A Review of Highway Agencies in the South Asia Region

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A Review of Highway Agencies in the South Asia Region Figure 1.5: Conceptual relation between output and outcome indicators Output indicators measure the efficiency of highway agencies in translating inputs into products and services (outputs) in relation to policy objectives and priorities. Outcome indicators reflect the effectiveness of highway agencies in meeting the needs of road users and the community at large. The framework developed as a result of this study covers the entire range of activities and services provided by a highway agency. 1.4.5 Determining the Required Reforms and Development of a Roadmap 1.5 Structure of this Report Based on the framework, the next step was to analyze the institutional reforms, pertaining to highway agencies and within the respective governments required in the sector. The objective of these reforms is to support the highway agencies in building capacities, improving their performance, and facing the challenges at hand. To identify the required reforms, the agencies in South Asia were benchmarked against agencies elsewhere in the world. The benchmarking helped to arrive at the ideal role, structure and processes for a highways agency to meet its goals and realize its aspirations. The highway agencies in South Asia were compared to this ‘ideal road agency’ to identify gaps, generic reforms and a road map that can be used and adapted by highway agencies in the region to their specific contexts and requirements. This report is structured as follows: Chapter 2 describes the road transport sector in South Asia to create an understanding of the current situation, ongoing developments in the sector, and challenges faced by highway agencies. The lessons from the review of international good practices are presented in Chapter 3. Together, these lead to the proposed framework of indicators which is presented in Chapter 4. Finally, Chapter 5 presents the roadmap for reform to ensure the challenges can be successfully addressed by the highway agencies. Relevant additional information is presented in the Annexes. Annex A presents additional information and guidance notes on the proposed framework of indicators, and Annex B includes the Phase I and II questionnaires. Subsequently, Annex C presents further detailed information of the four individual international case studies 20 ..... .............................................. ..... ..............................................
A Review of Highway Agencies in the South Asia Region 2 Road Infrastructure Sector in South Asia 2.1 Introduction This chapter describes the road transport sector in South Asia with particular reference to the policies pursued by governments, regulatory frameworks for the highway sector, organization of the highway agencies, and human resource issues. This chapter also features some examples of reforms that have been initiated in recent years to deal with the challenges of development. The chapter concludes with presenting the current and future challenges facing highway agencies and governments in the region. To enable a better understanding of the road infrastructure sector in South Asia, this section first presents some basic facts and figures, in absolute terms, in Table 2.1. India has the largest network in the region as well as the largest vehicle fleet with Pakistan in the second place, although its national road network is about the same length as that of Sri Lanka. However, categorization of roads could play a role here, in particular in the context of ‘other roads’. Nevertheless, the extent of Sri Lanka’s network is outstanding. Table 2.1: Length and management of road networks in South Asian countries Country Responsible Organization Length 3,4 , (km) Bangladesh National highways Roads & Highways Department 3,538 Regional highways, zila roads Roads & Highways Department 17,733 Upazila, union and others India Local Government Engineering Department and Local Governments 249,830 National highways, expressways National Highways Authority of India, State PWDs, Border Roads Organisation 66,754 State highways, major/other district roads5 State PWDs (and subordinate agencies) 1,017,763 Panchayat, rural and urban roads Local governments 2,881,723 Nepal National highways and feeder roads Department of Roads 9,400 Rural roads Municipalities, District Development Committees 9,428 Pakistan Motorways, national highways National Highway Authority 11,485 Provincial roads Communication & Works Departments
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