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National highways to be expanded by 25 000 km in 2022-23 FM
New Delhi, Feb 1 (PTI) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said national highways will be expanded by 25,000 kilometres (km) during 2022-23 and the national ropeway development programme will be taken up in the public-private partnership (PPP)...
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Road Safety Initiatives On The Bundelkhand Expressway To Be Amongst World’s Safest
The 296-Km Bundelkhand Expressway which will be linking the districts of Chitrakoot, Banda, Mahoba, Hamirpur Jalaun, Auraiya and Etawah with each other in the Uttar Pradesh State with aim of to minimize travel time is all set to be amongst the world’s safest...
Ashoka Buildcon MD Satish Parekh appointed as IRF India president
The governing council of the International Road Federation on September 4, 2021, unanimously endorsed Satish Parakh as President, IRF-IC.He takes over from Subhmay Gangopadhyay,former director of Central Road Research Institute (CRRI). Media Coverage -
“International Road Federation (IRF) Welcomes its New Female Representatives to the Board of Directors”
Ms. Veena Nabar, CEO, IRF IC and Ms. Aruna Shankari, DGM, ICT have been recently appointed on International Road Federation Geneva Board of Directors as Directors. IRF IC congratulates them on this honour and looks forward to their contribution to the Road...
UPEIDA CEO Awanish Awasthi lauds IRF effort to make state roads safer including the upcoming Bundelkhand expressway
Union MoRTH minister Nitin Gadkari writes to MP Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan to work in league with IRF
Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari writes to MP Chief Minister Shivraj Singh, has urged him to work in association with the India Chapter of the International Road Federation (IRF), a Geneva-based global body working for better and safer road...
Gadkari writes to UP CM to work for safer roads in league with IRF
"Road accidents and resulting fatalities in India is an exceedingly serious problem and Uttar Pradesh is amongst one of the hardest hit State in the country. There is an urgent need to work in a coordinated manner to improve the scenario of road safety by bringing all...
Global road safety experts hope to reduce accidents, death 50% by 2030
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Big Boost to Road Safety! All New Roads in India To Have Advanced Traffic Management System
To improve road safety in the country and to reduce fatal road accidents on national highways, all the new roads being developed under the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) will have an Advanced Traffic Management System (ATMS). “The Advanced...
New highways to have advanced traffic mgt system: NHAI member
To improve road safety, all new national highways will have an Advanced Traffic Management System (ATMS), a member of National Highway Authority of India said on Tuesday. Addressing a virtual event organised by International Road Federation (IRF), NHAI Member,...
India’s blackspot programme has failed to make a difference in road safety outcomes: IRF
IRF's letter noted that perhaps one reason India's efforts to identify blackspots has failed to improve road safety outcomes is because of the ad-hoc approach. The International Road Federation (IRF), the Geneva-based global body working for better and safer roads...
IRF writes to Gadkari to identify ‘blackspots’ on India’s roads
The International Road Federation (IRF), the Geneva-based global body working for better and safer roads worldwide, has written to Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari urging him to circulate the scientific guidelines developed by the Indian Road...
Week magazine coverage on IRF India webinar series on Road Safety
Chairman, IRF-IC Interview on Construction Times
Established in 2009, the IRF India Chapter fosters innovation and progress by providing access to and sharing cutting edge knowledge and expertise. IRF IC’s mission is to promote the development of safe roads and safe road networks that enable access and sustainable...