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Date: Thu, 18 Sep 1997 00:58:52 +0100
To: roadalert@gn.apc.org
From: roadalert@gn.apc.org (Road Alert!)
Subject: It's back..... not much to do with roads
British Roads Federation Conference 25th September
BRITISH ROAD FEDERATION CONFERENCE: 25.9.97
As you may know, the British Road Federation (BRF) is the road
industry led lobbying organisation which campaigns for more
roadbuilding. Leading members include motoring organisations
such as the AA and RAC, oil companies such as Shell and BP, and
roadbuilders such as Tarmac and AMEC.
Despite the sea-change in transport policy over the last few
years, the BRF is still firmly rooted in the 1980s, and believes
that over 600 new bypasses need to be built at the earliest
opportunity (source: BRF Road Fact 97). BRF rhetoric now tends
to focus on road "improvements" rather than road-building, but
there is little evidence of any underlying policy change.
The BRF is organising a conference, "The New Agenda for Roads"
on Thursday 25th September at the Volvo Trucks Conference Centre,
Wedgnock Lane, on the western outskirts of Warwick.
THE NEW AGENDA FOR ROADS
Conference Programme
10.00 am - Coffee
10.30 am - The conference will commence with an opening address from the
Conference Chairman, Simon van der Byl, Director General, Quarry
Products Association.
Other speakers to include:
Integrated Transport Policy- Rt.Hon.Gavin Strang MP, Minister for Transport
Conservative Road Policy- Christopher Chope OBE MP, Shadow Transport Spokesman
Industry and Roads- Peter Agar, Deputy Director General, CBI
Roads and the Economy- Dr. Stephen Hill, Welsh Economic Research Unit,
Cardiff Business School
Old Roads to Green Roads- Peter Rix, Hyder Consulting Limited
4.00 pm
Conference Summary
Richard Diment, Chief Executive, BRF
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