2009 Roading New Zealand Conference: Building Value

Thu, 22/10/2009 - 11:31am

2009 Roading New Zealand Conference: Building Value

Photos from the Conference can be viewed and downloaded here . .

An 8-page Conference Report, with summaries of all speakers' presentations, is available by clicking here . . .

Or download full versions of the Conference presentations by clicking the links below:

Obama’s Infrastructure Stimulus Package -Perpetual Pavements and other Value Initiatives from the United States
Eric Harm – Assistant Chief Engineer, Division of Highways, Illinois Department of Transportation
PowerPoint (4.3MB)

Creating Value on New Zealand’s Transport Networks
Geoff Dangerfield – Chief Executive, New Zealand Transport Agency
PowerPoint (3.4MB)

Keynote Address A Planned Capital Stitch in Time Saves Nine
Professor Martin Snaith – Professor Emeritus of Highway Engineering, the University of Birmingham
PowerPoint (4.7MB)  Paper (25 kb) 

Using Design Build for Road Reconstruction and Rehabilitation
Mark Simpson – Chief Executive, Whangarei District Council
PowerPoint (2.4 MB)    Paper (118 kb)

Outlook on the Economy
Brendan O’ Donovan - Chief Economist, Westpac
PowerPoint (2.3 MB)

The Role of Infrastructure in Developing New Zealand’s Economy
Arthur Grimes- Senior Fellow, Motu Economic & Public Policy Research
PowerPoint (2.9 MB)

Improving Efficiency and Adding Value through Local Authority Shared Services: A Case Study
Richard Kirby, Assets Group Manager- Manawatu and Rangitikei District Councils
PowerPoint (600 kb)

Optimising Future Bitumen Resources
Dr John Oliver - Chief Scientist, Sustainable Infrastructure Science, ARRB Group Ltd
PowerPoint (720 kb)