4.1 Improving rural roads and transportation for better access
This report presents the outcomes of the Africa Community Access Programme's workshops on rural road infrastructure and transport services at the 6th Africa Transportation Technology Transfer (T²) conference.
The main points emerging from the workshops were:
- Designs for low-volume sealed roads should be revised
- The overriding criteria for geometric design should be safety
- Current economic models are not entirely appropriate for low-volume roads
- Cost–benefit analysis tools should be developed to estimate economic returns from investment in transport research projects
- More research is needed into the use of emulsions for Otta seals
- More research is needed into the provision of transport services in conflict-affected areas
- Community engagement in road safety is critical
- Advocacy is essential to promote the key role of the transport sector
- It is imperative to get a transport indicator into the post-Millennium Development Goals period.
Issuing body: Africa Community Access Programme
Type: Conference proceedings
Status: Final
Title: AFCAP workshop summaries on rural infrastructure and transport services. 6th Africa Transportation Technology Transfer (T²) Conference, Gaborone, Botswana, 4–8 March 2013
File type: PDF
File size: 1.05 MB
Year of publication: 2013
Number of pages: 36
