Engineers Ireland

Engineers Ireland’s Roads and Transportation Society Annual CPD Seminar sponsored by 3M and Road Maintenance Services Ltd.

Seminar Overview

Ireland has invested significantly in its transport infrastructure over the past ten years and in particular in our roads with a world-class inter-urban motorway network. However, we will only benefit from a real return on this investment if we maintain our roads, be they motorways or smaller, national roads. How we manage national, regional and local road maintenance, maintain pavements, utilities, drainage as well as larger structures and adopt international best practice will all affect the financial return on investment and the performance of our roads in terms of safety and driver experience.

Seminar Aim

The seminar will bring together leading Irish and International speakers to provide insight into the areas of policy, funding, planning and implementation of road maintenance in Ireland, as well as looking at international best practice and case studies.

Seminar Programme

Session 1 - Overview of Road Maintenance

• Overview of Road Maintenance in Ireland
  Dominic Mullaney, Principal Adviser, Roads Inspectorate, Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
• National Road Management & Maintenance
  Kevin O'Rourke, Senior Project Manager/Henry Ritchie, Project Manager, National Roads Authority
• Regional and Local Road Maintenance in a Rural Local Authority
  Paul Daly, Senior Engineer, Waterford County Council

Session 2 - Pavements, Utilities & Drainage

• Pavement Management in Ireland – Present and Future
  Kieran Feighan, MD, PMS Pavement Management Services Ltd
• Drainage Maintenance of Roads
  Michael Mongan, Senior Engineer, Mayo County Council
• Road Pavements
  Tom Casey, Senior Project Manager, National Roads Authority
• Roadex - Introduction & Case Study
  Ron Munro, Project Manager, The ROADEX IV Project

Session 3 - Structures, Bridges & Road Safety Audits/Inspections

• SI 472 - Road Safety Inspections
  Forbes Vigors, Project Manager Road Safety, National Roads Authority
• Traffic Control, Road User Safety & Operative Safety during Maintenance Works
  Charlie Kerr, Senior Executive Engineer, Donegal County Council
• Management & Maintenance of Structures
  Liam Duffy, Engineering Inspector, National Roads Authority
• Masonry Bridge Maintenance, Lasting Legacy
  Gary Salter, Senior Executive Engineer, Sligo County Council

Session 4 - International Practice, PPPs and Motorways

• Routine Maintenance Management System
  Mikael Gilliar, Project Director, Egis Road Operation
• UK Local Authority Experience of Maintenance Procurement
  Joe Burns, Strategy Director - Highways and Transportation Mouchel
• PPP Maintenance Case Study (M50)
  Peter Coyle, M50 Authority Site Rep

Who Should Attend

The seminar is aimed at engineers and maintenance professionals in both the public and private sector who wish to get up-to-date with the latest developments in policy, funding, planning and implementation.