Panel Organizers:
- Roger Browne, Director, Congestion and Network Management, City of Toronto
- Yeatland Wong, Director of Smart Mobility, Transnomis Solutions Inc.
Moderators: Roger Browne, City of Toronto, and Yeatland Wong, Transnomis Solutions
Panelists:
- Dave Greenfield, Chief Information Officer, Halifax Harbour Bridges
- Ali Alou, Senior Engineer, Traffic Operations, City of Edmonton
- Asad Lesani, VP Smart Infrastructure Product, Ouster
- Sunny Petrujkic, Senior Project Manager, Strategic Initiatives, City of Toronto
- Daniel Kligerman, Director, Intelligent Transportation Solutions, Esri Canada
- Ben Pisch, Vice President of Clients and Markets, Sensen AI
Keeping workers safe is as important as keeping drivers safe. Construction and maintenance workers are particularly vulnerable—especially during harsh weather, peak traffic, and day-to-day field work.
In this panel, we will be exploring the use of technology and improvements to processes to enhance safety in workzones. Our panelists will explore this topic from several different aspects including the risks and considerations, the newest technologies in workzone safety, the technology gaps, the projects that show the leading edge of workzone safety, and what’s in store for the future.
The panel will approach this from multiple perspectives, featuring case studies from bridge authorities, urban municipalities, and technology providers.
Traffic and operations experts will discuss how their agencies protect travellers, as well as the people who keep roads open and traffic moving. We’ll discuss topics including Halifax Harbour Bridges’ challenges with staff and public safety on bridges, Toronto’s challenges with construction workzones and accessibility for pedestrians with disabilities, and Esri Canada’s Transit Safety pilot project in Edmonton. Panelists will share how they design and plan safer work zones, optimize safety with technology, and adapt operations during severe weather so workers can do their jobs without critical risk.
