IRF Announces Winners of 2018 Global Road Achievement Awards

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, November 7, 2018 - The International Road Federation has announced the winners of the 2018 IRF Global Road Achievement Awards during the IRF Global R2T Conference & Expo.

 

This year, the IRF honors 11 projects from around the world, each leading the way in innovation across major road & highway disciplines. The selection was made by an international panel of senior road development specialists.

 

"As an industry, we understand the importance of setting a long term agenda for our research activities and capital investments" said IRF Chairman Abdullah Al-Mogbel. "By promoting innovations and the successes in our industry, we can provide a forward-looking road map for others to follow".

 

The winning projects this year range from a floating bridge across lake Washington to weather-responsive variable speed enforcement systems.

Winners of the 2018 GRAA competition:

 

Asset Preservation & Maintenance Management

Pehko Project 2015-2025: Improving Productivity of Paved Road Asset Management

by Roadscanners Oy, Finland

 

Construction Methodology

SR 520 Floating Bridge and Landings Project

by Kiewit/General/Manson, a Joint Venture

 

Design

Waterview Connection

by Well-Connected Alliance

 

Environmental Mitigation

Inje-Yangyang Tunnel

by Daewoo E&C

 

Program Management

The Jahra Road and Jamal Abdul Nasser Street Developments

by Pace/Louis Berger & Public Authority for Roads & Transportation (PART), Kuwait

 

Quality Management

Implementation of RFID Technology in Traffic Signs Database Inventory

by the Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences, University of Zagreb

 

Research

RUCONBAR

by the Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Zagreb

 

Safety

Weather Responsive Intelligent Variable Speed Enforcement System

New Airport Hiway Co., Ltd (NAH)

 

Technology, Equipment & Manufacturing

Autonomous TMA

Royal Truck & Equipment

 

Traffic Management and Intelligent Transportation Systems

iCITE® Data Aggregator

Eberle Design, Inc.

 

Urban Planning & Mobility

The Geofencing Oslo Demo

Norwegian Public Roads Administration

 

Detailed information on each of the winning projects can be found in the 2018 GRAA Book of Winning Projects.