SYNOPSIS

This course will introduce the participants to road design, blackspot treatments and how a road safety audit will look into the road safety issues. It will cover the guidelines of the various Arahan Teknik Jalan publications by Jabatan Kerja Raya or JKR.

The course will cover:
• The role of the road engineer, contractor, supervising engineer, road safety auditor & authorities
• The principles of design such as location and spacing of intersections
• Design controls eg selection of intersection type
• Geometric standards such as alignments and sight distance
• Right and left turn lanes, pavement tapers and auxiliary lanes
• Potential blackspot identification and recommended treatments
• Pedestrian facilities and signalisation
• Location of traffic signs, signals, pavement markings and lamp poles
• Standard TMP layouts and their various zones
• What does a road safety audit look out for – practical issues

At the end of the course, participants will be able to appreciate how to avoid potential blackspots in their design and how to apply treatments at existing blackspots, which may include TMP layouts, placement of traffic signs, pavement markings and to locate traffic signals and street lights.


BIODATA OF SPEAKER

Ir. Richard Wong graduated from Monash University, Melbourne in 1984 and is presently the Principal of RW Consultancy, a civil engineering consultancy firm that he founded in 2005. He has more than 35 years experience in the engineering profession. He has worked in both overseas and local projects and his key experience extends to road safety audits, road and interchange designs, traffic light designs, traffic and transportation engineering, traffic impact assessments, traffic studies and project management. Ir. Richard is a PEPC, a Road Safety Auditor accredited by Jabatan Kerja Raya (JKR), Malaysia and a Past-Chairman of the Highway and Transportation Engineering Division (HTETD) of IEM. Ir. Richard has conducted RSA talks, seminars and courses for IEM and MIROS in KL, Petaling Jaya, Johor Bahru, Penang, KK and Miri. He has also attended several road safety seminars and courses by JKR, KL and also a Road Safety Engineering Workshop by Vic Roads in Melbourne, Australia.


NOTE:
•  The course will be limited to 30 participants.