Coronavirus: World Tunnel Congress in Malaysia postponed

Fears about the spread of coronavirus mean that World Tunnel Congress (WTC) 2020 in Malaysia has been pushed back to the autumn.
By Adam Hill March 2, 2020 Read time: 1 min
World Tunnel Congress 2020 has been postponed (© Julie Feinstein | Dreamstime.com)

The event, organised by the International Tunnelling and Underground Space Association (ITA), is the latest to be affected as national and international authorities get to grips with the potentially deadly virus.

So far more than 2,800 people have died, most of them in China's Hubei province where the outbreak started.

WTC 2020 had been due to take place in Kuala Lumpur from 15-21 May - but will now run from 11-17 September, the organisers say.

The decision was taken because of the spread of coronavirus (Covid-19) in Asia-Pacific as well as in Europe. “It is not possible at the moment to predict the evolution of this virus and many people could have been forced not to be able to participate," the ITA said in a statement. 

“We know that, for some of you, this change of date may not be ideal; however, it seemed to us the best solution to be able to organise this major event for the entire tunnelling industry,” said Dr Teik Aun Ooi, WTC 2020 organising committee chair, and Olivier Vion, ITA executive director.
 

Charging, Tolling & RUC

For more information on companies in this article

Related Content

  • Volkswagen emissions – ‘a missing global standard is the issue’ say UK organisations
    September 24, 2015
    The UK’s Transport Research Laboratory (TRL) and research organisation Frost and Sullivan have both commented on the Volkswagen diesel emissions scandal, which has resulted in the resignation of CEO Martin Winterkorn. The world's biggest carmaker by sales has admitted to US regulators that it programmed its cars to detect when they were being tested and altered the running of their diesel engines to conceal their true emissions. Winterkorn said, “I am shocked by the events of the past few days. Above
    Read More
  • Amsterdam Group turn ITS theory into practice
    August 6, 2013
    ASECAP’s Marko Jandrisits discusses the Amsterdam Group’s efforts to bring a sense of order to cooperative ITS deployments. When an issue arises which is deemed to require a technological solution governments and public-sector agencies around the world all too often tread the same sorry path. A decision is made to research and develop said technology to the production-ready stage, the work is done and the technology realised but then the money for deployment runs out and the technology is left on the shelf
    Read More
  • VISSIM benefits from German SKRIBT research project
    April 16, 2012
    SKRIBT, a research project which is part of the ‘Research for Civil Security’ programme funded by Germany's Federal Ministry of Education, has focused on protecting critical bridges and tunnels. PTV, which was one of the research project's 10 consortium partners, says the knowledge and expertise gained from this project have been used for the company’s traffic simulation tool VISSIM. SKRIBT (Schutz kritischer Brücken und Tunnel im Zuge von Straßen) analysed threat scenarios, such as storm, flooding, expl
    Read More
  • Georgia Yexley: Here's how micromobility can deliver public good
    June 27, 2023
    Georgia Yexley, founder of Loud Mobility, looks at the lessons on diversity, equity and inclusion which can be learned from the US and wider – and explores why it is a vital component for industry growth in the UK
    Read More

Highlighted Content