National Roads Development and Maintenance Plan

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National Roads Development and Maintenance Plan
Implementation Strategy for FY 08/09
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Background to Road Infrastructure Investment

• Transport sector is crucial to proper functioning
  of the country
• Road infrastructure is by far most dominant mode
  (carrying gt80 of passenger and freight)
• Government together with development partners
  have invested heavily in sub sector since 1986
  (at least US 1.5 bn)
• A RSDP was formulated in 1996 as a strategy to
  attain cheap, efficient and reliable transport
  services with the following objects -
• Sustainable road network for present and future
  demands
• Effective and efficient road administration and
• Development of local construction industry.

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Introduction

• Government has earmarked UGX 1.083 trillion for
  Road Sector this FY
• Resources will be used for studies, road
  maintenance, road development and administrative
  operations
• Purpose of this presentation is to outline
  Government Road Infrastructure Investment
  Strategy for this FY.

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Conventional Investment Decision Criteria

• Maximize Road User Benefits -
• Consumer Surplus Approach - Function of traffic,
  road conditions, accident rates, alternative
  treatments, vehicle use inputs (fuel, oil,
  vehicle, tyres, etc), travel time cost, etc
• Objective reduce transport costs i.e. vehicle
  operating and travel time costs
• Optimal infrastructure intervention determined by
  resultant NPV and/or IRR.
• Maximize productivity in rural areas -
• Producer Surplus Approach Function of farm-gate
  prices of agricultural products, output
  production of minerals, etc
• Objective Increase turnover.
• Strategic and Other Considerations?????

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Funding priorities this FY

• Export Corridors
• Clear maintenance backlog
• Undertake reconstruction projects.
• Project preparation
• Create a stock of ready priority projects for
  implementation.

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National Roads Development (GoU and DPs)
Ongoing projects
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National Roads Development (GoU and DPs)
Ongoing projects
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National Roads Development (GoU and DPs)
Ongoing studies
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National Roads Development (GoU and DPs)
Ongoing studies
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National Roads Development (GoU and DPs) Roads
to Commence Upgrading
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National Roads Development (GoU and DPs)
Roads To Commence Upgrading and Reconstruction
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National Roads Development (GoU) Roads to
Staged Reconstruction
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National Roads Development (GoU)
Roads For Staged Reconstruction
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National Roads Development (GoU) Roads for
Design Update, Tender Construction
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National Roads Development (GoU)
Roads For Design Update, Tender And Construction
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National Roads Development (GoU) Roads for New
Design
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National Roads Development (GoU)
Roads For New Design
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Challenges

• Implementing required reforms in road sector
  while implementing largest road programme
• Absorbing unprecedented resources with
  uncertainty on the supply side of service
  providers
• Low construction industry capacity
• Failure to attract right caliber staff
• Procurement delays
• Etc.

• Issues likely to affect Governments ability to
  deliver the planned programme.

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Conclusion

• Unprecedented road sector funding crucial for
  sound network required for sustainable economic
  growth and poverty reduction
• Focus on export corridor is in recognition of the
  need to keep the country competitive both
  internally and externally by fostering trade.

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UNRA Contacts

• ? ? Tel [phone]
• ? 256 414 318000
• ? Fax [phone], 347616
• ?E-mail executive_at_unra.go.ug
• ?Website http//www.unra.go.ug