3rd International Transportation Conference

Introduction

Transportation infrastructure plays a vital role in proper connectivity and mobility. Transportation engineering ensures smooth movement of passengers and freight over various modes of transport. It is important to ensure planning and delivery of elements of the transport system are brought together, across modes, sectors, operators, and institutions, with the aim of cumulative social benefits including the economic as well as environmental aspects. Hence some of the major characteristics of the transportation system includes Safe, Sustainable, Efficient and Resilient features.

Nepal is prioritizing the development efforts in transport infrastructure, which is well reflected in periodic plans and annual budget programs at the central, provincial as well as local levels. Efforts are aimed at achieving safe, easy, and quality transport services by the expansion of road networks, air transport, railways, and waterways as stipulated in the current 16th Five Year Plan. Similarly with climate resilient infrastructure is the current need considering climate change, some efforts are being made for development of sustainable and resilient transport infrastructure. Similarly, the transport sector’s efforts are aimed at overall national prosperity. Therefore, it must be linked with the various activities, and services, for all tiers of administrative, economic, as well as social structure. 

In these circumstances, the Society of Transport Engineers Nepal (SOTEN) has taken initiatives to bring the international and national stakeholders into a common forum for an interface and understanding of the approaches and efforts of planning and implementation. SOTEN has concluded two international and two national seminars on various aspects of transportation engineering and planned to organize the 3rd International Conference.

 

This International Conference is jointly organized with the Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport (MoPIT) with the support of various governmental organizations. Similarly, the event is likely to be supported by international agencies such as Eastern Asia Society of Transport Studies (EASTS), Asian Transport Outlook (ATO) and many others.

Objectives

The main objective of this Conference is to disseminate the state-of-art approaches, proven best practices, and scientific know-how for addressing the safety, sustainability and resilience parameter of the transportation system. At the same time, it aims to provide a greater opportunity for the transport sector professionals to understand the recent research outcomes on this issue. The conference is expected to produce an important note of conference proceedings for decision support to the planning and implementing agencies in this sector.

Conference Theme  

The theme of the conference is “Towards Safe, Sustainable, Efficient, and Resilient Mobility”. Sub-theme I: case study 

This theme will contain the case studies/research from the various countries in the multimodal transportation system planning and development along with addressing the safety, sustainability, resiliency, efficiency in the transportation system. The major aspects may consider the following: 

• Intermodal transportation integration

• Improvement in the urban transport by integrating the modes and services,

• Transport policy and legal framework

• Climate resilient transport infrastructure

• Public Transportation 

• Intelligent Transportation System 

• Transit-oriented development, improving public transport,

• Financing in transport infrastructure development

• Urban Transportation and Urban Mobility

• Transport Planning 

• Road safety

• Public transport efficiency,

• Electric mobility,

• Freight transport, Trade and transport,

• Aviation/Railways and waterways

•  Urban/regional transport planning

• Cross cutting issues of transportation 

 

Conference Registration and Fee 

The registration fee scheme which includes the three day itinerary outlined in Section 6.

• International Delegate: $ 400 (Early Bid: $350)

• SAARC Countries: $ 300 (Early bid: $250)

• Institutional Participant: NRs. 20,000.00 (Excluding VAT) 

• SOTEN Member: NRs. 16,000 

Please note the limited subsidy on the registration is available for Nepalese students and international researchers willing to participate in the conference.

• Account Name: SOTEN , Acc number : 03400105200355 , Everest Bank Limited, Kathmandu, Nepal

• SWIFT code EVEREST BANK LTD. EVBLNPKAXXX

 

For Registration : Link

 Click here for Hotel Reservation

Timeline 

The timeline for the submission of extended abstract for the Conference is as:

• 15 February 2025: Submission of Extended abstracts, 

• 15 March 2025: Early Bird Registration 

• 30 March 2025: Deadline for submission of presentation slides 

Deadline of Registration

Deadline of Submission of Full Paper (Optional) 

• 11-13 April 2025: Conference Date

• 30 June 2025 Publication of Conference Proceedings

• 30 August 2025 Publication of SOTEN Journal (Selected paper)

Proposed Schedule:

The tentative schedule for the conference will be:

Day 1 | 4. 11 Friday

Inaugural/ Opening Session

8:45-9:30          Arrival & Registration of Participant and Guests Tea/Coffee & Cookies

9:30-11:00        Opening Session:

• Infrastructure Asset Management for Safer, Sustainable, and Resilient Transportation

Prof. Dr. Kiyoyuki Kaito, Osaka University (Japan)

• Transport infrastructure: Safety Sustainability and Resiliency

Mr. Keshab Kumar Sharma

11:10-13:00       Session on Integrated and Sustainable Transport

Session Moderator:  Rojee Pradhananga

• Simulating pedestrian behavior with competition between movers and stayers in urban public space.

Makoto Chikararaishi, Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Transdisciplinary Science and Engineering Program, Hiroshima University.

• Evaluation of Transit-Oriented Development Indicators Using the Fuzzy Delphi Method: A Case study of Suburban Railway Stations in Thailand.

Dr. Chaiwat Sangsrichan, Chinmai Universty, Thailand

• Conditional Assessment of Safety, Sustainability of Transport Infrastructure in Context of Asia.

Er. Sudhir Gotha, Mission Leader, Asian Transport Outlook, India

• Using Innovative Technologies for national road condition reporting.

Er. Robin Workman, Transport Expert, Transport Research Laboratory, England

Q/A Session

Session Remarks: Session Chair

Token of Love

13:00-14:00      Lunch and Network

14:00-15:40      International Knowledge Sharing Session

• Assessment of Air Traffic Noise level: A Case Study of Chiang Mai International Airport.

Dr. Patcharida Sungtrisearn, Chinmai Universty, Thailand

• The Future of City and Long-distance Road Transport.

Panos D. Prevedouros, PhD, Past Chairman and Professor Emeritus, Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Hawaii.

• The push-pull effects of expressways: The case of TPLEX for Baguio City.

Er. Daniel L. Mabazza, Department of Geography, College of Social Sciences and Philosophy, University of the Philippines.

IRAP Session

15:30-15:50      Tea Break

15:50-17:30      International Experience Sharing on Road Safety

                        Session Chair: Sushil Babu Dhakal

Session Moderator: Saroj Pradhan

• International best practice in the implementation of school zone.

Er. Anusha Rajasooriya, Transport Research Laboratory, England.

• An Integrated Approach to Road Traffic Accidents: Epidemiological and Legal Perspective on Road users Behavior in Morocco.

Er. Farida Haddou Rahou, University ibn Tofail, Kenitra, Morocco.

• Driving Forward: How Emerging Technologies are shaping Road Safety.

Dr. Praveen Vayalamkuzhi, Founder and CEO, Mobility Vision Inc. California, USA.

• Ali Zayerzadeh

Raquel Barrios, Executive Director, Youth for Road Safety.

Q/A Session.

Session Remarks: Session Chair.

Day 2 | 4. 12 Saturday

09:30-11:20       Parallel Session (1A)- Road Safety

Session Chair: Dr. Bijay Jaisi

Session Monderator: Samikshya Adhikari (Proposed)

• A Pilot Post-Crash Response and Care Model for NNM Road.

Dr. Ashok Ratna Bajracharya, Post Crash response and care Specialist, Project Management consultant for road safety Management.

• Problems in Corridor Level Crash Data Collection, Storage, Analysis, Interpretation and Usage in Nepal: A Case Study from Nagdhunga-Naubise-Mugling (NNM) and Kamala-Dhalkebar –Pathlaiya (KDP) Road.

Er. Nemi Bhattarai, Project Management consultant for road safety Management.

• Road Safety Infrastructure assessment for the Nagdhunga-Naubise-Mugling (NNM) corridor: challenges and strategic interventions.

Er. Aditya Paudel, Road Safety Engineer, Project Management consultant for road safety Management.

• Application of NeRSAP in SRCTIP funded Nagdhunga - Naubise Mugling Road under Safe Corridor Demonstration Program.

Prof. Anil Marasini, IOE, Pulchwok Campus.

• Training Needs Assessment for Promoting Road Safety in Nepal.

Dr. Padma Bahadur Shahi, Project Management consultant for road safety Management.

• Campaign Needs Assessment for Promoting Road Safety in NNM Road Corridor.

Badri Prakash Ojha, Communication and Publicity Specialist, Project Management consultant for road safety Management.

Parallel Session (1B)- Research and Innovation

                           Session Chair: Er. Anil Marsani

                          Session Moderator:

• Analysis of road traffic crash cost using human capital approach in Kailali district.

Er. Maheshwari Dhami, Student, MSc Transportation

• Enhancing safety and walkability at crosswalks and sidewalks on selected urban roads of Kathmandu metropolitan city.

Er. Divya Shahi, Nepal Engineering College.

• Evaluation of Road Network Connectivity, Accessibility and Vulnerability: A Case Study of Tilottama Municipality, Rupandehi District, Nepal.

Bikash Bhandari, Moti Ram Giri, Bishnu Prasad Devkota, IOE, Pulchowk Campus.

• Review of arbitration practices in construction projects, a case study of highway projects in Nepal.

Er. Chhabi Lal Paudel, DOR, MoPIT

• Evaluating Marshall’s Volumetric Properties of Hot Mix Asphalt Using Machine Learning.

Er. Moti Ram Giri, Kshitiz Dhakal

• Optimization of Hydrolysis Lignin Dosage in Asphalt Mixtures for Enhanced Sustainability and Performance.

Amar Kumar Deo, M. Tech Transportation, School of Infrastructure, IIT Bhubaneswar

Dr. Umesh Chandra Sahoo, Associate Professor, School of Infrastructure, IIT Bhubaneswar

11:30-12:45       Parallel session 2(A)- Sustainability of Road

                          Session Chair: Prof. Dr. Ranjan Kumar Dahal

                          Session Moderator:

• Nature-based Solutions (NBS) for resilient road transport infrastructure in Nepal.

Shuva Sharma, Santosh Panthe, Scott Wilson Nepal.

• Geotechnical assessment of road infrastructure in Karnali province, Nepal.

Er. Jay Ram Panthi, Rajan KC, Asso. Prof. Far Western University.

• Guideline development for road cut slope in Nepal.

Er. Tunisha Gyawali, DOR, MOPIT

• Effect of monsoon rainfall on roadside slopes: a case study of Dakshinkali-Kulekhani road segment.

Laxmi Adhikari, Student, IOE, Pulchowk Campus.

• Application of Various geophysical methods for identification of slope mass condition in Chandram Bhir Slope.

Ujjwal Raghubanshi

• Rainfall threshold for roadside shallow landslide in mid-Himalayan Nepal.

Er. Suresh Neupane, School of Science and Engineering special graduate course on disaster mitigation studies.

13:50-15:40      Parallel Session 3 (A)- Road Safety

                        Session Chair: Krishna Pant

                         Session Moderator: Sunil Poudyal

• Cold Applied Plastic Transverse Bar Marking and Colored Horizontal Signage: A Study on Speed Reduction and Enhanced Driver Awareness
  Amit Thatte, Vidheya Rao, Pramod Waghmare
  M/s Kataline Infra products Pvt. Ltd., Nagpur, India
• Public-Private Partnership in Road Safety Infrastructure: Needs and Opportunities

Er. Saroj Pradhan, Technical Advisory NRSC.

• Nepal Road Crash Database System: An innovative Road Crash Data Collection and Storage System

Dr. Partha Parajuli, Team Leader and Road Safety Management Specialist, Project Management Consultancy for Road Safety Management, Nepal.

• Exploring the interrelationship between road environment, existing safety interventions, and crash occurrence using different analytical techniques.

Dr. Nitesh Acharya, Shibaura Institute of Technology, Japan.

• Clinical, personal, social and professional consequences of road traffic crashes in Nepal: a review of painful stories behind and after extremity amputation.

Dr. Satish Prasad Barnawal, Project Lead, Road Safety, INDARAM HEALTH, Kathmandu, Nepal.

• Enhancing Road Safety through Star Rating for School: Ashu Pokhrel

13:50-15:40      Parallel Session (3B)- Urban Planning associated infrastructure /Multi-modal Transport

            Session Chair: Padam Mainali

            Session Moderator:

• Sustainable Transportation through Multi-Modal Integration (MMI) and Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) in Hyderabad Metropolitan Region.

Vijaya Lakshmi Kandala, Advisor Mobility- Balaji Railroad Systems Pvt. Ltd, Secundarabad, India

• Study of Operational Performance of Public Transport in Kathmandu Valley.

Er. Shree Ram Dhakal, Kuber Nepali, Senior Transportation engineer in Engineering Centre Nepal Pvt. Ltd.

• Study on making Lalitpur a cycle friendly city

Chandani Shakya, Nepal Cycle society.

• Evaluation of Road Infrastructures for Bicycle Suitability: A Case Study of Selected Sections of Ring Road and Satdobato-Godawari Road

Ramesh Chaudhary, Nepal Engineering College-Centre for Postgraduate Studies, Lagankhel, Lalitpur

Sushma Chaudhary, Nepal Engineering College-Centre for Postgraduate Studies, Lagankhel, Lalitpur

Bishnu Prasad Devkota , Nepal Electricity Authority, Durbarmarga, Kathmandu, Nepal

• Network wide Intelligent Signal Operation: A case study of Lalitpur Metropolitan City

Subhash Dhungel

16:00-17:30      Parallel Session

Session Chair: Rajendra Raj Sharma

Session Moderator:

• New accelerated settlement system to avoid 'bump' and approach slabs in access to bridges and culverts.

Er. Dilman Singh Basnyat, Jose Espinos, Secretary, SSTN

• Road surface evaluation considering scooter rider safety and comfort

Er. Prakriti Pandey, Graduate Student, Graduate school of engineering, Kitami Institute of Technology.

• Enhancing pavement performance through geotextile-Geogrid reinforcement under dynamic vehicle loads.

Er. Aanchal Tiwari, Student, MSc Transportation.

Day 3 | 4. 13 Sunday

9:30 – 11:00      Sustainable Urban Mobility

Session Chair:

Session Moderator: PTA CEO

• Infrastructure and Transport Emissions-Insight from south Asia and India

Partha Bosu, Principal, DFAG, LLP

• City to City: Benchmarking Urban Transport in Asia.

Melvin Ahuja

• Developing a Sustainable and Resilient Public Transport System for Kathmandu Valley.

Dr. Madan B. Regmi, Lead, Urban and Low-carbon mobility.

11:10 – 12:30    Panel discussion on federal structure and prioritization towards transport infrastructure development.

                                 LMC

                                 Mayor Mahasangh

                                 Federal

                                Provincial

                                IBN CEO

12:30 – 13:40    Lunch (with two stall presentation)

13:40 – 15:30    Road Asset Management

Tanuj Chopra,

Human Centered Pavement Management

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Kazuya Tomiyama

Kevin Mcpheson, Prof.

• Geotechnics and Engineering Geology for Building Better Roads in Nepal.

Ranjan Kumar Dahal, Central Department of Geology, Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal.

12:30 – 13:30    Lunch (Including 2 sponsor presentation)

13:30 – 15:00    Presentation from Ministries

MOPIT including DOR, DORW, DOTM

MOUD
IBN

16:00 – 17:00    Panel Discussion with Ministries

17:30 – 18:30    Closing Ceremony

Conference Secretariat:

• Address: SOTEN Building, Chakupat, Lalitpur

• Email: info@soten.org.np soten.nepal@gmail.com 

• Contact Number: +977-9741660286

• Website: www.soten.org.np

• Link to submit the paper : https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScMDKVa2ZkzWciOGgSrKd_aRjU82KQ-RoRDl9oL6mFCCWGMLg/viewform?usp=sharing

Conference Venue:

The Conference will be held in Hotel Yak and Yeti, Durbar Marg, Kathmandu.