Upper Volta - Third Highway Project

Report No. 1135b-UV Appraisal of a Third Highway Project Upper Volta June 8, 1976 Western Atri a Proje( ts Department Highway Divisionl FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY U Document of the World Bank Thi5 do( ument Lha a restr itted distributiotn and may he used by re( pients only in the performance of their offt ial duties. Its conterts may not otherwise be disclosed withoout World Bank authorization.  Currency Equivalents Currency Unit = CFA franc (CFAF) Us$1.00 = CFAF 225 CFAF 1 million = US$4,W44. Fiscal Years January 1 - December 31 SyFtem of Weights and measures: Metric Metric US Equivalents 1 meter (m) = 3.28 feet (ft) 1 cubic meter (m3) = 35.29 cubic feet (cu ft) 1 kilometer (km) 2 = 0.62 mile (mi) 1 square kilometer (km ) 0.386 square mile (aq mi) 1 hectare (ha) = 2.47 acres (ac) 1 metric ton (m ton) = 2,204 pounds (lb) Abbreviations and Acronyms BPP - Bureau of Planning and Programming CFPPTP - Centre de Formation Professionnelle et de Perfectionnement des Travaux Publics DOT - Directorate of Transport DPW - Directorate of Public Works PAC - Fonds d'Aide et de Cooperation FED - Fonds Europeen de Developpement LBTP - Laboratoire du Batiment et des Travaux Publics MOP - Ministry of Planning, Rural Development, Enviroment & Tourism MPWT - Ministry of Public Works, Transport, Urban Development & Architecture OPEV - Office de Promotion de l'Entreprise Voltaique RAM - Regie du Chemin de Fer Abidjan-Niger SEPTN - Service des Etudes, Programmes et Travaux Neufs SERN - Service Entretien Routes Nationales SERS - Service Entretien Routes Secondaires SVTR - Societe Voltaique de Transport Routier UNDP - United Nations Development Programme vpd - vehicles per day  FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY UPPER VOLTA APPRAISAL OF A THIRD HIGHWAY PROJECT Table of Contents Page No. SUMMARY 1. INTRODUCTION ..........................................1 2. THIE TRANSPORT SECTOR .................................. 2 A. Economic Setting .................................. 2 B. The Transport System .............................. 2 C. Transport Planning and Coordination .... ........... 5 3. HIGHWAYS .................................. 6 A. The Road Network .................................. 6 B. Characteristics and Growth of Road Traffic ........ 7 C. The Road Transport Industry ....................... 7 D. Administration .................................... 8 E. Financing ......................................... 9 F. Engineering and Construction ...................... 10 G. The Construction Industry ......................... 11 H. Maintenance ....................................... 12 I. Sector Lending .................................... 14 4. THE PROJECT ........................................... 14 A. Description ....................................... 14 B. Cost Estimates .................................... 17 C. Execution ......................................... 18 D. Financing and Disbursements ....................... 19 5. ECONOMIC EVALUATION ................................... 19 A. Regional Development .............................. 19 B. Traffic ........................................... 20 C. Economic Return ................................... 21 D. Sensitivity Analysis .............................. 22 E. Distribution of Benefits .......................... 22 6. RECOMMENDATIONS ....................................... 23 This report has been prepared by Messrs. E. Fellinghauer (Engineer) and P. Parker (Economist) following an appraisal mission in December 1975. This document has a restricted distribution and may be used by recipients only in the performance of their official duties. Its contents may not otherwise be disclosed without World Bank authorization.  i. 7: