Weeklong World Road Association congress begins in Prague

The 27th congress of PIARC, the World Road Association, has begun in Prague. The event, which runs all week, was last held in the Czech capital in 1971. Some 3,500 delegates are attending the gathering at the city’s Congress Centre, which features a record 35 national pavilions.

The main themes of the congress are road management, mobility, resilient infrastructure, safety and sustainability, operations and maintenance. Topics such as carbon neutrality, autonomous vehicles, electric vehicles and charging infrastructure are also on the agenda.