information: 

• Express your interest in the PIARC Training Course on Work Zones Safety and Management

Further information

• PIARC Knowledge Base – Project Management
• PIARC Management of Road Worksites – Special Project