CLASSIFIED ROAD NETWORK (NATIONAL & DISTRICT ROAD CLASS1)

CLASSIFIED ROAD NETWORK (NATIONAL & DISTRICT ROAD CLASS1)

The Article 3 of Law N°55/2011 OF 14/12/2011 governing roads in Rwanda classifies roads into the following categories:

  A.   National Roads

  • International roads that link Rwanda with neighbouring countries;
  • Roads that link Districts or that link a District and the City of Kigali;
  • Roads that link areas of tourist significance and facilities of national or international importance such as ports and airports.

  B. Districts and City of Kigali roads and that of other urban areas – Class 1

  • Districts and City of Kigali roads and that of other urban areas – Class One shall be roads linking different Sectors‟ headquarters within the same District, or those roads that are used within the same Sector.

  C.  Districts and City of Kigali roads and that of other urban areas - Class 2

  • Districts and City of Kigali roads and that of other urban areas - Class 2 shall be arterial roads that connect Districts roads to rural community centres that are inhabited as an agglomeration.

  D. Specific Roads

  • Specific roads shall be those specifically constructed to connect national roads or District roads to Kigali City and other urban areas to the centres for private sector’s activities such agricultural production, natural resources processing or to tourist sites.

The Ministerial Order Nº01/Cab.M/015 OF 03/02/2015 determined the classification and naming of roads falling into the two first categories including National Roads (25 roads) and District Road Class 1 (108 roads).This page contains a list of links to download freely geographic datasets of the above said classified roads. These datasets are provided in 3 formats: Shapefile, KMZ & PDF.