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Zimbabwe prepares a national transport master plan
30 Sep 2015 at 15:37hrs | Views
The ministry of Transport and Infrastructure Development has embarked on surveys on major road trunk routes in preparation for a national transport master plan.
This is meant to provide the framework for the sustainable development of the transport sector to stimulate economic growth and reduce poverty.
Transom International Limited has been engaged to embark on the surveys.
The surveys started on September 21 and will run for two months.
More than 40 enumerators and supervisors have been engaged.
"The Government of the Republic of Zimbabwe though the ministry of Transport and Infrastructure Development has commissioned a consultant , CPCS Transcon International Limited, to prepare a National Transport Master Plan for Zimbabwe.
"Planning of the future transport system requires in-depth knowledge about present transportation demand.
"As part of the study, the consultant is tasked to carry out national Traffic Surveys including Roadside interviews, public transport origin-destination (OD) surveys, Manual Classified counts, public transport vehicle occupancy counts and stated preference public transport and road side surveys," said the ministry in a notice.
Zimbabwe's transport sector comprises five modes, namely, road, rail, aviation, inland water and pipeline transport. The road network excluding urban roads totals 76 241 kilometres (km) of which 9 256 km or 12,1 percent are bitumen surfaced.
The Zimbabwe National Roads Administration (Zinara) is responsible for managing the Road Fund and disbursing to the following road authorities while department of Roads in the ministry of Transport and Infrastructure Development, is responsible for trunk roads.
Rural District and Urban Councils, and District Development Fund, are responsible for urban an rural roads respectively.
The rail network comprises a total 3 100 km of Cape Gauge standard (1,067mm) of which 340 km between Beitbridge and Bulawayo built under a Build Operate and Transfer (BOT) arrangement is privately owned and operated by the Beitbridge-Bulawayo (BBR) Railway Company providing transport services to passengers, business and the mining industry.
The 2 760 km is managed by the government-owned National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) providing passenger and freight transport services.
The aviation sub-sector comprises ten airports, three of which are international airports, namely at Harare, Bulawayo and Victoria Falls.
The other airports are located at Kariba, Masvingo, Buffalo Range, Mutare, Gweru, Beitbridge and Charles Prince.
This is meant to provide the framework for the sustainable development of the transport sector to stimulate economic growth and reduce poverty.
Transom International Limited has been engaged to embark on the surveys.
The surveys started on September 21 and will run for two months.
More than 40 enumerators and supervisors have been engaged.
"The Government of the Republic of Zimbabwe though the ministry of Transport and Infrastructure Development has commissioned a consultant , CPCS Transcon International Limited, to prepare a National Transport Master Plan for Zimbabwe.
"Planning of the future transport system requires in-depth knowledge about present transportation demand.
Zimbabwe's transport sector comprises five modes, namely, road, rail, aviation, inland water and pipeline transport. The road network excluding urban roads totals 76 241 kilometres (km) of which 9 256 km or 12,1 percent are bitumen surfaced.
The Zimbabwe National Roads Administration (Zinara) is responsible for managing the Road Fund and disbursing to the following road authorities while department of Roads in the ministry of Transport and Infrastructure Development, is responsible for trunk roads.
Rural District and Urban Councils, and District Development Fund, are responsible for urban an rural roads respectively.
The rail network comprises a total 3 100 km of Cape Gauge standard (1,067mm) of which 340 km between Beitbridge and Bulawayo built under a Build Operate and Transfer (BOT) arrangement is privately owned and operated by the Beitbridge-Bulawayo (BBR) Railway Company providing transport services to passengers, business and the mining industry.
The 2 760 km is managed by the government-owned National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) providing passenger and freight transport services.
The aviation sub-sector comprises ten airports, three of which are international airports, namely at Harare, Bulawayo and Victoria Falls.
The other airports are located at Kariba, Masvingo, Buffalo Range, Mutare, Gweru, Beitbridge and Charles Prince.
Source - Byo24News
