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Entries have opened for the 2018 International Road Federation’s Global Road Achievement Awards (GRAA), a one-of-a kind competition to recognise innovative road projects and exemplary people that place the road industry at the forefront of worldwide social and economic development.
IRF said in a statement that applications are currently being accepted across the 12 award categories through May 8, 2018. Winners, according to the global body, will be recognised at the IRF Global Road Conference & Road to Tunnel Expo, to be held November 7-9 in Las Vegas, USA
Entries are judged by an international panel of expert judges drawn from the IRF’s academic members, as well as independent subject matter specialists. No member of the selection panel may have an interest or bias related to the current applications. If a judge should have such an interest, that judge will be excused from reviewing the applicable entry/entries and an alternate will be appointed.
The selection panel is not obligated to select an award recipient in each of the eleven categories. Rather, the panel will recognize only those submissions that show outstanding merit. The panel also has the discretion to recognize submissions that do not win an award, yet nevertheless, show exceptional merit.
Entries are open to projects that may have been recognized in other award programs, provided that they have not been recognized in a previous IRF Global Road Achievement Award competition.
There is no limit to the number of entries an organization may submit.
Winners will be expected to produce a 90- to 120-second HD/UHD (16:9) video highlighting their winning project. The video will be displayed on the IRF website and during the GRAA awards dinner.
Instituted in 2000, the Awards have distinguished more than 120 programs, projects and products from around the world. Today, the Awards are recognized as a prestigious industry accolade in their own right, but they also serve to remind a much wider audience that the mobility everyone takes for granted would not be possible without the talent and commitment of our industry. By showcasing new technologies and creative solutions, they also serve as an accelerator of progress and new ideas.
José Revés, Chief Operations Officer, Ascendi, said: “2017 Winner in the Asset Preservation & Maintenance Management Category, said:”It’s a great honour and a privilege to be recognized in Global Road Achievement among such outstanding projects. Winning this prestigious international award gave Ascendi the opportunity to share the final outcome of several years of R&D on infrastructure maintenance management, and it will definitely become a strong motivation for us to keep on improving this innovative platform.”
