Africa road conference in July
The second International Road Federation (IRF) Africa Regional Congress will be hosted next month in Windhoek.
The conference, which will be hosted in collaboration with the Roads Authority, will take place from 11 to 13 July under the theme “Sustainable Transport Practices: Tools for Modern Connectivity.”
It will offer road and transport stakeholders in Africa a unique opportunity to share best practices, address important challenges, identify new and innovative resources to bridge financing gap.
It will also explore emerging trends and new technologies that can contribute to making Africa an example to the transport sector and provide knowledge sharing opportunities as well as a setting for transport stakeholders to network and engage with road industry leaders from around the world.
“The RA's mandate is to manage Namibia's road network with a view to achieve a safe and efficient road sector. Roads are essential to Africa's competitiveness and are a major driving force behind our respective nations' socio-economic development objectives. As our cities develop and our trade volumes grow, lack of adequate road facilities and transport services will translate into chronic delays, increased injury risk and higher costs borne by society unless the appropriate policies are identified and implemented,” said the CEO of RA, Conrad Lutombi.
According to him Namibia is at crossroads as it seeks to select the appropriate engineering and management models to make safe and efficient roads a reality.
“Hence, this congress comes at an opportune time and we are honoured to partner with the IRF”, Lutombi said.
IRF President and CEO Patrick Sankey said the results of investment into roads have shown how transformative an infrastructure can be for a wide range of beneficiary communities.
Sankey said the congress will focus on four subthemes namely the provision of a safe transport system; an efficient asset management culture; innovative financing techniques and building the capacity of the African transport professional.
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The conference, which will be hosted in collaboration with the Roads Authority, will take place from 11 to 13 July under the theme “Sustainable Transport Practices: Tools for Modern Connectivity.”
It will offer road and transport stakeholders in Africa a unique opportunity to share best practices, address important challenges, identify new and innovative resources to bridge financing gap.
It will also explore emerging trends and new technologies that can contribute to making Africa an example to the transport sector and provide knowledge sharing opportunities as well as a setting for transport stakeholders to network and engage with road industry leaders from around the world.
“The RA's mandate is to manage Namibia's road network with a view to achieve a safe and efficient road sector. Roads are essential to Africa's competitiveness and are a major driving force behind our respective nations' socio-economic development objectives. As our cities develop and our trade volumes grow, lack of adequate road facilities and transport services will translate into chronic delays, increased injury risk and higher costs borne by society unless the appropriate policies are identified and implemented,” said the CEO of RA, Conrad Lutombi.
According to him Namibia is at crossroads as it seeks to select the appropriate engineering and management models to make safe and efficient roads a reality.
“Hence, this congress comes at an opportune time and we are honoured to partner with the IRF”, Lutombi said.
IRF President and CEO Patrick Sankey said the results of investment into roads have shown how transformative an infrastructure can be for a wide range of beneficiary communities.
Sankey said the congress will focus on four subthemes namely the provision of a safe transport system; an efficient asset management culture; innovative financing techniques and building the capacity of the African transport professional.
STAFF REPORTER
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