08:30 - Registration and refreshments

09:15 - Opening remarks from the Chair

Antony Oliver, Editor
New Civil Engineer

- - THE POLITICAL ARENA - -

09:20 - KEYNOTE ADDRESS - Getting moving: road policy in the context of climate change

• Outlining Government strategies and directions in the wake of the Eddington and Stern reports
• Where do road-building, road freight and private passenger transport fit in future infrastructure plans?
• Combating congestion: understanding the economic imperative for easing bottlenecks and exploring innovative options
• Funding flows: evaluating the latest Comprehensive Spending Review

09:45 - View from the Opposition

What would a Conservative transport strategy entail? Get an invaluable overview of Shadow roads policy and evaluate the differences between existing and potential approaches.

Robert Goodwill MP, Shadow Minister for Roads
Conservative Party

10:05 - On the sofa with Antony Oliver: NCE’s Editor puts your questions to the Transport and Shadow Cabinet Ministers

10:25 - Morning refreshments

10:55 - A vision for London

Highly congested with minimal room for expansion, London will rely on innovative methods to maximise existing capacity. Get the inside track on TfL’s future strategy for growth, infrastructure development and traffic management.

David Brown, Managing Director – Surface Transport
TfL

11:25 - Case Study: Development of the Highways Agency Climate Change Adaptation Strategy

• Establishing a strategy to manage climate related risks
• Achieving alignment with business processes and objectives
• Identifying vulnerabilities and prioritising climate change risks
• Adaptation options assessment and the development of action plans

Steve Denton, Director of Bridge and Structural Engineering
Parsons Brinckerhoff

11:55 - PANEL DISCUSSION - Juggling a political hot - potato: exploring governmental will for road user charging

• The case for action: arguments for road pricing post-Eddington
• Weighing up the available charging models: congestion zones, national user taxation and toll roads
• Just another charge for motorists? Selling the concept to road users and ensuring investment in infrastructure

James Hookham, Managing Director - Policy and Communications
Freight Transport Association

12:40 - Lunch

- - STREAM A: DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION – ‘HARD ENGINEERING’ RETURNS - -

13:45 - Beyond R&D: embedding new research into mainstream thinking

• Just around the bend…an overview of the latest outputs from academia and sponsored research
• Bridging the gap between new methods and common practice

Tim Andrews, Director of Transportation
TRL

14:10 - Pavement design: innovations and inspirations

Explore the latest innovations in asphalt technologies and products including the new EME2 material. Discover what is possible in pavement design and how these new materials fare for durability, sustainability, workability and whole life cost.

Colin Loveday, Director of Technology
Tarmac

14:35 - CASE STUDY: Going underground: the A3 Hindhead Tunnel

• Regional collaboration: cross-county funding and inter-authority
• Technical insights: double-ended boring on a large-scale scheme
• Minimising environmental impact in ecologically sensitive areas

Stephen Tarr, Managing Director
Balfour Beatty Major Civil Engineering

- - STREAM B: TOLLS, TECHNOLOGY AND TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT- -

13:45 - User-pays motorway: assessing the effectiveness of toll roads

• Quantifying the level of diversion to minor roads
• Establishing the pay-back time frame
• Is motorway tolling a viable option for easing congestion and funding essential improvements?

14:10 - Managed motorways: the Birmingham Box

• Designing systems to link the motorway network to local roads
• Pre-empting problems and redirecting traffic through advanced signalling
• Projected results: what difference should hard shoulder running make to congestion levels around Birmingham?

David Grant, Head of Active Traffic Management
Highways Agency

14:35 - Integrated Demand Management on the M25

• Locking in the benefits of IDM by managing existing traffic
• Managing the motorway and surrounding roads as one network
• Creating an Integrated Management system
• Promoting a more efficient, sustainable road network

David Threlfall, Principal Project Manager
Hyder Consulting

15:00 - Question and answer session

15:10 - Afternoon refreshments

- - Afternoon Plenary - -

15:40 - CASE STUDY: Securing funding for Manchester's transport revolution

• Easing congestion through multi-modal transport expansion
• Advice for other authorities: what can be transferred from the Manchester TIF experience?
• Is the requirement for congestion charging overly prescriptive?

Roy Newton, Team Leader
Greater Manchester Joint Transport Team

16:10 - CASE STUDY: Making way for buses – a new direction for Cambridgeshire

• 25km, 7000 beams: an overview of the world’s longest guided busway
• Securing funding and political will
• Inside the decision making process: why did this solution come out on top and what were the alternatives?

Bob Menzies, Head of Delivery – Cambridge Guided Busways
Cambridgeshire County Council

16:40 - Question and answer session

16:50 - Chair’s closing remarks and end of Day 1

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