Outstanding Transportation Project Award (OTPA) was terminated. We would appreciate all collaborators, and we hope you will discover the OTPs in your immediate vicinity, not “over the rainbow”.

 Objective
To foster and support excellence in transportation project in Eastern Asian region.

Project was classified into two categories: (1) Construction Project was concerned with construction of transportation infrastructure; (2) Planning Project was related to transportation planning and feasibility study, transportation-related matters such as organization, achievement, business model, initiative, government reform, public consultation, etc. were also considered.

 Category of Prize
1 Consruction Project
1 Planning Project

 Criteria of Prize Selection
– Expected Social Impact
– Expected Transportation Impact
– Method/Technology of Project (Construction or Planning)
– Financing and Management
– Uniqueness

Based on these criteria, one OTPA project was selected by OTPA committee’s selection and the approval of the board.

Publication
All your Projects were included in the Book published from EASTS. EASTS published a book, “Transportation Projects in EASTS, 1994-2014“, so as to record our projects and let them to be known to everybody in the world.

 Prize-Winning Projects in OTPA

 

13th Conference
in Colombo
(2019)		 Category: Construction Project>> No project is awarded.
Category: Planning Project>> Comprehensive Transportation Planning of Northern Taiwan Region
>> Walkability in Pedestrian Planning and Enhancement of Pedestrian Network in Hong Kong
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Nominees:

Category: Construction Project
None
Category: Planning Project
Comprehensive Transportation Planning of Northern Taiwan Region and Walkability in Pedestrian Planning and Enhancement of Pedestrian Network in Hong Kong

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Awarding Committee:
– Chairperson:

  • Dr. Mohamed Rehan Karim (Malaysia)

–  Members:

  • Dr. Akimasa Fujiwara (Japan)
  • Dr. Pichai Taneerananon (Thailand)
  • Dr. Jose Regin Regidor (Philippines)
12th Conference
in Ho Chi Minh City
(2017)		 Category: Construction Project>> No project is awarded.
Category: Planning Project>> No project is awarded.
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Nominees:

Category: Construction Project
None
Category: Planning Project
None

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Awarding Committee:

– Chairperson:

  • Dr. Mohamed Rehan Karim (Malaysia)

– Members:

  • Dr. Keechoo Choi (Korea)
  • Dr. Jean-Paul Thull (New Zealand)
  • Dr. Wen Long Yue (Australia)
  • Dr. Shintaro Terabe (Japan)
11th Conference
in Cebu
(2015)		 Category: Construction Project >> No project is awarded.
Category: Planning Project>> No project is awarded.
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Nominees:

Category: Construction Project
None
Category: Planning Project
1: Last-Mile Humanitarian Logistics, New Zealand

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Awarding Committee Members:

  • Dr. Mohamed Rehan KARIM (Chair, Malaysia)
  • Dr. Tien Fang Fwa (Singapore)
  • Dr. William H.K.Lam (Chair, Hong Kong)
  • Dr. Shintaro Terabe (Secretariat, Japan)
10th Conference
in Taipei
(2013)		 Category: Construction Project>> No project is awarded.
Category: Planning Project>> Fun Travel in Taipei – An Innovative Advanced Traveler Information Service, Taiwan
(Project Report: PPT, 1.5MB)
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Nominees:

Category: Construction Project
1: Speed Map Panels in the New Territories (SMP), Hong Kong
(Project Report: PPT, 1.0MB)
Category: Planning Project
1: Fun Travel in Taipei – An Innovative Advanced Traveler Information Service, Taiwan
(Project Report: PPT, 1.5MB)
2: The Expressway Authority of Thailand ITS Center, Thailand
(Project Report: PPT, 2.2MB)
3: Provision of Passable Road Map using Probe Data for Rescue and Recovery Operation, Japan
(Project Report: PPT, 1.0MB)

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Awarding Committee Members:

  • Dr. William H.K.Lam (Chair, Hong Kong)
  • Dr. Young Chan Kim (Korea)
  • Dr. Mohamed Rehan Karim (Malaysia)
  • Dr. Tien Fang Fwa (Singapore)
  • Dr. Danang Parikesit (Indonesia)
  • Dr. Shintaro Terabe (Secretariat, Japan)
9th Conference
in Jeju
(2011)
>> Journey Time Indication System in Kowloon, Hong Kong
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Nominees:

1: Improvement Project for Customs Facilities in Dansavanh, East-West Economic Corridor, Lao PDR
(Project Report:PDF 0.2MB)
2: Journey Time Indication System in Kowloon, Hong Kong
(Project Report:PDF 3.5MB)
3: Taipei Intelligent & Multipurpose Intercity Bus Stations, Taiwan
(Project Report:PPT 0.7MB)
8th Conference
in Surabaya
(2009)
>> Kaohsiung Mass Rapid Transit, Taiwan
(Project Report: PDF 6.4MB)

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Nominees:

1: Kaohsiung Mass Rapid Transit, Taiwan
(Project Report:PDF 6.4MB)
2: Kowloon Southern Link, Hong Kong
(Project Report:PDF 5.9MB)
3: Asian Transportation Research Society, Thailand
(Project Report:PPT 0.5MB)
7th Conference
in Dalian
(2007)		 >> The Seoul Bus System Reform Project, Seoul, Korea
(Project Report: PDF 1.1MB)
>> Suvarnabhumi Airport (New Bangkok International Airport), Bangkok, Thailand
(Project Report:PDF 0.6MB)
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Nominees:

1: Sendai Airport Railway Line, Sendai, Japan
(Project Report:PDF 0.7MB)
2: The Bai Chay Bridge Project, Ha Long City, Vietnam
(Project Report:PDF 0.5MB)
3: Suvarnabhumi Airport (New Bangkok International Airport), Bangkok, Thailand
(Project Report:PDF 0.6MB)
4. The Seoul Bus System Reform Project, Seoul, Korea
(Project Report:PDF 1.1MB)
6th Conference
in Bangkok
(2005)		 >>The Minatomirai Subway Line, Yokohama, Japan(Project Report:PDF 0.6MB)

[Key Points]
– High Grade and Unique Station
&nbspLarge Space, Arch., Dome or Stair Well
– Area Development
&nbspHigh Evaluation from Mass Media and Citizens, Sightseeing
– Civil Engineering Technology
&nbspParallel Link Excavating Shield Machine, Floating Slab,
&nbspRecycling Construction Waste Sludge

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Nominees:

1: The Second Freeway Project in Taiwan
(Broken link Project Report:PDF 3.9MB)
2: The Kyushu Shinkansen (High Speed Train) in Japan
(Project Report:PDF 0.6MB)
3: The Minatomirai Subway Line in Yokohama, Japan
(Project Report:PDF 0.6MB)
5th Conference
in Fukuoka
(2003)		 No nominations
4th Conference
in Hanoi
(2001)		 The Inchon International Airport, Inchon-city, Korea