Case Studies > Voyants Solutions' Digital Transformation of Bangladesh's Inland Water Transport

Voyants Solutions' Digital Transformation of Bangladesh's Inland Water Transport

Technology Category
  • Functional Applications - Transportation Management Systems (TMS)
  • Sensors - Utility Meters
Applicable Industries
  • Construction & Infrastructure
  • Transportation
Applicable Functions
  • Maintenance
  • Product Research & Development
Use Cases
  • Construction Management
  • Vehicle-to-Infrastructure
Services
  • System Integration
About The Customer
Voyants Solutions is a global multi-disciplinary infrastructure advisory and engineering company that provides services across sectors including transportation, water, buildings, and energy. In this project, they were tasked with the development of four major Inland Water Transport (IWT) terminals in Bangladesh. The goal was to modernize the infrastructure to reduce congestion, meet international standards, and design a structure that reflected the country's cultural heritage. The project also had to consider the safety and comfort of passengers, efficient passenger and vehicular flow, intermodal connectivity, and accessibility for elderly and specially-abled riders.
The Challenge
Bangladesh, with the world's largest inland waterway transport (IWT) system, was struggling to keep pace with the growing transport demand due to outdated infrastructure. The IWT network was losing passengers to rail and road transport, despite the latter's higher costs and longer routes. To address this, the Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority proposed the development of new major IWT terminals in four locations. Voyants Solutions was hired to develop these terminals, which required conducting 20-year traffic assessments, feasibility studies, and providing design and construction management. The project aimed to modernize the infrastructure to reduce congestion, meet international standards, and design a structure that reflected the country's cultural heritage. The project also had to consider the safety and comfort of passengers, efficient passenger and vehicular flow, intermodal connectivity, and accessibility for elderly and specially-abled riders.
The Solution
Voyants Solutions adopted a digital approach to integrate survey and design data from multiple sources for both land and water works. They used ProjectWise to monitor and integrate multisourced data from traffic assessments, topographical surveys, and geotechnical analyses, and to manage and share information with all stakeholders and the client. This practice helped streamline collaboration, facilitate simultaneous design, and enable informed decision-making. Using OpenBuildings Designer and STAAD for architectural and structural design, they modeled the Shasanghat terminal in Dhaka, ensuring structural integrity within the highly seismic area and flood zone. The interoperability of Bentley applications generated accurate and cost-effective models that helped collaborators visualize and better understand the project scope to optimize design of both land and marine works. Working in an open digital platform, Voyants simultaneously performed survey, analysis, and architectural and structural modeling, integrating client and stakeholder feedback that accelerated decision-making to timely finalize the design.
Operational Impact
  • The use of Bentley's interoperable applications and an open digital environment allowed Voyants Solutions to streamline collaboration, facilitate simultaneous design, and enable informed decision-making. This approach helped them to overcome the challenges of surveying and forecasting dynamic traffic patterns and demands, as well as geological concerns and site constraints. The interoperability of Bentley applications generated accurate and cost-effective models that helped collaborators visualize and better understand the project scope to optimize design of both land and marine works. The new IWT infrastructure provides safe and efficient berthing and passenger accessibility, effective natural energy and space utilization, and areas for social recreation and entertainment. The new modern IWT facilities will eliminate traffic congestion, reduce the country’s carbon footprint, and change people’s perception of inland water transport, promoting ridership and establishing an affordable rapid transit mode in Bangladesh.
Quantitative Benefit
  • Completed the initial conceptual design within seven to eight days, leaving only 21 days for detailed design.
  • Finished and submitted the final design within just 18 days, three days ahead of schedule.
  • Saved 596 resource days and 1,200 resource hours.

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