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(Southern African Transport Conference, 2017)In the past decade alone, unprecedented efforts have been directed towards enhancing intra-Africa trade by diverse stakeholders ranging from governments to regulatory authorities, private sector, global and regional financial ...
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(Southern African Transport Conference, 2017)Ageing of a seal or asphalt surfacing increases the stiffness of the layer, resulting in a decreased ability to resist cracking. Asphalt surface rejuvenators have been used traditionally as an economical maintenance technique ...
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Exploring cashless fare collection in the context of urban public transport reform in South Africa (Southern African Transport Conference, 2017)As in many developing countries, in South Africa unscheduled paratransit services dominate urban public transport. Despite the resulting scale of fare revenue, the majority of the country’s minibus-taxis operate as cash-only ...
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(Southern African Transport Conference, 2017)With ever increasing volumes of traffic on South African roads, and particular that of heavy vehicles, the road building industry has recognized the need for specialised asphalt mixes to address the rutting and fatigue ...
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(Southern African Transport Conference, 2017)The existing Diamond Interchange at the crossing of the N1 with Sefako Makghato Drive (Route K14) in the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality was recently, in 2015, upgraded to a Diverging Diamond Interchange (DDI). ...
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(Southern African Transport Conference, 2017)The South African Human Rights Commission acknowledges that access to healthcare services in South Africa, especially for the poor, is severely constrained by expensive, inadequate or non-existent transport services. This ...
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Improving competitiveness of companies in South Africa through logistics and supply chain management (Southern African Transport Conference, 2017)This paper provides a comparative analysis of logistics performance globally with that of South Africa and refers specifically to the cost of logistics. Transport costs are by far the single most important contributor but ...
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(Southern African Transport Conference, 2017)A methodology is presented for estimating the area of influence of two similar non-recurrent congestion events in two of South Africa’s metros, Tshwane and Cape Town, by use of probe data. Congestion in South Africa’s big ...
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(Southern African Transport Conference, 2017)This paper investigates the different influence factors for passenger train use. These factors have been clustered into 3 groups: 1. Socio-economic aspects: population and economic growth; 2. Internal train system aspects: ...
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(Southern African Transport Conference, 2017)Innovation and technology are critical to reinforce sustainability in road transportation. In recent years’ smart technologies such as ‘Smart Mobile Travel Apps’ are influencing mobility particularly in cities. For example, ...
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(Southern African Transport Conference, 2017)Informally run transport is increasingly recognised as an enabler of sustainable urban mobility. This talk will focus on how to harness informally run transport data collection projects to improve mass mobility. Integrating ...
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(Southern African Transport Conference, 2017)Initiatives have long been taken to attain sustainable road transportation system across the world, including South Africa. Despite the various initiatives, sustainable road transportation in South African cities remains ...
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(Southern African Transport Conference, 2017)Namibia is a developing country with an ambitious policy to improve its road infrastructure in order to alleviate poverty through, among other activities, employment creation and provision of all-weather and reliable access ...
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(Southern African Transport Conference, 2017)Transport logistics in South Africa forms the backbone of the economy, having represented 11.8% of GDP, or R499 billion in 2016. These costs are significantly higher than many developed countries. The South African ...
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(Southern African Transport Conference, 2017)The new Minimum Requirements for the Preparation of Integrated Transport Plan, 2016, promulgated by the National Department of Transport requires the following of the responsible Government Authority: 'The preparation of ...
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(Southern African Transport Conference, 2017)An efficient road network consists of a vast series of carriageways interlinked by slipways and ramps that allow for both economic and societal movement. The Gauteng Province encompasses approximately twenty percent of the ...
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(Southern African Transport Conference, 2017)The Western Cape has a large network of 25 300 km of unpaved roads. The unpaved road network is managed within the framework of the Unpaved Road Maintenance System with the assistance of five District Municipalities. The ...
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(Southern African Transport Conference, 2017)The quality of public transport services receives frequent media coverage and is often the cause of civil unrest. Whilst the developed world moves towards lower car usage and higher levels of public transport use, South ...
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(Southern African Transport Conference, 2017)Mode choice modelling is commonly done to estimate the patronage demand of the various available transport modes. Since the late 1990’s in South Africa, Stated Preference (SP) surveys and occasionally Revealed Preference ...
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(Southern African Transport Conference, 2017)The widespread usage of polymer modified binders (PMBs) is due to the growing perception that they offer increased resistance to pavement distresses. The availability of inherently different modifiers has expanded the range ...
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