Highway Master Plan Study of Jordan

Highway Master Plan Study

Country

Jordan

Name of Client

Ministry of Public Works & Housing

Financing sources

European Investment Bank

Association

C. Lotti & Associati S.p.A. (Italy) (Leader), Engicon (Jordan) (member)

Duration

07/2009 - 11/2011

Project Description

Objectives of the Master Plan

General objectives:

a) Promote economic growth,

b) Reduce poverty and provide social equality,

c) Strengthen sector management,

d) Maximize private sector participation in road financing.

Specific objectives are to make:

i) A comprehensive database of physical characteristics, condition data relating to the primary and secondary inter-urban road network,

ii) A diagnostic analysis of existing road conditions, leading to the identification of missing transport links, bottlenecks and the need for other road improvements,

iii) A socio-economic review to assess transport demand,

iv) A time-phased list of road projects by priority up to 2030, to form a 20-year road Master Plan,

v) Accompanying measures to enable the implementation of the Plan.

The study includes 3 components :

Component A: Phase 1 – Diagnostic Review and Road Sector Strategy Development

- Road Inventory and Condition Survey (carriageway condition, structures condition, geometry, etc.): 2730 km of main roads, of which 1000 km of dual carriageway roads, 1900 km of secondary roads, 2800 km of tertiary roads;

- Identification of problems linked to road security and definition of guidelines for improvement;

- Identification of problems linked to environmental impact reduction and definition of guidelines for project realization and management;

- Traffic and Travel Surveys;

- Socio-Economic Review;

- GIS Database and Website Access to Data;

- Traffic Modelling and Forecasts through the use of VISUUM software;

- Review of Existing Institutional, Legal and Regulatory and Financing Framework for the Road Sector;

- Develop Transport and Highway Sector Strategies.

Component B: Phase 2 – Derivation of Highway Master Plan

- Derive time Phased Master Plans;

- Identification of projects through multicriteria analysis and their assessment;

- Implementation of a roads and structures management system (pavement and bridge management system);

- Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA);

- Consultation with Stakeholders and Public Awareness;

- Proposals for Institutional, Legal and Regulatory Reform in the Highway Sector;

- Highway Master Plan Appraisal.

Component C: Training

- Training of cadres of the administration for the management and monitoring;

- Check and adjust the assumptions of the Master Plan: traffic evolution, evolution of roads deterioration, verification of maintenance strategies.

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