ERF - Global Highways

The expected 30,000 attendees from over 140 countries this year will discover innovations and solutions from more than 900 exhibiting companies (image courtesy of Intertraffic)

Global Highways: ‘Infra Stage’ at Intertraffic Amsterdam

January 21, 2026

The internationally acclaimed Intertraffic exhibition in Amsterdam in March is where mobility professionals and highway infrastructure professionals will meet, exchange...

Clearly understood signage is important for both human and ADAS, advanced driver-assistance systems (David Arminas/World Highways - near Edmonton, Alberta, Canada)

ERF sets out sign inspection guidelines

December 27, 2024

The European Union Road Federation suggests that its checklist - downloadable for free - is included in any existing tools...

The theme for the congress will be “Connecting to Empower Mobility: Roads as Enablers of a Sustainable Future for All”

EU Green Deal at IRF World Congress 2024

July 2, 2024

The International Road Federation’s World Congress in Istanbul from October 15-18 will be held in collaboration with the Ministry of...

Improved road markings will reduce pollution (image © David Arminas/World Highways)

Road markings and microplastics

May 13, 2024

Recent regulations from the European Commission have exempted road markings from microplastic bans and restrictions, at least for the moment,...

ERF director general Christophe Nicodème: "Road infrastructure investment is necessary for its maintenance, preservation, and adaptation to new mobility (image © Dm Stock Production/Dreamstime)

Transport groups push for priority in EU budget

April 5, 2024

Europe must "reverse the trend of continued underfunding of the transport sector".

Deformation is part of the safety design aspect of large vehicle restraint systems; in this case after stopping a fully loaded 38-tonne articulated heavy goods vehicle (image David Arminas/World Highways)

How safe is safe?

February 7, 2024

When it comes to vehicle restraint systems, just how safe it safe? Attendees to the 3rd International Conference on Road...

(image source - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1361920921004181)

Road markings and microplastics

February 2, 2024

Recent regulations from the European Commission have exempted road markings from microplastic bans and restrictions, at least for the moment,...

Ma(r)king the roads readable for self-driving cars

December 21, 2021

CAV, V2X, C-ITS, CCAM – the acronyms are differing, but they all have in common that they denominate the linking...

European roads could be more resilient after the pandemic ends, thanks to additional funding for maintenance and a goal of creating a more integrated mobility network - image © courtesy of Mike Woof

Europe’s COVID escape route

April 2, 2021

The European Union’s COVID recovery budget and its NextGenerationEU programme are major opportunities for national, regional and local road authorities,...