Sessions

Four parallel tracks are scheduled:

• Expressway/Motorway Management

• Tollway and Tolling Operations

• Operations and Control Center Technologies

• Managed Lanes

Three types of sessions will be available in each of the three tracks.

• Technical Sessions in which three to four 15 to 20 minute presentations will be given

• Panel Sessions in which three to four 10 to 15 minute presentations will be given, followed by discussions among the panelists and the audience

• Round Table Sessions in which four or five discussants will respond to questions from a moderator and the audience

 

Symposium Themes

 

Expressway/Motorway Management and Congestion Solutions

• Freeway Performance Monitoring

• Freeway Congestion: Definitions, Perceptions, Metrics, Standards

• Tunnel Operations

• Institutional Strategies and Partnerships

• Success Stories in Enforcement and Variable Speed Limits

• Recipes for Proactive Management and Improvement

Tollway Development, Tolling Operations, Technologies and Issues

• Road Pricing Alternatives

• PPP and Other State of the Art Financing

• Open Road Tolling

• Institutional Issues for Tollway Authorities and Operators

• Toll Plaza Operations and Tollway Simulation

• Advanced Tolling Technologies

Technologies and Issues for Operations and Control Centers

• ITS and Control Strategies for Major Emergencies and Evaluations, Special Events, Incident Management and for routine, Management

• Maintenance Practices for 24-7 Readiness

• Proactive Management

• Control Center Jurisdiction and Liability Issues

Managed Lanes

• Types and functions of managed lanes

• Tools for analysis and implementation

• Experiences with HOT Lanes