Pre - Conference Workshops: Sunday, 21 February 2010

08:00 - 12:00 Workshop A: Understanding planning factors for integrated and sustainable road and transport networks

This Workshop will provide an overview of the planning factors for integrated and sustainable road and transport networks.

These factors include to better understand the linkage between land use and transportation systems; the need to be multimodal and intermodal; to develop infrastructure, congestion, safety, environmental and operational management systems.

It will also present the requirement for a robust community and road user involvement process to find the best and viable options to develop appropriate continuing, cooperative and comprehensive strategic plans.

Benefits of attending:

• To understand road and transportation planning and investment decisions
• Ensure that planning of road and transport networks are integrated and sustainable
• Improve understanding of the issues such as trip lengths, travel time and costs, safety, comfort and convenience
• To understand economic, social, environmental and energy consumption related implications
• How to use the resources efficiently

Workshop Leader:

Kailash Tiwari
Principal (Traffic and Transportation), Transit and Road Safety Specialist
KEOIC (UAE)

13:00 - 17:00 Workshop B: Successful delivery of road and transportation planning projects and use of Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) technologies

This workshop will look into the NOC process and how it can be improved via use of Intelligent Transportation Systems. Receive clear guidelines that will ensure effective communication and facilitate approval throughout the process. Look at methods of resolution for any issues that may arise and how to avoid common errors. Take the opportunity to analyse your current practices within an interactive learning environment with the benefit of an experienced consultant’s expertise.

Benefits of attending:

• Improve your NOC approval process with better analysis
• Enhance your ability to resolve NOC questions quickly
• Eliminate hot-spot areas that raise issues before they arise

Workshop Leader:

Sadiq Pirani
Road & Infrastructure Consultant
Scott Wilson

08:00 - 12:00 Workshop C: Road Safety Audits to ensuresafe planning, design, and construction of roadway networks

This workshop is a unique opportunity to learn about road safety audits from the region’s leading highway safety specialist. The session will provide a complete overview of the basic concepts of Road Safety Audits, as well as when, how, where, and who should conduct the audit. Emphasis will be placed on improving the interaction between roadway and driver for all roadway users. This session will be highly interactive and will provide insights into common issues and challenges with useful examples including the opportunity to ask questions and resolve common problems.

Benefits of attending:

• Improve your understanding of the safety audit process to deliver safer road projects
• Ensure that you pass your safety audit pass first time
• Resolve challenges or common mistakes via benchmarking and group working
• Familiarise yourself with existing road safety audit manuals, standards and policies in Abu Dhabi and Dubai

Workshop Leader:

Dr. Abdulilah Zineddin
Highways Safety Specialist
Abu Dhabi Department of Transport (DOT)

13:00 - 17:00 Workshop D: Effective completion of the traffic forecast audit

At this workshop you will enhance your ability to successfully forecast the traffic demands on your road project by analysing traffic audit methodologies. Ways to enhance the accuracy and usefulness of the audit process will also be examined. The session will look at ways to cope with the challenges that an ever changing road network and developing city present to forecasting.

Benefits of attending:

• Update your forecasting methods to consider changing demands
• Benchmark your approach to traffic prediction
• Learn from the case study examples and discuss solutions to common challenges

Workshop Leader:

Roger Cruickshank
Transport Planning Specialist
Atkins