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NEWSLETTER N°70
April 2018

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EDITORIAL
IN BRIEF
NEWS OF OUR NETWORK
PUBLICATIONS
COMING EVENTS

EDITORIAL

Dear readers,

The World Road Association is a network of road authorities and experts from all over the world. We organise international knowledge sharing activities: establishing Technical Committees, facilitating networking between 1,200 international experts, publishing reports, organising seminars and Congresses. This delivers significant added value to our members and to the road and transport community. Having said that, it stands to reason that our activities are just one layer of the cake. On a day to day level, what is paramount is knowledge sharing at the national level. Not only is it easier to converse with colleagues using the same language, but having the same legal framework and regulations is also a huge boost when discussing best practice, sharing tips and building joint projects.

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Secretary General Patrick Malléjacq

Patrick Malléjacq

Secretary General

IN BRIEF

Are you ready? The "8th Symposium on pavement surface characteristics: SURF 2018" is coming!

Are you ready? The "8th Symposium on pavement surface characteristics: SURF 2018" is coming! 

Brisbane (Australia), 2-4 May 2018

More than 150 experts are expected, including infrastructure owners and managers, road surfacing researchers, academics, industry professionals. The discussions will address recent developments and in pavement surface characteristics, methods to improve the quality of road infrastructure, effective management of road infrastructure assets in accordance with user expectations and managers' requests and will be structured around five key themes.

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Great success of PIARC free webinars on road safety and unmanned aerial systems (UAS)

9 April 2018 and 16 April 2018

The two free webinars "Addressing Road Safety Worldwide: Vulnerable Users, Human Factors and Road Safety for Low- and Middle-income Countries" and "Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) and Highways - An International Perspective" organized by PIARC with respectively TRB and FHWA, were very successful. They brought more than 500 participants each.

>> Further information on the webinar « Addressing Road Safety Worldwide »
>>Further information on the webinar « Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) »

Great success of PIARC free webinars on road safety and unmanned aerial systems (UAS)
PIARC took part at the European conference TRA 2018 - A digital era for transport in Vienna

PIARC took part at the European conference TRA 2018 - A digital era for transport in Vienna 

Vienna (Autria), 16-19 April 2018

The theme of this new edition of the Transport Research Arena was "A digital era for Transport". It brought together researchers, companies and public authorities active in the field of transport and notably welcomed Claude Van Rooten, President of PIARC, as a speaker.

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The V International Seminar on Bridges Rehabilitation and Sustainable Technology in Bridges PIARC 2018 

Campeche (Mexico), 19-21 April 2018

The International Bridge Seminar is organized by Technical Committee D.3 (Bridges) of the World Road Association (PIARC) and the Mexican Association of Land Roads Engineering (AMIVTAC) in support of the Ministry of Communications and Transportation (SCT). Topics will include conservation and rehabilitation of bridges.

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V International Seminar on Bridges Rehabilitation and Sustainable Technology in Bridges PIARC 2018
PIARC will gather international experts at the International Conference on Road Safety in Lisbon

PIARC will gather international experts at the International Conference on Road Safety in Lisbon 

Lisbon (Portugal), 19-20 April 2018

This event will bring together international and national experts working on road safety and will address the Safe System approach and road safety policies as well as the role of infrastructure and future trends in mobility and impact on road safety.

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Madrid welcomes international experts for the IV International Seminar on Earthworks in Europe 

Madrid (Spain), 19-20 April 2018

This fourth edition is organized by the ATC (Spanish Committee of PIARC) with the assistance of the Technical Committee D.4 (Rural Roads and Earthworks) of PIARC, the CEN / TC-396 Committee and the support of the Spanish Ministry of Equipment and the Polytechnic University of Madrid. It will focus on the evolution of the design, construction and maintenance of earthworks.

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Madrid welcomes international experts for the IV International Seminar on Earthworks in Europe
PIARC online manual on Road Operations Manual (RNO) and Intelligent Transportation Systems (STI) is now available in Spanish

PIARC online manual on Road Operations Manual (RNO) and Intelligent Transportation Systems (STI) is now available in Spanish 

Already available in English, this online manual intended to help professionals to reduce traffic congestion is now available in Spanish. A French version will be online soon. Developed by the PIARC Technical Committee B.1, this tool, updated regularly, aims to contribute to safer and more efficient travel for road users.

>> Explore the online manual

NEWS OF OUR NETWORK

Meeting of PIARC African National Committees

Meeting of PIARC African National Committees 

Casablanca (Maroc), 14 March 2018

On the initiative of the President of the National Committees, Saverio Palchetti, and invited by the Roads Directorate of Morocco, the representatives of 8 French-speaking PIARC African National Committees, as well as AGEPAR, met at Hassania Engineering School of Casablanca. Among the topics discussed, the cooperation with PIARC and how to increase their synergies were highlighted.

>> Further information about PIARC National Committees

Meeting of the Task Force TF C1 (Infrastructure Security)

Meeting of the Task Force TF C1 (Infrastructure Security) 

Roma (Italia), 21-22 March 2018

More than ten members of Task Force TC C1 from Italy, France, Germany, Mexico, the Czech Republic, Slovenia and Romania worked during their meeting in Rome in March on different scenarios to develop information that raises awareness of security issues and their contribution to infrastructure resilience. The results are expected to be achieved in the second half of 2018.

>> Further information about TF C.1

5th meeting of the PIARC Technical Committee D.1 on Asset Management

5th meeting of the PIARC Technical Committee D.1 on Asset Management 

Nice (France), 27-29 March 2018

As part of the World Pavement Preservation & Recycling Summit (PPRS 2018), international experts from PIARC Technical Committee TC D.1 held its 5th cycle meeting. During the meeting progress was made on updating the Asset Management online manual and preparing the International Seminar to be held in November in Kuala Lumpur.

>> Find out more about the D.1 technical committee - Asset management

PUBLICATIONS

Design fire characteristics for road tunnels

Design fire characteristics for road tunnels 

Fire safety in tunnels depends on an amalgam of systems and procedures designed to achieve the best outcome in the event of an incident.In some cases, design fire can influence the choice of structure configuration or the use of additional systems to reduce the consequences of a fire [...]

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Assessment of budgetary needs and optimisation of maintenance strategies for multiple assets of road network

Assessment of budgetary needs and optimisation of maintenance strategies for multiple assets of road network 

Based on a comprehensive study in the form of interviews with public road authorities and private sector concessionaires, a large amount of information dealing with good practices of budget evaluation and optimization of maintenance strategies in the Framework [...]

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Risk-based management of the bridge stock

Risk-based management of the bridge stock 

This report aims to provide answers on the topic of bridge risk management. It discusses the integration of risk management into bridge management practices in several countries and gives examples of formal risk management methods in bridge management applied to certain types of structures or hazards [...]

>> Display the technical report

COMING EVENTS

PIARC Events

International Seminar "Environment Considerations in Road Projects and Operations" 

18-20 April 2018

San Jose (Costa Rica)

International Conference on Road Safety: A commitment to the present and a challenge for the future 

19-20 April 2018

Lisbon (Portugal)

5th International Seminar on Bridges "Rehabilitation and Sustainable Technology in Bridges" 

19-21 April 2018

Campeche (Mexico)

Meeting Technical Committee Design and Operation of Safer Road Infrastructure (reserved for members) 

19-22 April 2018

Ottawa (Canada)

IVth International Seminar "Earthworks in Europe" 

19-20 April 2018

Madrid (Spain)

PIARC Executive Committee meeting

24-25 April 2018

Campeche (Mexico)

International Seminar "Achieving Successful Road Transportation through Effective Management and Organisation" 

25-27 April 2018

Beijing (China)

28th Australian Road Research Board (ARRB) 

29 April 2018

Brisbane (Australia)

SURF 2018 - 8th Symposium on road surface characteristics 

2-4 May 2018

Brisbane (Australie)

PIARC will be there

TRA 2018

TRA 2018 

16-19 April, 2018

Vienna (Austria)

ITF Summit 2018: Transport Safety and Security

ITF Summit 2018: Transport Safety and Security 

23-25 May 2018

Leipzig (Germany)

>> Find all events in the calendar! 

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