08:50
09:00
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- Hybrid Work and Staggered Schedules
- Toll Implementation in Urban Centers
- Economic Impact of Traffic Management
09:25
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- History of tolling and payment methods on Türkiye’s highways
- Benefits of the conversion to high-speed tolling system (HGS) such as increased speed of traffic and reduced congestion
- Road user charging rates such as taxes and toll fares
09:50
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- Session details TBC
- Session details TBC
10:40
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Morning Networking Break
11:20
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- Communication and consultation are critical factors for successful flagship engineering projects
- Stakeholder collaboration and cooperation are key to the success of any project
- Large projects with their infrastructure and systems can be used for multiple purposes and derive far more public user benefits
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11:45
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- Funding for road programmes has been dwindling over the years due to competing demands on Government’s financial resources and increasing road network size
- Ghanas move towards fully electronic automated tolling system
- Find out how and what is next?
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12:10
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- Types of Road User Charging – Direct (tolls) and indirect charges (tax on vehicles and their use) and the percentage revenues from the various income streams.
- Disruptions to the revenue streams – Fuel levies and the EV and other alternative fuels.
- Equitable user charging through regulation of public electricity charging (levy) and new fuels.
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13:00
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Lunch & Networking
14:00
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- Zimbabwe's road-tolling system
- The use of toll funds to alleviate traffic congestion
- Impact of road user fees on road infrastructure network in Zimbabwe
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14:25
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- Toll systems as part of Oman's transportation landscape
- Optimising the revenues and risks of implementing toll roads in Oman
- How will toll systems improve road user experiences
14:50
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- What the United States currently doing on RUC
- How different approaches to RUC have been integrated, or not.
- The key issues that the United States has encountered in utilizing RUC
15:15
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Afternoon Networking Break
15:55
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- Road charges have a long tradition
- Effective policy measures to address road traffic problems
- Key success factors for road charging design and technology selection
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16:20
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- Opportunities and implications of in-vehicle and roadside technologies for RUC
- Roles of automotive OEMs, telematics providers, payment collectors
- Importance of standardisation
16:45
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- The introduction of new technology to monitor speed levels
- How will this new toll road help alleviate traffic congestion and develop tourism in Bahrain?
- Case study - King Fahd Causeway linking the South of Bahrain and Muharraq
17:10
08:50
09:00
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- Differences between RUC, MBUF and VMT
- The legal ramifications of each definition
09:25
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- World Examples of Road User Charging as an effective policy measure to tackle congestion
- Key success factors for Road User Charging as resilient and sustainable solutions
- Public Acceptability of Road User Charging
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09:50
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- The latest tolling trends in Europe, Asia, the Pacific, and America
- How EVs are impacting RUCs
- Lessons from around the world
10:40
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Morning Networking Break
11:20
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- Probable tolling system in Riyadh
- What plans are in place to impose fees on Riyadh's roads?
- Future plans for Saudi Arabia's infrastructure network
11:45
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- The activation of toll gates in Qatar
- Investing in land transportation infrastructure
- The development of urban traffic systems to boost the efficiency of the transportation system
12:10
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- Widespread adoption of electronic toll collection systems worldwide
- The impact of electronic toll collection systems on congestion at toll plazas
- The use of ETC systems to streamline toll collection
13:00
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Lunch & Networking Break
14:00
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- The Ethiopian government's current approach to the country's transport network
- The use of sophisticated technologies e.g. ITS for successful operation
- Case study - how has the transport been improved between Dire Dawa and Dewele?
14:25
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- The return of toll plazas on federal roads
- How will toll roads improve connectivity across Nigeria's major cities?
- The enforcement of Nigeria's tolling policy - what is the long term impact?
15:15
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Afternoon Networking Break
16:20
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- Toll charging on rural roads in Egypt
- What is the overall cost vs benefit for road users?
- Case study - Cairo-Alexandria toll road
16:45
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- The overview of road tolling in Zambia
- The government's approach to transport infrastructure construction
- The benefits of investing in transport infrastructure
17:10