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Video of CHANGER Now Available!

Take two minutes to discover the new video of CHANGER – the Greenhouse Gas Calculator for Road Infrastructure developed by IRF. Learn about its functionalities and assets. Read more.

Senior Road Executives Programme

For over fifteen years, the Senior Road Executives Programme™ has provided continuing professional development for those working in the road sector. Read more.

2nd Annual PPPs In Emerging Markets Government Summit

Public-Private Partnerships are now seen as an important avenue for funding major public sector infrastructure projects. However, PPPs are also complex contractual arrangements that extend into an unpredictable future. 20% discount for participation by IRF Members. Read more.

7th IRF Regional Conference - Road Safety in Urban and Rural Roads

New Delhi, India, 01 November 2012 - 02 November 2012 Read more.

IRF Regional Conference: North Africa - Mediterranean

Marrakech, Morocco, 20 November 2012 - 21 November 2012 Read more.

IRF World Meeting 2013

Join one of the largest gatherings of industry leaders and experts from around the world to address critical challenges, exchange knowledge, and develop solutions to achieve sustained global prosperity. Read more.

IRF Bulletin - Environment & Climate Change - Volume II

The response to our call for contributions for the Bulletin has been so overwhelming that we have been inspired to produce the Bulletin in two volumes. This is an auspicious sign of the growing commitment to sustainability being observed throughout our sector, as well as the willingness of IRF members to really 'make a difference'. Read more.

IRF Bulletin - Environment & Climate Change - Volume I

From the first dedicated journal on Environment to this issue on Environment and Climate Change, there have been ten IRF bulletins. Each issue had a focus on safety, reliability, affordability, congestion, sustainable materials and construction traffic management, to name but a few, and together they help to define our understanding of a sustainable transport system. Read more.

Urban Road Networks: Benefits of a Public-Private Partnership Approach

Following publication of the IRF paper Public-Private Partnerships - Beyond the Financing Aspects in 2008, the IRF working group on PPP addressed the issue of partnerships for Urban Roads. The working group members identified a number of modern case studies that naturally fit into IRF's definition of PPPs, and also highlight the specifics of urban PPPs in today’s context; as well as their interaction with broader transportation issues as with social, economic, environmental and political parameters. These case studies are briefly presented, classified and discussed in this paper. Read more.

Safe Roads for Development - A Policy Framework for Safe Infrastructure on Major Road Transport Networks

This document focuses primarily on the safety of the users of these major roads and the conflicts between different road users resulting from the heavy use of these roads by motorised transport.
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