Editorial
Congress
on Road Maintenance
Spotlight
on safety
For its 5th edition1,
The Congress on Road Maintenance is being held in Paris-Le Bourget on 21, 22 and
23 November 2000. This major biennial rendezvous for the road sector is open to
all public and private stakeholders.
Its forum centres on workshops,
conferences and discussions, which will provide each of the 2,000 expected participants
with an opportunity for information and dialogue on many subjects. Once again
this year, equipment, materials and services from the road maintenance and operating
sectors will be the classic features. But a larger place will be given to road
operation, network development and on-board navigation systems. And, for the first
time, sessions will be organized by people outside the Ministry of Public Works,
representing trade organizations, associations and urban services.
The
forum goes hand-in-hand with a trade exhibition, where 250 French and European
exhibitors will display their products, knowhow and most recent innovations to
some 10,000 visitors.
This
year, the theme running through the congress will be road safety. It will be launched
right after the opening by a round table that will bring together various safety
component contributors to provide an overall panorama and a few unusual points
of view. Then throughout the congress, each theme will be addressed from the safety
angle. Road safety was an inevitable choice as it has been declared as the “great
national cause” for the year 2000. This issue of La Lettre de l’Isted has
responded to this cause by devoting its feature to road users’ safety and
comfort. The 5th Congress demonstrates the strength of the partnership2
between the Directorate of Roads and Isted, which is further enhanced for this
event.
Patrick
Gandil,
Director of Roads,
President of the Congress
1 Previous editions: Bordeaux (October 1993),
Colmar (June 1995), Rouen (September 1996), Grenoble (September/October 1998).
2 The Congress on Road Maintenance is organized by the Directorate
of Roads of the Ministry of Public Works, Transport and Housing (Metl-DR), in
partnership with Isted and with the support of the Seine Saint-Denis County Public
Works Department (DDE 93).
Contents
- Congress
on Road Maintenance: spotlight on safety
- Feature:
Motorways:
safer and more comfortable
The
motorway is a specific artery of travel designed with safety in mind. Four times
as safe as an ordinary road, it is also more comfortable. This is because motorway
companies propose many services (information, rest and service areas, etc.), the
quality of which is regularly rated by motorway customers.
- Infomation Update: News
- Events - Training sessions - Publications
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