Post-release of the exhibition Road 2014
27 October 2014

POST RELEASE

5th International specialized exhibition-forum
ROAD

October 13-15, 2014
Crocus Expo IEC, Pavilion 1, halls 3 and 4

For the fifth time the International specialized exhibition-forum Road was held October 13 through 15, 2014. More than 240 companies from 28 regions of Russia and 14 foreign countries (Austria, Belarus, Germany, Italy, China, the Netherlands, Poland, Singapore, the USA, Turkey, Ukraine, Finland, the Czech Republic and Switzerland) participated in the project.

The Gala Opening Ceremony of the project took place October 13 at 04:00 p.m. in Hall 4. Participants of the ceremony:

  • Igor Levitin, Assistant to the President of the Russian Federation;
  • Oleg Belozerov, Deputy Minister of Transport of the Russian Federation;
  • Roman Starovoyt, Head of Federal Highway Agency;
  • Sergey Kelbakh, Chairman of the Board of the State company Russian Highways;
  • Oleg Yeremeyev, Vice-chairman of the Federation Council Committee on Economic Policy;
  • Pyotr Ivanov, Deputy Prime Minister of the Moscow region.

Road 2014 comprised an exhibition of innovation projects and technologies presented by the leading companies in this sector, a special platform for the equipment demonstration, and a business program for discussion of such issues as improvement of road safety and traffic comfort, the companies’ technologies and solutions aimed at efficient use of resources.

Extremely important statements both for the road branch and for the region in general were made in Crocus Expo exhibition halls. It became known that in 2015 about 18 billion rubles will be allocated for repair and maintenance of regional roads in the Moscow area what makes nearly 1,3 billion rubles more than this year. Konstantin Lyashkevich, Chief Officer of the Head Department of Road Economy of the Moscow region, announced the news to the journalists October 14.

Road exhibition has developed to incorporate more than just an exhibition. Plenary session following the results of the presidium meeting of the State Council of the Russian Federation About Improvement of the Highways Network for Complex Development of Territories of the Russian Federation was held on the first day of exhibition in Conference hall 1. Joint seminars organized by Avtodor state company and European Road Federation (ERF) devoted to the following topics: Investments into Road Infrastructure and Traffic Safety were held October 14.

Round table talks which allowed discussing issues related to application of composite materials and products from them in road economy, effective mechanisms of road structure development and financial and legal aspects of implementation of projects on the basis of state-private partnership were of special interest at attendees. The following topics were discussed at the round table Application of Composite Materials in Road Economy:

  • Experience and problems of composite materials use in road economy.
  • Extension of life cycle and increase of overhaul period of operation of artificial constructions.
  • Presentation of the Program of introduction of polymeric composites, structures and products by the Federal Highway Agency of the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation.

A large number of contracts and agreements were signed within the frames of the exhibition. Thus the State company Russian Highways (Avtodor) state company and Research Center Stroitelstvo OAO concluded agreement of cooperation. The document was signed by Sergey Kelbakh, Chairman of the Board of Avtodor State Company, and Alexander Kuzmin, Director General of Research Center Stroitelstvo OAO. The agreement provides collaboration in the field of introduction and application of modern high-quality innovative materials and technologies in the sphere of construction, maintenance and repair of highways and engineering infrastructure for the purpose of increase of overhaul periods of operation and decrease in the level of expenses and financial losses.

The 5th International specialized exhibition and forum Road became a representative event devoted to the development of road infrastructure of Russia. It was the perfect platform from which to preview new products, evaluate market trends, and establish long-lasting and commercially profitable partnerships and effect professional networking related to cargo security and traffic safety and comfort provision. Key feature of the project was in a system approach to solution of the problem of national road system development.

Official web site of the project – http://eng.dorogaexpo.ru.

Press Service Crocus Expo IEC


Exhibition:  ROAD