NEPAD

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NEPAD Better and safer roads to bring Africa
together Proposed Action PlanNOVEMBER
2002 www.nepad.org
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NEW PARTNERSHIP FOR AFRICAS DEVELOPMENT
1. BROAD GOAL (TRANSPORT)

• To reduce transport time and costs
• Enhance Africas competitiveness
• Strengthen regional integration
• Objective for roads
• Accelerate development of road infrastructure
• Strengthen maintenance capacity with emphasis
  on regional transport corridors

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NEW PARTNERSHIP FOR AFRICAS DEVELOPMENT

• CHALLENGES IN THE ROAD SECTOR
• NEW ROADS AND EXISTING ROADS MUST BE MAINTAINED
• PLANNING AND PRIORITISATION OF REGIONAL ROAD
  LINKS
• MAKE AFRICAN ROADS SAFER
• DEVELOPMENT OF EFFICIENT AND QUALITY CONSCIOUS
  ENGINEERING AND CONTRACTING PROFESSIONS
• Road construction costs are 20-30 higher than in
  Asia and Latin America
• Poor procurement, contract administration, open
  to corruption
• Reliance on local firms for medium sized projects

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NEW PARTNERSHIP FOR AFRICAS DEVELOPMENT
PROGRESS TO DATE IN ADDRESSING THE
CHALLENGES ROAD MAINTENANCE Road management put
on a fee for service basis Strengthening
accountability of road agencies Channelling
road user charges into road fund RMI in place
since 1988 Road Sector Development Program
(RSDP) in 15 countries Deterioration in some
countries halted NEPAD supports the drive to
put road networks on a sustainable footing and
to gradually upgrade them
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NEW PARTNERSHIP FOR AFRICAS DEVELOPMENT
PROGRESS TO DATE IN ADDRESSING THE
CHALLENGES ROAD SAFETY Several countries have
road safety programs underway and lessons have
been learned NEPAD supports the trend for
coordinated action and foster advocacy and
exchange on effective approaches to road safety
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NEW PARTNERSHIP FOR AFRICAS DEVELOPMENT
PROGRESS TO DATE IN ADDRESSING THE
CHALLENGES ROAD CORRIDORS Some corridors may
reach levels where the traffic may justify PPPs
or enhanced leases Feasibility study underway
concessioning parts of the Mombasa-Uganda
corridors Other possible candidates Abidjan-Yamo
ussoukro Douala-Yaounde
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NEW PARTNERSHIP FOR AFRICAS DEVELOPMENT

NEPADS ROLE Support in all countries to build
institutions and capacity to manage and develop
road networks Accelerate the development of road
networks
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NEW PARTNERSHIP FOR AFRICAS DEVELOPMENT
NEPADS ROLE

• Road policy reform and institutional development
• Promote and support the RSD approach
• Support assessments, exchanges and policy
  research
• Regional road networks
• Support the development of guiding principles
  and criteria for planning upgrading along
  regional corridors
• Within agreed framework 10-15 of road
  investment programs would be mobilized for
  regional roads (earmarked funds)
• Objective could be set at US1 billion annually
  for the first four years 2003-2006

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NEW PARTNERSHIP FOR AFRICAS DEVELOPMENT
NEPADS ROLE

• Engineering and Construction Industry
• NEPAD will support exchanges and good practice
• Will support regional grouping of professional
  associations to harmonize regulations,
  registration etc.
• Road Safety
• Emphasis on broadened participation of civil
  society organizations and private sector
• Other
• Facilitate mobilization of support for road
  maintenance for post-conflict countries
• Help countries develop PPP opportunity packages