Transcript Road sector In Palestine

Road Sector In Palestine
Achievements, Needs, and
Challenges
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Introduction
• Economic and social development are closely related to the coverage and
condition of the road network
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Roads provide access to markets, education, and health services
Normally carry between 60 and 90% of all passenger and freight transport (100% in the Palestinian
territories)
Generally, roads are the biggest public capital asset, representing between 15% and 30% of Gross
Domestic Product (GDP) of a country.
30% and 50% of roads in developing countries (same condition in Palestine) are in poor condition,
costing the national economy between 2 and 5% of GDP annually. Mainly, these costs are the result
of increased vehicle operating costs, longer travel times, higher accident rates, more freight damages
and additional road rehabilitation cost.
Road Network is the only mode of the transportation in Palestine
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The total length of the road network in the West Bank is approx 3200 km excluding agricultural, dirt,
and urban roads
Based on functional basis, these roads are classified into: main, regional and local
65% of the road network is in Fair to bad condition
The density of roads with respect to population reached 1.19 km per 1000 population in 2007. this
indicator implies poor road network serviceability to Palestinian communities, and is less than the
respective densities in all the countries in the region, except Egypt. (the road network density is 1.35
and 4.94 km/1000pop in Jordan and Syria respectively)
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Road Network Condition in Palestine
• The following is a demonstration of the road network condition based on
the field survey conducted in 2010 by MPWH:
Road Network Condition / 2010
 Good: The pavement structure is adequate
(Limited surface distresses exist),
the distresses density is less than 15%,
the geometric dimensions are suitable for
the traffic volume, there is a drainage
system (more than 50%), Generally safe
 Fair: The pavement structure needs support
( less than 50% damaged),
the pavement distresses density from 15-30%
the geometric dimensions are less than required
for the traffic volume, partial drainage system ((25-50%),
safety needs enhancement
 Bad: more than 50% pavement structure is damaged
the pavement distresses density > 50%
the geometric dimensions are not adequate
for the traffic volume , no drainage
system, not safe
35.00% Good
40.00% Bad to
very bad
25.00% Fair
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Achievements in the Road Sector During
the period 2009-2011
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PNA -since established in 1994- in cooperation with many donors has exhausted every effort in
developing the road sector in the Palestinian territories
The following are the major achievements of MPWH- supported by many donors- in developing
the road sector from 2009-2011:
1. Road Projects: includes reconstruction, rehabilitation, and maintenance of parts of the
road network as illustrated in the following table:
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Roads Project Executed during 2009-2011 with respect to Financing body
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Financing Body
Ministry of Finance
USAID
Arab Development Bank
(BADEA)
Saudi Development Fund
(SDF)
KFW
European Commission
Total
No of financed
projects
Total Sum (converted to
million $)
Totla Length of roads
included in the projects
(km)
Comments
(in addition to 168.2
km maintenance
117.2
5.5mill $ )
336.1
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24.91
153.6
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7.39
40.6
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2.54
0.83
1.30
15.7
2.1
4.2
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190.57
515.9
Note: Most projects were implemented in 2009-2010, very few projects in 2011
(in addition to 168.2
km maintenance)
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This is a GIS based map
showing all road projects
executed during the period
2009-2011
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Achievements in the Road Sector During
the period 2009-2011/ Cont
2. Accomplishment of a comprehensive database of the road network condition
based on GIS programs in 2010 financed by USAID through Chemonics
3. Preparing road standards manuals ( includes Geometric Design Manual, Road
Construction Manual, Procurement Manual, and Maintenance Guide) Financed
and monitored by USAID/ Chemonics
4. Establishment of three Road Repair Units (RRU) in the three major MPWH
directorates (including capacity building, equipment, and others) Financed by
USAID/ Chemonics
5. Accomplishment of Roads Guide Signs Project in Ramallah Directorate -as a first
phase- Financed By USAID/ Chemonics
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Impacts of Implemented Projects:
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Facilitating transportation of road users as a result of constructing new roads or
upgrading existing ones
Enhancing the road network safety
Providing access to several communities with well paved roads instead of dirt or
damaged ones
Enhancing local and regional trade and social activities
Providing Job opportunities to skilled and unskilled workers
Establishing a unified professional ground for roads design and construction
Founding the bases of a complete Road Maintenance management program
Enhancing the capacity of many Engineers and laborers engaged directly or
indirectly in the planning, design, implementation, and maintenance of road
projects
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Current Status Related to the Available Financial
Resources
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In 2012; no road projects were or being implemented.
Available resources are very limited; only 7.0million $ were allocated (from the
budget) for road projects and maintenance.
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Urgent Needs for a Proper Enhancing of
the Road Sector
1. Legislative Environment:
– Policies, strategies, plans and all decisions concerning the road sector shall be based on a firm
legal basis
– The draft of the Road Law was prepared in 2000, MPWH is working on revising the Law and its
regulations (which explain the technical, operational, and legal details necessary to implement
the law) in order to be ratified by the Cabinet.
– Based on a decision taken by the Cabinet; MPWH is working on drafting the regulations and
rules that controls the utilization of roads which are under MPWH jurisdiction by others.
Based on that decision any agency shall get a permit from MPWH to the nature and extent of
works it is allowed to perform in the roads ROW.
2. Road Rehabilitation Projects:
– According to MPWH short-term plan; the Ministry is in a need of 100 million $ for
rehabilitating approx 500km of roads in bad condition and 20.6 million $ for road maintenance
– MPWH has agreed with USAID in principle to finance the rehabilitation of 38 projects which
their documents are ready (with a total length of approx 150km )and wishes that the agency
will finance others considering at least the ones whose designs are ready at the agency
– Extending the Guide Signs project to other directorates
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Urgent Needs for a Proper Enhancing
of the Road Sector- Cont
3. Capacity Building of the Ministry Staff in addition to Selected Staff from other
Ministries and Related Agencies:
– The capacity building program shall cover all stages of projects cycle, road management,
maintenance performing and management, road condition database updating
4. Road Maintenance Management System (RMMS):
– Roads are the biggest public capital asset
– Road asset management at strategic level addresses the following questions:
• What is the current condition of the assets?
• What is the optimal condition of the assets?
• What are the annual funding needs and how should this funding be allocated?
– RMMS is a maintenance management process aimed at systematically and objectively
determining pavement quality and programming maintenance actions in response to
observed conditions, budgetary constraints and economic optimization. RMMS is a tool which
provides assistance to the maintenance engineer for maintenance programming,
implementation, and monitoring
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Urgent Needs for a Proper Enhancing
of the Road Sector- Cont
5. Roads Master Plan (RMP):
A comprehensive master plan of the sector is necessary for
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Proper Management of the road sector
– Enabling laying down of short and long term plans
– Determining projects priorities reasonably
– Many others
A comprehensive Transportation Master Plan including a RMP is proposed to be Financed by EIB
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Road Fund:
Due to the insufficiency and no durability of funds for the road sector; the Ministry is considering the creation of a Road
Fund (which is included in the Roads Law) in order to finance the maintenance of the road network. The concept paper for
the Fund was prepared and it is envisaged that it will be financed by road user charges and controlled by a mixed board
with public and private sector participation.
Adopting the Roads Standards -conducted by MPWH and financed by USAID- by the Palestinian Cabinet in order to
be the unified reference for road projects to be implemented in the Palestinian territories. The Ministry is working on this
with the Cabinet.
Updating the road condition database and applying the analysis tools to be able to utilize the data
by decision makers.
The Ministry staff is currently working on updating the database but the analysis tools need to be applied. This requires
funds, additional capacity building of the staff, and the use of external experts at some stages.
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Updating the feedback system for road projects .
The Ministry is working on updating the used feedback system for the projects to cover before, during,
and after construction stages.
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Road Sector Development Challenges
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The following is a demonstration of some of the major challenges facing
developing the road sector:
1. The Israeli polices and procedure (the following are few of many):
• The construction of the Separation Wall has isolated the Palestinian communities from each
other.
• Enforcing mobility restrictions on the Palestinians and the founding of the “Israeli Only” Roads.
This forced the Palestinians to use alternate long and in many cases dirt roads which adversely
affected their social and economic lives in addition to the increased travelling costs and time
• Restraining the Palestinians ability to upgrade roads that lie in area C without their previous
consent which in many cases is impossible to get in addition to the inability to construct new
routes. Practically, it was noticed that it is much easier for the donors to get the Israeli
permission for upgrading roads in area C than the PNA authorities directly.
The previous and many others Israeli actions retard the economic and social development and
the efficient applicable future planning of the road sector.
2. Lack of sufficient Funds for executing necessary projects and maintaining the network:
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PNA depends primarily specially for development on external Funds. The road network needs
greatly exceed the available funds which causes additional increase in needed funds every
year (a road that needs maintenance this year may need rehabilitation after two).
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Road Sector Development Challenges- Cont
3. Unavailability of a comprehensive Road Master Plan
The unavailability of a comprehensive master plan of the sector makes
• Managing the road sector difficult
• How future plans serve the national vision for the sector unclear
• Projects priorities changes continuously as were essentially based on the need at the time
• Many others
4. Limited role of the private sector in managing and investing in the public
road network.
This makes the burden of developing the road network lies completely on the public sector.
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