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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 22, 2006
Contact: Scott Pearce
+1 703 535 1001
spearce@internationalroadfederation.org
IRF announces winners of 2006 Global Road Achievement Awards
competition
(Alexandria, VA) – The International Road Federation
(IRF) announced the winners of the 2006 Global Road Achievement
Awards (GRAA) competition this week. The GRAA program, started
in 2000, seeks to honor and recognize road builders that
demonstrate excellence and innovation in road development
worldwide.
The following is a list of the 2006 GRAA winners:
The Louis Berger Group, Inc. for their Kandahar - Herat
Highway, Afghaninstan project in the Construction Methodology
category.
Dar Al-Handasah Consultants for their Amman Development
Corridor - ADC project in the Design category.
Derech - Eretz Highways Ltd. for their Cross-Israel Highway
project in the Environmental Mitigation category.
Spanish Road Association for their Private Partnerships
Options for the Second Generation of Motorway Developments
in Poland project in the Research category.
Delcan Inc. for their Tri-State Partnership for Maintenance
Management project in the Maintenance Management category.
Parsons for their Innovative Design-Build Approach to Rehabilitation
of Urban Roadways in the Project Management category.
Delcan Inc. for their Transportation Expansion Project
(T-REX): Quality Oversight Program in the Quality Management
category.
GMC Sistemas, S.A. for their MOVILOC project in the Traffic
Management and Intelligent Transportation Systems category.
Building on the success of the record-breaking 2005 competition,
this year saw the program expand again this year by 20 percent.
The increase in submissions and worldwide involvement in
the program is a sign the road-development industry is gaining
recognition for its positive impact, said Patrick Sankey,
Director General & CEO, IRF-Washington.
"Everyone, not just those of us in the road industry,
should know about these projects and the benefits they bring
to our economies and quality of life," said Sankey.
"It's the main reason IRF started this Awards Program
and it's satisfying to see it grow. We look forward to it
growing even greater in the years to come."
The 2006 GRAAs will be presented during an awards luncheon
on Aug. 1 as a part of the IRF 2006 Summer Meeting in St.
Petersburg, Fla.
For more information about the Global Road Achievement
Awards program or the IRF 2006 Summer Meeting, please contact
IRF. |
