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CARIBBEAN CLIMATE RESILIENCY COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE

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CARIBBEAN CLIMATE RESILIENCY COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE

Roundtable #1:

Roadmap to Climate Resilient Transport Infrastructure – Introducing the Community of Practice

AnyWay Solutions kicked off the inaugural Caribbean Climate Resiliency Roundtable with the International Road Federation (IRF). A group of professionals and transport officials from Caribbean communities came together for the first discussion on climate resiliency. The participants collaborated on identifying potential solutions and shared their knowledge and insights for the benefit of the region. This is the first of a series of discussions aimed at addressing the challenges posed by climate change in the Caribbean.

 

The Caribbean is one of the most vulnerable regions to climate change and has recognized that the time for action is upon them. Roads are critical to economic prosperity, but also for social and health services and access to education. Roads are also crucial in the region for disaster relief and response, which further emphasizes the criticality of having a well-functioning pavement network. Implementing climate resiliency into pavement networks to accommodate for an uncertain climate future is complex, but there is a unified consensus amongst stakeholders that it is necessary to ensure that pavement assets are preserved as the Caribbean continues to develop. With so many moving pieces, including stakeholders, issues, problems and solutions, a need presented itself to create a forum whereby collaboration amongst like-minded professionals and stakeholders involved in ensuring the sustainability and resiliency of Caribbean transportation systems could share and learn from each other to create a unified Caribbean Road community. 

 

There is no replacement for knowledge share and experience, and that was well demonstrated by the panellists: William Ashby of the Caribbean Development Bank, Frederico Pedroso of The World Bank, Pablo Guerrero of IADB Bank and Mr. Mark Cummins, Senior Planning Consultant, moderated by Alex Campbell, Director of Engineering Solutions at AnyWay Solutions and hosted by Magid Elabyad, IRF Senior Vice President.

 

Highlights:

  • How much resiliency can we afford
  • The time to invest is now and funding is available
  • Capacity restraints and building in the region

The Caribbean Climate Resiliency Community of Practice Round Table Series was created to engage with the Caribbean Region as a platform to help prosper knowledge sharing and create resilient pavement infrastructure. 

Join us quarterly! The next event will be January/February 2024

AnyWay becomes member of International Road Federation

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AnyWay becomes member of International Road Federation

We are pleased to announce that AnyWay is now a member of the International Road Federation (IRF.) As members, we will participate in networking events with others in the transportation sector and partake in their upcoming 3rd IRF Africa Regional Congress Exhibition in April. Also, the membership enables access to resources within IRF, from educational content to market intelligence.

“We are excited to use this membership to expand AnyWays’ global presence as engineering consultants specializing in climate resiliency to transport infrastructure. This important industry association will connect us with policy, researchers, and road professionals where we can collectively make a difference in the development of resilient road networks for communities around the world,” says Zeevik Halber, CEO of AnyWay Solutions.

We look forward to sponsoring the 3rd IRF Africa Regional Congress & Exhibition in Accra, Ghana, on April 25-28.

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Next generation of climate-resilient technology developed by AnyWay

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Next generation of climate-resilient technology developed by AnyWay

In keeping with our mission to provide climate-resilient solutions for transport infrastructure, AnyWay has been developing a low carbon emission concrete. The initial applications for this new technology will be for walkways and paths, but we have plans to expand its use to other areas in the transport sector. The new concrete has significantly lower carbon emissions than traditional concrete, making it a more sustainable option for infrastructure projects. In addition, the low carbon concrete’s durability is expected to be as good or better than traditional concrete. AnyWay has submitted a patent application for this new technology which we believe to have the potential to greatly reduce the carbon footprint of the transport sector, and contribute to the fight against climate change. AnyWay is no stranger to finding innovative solutions to environmental challenges. We have a track record of developing and implementing climate-resilient solutions in the transport sector, such as novel technologies for stabilization, surveying and engineering design. The development of its low carbon emission concrete is just the latest example of AnyWay’s commitment to sustainability and technological innovation.

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AnyWay has completed rehabilitation and upgrading work in Ghana

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AnyWay has completed rehabilitation and upgrading work in Ghana

AnyWay has completed rehabilitation and upgrading work on roads within South La and Communities 18 and 20 for the Ministry of Roads and Highways. Approximately 11 Km were upgraded to sealed roads, including the rehabilitation of drainage elements and pavement materials. The use of AnyWay’s climate resilient solutions for transport infrastructure has proven to be successful both in terms of the quality and durability of the roads constructed and in environmental terms, by reducing the amount of material required to be imported to the work sites. Following the success of this project, the Ministry, through its Urban Roads Authority, is now preparing to tender additional projects totaling approximately 76 Km in the Accra and Kumasi regions for rehabilitation and upgrading applying AnyWay’s techniques. In addition to these projects, sections of one of Accra’s main routes, Spintex Road, have already been allocated to a local contractor for rehabilitation and upgrading. Work is expected to begin shortly. An additional 32 Km project in Cape Coast is also being prepared for tender through the Ghana Highway Authority, utilizing AnyWay’s climate resilient engineering solutions.  

 

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Rehabilitation of roads in Papua New Guinea continues at full steam

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PNG is expanding the use of AnyWay's solutions as part of the SHHIP​

Work continues to progress rapidly on the rehabilitation and upgrade of the Highlands Highway (SHHIP) in Papua New Guinea. AnyWay’s Project Coordinator, Eng. Derege Tesfu, and China Wu Yi’s Site Engineer, Eng. Chu (both pictured), are on site daily, working closely to implement AnyWay’s climate resilient stabilization technology. Through this successful collaboration between AnyWay and China Wu Yi, many kilometers of vastly improved highway will benefit the communities in the Goroka area for decades to come.

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Farewell friend – Dirk Van Rooyen 1953-2022

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Farewell friend – Dirk Van Rooyen 1953-2022

With great sadness, we note the passing of Dirk Van Rooyen – a senior member of AnyWay’s global team, a friend and a mentor. For almost two decades, we were fortunate to be among those who enjoyed the warmth of his friendship and benefitted from his vast experience and wealth of knowledge in the field of geotechnical engineering. Dirk was always happy to share his deep understanding of soils, vegetation and the vital connections between them. Time and again we came to appreciate his fresh and unique way of approaching, analyzing and solving engineering problems. He truly enjoyed his work and was ever eager to help others and to share his expertise – particularly with young engineers. There are many who owe a debt of gratitude to him for his role in their professional and personal development. Dirk was a man of many varied skills, but his unmatched gift for connecting with people will be his greatest legacy. Dirk will be deeply missed by all of us at AnyWay.  

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Climate Resiliency in Pavement Design Presented at 10th IRF Caribbean Regional Congress in Barbados

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Climate Resiliency in Pavement Design Presented at 10th IRF Caribbean Regional Congress in Barbados

Eng. Alex Campbell, AnyWay’s Director of Engineering Solutions, was a presenter at the 10th IRF Caribbean Road Congress in Barbados in June of 2022. Eng. Campbell spoke to more than 150 delegates on how climate change is impacting the way roads are designed, constructed and used globally. Developing Island Nations (DIN’s), such as those found throughout the Caribbean and Australasia, are disproportionately impacted by rising water levels, more frequent storm events and storm events of increased magnitude. Case studies from projects in Papua New Guinea were presented, where AnyWay’s engineering approach to rehabilitating distressed pavements includes improvements to drainage and strengthening the road pavement structures as a means of enhancing climate resiliency for the future. AnyWay’s approach to rehabilitating and upgrading failed or structurally weakened roads through recycling and stabilization was well received by the delegates at the event. It was widely discussed and recognized as ideally suited to Caribbean and other DIN’s.

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Ghana Minister of Roads and Highways issued a request to local contractors using AnyWay’s technology

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Ghana Minister of Roads and Highways issued a request to local contractors using AnyWay’s technology

The Ghana Minister of Roads and Highways, the Honourable Kwasi Amoako-Attah, personally visits project sites all around the country to review the quality of the roads being constructed by, and on behalf of, the Ministry. These visits are often conducted with the Directors of Road Authorities and their managing engineers accompanying the Minister. Recently the Minister visited the site of the Community 18 &20 Road Rehabilitation and Upgrading Project in Tema, which is being constructed by AnyWay. While there, the Minister received a review of the project from AnyWay’s Country Manager, Mr. Sephie Galgut. In addition, the Urban Roads Authority engineers with oversight of the project expressed their satisfaction of the quality of the roads constructed and pointed out that all of the project’s roads are exceeding their performance requirements. Following this visit, the Ministry issued a directive to all Ghana Road Authorities to identify projects to be tendered out to local contractors and completed using AnyWay’s technology and rehabilitation through stabilization techniques.

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Training programme on new road construction technology opens in Koforidua, Ghana

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Training programme on new road construction technology opens in Koforidua, Ghana


A five-day training programme to equip engineers at the Roads and Highways Ministry with a new technology called ‘Road Stabilization’ has opened in Koforidua.

The new cost-effective technology is to improve road assets and durability and is developed by Anyways, an Israeli company and its local representative African Bagg.

Mrs Mavis Nkansah-Boadu, a deputy Minister of Roads and Highways in the opening remarks, said the new technology sought to cut cost by recycling existing materials for road construction among others.

She said in line with government’s year of roads agenda, such technology to ensure cost effectiveness and improved road assets was very critical.
Madam Shlomit Sufa, Israeli Ambassador designate for Ghana, Liberia and Sierra Leone, said the move was another expression of the close bilateral relationship between Ghana and Israel.

She indicated that preserving the environment to mitigate climate change hazards required technologies and methods conforming to the demands of nations development.

Mr Daniel Asare, principal, Koforidua Training Centre who threw more light on the technology, explained that the technology was a new way to design and build roads with methods to last the test of time.

He said the technology when adopted would check the shoddy work of some contractors to ensure that roads could last for more than 10 years.
That way, he noted, there would be cost effectiveness at the roads sector.

He expressed the hope that the Ministry would adopt the technology to help solve challenges in the sector.


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Official approval of ANSS in Ghana

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Official approval of ANSS in Ghana

The Republic of Ghana through its Ministry of Roads and Highways has issued an official approval for all of its road agencies to use AnyWay’s Natural Soil Stabilizer (ANSS). The Ghana Highways Authority Central Laboratory Division conducted the review, which included laboratory testing on a variety of Ghanaian materials as well as a review of the roads in the first project constructed in Accra. This approval paves the way for the use of ANSS in many more governmental and private projects in Ghana.

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