The 3rd International Conference on Transportation in Africa, held from October 26-28, 2016, in Accra, Ghana, focused on mitigating contemporary transport challenges in the region. Organized by the African Transportation Professional Networking Group, the event featured opening remarks, keynote presentations, workshops, and panel discussions addressing various transportation issues, including traffic safety, climate change, and sustainable infrastructure. The conference aimed to promote knowledge sharing and collaboration among transportation professionals across Africa.

1. ICTA2016
3RD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON TRANSPORTATION IN AFRICA
Theme: “Mitigating Contemporary Challenges facing Transportation in Africa”
26th – 28th OCTOBER, 2016
RAMADA BEACH RESORT, ACCRA, GHANA
Organisers: African Transportation Professional Networking Group
in collaboration with African Countries’ Transport Professionals, Organisations & Universities
Email: icta2014transportgroup@gmail.com Website: www.ictaprofessionals.org
CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
2016 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON TRANSPORTATION IN AFRICA
Tuesday, October 25, 2016
14:00-18:00 Pre-Registration of Conference Delegates
Day 1: Wednesday, October 26, 2016
07:00-08:00 Registration of Conference Participants
Time Description Speaker/Title Organisation &
Country
Opening Session: Chaired by Prof. Kweku K. Bentil
Vice Provost, Africa, Asia & Europe
The Aga Khan University, KENYA
Dr. Adewole Simon Oladele
Coordinator – ICTA2016
International Organising
Committee
African Transportation
Professional
Networking Group,
BOTSWANA
08:00-8:10 Introductory Remarks
08:15-08:25 Welcome Remarks
Dr. Charles A. Adams
ICTA2016 Ghana
Representative/Head
Transportation Department
Kwame Nkrumah
University of Science &
Technology, GHANA
08:30-09:00 Official Opening
Ing. (Mrs) May Obiri-Yeboah,
Executive Director, National Road
Safety Commission
Ministry of Transport,
GHANA
09:00-09:10 Entertainments reflecting the Conference Theme Cultural Group GHANA
09:15-09:45
Keynote Paper Presentation
“Mitigating Contemporary Challenges facing
Transportation in Africa – Lessons from Developed
Countries”
Prof. Nii Attoh-Okine,
(Professor of Transportation
Engineering)
University of Delaware,
USA
09:45-10:00
Vote of Thanks, Presentation of Gifts
and Group Photo
Ing. Francis K. Afukaar
Chief Research Scientist/ARTReF
Ghana Representative
CSIR, Building & Road
Research Institute
Kumasi, GHANA
10:00-10:30 Tea Break

2. 10:45-12:45
Room A: Paper Presentations - Session 1: Chaired by
Prof. Steven L. Jones, Jr. (Associate Professor,
Department of Civil, Construction & Environmental
Engineering, University of Alabama, USA
Room B: Paper Presentations – Session 2: Chaired by
Prof. Samson R. Akinola (Associate Professor & Head,
Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Osun State
University, NIGERIA
(20 minutes
for each
presentation,
followed by
10minutes
discussion)
Traffic Safety Issues (Road, Rail, Aviation, Marine)
1. ICTA2016-G110: Road Accident Fatality Risks
for the Vulnerable versus Protected Road Users in
Northern Ghana - James Damsere-Derry,
Queensland University of Technology, AUSTRALIA
2. ICTA2016-G128 “Evaluating Level of Seatbelt
Usage among Drivers in Three Major Cities in
Ghana - William Agyemang, CSIR-Building & Road
Research Institute, GHANA
3. ICTA2016-G104: Exploring Key Risk Factors and
their Influence on Road Traffic Fatalities in
Malawi – Gibson Ngwira, Department of Road
Traffic & Safety Services, MALAWI
4. ICTA2016-G138: Road Traffic Crashes and
Socio-Economic Development Indicators in
Nigeria - Adeyemi Omidiji, Department of Urban &
Regional Planning, University of Nigeria, NIGERIA
Climate Change Adaptation & Sustainable Infrastructure
1. ICTA2016-G101: Developing the Rational and
Business Case for Investing in Climate Resilience for
Transport Schemes in Africa - David Viner, Mott
MacDonald, UK
2. ICTA2016-G137: Co-Benefit Approach to
Improving Urban Air Quality in Emerging African
Economies - Kenneth Odero, Namibia University of
Science & Technology, NAMIBIA.
3. ICTA2016-G140: An Overview of the Impact of
Climate Change on Sustainable Transport
Infrastructure Development in Botswana - Adewole
Oladele, Botswana International University of Science &
Technology, BOTSWANA
4. ICTA2016-G129: Road Sector Climate Change
Adaptation: Cost or Advantage? - James Ngoma,
Meteorological Services Department, ZIMBABWE
12:45-13:45 Lunch Break
14:00-15:30
Workshop - Parallel Session 1:
Potential applications of remote sensing and high-
tech solutions for road condition assessment
by Robin Workman – Senior International Consultant,
TRL Ltd, UK
Workshop - Parallel Session 2:
Development of Equitable Algorithms for Road Funds
Allocation and Road Scheme Prioritisation
by Dr. Eng. Andrew Naimanye - Manager, Planning
and Programming, Uganda Road Fund, UGANDA
15:30-16:00 Tea Break
16:00-17:30 Panel Discussion – Parallel Session 1 :
Changing the Mindset - Governance within the
Transport Sector & Infrastructure Planning –
By Prof. Samson R. Akinola, Associate Professor &
Head, Department of Urban and Regional Planning,
Osun State University, NIGERIA
Panel Discussion - Parallel Session 2:
Women In Transport Sector & Involvement in
Transportation Engineering Profession
Karlita A. Knight-Abaari, Technology Specialist,
Northern Plains Tribal Technical Assistance Program,
USA
19:00-21:00
WELCOME COCKTAIL
Chaired by Dr. Obeng Atuah Daniel
Department of Civil Engineering, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana
Day 2: Thursday, October 27, 2016

3. Time Room A: Paper Presentations - Session 3: Chaired by
Karlita A. Knight-Abaari, Technology Specialist,
Northern Plains Tribal Technical Assistance Program,
USA
Room B: Paper Presentations - Session 4: Chaired
by Eng. Jacky Mukuka, Ag. Divisional Manager,
Network Planning & Consultation, Namibian Roads
Authority, NAMIBIA
08:00-10:00
08:00-10:00
(20 minutes for
each
presentation
10 minutes for
discussion)
Sustainable Transport Services & Management
1. ICTA2016-G131: Supporting the agenda for Safe
and Sustainable Cities through Improving Child
Safety on the Walk to School: A Study in Dar es
Salaam, Tanzania - Ayikai Poswayo, AMEND,
TANZANIA
2. ICTA2016-G132: Analysis of the Burden and
Pattern of Motorcyclist Injuries in Ghana - Francis
Afukaar, CSIR Building & Road Research Institute,
GHANA
3. ICTA2016-G133: Safety Evaluation of Pedestrian
Crosswalks in Ghana – Williams Ackaah, CSIR
Building & Road Research Institute, GHANA
4. ICTA2016-G113: The Role of Auto Rickshaw in
Improving Sustainable Urban Transport: A Case of
Tamale Metropolis in Ghana - Lukuman Wahab,
Temale Polytechnic, GHANA
Intelligent Transport Systems & Technologies
1. ICTA2016-G130: Managing Large Amounts of
Data using Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS)
Techniques - Rob Sik, Mikros Systems (Pty) Ltd,
SOUTH AFRICA
2. ICTA2016-G125: Analysis of Automatic Traffic
Count and Axle Load Survey Data: Nigerian
Experience - Charles Ozigi, Exosphere Nigeria Ltd,
NIGERIA
3. ICTA2016-G123: The Application of GIS to
Optimise Post office Dispatching and Home
Delivery Transport Services in Botswana - Kaizer
Moreri, Newcastle University, UK
4. ICTA2016-G114: The Effect of Population
Growth on Transportation of University of Ilorin
Students in Nigeria - Adetona Ogunleye, University
of Cape Coast, GHANA
10:00-10:30 Tea Break
10:30-12:30
(20 minutes for
each
presentation
10 minutes for
discussion))
Room A: Paper Presentations - Session 5: Chaired by
Ing. Francis K. Afukaar, Chief Research Scientist,
CSIR, Building & Road Research Institute, GHANA
Cross Cutting Issues & Transport Research Outputs
1. ICTA2016-G127: Comparing Perceived Quality of
Private and Quasi-Government owned Intercity Bus
Transport Services on Accra-Takoradi Route –
Thomas Ojo, University of Cape Coast, GHANA
2. ICTA2016-G115: Undiagnosed Attention Deficit
Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) among Unionized
Drivers in Ghana: Public Health and Policy
Implications – Gordon Donnir, Kwame Nkrumah
University of Science and Technology, GHANA
3. ICTA2016-G122: Road Traffic Injuries in Malawi:
The Magnitude, Causes and Action for Intervention -
Witness Kuotcha, University of Malawi, MALAWI
4. ICTA2016-G124: Subverting Sustainability?
Institutional and Regulatory Inadequacies in Motor-
Tricycle Operations in Kumasi - Shaibu Bawa, CSIR,
Building & Road Research Institute, GHANA
Room B: Paper Presentations - Session 6: Chaired
by George Omange, Consultant, Nigeria Building &
Road Research Institute, Have. Abuja, NIGERIA
Case Studies - Transport Management Issues
1. ICTA2016-G109: Concentration of Alcohol and
its Consequential Effects on Road Users in Namibia
- Laina Shigwedha, National Road Safety Council,
NAMIBIA
2. ICTA2016-G141: A Cross Border Road
Transport Command Centre as a Practical Solution
to the SADC Road Transport Industry Challenges
Along Nodal Points - Bavuya Mdlankomo, Cross-
Border Road Transport Agency, SOUTH AFRICA
3. ICTA2016-G117: Effect of Pulverized Beans
Husk (PBH) on the Engineering Properties of
Lateritic Soil , Adeyemi Adeboje, Tshwane University
of Technology, SOUTH AFRICA
4. ICTA2016-G103: Influence of Traffic
Management and Road Geometric Characteristics
on Traffic Safety: Case of Addis Ababa -
Alemgena A. Araya, Alert Consultant, ETHIOPIA
12:45-13:45 Lunch Break
14:00-15:30
Workshop - Parallel Session 3:
Transport Safety and Mobility
By Prof. Steven L. Jones, Jr. (Associate Professor)
Department of Civil, Construction & Environmental
Engineering, University of Alabama, USA
Workshop - Parallel Session 4:
Climate Change Adaptation & Sustainable
Infrastructure Development
By Dr. David Viner, (Principal Advisor) Climate
Resilience, Mott MacDonald, UK
15:30-16:00 Tea Break

4. Day 3: Friday, October 28, 2016
BOOK OF ABSTRACTS
3rd International Conference on Transportation in Africa (ICTA2016)
(Conference Proceedings ISBN: 978-99968-0-531-8)
16:00-17:30 Panel Discussion Session 3:
Road Traffic Safety Challenges
Developments in Ghana National Road Safety
Operations
By Ministry of Transport – National Road Safety
Commission
Panel Discussion Session 4:
Sustainable Road Infrastructure Development
Developments in Ghana Highways & Rural Road
Maintenance Operations
By Ministry of Roads and Highways
19:00-22:00
CONFERENCE DINNER
Chaired by Ing. William Agyemang, Senior Research Scientist, CSIR-Building & Road Research Institute, Ghana
Guest of Honour: Mr. Solomon Opare-Kumi, Honorary Consul (Ghana Consulate in Botswana)
Time Technical Site Visit 1: Coordinated by Ghana Ministry
of Transport - National Road Safety Commission
Technical Site Visit 2: Coordinated by Ministry of
Roads & Highways
8:30-12:30 1.Road Transport & Safety Challenges
• Congestion
• Road User Behaviour
2. Promotion of Non-motorised Transport - Cycling
Based
1. Climate Change Challenges & Adaptation,
2. Sustainable Infrastructure and Road Construction
13:00-14:00 Lunch Break & End of Conference