The International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association (IBTTA) is the worldwide alliance of toll operators and associated industries that provides a forum for sharing knowledge and ideas to promote and enhance toll-financed transportation services.
Technology Workshop: South America
November 12 - 14, 2006
Santiago, Chile
| Monday, November 13 |
General Session
Download Final Program of Events: English | Español (Please note, the speakers listed in this file were as of the printing of the program)
9:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
The Institutional Issues that Impact Deployment
Moderator: Mauricio Gatica, Vice Presidente Carreteras Interurbanas, COPSA, Santiago, Chile
- The Chilean Concession Program, Francisca Castro, Coordinadora General de Concesiones, Ministerio de Obras Públicas de Chile
- The Key Role of Chilean Financial Market in the Concession Program, Fernando Zavala, ABN-AMRO,
- Legal Framework Public Concessions, Loreto Silva, Attorney,COPSA A.G., Santiago, Chile
- Interoperability in Santiago: Current Model and Future Perspectives, Carlos Griell, Itinere
Revenue Leakage and ORT, Julià Monsó, ITS & Toll Operations, Iridium Concesiones (Dragados), Coral Gables, FL, USA
11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
The Chilean Road Concession Model
Moderator: Antonio Estrada, General Manager, Autopista Central, Santiago, CHILE
- Overview of the ORT program in Santiago and Presentation of Autopista Central, Salahdin Yacoubi, Director of Operations, Skanska Infrastructure Development/Autopista Central, Santiago, Chile
- Presentation of Costanera Norte, Jose Ignacio Vargas
- Vespucio Norte Express Concesion, A private vision of a public service, José Luis Luppi, Gerente de Operaciones y Sistemas de Peaje, Concesionaria Vespucio Norte Express, Santiago, Chile
- Using technology for the automation of auxiliary processes in the operation of toll roads, Pedro Mengotti, Operations Manager, Autopista Vespucio Sur, Santiago, Chile
2:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Technical Tour
The sessions ended in the early afternoon, and delegates participated in a Technical Tour that included some of the major toll roads in Santiago, including: Vespucio Norte Express, Autopista Vespucio Sur, Autopista Central and Costanera Norte.
| Tuesday, November 14 |
General Session, 9:00am - 6:00pm
9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Beyond the Border: South American Toll Systems
Moderator: Georgina Febre, Business Manager, Ingeniería Gestión y Control S.A., Santiago, Chile
- Evolution of ETC in Brazil, Luis Augusto Valença, IT Manager, CCR, São Paulo, Brazil
- The Experience of Argentina, Miguel Gueydan, Desarrollo Operations, Abertis Infraestructuras, Buenos Aires, Argentina (this presentation was presented in Flash and is not available for download. Please contact Miguel directly via above link)
- Road Infrastructure in Mexico: Challenges and Opportunities (English), Patricio Cal, Y Major, C&M, Engineer, Mexico City, Mexico | Español
- Changes in the concesion model in Mexico, Juan Othon Moreno Navarrete, Director de Planeación Operativa, SCT-DG Desarrollo Carretero, Mexico City, Mexico
11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Views from Europe: (Part 1) Interoperability on European Roads
Moderator: Antonio Diez de Rivera, Vice President, IBTTA, Madrid, Spain
- CesareIII – Common EFC System for a Road Tolling European System, Claude Bidaud, Special Advisor European & Int’l Affairs, ASF, Paris, France
- France & Spain: ETC Interoperability for Commercial Truck Tolling,
Juan Marti, Project Manager, Abertis, Barcelona, Spain and Jean-Michel Martinez, Director, SANEF, Paris, France - MEDIA – Toward Interoperability in the Alpine Countries, Dr. Anton Sieber, (ASFINAG) Representing Autostrade per l'Italia S.p.A., Rome, Italy
- Interoperability, The Austrian Approach, Dr. Anton Sieber, Head of Corporate Strategy, ASFINAG, Vienna Austria
2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Views From Europe: (Part 2) Technology for Increasing Mobility
Moderator: Joseph Czako, Director, International Business Development, Kapsch TrafficCom, Vienna, Austria
- Moving Beyond ETC – The Extension of ETC to EPS in Spain System includes Tolls and Parking, using VIA-T, Juan Marti, Project Manager, Abertis, Barcelona, Spain
- Stockholm – Combining ETC and Video to Reduce Congestion, Mats Karlsson, Head of Department, Business Area Bridges and Tunnels, The Swedish National Road Administration, Solna, Sweden
- Information Exchange Agent: A Clearinghouse to Manage ETC Interoperability between Toll Operators in Ireland, Steve Morello, Business Development Manager, Egis Projects, Paris, France
3:30 p.m. - 5:45 p.m.
The 'Americas' Perspective
Moderator: Ted Hull-Ryde, Director of Special Projects, ETC Corporation, Richardson, TX, USA
- North America Toll System Overview, Greg LeFrois, Associate Vice President, HNTB Corporation, Bellevue, WA, USA
- Open Road Tolling: Conversion rather than Green-Field, Massoud Moradi PE, AICP, Vice President, National Toll Technology Division Program Director, PBS&J, Orlando, FL, USA
- ORT: Case Study in Conversion, Servando Parapar, Executive Director, Miami-Dade Expressway Authority, Miami, FL, USA
- The Concessions in the US, Javier Martínez Ordoñez, Civl Engineer, Cintra, S.A., Austin, TX, USA
- Perspectives on Interagency Clearinghouse/Regional Programs, Roik Hockenberger, Vice President Toll Systems & Sevices, ACS Government Solutions, Washington, USA
- Road Pricing within a Comprehensive Metropolitan Transport Optimization Approach, Phil Miller, Project Manager, PBS&J, Orlando, FL, USA
