Urban Transport and Regional Integration Program

Urban transportation and Regional Integration plays a key role in urban and Regional development. It facilitates the smooth movement of goods and people within cities and across the borders.

URBAN TRANSPORT AND REGIONAL INTEGRATION PROGRAM

Urban transportation and Regional Integration plays a key role in urban and Regional development. It facilitates the smooth movement of goods and people within cities and across the borders. It is an accepted fact that the solution to rapid urbanisation and cross border trade is to increase means of transport to facilitate movement of people and goods. In order to tackle the increasing urban and regional integration transport problems, the Urban Transport and regional integration program was established with the following objectives:

  • To explore the policy and regulatory environment influencing urban and regional integration transportation
  • To enhance strategic decision-making skills through analysis and integrated perspectives.
  • To understand core general management concepts as applicable to urban and regional integration transportation.

The key contributions of the program to the overall development of the transport sector are as follows:

  • Coordinating the implementation of urban transport development program with specific focus on NST-1, the Government of Rwanda 7 years program, presidential pledges and cabinet resolutions,
  • Coordinating elaboration and keeping   updated strategies, work plans and budgets as well as cash flows guiding implementation at the road project level;
  • Identifying windows of opportunity to further develop the urban transport and regional integration program and all its components;
  • Monitoring progress and outcomes of all funded projects of the urban transport program by   ensuring that programs and   projects   are delivered on time with required quality standards and in the available financial means/budget;
  • Ensuring that technical and financial reports are timely submitted to all stakeholders including but not limited to the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning, the Ministry of Infrastructure and development partners according to timelines agreed upon with all concerned institutions (monthly, quarterly and annual);
  • Making proposals and taking actions to remove any bottlenecks that might arise during program implementation;
  • Providing technical and administrative support to implementing partners (supervision missions   and   contractors, etc.)  and ensuring active participation of local authorities in the decision making   and program monitoring (province and district authorities);
  • Organizing and facilitating stakeholder consultations and program review meetings as required,
  • Conduct field visits and meetings as required to verify project activities relative to stated targets for concerned program and projects;
  • Coordinating closing   out activities   for any project of the program which include preparation of project completion report, final financial and   technical   reports, and   the   handing over   of all documents   as required.

The following are the projects under Urban Transport and regional Integration program:

1. Upgrading of Nyacyonga-Mukoto Road (36Km)

2. Upgrading and Rehabilitation of Kigali-Muhanga Road Project (45Km)

3. Expressway to NBIA (15.6Km)

4. Access Roads to Kigali Convention Center (KCC)

5. Upgrading of Sonatubes-Gahanga-Akagera Road (13.8 Km)

6. Design and build of long-term protection measures of Gatuna OSBP

7. Nyamagabe Urban Roads

8. Rusizi II OSBP

9. Masaka-Rusororo Project (6.5 Km)

10. Upgrading and Widening of Prince House Masaka Project (10 Km)