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Project mainly Transport Planning Overseas:
Project Description(1) Name of Project: Data Collection Survey on Urban Transport in Phnom Penh
Year: Jan. 2021 – Jun. 2022 (18 months)
Location: Cambodia
Client: Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
Main project features: Data Collection Survey for Formulation of Urban Transport Master Plan
Position held: Public Transport Planning/ Traffic Management Planning
Activities performed:
It has been 10 years since the Phnom Penh Urban Transport Master Plan (refer to (7) below) was formulated and the traffic
conditions have changed. Therefore, JICA Cambodia conducted this Survey for the following purposes:
・to update the traffic data which was surveyed and analyzed in PPUTMP in 2014,
・to conduct the interview surveys on new transport mode in Phnom Penh, RHS,
・to identify the issues on transport sector in Phnom Penh as of today, and・to identify the direction of cooperation and priority project in urban transport sector in Phnom Penh.
(2) Name of Project: The Project for Large-scale Retirement Village Development for Japanese in the Province of Pangasinan,Philippines
Year: Nov. 2019 – Sep. 2021 (23 months)
Location: Philippines
Client: Private Sector
Main project features: Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC) Development
Position held: Team Leader/ Land Use Planning/Physical Planning
Activities performed:
High-end CCRC development mainly targeting Japanese elderly and and introducing smart village concept. Project area is 200 ha,
located in northern Luzon in the Philippines.
(3) Name of Project: PHNOM PENH URBAN TRANSPORT SITUATION IN 2020 Comparison between PPUTMP and Current
Situation (REVISION OF PPUTMP)
Year: Jan. 2019 – Sep. 2021 (39 months)
Location: Cambodia
Client: Phnom Penh Capital Administration (PPCA)
Main project features: Data Collection Survey for Urban Transport Problems/Issues
Position held: Team Leader/ Urban Transport Planning
Activities performed:
It has been 10 years since the Phnom Penh Urban Transport Master Plan (refer to (7) below) was formulated and the traffic
conditions have changed. Therefore, PPCA decided to conduct this Survey for the following purposes and mainly from quantitative
aspect:・to identify the problems/issues on transport sector in 2020 by comparing the current situation and PPUTMP’s proposal, and・to propose the traffic management measures considering the current situation in Phnom Penh.
(4) Name of Project: Rural Roads Improvement Project II, Consulting Service for Road Safety Program (Loan 3151-CAM (SF))(funded by ADB)
Year: Oct. 2017 – Apr. 2021 (39 months) Location: Cambodia
Client: Ministry of Rural Development
Main project features: Formulation of the Community-Based Road Safety Program for 10 provinces in Cambodia
Position held: Team Leader / Road Safety Specialist
Activities performed: Responsible for overall activities of community-based road safety program along 1,200km project road inten project target provinces in Cambodia to mitigate any adverse effects arising from the improvement of the road from laterite toDBST paved road and to improve road safety in the project area, the community-based road safety program provides assistanceto the local people.
(5) Name of Project: The Project on Improvement of Traffic Management Capacity in Lahore Central Area
Year: Jan. 2016 – Mar. 2018 (39 months)
Location: Pakistan
Client: Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
Main project features: Traffic Management, Traffic Safety
Position held: Team Leader/ Road Safety Specialist/ Traffic Control System EngineerActivities performed:
Lahore, the capital of Punjab Province, is the 2nd largest city in Pakistan with a population of about 10 million. The city’s rapid
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population growth coupled with extremely high motorization has resulted in chronic traffic congestion. Considering thesecircumstances, the Project started for the improvement of the traffic management capacity of the Traffic Engineering & Transport
Planning Agency (TEPA), which is the implementing agency of the traffic management measures, to reduce traffic congestion inLahore.
(6) Name of Project: Project on Development of Traffic Management System in Phnom Penh Capital City
Year: Mar. 2015- Dec. 2018 (46 months) Location: Cambodia
Client: Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
Main project features: Traffic Management
Position held: Team Leader and Traffic Management Planning
Activities performed: The purpose of the Project is to reduce the traffic congestion in Phnom Penh city center through theinstallation of traffic signals at 100 intersections and conduct driver education/traffic enforcement by traffic police officers.
(7) Name of Project: Rural Roads Improvement Project, Consulting Service for Road Safety Program (Loan 2670-CAM (SF)(funded by ADB)
Year: Aug. 2012 – Feb. 2014 (19 months) Location: Cambodia
Client: Ministry of Rural Development
Main project features: Formulation of the Community-Based Road Safety Program for Svay Rieng, Prey Veng, Kampong
Chhunang and Kampong Speu in Cambodia
Position held: Team Leader / Road Safety SpecialistActivities performed: Responsible for overall activities of community-based road safety program in eight project target provincesin Cambodia to mitigate any adverse effects arising from the improvement of the road from laterite to DBST paved road and toimprove road safety in the project area, the community-based road safety program provides assistance to the local people.
(8) Name of Project: Preparing the Provincial Roads Improvement Project (TA7665-CAM)
Year: Jul. 2011 – Dec. 2011 (6 months)
Location: Cambodia
Client: Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Main project features: Development of Community-Based Road Safety Program
Position held: Road Safety Specialist
Activities performed: Responsible for the development of community-based road safety program in rural areas in Cambodia tomitigate any adverse effects arising from the improvement of the road and to improve road safety in the project area, the communitybased road safety program provides assistance to the local people.
(9) Name of Project: Study on Phnom Penh City Skytrain Airport Line Project
Year: Jul. 2010 – Dec. 2010 (6 months)
Location: Cambodia
Client: Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO)
Main project features: Introduction of New Transit System
Position held: Public Transport Planning, Traffic Management
Activities performed: Responsible for traffic management for the introduction of new transit system in Phnom Penh City
considering smooth traffic flow and traffic safety. The project objective is to introduce environment-friendly rail transit system with alarge passenger capacity, to minimize traffic accidents and congestion in Phnom Penh City.
(10) Name of Project: The Project for Traffic Improvement in Phnom Penh City
Year: Mar. 2007 – Mar. 2010 (37 months)
Location: Cambodia
Client: Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
Main project features: Public Transport Planning, Traffic Management, Traffic Safety
Position held: Team Leader/ Road Safety Specialist
Activities performed: Responsible for project management and for traffic safety engineering including community-based traffic
safety in adjoining area of Phnom Penh. To cope with Phnom Penh’s traffic problems, this project sought to improve the capacityof engineers /staff of the city and the national government through the implementation of appropriate traffic management withcollaboration between 3Es (E1: Engineering, E2: Education and E3: Enforcement), and between counterparts /experts.
(11) Name of Project: The Study on Master Plan for Urban Transport in the Nairobi Metropolitan Area in Kenya
Year: Jun. 2004 – Mar. 2005 (10 months)
Location: Kenya
Client: Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
Main project features: Urban Transport Master Plan
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Activities performed: Responsible for public transport planning, especially for bus and feeder transport and traffic management in
the central business district including parking measures and development of pedestrian space considering traffic safety.
This project is the formulation of the transport master plan in Nairobi Metropolitan Area in Kenya, Africa. Major proposals of public
transport are restructuring of Matatsu, which is the most popular public transport, and introduction of rail transit system in the citycenter in Nairobi.
(12) Name of Project: Impact Study for the Infrastructure Development in the Northern Vietnam
Year: May 2003 – Nov. 2003 (7 months)
Location: Vietnam
Client: Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC)
Main project features: Impact study for infrastructure development
Position held: Team Leader/ Road Safety Specialist
Activities performed: Responsible for transport analysis of the impact of trunk road development, especially for the review ofcommunity-based road safety countermeasures in rural areas along National Road No.5.
The study looks into the impact of improvement of National Road No. 5 by Japanese ODA in terms of socio-economic and transportaspects.
(13) Name of Project: The Study on Urban Transport Master Plan in Ho Chi Minh Metropolitan Area in Vietnam
Year: Apr. 2002 – Mar. 2003 (12 months)
Location: Vietnam
Client: Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
Main project features: Transport Master Plan Study
Position held: Public transport planner and traffic management/Road safety specialist
Activities performed: Responsible for the transport planning and traffic management for a more effective and safe
loading/unloading at bus stop and its surroundings. The study’s main objective is the formulation of transport master plan for HoChi Minh Metropolitan Area, which has a population of over 7 million. And to improve serious traffic congestion caused bymotorcycles, public experiment of improvement of bus transport is examined.
(14) Name of Project: The Feasibility Study on the Improvement of Transport System in the Metropolitan Area of Belem in theFederative Republic of Brazil
Year: Jun. 2002 – Sep. 2002 (4 months)
Location: Brazil
Client: Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
Main project features: Feasibility Study of Busway System
Position held: Traffic management/Road safety Specialist
Activities performed: Responsible for traffic management and traffic safety along the busway corridors for improved and smoothtraffic flow and safe circumstances. This is the feasibility study of busway along the main transport corridors to improve thecongested traffic situation in the central business district in Belem with a population of 1.9 million in 2000.
(15) Name of Project: The Study on the Transport Master Plan of the Phnom Penh Metropolitan Area
Year: Apr. 2000 – Oct. 2002 (18 months)
Location: Cambodia
Client: Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
Main project features: Public Transport Planning, Traffic Management, Traffic Safety
Position held: Public Transport Planner/ Road Safety Specialist
Activities performed: Responsible for public transport planning and for traffic safety engineering including traffic
safety campaign for the newly introduced bus system in Phnom Penh. To cope with Phnom Penh’s traffic problems,
this project sought to improve the capacity of engineers /staff of the city and the national government through theimplementation of appropriate traffic management with collaboration between 3Es (E1: Engineering, E2: Educationand E3: Enforcement), and between counterparts /experts.

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