TRANSPORT SECTOR STRATEGY

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TRANSPORT SECTOR STRATEGY

• DEPAC MEETING
• MARCH 29, 2007

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TRANSPORT SECTOR RELATIONSHIP TO PRSP

• Falls under Pillar Two Promoting Pro-Poor
  Sustainable Growth for Food Security and Job
  Creation.
• The strategy will involve . Effective and
  coordinated linkages and interventions,
  principally, in the productive sectors
  agriculture and fisheries, the infrastructure
  sectors (roads and transportation) .

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TRANSPORT SECTOR RELATIONSHIP TO PRSP

• The key objectives are
• Improve physical access to rural and riverine
  communities and markets
• Improve trunk and feeder roads system and coastal
  and river transport network to sustainable level
• Ensure access to affordable basic transportation
  services for the movement of persons, goods, and
  services.

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SECTOR OVERVIEW

• TRANSPORT POLICY GOALS
• Ensure and increase physical access to market
  centres as well as social and economic services
• Ensure transport related revenue generating
  opportunities
• Lower transport cost to ensure affordability of
  transport and
• Increase efficiency in the delivery of transport
  services.

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SECTOR OVERVIEW

• TRANSPORT SECTOR IS DIVIDED INTO FOUR SUB-SECTORS.

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ORGANOGRAM OF TRANSPORT SECTOR
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ROADS AND ROAD TRANSPORT

• Sierra Leone Roads Authority (SLRA)
• ROAD NETWORK
• Approximately 11,000 Km of public road
  network
• Approx. 8,000 Km classified in National Road
  System (NRS)
• Approx. 3,000 Km local networks and
  unclassified roads and tracks.

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ROADS AND ROAD TRANSPORT

• SLRA Cont.
• STATUS OF ROAD NETWORK

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ROADS AND ROAD TRANSPORT

• SLRA Cont.
• On-going Donor Funded Projects

UC Under Construction, UT Under tender, PTD
Preparation of Tender Documents
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ROADS AND ROAD TRANSPORT

• SLRA Cont.
• On-going Donor Funded Projects

UC Under Construction, UT Under tender, PTD
Preparation of Tender Documents, RI Priority
Road Identification
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ROADS AND ROAD TRANSPORT

• SLRA Cont.
• Needed INTERVENTIONS for Class A Roads in order
  of Priority

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ROADS AND ROAD TRANSPORTSLRA Cont.Needed
INTERVENTIONS for Class B, Class F and City/Urban
Roads

• Class B Spot re-gravelling and rehabilitation of
  critical sections
• Class F Reconstruction and rehabilitation of all
  rural/feeder roads in the national road network.
  Employ innovative (e.g. Low Volume Seal Roads)
  and labour intensive techniques.
• City/Urban Streets Pave all main streets in the
  city/urban (include all district headquarters
  towns)

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ROADS AND ROAD TRANSPORTSLRA Cont.INTERVENTION
Restructuring of SLRA

• Establishment of an Independent Road Fund with
  its Independent Board
• Privatization of Mechanical Services Unit (MSU).
• Restructure SLRA to be responsible for Planning,
  Monitoring, Contracting, and Maintenance of
  entire Network.
• Feeder Roads to be devolved to Local Councils for
  maintenance after rehabilitation/reconstruction.

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ROADS AND ROAD TRANSPORT

• Sierra Leone Road Transport Authority (SLRTA)
• Objective
• To design, develop, and administer rules and
  regulations with respect to registration and
  licensing of motor vehicles and operators.
• To promote road safety, provide rest-stops and
  first-aid centres on the NRS.

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ROADS AND ROAD TRANSPORT

• SLRTA Cont.
• Needed Interventions
• Privatization of vehicle examination
• Introduction of road safety in schools
  curricula
• Reduction of road traffic accidents by 50 by
  2015
• Provision of heavy duty towing vehicles
• Develop infrastructure (including impound yards)
  and capacity in the provinces.

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ROADS AND ROAD TRANSPORT

• Sierra Leone Road Transport Corporation (SLRTC)
• Mandate and Objective
• Established as LLC in 1964.
• Runs inter and intra city bus services.
• Intervention
• NCP is exploring PPP in SLRTC

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PORTS AND MARITIME

• Sierra Leone Ports Authority (SLPA)
• Mandate and Objective
• Service port - responsible for cargo handling and
  pilotage
• Make the port the least cost port in the
  sub-region and trans-shipment hub.
• Goal
• Transform to a Land Lord Port
• Privatize core and non-core activities

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PORTS AND MARITIME

• SLPA Cont.
• Needed Intervention
• Retrenchment of employees
• Provision of handling equipment
• Procurement of CCTV
• Rehabilitation of Kissy Oil jetty
• Procurement of pilot boat, tug boats, and
  mooring/work boat
• Paving of reclaimed area
• Demolition and reconstruction of the lighterage
  and reinforcement of the shoreline
• Dredging

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PORTS AND MARITIME

• SLPA Cont.
• Needed Intervention
• Demolition and reconstruction of jetty at
  government wharf and

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PORTS AND MARITIME

• Sierra Leone Maritime Administration (SLMA)
• Mandate and Objective
• Develop an efficient, safe, reliable, and
  competitive maritime, coastal, and inland
  waterways system
• Goal
• Prevention of maritime source pollution
• Protection of marine environment and rapid
  response to marine environment incidents
• Create an enabling environment for fishing and
  inland transportation
• Increase passenger and freight transportation at
  affordable prices and
• Increase employment in the maritime sub-sector.

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PORTS AND MARITIME

• SLMA Cont.
• Needed Interventions
• Construction and rehabilitation of jetties with
  storage and sanitation facilities
• Procurement and installation of navigational
  aids
• Procurement and installation of communication
  equipment
• Clearing of wrecks in the coastal and inland
  waterways
• Dredging of approximately 380Km of waterways
• Construction of boat yards and
• Institutional capacity building.

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AIRPORTS AND CIVIL AVIATION

• Sierra Leone Airports Authority (SLAA)
• Mandate and Objective
• To provide a safe, secure, and sustainable
  airport system.
• Present Donor Funding
• World Bank IDP Rehabilitation of
  infrastructure and upgrading of equipment to
  international standards.

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AIRPORTS AND CIVIL AVIATION

• SLAA Cont.
• Needed Interventions
• Construction of new runway, new terminal
  building, a modern car park, storage facilities
  and a purpose built helipad at Lungi
• Rehabilitation of all domestic airfields
• Procurement of one 800 Litre CFR vehicle and a
  security patrol vehicle
• Institutional capacity building.

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AIRPORTS AND CIVIL AVIATION

• SLAA Cont.
• Needed Optional Intervention
• New Airport on Mainland
• Freetown Lungi Link

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AIRPORTS AND CIVIL AVIATION

• Civil Aviation Department (CAD)
• Mandate and Objective
• Establish by Act of Parliament in 1966 to
  regulate air navigation
• Responsible for aviation policies, including air
  services agreement, operation procedures, safety
  standards, licensing, and related functions and
• Responsible for development and operation of
  domestic airfields.

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AIRPORTS AND CIVIL AVIATION

• CAD Cont.
• Needed Interventions
• Transform the department to an autonomous
  regulatory body Civil Aviation Authority (CAA)
• Procurement of appropriate equipment for the
  Authority
• Capacity building

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RAILWAY TRANSPORT

• Railway transport not presently functional in the
  transport sector of Sierra Leone
• Planned Intervention
• Undertake a feasibility study for railway
  transport system to compliment waterways and
  roads systems and to enhance development in
  agriculture and mining activities.
• Acquisition of Land (Right-of-Way)

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DELAYS AND CONSTRAINTS

• Donor approval of documentations within
  procurement plans timeframe
• Inadequate donor harmonization on similar sector
  and cross-sector projects and
• Delays and low delivery and performance levels by
  International Consultants.

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Thank You
Very Much
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QUESTIONS
ANSWERS
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ESTIMATES FOR FUNDING GAPS

• Roads (All classes) - 1.56 Billion
• Ports Maritime - 30.5 Million
• Airports Aviation - 50 Million
• New Airport - 250 Million
• Lungi Link - 400 Million

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SLRA
Lungi Freetown link - US400 Million
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SLPA
SLMA
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SLAA
Construction of New Airport on Mainland -
250Million