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CONTENTS
3
Welcome
4
Forewords
7
Setting the scene
18
Floor plan
20
Exhibitor events
26
25 November
(Day 1) At a glance
30
Day 1 keynotes
32
Day 1 conference
modules
50
Day 1 Industry
briefings and
scheduled exhibitor
events
56
26 November (Day
2) At at glance
58
Day 2 keynotes
60
Day 2 conference
modules
68
Day 2 Industry
briefings and
scheduled exhibitor
events
70
Features
82
Exhibitor and
sponsor profiles
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WELCOME
Content
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Operations
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Speakers
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PRINCIPAL SUPPORTERS
Press
Marion Gourlay
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Customer relations
Dima Boulos
PARTNERS
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Diana Little and Martin Ross
Design
Sam Blagg and Becky Hill
Registration
Taylor Bennett
ADVISORY BOARD
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Steve Norris
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Anthony Smith
Transport Focus
Derek Turner
Co Chair
Jo White
Highways England
David Quarmby
Rees Jeffreys Road Fund
Bob Collis
TRL
Ben Plowden
TFL
Chris Jackson
Burges Salmon
Jennie Martin
ITS (UK)
Brian Fitzpatrick
Fitzpatrick Advisory
Geoff French
M3 Enterprise LEP
Joe Quirke
Britpave
Daniel Ruiz
Imtech Traffic & Infra
Mark Garrity
Thales
Martin Tugwell
England’s Economic
Heartland Strategic Alliance
Andy Pascoe
Transport Systems Catapult
Eric Sampson
Industry advisor
Sue Sharland
CIHT
David Tarrant
Mott MacDonald
Stephen Joseph
Campaign for Better
Transport
Leigh Jones
Arcadis
David Hytch
Industry advisor
Peter Lee
DfT
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Matt Sweeting
Highways England
Alan Dinsdale
Kier Group
Terry O’Neil
Temple Group
Malcolm Stephen
Bam Nuttall
Malcolm Simms
AIA/MPA
Toby Poston
BVRLA
Alasdair Reisner
CECA
Paul Jarvie
AESIN
t is a tremendously exciting and challenging time for the
industry. There is more happening on Britain’s roads right
now than for decades and more is on the way. Highways
England is not just the Highways Agency rebranded and
on steroids. A new governance and supervisory structure, a
much larger budget, closer performance monitoring and a
long term investment strategy all offer unrivalled opportunities
to contractors and suppliers alongside greater challenges for
operators and policy makers alike.
The government is placing ever increasing emphasis on its
commitment to, and the importance of, infrastructure investment
for the country’s continued economic recovery.
Hand in hand with this is a new recognition that we must
think beyond the strategic roads network as we work towards a
planned and sustainable transport network that genuinely meets
the needs of the country, its citizens and businesses. Local
authorities, with government support, are frequently coming
together to tackle directly their pressing transport issues.
Highways UK is bringing together the key leaders from
across the highways sector to create an event that provides an
unprecedented opportunity to engage with those who influence
and to understand how the transport agenda for years ahead is
being delivered.
As co-chairs of the advisory group we are delighted that the
industry is coming together at Highways UK and rising to the
challenge it has been presented with. The genuine new creative
thinking and real sense of collaboration that we are seeing is
heartening and will ensure success.
Make sure you make the most of the event to maximise you
opportunities in these exciting times.
Highways UK is a long-term initiative and we hope the next
two days will firmly cement it into the industry’s calendar. With
that in mind, we are delighted to confirm next year’s event will
take place back at ExCeL on 16/17 November 2016. There are
also advanced plans to launch a sister event based in the North
– you’ll be hearing more on that shortly.
Richard Hill
ACO Technologies
Steve Norris and Derek Turner
Co-chairs, Highways UK advisory group
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FOREWORDS
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Andrew Jones MP, Roads Minister
Jim O’Sullivan, Chief Executive, Highways England
We have provided the vision and funding… now the roads
sector must deliver
Help make Britain a richer, better country because of the
roads we built together
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I
e have entered a new era for
the roads sector in England.
The Government has seen
the historic underinvestment in Britain’s
road network and responded with
the largest investment in roads for a
generation.
I was delighted to take on the
position of Roads Minister with the
responsibility of overseeing the
implementation of the first Road
Investment Strategy. This strategy
has been set into legislation in the
Infrastructure Act 2015 providing long-
term vision, clarity for planning and
certainty of funding.
For too many years the roads
sector dealt with uncertainty but now
they can plan with confidence in the
future. We are spending £15 billion
on the Strategic Road Network over
this Parliament and this stability for
the supply chain will help provide
significant efficiencies. We will
also continue to support local road
networks. The resulting improvements
to the road network will reduce
congestion, improve connectivity and
make it easier for hardworking families
to go about their lives.
As we begin the process for the
second Road Investment Strategy,
events such as Highways UK are vital.
They bring together the Government,
road authorities and the supply chain,
and they help us better understand the
challenges of tomorrow.
I look forward to joining you all at
Highways UK. We have provided the
vision and the funding for a better
connected Britain. Now the roads
sector must deliver.
Haydn Mursell, Chief Executive, Kier Group
Time to tear up the rule book and think very differently
about how we do things
I
’m looking forward to joining what
should be an exceptional delegation
of insight and expertise. Highways
UK will gather together representatives
from all over our industry, in addition
to other influential stakeholders. It
provides us with a well-timed forum to
address and explore the challenges
and opportunities that lay ahead, after
12 months of substantial change.
Given that we have more than triple
the investment in the Road Investment
Strategy but not triple the resources
to work with, innovative, lean and
efficient working will be critical to
successfully delivering the Road
Investment Strategy and Highways
England Delivery Plan. To do this, we
almost have to tear up the rule book
and think very differently about how
we do things.
And there is no other way to do
this successfully than to collaborate.
As an industry, we already do this
well; tier one contractors successfully
collaborate on joint ventures,
across the supply chain we share
best practice in key areas like
safety, but traditional geographical
or procurement boundaries can
still inhibit optimum operational
collaboration.
And yet collaboration, innovation
and lean thinking can transform
delivery, I know this from first-hand
experience. We share a recent
example, our 1,000 tonne highways
project, in our article on page 74,
which quadrupled output in a single
night closure. And I’m sure we will
uncover many more examples like this
as delegates and speakers share their
experiences over the next two days.
So enjoy Highways UK, and let’s use
it to practice what we preach; to really
collaborate to deliver a step change
in our industry, for our clients and our
ultimate customers, the road users.
nfrastructure needs long term
planning to be effective. Earlier
this year Highways England was
launched as a Government-owned
company with a committed £15bn
capital funding to modernise, maintain
and operate the country’s strategic road
network.
That network represents only two
per cent of the country’s roads by
length, but carries a third of all traffic
by mileage, and two thirds of all heavy
goods traffic, making it the economic
backbone of the country and a national
strategic asset.
The Government investment – on a
scale not seen in a generation - and the
changes to the way England’s major
roads are managed reflect the need
for certainty in the sector and have
enabled us to embark on a programme
of work to improve the quality of
people’s journeys across the country.
Over the first five years alone our
plans include delivering 112 major
improvements, including 15 smart
motorway projects providing 280 extra
miles of capacity, and resurfacing the
majority of the network, alongside
environmental, accessibility and
efficiency improvements, and we are
already preparing for the following five
years to 2025.
As well as giving our customers
everything we can we must also have
safety as our absolute number one
priority. Four million road users take
to our roads each day, taking journeys
totaling 85 billion miles per year. At
any one time there are approximately
3,000 construction workers, 6,000
maintenance workers and 200 traffic
officers working on our network. Not
one of them should be harmed when
travelling or working on our highways.
We can only achieve this using
innovation, talent, and collaboration
with our supply chain partners: their
expertise, their investment and their
passion is vital to helping us deliver
our programme and improve our
customers’ experience on our network.
So – welcome to Highways UK, we
look forward to meeting you on our
stand. And we look forward to working
with you all to help make Britain a
richer, better country because of the
roads we built together and the service
we provide to our road users and the
communities we serve.
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Four million road users
take to our roads each
day, taking journeys
totaling 85 billion miles
per year
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SETTING THE SCENE
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Steve Norris
Interview
Highways UK speaks to Steve Norris, former transport minister
and co-chair of the Highways UK advisory board. With so many
profound changes taking place, the highways sector, he says, is
at the start of a new era. And Highways UK is an extraordinary
opportunity to get our voices heard and questions answered by
ministers, top drawer experts and real decision makers
H
ighways planning in England
is at a crossroads, a historic
turning point. For once the
opportunities really are as great as the
challenges and if you want to have a
hand in shaping the future, now is the
moment to make your voice heard.
That is the message that former
transport minister Steve Norris will be
bringing to the Highways UK.
Norris speaks from an almost unique
vantage point having worked at the
highest levels in both the public and
If you want to have a hand
in shaping the future, now
is the moment to make
your voice heard
private transport sectors. He is in no
doubt that the recent shake up that has
transformed the Highways Agency into
Highways England is the start of a new
era:
“It’s not just a badge change, it’s
a sea change. We’re not just going
to see better investment, more
money, but – crucially – guaranteed,
consistent investment over time.
Efficient long term infrastructure
planning will become a reality, which,
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as I know from experience, was almost
impossible under the traditional treasury
arrangements. It will unlock huge
amounts of creative energy. In other
words: sanity at last.”
Highways UK, which Steve will be
attending as speaker and panellist
as well as serving as co-Chair of the
advisory board, is an attempt to bring
together key figures from right across
the sector to start turning some of that
creative energy into projects. It aims
to represent every sector and every
link in the supply chain, from central
and local government to academia,
manufacturers, visionaries and new tech
pioneers. It is an ambitious project in
its own right and one which has come
to fruition, says Norris, at just the right
time:
“The timing is almost too good to
be true. There really could not be
a better moment for a major new
conference on roads because there
are so many changes taking place and
those changes are profound. This is
an extraordinary, timely opportunity to
get our voices heard and questions
answered by ministers, top drawer
experts and real decision makers.”
The list of profound changes he
refers to is dizzying, ranging from the
fashionable excitements of driverless
cars and other autonomous vehicles
to questioning what we mean by a
highways network in the first place,
perhaps even redefining our whole
relationship with roads, “the last great
free utility”, as Steve puts it.
And sometimes the solution to
one challenge just brings another
in its wake. Massive advances in
fuel efficiency together with a new
generation of “serious” electric vehicles
for example, could mean that dangerous
emissions from motor vehicles are
about to, as Norris puts it, “fall off a cliff”.
Good news, of course, but they will also
drag fuel duties off the cliff with them
leading to an uncomfortable prospect
for any Chancellor. And because “fuel
duty pays for schools and hospitals
as well as roads” tough decisions will
simply have to be taken, he says.
But Steve remains resolutely
optimistic: “We have the expertise,
the ideas, the energy. What we lacked
was the governmental commitment
to road infrastructure and the clear
investment plan that we are now seeing
put into place. When we bring all of that
together, we can make something that
will benefit user of our cities, towns and
roads for decades to come.”
“We’ve got the headlines, now’s the
time to start writing the story.”
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SETTING THE SCENE
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David Quarmby
Interview
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Highways UK speaks to David Quarmby, former chair of RAC
Foundation and lead on the RJRF Major Roads for the Future study.
If we are to deliver a road system that is responsive to the economic
needs of the country at every level he says, we need to start
thinking in a wholly new way.
T
he planning of our strategic highways in England is locked into a
two-tier mentality that is not good
for the economy or for society. It is time
to change.
That is the message that David
Quarmby, former chair of the RAC Foundation and head of RJRF’s Major Roads
for the Future study, will be bringing to
Highways UK.
As the opening presenter in the
conference session, roads that support
economic growth at a national, regional
and local scale, David will argue that
while welcome new funds, a new planning regime and a new arms length role
are in place for Highways England, local
transport planning is stuck in an age of
austerity despite being of enormous
economic significance for the whole
of the UK. The huge changes currently
happening in governance, funding, and
strategy at Highways England make this
a once-in-a-generation opportunity to
close the gap between the haves and
the have-nots, to create a truly connected, flexible, responsive, road network,
fir for purpose to support England’s
economy – north and south.
David believes that the solution to
the ‘transport gap’ is staring us in the
face. “We need to start thinking about
planning in a wholly new way, to think
Local transport planning is
stuck in an age of austerity
despite being of enormous
economic significance for
the whole of the UK
in terms of a Major Road Network that
combines Highways England’s Strategic
Road Network and the major ‘strategic’
roads controlled by councils,” he says.
“That is the only way we can deliver a
road system that is responsive to the
economic needs of the country at every
level.”
Mapping out such a Major Road
Network could be politically challenging, but David and his team believe
that evidence and analysis can set the
terms. “The data we have now on road
users is rich,” he says. “We can analyse
the economic significance of a particular
road, relate it to the regional growth
agenda for that area, and argue for it
to be included in England’s Major Road
Network”.
Using these methods the Rees
Jeffreys Road Fund study team has
outlined a Major Road Network that is
90% larger than the current Strategic
Road Network. It is a work in progress, a
‘vision rather than a blueprint’, as David
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What the Major Road Network
idea does not, necessarily, imply is
any change in responsibilities. David
will argue that the current division of
responsibilities could remain in place,
making a transition to the new approach
much simpler. But funding would have
to reflect the economic significance of
the more than 4,000 miles of additional
local roads, perhaps drawing on funds
within the new Road Fund due to come
into place in 2020, currently assumed to
be designated only for Highways England. Planning will have to be cooperative across sectors.
Looking forward, the Major Road
Network needs to be fit for purpose.
David’s study is working through the
implications for future levels of demand
for private and commercial transport;
the effects of profound technological
change that within the next two decades will revolutionise the capability of
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SETTING THE SCENE
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Martin Tugwell
Interview
Highways UK speaks to advisory board member Martin Tugwell,
Transport Programme Director for England’s Economic Heartland
Strategic Alliance, who believes the devolution revolution is a vital
ingredient in the new era of possibility.
“A road network fit for the world’s fifth
largest economy cannot be planned
from London: it is time for a revolution
in approach, one that is focused on
meeting our needs.”
This is the message that Martin
Tugwell, Transport Programme Director
for England’s Economic Heartland
Strategic Alliance will be bringing to
Highways UK
An unlikely revolutionary in many
ways, Martin is deeply passionate about
the need to democratise our transport
We need to radically reimagine what we mean by
a major road network that
reflects the way roads are
actually used by each and
every one us
planning, and he believes that the
Alliance – made up of the ‘heartland’
of Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire
Northamptonshire, Milton Keynes,
Bedford, Central Bedfordshire and
Luton – can show the rest of the
country the way forward.
“For too long road planning has taken
a view from above,” he says, “a big
picture approach that too often focuses
on the major strategic networks that are
the remit of Highways England. But we
need to take the view from the driver’s
seat if we are to deliver a network that
meets our needs: a network that is
both flexible and resilient. We need to
start seeing our roads as being a vital
piece of the infrastructure that enables
growth.”
The challenge made by Martin and
the Strategic Alliance is to radically
re-imagine what we mean by a major
road network, one that reflects the way
roads are actually used by each and
every one us, whether we are a lorry
driver, a businessman or local resident
– recognising of course that in many
instances that these are often one
and the same person. This is a priority
because the lives of local road users
and wider connectivity are intertwined
and success is essential for the broader
economic interests of the country. As
Martin explains:
“When you consider that nearly every
piece of cargo being brought into the
UK will have to travel across the Alliance
area at some point on its journey you
begin to understand the huge economic
significance to us and the rest of the
county of getting our planning right. We
are as significant to the UK’s economy
as any major city conurbation; our
competitors are global. Getting our
transport network right not only helps
us, but helps the wider UK economy
compete globally.”
Which is why the Alliance is lobbying
hard to strike a deal that will see the
relationship with Government redefined.
Working sub-nationally the Alliance
will empower the partners to deliver
efficiencies through sharing of services
and expertise, whilst speaking with a
single, clear voice in partnership with
government agencies will address the
‘knowledge deficit’. Whitehall does not
have, cannot have the fine-grained local
knowledge and understanding that is
needed for effective planning beyond
major strategic highways. The people
who have that knowledge are the
people who live and use the network
every day, who rely on them all the time
for their businesses, for their jobs, for
their family life.
To truly make that local knowledge
work in delivering the solutions needed
for the future (as opposed to continuing
to address problems of yesteryear)
yet more radicalism will be needed: a
decisive step away from the assumption
that the public sector is best placed
to drive innovation in transport, to an
enthusiastic embrace of technological
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entrepreneurship. It is a subject that
brings out the revolutionary in Martin
again:
“We need to create open data
platforms, ones that knock down
the barriers to innovation, giving
entrepreneurs access to the data they
require to create solutions that are
really sensitive to local needs.”
He cites Uber as a good, if not
uncontroversial, example of what
happens when private sector creative
energy gets to grips with a public
transport problem:
“It has changed everything because
it responded to what people were
looking for, not what planners think
they should need. You don’t need to
own the problem and the solution.
“Access to information drives
innovation. The public sector needs to
set the framework, but we also need
to harness the creative energies of the
private sector to help us develop and
Access to information
drives innovation. The
public sector needs to
set the framework, but
we also need to harness
the creative energies of
the private sector to help
us develop and deliver
solutions.
deliver solutions. Open data can make
that happen: the public sector must
put its cards on the table and invite
entrepreneurs to use them to deliver
innovation. It is the veritable win-win
scenario: innovation and creativity
is essential if we are to have a truly
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the needs of the user.”
What Martin Tugwell and the
Strategic Alliance are attempting should
change the face of transport planning
in the UK forever. But this is not the
first time that pioneering solutions to
the old problem of the regions versus
the centre have been set out with
great enthusiasm. Why should it be
different now? Well, with the disruptive
effects of new technology already
being felt and in the wake of the post
Scotland referendum vote that has led
to the current debate on devolution,
it feels as if things are changing, and
that we may at last be entering a new
era of possibility. At the very least the
Alliance’s ambitions suddenly seem
a little less radical and a little more
achievable.
For a long time in strategic transport
planning all roads have led to Whitehall.
Perhaps, finally, that is about to change.
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SETTING THE SCENE
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Jennie Martin
Interview
Intelligent transport professionals are used to being the
backroom boys and girls, generally unnoticed until a traffic
light fails or a speeding ticket arrives in the post. But Jennie
Martin, Secretary General of ITS United Kingdom, thinks that is
about to change.
“The technological transformation
of transport in the UK has hardly
begun,” says Jennie Martin, Secretary
General of ITS United Kingdom. “The
changes that are coming are going
to affect everyone. We are going to
be answering questions most people
haven’t even thought to ask. In ITS, the
UK is ahead of the game, but the game
is changing. It’s an incredibly exciting
time.”
ITS (UK), whose president Steve
Norris is also co-chair of Highways UK’s
advisory board, was an early support
of the initiative. “We’re supporting
Highways UK because we think it is an
unmissable landmark event. Completely
new. A chance for the whole sector
to come together at a time of
unprecedented change and create the
future, for us in ITS to meet everyone,
to network and get heard.”
And what Jennie wants to be heard is
the need for a radically new approach
to transport policy:
“It’s not just about A to B. There
is a whole alphabet of human need
after that and research is showing that
transport is related to all of it. There
is a human need to travel for at least
one part of every day, for example,
regardless of purpose. It is good in
itself, like listening to music.”
Can transport policy be responsive
to these deeper, less functional human
needs? Jennie Martin answers with an
emphatic yes. It not only can, but it must
if we are to build healthier cities and
towns
We are excellent at
collecting Big Data
but have got to get
more inventive at
using it
“Big data is giving us information
we couldn’t have dreamt of 20 years
ago. We are excellent at collecting it
but have got to get more inventive at
using it. It cuts right through into other
areas of policy. It can help answer
questions like why people miss hospital
appointments or job interviews by
revealing structural barriers that are
invisible to us at the moment. The data
can cut through to causes and effects
far beyond forecasting travel patterns if
we ask the right questions.”
The message is that more intelligent
transport systems can deliver not only
smarter highways but better social
policy outcomes across the board from
better education to better health. Which
raises the question of funding: who
pays and who benefits?
“We need a more constructive
discussion of the cost/benefit equation,”
argues Jennie. “It really must be a cross
sectoral conversation. It is ironic that
transport professionals are often so bad
at building these networks.”
It’s a discussion that will need to
happen soon if it is to keep up with the
changes to travel patterns that could
be on their way via ITS. Jennie already
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transport infrastructure
has one eye focussed on Finland and
the experiment with ‘MaaS’ or ‘Mobility
as a Service’, for example. Each MaaS
user buys a single transport super-pass
for a period that covers all of her or his
travel needs from flights to car clubs
to parking. It simplifies the transport
experience and encourages better,
more responsive provision. It will need
some fearsome back-office support
to make it work, especially in a more
complex environment like the UK,
but it would be foolish to bet against
something like MaaS setting the pace
for transport policy of the future.
However we experience transport,
ITS is already a part of it, even if it is
only that faulty traffic light that brings it
to mind. But what comes next could be
about to take that to a new level. The
public and politicians are already more
excited about the possibilities than ever
before with self-driving and electric
vehicles regularly in the news. The
doors to the backroom have already
opened that little bit, perhaps this is the
moment to give them a proper shove.
Jennie Martin is a member of the
Highways UK advisory board. ITS
is organising two industry briefings
sessions and is fielding a number of
speakers throughout the conference
programme. Sampo Hietanen, chief
executive of ITS Finland is presenting a
keynote on Mobility as a Service on Day
1, while the main conference on Day 2
is given over to Intelligent Mobility
From the biggest to the smallest of projects, our
focus is on great project delivery, getting it right
and keeping our promises.
Connecting people, places and goods is what we do.
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FROM THE FLOOR
Expertise and insight is in abundance on the exhibition floor. Many of the exhibitors have created
themed spaces for this year’s event. We offer a selection of what is on offer below, but no doubt you
will be able to eke out much more. A number of exhibitors are running scheduled briefings and you’ll
find details of these within the industry briefing sections for each day.
Test your “top gear” driving
skills
Thales stand D16
“So you think you are a safe and
competent driver? Prove it... Come
and see Thales at stand D16 and test
your skills on our “Reasonably Priced
Driving Simulator”. There’ll be a prize
for whoever takes the top spot on our
leaderboard! While you’re there, why
not also take the opportunity to tell us
about your challenges and see how
some of our technologies and expertise
could help?”
Kick the tyres of an autonomous
research vehicle
Transport Systems Catapult stand D52
The Transport Systems Catapult will
be showcasing the LUTZ Pathfinder
autonomous research vehicle
alongside other cutting edge transport
innovations and research. The
Transport Systems Catapult is an elite
technology and innovation centre
established and overseen by the UK’s
innovation
agency,
tasked with
driving and
promoting
Intelligent
Mobility
solutions.
I’ve seen the future and it works!
Arcadis stand F30
Immerse yourself in the latest in
visualisation technology - a chance
not to be missed! Autodesk will be
joining us to provide examples of our
latest projects delivered within the BIM
environment
In the cognitive neuroscientist’s
chair
Promene stand J54
Intelligent Mobility in the UK will require
innovative ideas and a collaborative
approach to make it happen. This is
a unique opportunity for one to one
discussions with the brains behind
ProMeme, Dr Kieran O’Mahony, flying
in especially from the US. A cognitive
neuroscientist, Kieran has pioneered
the collaborative methodologies for
engagement that deliver creative
solutions to industry and education.
We’re also looking for ideas around
which to base the ProMeme Intelligent
Mobility Challenge, which will be
launching with the Transport System
Catapult in the New Year. The best idea
wins a bottle of Champagne!
Discover your true worth
Hays Civil & Structural stand E11
The newly published Hays UK Salary &
Recruiting Trends Report 2016 covers
the latest salary data for civil and
structural engineering professionals
in addition to 700 roles covering nine
professional areas. We will share
insights highlighting the latest trend
information from both an employer and
employee perspective based on over
20,000 responses.
Help create a work of art
Scribing or graphic facilitation is
about translating verbal language into
powerful, real-time visuals that leave a
lasting impression. The process thrives
on good ideas, mad ideas, innovation,
imagination and great stories. Feed
your ideas and reflections to the artists
and watch as an engaging frieze
unfolds to describe the arc of the event.
Graphic facilitation sponsored by Thales
mind maps in real time which will serve
as an ongoing record and reminder of
the most important issues, ideas and
actions to arise during the inaugural
Highways UK event. Mind mapping
sponsored by Thales
Hangout with ACO
Stand E22
New at Highways UK is the Highway’s
Hangout sponsored by ACO. This year
some Keynote speakers at Highways
are being live streamed via Google
Hangouts. If you can’t get to a session
or you have missed the event you will
now be able to view many of them on
the ACOonAIR YouTube channel. Follow
@HWYSUK or @ACOWater for more
info.
Collaborate at the road safety
innovations hub
Colas stand D12
Safety is the industry’s first priority,
a priority that will be driven by our
ability to collaborate. Acknowledging
the challenge that is often faced by
industry peers to share best practice
and innovation, Colas will be exhibiting
its recent innovations and cuttingedge technology through its road
safety innovations hub. The hub, on
the Colas stand D12, will be an exciting
opportunity for delegates to learn more
about some of Colas’ recent safety
driven advancements including the
new roadside working training course
developed with TRL.
Ensuring it’s not all in the mind
Have your say at the Colas
survey hub
One of the most important aspects of
any event is making sure great ideas,
experiences, and perspectives of the
speakers and attendees are collected
and shared. Mind mapping company
Biggerplate will be camped in the
main conference theatre throughout
to capture and synthesise the content.
Biggerplate creates interactive digital
Colas stand D12
The Colas survey hub at stand D12 is
an opportunity for delegates to have
their say on the future of highways in
the UK. Are you feeling confident about
the future of highways? What’s the
biggest challenge the industry faces?
Responses from the survey will be
shared with all participants.
Innovation in Highways Delivery
BAM Nuttall has launched a dedicated Highways Division,
which shares the ideals and aspirations of our customers and is
committed to bringing a fresh approach to the delivery of
highways and improving safety on our road network. We have
healthy working relationships with our customers and partners
formed over many years which are the foundation for our
future success.
BAM Nuttall has a strong history of delivering leading edge
projects including building, maintaining and operating highways
in the UK.
We can provide a full range of highway solutions, from financing,
scheme development, detailed design and construction,
commissioning, asset management and maintenance.
Please visit us on stand E45 and meet our key people in
highways and discuss our approach to delivering highways
fit for the future.
BAM Nuttall Ltd
St James House
Knoll Road
Camberley
Surrey. GU15 3XW
Tel: 01276 63484
Fax: 01276 66060
Email: [email protected]
www.bamnuttall.co.uk
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Number
on Map
Our Major Improvements Investment Plan
2015-2020
92
A1
Motorways
93
94
A69
Trunk Roads
A19
24
Carlisle
43
95
M6
A66
Scheme number
A19
A1(M)
44
Middlesbrough
A595
A174
A66
3
A590
A19
A1
A64
M6
A585
York
50
Irish Sea
Leeds
M55
M65
Preston
A56
49
Liverpool
M62
1
54
M56
M53
53
M60
99 98
A628
52
A556
55
21
A55
34
96 A616 97
13
A46
38 27
112
M54 58 11
36
M6 M6 Toll
Birmingham
M5
M42
20
Worcester
5
A453
A46
M42
59
60
A5
Coventry
61
62
89
7
A5
90
M4
86
M4
Bristol
A1(M)
72
A34
M25
A404
Reading
25
16
111
109
A30
A30
A36
A303
Yeovil
Exeter
M3
A3
80
110
A35
85
A31
69
68
74
London
10
A12
39
79
M25
30 M2
77
A2
31
Crawley
18
M23
M20
A2070
Portsmouth
A27 107 108
37
Brighton
23
A20
Folkestone
A259
A23
A3(M)
A249
M26
A21
82
83
32
M27
Southend-on-Sea
A13
A27
A259
A30
91
Plymouth
A38
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English Channel
Highways England S150544
12
Torquay
A556 Knutsford to Bowdon
2
A1 Coal House to Metro Centre
3
A1 Leeming to Barton
4
M1 Junctions 28-31
5
A453 Widening
6
A14 Kettering bypass widening
7
M1 Junction 19 improvement
8
A45-A46 Tollbar End
9
A5/M1 J11a Link
10
M25 Junction 30
11
M6 Junctions 10a-13
12
A30 Temple to Carblake1
13
M1 Junctions 32-35A
14
M1 Junctions 39-42
15
M60 Junction 8 to M62 Junction 20: Smart Motorway
16
M3 Junctions 2-4A
57
M1 Junctions 23A-24
58
59
A5 Dodwells to Longshoot widening
60
M42 Junction 6
61
A46 Coventry junction upgrades
62
M40/M42 interchange Smart Motorways
63
A45/A6 Chowns Mill junction improvement
64
M5 Junctions 5, 6 & 7 junction upgrades
65
A43 Abthorpe Junction
66
A428 Black Cat to Caxton Gibbet
67
M11 Junctions 8 to 14 - technology upgrade
68
A12 Chelmsford to A120 widening
69
A12 whole-route technology upgrade
70
A1(M) Junctions 6-8 Smart Motorway
71
M11 Junction 7 junction upgrade
72
A34 Oxford Junctions
73
A34 Technology enhancements
74
75
Schemes announced in June 2013 and due to start construction
by end 2019/20
76
M4 Heathrow slip road
77
M2 Junction 5 improvements
17
A160/A180 Immingham
78
M25 Junctions 10-16
18
A21 Tonbridge to Pembury
79
M25 Junction 10/A3 Wisley interchange
19
M1 Junctions 13-19
80
20
M5 Junctions 4A-6
81
M3 Junction 10-11 improved sliproads
21
M6 Junctions 16-19
82
M3 Junctions 12-14 improved sliproads
22
A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon
83
M27 Southampton Junctions
23
M20 Junction 10a
84
M271 / A35 Redbridge roundabout upgrade
24
A19/A1058 Coast Road
85
A31 Ringwood
25
M4 Junctions 3-12
86
M49 Avonmouth Junction
26
A63 Castle Street
87
M5 Bridgwater Junctions
27
M1 Junctions 24-25
88
A52 Nottingham junctions
28
M6 Junctions 2-4
89
A14 Junction 10a
29
M6 Junctions 13-15
90
A5 Towcester Relief Road
30
M20 Junctions 3-5
91
A30 Chiverton to Carland Cross
Number
on Map
31
M23 Junctions 8-10
32
M27 Junctions 4-11
33
M6 Junctions 21A-26
34
M60 Junctions 24-27 & J1-4
35
A19 Testos
36
M54 to M6 / M6 toll
37
A27 Chichester Bypass
38
A38 Derby Junctions
39
A2 Bean & Ebbsfleet
40
M62 Junctions 10-12
41
M56 Junctions 6-8
42
M3 Junctions 9-14
Number
on Map
A120
67
71
81
42
84
A120
78
A34
A303
76
A14
A12
75
73
M4
87
70
M40
M4
A36
Ipswich
M11
A1(M)
M1
9
Oxford
M32
M5
A14
A11
65
A417
A419
A14
66 A428 Cambridge
A421
A5
A12
22
63
Milton
Keynes
103
A11
A1
M40
M5
104 A47 101 102
Peterborough
A45
19
A43
Swindon
Norwich
105
A14
6
M1
8 M45
106
A1
Leicester
M69
M6 28
A46
Gloucester
100
A47
A5
A40
M48
Lincoln
Nottingham
A42 57
M50
A40
Grimsby
88A52
Derby
A50
64
M1
A38
A38
A49
M180
A1
M6
A5
17
A1(M)
4
29
A458
M18
41
Stoke-on-Trent 56
North Sea
A180
Sheffield
A500
A483
A1
M1
Manchester
40
33
M57
26
14
M62
15
M58
51
A63
M62
M621
48
M61
Kingston upon Hull
47 M146
M606
1
Number
on Map
Scheme length
Newcastle upon Tyne
45 35
Sunderland
2
A1
Schemes already in construction
Schemes identified following the outcomes from the six feasibility
studies
92
A1 North of Ellingham
93
A1 Morpeth to Ellingham dualling
94
A1 Scotswood to North Brunton
95
A1 Birtley to Coal House widening
96
A628 Climbing Lanes
97
A61 Dualling
98
Mottram Moor link road
99
A57(T) to A57 Link Road
100
A47 North Tuddenham to Easton
101
A47 Blofield to North Burlingham dualling
Schemes announced in December 2014 and due to start
construction by end 2019/20
102
A47 Acle Straight
103
A47 & A12 junction enhancements
43
A19 Down Hill Lane junction improvement
104
A47/A11 Thickthorn Junction
44
A19 Norton to Wynyard
105
A47 Guyhirn Junction
45
A1 & A19 Technology enhancements
106
A47 Wansford to Sutton
46
M1 Junction 45 Improvement
107
A27 Arundel Bypass
47
M621 Junctions 1-7 improvements
108
A27 Worthing and Lancing improvements
48
M62/M606 Chain Bar
109
A303 Amesbury to Berwick Down
49
M62 Junctions 20-25
110
A303 Sparkford - Ilchester dualling
50
A585 Windy Harbour - Skippool
111
A358 Taunton to Southfields
51
A5036 Princess Way - Access to Port of Liverpool
52
M6 Junction 22 upgrade
53
M53 Junctions 5-11
54
M56 new Junction 11A
55
M6 Junction 19 Improvements
56
A500 Etruria widening
www.highways.gov.uk
Number
on Map
112
Schemes contributing to investment with local authorities
A50 Uttoxeter
1
Scheme is being delivered by Cornwall County Council and is partly funded
by Highways England.
For more information
come and see us on Stand C16
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Putting users at the heart of
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DAY 1
WEDNESDAY
25 NOVEMBER
Did you know?
In Singapore, Sopra Steria monitors over
20,000 taxis via GPS, helping operators
to rapidly identify incidents and smooth
traffic flow. Our systems also provide realtime rail and bus network information to
passengers.
Sopra Steria’s free-flow solutions ensure
that drivers on more than 70% of French
autoroutes pass smoothly through toll
gates without having to stop, and Swiss
tunnels are constantly monitored by our
systems to optimise safety.
Find out more on our stand (F34) about how we can help you with your intelligent transport solutions
Contact: Steve Bagge, Business Development Director, Sopra Steria UK
Tel: +44 (0)7966823251 Email: [email protected]
www.soprasteria.co.uk
CONFERENCE
EXHIBITION
INDUSTRY BRIEFINGS
KEYNOTES
NETWORKING
SUPPER
25
26
25 NOVEMBER (DAY 1)
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EXHIBITION FLOOR (Various activities)
DAY 1: AT A GLANCE
9.00
BURGES SALMON
STAGE
MOTT MACDONALD
THEATRE
IMTECH
THEATRE
TSC
THEATRE
Keynotes
Conference modules
Industry briefings
Industry briefings
09.00 Welcome, Steve Norris
09.05 Mike Brown, Commissioner,
Transport for London
10.00
11.00
10.35
Andrew Jones MP, Parliamentary
Under Secretary of State, Department
for Transport
12.00
13.00
14.00
12.40
Jim O’Sullivan, Chief Executive,
Highways England
14.00
Sampo Hietenan, Chief Executive, ITS
Finland
15.00
16.00
17.00
18.00
19.00
20.00
Exhibitors are hosting a variety of events across the two days from the exhibition floor, ranging from
technical briefings with presentations and key industry announcements to champagne receptions.
You’ll find full details for Day 1 on pages 20 and 51 of this guide.
15.40
Professor Lord Mair, head, Centre for
Smart Infrastructure and Construction,
University of Cambridge
9.00
09.20-10.30
Highways England, the
regulator and Transport
Focus set out their stalls
(S1)
11.15-12.30
Towards a network
that supports national,
regional and local
economies (S2)
14.15-15.30
Maintenance and asset
management (S3)
16.00-17.15
Skills, capacity and
resource (S4)
17.20
Haydn Mursell, Chief Executive, Kier
Group
19.00 HUK Supper
10.00
11.00
11.20-12.20
Roads of the Future, hosted by TRL
11.25-12.25
Putting the environment into road
design hosted by Campaign for Better
Transport
12.55-13.55
ECI – Panacea of Pipedream, hosted by
Costain
12.55-13.55
Road pricing, past, present and future
hosted by ITS (UK) and Campaign for
Better Transport
14.20-15.20
Learning from the Dutch: Improving
Customer Experience During Roadworks,
hosted by Arcadis
15.35-15.55
Business briefing, hosted by the AIA and IHE
14.25-15.25
Debunking the myths of concrete
paving, hosted by Britpave
16.05-17.05
Doing more with less, hosted by HMEP
16.10-17.10
Passing the baton hosted by ITS (UK)
Young Professionals Group
17.15-18.45
How connected will my journey be five years
from now, hosted by Imtech
17.15-18.45
TSC reception
12.00
13.00
14.00
15.00
16.00
17.00
18.00
19.00
20.00
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25 NOVEMBER KEYNOTES
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KEYNOTES FROM THE
BURGES SALMON STAGE
25 NOVEMBER
09.05
Mike Brown, Commissioner, Transport for London
As Commissioner, Mike Brown is responsible for making sure TfL provides world-class transport
services that keep London working, growing and make life in the Capital better. He oversees TfL’s
investment programme, which includes some of the largest and most complex engineering projects
in Europe. Mike joined London Underground in 1989 and worked in various operational manager
roles before becoming the company’s Chief Operating Officer in 2003. In 2008, he left to head up
Heathrow, then the world’s busiest international airport. He rejoined London Underground in 2010
as Managing Director, played a major role in the successful delivery of transport for the London 2012
Olympic and Paralympic Games. In July 2015 the Mayor asked him to act as Commissioner of TfL. He
lives in Wimbledon and uses the Underground every day.
10.35
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14.00
Sampo Hietanen, Chief Executive, ITS Finland
Sampo Hietanen is the CEO of ITS-Finland, a network of over 80 organisations varying from
authorities, business to research. He is father to the concept “Mobility as a Service”, a paradigm
change in transport offering. Hietanen’s background is in executive positions in civil engineering
and ITS and he has been founding and heading several international businesses in the field. He is
actively involved in developing new usage based charging schemes and promoting the big shift in
changing transport network structures with modern technology. He graduated as a civil engineer in
the Transport Planning department of Helsinki University.
15.40
Professor Lord Mair, head, Centre for Smart Infrastructure and Construction,
University of Cambridge
Robert Mair was appointed Professor of Geotechnical Engineering at Cambridge University in
1998. He is now the Sir Kirby Laing Professor of Civil Engineering and Head of Civil Engineering.
He was one of the founding Directors of the Geotechnical Consulting Group (GCG), an international
consulting company based in London, started in 1983. He was appointed Chief Engineering Adviser
to the Laing O’Rourke Group in 2011. He leads a major research group at Cambridge and is Principal
Investigator for the EPSRC/Innovate(UK) funded Centre on Smart Infrastructure and Construction
(CSIC). He is a Vice-President of the Institution of Civil Engineers, a Fellow of the Royal Academy
of Engineering (its Senior Vice-President 2008-2011), and a Fellow of the Royal Society. He was
awarded a CBE in the 2010 New Year’s Honours list and appointed an independent crossbencher in
the House of Lords in October 2015.
Andrew Jones MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department for
Transport
17.20
Andrew Jones was appointed Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at Department for Transport
in May 2015. He was elected Conservative MP for Harrogate and Knaresborough in May 2010
and has been a Parliamentary Private Secretary on the health, business and transport teams. He
has also chaired the Northern Electrification Taskforce which provided the Secretary of State for
Transport with advice on the next steps for electrification of railways in the North of England. As
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport, Andrew’s responsibilities include national
roads and Highways England; local transport, including Local Sustainable Transport Fund; Office for
Low Emission Vehicles (OLEV); connected vehicles; technology and innovation.
Haydn took over the role of Kier Group chief executive in July 2014, having joined Kier in August
2010 as Group Finance Director. He made the move across to Kier, whilst Deputy Finance Director
at Balfour Beatty. He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, having trained and
qualified in the contracting, housing and energy sectors of KPMG London, working with clients like
John Laing and National Power. Combining his roles at KPMG, Bovis Lend Lease, Balfour Beatty and
Kier, he has over 20 years of experience working in the built environment and construction sector.
Haydn was instrumental in orchestrating the successful acquisitions of May Gurney and Mouchel,
which now positions Kier as the UK’s leading provider in the combined strategic and local highways
market.
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Jim O’ Sullivan was appointed chief executive of Highways England in July 2015. Jim is a
chartered engineer and has spent his career within transportation, asset management, and utility
organisations. He was previously managing director at Heathrow Airport Holdings (formerly BAA) Airports Division and Edinburgh Airport. Jim holds a degree in Air Transport Engineering from City
University, London, an MBA from Lancaster University. The chief executive reports to the Highways
England Board, leading an executive team that operates, maintains and improves the strategic
road network in England. The chief executive is also responsible to the Permanent Secretary at the
Department for Transport for the stewardship of public money
Haydn Mursell, Chief Executive, Kier Group
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Richard Price, Chief Executive, Office of Rail and Road (ORR)
Richard Price is the chief executive of the Office of Rail and Road (ORR), Britain’s independent safety
and economic regulator for the railway industry. Richard was also the founding Chair of the UK
Regulator’s Network, the body for exchanging expertise and best practice across Britain’s sectoral
economic regulators. Richard has worked as a policy adviser and economist in public and private
sectors since the late 1980s including work on reforms in the criminal justice system, environmental
policy and tackling climate change. After a stint at the Prime Minister’s Strategy Unit, Richard led
industrial policy at the Treasury, reforming government support for business and rationalising the
UK’s regulatory framework. Richard has been chief executive of the ORR, since 2011, leading a
review of Network Rail’s finances, performance and efficiency; scrutinising major investments in
improving the network; and encouraging a more commercial, customer-focused approach to rail
finance and delivery.
NOVEMBER 25: CONFERENCE
MODULE SPEAKERS
EVENT MODERATOR
Anthony Smith, Chief Executive, Transport Focus
Kirsty Wark, broadcaster and Newsnight presenter
Anthony Smith is Transport Focus’s chief executive. Having qualified as a solicitor, Anthony worked
for five years as principal consumer lawyer for the Consumers’ Association, publishers of Which?
This was followed by a year as the legal consultant for Consumers International, a worldwide
federation of consumer groups. Prior to joining Transport Focus, Anthony was deputy and acting
director of ICSTIS, the regulator of premium rate telephone services. He is also a member of the Civil
Aviation Authority’s Consumer Panel.
Kirsty Wark is one of Britain’s most highly regarded and versatile broadcasters. As a regular
presenter of BBC 2’s Newsnight and The Review Show, her portfolio has extended from current
affairs to the arts. Kirsty was named Journalist of the Year by BAFTA Scotland in 1993 and Best
Television Presenter in 1997. In addition, Kirsty was chosen as Scot of the Year 1998, and was
awarded the 1999 News and Current Affairs prize by Carlton Women in Film and Television. She
was also nominated for the prestigious Richard Dimbleby Award for Best Television Presenter
(Factual, Features and News) in the BAFTAS 2000.
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SESSION 1
SESSION 2
09.20 - 10.30
HIGHWAYS ENGLAND, THE REGULATOR AND
TRANSPORT FOCUS SET OUT THEIR STALLS
Sponsored by
An opportunity to hear from Highways England, the moderator and watchdog
Upgrade your booking to include this session for just £75 + VAT at the conference
service desk next to the Mott MacDonald Theatre.
Jim O’ Sullivan was appointed chief executive of Highways England in July 2015. Jim is a
chartered engineer and has spent his career within transportation, asset management, and utility
organisations. He was previously managing director at Heathrow Airport Holdings (formerly BAA) Airports Division and Edinburgh Airport. Jim holds a degree in Air Transport Engineering from City
University, London, an MBA from Lancaster University. The chief executive reports to the Highways
England Board, leading an executive team that operates, maintains and improves the strategic
road network in England. The chief executive is also responsible to the Permanent Secretary at the
Department for Transport for the stewardship of public money
11.15 - 12.30
TOWARDS A NETWORK THAT SUPPORTS NATIONAL,
REGIONAL AND LOCAL ECONOMIES – AND
REBALANCES GROWTH ACROSS THE NATION
Sponsored by
What does the new focus on roads that support economic development
mean at the national, regional and local scale?
David Quarmby, former Chair RAC Foundation and head of RJRF’s Major Roads
for the Future study
David Quarmby has had a long career in policy, planning, management, operations and research,
mostly in transport and logistics, with four decades of board level experience in government,
public agencies, the private sector and research bodies. He is currently leading a two-year
Study for the Rees Jeffreys Road Fund on the future for England’s major road network; and chairs
the Freight Advisory Group of the Canal and River Trust. He recently stood down as chairman
of the RAC Foundation, a member of the Mayor’s London Roads Task Force, and as a Trustee
of the National Maritime Museum. Prior to 1996 he was a main board director and Joint MD of
Sainsburys; up to 1984 he was a board member and MD Buses at London Transport after a period
as director of research and then chief planning officer. In the 1960’s he was an Economic Adviser
at the Ministry of Transport, following a PhD in transport economics. David was appointed CBE in
2003.
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The widening gap between planning for
national and local highway networks
Geoff French
W
e are starting to get
more things right as
a nation regarding
transport provision – that transport
improvements aren’t just about time
savings on journeys, they have a
fundamental impact on economic
development. However there are
some important issues and potential
projects that currently fall between the
major national networks and those that
are the responsibility of local highway
authorities. This is perhaps especially
important in areas such as the south
east where travel demand already
significantly exceeds the transport
capacity and there is a huge level of
suppressed demand.
At the wider, national scale,
Highways England (and its equivalent
in the devolved nations) are both
providing the current highway
infrastructure and maintaining it. They
are also planning future developments
having taken on the five-year
budgeting cycle developed by the rail
network.
Clearly the network that Highways
England is responsible for is of
crucial, national significance as is their
planning of further improvements.
In the south of the country the
increasing demand likely on the
south west quadrant of the M25,
whichever London Airport is chosen
for expansion, and the problems on
the A3 through Guildford are good
examples of this.
However, below this national scale
there is a huge gap in scale down to
the local highway authorities – be they
counties or unitaries. There are many
potential projects within this gap that
are of too great a scale for individual
local highway authorities to address.
The gap is clear – but how should
it be bridged? In particular how can a
strategic case be made for major new
projects that fall into this gap?
It is intended that once
the overall study has
reported it will be possible
for individual highway
authorities to enter into
additional contracts for
bespoke pieces of work
to identify and prioritise
schemes within, or
largely within, their own
boundaries.
In the south, four LEPs are coming
together to try and deal with this
problem. Enterprise M3, Coast to
Capital, Thames Valley Berkshire
and Solent LEPs are initiating a study
to consider their regional and subregional transport needs. They are
doing this because they recognise that
economic development and housing
provision are crucially dependent
on providing suitable transport links.
They also recognise that it is easier
for these LEPs to come together
since that means that there are only
four parties directly involved. Across
the same geographic area there are
fifteen highway authorities which make
initiating and coordinating any work
very difficult.
The study brief makes clear that a
traditional transport economic case
is not being sought, its outputs will
set out the role of transport in raising
productivity and supporting economic
growth. It will cover both improved
connectivity with London and be
looking for other schemes that will
strengthen existing, and promote, new
corridors.
Whilst this commission is being led
and managed primarily by the LEPs,
it is being done on behalf of both the
LEPs and the local highway authorities.
There will also, naturally, be extensive
liaison with Highways England and
Network Rail.
It is intended that once the overall
study has reported it will be possible
for individual highway authorities to
enter into additional contracts for
bespoke pieces of work to identify and
prioritise schemes within, or largely
within, their own boundaries.
We hope that this project will help
bridge the gap we have identified
between national and local schemes in
the south of England and look forward
to sharing our experience with others
once it has been completed.
Geoff French CBE is Chair of the
Enterprise M3 LEP, Past President
of the ICE and a member of the
Highways UK advisory board.
The relationship and the gap
between national and local
highways is a core them in
the 11.15 session in the Mott
Macdonald Theatre on Day 1.
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Martin Fellows, Divisional Director, Strategy and Planning, Highways England
Martin is currently Divisional Director, Strategy and Planning at Highways England. Since joining the
then Highways Agency in 2008, he has held a number of technical and operational leadership roles
within the organisation. Martin was responsible for delivering Highways England’s first Strategic
Business Plan. More latterly he has led the company’s response to the newly established monitoring
regime undertaken by the recently appointed Highways Monitor (Office of Rail and Road) and
Transport Focus. An economist by training, Martin has extensive experience of working across both
the public and private sectors including senior roles in economic development, corporate strategy
and commercial banking.
David P Beddell, End Market Director, Highways, Europe, AECOM
David is a chartered civil engineer with significant experience in the planning, design, procurement
and implementation of major highways and infrastructure works in the UK and overseas markets. As
End Market Director, Dave carries executive responsibility for AECOM’s highways operations across
Europe, harnessing client relationships and developing over 1,200 talented professionals in the
region to drive profitable growth and excellence in delivery. Dave is a member of several influential
industry bodies and is an editorial advisor for the ICE Municipal Engineer publication.
Ben Plowden, Director of Strategy and Planning, Surface Transport, Transport for
London
Ben is currently Director of Strategy and Planning, Surface Transport at TfL, a position he has
held since 2011. Ben’s responsibilities include providing the overall strategic direction for Surface
Transport; joint lead on the annual business plan and budget; road network prioritisation; allocation
of transport capital funding to London’s boroughs; and delivery of cycling, walking, public realm,
road safety, freight, bus priority and travel demand management. Ben has extensive experience of
the workings of both national and local government, both from the “outside” as an environmental
campaigner and from the “inside” as a senior director at Transport for London (TfL). He is a nonexecutive director of the Transport Systems Catapult.
Martin Tugwell, Programme Director: England’s Economic Heartland Strategic
Alliance
Martin has over 20 years of experience in strategic transport and infrastructure planning at national,
regional and local levels. He is Programme Director for England’s Economic Heartland – a Strategic
Alliance of County and Unitary Councils and Local Enterprise Partnerships covering Oxfordshire,
Buckinghamshire, Northamptonshire, Milton Keynes and Bedfordshire – that is promoting a new
model of integration for strategic planning and delivery. His leadership on strategic planning at the
regional level created the Regional Transport Strategy for the South East, having previously worked
in the Government Office for the South East. Martin in a chartered engineer, a Fellow of the CIHT
and a Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers. He is a Trustee of the CIHT and Chairman of its
Learned Society and Technical Board. He is a past Chairman of the Transport Planning Society and a
Council member for the National Infrastructure Planning Association.
Boundless
possibilities
Morgan Sindall plc is a UK
construction, infrastructure
and design business.
Activities range from small works and repair
and maintenance to the design and delivery of
complex construction and engineering projects
from £50,000 to more than £1 billion.
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SESSION 3
14.15-15.30
MAINTENANCE AND ASSET MANAGEMENT
Sponsored by
Where is the new thinking on maintenance and asset management that
will be essential to delivering on the Government’s expectations?
Upgrade your booking to include this session for just £75 + VAT at
the conference service desk next to the Mott MacDonald Theatre.
Dana Skelley, Director of Asset Management, Surface Transport, TfL
Dana Skelley is Director of Asset Management at Transport for London. She is a chartered civil
engineer with an MBA and 26 years contribution to the highways and transportation sector
inspiring people, stakeholders and partners through continuous improvement and change.
Her responsibilities at TfL cover investment planning and delivery of new highway and public
infrastructure, its maintenance, management and improvement including major structures such
as flyovers, tunnels, heritage Thames crossings, and the biggest urban ‘invest to save’ central
management system (CMS) and LED urban lighting programme.
Bob Collis, Director of Infrastructure, TRL
Bob Collis is Director of Infrastructure at TRL; one of the UK’s leading transport research institutes.
With over 40 years’ experience he is responsible for TRL’s research and consultancy work for
government and private sector customers in the UK and overseas. He currently chairs the HA/QPA/
MPA collaborative research programme, is a member of the World Road Association’s UK Executive
Committee and Executive Director of FEHRL (the Forum of European National Highway Research
Laboratories). He is also the Concept Lead and chair of the working group for the development of
the Forever Open Road and Forever Open Railway programmes.
David Tarrant, Managing Director Transportation, Mott MacDonald
David Tarrant is Managing Director of Mott MacDonald’s highways business, responsible for leading
and managing the consultancy’s broad range of activities in the UK and abroad. This includes policy,
funding, highway design and construction, asset management and operations, along with various
specialist activities such as intelligent transport systems. David has worked in the highways sector
for over 30 years. At Hampshire County Council, he was deputy director of environment and led
on Hampshire’s local transport plan as well as issues such as intelligent transport systems, climate
change, development planning and environment strategy. Before moving to Mott MacDonald, he
was a partner and main board director at Gifford consultants. David is a former President of the
Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation.
Helping civil engineering
partners, local authorities,
motorists and the environment.
David Brewer, Network Delivery and Development Director, Highways England
David joined Highways England (formerly the Highways Agency) in 2013 as Network Delivery and
Development Director. He is responsible for maintenance and improvement of the network. He
has previously held senior roles with BAA where he led the group wide engineering transformation
programme and was Development Director for Gatwick Airport. In this role he was the Executive
Committee member responsible for asset management, operational process and capital programme
delivery. Prior to joining Highways England, David was Chief Executive of a Lend Lease /Amec joint
venture company responsible for a major waste management PFI business.
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The confidence of drivers around the world that are
kept informed, safe and moving. The confidence of our
customers and delivery partners in our experience and
professionalism, in ecologically sound, quality solutions
and reliable delivery.
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Moving our asset management journey
to an asset development journey
Dana Skelley
H
ighway and transport
authorities are gradually
becoming more aware of the
benefits of an asset management
approach at both officer and member
level. Initiatives such as the Highways
Maintenance Efficiency Programme
(HMEP), which support and encourage
the uptake and dissemination of good
asset management practice, have
focused to date, quite rightly, on getting
the basics right — including common
specifications, contract efficiencies,
right-first-time treatments, collaboration
in delivery, robust priorities and making
the compelling case for investment.
Getting the basics right unlocks
the opportunity to fully maximise
our assets’ potential - both for our
customers and for asset owners. But
it’s easy to take a functional view of
highway assets — their purpose is to
get you from A to B as quickly and
efficiently as possible, mindful of the
environment.
If we get the basics right then we will
generally achieve this, but we all know
there is so much more opportunity with
highway assets.
Highways assets are an integral part
of our every day life and influence it
in so many other ways — they can
transform the look and feel of an
area simply through their design,
layout, features and materials, for
example, simply repaving an area can
completely change it’s look, feel and
usage — which is well demonstrated
by the transformation of Upper Street
Islington.
Highways can also provide spaces
that encourage and support social
interaction and they can encourage
businesses to set up and grow,
for example the £34m Tottenham
Hale scheme replaced the gyratory,
delivered a bigger and improved bus
station, and created new public space
with trees, benches and additional
cycle parking, providing a modern area
for local residents and public transport
users to relax, meet and catch up.
The challenge is to maximise the
potential of our highways assets in a
manner that supports growth, improves
customer satisfaction and also creates
opportunities for generating income.
In doing this we must recognise
that not all roads and streets are the
same — one of the biggest challenges
is balancing the different demands on
streets and roads and supporting the
different functions and priorities in each
location. TfL’s nine street type definitions
— which range from Core Roads, like
the A40 Westway, to City Places, like
Exhibition Road — enable each street
type to be linked to a set of service
standards and a toolkit of potential
interventions — the right solution in the
right place.
The street types provide a clear
framework for the improvement and
maintenance of streets in London
— furthermore we are improving
our understanding of customer
‘delighters’ and ‘pain points’ to help
us fully maximise our assets’ potential.
Customer surveys help identify these
— and it’s no surprise that some of the
most deep rooted customer pain points
arise from ponding water, poor ironwork
condition and street clutter. This informs
our business-as-usual activities and
the need for targeted programmes of
work, for example, the introduction of
pedestrian countdown at traffic signals
has delighted our customers so we now
have a well defined programme to roll
this out much wider across London,
conversely carriageway defects have
been established as a key pain point
for cyclists so we adjusted our defect
thresholds accordingly.
Through street types and
understanding customer delighters/
pain points we are successfully building
on the basis of having well maintained
assets — and now we can take it further,
we can make our assets work for us and
generate income.
In a densely populated city, space is
at a premium and people movement
and footfall is high – two aspects that
benefit us greatly. For example, in
this digital age the service providers
need somewhere to locate their
telecommunication devices and
advertisers want locations where they
will interact with a large customer
base. Also, providing safe pedestrian
crossings at grade means we can find
alternative uses for subways such as
pipeways for utility services, reducing
future disruption from utility asset
management. Our highway assets
represent real revenue potential.
Our river piers and bus stations
also have considerable potential for
commercial development — we are
looking to create revenue streams.
Imagine a redeveloped pier, which
attracts more users but also provides a
supplementary cultural offering on the
Thames.
Asset management to many may
mean simply getting the basics right.
But to us at TfL we must move our
asset management journey to an
asset development journey and use
innovation and partnerships to get the
most out of our assets and delight our
customers.
Dana Skelley is Director of Asset
Management, Surface Transport
at Transport for London. Dana is
speaking in the maintenance and
asset management session which
takes place in the Mott MacDonald
theatre from 14.15-15.30 on 25
November
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Scott Cooper, Highways Service Director, Kier Group
Steve Rowsell, Senior Vice President, CIHT
Scott Cooper is Highways Service Director at Kier Group. He is responsible for the service
performance of the four Kier Highways England Asset Support Contracts which deliver end to end
highways maintenance services on the Strategic Road Network. He is also responsible for the
delivery of the Kier Highways Lean Strategy and continual improvements. Scott is a chartered civil
engineer and has worked within the construction industry and on highway maintenance contracts
for more than 25 years. In his early career he worked for a small civil engineering contractor before
moving onto working on Highways England Term Maintenance, Managing Agent Contractor (MAC)
and Asset Support (ASC) contracts, spending time working WS Atkins, Mouchel and Kier. He is firmly
of the view that successful delivery of projects and services relies on the effective collaboration
of all the parties including the client to deliver the required outcomes. The greatest innovations
and successes will always be delivered by the wider team. Applying lean thinking to highways
maintenance has demonstrated savings can be made and is vital to achieving the government
efficiency targets.
Steve Rowsell has over three decades of experience in major project delivery. This includes senior
roles at the Highways Agency, Crossrail and HS2 and procurement related expert witness work. At
Crossrail, Steve’s main tasks were to develop the procurement strategy and lead the procurement
of early contracts such as the Programme Partner, Project Delivery Partner and design frameworks.
As Procurement Director at the Highways Agency in the early 2000s Steve was responsible for
developing and implementing its new procurement strategy for delivery of the Government’s
£2billion per annum strategic road construction and maintenance programme. The success of this
approach resulted in Steve leading the new Change Agent role given to the Highways Agency by
Sir Peter Gershon in his 2004 Efficiency Review. This involved working with Local Authorities to help
to improve their procurement methods and achieve the challenging new efficiency targets. Steve is
currently Senior Vice President of the Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation and also
Chairman on the NEC3 Users’ Group.
Alan Mackenzie, Chairman, Asphalt Industry Alliance
John Donegan has over 30 years experience in pavements construction, specialising in cementitious
materials including hydraulically bound mixtures, roller compacted concrete, slipformed concrete
pavements in roads and airfields, and slipformed concrete channels and barriers. Graduating as a
civil engineer from Trinity College, Dublin join specialist in road paving in a 25-year career at SIAC
Construction. He became Technical Director for Bardon Composite Pavements in 2006 and set up
as an independent pavement engineering consultant in 2013. He was a founder member of Britpave
in 1991 and has contributed to several BSI technical committees, specification revisions, technical
presentations and publications. He chaired the Britpave Technical Committee for several years and
is current Chairman of its Roads Task Group.
John Donegan, Chair, Roads Task Group, Britpave
Alan was born in the Highlands of Scotland and has spent more than 30 years in the aggregates
industry. He joined Ennstone in 2001 as Regional Director and, a year later, became chief executive
of BEAR Scotland, in which Ennstone had a major shareholding. He successfully led the business,
managing and maintaining the motorway and trunk road network in the northern half of Scotland for
the Scottish Executive. In 2006 he rejoined Ennstone as Chief Executive in Scotland covering over
30 locations. Four years later Ennstone was bought by Breedon Aggregates and Alan is now Chief
Executive of Breedon’s Scottish business. He is a past president of the European Asphalt Pavement
Association and remains on the board. As well as being Chairman of the Asphalt Industry Alliance,
Alan is also Chairman of the UK Mineral Product Association’s (MPA) Asphalt Committee and the
MPA in Scotland and a member of the MPA Council.
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San Johal, Human Resources and Organisation Development Executive Director,
Highways England
San joined Highways England in November 2014 as Executive Director of Human Resources and
Organisation Development. Her remit includes working on the transition to a government owned
Company and taking responsibility for the HR function across the business, including Learning
& Development, Resourcing, Reward and Organisation Development. San has senior level HR
experience in a number of sectors including environmental services, utilities, retail and aviation. San
is experienced in supporting change management, transformation programmes and post transfer
integration exercises. As well as management and leadership development San is able to provide
expertise in shaping and providing a business focused and embedded HR support function. San is a
Chartered Fellow of the CIPD.
16.00 - 17.15
SKILLS CAPACITY AND RESOURCE
Sponsored by
Is the industry gearing up resources and skills sufficiently to meet
the challenges at the scale, level and pace expected?
Andrew Rowley, Commercial Director - Contracting, Tarmac
Andrew Rowley is Commercial Director – Contractor with Tarmac, which he joined in 2005. He chairs
the Mineral Products Association’s Road Strategy Group and is a member of its Asphalt Product
Committee. Andrew sits on various Highways England bodies including its Engagement Council,
Category Management Pavement Community Board, Collaboration Board, and Pavement Efficiency
Steering Group. Before joining Tarmac, Andrew held senior contracts-based roles with Aggregate
Industries and Associated Asphalt. His civil engineering career began as a surfacing supervisor with
Wimpey Asphalt.
Steve Fox, Chief Executive, BAM Nuttall
Steve Fox is Chief Executive of BAM Nuttall. He is a chartered engineer and fellow of both the
Institution of Civil Engineers and Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors. He is also
a Vice President of the ICE. Steve joined BAM Nuttall in 1989, was promoted to Business Unit
Manager for the company’s Central and West London business unit in 2001, appointed a member
of the Executive Board of BAM Nuttall in 2007 and then Chief Executive in April 2010. He has
been involved in assisting Infrastructure UK in its construction costs reduction exercise for the
UK government, and sat on the BIS trial projects steering group. He is a strong supporter of both
trade and technician apprenticeships as routes into the industry and is a member of the Apprentice
Ambassador Network. Steve has been actively working with BAM Nuttall’s Women@BAM group to
promote career opportunities for women. Steve was awarded a CBE for services to Civil Engineering
& Construction in the 2015 New Year’s Honours list.
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Road pricing past, present and future
Dr John Walker
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overnments world-wide have
been slow to implement
road pricing (aka congestion
charging, electronic toll collection,
value pricing) on a large scale, mainly
through fears that it is not acceptable
to the electorate.
But there is considerable evidence,
from Singapore, London, Stockholm
and elsewhere, that congestion
charging is acceptable to public
opinion, provided that certain
conditions are met, namely: equity,
revenue-neutrality (or alternatively
The problem is
compounded by the fact
that modern vehicles are
far more fuel-efficient than
their predecessors, resulting
in falling revenues - not
to mention the increasing
use of electric and other
alternative-fuel vehicles
which pay no gas tax at all.
that any revenues are re-invested in
transport), minimal cost overheads,
and that people who will be affected
have experience that road pricing
works.
Road pricing for cars, whether
electronic or manual, is most familiar to
us in the UK through the M6 toll, and
through river and estuarial crossings
such as the Dartford Crossing, the
Humber, Tamar and Severn bridges,
and smaller and more local schemes
such as the Pangbourne to Whitchurch
crossing of the Thames in Berkshire.
We also encounter it when we
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travel on French, Spanish or Italian
motorways.
Road pricing for trucks is now
commonplace in Europe, with
electronic schemes of various kinds
in Switzerland, Austria, Germany,
the Czech Republic, Slovakia, UK
(the “HGV Road User Levy”), Poland
and Hungary, and planned in other
countries such as Russia - though
violent protests in France caused
the abandonment of their proposed
“ecotaxe” scheme.
In both the UK and the US, toll
(“turnpike”) roads have a long history
going back to the 18th and 19th
centuries. In the UK roads were made
free at the point of use in Victorian
times - though of course we still pay
for them through our taxes.
There are many more toll roads,
some of them still called turnpikes,
in the United States, though again
most highways are “free” at the point
of use - that is, paid for from the
Highway Trust Fund which gets its
income from the “gas tax” - to which
individual States add a local tax to pay
for local roads. However, the gas tax
has not kept pace with inflation, and
the Highway Trust Fund has had to be
topped up from general taxation.
The problem is compounded by the
fact that modern vehicles are far more
fuel-efficient than their predecessors,
resulting in falling revenues - not to
mention the increasing use of electric
and other alternative-fuel vehicles
which pay no gas tax at all.
Because of this a number of US
states, led by Oregon, are looking into
alternative methods of raising revenue
to pay for roads. A pilot study involving
5,000 motorists (including state
legislators) has just started. Volunteers
Dr John Walker is Honorary
Secretary of the ITS(UK) Road
User Charging Interest Group and
Visiting Senior Research Fellow,
Transportation Research Group,
University of Southampton.
Dr Walker is leading the ITS
(UK)-hosted free industry briefing
on road pricing taking place in
the Transport Systems Catapult
Theatre from 13.00-14.00 on 25
November
are charged 1.5 cents per mile, and
will be given a credit for the gas tax
they have paid. If the trial is successful,
legislation will be introduced in
Oregon to permit state-wide road
pricing.
In the UK the Office for Budget
Responsibility says there will be a
£13.2bn pa revenue loss from motor
taxes by 2030, with fuel duty falling
from 1.7% to 1.1% of GDP, and VED from
0.3% to 0.1%.
We should also bear in mind that,
as the UK Eddington Report put it in
2006, “the potential for benefits from
a well-designed, large-scale road
pricing scheme is unrivalled by any
other intervention” - a view endorsed
by The UK Department for Transport
in “Towards a Sustainable Transport
System”.
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Embrace the opportunity presented to
work together to do things differently
Andrew Rowley
T
he £15bn roads investment
programme for the strategic
network will add 1,300 new miles
of lanes to motorways and A-roads
in the next five years, quadrupling
Highways England spend from £1bn a
year to £4bn by 2021. This is clearly a
huge opportunity to build on our critical
infrastructure; yet the challenges
ahead for our sector in delivering these
highways ambitions is enormous. A
four-fold increase in project spend
over seven years means we simply
cannot continue to work, plan or use
resources in the same way. If we are
to deliver on these road ambitions, it’s
vital that we embrace the opportunity
presented to work together to do
things differently.
This road investment is also
a golden opportunity to
re-think the way the supply
chain works together
Central to the effective delivery of
the roads programme are people. It is
widely recognised that there will be
continued pressure on availability of
a skilled workforce - the operatives,
supervisors, projects managers and
designers needed to deliver projects.
Attracting and retaining the right
people, in the right place, at the right
time requires certainty and confidence
in project delivery from Government.
But alongside this, we have a key role
to play in raising awareness of our
industry. Promoting it as an aspirational
careers choice in a growing and
exciting area. It’s something that we’ve
focused on via our graduates and
apprenticeships programme, taking
on 30 graduates in 2015 with a further
37 due in 2016, alongside the 80 or so
apprentices that we recruit annually.
As well as investing in people,
certainty in project delivery is key to
give companies the confidence to
invest in manufacturing capacity. We’ve
recently built a state-of-the-art asphalt
plant inside the M25 at Harper Lane,
significantly boosting our capacity to
supply sustainable asphalt solutions
into London and the South East.
We’ve also invested in new logistics
capabilities and equipment as we
continue to explore ways to deliver the
most effective, safe and cost efficient
highways solutions for customers.
This road investment is also a golden
opportunity to re-think the way the
supply chain works together. Early
engagement and closer collaboration
are not buzzwords. They’re critical to
not only delivering the scale of the
UK’s road ambitions, but also doing
so in an increasingly efficient and
sustainable manner.
This closer supply chain collaboration
is key to achieving Highways England’s
delivery targets. Project outputs can
be significantly improved by involving
contractors early on in the design
phase, where innovative solutions and
ideas can be proposed. For example,
utilising lower temperature asphalts
to reduce cooling times and extend
working windows; pre-planning hard
shoulders; pre-positioning plant on site;
or laying higher tonnages via better
planning and to maximise the available
window. This collaborative approach,
adopted with Costain on the Heysham
to M6 link road in Lancashire, helped
us to deliver a 20% reduction in project
carbon.
Investing on this scale requires
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Shaping future
road delivery
Andrew Rowley is Commercial
Director for Tarmac’s Contracting
business. Andrew will explore
these themes further in the
session on skills, capacity and
resource taking place in the Mott
Macdonald theatre from 16.0017.15 on 25 November.
confidence in the project pipeline,
but the industry is well placed to
respond to the demands of the roads
investment programme with much
having already been done. Increased
visibility of the future programme and
closer collaboration with Highways
England is essential to build on this
momentum, and ensure that the skills
and capacity demands of the next
few years can be met. The creation
of the new Engagement Council is a
great example of this new approach. It
demonstrates that Highways England
recognise the important role that tier
2 and tier 3 contractors must play
if they are to effectively deliver the
Road Investment Strategy and achieve
their efficiency targets. It provides
a forum to engage and drive early
collaboration and illustrates industry’s
collective commitment to adopting
new approaches to addressing the
challenges of roads delivery.
The UK road network is being transformed through a large
scale, long term investment strategy.
For information about Mace’s highways
experience, please contact:
Mace has been working in the highways sector since 2012 on projects
including the A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon, Smart Motorways and the
Lower Thames Crossing.
Ian Parker
Director
We are an international consultancy and construction company
employing over 4,600 people, across five continents with a turnover of
£1.49bn. Our business is programme and project management, cost
consultancy, construction delivery and facilities management and is
truly multi-disciplinary with services spanning the entire property and
infrastructure life cycle.
155 Moorgate,
London, EC2M 6XB
t +44 (0)20 3522 3000
e [email protected]
2015
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Kier Head
Office,
Tempsford
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NOVEMBER 25:
INDUSTRY BRIEFINGS AND EVENTS
IMTECH THEATRE
11.20-12.20
Roads of the Future
Hosted by TRL
Is traditional road building the best
approach for supporting our future road
needs? Our highways network faces
considerable challenges. Climate change,
extreme weather, increased congestion
are putting pressure on the aging
infrastructure. These factors, coupled
with limited construction budgets and the
changing mix of vehicles on our roads
is putting significant pressure on our
highways to adapt and evolve to meet
changing requirements. Are we ready to
start embracing change?
•Session led by Bob Collis, director of
infrastructure, TRL.
12.55-13.55
ECI – panacea of pipedream
Hosted by Costain
The benefits of the Early Contractor
Involvement (ECI) form of procurement
have been coming under scrutiny. In this
session Costain hosts a series of short
presentations from across the industry
debating the pros and cons of ECI and its
place in the current market. Presenters
include:
•Steve Rowsell, Vice-President, CIHT
•Mark Borland, Contracts Group Manager,
Surrey County Council
•Shaun Pidcock, Head of Projects and
Programmes, Transport for London
14.20-15.20
Learning from the Dutch:
Improving Customer Experience
During Roadworks
Hosted by Arcadis
Together with our team from The
Netherlands, we will stimulate thinking
on this important topic. Working with
the Dutch transport ministry Arcadis
developed and implemented the
MinderHinder approach. An important
part of this approach is the use of
Spitsmijden which encourages peak
period trip avoidance by using effective
communication, combined with
incentives to change driving behaviour.
The Dutch and Swedish now routinely
apply this approach to improve customer
experience during roadworks, can this
offer inspiration to the UK?
more, with less.
•Dr Colin Black, Technical Director,
Arcadis, UK
•Rob Mouris, Senior Adviseur, Arcadis,
Nederland
Hosted by Imtech
Themed open mic session with drinks!
By invitation only (but drop by onto the
Imtech stand D46 for further information
and to receive an invitation)...
15.35-15.55
Business briefing
Hosted by the AIA and IHE
The Asphalt Industry Alliance and
Institute of Highways Engineers invites
you to a short overview on the skills
challenges facing the roads industry
and how an enhanced training structure
could offer improved flexibility, both to
those considering a career in the sector,
as well as those already working in it.
16.05-17.05
Doing more with less
Hosted by HMEP
Delivering improved local roads and
services, more efficiently for residents
and businesses remains a top priority for
Government, local highway authorities
and their providers. Hear from policy
makers, practitioners and specialists on
how funding incentives, standardising
approaches to procurement, improving
long term planning, collaborating,
connecting and sharing practices is
leading to real transformation alongside
greater efficiencies, helping the
highways sector to move forward and
meet the significant challenge of doing
•Paul Bird, Director of Highways and
Transportation, Essex County Council
•Geoff Allister, executive director,
Highways Term Maintenance Association
(HTMA)
•Haydn Davies, programme manager and
policy lead, HMEP
•Steve Berry, head of highways
maintenance, DfT
17.15-18.45
How connected will my journey
be five years from now?
TSC THEATRE
11.25-12.25
Putting the environment into road
design
Hosted by Campaign for Better Transport
Whether we are building new roads
or retrofitting existing ones, there is a
persuasive view that good environmental
practice will increasingly become a
licence to work, not a “nice to have”. This
session is an opportunity to discuss with
our panel the challenge of where we go
next, making the most of the funds and
levers at Highways England disposal and
examples of European best practice from
Dutch contactor Royal BAM Group.
•Stephen Joseph, executive director,
Campaign for Better Transport
•Ivan Le Fevre, environment group
manager, Highways England
•Rien Huurman, research and
development manager, Royal BAM Group
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12.55-13.55
Road pricing, past, present and
future
Hosted by ITS (UK) and Campaign for
Better Transport
The session sets out the case,
need, benefits and barriers for road
charging. It also offers a round-up of
various international experiences and
lessons learnt, including recent trials in
Sweden and Oregon.
•Dr John Walker, Visiting Senior
Research Fellow, Transportation
Research Group, University of
Southampton; Hon Sec ITS(UK) Road
User Charging Interest Group
•Stephen Joseph, director, Campaign
for Better Transport
14.25-15.25
Debunking the myths of
concrete paving
Hosted by Britpave
Not so long ago the prospect of
a return to the widespread use of
insitu concrete paving on the UK’s
roads was almost unimaginable. But
in part thanks to a growing body of
long term performance monitoring
combined with innovative processes
and technologies, the many myths
surrounding concrete roads are being
debunked. In this session Britpave and
its members sets the record straight
with respect to a range of issues
such as noise, skid resistance, whole
life costing, durability, mainenance
and environmental impact. And as
Highways England rolls out its smart
motorway concept the speakers will
assert that concrete paving might be
the only material capable of matching
the demanding design requirments.
•Chair: Joe Quirke, chair, Britpave
•John Donegan, owner, JP Donegan
Consultant
•John Willis, Tyrolit
16.10-17.10
Passing the baton
Hosted by ITS (UK) Young
Professionals Group
What can be passed from one
generation of highways industry
leaders to the next? The panel will
combine industry old hands with
emerging leaders to discuss how the
new emphasis on an experience-based
and user-focused approach is affecting
the requisite skills set. It will offer
“fearless predictions” and decisions
about the future while eliciting pearls
of wisdom including things I wished
I knew then, good and bad career
choices and life in transport outside
work hours.
•Moderator: Mara Makoni, Mouchel,
Chair of the ITS (UK) Young
Professionals Interest Group
•Steven Norris, President of ITS (UK)
•Jo Scott, Atkins, ITS (UK) Young
Professional of the Year
•Meg Downing, Operational Capability
lead for Professional and Technical
Services, Highways England
•Susan Claris, Associate Director, Arup
EXHIBITION FLOOR
Various activities
11.40-12.10; repeated 14.40-15.10
Legal perspectives on
infrastructure JVs (Burges
Salmon stage)
Maximising success, avoid bear traps.
Chris Jackson, partner at
Burges Salmon, will address:
•Highway JVs - common structures and
approaches
•Benefits and common problems
•Getting it right - key do’s and don’ts
•Meshing the legal and commercial
aspects
12.55-13.55
Highways England (C16)
Meet the senior management team
13.15 and 13.45
The answer to potholes? (F45)
The cost of maintenance, repairs and
replacement of roads and pavements
is a significant burden on central
government and town hall budgets.
Potholes are costing tens of millions of
pounds each year. WPE Technologies
solutions for road maintenance
includes Smart Sealant, which offers
climatic resilience and durability and is
projected to outlast untreated products
by nearly 20 years. Too good to be
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true? Find out more. Question the
CEO directly at the WPE stand F45.
Refreshments
13.30
Going home with a new SatNav?
(E15)
TomTom is giving away one of its latest
generation Being Always Connected
SatNavs to one of today’s visitors. The
draw takes place on TomTom’s stand
E15 at 13.30. Be there to find out if
you’ve won or visit the stand anyway
to find out how TomTom’s astonishing
technology can help you reach your
destination reliably and effortlessly.
13.30
Talk to Anthony Smith (J15)
Anthony Smith, chief executive
of Transport Focus will be on the
Transport Focus stand, J15, to outline
his approach to measuring driver
satisfaction and identifying road users’
priorities for improvement. And of
course you can discuss these issues
with other key members of Transport
Focus, the independent transport user
watchdog, at anytime throughout the
event.
17.15-18.45
Drinks receptions from exhibitor
stands
Join colleagues and friends for informal
drinks hosted from exhibitor stands.
In particular make sure you visit the
Highways England reception (stand
A47) to meet the team responsible for
modernising, maintaining and operating
the strategic road network and
Fitzpatrick Advisory (stand C16) to toast
the company’s launch.
19.00
Supper event sponsored by
Arcadis
Finish off the day at the informal
supper event in the Mott MacDonald
Theatre. Guest speakers include Simon
Light, Arcadis’ UK Client Development
Director and Steve Norris, former
Transport Minister. We’re close to full
at the time of going to press, but some
tickets might still be available on the
day from the conference booking desk.
Arcadis. Improving quality of life.
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Do autonomous vehicles need to be
demonstrably safer than driver-operated
vehicles to gain public trust?
Chris Jackson
O
ne of the central selling
points for connected and
autonomous vehicles is
the aspiration that this will lead to
an increase in road safety. This is a
key observation of the Department
for Transport’s review The Pathway
to Driverless Cars, which points
out that 94% of road deaths and
injuries involve human error, a large
part of which could be avoided by
automation.
However, evidence from other
transport modes suggests that this
will not directly translate into public
acceptance of even such an improved
safety record. Incidents in the railway
industry (such as the fatal derailment
at Ladbroke Grove which killed 31
people), aviation (the Air France
Concorde crashing in Paris in 2000
killing 113) and coach (a Belgian
coach crash in a Swiss tunnel in 2012
94% of road deaths and
injuries involve human error,
a large part of which could
be avoided by automation
killing 28) all rightly resulted in high
profile responses, national enquiries
and enhanced regulation despite
those modes of transport all being
substantially safer than current road
transport.
An inference to be drawn from this
may be that the acceptance of road
transport safety levels is currently
an anomaly compared to other
modes, in large part because the risk
arises from the actions of the drivers
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themselves. However, once the vehicle
becomes autonomous and the drivers
themselves are no longer in charge,
that tolerance of safety may change.
Even if overall road traffic incident
numbers fall, a single large event (for
example caused by a software glitch
in a convoy of vehicles, or a single
vehicle malfunction in a high speed
environment) might cause public
acceptance of autonomous travel
to waiver or lead to calls for further
regulation.
That may well be a good thing.
It may be the start of the ratchet
which will continually drive up safety
standards over the years. However,
engineers and others designing
vehicle performance, resilience and
safety might be forgiven for asking
themselves what level of safety is
‘good enough,’ and indeed whether
‘good enough’ is the right standard.
Does extra cost (weight?
redundancy?) have to be incurred in
building in extra fail safe technology?
What level of software firewalls
and updates are needed? What is
specification for vehicle response
times to sensed incidents? Could
this make a vehicle prohibitively
expensive? In short, do autonomous
vehicles need to be as safe, or
demonstrably safer, than driveroperated vehicles in order to gain
public trust?
English law has proven itself
to be flexible over centuries to
accommodate changing risk profiles,
and re-shaping the law again to
accommodate driverless cars is
possible. The real question is how the
law is adapted to allocate the risks and
Chris Jackson is partner at
Burges Salmon. He will explore
these themes further in the
opening conference session
on 26 November. Chris and
colleagues are also providing
a series of briefings from the
Burgess Salmon stage area
throughout the event. These
cover the role of legal services
and insurance in bringing
connected and autonomous
vehicles to market and a legal
perspective on achieving
successful joint ventures on
infrastructure projects. Full
details on pages 51 and 69.
liabilities between involved parties to
achieve public acceptance.
It is at least likely that much of that
liability will be shifted away from
drivers and vehicle owners and
onto those in control of software,
manufacturing, maintenance,
approvals, design and import. Even
where overall the number of incidents
and their human and financial costs
fall substantially those developing
autonomous vehicles will need to
consider how responsibility for them
will be reallocated.
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EXHIBITION FLOOR (Various activities)
DAY 2: AT A GLANCE
9.00
10.00
11.00
BURGES SALMON
STAGE
MOTT MACDONALD
THEATRE
IMTECH
THEATRE
TSC
THEATRE
Keynotes
Conference modules
Industry briefings
Industry briefings
09.00 Welcome, Derek Turner
09.10 Philip Hoare, Group Managing
Director, Transportation, UK & Europe,
Atkins
10.50
Dr Anthony Thomson, VP Business
Development & Marketing, Qualcomm
Europe
12.00
13.00
14.00
9.00
09.30-10.45
Infrastructure - enabling a vehicular social
networkstalls (S5)
11.15-12.30
People - travel demand, influencing travel
patterns and behaviour (S6)
12.40
David Poole, Commercial and
Procurement Director, Highways
England
14.00
Simon Ellison, Highways Director,
Costain
15.00
16.00
Exhibitors are hosting a variety of events across the two days from the exhibition floor, ranging from
technical briefings and presentations and key industry announcements to champagne receptions.
You’ll find full details for Day 2 on pages 20 and 69 of this guide
15.40
Graham Bradley, UK Director of Mobile,
Smart City and Fleet Solutions, INRIX
09.35-09.45
The future of mobility, hosted by TRL
10.00
11.00
11.20-12.20
Unlocking the potential of
transport technology, hosted by Transport
Technology Forum
12.55-13.55
Thinking Green! The role of ITS in meeting
environmental targets, hosted by Imtech
14.15-15.30
Vehicles - towards connected and
autonomous vehicles (S7)
09.40-10.40
Putting road users at the heart of
decision making, hosted by Transport
Focus
11.25-12.25
From research to practice, hosted
by CIRIA
12.55-13.55
Connected Car, hosted by AESIN
12.00
13.00
14.00
15.00
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26 NOVEMBER
09.10
Philip Hoare, Group Managing Director, Transportation, UK & Europe, Atkins
Philip is Managing Director of Atkins’ Transportation division that covers all of Atkins business in the
road, rail and aviation sectors across the UK & Europe. This brings together a team of over 3,000
professional people with the aim of shaping the future of Transportation. Since joining the company
in 1997, Philip has held a number of senior positions in Atkins’ Highways and Rail businesses
focused on delivering growth and innovation across a wide range of projects. Philip is a chartered
civil engineer with over 20 years of experience and is a member of the Institution of Civil Engineers
and the Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation.
10.50
Dr Anthony Thomson, VP Business Development & Marketing, Qualcomm Europe
Anthony is vice president of business development and marketing at Qualcomm Europe. He
joined Qualcomm in October 2011 after the acquisition of HaloIPT, where he was founding chief
executive and led efforts to commercialize Auckland University’s wireless power technology.
Within Qualcomm he retains broad responsibility for the business interests of Qualcomm Halo
technology on a global scale. Prior to HaloIPT, Dr. Thomson worked for over ten years at a number
of multinational corporations, investment banks and research institutions.
12.40
David Poole, Commercial and Procurement Director, Highways England
David Poole is Commercial and Procurement Director for Highways England. David was part of the
executive team that successfully transitioned the business to a Government owned company from
its predecessor Executive Agency. David joined the business in September 2008 as Procurement
Director, bringing extensive experience in supply chain management, procurement, purchasing and
programme management. Before joining the business David was a Supply Chain Director with GE’s
Aerospace Systems Division, and responsible for supply chain management and cost reduction
across a number of UK businesses.
14.00
Simon Ellison, Highways Director, Costain
Simon Ellison was appointed as Costain’s Highways Sector Director in 2012. He is responsible for
the delivery of all services to highways customers who plan, develop, manage and maintain the
UK’s road network. He started his career with Costain as an industrial placement student on the A34
Newbury Bypass. On graduating Simon joined the Costain graduate development programme. He
has since worked on and managed a wide variety of significant projects around the UK, including
major infrastructure projects.
15.40
Graham Bradley, UK Director of Mobile, Smart City and Fleet Solutions, INRIX
Graham is a professional and creative senior manager with an International background and
expertise in selling and delivering technical products and services. Graham is a mobile internet
industry veteran with a strong ability to understand a given technology and the business models
associated with its success. INRIX specialises in real time movement and movement analytics.
It provides live and historical traffic information in 40+ countries and counts 8 of the top 10 car
manufacturers as customers. In addition it also provides historical and real time traffic information to
public sector, media, fleet and mobile customers.
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NOVEMBER 26: CONFERENCE
MODULE SPEAKERS
EVENT MODERATOR
Richard Westcott, BBC Transport
Correspondent
Richard’s been the BBC’s Transport
Correspondent for three years. Before
covering transport, Richard was a familiar
face on Breakfast television, and before that
he read the news on Radio 1.
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Philip Proctor, Principal Engineer, Future Technologies Team Leader, Highways
England
Philip is Principal Engineer and team leader of Highways England’s future technologies team
based in Bristol. In this capacity he is responsible for the research and development of Intelligent
Technology Systems and the provision of guidance, standards and technical support to Network
Operations and Major Projects. Successful projects include Traffic Radio and a number of travel
information research projects. Prior to joining Highways Agency, Philip worked for four years in
engineering at Toshiba UK.
Isabel Dedring, Deputy Mayor for Transport, Greater London Authority
Isabel Dedring is London’s Deputy Mayor for Transport and Deputy Chair of Transport for London.
She is responsible for setting and delivering policy across the Mayor’s £10b annual transport
budget. Isabel has led for the Mayor on a range of initiatives including the creation of TfL’s £4b
Roads Modernisation Programme and the Tube’s 30% performance improvement target. She has
been heavily involved in defining and delivering London’s new air quality and cycling initiatives.
Isabel’s role encompasses delivering new infrastructure, including through TfL’s first “Growth
Fund” designed to catalyse housing and jobs growth in London. Isabel also leads for City Hall on
the Mayor’s 2050 Infrastructure Plan for London. Isabel is a qualified US lawyer with a background
in regulated industries and management consultancy.
Paul Campion, Director, IBM Global Financing
SESSION 5
09.30 - 10.45
INFRASTRUCTURE – ENABLING A VEHICULAR SOCIAL NETWORK
This session addresses the increasing interdependence between in car-robotics and intelligent
infrastructure, as well as mapping out some of the key cultural, regulatory, legal and societal
challenges to be resolved if we are to leverage the maximum benefit for end-users.
Dr Daniel Ruiz, Managing Director, Imtech Traffic & Infra UK
Daniel leads the Imtech business in UK and Ireland. He is driving it towards being the partner
of choice for intelligent infrastructure. Imtech is a provider of technology systems and solutions
for road transport and travellers. Imtech addresses the whole lifecycle: design, integrate, install,
maintain and develop. Imtech achieves this balanced service through collaborative relationships
with its customers, partners and suppliers. Daniel was previously the start-up director for the
Transport Systems Catapult, he set up the Transport Coordination Centre for the London
Olympics, and was Head of Real Time Operations for TfL. He is Interim Chairman for the Transport
Technology Forum
Paul leads IBM’s financing business in the UK and Ireland which helps hundreds of IBM’s clients
to improve the business cases for their IT and transformational investments by optimising their
cashflow, budget utilisation and balance sheet impact. Paul has been in the IT industry for over
thirty years, the majority in client solution sales. He has experience of technical, marketing and
operations roles based in London, Paris, New York and Zurich. His knowledge of the travel
and transport industries led to his appointment as a non-executive director on the board of
the Transport Systems Catapult, set up by Innovate UK to drive growth in the UK economy by
increased uptake of innovation and new technology.
Chris Jackson, Partner, Burges Salmon
Chris is recognised as a UK leading lawyer with a track record of success in large and complex
commercial issues. He has national recognition in two areas – Transport and Safety. He has been
closely involved in policy, strategic and operational work (and in developing the firm’s strong
specialist practices) in both areas. Chris chairs the firm’s Transport Sector Group covering Road,
Rail, Marine and Ports, Aviation and cross-modal initiatives. Chris’s extensive experience includes
procurement, road and regulation and complex and business critical commercial situations. He is
already advising the Venturer Driverless Cars Project (and other projects) on the legal solutions
relating to the transition to high, and full, autonomous vehicles.
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A broad-brush perspective on trends in travel patterns that goes beyond how travel information can
smooth traffic flow to consider how changes in the workplace, home and lifestyle are changing trend
patterns and influencing long-term demand
Professor Miles Elsden, Chief Scientist, Department for Transport
Miles Elsden Joined the UK Department for Transport in May 2012. He is currently Chief Scientist
and Deputy Chief Scientific Advisor and is head of the Science and Engineering profession in
the Department. Previously he has worked at the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory
(Dstl), which is part of the UK Ministry of Defence, and most recently for the Government Office for
Science where he was head of Civil Contingencies, Defence and Security. Miles has a background
in applied mathematics and computational fluid mechanics and spent a number of years as an
academic in the UK, France and Germany.
Steve Norris, Former government minister and independent business advisor
Steve has combined a career in politics with a business career in property, infrastructure and
transportation. He has been a member of the Boards of both TfL and the LDA and recently served
on the Treasury’s growth task Force for HS2. He chairs the National Infrastructure Planning
Association, is a Fellow of both RICS and CILT, a Companion of the ICE, and an honorary Fellow
of the Project Managers Association. Steve was a Conservative MP from 1983 to 1997 and in 1992
appointed Minister for Transport with a special responsibility for all London transport. After retiring
from Parliament he was twice his party’s candidate for Mayor of London.
Stephen Joseph, Executive Director, Campaign for Better Transport
Stephen Joseph has been executive director of Campaign for Better Transport since 1988. His
wide-ranging expertise and contacts have helped to make the organisation the country’s leading
transport NGO. Stephen was a member of the Commission for Integrated Transport from 19992005, having been one of the panel of external advisers on the Transport White Paper 1997/8.
More recently he has been a member of challenge panels or advisory groups for Government
plans on high-speed rail, eco-towns, transport appraisal and the Local Sustainable Transport Fund.
Professor David Metz, Centre for Transport Studies, University College London
David Metz is a visiting professor in the Centre for Transport Studies, University College London,
where his research focuses on how demographic factors influence travel demand. He spent part
of his career as a senior civil servant in a number of UK government departments, both as policy
advisor and scientist, including five years as Chief Scientist at the Department of Transport. His
recent research has been summarised in a short book entitled ‘Peak Car: the Future of Travel’,
published by Landor Links in 2014.
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Can we build our way out of congestion?
SESSION 7
Professor David Metz
VEHICLES - TOWARDS CONNECTED AND AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES
T
he Government has announced
its Road Investment Strategy that
commits £15 billion expenditure
over the next five years. One stated
aim is a ‘free-flow core network, with
mile a minute speeds increasingly
typical’. How realistic is this?
Let’s consider the past pattern
of travel behaviour that has been
tracked over the past forty years by
the National Travel Survey. Average
travel time has stayed steady at about
370 hours a year, or an hour a day, a
finding that holds true for all settled
human populations. What has changed
over the period is the average distance
We need a substantial
reallocation of planned
expenditure within the
Roads Investment Strategy
- from the civil engineering
technologies of the
twentieth century to the
digital technologies of the
twenty-first
travelled, which increased from 4500
miles a year in the early 1970s to 7000
miles in the mid 1990s, since when this
has grown no more. This increased
distance in the unchanged travel
time is the result of investment in the
transport system that has permitted
faster travel – private investment in
cars, public investment in roads, and in
railways.
People have taken the benefit
of investment by travelling further
to more distant destination, not by
saving time in reaching unchanged
destinations. This is contrary to what
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What is the near and medium term direction of travel with respect to connected and autonomous
vehicles? How will this change the requirements of the ‘hard’ infrastructure. What are the likely impacts
of the European Commission’s ITS Platform Working Groups report due at the end of the year?
transport economists suppose when
they estimate the main benefit of
investment as time savings, valued
for the extra work or leisure made
possible. In reality, people travel
further to have more opportunities and
choices. For example, by travelling
faster on the journey to work, you
have more choice of jobs accessible
from where you live in the time you
allow yourself for travel, more choice
of homes accessible from your
workplace, more choice of shops,
schools and so forth.
So people take advantage of road
improvements that permit faster
travel to make longer trips as part of
their daily routine. This is particularly
the case in areas where demand for
housing exceeds supply, creating an
incentive to travel further in search of
affordable properties.
Daily travel is an important
component of traffic on parts of
the Strategic Road Network (SRN).
Congestion on this network arises near
to populated areas, where local users
interfere with long distance users.
Remote from populated areas, the
traffic generally flows freely. If we add
carriageway to a congested section of
the SRN, it is the local users who take
advantage of the faster travel to make
rather longer trips, which generate
extra traffic, and which restore
congestion to what it was previously.
Long distance users are no better off.
This is the basis for the maxim: ‘You
can’t build your way out of congestion’,
which from experience we know
generally to be true.
So what do we do about
congestion? Surveys of road users
find that the main problem with
congestion is unreliability, rather than
increased time taken. We can tackle
the unreliability problem by providing
road users with good predictive travel
time information before they set out,
so reducing uncertainty in arrival time.
This is becoming increasingly possible
through digital technologies, which are
far more cost effective than traditional
civil engineering technologies in
meeting the needs of road users.
So we can’t build our way out of
congestion, but we can manage the
problems arising from congestion
far more effectively. To do that, we
need a substantial reallocation of
planned expenditure within the
Roads Investment Strategy - from
the civil engineering technologies of
the twentieth century to the digital
technologies of the twenty-first.
Eric Sampson, independent transport strategy advisor
Eric Sampson is a Visiting Professor at Newcastle University and City University London and an
independent transport strategy advisor. He worked in the Department for Transport for for 39
years, retiring in November 2006. He was a founder member of the international study group that
led to the formation of ERTICO – “ITS-Europe” – in 1992 and has been a member of the ERTICO
Supervisory Board and then its Chairman. He retains a strong interest in developing academic–
industrial collaboration and the contribution of science and technology to transport policy-making.
He was elected Chairman of ITS-UK in May 2007 and was appointed CBE in the Queen’s Birthday
Honours List 2007.
Dr Mike Bell, Global Connected Car Director, Jaguar Land Rover
Mike Bell is the Global Connected Car Director, a new position to address customer demand
for connected car technologies. He is responsible for establishing and leading the end-to-end
connected car service for Jaguar Land Rover, delivering an integrated strategy for telematics,
mobile connectivity (both in-car and connected devices) and connected services. Prior to this Mike
was Chief Technology Officer at Jaguar Land Rover. Mike has spent 20 years as a senior strategic
technology professional working for major Fortune 500 and FTSE 100 companies, delivering
innovative technologies to deliver significant business benefit. He has experience of multiple
industry verticals including utilities, manufacturing, telecoms, oil exploration, and public sector.
Nick Reed, Academy Director, TRL
David Metz is a visiting professor
at the Centre for Transport
Studies, University College
London, and a former Chief
Scientist at the Department for
Transport. He is author of ‘Peak
Car - the Future of Travel’ and
writes at www.peakcar.org.
Professor Metz will explore these
themes further in the session on
travel demand taking place in
the Mott Macdonald theatre from
11.15-12.30 on 26 November
Nick joined the Human Factors and Simulation group at TRL in January 2004 following post-doctoral
work in visual perception at the University of Oxford and in 2014 became director TRL’s Academy
co-ordinating scientific activities across the business. He has led a wide variety of research studies
using the full mission, high fidelity car and truck simulators with a number of published articles,
conference papers, and appearances in national and international media. Nick also championed
work in the area of vehicle automation at TRL, culminating in technical leadership of the GATEway
(Greenwich Automated Transport Environment) project.
Dr Joanna White, ITS Group Leader, Professional and Technical Solutions, Highways
England
Dr White has 15 years’ experience in ITS and operational service delivery; the last seven in a
strategic management role in the Highways Agency. She is the Group Leader for the ITS Research
Group and is Technical Lead for the Innovation Designated Funds as outlined in Highways England’s
Delivery Plan. Jo has worked in roles covering research and development, programme governance
and operational delivery not only in the public sector, but for private organisations including Atkins
and TRL.
Ian Patey, Head of Profession, Mouchel Consulting and Chair ITS (UK) Connected
Vehicles Interest Group
Ian is Mouchel’s head of Profession for Transport. He was instrumental in the establishment and
growth of Mouchel’s ITS consultancy business. He is the Vice-Chair of ITS(UK) and the Chair of
ITS(UK)’s Connected Vehicles Interest Group. Ian leads Mouchel’s ITS business in Australia and
played an instrumental role in the initial development of the Kwinana Managed Freeway pilot. He is
a Director of NIS, the joint venture between Mouchel and Thales which operates and delivers the
National Traffic Information Service for Highways England. He is a UK Representative on the World
Roads Association, Technical Committee TC2.1 on Road Operations and a Fellow of the ICE.
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Professor Nick Reed
R
oad markings play a pivotal
role in the driving task. They
provide drivers with guidance
as to where their vehicle should be
positioned; indicate the direction of
the road ahead; provide information
about appropriate speed, parking
and directions, and some can even
provide tactile and auditory feedback
to a driver. However, with rapid
progress being made towards partially,
highly and eventually fully automated
vehicles, will we even need road
markings in the future?
The use of road markings for lane
guidance has been around for many
years. Lane assist technologies are
now relatively commonplace in our
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as General Motors and Tesla have
announced new iterations of the
technology in order to manage speed
effectively and enable ‘hands off/feet
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These driver assistance features
provide safety and comfort to drivers,
many of whom have come to depend
on this technology. In fact, some have
even gone as far as to complain to
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for road markings?
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-- highlighting the importance of
providing road markings that are not
only legible to human drivers, but to
driver assistance systems too.
Currently, lane guidance systems
rely on the presence of a human driver
to attend to the driving situation at all
times and intervene if/when necessary.
However, higher levels of vehicle
automation will eventually enable
drivers to engage in tasks other than
driving.
Google’s self-driving cars and similar
systems from Delphi, Bosch and the
University of Oxford depend on highly
detailed and frequently updated threedimensional mapping information.
Data held within these maps can
potentially include all of the information
that is provided to a human driver
by road markings, thereby reducing
sensor and processing load. It can also
be more easily standardised between
different international jurisdictions than
is possible with conventional markings.
So what does this mean for the future
of road markings?
If such vehicles come to represent
a significant proportion of the total
vehicle pool, then the need to update
and maintain road markings will be
significantly reduced. In fact, the
presence of road markings could even
constrain the use of available road
space. For example, if all vehicles using
a highway are automated, then road
space can be managed dynamically
-- potentially leading to significantly
greater capacity and network
efficiency.
While the benefits are clear, there
are many key questions about this
future scenario. How and how often,
will the data needed to create these
maps be collected? Will this require
Professor Nick Reed is academy
director at TRL and leads the
GATEway autonomous vehicle
project. Nick is speaking in
the towards connected and
autonomous vehicles session
which takes place in the Mott
MacDonald theatre at 14.15 on 26
November.
specific mapping vehicles or can
publicly owned vehicles be used
to share the necessary data? What
proportion of vehicles will need to be
suitably equipped before authorities
can consider downgrading its road
markings maintenance regime and
which authority would dare go first?
How will non-motorised road users be
affected by such changes?
While many questions need to be
answered, we cannot deny that there
is a changing dynamic in the way
drivers, vehicles and roads must work
together to make each journey safe and
comfortable. Today, the need for road
markings is as great as it ever has been,
but future scenarios are foreseeable
where their criticality to driving may be
challenged. With automated vehicles
soon able to read the roads of the
future, it may well be that we won’t
have to.
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INDUSTRY BRIEFINGS AND SCHEDULED EXHIBITOR EVENTS
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NOVEMBER 26:
INDUSTRY BRIEFINGS AND EVENTS
IMTECH THEATRE
09.35-09.45
The future of mobility
Hosted by TRL
The Road Investment Strategy sets
out to create a strategic road network
that’s suitable for modern Britain,
but our travel needs are constantly
evolving. The driving task is becoming
increasingly automated and drivers
increasingly connected. More and
more vehicles are being electrified,
putting pressure on charging
infrastructure requirements. And fewer
young adults each year are choosing
to take their driving test, instead opting
to use other forms of technology
and shared mobility. So what will
mobility look like in the future and
what impact will these trends have on
those responsible for managing and
maintaining the nation’s roads?
Contributors include:
•Professor Nick Reed, Academy
Director, TRL
•Neil Sharpe, Director, Engineering &
Technology, TRL
11.20-12.20
Unlocking the potential of
transport technology
Hosted by Transport Technology
Forum
The transport technology community is
relatively small and diverse. Although
its direct contribution to GDP is low in
comparison to vehicle manufacture
and civil engineering, transport
technology has the potential to unlock
massive potential across the rest of
transport, thereby making a significant
contribution to economic growth
and delivering social benefits. The
Transport Technology Forum (TTF)
was set up earlier this year to provide
a coherent vision and better exploit
existing and emerging technology for
transport. In this briefing, you will learn
more about the Forum and meet a
number of its key players. You will hear
at first hand what purchasers, suppliers
and government think the Forum
can achieve and get the opportunity
to engage in debate with Forum
participants.
•Session led by Daniel Ruiz, interim
chairman, TTF
•Tom Macmorran, Sales and Marketing
director, Siemens Traffic Controls
•Dr Steven Ladyman, Strategic Advisor,
Clearview Traffic Group, former
Transport Minister
•Dr Joanna White, Intelligent Transport
Systems Group Leader, Highways
England
•Anthony Ferguson, Head of Buses
and Taxis Division, Department for
Transport
12.55-13.55
Thinking Green! The role of
ITS in meeting environmental
targets
Hosted by Imtech
An Imtech hosted themed open mic
session with light lunch. By invitation
only, but drop by onto the Imtech stand
D46 to find out more and receive an
invitation...
TSC THEATRE
09.40-10.40
Putting road users at the heart
of decision making
Hosted by Transport FocusTransport
Focus, the new independent
transport user watchdog, places a
strong emphasis on evidence-based
research. This session will outline its
role, insight from research carried out
so far and details of its forthcoming
research programme. It will also
cover how Transport Focus intends to
measure satisfaction among Highways
England’s customers through a new
survey launching in October 2016. The
session will be framed in the context
of “this is what the customer is saying”
and lead into an open Q&A session
on how this could translate into
stakeholder opportunity and how road
users’ aspirations can best be met
within the level of funding available to
Highways England.
•Session led by Guy Dangerfield, road
user director, Transport Focus
11.25-12.25
From research to practice
Hosted by CIRIAWhat does asset
intelligence mean in the context of
future highways? Moving towards
intelligent mobility and assets will
enable UK road users, operators,
designers and managers to address
increased demand on roads, potential
risks and environmental impact,
and the improving user experience,
amongst other issues. This requires
continued research and funding into
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developing innovation programmes
to support these projects. The
development of business cases
for investing in these technologies
is vital to ensure future capability,
capacity and confidence in the
people, skills and equipment needed
to deliver at the scale that will
meet the Government’s ambition.
Invited panel of academics and
industry practitioners will discuss
the impact of current research,
barriers to implementation, value
adding, innovation process etc. with
a specific focus on current research
programmes which include industry
partners or are being tested currently.
Panellists include:
•Ben Harris, Director, Temple Group
•Ilias Krystallis, Information
Management Consultant, CH2M
•Kieran Tully, Associate Director, CIRIA
12.55-13.55
Connected Car
Hosted by AESIN
This session looks at the possibilities
when a vehicle is reliably connected
to a wireless communications
network. Key representatives from
the AESIN (Automotive Electronic
Systems Innovation Network)
Connected Car Workstream
will explain the technology
challenges and opportunities
covering highways infrastructure,
wireless communications (V2X vehicle to everything) and secure
communications.
•Session led by Paul Jarvie, Director,
AESIN
•Martin Green, Connected Technology
Planning Manager, Visteon and
AESIN’s workstream leader
•Phil Proctor, Principal Engineer,
Future Technologies Team Leader at
Highways England
•Pri Boyd, new product management
team, Siemens
•Andrew Ashby, Automotive &
Transport Business Manager, Plextek
Consulting
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13.15 and 13.45
The answer to potholes? (F45)
Various activities
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includes Smart Sealant, which offers
climatic resilience and durability and
is projected to outlast untreated
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Refreshments
08.30
Women in ITS and Highways
breakfast reception (C32)
Join Kapsch TrafficCom and ITS (UK)
for breakfast. Hosted by Sharon
Kindleysides, managing director of
Kapsch TrafficCom and founder of
the Women in ITS group set up for
everyone interested in seeing better
recruitment and retention of women in
the ITS sector.
11:00 - 11:15
TRL stand briefing (E16)
Supporting Automated Vehicles
Professor Nick Reed, TRL Academy
Director, outlines the challenges in
ensuring highways networks are
capable of supporting automated
vehicles and the impacts of increasing
automation on network performance.
11.40-12.10
Connected and autonomous
Vehicles (Burges Salmon stage)
Creating a legal and insurance system
to drive change. Lucy Pegler and
Ed Barratt from Burges Salmon will
address:
•The potential for connected and
autonomous vehicles
•Where they fit (and where they don’t)
within the current insurance and legal
regime.
•The national and international
dimension
•Key issues including: big data/data
protection; cyber security; criminal
and civil liability allocation; regulatory
structures
•Meshing the tech with the legals
•The legal and insurance vision to get
this right
12.55-13.55
Highways England stand (C16)
Meet the senior Highways England
management team
13.30
Going home with a new SatNav?
(E15)
TomTom is giving away one of its latest
generation Being Always Connected
SatNavs to one of today’s visitors. The
draw takes place on TomTom’s stand
E15 at 13.30. Be there to find out if
you’ve won or visit the stand anyway
to find out how TomTom’s astonishing
technology can help you reach your
destination reliably and effortlessly.
13.30
Talk to Guy Dangerfield (J15)
Guy Dangerfield, road user director
of Transport Focus will be on the
Transport Focus stand, J15, at 13.30
to outline his approach to measuring
driver satisfaction and identifying road
users’ priorities for improvement. And
of course you can discuss these issues
with other key members of Transport
Focus, the independent transport user
watchdog, at anytime throughout the
event.
15:00-15:15
TRL stand briefing (E16)
Running a clever network. Dr Alan
Stevens, TRL’s Research Director,
scopes out the measures necessary
to ensure the road network is capable
of supporting vehicle to infrastructure
communications.
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What’s a forum?
More than just an information exchange in the case of the new Transport Technology
Forum, says its interim chairman Daniel Ruiz.
F
or those involved in managing
road networks and traffic, it’s
time to raise our profile and
maximise the UK’s opportunities in the
global transport arena, says Daniel Ruiz,
interim chairman of the newly formed
Transport Technology Forum. It is, he
says, not an information exchange, but
a platform to work together to develop
the skills and technology applications
necessary for future communities and
future prosperity.
Why a transport technology forum?
In order to truly profit from the value
technology can bring to our road
networks, we need to actively develop
and promote the significant benefits
that can be gained from improved
multi-modal mobility of people, data
and goods. With pressures on public
funding, there is an ever-increasing
need and desire to use technology
to deliver better transport at a lower
overall cost; supporting the national
economy and improving society.
The UK may be a market leader in
many areas of transport technology;
however it is not the only country
chasing the global opportunities in
this sector. To maximise efficiency and
to remain truly competitive, we need
to continue to provide innovative,
integrated and market leading
products, systems and services both in
the UK and overseas. We need to look
at the potential value of technologies
not yet in common use in the sector
and develop the skills and technology
applications needed now and in the
future.
The Transport Technology Forum
has been set up to create a ‘platform’
and a voice so that the UK Intelligent
Transport Systems (ITS) sector can
complement the work of network
operators, vehicle and logistics
companies, and others in UK transport;
enabling our industry as a whole to
reach its full potential on the UK and
world stage. Ruiz’s firm Imtech along
with Innovate UK and ITS (UK) have
been the prime movers in establishing
the Forum.
Our goal: by 2020, the UK transport
technology sector will have a strong
global reputation for the substantial
contribution its quality and value for
money technology products, systems
and service solutions deliver to the UK’s
economic, environmental and social
well-being. As Steven Norris, President
of ITS United Kingdom, has said: “In a
world in which more of us than ever
live in cities, connectivity and mobility
are even more important. The Forum
provides a great opportunity to ensure
we in the UK deploy leading edge
technologies at home and overseas for
the benefit of all”
How does it work?
The Forum promotes dialogue and
cooperation; focusing on the business
of managing road networks and traffic.
It is complementary to other groups
and “fills the gap” between the wellestablished collective approach to
hard transport infrastructure and the
strong emerging collective approach
to automotive-borne technologies,
mobility as a service and smart cities. It
is the belief of those involved that with
enhanced dialogue and cooperation
across the transport technology sector,
we will see the value of our products,
systems and services to society and to
the UK economy get close to their real
potential.
The Forum met for the first time
in March 2015, during the initial few
months we have focused on developing
collaboration, addressing quick wins
and building on Forum members’
aspirations – for example:
• “The Forum should focus on
knowledge sharing across the
community – ensuring innovation
and best practice is shared to avoid
activities being done more than once.
It should look beyond the community
to where people are “first in field”
and learning from what and how they
have done things.”
• “The current processes to allow new
technology and innovation to be
adopted can be too bureaucratic and
in simple terms too conservative. It
is not unusual for the adoption of a
particular technology or application to
take up to two years to gain approval
for use on the network. This stifles
innovation.”
• “Growth and Innovation - Replacing
the current dependence on
serendipity with a more systematic,
collaborative and cross functional
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approach to knowledge exchange
and innovation.”
The Forum has no statutory remit
and its impact and influence are
entirely dependent on the momentum
it generates, the soundness of its
judgments and the quality of work it
produces.
What are its objectives?
The Forum has set itself the challenging
objectives of having a significant impact
on:
• realising significant economic and
social benefits from enhanced
network operation;
• profile, education and traction
especially with policy- and decisionmakers;
• ease, efficiency, cost-effectiveness
and risk management in adopting
technology-based solutions and new
technologies;
• growth and innovation;
• the global reputation and export of
UK practice and products;
• systematic innovation;
• delivery capability.
Direct actions during these first few
months include:
• Mapping the transport technology
funding landscape; enabling the
provision of clarity and raising
awareness which will assist both
individual investors and the sector as
a whole to better target investment
energies and budgets.
• Facilitating a group of public sector
procurers to address the high
degree of fragmentation across the
procurement landscape; addressing
this issue assists with the effective
and efficient specification and
procurement decision-making
and gives technology providers a
steer and priorities to aid R&D and
investment planning.
• Starting to develop a coherent
picture of how network operation
and management can best engage
with and capitalise on the growing
presence of connected vehicles.
In the near future, the Forum expects
to develop a vision and road map
for transport technology in the
UK, making reference to the many
technology roadmaps already existing
or under development. Creating a
clear roadmap for the sector will be
of considerable value in enabling
policy; giving investors confidence in
making short-to medium-term as well
as long-term investments, facilitating
liaison between the network operators
and other groups (eg automotive) and
promoting engagement with wider
initiatives such as Intelligent Mobility
and Future Cities.
The Forum also intends to raise
awareness and understanding
in relation to business cases for
transport technology; business cases
underpinning the deployment of
transport technology are very important
but not (in general) well promoted.
The benefits of transport technology
are pervasive and this is not as widely
recognised nor as well addressed as it
should be.
Who is involved?
First and foremost, the Forum is about
people and culture. It brings together
people who can make things happen
in their own organisations – those
that have the power to direct and set
vision. It gives leadership, direction
and support on behalf of the sector;
stimulating and facilitating investment,
innovation and UK business growth
in the technologies and technologybased solutions used in transport
networks. The Forum aims to
achieve a cohesive, coordinated and
collaborative community and approach
to the adoption and deployment of
technologies.
All those involved have “skin in the
game” and work together for their
mutual benefit. Manufacturers, system
integrators and SMEs are represented,
as are road network operators and
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authorities, government departments
and academia along with adjacent
sectors (including telecoms, digital and
space technologies). Amongst these
stakeholders are the Department of
Business Innovation and Skills (BIS)
and Department for Transport (DfT),
Highways England, Transport for
London (TfL), local authorities, ITS
(UK), Innovate UK and the Knowledge
Transfer Network.
The Forum is also setting up an
Advisory Board, which comprises a
small number of very senior and wellconnected individuals well versed in
the political and commercial issues
associated with the deployment of
transport technology.
Interested in contributing?
There is no doubt - the Transport
Technology Forum is up and running. It
is being very well received by all those
that hear about it and we are in the
early stages of what we expect to be a
forum that brings significant benefit to
the sector. Don’t just watch this space
- join in!
Dr Daniel Ruiz
Managing Director,
Imtech Traffic &
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City devolution deals are beginning to gain momentum and will coalesce transport
policy in the larger conurbations. The remainder of the network is managed by a
range of authorities from Highways England to some small unitary councils each with
its own network strategies and asset management plans. Against this complex and
often confusing administrative background the road network has to be managed and
developed.
If a week is a long time in politics what can we draw from the twenty-nine weeks that have
passed since the landslide victory that catapulted a majority conservative government
into power – a government with transportation infrastructure at the heart of its mandate?
The focus and renewed optimism that has stemmed from political continuity was
largely reflected in the recent CBI/AECOM Infrastructure Survey 2015. However this
was tempered by a clear message from industry that the true legacy of this majority
government will be measured by its ability to turn the aspirations of the UK infrastructure
sector into reality. The current term of political office will oversee one of the most critical
periods of transport infrastructure investment in recent memory, with key strategic
projects such as HS2, A14, Lower Thames Crossing and Silverlink Tunnel all set to
be procured within it. However this also presents questions around the UK’s strategy
towards an integrated transport network, how competing transport modes will impact
road investment and how evolving technologies will shape our industry.
The government’s support for Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) will continue
to provide local authorities with increased autonomy over how money is distributed
at a regional level. However, the introduction of LEP’s has been inconsistent, with
partnerships of different sizes developed - some overlapping and misaligned with land
planning and network operating authorities. Collaboration between neighbouring authorities delivers reward. Early examples of
Regional Efficiency Improvement Partnerships (REIP) such as the Midlands Highways
Alliance (MHA) are demonstrable successes. Since its introduction in 2007, the 20 local
authority members of MHA save on average £4 million per year through the sharing of
best practice and efficiency savings in the delivery of highways services. Could the
ongoing drive for efficiency lead to closer regional alignment in the management of the
strategic and non-strategic road networks? A recent increase in Route Corridor Studies
certainly suggests network improvements are being considered more holistically at a
local level.
Both the National Infrastructure Plan( NIP) and the Road Investment Strategy (RIS)
provide clarity on a pipeline of strategic road improvements that are vital to modernising
the network and supporting economic growth.
The RIS is welcomed but we have to recognise that it is an investment strategy for less
than 5% of the road network, albeit a part of the network that is strategically important. While 96% of respondents of the CBI/AECOM Infrastructure Survey 2015 want the
£15billion RIS spending commitment delivered, more than half would like to see
investment increase beyond what has already been promised.
The road network does not operate independently of other transport networks. Network
Rails purpose is to take journeys away from road. The impact of ports and airports
is considered in road planning but without a national transport policy every highway
authority is currently left to make its own judgement on future transport trends. It is
critical that we understand the need for integrated transport improvements, together
with their related benefits, before we make planning and investment decisions. The
newly formed National Infrastructure Commission, under the interim chairmanship of
Lord Adonis, has a significant role to play in helping to address the competing demands
within transport infrastructure more holistically.
Roads investment can contribute to economic growth. Our cities are small and close
together, so the more we can make them work as a system and where possible as a single
labour market, the higher the growth and the returns from government investment. The
One North and Midlands Connect transport agendas are therefore important as they
address the issue of how cities can work together to create critical mass.
Questions remain. Does the industry need a national
transport strategy that articulates a longer-term
vision for the UK’s road network? How do regions
need to interact in order to optimise the economic
potential of all, and how do network responsibilities
need to change in order to support this? There is
still much that needs to be addressed in order to
ensure current levels of roads investment leave a
lasting legacy across the network.
Dave Beddell, Market Sector Director, Strategic
Highways, Europe, AECOM
November 2015
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To do more with less
True collaboration over and above standard good practice is key. Here Kier sets out the
challenge of doing more with less, which it says, requires a truly open approach that enables
good ideas from all directions to be heard, harnessed and put into practice
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t’s been a time of substantial
change over the past 12 months,
and as a country we’ve witnessed
increased funding in the new £15bn
Road Investment Strategy, as well as
the formation of Highways England,
a Conservative majority government
and the creation of the National
Infrastructure Commission.
For Kier, we successfully completed
our acquisition of Mouchel, which
now positions us as one of the
leading providers of management and
maintenance services for both strategic
and local authority networks, extending
our reach to over 43,000km across the
UK.
In addition to scale, we now have
an incredible breadth of offering. Our
end to end capability in consulting,
construction, maintenance and
management not only enables us to
design, build, maintain and operate
highways assets, but to do so in a
more lean, innovative and collaborative
way. This model of joined up provision
seems to echo wider industry sentiment
as recently more major contractors
have been called on to retain robust
in-house design capability in order to
effectively plan as well as deliver major
infrastructure.
In addition to our core breadth,
Kier also offers specialist services
which range from signage, lighting
and specialist surfacing products to
anonymised vehicle data modelling,
road tolling and intelligent transport
systems. Echoing the message of
joined up provision, this has enabled
us to pioneer the principles and
technology behind Smart Motorways,
and then in turn, in joint venture with
Carillion, we are now applying the
Smart Motorway approach to the M6,
M20 and M23.
Change is going to be a recurring
theme for our industry. Key clients like
Transport for London and Highways
England have shown an appetite to do
things differently, to challenge preconceived ideas and standard models
of delivery in a bid to maximise value,
increase outputs and reduce waste.
Critically all of this is in order to deliver
a step change in experience for our
ultimate customer, the road user.
So as partners, we are facing the
challenge and opportunity that comes
with over £15bn of investment and a
substantial change of gear. We will
need to deliver Capex and Opex
We worked with our whole
supply chain and wider
network to rethink and reengineer the way we did
things, and it was worth
it. We laid 1,000 tonnes,
quadrupling our normal
productivity, in a single night
closure
activity that will radically increase
and improve network capacity and
ultimately deliver a better experience
for the end user.
To achieve this, we need to change
the way we think and the way we do
things. This will include everything
from rethinking the way we strategise
and plan, the way we schedule and
deliver, the resources, technologies
and materials we deploy through to the
way that we recruit, train, structure and
manage teams.
And to do this, true collaboration will
be the key, over and above standard
good practice, like well blended joint
ventures. It will take collaboration that
crosses supply chain, contract and
geographical boundaries, and a truly
open approach that enables good
ideas from all directions to be heard,
harnessed and put into practice, in
order for us to be able to do more with
less.
And it can be done, because we
are already doing it. A good recent
example comes from our 1,000 tonne
highways project. Having witnessed
us break another standard delivery
record, Highways England challenged
us to lay 1,000 tonnes of black top in a
single night closure using one gang and
one paver. The normal delivery model
would typically achieve an output of
240 tonnes. We worked with our whole
supply chain and wider network to
rethink and re-engineer the way we did
things, and it was worth it. We laid 1,000
tonnes, quadrupling our productivity in
a single shift.
On a different level, our partnership
approach, with open discussion and
real collaboration with a range of Local
Authority highways clients, led to the
creation of the Kier Future Highways
Research Club. We have worked
together to harness Local Authority
and Kier best practice by sharing
innovations, new ways of working and
new models of delivery.
Threaded throughout what we do
are two key elements, one imperative
and one core – safety, and end user
experience. Safety is the red thread,
the imperative that runs throughout
all activity and something we all share
responsibility for. We should be striving
for continual improvement by constant
intervention that limits exposure and
eliminates risk. Our commitment has
enabled us to achieve many important
safety milestones including eliminating
1m carriageway crossings and achieving
over 3m hours without RIDDOR.
But safety is also inextricably linked
to the end user experience and
engagement with them. The more we
can do to inform and educate the end
user, the more we are likely to create
understanding and adherence to safety
measures, as well as critically improving
their experience.
We also need to keep an eye on
the horizon. Almost daily advances in
technology and its application in areas
like data capture and modelling, are
transforming the way we live and travel.
There is a danger that we dismiss
innovations like the Google car, but
innovations like hybrid fuel systems
and electric cars, that were initially
dismissed, are now a mainstream
choice. Earlier this month Volvo
declared that autonomous vehicles will
be a familiar site on our roads by 2020.
We need to be scanning the horizon
for the practical and applicable
innovations that will have a material
impact on the network in the medium
term. It’s something that our intelligent
transport system team do very well
and something that the industry is
embracing. Only then can the value we
are delivering from immediate activity
be born out over the longer term, rather
than warranting expensive interventions
at a later stage to retrofit changes that
were not foreseen by current plans.
Over these two days we will do a
great deal of reflecting from within
on our industry. But it’s also worth
recognising that the sector has an
important role to play in the wider
delivery of the national infrastructure
strategy and the early impact of the
National Infrastructure Commission.
Given the critical role that infrastructure
will play in securing and enhancing
GDP and economic growth, our sector
should prepare for the spotlight.
Transformation of our highways
network could provide by far the most
immediate boost for the UK economy,
north-south connectivity and regional
regeneration, so there are important,
even exciting times ahead.
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Turning the traditional client –
supplier relationship on its head
Bringing project and programme management specialists Mace into the client team is proving
key to delivering the complex and demanding A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon scheme
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lmost anyone who has used the
A14 in Cambridgeshire during
peak periods will recognise
that traffic congestion and delays to
journeys on this section of road are
more-or-less a daily occurrence. The
road is heavily trafficked and is highly
sensitive to incidents which can quickly
lead to tailbacks of several miles in
length. These delays present a real
cost to local businesses and make
it harder for them to attract the right
levels of talent to what has become
one of the UK’s economic hotspots.
Economic growth in Cambridgeshire
has also placed pressure on the
housing stock in the region and houseprices in Cambridge are now amongst
the highest in the country. Plans to
develop new communities in the
surrounding area very much depend
upon improvements in the road
network and improving the A14 would
unlock developments in the vicinity of
the road.
So improving the 22-mile (35km)
length of trunk road between
Cambridge and Huntingdon – the
busiest and most notorious section
of the route – is seen as a top priority
for infrastructure operator, Highways
England. With a budget of £1.5 billion
this scheme is the largest road project
in the current programme and, with a
commitment already made to have the
improvement works completed by the
end of the decade, it is also one of the
most challenging.
The A14 Cambridge to Huntington
scheme re-entered the roads
programme in 2013 – the previous
scheme was judged to be too
expensive in the 2010 Spending
Review – and is funded through a
unique partnership involving HM
Treasury and over a dozen local
authorities and Local Enterprise
Partnerships who stand to gain most
from its construction.
Highways England, recognising
the complexity of the scheme and
the challenges of delivering to such
a demanding timescale, took the
decision early-on to procure additional
project management capabilities and
appointed project and programme
management specialists, Mace, under
an arrangement in which a joint
Highways England/Mace client team
was formed.
Chris Taylor, the Highways England
Senior Responsible Officer (SRO) for
the scheme, reflects on this decision:
“We needed to achieve some early
impetus for the scheme if we were to
have any chance of meeting such a
challenging programme for delivery.
To have the scheme open to traffic by
the end of the decade we knew that
There is still a long way to
go in the development of the
Integrated Delivery Team
but already it is proving to
be an effective mechanism
for collaboration
we needed to be on site by 2016 which
meant being really clear about our
objectives in the early phases of the
scheme and getting a Development
Consent Order application in place in
the shortest possible time. Bringing
Mace on board to provide leadership
and specialist knowledge within
our client team was the best way of
achieving this, although we knew
it meant turning on its head the
traditional client - supplier relationships
that we were all familiar with”.
The integrated team was set up
in Highways England’s offices in
Bedford and later, when a Jacobs-led
design consortium was appointed
to undertake preliminary design and
DCO work, this too was co-located in
Bedford.
“Working together in a single
location was critical to our success”,
says Mace’s project director, Ian
Parker. “We had to be able to access
capabilities and support across
Highways England to develop
the preliminary design to a pretty
demanding timeline and having the
principal members of the team in the
same place for the majority of the
time made communications so much
easier. We also took time, early on, to
invest in getting the culture of the team
right and in overcoming the inherent
challenges involved in bringing some
quite different organisations together
under a single roof”.
The result was impressive, however.
The preliminary design was completed
in just over a year, in parallel with an
intensive programme of stakeholder
engagement that included two major
consultation exercises together with
numerous meetings and workshops
with local communities and interest
groups. A stakeholder board was
established to promote wider
ownership of the scheme amongst
those who would most benefit from it
and local concerns were tackled headon to ensure that issues were properly
understood by all sides.
A Development Consent Order
(DCO) application was prepared in
record time and was submitted to the
Planning Inspectorate on 31 December
2014. An examination of the DCO
application has continued throughout
this year and a report will be submitted
to the Secretary of State early in the
New Year.
But Highways England recognised
that a collaborative and pacey scheme
preparation stage would not be
enough to safeguard the “open-totraffic” date and that an innovative
approach would also be needed
to deliver the scheme through its
construction phase. A review was
carried out of the procurement and
commercial options for the scheme,
taking advice from other infrastructure
sectors and Infrastructure UK to
develop a model that would incentivise
success and promote collaboration
between the design and construction
partners.
The approach chosen involved
creating an “integrated delivery team”
comprising a single designer and up
to three construction partners along
with Highways England as a partner
in the delivery team. Procurement
was carried out under Highways
England’s newly-formed Collaborative
Delivery Framework and NEC-based
contracts have been set up with
consortiums comprising Atkins CH2M,
Costain Skanska, and Carillion Balfour
Beatty for detailed scheme design,
preconstruction and construction
delivery services. Selection was
based on technical, behavioural and
commercial criteria and contractors
were asked to collaborate during the
tender stage to develop a price that all
the tenderers were prepared to signup to.
The requirements of the Integrated
Delivery Team (IDT) were established
during tender stage, with all tenderers
committing to a collaborative working
arrangement in which incentives
were set at scheme rather than
contract level. In return, the Integrated
Delivery Team has been granted a
strong level of autonomy to operate
as a “virtual business” with its own
leadership, governance and controls
arrangements, under a broader client
governance framework.
“This arrangement promotes
collaboration at a level that would not
have been achieved using a more
traditional procurement approach”,
explains SRO Chris Taylor. “Commercial
incentives are based on all parties
meeting their performance targets
and we are looking for significant
commercial efficiencies in the delivery,
so cooperation is going to be essential.
This is already manifesting itself in the
way that relationships are forming with
second tier suppliers where we think
that some of the efficiencies will lie.
The model we are developing owes
much to the Project Initiation Routemap
produced by Infrastructure UK which
sets some interesting challenges
around strategic priorities, leadership
and ownership, project management
capabilities and the management of
risk and value.”
The principles of co-location
remain as important as ever, with
the Integrated Delivery Team, the
Highways England client team and
the DCO team based alongside one
another in Bedford, though now at
new offices a short walk away from
Highways England’s base.
There is still a long way to go in the
development of the Integrated Delivery
Team but already it is proving to be an
effective mechanism for collaboration
on what will soon become Highways
England’s largest construction
project. Assuming that the DCO gains
Government approval the team could
be on site before the end of 2016 with
the clarity of purpose that over a year
of joint planning will have created.
And for those travelling through
Cambridgeshire and into East Anglia
there is an end in sight to the decades
of congestion and delay that have
made this one of the most notorious
parts of the UK road network.
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A sea change in approach
A-one+ provides highways services on behalf of Highways England. It is responding to the
new roads agenda through a fundamental transformation of its core operations, particularly
with respect to customer experience, safety, skills and resource efficiency.
A
-one+ is a three-way joint
venture between CH2M,
Colas and Costain, providing
highways services on behalf of
Highways England. The company
has undergone a sea change over
the last six months which culminated
in the recent appointment of Clive
Leadbetter as managing director. At
this significant time for the industry,
Clive brings a drive for providing
quality solutions that meet customer
expectations combined with a passion
for safety and developing people
within engineering and construction.
Drawing upon the expertise
and talent across the three parent
companies, A-one+ is in a prime
position as a key service provider
to help deliver against future
investment. This has been achieved
by establishing customer excellence
as a core value while bringing about
efficiencies, stepping up collaboration,
Guy Dangerfield, third from right, believes
we must focus ruthlessly on what is right for
road users and where necessary challenge
historic practices
facilitating local innovation for national
problems and driving and promoting
the safety and solutions needed for
our strategic road network to support
Highways England’s Road Investment
Strategy and Delivery Plans.
Increased funding comes with a
greater emphasis on smarter and
efficient service delivery. Here we
look at how A-one+ is developing a
multi-faceted approach to meet these
expectations.
New jointly developed access gate
A focus on customer experience and
satisfaction
A new focus on customer experience
and satisfaction is prerequisite with
the additional investment. A-one+ has
already taken action by stepping up
stakeholder engagement, improving
scheme communications plans,
establishing customer groups and
linking with external agencies such
as the Institute of Customer Service
(ICS) to develop ‘future-proof’ delivery
strategies.
Stakeholder engagement is
addressed through robust community
relations, not only does this
provide quick and easily accessible
communication channels it also
provides local intelligence to properly
risk-assess schemes. Identifying and
mitigating consequences of work on
surrounding communities helps us to
be ‘good neighbours’ and this is further
enhanced through effective partnering
with local authorities via a collaborative
maintenance partnership.
In our efforts to better bridge the gap
between asset owner, the road-user
and contractor, we recently invited
Guy Dangerfield, Transport Focus’
new roads director, to participate in
a network inspection. Guy observed:
“Ensuring road users are satisfied
with motorways and trunk roads is
key to Highways England’s success.
My visit gave me a strong sense that
A-one+ thinks about road users already
but is keen to go further. I hope my
message to focus ruthlessly on what is
right for road users, where necessary
challenging historic practices, was
helpful to Highways England and the
A-one+ team”.
In another initiative, we have
improved our scheme communication
plans to incorporate up-front risk
assessment and approval. We now
assign a white, red, amber and green
rating (WRAG) dependant on the
consequences of work activity and
location; not of scheme value.
A dedicated customer hub team has
been set up to protect and improve
customer experience with members
from A-one+ and Highways England.
Our new joint customer priority plan
details over 70 customer facing
activities to work towards.
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Next steps for A-one+ is formalising
these concepts by working with ICS
to assess survey results and develop
a tailor-made customer strategy and
delivery framework that is transferrable
throughout the strategic road network.
Dedicated to safety
A-one+ is steadfast in its dedication to
safety. We have put in place initiatives
to raise awareness and train road-user
groups as well as developing new
products to improve safety for road
workers.
For instance, our No Strikes
Impact Protection Vehicle (IPV) driver
education initiative is an award winning,
industry-leading training programme
developed to improve road worker
safety. Throughout the A-one+ network,
strikes occurred on average 1.78 times
each year and our analysis identified
the need to engage with HGV drivers
as key stakeholders. We created a
safety improvement group to develop
training. This was tested and rolled
out with Norbert Dentressangle and
approved through the Freight Transport
Association.
We have subsequently rolled out a
comprehensive programme of training
to major hauliers and distributors.
Around 30,000 drivers will have
received training by the end of 2015.
Feedback from around 2,000 to date
is providing ideas for improvement.
The initiative has been recognised
with two industry awards and we were
proud to have been invited to present a
briefing on the programme to transport
authorities in Paris.
In a similar vein we instigated
development of a new automated
access gate after an A-one+ employee
was struck by an unauthorised
vehicle in a restricted area. Working in
conjunction with parent company Colas
and Electric Gates (S&EG), the remotely
controlled gate removes the need for
manual operation at access points,
while the highly reflective design is
an effective deterrent to unauthorised
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vehicles.
Developing skills
The on-going skills shortage in
construction and engineering is a topic
of concern particularly as the highways
sector gears up to a significant increase
in activity. Furthermore the nation’s
economy and future growth depends
on the viability of the roads network.
In addition to the traditional
apprenticeships, training and
development A-one+ has a team of
ambassadors tapping into local schools,
colleges and job centre careers and
learning events, providing training and
insight as well as creating enthusiasm
for the industry. We have held ‘Bring
your child to work’ days and a number
of our engineers participate in Women
in Engineering and Science (WISE)
activities to help raise awareness of
the career opportunities for women in
construction and civil engineering.
Efficiency to revolutionise asset
management
Efficiencies need to be achieved in
tandem with ability to deliver and
A-one+ is at the forefront using latest
technology to reach cost and time
savings. Over a two-year period trials
have taken place revolutionising
asset management, embracing new
technology and methodology. The
purpose of the trials was to assess the
potential for more cost effective and
safer working and to help create a
framework for the new asset support
contract model.
• Through this process we have
developed and implemented a
number of innovations including:
FastTrack drainage survey with
Carnell providing inventory condition
data to plan and measure asset value
• Light detection and ranging (LiDAR)
laser scanner with IBI’s RouteMapper
Group to assess vehicle restraint
systems and drainage, provide
contouring and profiling of the
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carriageway surface to identify flow
paths and areas of potential ponding
• Ground penetrating radar (GPR)
with IBI Group to assess waterproof
membrane condition on structures
• Advanced mobile asset collection
(AMAC) with DBI, a highly accurate
automated mobile system measuring
retro-reflectivity as well as creating a
comprehensive inventory of signage,
road markings, studs and lighting.
The trials have also already resulted
in significant efficiencies and savings.
For instance the 220km of Fast Track
drainage surveys show it is three times
faster than traditional methods and
provides an average of 56% in cost
savings, equating to £50M over all
motorways and trunk roads. Similarly,
the AMAC surveying saved £30,000
in unnecessary traffic management on
one gantry scheme alone.
Furthermore we estimate rationalising
schemes into larger cross-asset
projects could achieve a 10% saving on
capital expenditure. The task now is to
realise this and other benefits, as we
strive to deliver the right scheme from
the outset to provide the best whole life
cost solution.
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company representing some of
the world’s leading environmental
monitoring technology manufacturers.
Providing monitoring solutions which
encompass the very best products,
technology and services, Air Monitors
offers technical support, maintenance,
calibration, operation, analysis and
reporting services in addition to the
sale or hire of monitoring equipment.
Typical applications include the
monitoring of particulate matter and
gaseous pollutants in both workplace
and ambient air.
F30
Arcadis is the leading global design
and consultancy firm for natural
and built assets. Applying our deep
market sector insights and collective
design, consultancy, engineering,
project and management services, we
work in partnership with our clients to
deliver exceptional and sustainable
outcomes throughout the lifecycle
of their natural and built assets. We
are 28,000 people active in over 70
countries that generate more than €3
billion in revenues. We support UNHabitat with knowledge and expertise
to improve the quality of life in rapidly
growing cities around the world.
Arcadis. Improving quality of life.
SUPPORTER
Asphalt Industry Alliance
A41
The Asphalt Industry Alliance (AIA)
was established in 2000 to increase
awareness of the asphalt industry and
the benefits of asphalt. It is an alliance
of the Mineral Products Association
and Eurobitume UK and draws on the
knowledge and resources of each
association. The AIA promotes the
benefits of modern asphalt to the
industry, specifiers, policymakers and
the general public. The Association
brings together the two principal
bodies which represent the suppliers
of the raw materials used to produce
asphalt as well as asphalt producers
and laying contractors.
SUPPORTER
Atkins Global
A51
AESIN is an expert group focused
on Automotive Electronic Systems.
Established in September 2012
by members of NMI (the UK’s
champion for electronic systems,
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Atkins is one of the world’s most
respected design, engineering
and project management
consultancies. We build long-term
trusted partnerships to create a
world where lives are enriched
AESIN
through the implementation of our
ideas. From cost and risk planning,
feasibility studies and logistics to
impact assessments and stakeholder
engagement activity, we plan every
aspect of our clients’ projects. Atkins
designs intellectual capital such as
management systems and business
processes; physical structures such
as office towers, schools, aircraft,
bridges and highways; and also
advanced technology systems such
as biometric scanners and superfast
broadband networks. Our clients
entrust us with the management
of projects, people and issues –
ensuring that deadlines are met,
costs are controlled and success
is delivered. Our skills lie in the
expansive area of infrastructure – the
wiring of society – encompassing
buildings; land, sea, and air transport;
information communications and
security systems; and utilities
(including energy and water); as well
as in our experience of working for
a broad range of clients, including
national and local governments as
well as the commercial sector. The
social and environmental framework
of our work is crucial, and we view
all our projects in the context of
the communities in which they are
delivered. Atkins serves clients in
the UK & Europe, North America, the
Middle East and Asia Pacific.
Ballast Phoenix
A09
We are the UK’s leading producer
of Incinerator bottom ash aggregate
(IBAA); providing the construction
and civil engineering sectors with
a sustainable alternative to primary
aggregates. Our aggregate is
produced from processing incinerator
bottom ash, which is a non-hazardous
material that remains after waste is
burnt at an energy-from-waste facility.
Our IBAA is currently available from
eight sites across England and we will
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have opened four more by the end of
2016.
LAUNCH PARTNER
BAM Nuttall
E45
BAM Nuttall is totally focused on
delivering quality civil engineering
projects for our customers. We
believe in working collaboratively
and are fully committed to jointly
developing the best and most cost
effective solutions for all projects.
Our aim is to build long lasting
relationships with our customers
and our supply chain partners. As
a sustainable business we have an
unrivalled reputation for delivering
complex and challenging projects
and have played a significant role in
shaping the infrastructure of modern
Britain. We operate principally in
the rail, road, maritime and energy
sectors and offer our customers a
full range of civil engineering and
design services. With the financial
backing and the expertise of our
parent company, Royal BAM Group,
BAM Nuttall is well placed to deliver
a myriad of projects throughout the
UK supported by fellow BAM Group
companies including construction
experts BAM Construct UK and BAM
PPP specialising in public private
partnerships.
Bartco UK
D42
Bartco UK is the UK’s only
manufacturer of portable, solar
powered, five colour matrix variable
message signs (VMS). It sells
mobile solar powered monitoring
and visual information products
and integrated intelligent transport
system (ITS) solutions, distributing
globally (except Australia and
New Zealand). Bartco UK works
in partnership with customers to
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develop solutions designed to
meet their needs precisely. It is the
sales and manufacturing arm of the
Torquay Holdings group, which also
incorporates MVIS.
BBS Barriers
D2
BBS Barriers designs premium barrier
solutions primarily for the transport
and security markets. It licenses these
designs to pre-qualified partners
enabling the construction of ͚quality
assured͛, cost-effective, and easy
to install barrier solutions in both
concrete and steel. The company has
a proven track record in delivering
fully tested and CE Marked in-situ
systems that ultimately save lives and
protect infrastructure within the UK
and internationally.
SUPPORTER
Britpave
J32
Britpave, the British Cementitious
Paving Association, is an independent
body established to develop and
forward concrete and cementitious
solutions for infrastructure. Members
include contractors, consulting
engineers and designers, specialist
equipment and material suppliers,
academics and clients - both in
the UK and internationally. The
Association provides a single industry
voice that facilitates representation
to government, develops best
practice and technical guidance and
champions concrete solutions that
are cost efficient, sustainable, low
maintenance and long-lasting.
LAUNCH PARTNER AND KEYNOTE
STAGE SPONSOR
Burges Salmon
A15
Burges Salmon is an independent
UK law firm with a market leading
transport sector practice. Our
specialist highways lawyers cover
the entire sector – from road
planning and construction, to the
manufacturing of smart vehicles,
vehicle retail and motorsport – and
understand the challenges it faces.
Our wider transport sector strength
allows us to bring cross-modal
experience to solving issues for our
road transport clients. We assist
with consenting (including NSIPs),
procurement and contracting for
road construction projects and are
at the forefront of new transport
technologies including driverless cars
and alternative fuel vehicles as well
as smart roads and digital passenger
information.
Cadline
J37
Cadline specialises in the supply
of innovative design and data
management technologies to
Infrastructure and AEC organisations.
Combining Autodesk infrastructure
expertise with over 20 years’
experience in developing and
supporting web mapping and GIS
applications, Cadline is ideally
positioned to support customers
responsible for planning, developing
and maintaining the UK’s road
network. Cadline offers building
information modelling (BIM)
consultancy through its industry
leading Infrastructure team and,
as a Platinum Awarded Autodesk
Partner, is widely recognised as
the best partner to support and
implement your Autodesk solutions
for successful adoption and project
delivery.
www.highways-uk.com
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CEMEX
E6
CEMEX is a leading supplier of
ready-mixed concrete, mortar, screed,
aggregates, asphalt and cement
for infrastructure development.
Concrete can offer significant
advantages over traditional asphalt
for road construction and pavement
development. CEMEX CEMPave
Roller Compacted Concrete (RCC) is
an innovative and environmentally
sustainable solution that offers the
same performance as traditional
asphalt in terms of durability, strength
and noise control, whilst reducing
both cost and material volumes.
SUPPORTER
CIHT
J26
The Chartered Institution of Highways
& Transportation (CIHT) is the
leading membership organisation
representing people who work in the
highways and transportation sector.
CIHT members plan, design, build,
operate and maintain best-in-class
transport systems and infrastructure,
whilst respecting the imperatives of
improving safety, ensuring economic
competitiveness and minimising
environmental impact. CIHT
supports its members’ professional
aspirations by providing networking
opportunities, routes to professional
qualifications, a voice for the
profession, and sharing knowledge
and best practice.
Clearview Traffic Group
J16
Clearview Traffic Group Limited’s
primary focus is making roads
work. Our award-winning active
road studs have an enviable track
record at reducing road casualties
and improving the night-time driving
experience. Meanwhile, our range
of innovative wireless detection
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and smart parking traffic monitoring
technologies provide real-time
information to help smooth traffic flow
and safely increase the capacity and
effectiveness of roads. We deliver
affordable tailored solutions which
make the local transport infrastructure
work smarter, not harder.
BADGE SPONSOR
Colas
D12
Colas is a visionary and progressive
company, delivering innovative,
intelligent solutions to the UK’s
strategic and local road network.
Backed by the technical expertise and
R&D capabilities of the International
Colas group, customers can readily
access world leading solutions
designed to complement their specific
needs. Our approach is to understand
customers’ budget, timescales and
environmental pressures and to work
collaboratively with them to develop
asset management programmes that
deliver long term sustainable benefits.
Concrete Canvas
F47
Concrete Canvas is a concrete
impregnated geotextile that hardens
on hydration to form a durable, fibre
reinforced, waterproof concrete
layer. Described as ‘concrete on a
roll’ it is primarily used as an erosion
protection measure for rapidly lining
drainage channels, providing slope
protection and weed suppression.
Regularly used by Highways England,
the advantages of Concrete Canvas
over conventional concrete solutions
are the speed and ease of use
resulting in lower project costs.
Costain
F11
Costain is an engineering solutions
provider delivering integrated
consulting, project delivery and
operations and maintenance
services across the UK’s water,
energy and transportation markets,
with a portfolio or achievements
spanning 150 years of innovation
and technical excellence. We meet
essential national needs by providing
world-class end-to-end services
and technology-led solutions to
our customers. We provide a full
range of highways services from
asset inspection and assessment,
scheme development, managing the
statutory process, detailed design
and construction, commissioning and
handover, and maintenance and after
care. Visit us at stand F11 at Highways
UK to find out more.
Elgin
E15
Elgin is the creator of roadworks.
org – the communications hub for
live and planned roadworks, road
closures and traffic disruptions. We
harvest, aggregate and disseminate
local and national data relating to
roadworks and traffic disruptions. We
provide tools for traffic management
professionals which transform the
communication of temporary traffic
interventions and support compliance
with statutory processes.
Enviro Technology Services
J12
Enviro Technology is a World leading
supplier and service provider of
bespoke ‘turn-key’ environmental
monitoring systems for the
measurement of air pollution. The
UK based company specialises
in systems and technology for
the measurement of atmospheric
chemistry, ambient air quality,
industrial emissions and greenhouse
gases. ET focuses on providing
innovative solutions and have a wide
range of products and cutting-edge
technologies for the measurement
of NOx/NO2 and PM10/2.5 from vehicle
emissions and construction activities.
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A47
Fitzpatrick Advisory provides
world class strategic, technical and
commercial solutions for projects
or programmes in infrastructure,
at real world prices. We are a new,
independent, advisory practice
specifically created to enable clients
to achieve qualitative solutions and
results in the most effective and
efficient way possible. Our experts
are passionate about the quality of
service and advice they provide, and
our experience allows us to drive to
the right outcomes more quickly and
more efficiently than our competitors.
GOMACO International
J28
GOMACO International, based in
Witney, Oxfordshire, is the European
arm of GOMACO Corporation, the
worldwide leader in construction
equipment, whose headquarters are
in Ida Grove, Iowa, USA.
GOMACO equipment will slipform
concrete streets and motorways,
airport runways, pavements, curb
and gutter, paths, safety barrier and
irrigation canals. Support equipment
includes grade trimmers, concrete
placers, texturing and curing
machines and smoothness indicator
equipment. We also offer equipment
to finish flat slabs, bridges and slopes.
Hays Civil & Structural
E11
Hays Civil & Structural is one of the
UK’s leading specialist recruitment
businesses focusing in the highways,
traffic and transportation sectors. A
specialist part of Hays Construction
& Property, we have 40 years’
experience of recruiting engineering
roles. We have teams of expert
consultants specialising in civil and
structural recruitment, matching
the right jobs to the right people
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every day. We have a proven track
record in permanent and freelance
appointments working locally across
the UK. We produce the UK’s leading
salary survey and have just published
the 2016 report containing the latest
salaries, trends and insights in the
sector.
PRINCIPAL SUPPORTER AND
REGISTRATION SPONSOR
Highways England
C16
Every customer wants less congested
roads to enable swift, safe,
comfortable and informed travel. This
means increasing road capacity while
modernising the motorway network
and major A roads. This requires
England’s largest road investment
programme for a generation.
Responsibility for that transformation
lies in the hands of Highways
England. Visit our stand to discover
how £11bn will be invested over the
next five years and the opportunities
to get involved.
Hill Smith
E47
Hill & Smith is driving safety forward
with a total solution, be it the
FLEXBEAM VRS, vehicle restraint
system for use on highways, to
BRIFEN the wire rope VRS used
in over 30 countries worldwide or
our OFFROAD industrial barriers
protecting your property. Hill & Smith
is part of the HSROADS group of Hill
& Smith Holdings, which has vast
experience in manufacturing vehicle
restraint systems.
www.highways-uk.com
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SUPPORTER
MEDIA PARTNER
A44
The IHE is run by, and for, engineers,
technicians and allied professionals
in highways and transportation.
Founded in 1965, we’re proud of
our long history. IHE members enjoy
exclusive access to relevant, upto-date knowledge and specialist
highways expertise. Join us and
demonstrate your technical skills,
qualifications and expertise to clients
and employers.
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Infrastructure Intelligence is the
independent information resource
for the infrastructure design, delivery
and operation sectors. Our editorial
ethos is unashamedly forward
looking. While delivering the latest
news is interesting, understanding
how it can drive your business
forward is more useful. Infrastructure
Intelligence exists to provide the
analysis, comment and insight that
business leaders need to compete
in the exciting and expanding world
of infrastructure planning, design,
management and maintenance.
Infrastructure Intelligence is produced
by Victoria Street Capital, the
publishing and events arm of the
Association for Consultancy and
Engineering. Owned by the industry;
acting on behalf of the industry.
Delivering the intelligence that is
critical to success in infrastructure.
IHE
LAUNCH PARTNER AND INDUSTRY
BRIEFING THEATRE SPONSOR
D46
At Imtech Traffic & Infra we recognise
our world is changing; societies
and economies need technology to
not only support our communities
now but also in the future. Transport
networks are critical to sustainable
development. At Traffic & Infra
we look to create innovative, yet
practical, technology-based products,
systems and services that enable
the safe, effective and efficient
movement of people, data and
goods. Our goal is to support the
development of more intelligent
transport infrastructure through our
design, development, installation and
maintenance expertise.
Infrastructure Intelligence
SPEAKER AND VIP LOUNGE
SPONSOR
Inrix
INRIX is one of the fastest growing
big data companies in the world. The
company is working with leading
automakers such as Audi, BMW and
Toyota as well as governments and
cities to transform how people and
commerce move across the world’s
transportation networks. INRIX
delivers traffic and driving-related
products, as well as sophisticated
analytical tools and services to 400
customers, on five million miles of
road in 42 countries. Transportation
agencies are under pressure to
provide more complete data-powered
solutions for measuring system
performance, streamlining operations
or delivering new and improved
services. INRIX is uniquely positioned
to meet these demands and more
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than 60 transportation agencies
worldwide use INRIX traffic information
and analytics tools, including Highways
England in the UK and the I-95 Corridor
Coalition in the US.
SUPPORTER
ITS UK
J22
Intelligent transport systems (ITS) are
the use of ICT for surface transport
applications. ITS United Kingdom, the
UK association for the promotion of ITS,
is a not-for-profit public/private sector
association financed by members’
subscriptions, to provide a forum for all
organisations concerned with ITS. We
work to bring the benefits that ITS can
offer in terms of economic efficiency,
transport safety, and environmental
benefits to the United Kingdom.
KaarbonTech
J33
KaarbonTech provides award winning
asset management solutions. From
centimeter accurate smart phone or
tablet based utility mapping software
to large scale aerial and highway laser
surveying. By pushing technological
boundaries it overcomes accuracy and
data communication issues to capture,
inspect, and risk profile each asset.
Designed for the engineer in the field
and incorporating Ordnance Survey
Topography, KaarbonTech systems are
now used by a host of government and
private sector organisations to manage
infrastructure better.
Kapsch TrafficCom
C32
Kapsch TrafficCom is a world-leading
provider of intelligent transportation
systems (ITS) in the solution segments
of road user charging, urban access
and parking, traffic management,
road safety enforcement, commercial
vehicle operations, electronic vehicle
registration and V2X cooperative
systems, including DYNAC ATMS.
This is a high-performance, integrated
software suite which combines mission
critical reliability, and security with the
latest software technology to enable
network managers to detect and
respond to congestion, incidents and
emergency situations.
LAUNCH PARTNER, LANYARD AND
SHOW MAGAZINE SPONSOR
Kier Group
C30
Employing over 24,000 people,
Kier Group is one of the leading
providers of highways management
and maintenance services for both
strategic and local authority networks,
extending over 43,000km across
the UK. Our end to end capability in
consulting, construction, maintenance
and management enables us to design,
build, maintain and operate highways
assets. Our breadth of experience
across a variety of delivery models is
gained and shared through our highly
collaborative approach, enabling us to
benchmark performance, optimise best
practice and share knowledge, assets
and skills across typical geographical
and supply chain boundaries. This
investment in continual improvement is
reflected in our leading supplier rating
with key client Highways England, being
the first to attain BS11000, eliminating
one million carriageway crossings and
achieving over three million hours
without RIDDOR, the regulations
covering the reporting of work-related
deaths and injuries.
CAFÉ SPONSOR
Mace
Mace has been working in the
highways sector since 2012 on projects
including the A14 Cambridge to
Huntingdon, Smart Motorways and the
Lower Thames Crossing.
We are an international consultancy
and construction company employing
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over 4,600 people, across five
continents with a turnover of £1.49bn.
Our business is programme and
project management, cost consultancy,
construction delivery and facilities
management and is truly multidisciplinary with services spanning the
entire property and infrastructure life
cycle.
SUPPORTER
Mineral Products Association
J42
The Mineral Products Association
(MPA) is the trade association and
sectoral voice for the aggregates,
asphalt, cement, concrete, dimension
stone, lime, mortar and silica sand
industries. Including associated
members it represents nearly 500
companies. MPA members are the
majority of independent SME quarrying
companies throughout the UK, as
well as major international and global
companies. Its members supply 100%
of GB cement, 90% of aggregates, 95%
of asphalt and over 70% of ready-mixed
and precast concrete production.
Mobile Variable Message Signs
E5
Mobile Variable Message Signs (MVMS)
offers a range of mobile solar variable
message signs, mobile solar CCTV,
mobile solar traffic sensors (Bluetooth,
microwave, radar doppler) and mobile
solar lighting towers. MVMS also
provides a complete mobile Intelligent
Transport System (ITS) solution for
roadworks, offering ‘real-time’ journey
information, queue warning and
incident detection.
Mobile Visual Information
Systems
D42
Mobile Visual Information Systems
(MVIS) is an industry leader in the
creation of temporary ITS solutions.
The company works in partnership with
other leading ITS providers to create
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solutions to help the road network to
operate efficiently and safely. MVIS’
innovative, solar powered solutions
incorporate a range of monitoring and
visual information equipment. MVIS’
VMS signs are manufactured in the UK
by Bartco UK. MVIS is the hire arm of
the Torquay Holdings group, which also
incorporates Bartco UK.
Morgan Sindall
E12
Morgan Sindall is a UK construction,
infrastructure and design business
working for private and public sector
customers on projects and frameworks
from £50,000 to over £1 billion. Activities
range from small works to the design
and delivery of complex construction
and engineering projects where it
provides specialist design, tunnelling,
utilities, building, civil engineering and
mechanical and electrical services.
The company operates across the
commercial, defence, education, energy,
healthcare, industrial, leisure, retail,
transport and water markets.
LAUNCH PARTNER
AND MAIN THEATRE SPONSOR
Mott Macdonald
D22
Mott MacDonald is a £1.2bn
engineering, management and
development consultancy and our
focus at Highways UK is delivering safer
journeys. We offer a blend of strategy,
design and management services,
providing industry leading highways
and infrastructure solutions with an
emphasis on safety, customer focus and
delivery certainty. We believe successful
projects are built on a number of core
building blocks, including:
• Safer projects, safer journeys
• Positive, safe and sustainable impacts
• Faster, better value construction
• Better asset intelligence
• Reduced whole life cost and carbon
www.highways-uk.com
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My Mobile Workers
P Ducker Systems
AO5
MyMobileWorkers is the app that’s
taking the road management industry
by storm. Completely replacing
paper job packs, MyMobileWorkers
enables companies to gain real time
information from the field, including
recording times of arrival and
departure, photos and signatures.
Come and see what everyone in road
management is talking about.
J42
P Ducker Systems (PDS) delivers
and supports high integrity
infrastructure control systems with
SCADA (supervisory control and data
acquisition) installations, upgrades
and refurbishments through to
fully integrated solutions covering
all plant, video and audio systems
from the control room to the road
surface. With expertise in lighting and
ventilation control, traffic control and
monitoring, CCTV, Radar, Radio and
PA systems, we work extensively in
the UK’s transport industries and are
involved in deploying ITS hardware
and systems in the road network.
We understand the challenges
of maintaining evolving systems
infrastructure, and pride ourselves on
providing a “one stop shop” approach
with spares, support and services
covering all sub-systems ranging
from routine maintenance, to 24/7
help desk and emergency call out
response, through to lifecycle support.
Navtech Radar
J42
Navtech Radar is a global leader
in radar-based automatic incident
detection (AID) safety solutions. Our
flagship product, ClearWay, is a high
performance radar-based AID system
which provides unrivalled detection
rates and situational awareness on
strategic roads, tunnels and bridges.
ClearWay enables events to be
detected and resolved before they
escalate into major incidents. Navtech
Radar, design and manufacture
products at out IS0 9001 registered
facilities in Oxfordshire.
NEC
J58
NEC is a family of contracts that
facilitates the implementation of
sound project management principles
and practices as well as defining
legal relationships. It is suitable for
procuring a diverse range of works,
services and supply, spanning major
framework projects through to minor
works and purchasing of supplies
and goods. The implementation of
NEC3 contracts has resulted in major
benefits for projects both nationally
and internationally in terms of time,
cost savings and improved quality.
Promene
J54
Are you ready for the next big idea?
With ProMeme, your company can
be successful at engineering your
future. What if your organisation
already possessed the talent and
skills to meet today’s challenges
and excel? Imagine if individuals
and groups within your organisation
were willing, able and available to act
cohesively, think and apply creatively.
Evidence-based academic and
industry research defines ProMeme’s
approach so that together we can
plug into your corporate brain.
Q-Free TDC Systems
A31
Q-Free TDC is an industry leader in
inventing, creating and delivering
Intelligent Transport Systems. TDC is a
non-stop operation with headquarters
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in England and regional offices in
Australia, China and Brazil. This is in
addition to Q-Free’s offices spread
out into over 16 countries including its
headquarters based in Norway.
TDC’s products and services include:
• Bluetooth™ Journey Time
Monitoring
• High and Low Speed Weigh-inMotion
• Traffic Counters and Classifiers
• Cycle and Pedestrian Detection
• Air Quality Monitoring
RBLI
J48
RBLI is a national charity providing
employment, support and care to
the Armed Forces community and
those affected by disability, health
conditions or social welfare needs.
RBLI’s social enterprise is a leading
national provider of high quality road,
rail, construction and commercial
signs while delivering ‘social value’
through the employment of veterans
and people with disabilities. RBLI
offers customers the products and
services they require while allowing
them to fulfil their corporate social
responsibility imperative.
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Sasets.com
Sopra Steria
F36
Replace paper in the field on or
offline with a secure, digital solution
working across all major devices and
integrating with your existing systems.
Create any form quickly and simply,
share it with workers in the field and
receive completed forms back in real
time. Gather data including photos,
locations, weather, QR Codes, Bar
codes and more. Over 50 template
forms to help you get started.
Securely share, drawings, photos,
H&S documents, news and more.
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Sopra Steria is a European leader
in digital transformation with over
40 years’ experience in designing,
building, securing and supporting
intelligent mobility systems. We help
clients manage the complexity of
integration, drawing on our expertise
in smart incident detection, urban
and highway traffic management,
situational awareness and network
analytics, as well as proactive and
tailored passenger information.
We’ve delivered large-scale transport
solutions worldwide in Singapore,
France, Germany, Switzerland,
Luxembourg, Denmark and the UK.
Siemens Mobility, Traffic
Solutions
D6
From traffic control, congestion
charging and low emission zone
solutions to managed services, cooperative systems, traffic enforcement
and electric vehicle charging
infrastructure, Siemens has the vision,
expertise and product portfolio to
enable transport and city managers
to deliver on their goals: balancing
emissions with transport efficiency
and optimising transport modes,
assets and network performance.
Rosehill Highways
SiskLagan JV
E21
Rosehill Highways is the UK specialist
for the design and manufacture of
innovative pre-formed, solid rubber
highways products. These include
speed cushions, traffic islands,
pedestrian refuges, cycle lane
defenders and tactile paving. Recent
developments include the FLEX
bollard, which withstands repeated
collisions, a mini-roundabout and
the Heritage 1200 island, ideal for
conservation areas. All products are
surface fixed (no excavation) and can
be retrofitted into existing situations
or designed into new schemes,
providing significant savings and
minimising road closures.
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John Sisk and Son and Lagan
Construction Group have established
an excellent track record as joint
venture partners, delivering highway
projects in Ireland. SiskLagan JV
combines their expertise and has
been successfully appointed as a
contractor for the Highways England
Collaboration Delivery Framework
as the SiskLagan JV. SiskLagan JV is
delighted to be part of the Highways
UK exhibition and demonstrate to the
industry its commitment to improving
the highways infrastructure across the
UK.
Tarmac
D47
With over 100 quarries and over
70 plants, Tarmac is the UK’s
number one supplier of aggregates
and asphalt, offering a unique
combination of national coverage and
local delivery. Tarmac Contracting is
the UK’s leading supplier of highways
surfacing and maintenance solutions,
surfacing almost 8000km of road and
maintaining a further 22,000km each
year.
• Carriageway construction and
repairs
• Civil engineering
• Network management
• Junction improvements
• Asset management
• Highway services
• Innovative asphalt solutions
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LAUNCH PARTNER
Temple Group
A21
Temple Group comprises Temple and
The Ecology Consultancy. Temple
is a leading environment, planning
and sustainability consultancy whose
staff deliver specialist advice to
infrastructure and property clients.
We have successfully delivered
noise and vibration assessments, air
quality monitoring and environmental
impact assessments on large-scale
infrastructure projects, including the
M25 widening project (along with The
Ecology Consultancy). The Ecology
Consultancy provides expert advice on
wildlife issues for clients in all sectors.
We provide ecological surveys, impact
assessments and protected species
mitigation for projects ranging from
small residential developments to
large infrastructure schemes, including
the proposed A14 improvement project
in Cambridgeshire.
LAUNCH PARTNER, GRAPHIC ARTIST
AND MIND MAPPING SPONSOR
Thales
D16
Transport networks around the world
rely on Thales technology and systems
expertise for safe, reliable, efficient
operations that deliver optimised
capacity and reliability. A world leader
in the provision of mission-critical
information systems, Thales is a longterm partner helping major transport
operators, in more than 50 countries,
to keep pace with the challenge of
change. An integrator of advanced
solutions to solve complex engineering
issues in close collaboration with
customers, Thales has a unique ability
to deliver turnkey solutions, combined
with key enabling technologies and
a full range of services to the ground
transportation systems market
www.highways-uk.com
#hwysuk
Thermal Road Repairs
TomTom
J39
Thermal Road Repairs (TRR)
uses process controlled thermal
technology to repair surface course
failures, longitudinal joints and
service trenches. We work across
the highways, local government
and essential services sectors. Our
innovative equipment also enables
replicate echelon paving.
E15
TomTom empowers movement. Every
day millions of people around the
world depend on TomTom to make
smarter decisions. We design and
develop innovative products that
make it easy for people to keep
moving towards their goals. Best
known for being a global leader in
navigation and mapping products,
TomTom also creates GPS sports
watches, as well as state-of-the-art
fleet management solutions and
industry-leading location-based
products. Our business consists of
four customer-facing business units:
Consumer, Automotive, Licensing
and Telematics.
TMP
F5
TMP is excited to be exhibiting at the
first ever Highways UK event. Our
team will be on hand to show you
our new and existing bollard designs,
delineators, sign lights and our
latest product, launched this month,
the TMP EVO-Chev. This robust
chevron system has been designed
to cost effective, passively safe and
straightforward to install. We look
forward to welcoming you to our
Stand, F5 and to discussing how TMP
can help you.
TM Plans
F36
TM Plans is a traffic management
planning firm specialising in traffic
management design and planning.
Based in Henley-on-Thames,
we provide traffic management
design and planning services using
a technologically more efficient
process, providing value engineering
for clients and enhanced design and
construction projects. We produce all
types of traffic management design,
schematic, generic, OS mapping,
bespoke and 3D for the new BIM era.
A traffic management company ready
for the 21st Century.
Traffic Watch
F36
Traffic Watch UK was established
in 1998 offering the highway and
traffic engineering industry both
data collection and consultancy
services. Our data collection services
range from automatic number plate
recognition to roadside interview
surveys, while our consultancy
services include traffic and parking
consultancy, safety reviews, limits
enforcement and policy reviews.
At Traﬃc Watch we continuously
monitor and invest in the latest
advances in technology, keeping up
with the ever-growing demand for
accurate, timely, ﬂexible, and safely
obtained data.
SUPPORTER
Transport Focus
J15
Transport Focus is the independent
transport user watchdog. Our
mission is to get the best deal for
passengers and road users. With
a strong emphasis on evidencebased campaigning and research,
we ensure that we know what is
happening on the ground.
www.highways-uk.com
INDUSTRY BRIEFING THEATRE
SPONSOR AND SUPPORTER
D52
The Transport Systems Catapult
was created to drive and promote
Intelligent Mobility - harnessing
emerging technologies to transport
people and goods more smartly
and efficiently. As one of seven elite
technology and innovation centres
established and overseen by the
UK’s innovation agency, Innovate UK.
TSC is helping UK businesses create
products and services that meet the
needs of the world’s transport systems
as they respond to ever-stretching
demands. It helps sell UK capability on
the global stage, while also promoting
the UK as a superb test bed for the
transportation industry.
SUPPORTER
TRL
E16
TRL, the UK’s Transport Research
Laboratory, is recognised worldwide for transport innovation,
evidential research and impartial
advice. Commercially independent
with over 80 years of knowledge
and experience embedded in its
history, TRL’s work is rooted in
the traditional areas of road and
vehicle safety, highway engineering
and maintenance. Through the
decades, however, our knowledge
has expanded to encompass so
many other facets that shape and
form today’s transport decisions:
sustainability, attitudes and
behaviours, simulation and modelling,
climate change, engineering,
product development, standards
and specifications. Increasingly,
our expertise is being transferred
successfully to new sectors including
autonomous vehicles, smart cities and
energy.
#hwysuk
TYROLIT
Yotta
A13
TYROLIT is one of the world’s
leading manufacturers of grinding,
cutting, drilling and dressing tools as
well as producing machines for the
construction industry.
A family-owned company, with over
4,600 employees in 65 countries.
TYROLIT’s construction division
manufactures a range of machinery
and tools for cutting drilling and
sawing all types of stone, asphalt
and concrete. TYROLIT has specific
expertise in the grinding and grooving
of highways and runways with more
than 30 years of experience in this
application. The grinding process
is able to retexture worn concrete
pavements to reduce noise levels
and reestablish ride quality and
skid resistance. TYROLIT is known
throughout the world for mastering
a wide variety of challenges and are
highly sought-after partners in the
development of new and innovative
solutions.
C2
Yotta empowers those responsible
for the management of infrastructure
assets to make better, more intelligent
decisions about the way they manage
assets. From collecting data, providing
software or advice, we understand
our customers’ needs and provide
the right tools for the job. Innovation
is at the heart of what we do,
whether improving data quality by
exploring new sensors or developing
compelling user interfaces, we are
driven by a desire to do things better.
WPE Technologies
J33
Smart Sealant- The Future of Road
and Highway maintenance and repair.
The maintenance, repair, rehabilitation
and replacement of all types of
infrastructure are a significant burden
to tax payers. Based on current
laboratory testing, WPE Technologies
cost effective, environmentally friendly,
and sustainable cured polymer based
products are projected to outlast
untreated alternatives by nearly 20
years-doubling the life expectancy of
roads and other infrastructure. WPE
Technologies invites you to stand F45
for a 5 minute presentation on this
revolutionary product. Refreshments
will be provided. Times: 13.15 & 13.45.
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