The 42nd annual ASECAP Study and Information Days will explore the role of the tolled roads in ensuring sustainability in times of dwindling traffic. It will be the occasion for high-level panellists representing toll road infrastructure operators, EU decision-makers and ministers to discuss sustainability issues related to infrastructure financing, operation, maintenance, safety and the environment, while considering how Intelligent Transport Systems contribute to the achievement of the goals set.
The conference will reflect the interconnection, under the umbrella of sustainability, between questions regarding tolling and concessions, road safety and security and Intelligent Transport Systems, and will exploit the added value of combining the unmatched technical expertise and field experience of ASECAP Members with top-notch political considerations.
The first day of discussions (Tuesday 27 May) will therefore be marked by subsequent plenary sessions with a full day of expert presentations, with time for Q&As about subjects falling under the responsibility of ASECAP’s different Permanent Committees (COPERs) affecting smart mobility, more specifically:
- COPER I: tolling and concessions
- COPER II: road safety, security and sustainability
- COPER III: Intelligent Transport Systems
- Marketing panel
On the second day (Wednesday 28 May), the various developments in the EU road transport sector will be examined from a truly political angle. High-level EU decision-makers and ASECAP personalities will first debate about the current economic situation in the EU and the role of concessions as a lasting key factor for growth.
The discussion will be followed by a serious technocratic analysis on where we are in the present tolling technologies. Selected representatives of REETS consortium - the key pan-European project on regional tolling interoperability funded by E. Commission - will draw the relevant conclusions and develop the ensuing key messages, thus laying the basis for continued action in support of Europe’s toll road infrastructure operators, their customers and the well-being of society as a whole.
The one-and-a-half day conference programme is set out in detail in our website – you will undoubtedly not want to miss this opportunity to exchange views with the speakers and conference delegates about the extraordinary developments taking place in Europe’s toll road infrastructure sector.