Design of Rural Transport Infrastructure 2:2:a Rural Transport Knowledge Base Rural Travel and Transport Program 20011 DESIGN OF RURAL TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
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@MISC{Lebo_designof,
author = {J. Lebo and D. Schelling and World Bank},
title = {Design of Rural Transport Infrastructure 2:2:a Rural Transport Knowledge Base Rural Travel and Transport Program 20011 DESIGN OF RURAL TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE},
year = {}
}
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Abstract
The majority of Rural Transport Infrastructure (RTI) in developing countries carries traffic of less than 50 motorized four-wheeled vehicles per day (VPD), but often a substantial number of intermediate means of transport, such as bicycles and animal-drawn carts. In most cases, the appropriate standard for these are single-lane, spot-improved earth or gravel roads provided with low-cost drainage structures, such as fords and submersible single-lane bridges. The (trouble) spot improvement approach is the key to the least-cost design. Cost savings of 50 to 90 % can be achieved compared with fully engineered roads of equal standard throughout. Labor-based approaches are best-suited for the implementation of RTI interventions. By transferring financial resources and skills to the local level, labor-based strategies can have a substantial poverty- reducing impact. They also have the potential to improve the gender distribution of income, providing employment opportunities for women where wage-employment is scarce. Key issues! An emphasis on reliable, cost-effective access to as many of the rural population as possible, rather than high access standards for a few;! Appropriate design standards need to balance the transport requirements of core economic and social activities with the impact of geography (geology, topography and climate) on construction and maintenance costs;! Cost-effective and innovative techniques such as spot improvement, labor-based approaches, and low-cost structures, and;! RTI projects implementation using labor-based approaches, with strong local community involvement, contribute to poverty alleviation.
Keyphrases
rural transport infrastructure labor-based approach design rural transport infrastructure transport program spot-improved earth social activity substantial number rural population rti intervention high access standard rti project implementation labor-based strategy employment opportunity strong local community involvement spot improvement maintenance cost financial resource animal-drawn cart appropriate design standard spot improvement approach cost-effective access low-cost drainage structure key issue appropriate standard transport requirement substantial poverty least-cost design motorized four-wheeled vehicle equal standard cost saving low-cost structure gravel road submersible single-lane bridge innovative technique gender distribution local level intermediate mean
