International Seminar Rural Roads Maintenance

27-29 November 2013, Durban (South Africa)

This International Seminar was developed and organized mainly by the South African National Roads Agency and the Technical Committee 2.5 "Rural Road Systems and Accessibility to Rural Areas" of the World Road Association (PIARC). Also it was supported by National Department of Transport of South Africa, South African Institute Civil Engineering, Ethekwini Municipality and South African Road Federation. About 160 people from more than 8 countries joined this international event.

Preparatory Documents for the International Seminar

Seminar first announcement

The keynote address was made by Honorable Kwa-Zulu Natal MEC of Transport, Mr. W. Mchunu, who was introduced by Ms. Lungile Madlala, Executive Director Roads at the City of Tshwane. The MEC's speech was followed by Mr. Roberto Sandoval, President of the Technical Committee (TC) 2.5 PIARC, to layout the objectives of the PIARC.

The seminar was divided into 6 sessions, covering various topics such as policies for rural roads, maintenance strategies, road safety, development and upgrading of unpaved rural roads, and implementation and case studies. Many presentations were of high quality and provided much practical information and knowledge. On the second day of the seminar a gala dinner was organized and it was attended by delegates and their partners. The gala dinner was held at the 2010 world cup stadium (Moses Mabhida Stadium) and the main speech was delivered by Councilor Maphumulo of Ethekwini Metropolitan.

In the closing ceremony, Mr. Dumisani Nkabinde, English Secretary of TC2.5 summarized the seminar and Mr. Sandoval and some representatives from South Africa expressed their gratitude to the organizers and all participants.

The technical visit to the site of rehabilitation of Provincial Road M4 between uMhlanga and eMdloti Interchange was organized on the first day of the seminar.

International Seminar Program - 27-29 november 2013 "Rural Roads Maintenance"
First day of the seminar (27 November)
Hour	Conferences
08:30 09:10	Welcome and Introduction Logashri Sewnarain, South African National Roads Agency SOC Limited (SANRAL), South Africa
11:00 16:00	Site Visit (M4 Rehabilitation) M. Manicum, Naidu Consulting, South Africa
Second day of the seminar (28 November)
Hour	Conferences
08:00 09:00	REGISTRATION
09:30 10:30	Welcome and Introduction Linguile Madlala, City of Tshwane, South Africa
	PIARC Information Presentation (French/English) Roberto Sandoval, PIARC TC2.5 Chair (Bolivia)
	Rural Roads Maintenance in South Africa Conseiller exécutif aux Transports, MEC for the KZN DOT, Community Safety and Liaison (introduced by CEO of SANRAL), South Africa
10:30 11:00	Break
11:00 13:00	Session I - Policies for Rural Roads Facilitator: Robin Chetty, eThekwini Metropolitan, South Africa
	Financial Practitioner Perspective Mathew Townshend, Tresasury, South Africa
	Road Financing Peter Copley, SARF, South Africa
	Sustainability of Investments in Rural Roads in Morocco: Management and Maintenance Issues (French) Bejrhit Mohamed, AIPCR, Morroco
	Integrity Toolkit Alice Mathew, South African National Roads Agency SOC Limited, South Africa
	Rural Road Policies in Ethiopia and AFCAP' support to these policies Alemayehu Ayele, Ethiopian Roads Authority, Ethiopia
13:00 14:00	Lunch
14:00 15:30	Session II - Maintenance Strategies Facilitator: J. Mukuka, Namibia Roads Authority, Namibia
	Selection of Appropriate Pavement Structure Dennis Rossmann, South African National Roads Agency SOC Limited, South Africa
	Strategy of rural road maintenance - Case of Mali (French) Dramane Diallo, PIARC (Mali)
	Road Rehabilitation Specialist Dave Collins, BSM Laboratories, South Africa
	Local Government Perspective (anglais) Adrian Peters, eThekwini Metropolitan, South Africa
15:30 15:45	Break
15:45 17:30	Session III - Road Safety Facilitator: Introduction - Randall Cable, South African National Roads Agency SOC Limited, South Africa
	Private Sector Investment in Road Safety - Challenges in the Africa Context Elna van Niekerk, GRSP, South Africa
	Road Safety - A Strategic Engineering Approach Jan Coetzee, ITS Engineers, South Africa
	Western Cape Government: Provincial Safely Home Programme Kevin October, Safely Home Programme, Western Cape, South Africa
	Road Safety Education and its Role in Infrastructure Provision in the Rural Community Context Elna Fourie, South African National Roads Agency SOC Limited, South Africa
18:45 20:30	Gala Dinner
Third day of the seminar (29 November)
Hour	Conferences
08:45 10:30	Session IV - Development and Upgrading of Unpaved Rural Roads Facilitator: S. Solomons, SABITA, South Africa
	Pavement Design in South Africa Dr. Fenella Johns, Rubicon Solutions, South Africa Importance of Regular Resurfacing Gerrie van Zyl, Rubicon Solutions, South Africa
	Relationships between Road Roughness, Vehicle Operating Costs and Freight Damage Dr. Wynand Steyrn, My Cube Asset Management Solution, South Africa
	Rural Roads Upgrades Dr. Phil Paige-Green, CSIR Built Environment, South Africa
	Preserving Our Future: The KwaZulku - Natal RRAMS Project Pat Dorkin, Roger Purchase, DoT/TPA, South Africa
10:30 11:00	Break
11:00 13:00	Session V - Implementation and Case Studies Facilitator: Logashri Sewnarain, South African National Roads Agency SOC Limited, South Africa
	Applying Local&International Best-Practice to Rural Projects via Greenroads Joana Ptak, Green Roads South Africa, South Africa
	Green Roads CS: The KwaBuawayo Project, KwaZulu-Natal Peter Forrest, RHDHV, South Africa
	Management of rural roads - Case of Benin (French) Issere Joseph Dossou, PIARC, Benin
	Environmental Management within SANRAL Mogole Mphahlele, South African National Roads Agency SOC Limited, South Africa
	Unsealed Road Management in Namibia Jacky Mukuka, Namibia Roads Authority, Namibia
13:00 14:00	Lunch
14:00 15:30	Session VI - Implementation and Case Studies Facilitator: M. Nxumalo, H&N, South Africa
	The Role of a PPP Project in Skills and Community Development: The N3 Toll Route Model Douglas Judd, N3TC, South Africa
	Large Triaxial Testing of Unbound Granular Material Chantal Rudman, SUN, South Africa
	Modelling of Seals Johan Gerber, SUN, South Africa
	Small Contractor Development Programme Marlize Nel-Verwey, South African National Roads Agency SOC Limited, South Africa
	Future Outlook in Rural Roads Maintenance Louw Kanammeyer, South African National Roads Agency SOC Limited, South Africa
15:30 15:45	Break
15:45 17:30	Closure
	Summary Dumisani Nkabinde, South African National Roads Agency SOC Limited, South Africa
	Vote of thanks Roberto Sandoval, PIARC TC2.5 Chair, Bolivia RSA Representative, South Africa

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Registration of the seminar
Tribune of the seminar
Tribune of the seminar
Audience of the seminar
Participants of the seminar
Participants of the seminar
Gala Dinner of the seminar
Gala Dinner of the seminar
Exhibition of the seminar
Technical visit of the seminar
Technical visit of the seminar
Technical visit of the seminar

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