Transforming Future Roads by Redefining the Strategies - 4th Annual Roads and Highways Conference by IRF

1. Transforming Future Roads by Redefining the Strategies - 4th Annual Roads and Highways Conference by IRF Upcoming 4th Annual Roads and Highways Conference is the joint venture of the International Road Federation (IRF) and Marcus Evans. The conference is going to be held on 9th – 11th April 2018 in Singapore. The conference will provide a platform to learn and understand the need to design, implement and develop an efficient traffic management system. Mr. Akhilesh Srivastava CGM of IT & Highway Operation, National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) is one of the speakers at the Annual Conference, Singapore. To make a nation, grow and develop, road and highway connectivity is crucial; the road connectivity increases the socio-economic relation. Rapid development in transport sector can contribute to the improvement of productivity as the road users are frustrated with the daily traffic congestion. To share a better understanding for the opportunities and risk in the investment of road and transport sector, professionals and industry leaders who are all directly involved with the growth and development of road infrastructure will deliver speeches in the conference. Key Topics to be discussed in the 4th Annual Roads and Highways Conference are: Design a National Road Safety Strategy to Address the Challenge of Road Safety in Developing Asian Countries Unlocking Regional Trade Facilitation and Investment Potential through Efficient Road Infrastructure Facilitate Greater Trade between South and Central Asia to enhance Socio-Economic Growth: a Case study of China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Creating Roads and Traffic Plans to Optimise Safety, Efficiency, and Cost Exploring Road PPP Project Structures in Asia and Current Tendering Trends The delegates from the different countries share their ideas and initiatives on road safety, proper maintenance, smart mobility etc, via case studies and keynotes. This is a 3-day conference, on the first day, the topic covered in “Road to success” category is: One Belt One Road (OBOR): Assessing the Impact of This Mega Infrastructure Project on Asia by Frederic Blanc-Brude, Member Advisory Council, World Bank Global Infrastructure Facility, Singapore, Akhilesh Srivastava, Chief General Manager- IT & Highway Operations, National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), and Sheharyar Chughtai, Vice President-Project Finance, Korea Development Bank.

2. Akhilesh Srivastava covers the topic under road engineering, maintenance, and technology. The main touch points of his speech are the Highways Modernisation for greater effectiveness and sustainability, digitizing the process of toll collection, introducing IT to enhance the quality of experience of the commuters as well as provide the services FASTage lanes, CCTV Surveillance, a dedicated app for the highway commuters in a cost-effective way. The conference wraps up with a site tour of intelligent transport system center, it runs for 24X7 to manage the traffic flows by using the data gathered by the various intelligent transport system. #AkhileshSrivastava #Fastag #SmartHighways #HighwayMaintenance