- The IRF is global non-governmental, not-for-profit organisation with mission to encourage and promote development and maintenance of better, safer and more sustainable roads and road networks.
- It was founded in 1948.
- Its motto is Better Roads. Better World.
- It is headquartered in Washington, DC, United States.
- IRF seeks to promote social and economic benefits of sustainable and environmentally sound road transport infrastructure at all levels of society.
- It helps to put in place technological solutions and management practices that provide maximum economic and social returns from national road investments.
- It provides a wide base of expertise for planning road development strategy and policy for governments and financial institutions in all aspects of road policy and development