Rural Tracks Development in Benin - The Case of Pasr

Rural roads link villages to villages, villages to towns and allow the access of rural communities to education, health, production zones, and markets and to socio-cultural exchanges. Needs in rural roads are identified in line with the National Strategy on Rural Transport. Indicators retained for the selection of rural roads are of qualitative order for eligibility and of quantitative for priority and vary according to the Investment Program Objective. For example within the framework of Road Sector support Program (PASR) which main objective is to alleviate poverty in the rural area by removing the obstacle to socio-economic development that constitute the lack of rural tracks which are practicable in rain season in the intervention area, by promoting local management of this road network that constitute the rural tracks, identification criteria and decision on the planning of rural roads are as follows. For eligibility: (1) Rural roads should come as priority in the local development plan, emanating from the grass root communities’ thoughts and aspirations and resulting from a dialog process; (2) The road should be linked to the classified network; (3) A firm commitment of the community, its contribution in cash, in materials or in manpower of 10% of the work cost of which at least 50% before the beginning of works; (4) A firm undertaking by the beneficiary populations to ensure the roads maintenance. For priority: (1) The cost of works per beneficiary; (2) The period during which the track is not practicable because of rains. To guarantee the sustainability of the rural roads network, Government has set up an adequate mechanism for resource mobilization which in most time consists mainly of dues on remuneration during rehabilitation works, toll, contributions, the Mayor Office financial participation, donations and other grants. The funds collected are lodged in the local Government account for the Communal Road Maintenance There is also a strong partnership between Government, local communities, NGO, Consultancy firms and Private Enterprises and which allows to make about 350Km of rural roads in Zou Department and to establish 56 associations of rural roads users that organize and coordinate maintenance works executed by brigades trained to that effect.

• Corporate Authors:

  World Road Association (PIARC)

  La Grande Arche, Paroi Nord, Niveau 5
  F-92055 La Defense Cedex,   France 
• Authors:
  • Balogoun, S
• Conference:
  • Choice for Sustainable Development. Pre-Proceedings of the 23rd PIARRC World Road Congress
  • Location: Paris , France
  • Date: 2007-9-17 to 2007-9-21
• Publication Date: 2007

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: CD-ROM
• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: 10p
• Monograph Title: The Choice for Sustainable Development. Pre-Proceedings of the 23rd PIARC World Road Congress

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Development; Mobility; Rural areas; Rural development; Rural highways; Rural transportation; Sustainable development
• Uncontrolled Terms: Villages
• Geographic Terms: Benin
• Subject Areas: Economics; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Society; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01081080
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 26 2007 9:54AM