Mahinda Chinthana Vision for a new Sri Lanka

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Mahinda ChinthanaVision for a new Sri Lanka

• A Ten Year Horizon Development Framework
• 2006 2016

S Amarasekara Secretary Ministry of Highways
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RandoraInfrastructure Development
ProgrammeRoad Sector Development

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Vision

• To provide accessibility to entire population of
  the country and to have high quality road network
  for the rapid and safe transportation of
  passengers and goods

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1.0 Objectives

• 1.1 To construct strategically important
  economically maintainable optimal road network
  for the country
• 1.2 To contribute for accelerated economic
  growth and balanced regional development
  through high mobility road network connecting
  all regions in the country
• 1.3 To facilitate greater mobility, shorter
  travel time and provide easy accessibility with
  improved safety for the people

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2.0 Key Issues Identified

• 2.1 Most roads were built more than 50 years
  ago and traffic levels now exceed the design
  capacity
• 2.2 Roads are often narrow, winding and with
  mountainess terrain and used by all modes of
  traffic
• 2.3 Low design Life of roads ( 10 to 20 Years)
• 2.4 Original design limits the average speed to
  30 km/hr
• 2.5 60 of roads are in bad or poor condition

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2.0 Key Issues Cont

• 2.6 High level of traffic accidents
• (19 fatal accidents /10000 vehicles)
• 2.7 Uncontrolled roadside developments
• 2.8 Insufficient road maintenance
• 2.9 High road user cost
• 2.10 Scarcity of road construction materials.
• 2.11 Inadequate Private Contractor capacity
• 2.12 Absence of a proper system to facilitate
  private sector financing in the road sector
• 2.13 Scarcity of experts in the private sector
  limits the outsourcing of design, construction
  management and supervision work.

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3.0 Strategy

• 3.1 Strategically important and economically
  maintainable Expressways and National Highways
  will be constructed and improved.
• 3.2 Public Private Partnership will be
  encouraged for higher operational efficiencies.
• 3.3 Road agencies in the road sector (including
  provincial and local government) will be
  further strengthened.
• 3.4 Regulatory framework will be strengthened to
  achieve higher efficiency in returns in project
  implementation and assets management.
• 3.5 Domestic construction industry will be
  strengthened

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4.0 Development Programme (2006 -2016)

• 4.1 Programme for Construction of Expressways (
  600 Km)
• 4.2 Programme for Upgrading of the selected
  National Highways (A Class) into four-lane ( 150
  Km) and
• Programme for Upgrading of the National
  Highways
• ( A B Class) into two-lane (5000 Km)
• 4.3 Programme for Rehabilitation of Tsunami
  affected roads (AB Roads -807km, 4 Causeways
  and 13 Bridges )
• 4.4 Programme for Rehabilitation of roads in
  conflict affected areas (AB Roads -233km)
• 4.5 Programme for Rehabilitation of 6000 Km of
  Provincial Roads
• 4.6 Programme for Rehabilitation of 20000 km of
  Rural Roads
• 4.7 Programme for reduction of traffic congestion

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4.1 Construction of Expressways

• Southern Expressway (2006 2011) 126km
• Colombo to Katunayake (2006 2010) 26km
• Outer Circular (2006 2010) 28km
• Colombo to Kandy (2006 2016) 98 km
• Northern Expressway (2007 2016) Approx. 300 km

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4.2 Upgrading of National Highways

• Selected 150 Km of A class highways within
  traffic congested townships will be upgraded into
  four lanes
• Selected 5000 Km of A B highways which exceeds
  3000 vehicles per day will be upgraded into
  divided two lanes with hard shoulders and bus
  bays.
• 2000 Km of cycle lanes specifically in two lane
  roads will be constructed within townships and
  its close proximities.

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4.5 Provincial Roads
Provincial roads will facilitate connectivities
for national highways where rural producer will
be able to access urban centers and international
markets.

• Currently there are three (3) on going foreign
  funded projects to rehabilitate provincial roads.
  
• Road Sector Development Project (ADB) covering
  810 km in four provinces ( Western, North
  Western, Uva and North Central)
• Provincial Road improvement project (JBIC)
  covering 600 km in two provinces ( Central and
  Sabaragamuwa)
• Road Sector Assistant Project (WB) covering 635
  km in three provinces (Southern, Uva and North
  Central)
• In addition approximately 6000 km are expected
  to rehabilitate across all 9 provinces for which
  funding is yet to be found.

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4.6 Rural Roads

• There was no specific programme for rural roads
  development in the past.
• Maga Neguma rural roads programme was
  initiated with an objective of assisting local
  government bodies to develop rural roads.
• This programme is implemented with community
  participation of which they provide labor and
  possible materials and undertake the maintenance.
• 90 of project cost will be financed by the
  government and balance 10 will bear by the
  beneficiaries.
• Approximately 2000 km rural roads at a cost of Rs
  3 bn will be improved or repaired annually under
  Maga Neguma programme. In addition, approx, Rs
  6-7 billion will be spent for rural roads through
  various rural development programms.
• RDA provide technical and procument support to
  local government bodies and community based
  organizations to implement this programme.

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4.7 Reduction of Traffic Congestions

• 32 By passes (alternate roads) will be
  constructed in congested town ships
• 25 Pedestrian under passes will be constructed in
  congested areas.
• Interchanges will be constructed for 25 Junctions
• Signal Light Systems to be installed for 255
  Junctions

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5.0 Investment Plan (2006 -2016)( in Rs.
Billion)
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6.0 Expected Outcome by 2016

• 6.1 600 Km of Expressways in use
• 6.2 250 Km. of Four Lane Highways in use
• 6.3 8000 Km. of Two Lane Highways in use
• 6.4 3300 Improved Junctions in use
• 6.5 2000 km. of Cycle Lanes in use
• 6.6 30 Pedestrian under passes in use
• 6.7 32 By pass roads in use
• 6.8 Approx 8000 km rehabilitated provincial roads
  in use
• 6.9 Approx 20,000 km improved rural roads in use

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7.0 Benefits Expected from this Programme by 2016

• 7.1 Average Travel Speed will be increased from
  30 Km/Hr to 50 Km /Hr.
• 7.2 Fatal Accident rate will be reduced from
  2500 accidents /year to 1500 accidents / year

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Thank you !