IRF Signs Landmark Agreement with the Organization of American States IRF and the Organization of American States (OAS) have signed a cooperation agreement to strengthen human and institutional capabilities in...
Choosing the Right Crash Cushion Saves Lives Road agencies and highway engineers realize the importance of specifying the most appropriate crash cushions and terminals (also known as crash attenuators) to...
Japanese IRF Fellows Alumni Reunion in Tokyo A Japanese IRF Fellows Alumni Reunion was held on June 20, 2012 in Tokyo, Japan. During this event, Mr. Daijiro (DJ) Yoshida, a...
Applying Financial Integrity to Highway Projects Fraud and corruption exist at all phases of highway development, but effective tools can reduce its impact, participants learned at a recent IRF seminar,...
IRF and iRAP Share Knowledge IRF Executive vice-President Mike Dreznes led a session on roadside safety training at iRAP’s recent global innovation workshop hosted by TRL, the UK-based transport research...
IRF Chairman Receives International Medal of Honor For Immediate Release: June 6, 2012 (Alexandria, Va.) – H.E. Abdullah Al-Mogbel, Mayor of Riyadh and IRF Chairman and previous Deputy Minister of...
IRF Pushes the Case for Safer Road Infrastructure With renewed calls by the UN General Assembly for all Member States to adopt road safety action plans, IRF leadership took part...
Road Safety Applications workshop in Bangkok Approximately 12,000 lives are lost every year on Thailand’s roads, 42% of which are the result of single- vehicle, non-pedestrian accidents. On 25-28 April,...
Caribbean Congress Marks Defining Milestone for Regional Collaboration For Immediate Release: May 9, 2012 (Montego Bay, Jamaica) – Over 200 delegates from 31 countries arrived took part in the opening of...
Nominations Open for IRF Fellowship Program - Class of 2014 For Immediate Release: April 30, 2012 (Alexandria, Va.) - The International Road Educational Foundation (IREF) is now accepting nominations for...
New Insights on Rural Roads Delegates from 10 countries took part in IRF’s first Executive Workshop on Low-Volume Roads Engineering on April 11-13, 2012 in Orlando, Florida. The seminar focused...
Successful IRF Courses at Brazil Road Expo Over 75 delegates attended two IRF certified training courses on roadside safety applications and ITS/NTCIP standards delivered during the 2012 edition of Brazil...
The “Decade of Action” for Road Safety must also be a “Decade of Change” For Immediate Release: April 13, 2012 (Alexandria, VA) – In a new policy statement, the International Road Federation...
Call to End Unsafe Forms of Roadside Terminal Treatments In a new white paper, IRF Washington is calling for the formal prohibition of deadly forms of guardrail terminal treatments, including...
IRF Initiates Survey of Asset Management Practices IRF's Committee on Asset Management is conducting an international survey of current transportation asset management practices around the world. The survey results will...