Rob Wallis is to become the new CEO of the UK-based Transport Research Foundation and TRL. Wallis joins from BSI, where he was managing director, Europe, Middle East and Africa region, an international division of approximately 1,000 employees. Prior to BSI he held managing director and senior director roles leading transport-focused businesses at Hedra, EDS and LogicaCMG, having begun his career at the CAA. Taking over his new role on 15 July, Wallis will replace Dr Sue Sharland, who is stepping down as CE
Dr Kyung-Soo Yoo, an IRF Fellow (Class of 1979) and one of the chief architects behind Korea's world-class road connectivity programs has been nominated to receive IRF's most distinguished individual honour
The eastern Chinese city of Jinan has opened a 1km solar roadway section of an expressway, according to the government’s Xinhua news agency. However, only four days after the road section was opened, thieves stole a small section of the panels that cover nearly 5,900m². Qilu Transportation Development Group, the project developer, said the road’s panels can generate 1 million kWh of power each year, enough to meet the everyday demand of around 800 households. But workers were back on site when it was
