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Ethiopia:addis ababa city roads authority

Addis ababa and its roads

HISTORY OF THE ADDIS ABABA CITY ROADS DEVELOPMENT

Addis Ababa city was founded by Minellik II and Empress Taitu in 1887. The history of the city’s road development also begins from the inception of the city.

Minellik II constructed the first ever two roads in the city as well as in the country that stretch from Addis Ababa to Addis Alem and from his pallace to England Embassy in 1902. In 1904 the first roller was imported by the emperor and was being pulled by many people for its operation.

Emperor Minellik was also believed to be the first in importing two cars in Addis Ababa and introduced the car technology in the city for the first time in 1907. The country’s modern road construction is highly interlinked with Emperor Haile Sellase’s ruling period. During the regime of Haile Sellase I a number of contractors were organized to carry out road construction.

The first one to be established by the Government to construct roads was Public Works Department. It was established to construct roads in Addis Ababa and in its surrounding. After a few years this department was raised to a minister level and Addis Ababa also got the chance to establish its road development organizational structure.

When it was decided for Addis Ababa to have a mayor and a council in 1942, the city roads construction and maintenance was organized under the municipality. To fulfill the road construction activities together with building works the “Road and Building works” department was established. This department stayed till the replacement of the Haile Sellase regime by the Derge regime performing its duties. But no fundamental organizational change of the department was observed in the Derg regime.

In 1993 the existing Government (EPRDF) has established regional governments and gave them power to administer their regions with autonomy. During this time Addis Ababa was also established as one of the regions. The Addis Ababa administration during this period established the “bureau of works and urban development” and the bureau organized a department under it to carry out the road construction and maintenance works. The newly established road department constructed and maintained the city roads till the establishment of the Addis Ababa City Roads Authority in March 15, 1998 by regulation No. 7/1998 to be administrated by board of directors to construct, maintain and administer the road works in Addis Ababa by the city Administration. The total length of road constructed in the city till the establishment of the authority in March 1998 was 1300 km of which 900 km was gravel road and the remaining 400 km was Asphalt surfaced road . The Addis Ababa City Roads Authority has done remarkable progress in the city roads expansion and upgrading in the last 11 years since its establishment. To date the City Roads length reached 2814 kms of which 1534km is gravel surfaced and 1280km is Asphalt surfaced and the road net work coverage has reached 10.34% compared with the developed area of the city.

1. Addis Ababa City Road Authority

1.1 vision

Enabling the Addis Ababa City to have efficient and reliable transport Services so that it could sustain being political city of Africa and centre of International organizations and to be a model to other cities with both Management and Service delivery capabilities.

1.2 Mission

To be a safe,effective,efficient and fully integrated Road Authority which will best meet the needs of all the Residents of the City of Addis Ababa, at improving Levels of Service and Reducing Costs of Living for Economic and Social Development, whilst being Environmentally & Economically Sustainable.

1.3 Values

1. Commitment
2. Transparency
3. Integrity
4. Accountability
5. Excellence
6. Creativity
7. Sustainability

1.4 The objective and exclusive powers of the authority.

1. The objectives of the authority shall be to administer, construct roads and undertake other related activities with in its jurisdiction.
2. The Authority shall, with in its jurisdiction, have exclusive powers with regard to the administration and construction of roads and other related activities.

1.5 Powers and duties of the authority

1. Initiate policies and laws with regard to road net work, construction, protection and use of roads.
2. Determine design standards for roads and implement same.
3. Prepare long term, medium and short term plans and programs with respect to the construction of roads and other related activities, and implement same upon approval.
4. Carry out or cause the carrying out of feasibility study and implement same.
5. Prepare design for the construction of roads or cause its preparation through qualified consultants.
6. Construct roads on its own or have them construct through contractors.
7. Determine the criteria for the selection of consultants and contractors for roads to be constructed by other bodies
8. Prepare and cause the preparation of work consultancy service contracts, conclude contracts and see to it that there is supervision with (a contractor an ensuring that works are executed as per contracts concluded and supervise same)
9. Design or cause the designing of traffic signs with regard to roads, collect information from appropriate government offices and place traffic signs on roads, and inform to concerned offices of that they do follow up and implement accordingly.
10. Erect and protect signs that indicate the direction of roads and squares.
11. Cause the installation and protection of traffic signs of the roads and squares.
12. Cause the installation and protection of roads/street lights
13. Determine the size of land required for pedestrian roads and standards for the construction thereof, and it shall also construct, cause the construction of and protect pedestrian side walks’
14. See to it that the personnel necessary for the authority are trained and establish training institutions.
15. Manufacture materials that are necessary for road construction and use them and, where necessary, it shall sell such materials.

1.6 Organization and leadership of the Authority

As per the Authority’s re-establishment regulation since 2008/2009, the authority has been established under the bureau of works and urban development having:

1. An Executive Board
2. A General Manager,
3. Necessary officials and workers

1.7 Roads types under construction by the Authority

- Gravel Access
- Arterial
- sub Arterial
- Ring Road
- Interchange

1.8 Road network coverage of the city :

- Total width of the city is 54,000 hectare.
- Built up area of the city 169.02 Km2.
- Constructed Asphalt Road in 7 meter width 1280 Km.
- Constructed Gravel road in 7 meter width 1534 km.
- Total road network of the city in 7 meter width 2814 till 7 July, 2009.
- The coverage of the road compared with the built up area is 10.34%

2. 0 Main projects constructed in the last 10 years

2.1 The following Are the some of the Main Asphalt Road Projects Constructed by contractors and AACRA’s Own force

1. Addis Ababa City Ring Road Phase I and II.
2. Ethio-China Friendship road.
3. Ourael- Medihanealem Church – Bole Airport
4. Adwa Square – Adwa Brige-Kazanchis/Adwa Bridge –Eribekentu
5. Semien Terminal – Kotobe Kara
6. Alert – Keranyo
7. Abo Roundabout – Bulbula extension.
8. Mekanisa round about - Jamo- Lebu round about –Lafto
9. Yerer Ber - gurdhshola – CMC Road
10. Megenagna – Ayat Road (Right Side)
11. Gofa Mazoria – Kirkos
12. Bole Medhanealem Roundabout – Hayat Hospital
13. Abo Ring Road Roundabout – Debre Zeit Road
14. Semien bus terminal road – CMC Road
15. Gotera Interchange
16. Saries Dama hotel-Hana mariam Ring Road bridge
17. Gofa gebriel –Gofa camp –Mekanisa RR square
18. African Union –Pushkin square –Mekanisa RR square
19. Bus no.3 terminal –tele –Higher court
20. Saries bridge –Torehailoch Ring road square.

2.2 The following are some of the Roads whose construction to be completed till 2009.

1. Winget Ring Road Roundabout – Gojjam Ber
2. Yekatit 12 Round about – Afincho Ber-Semien Hotel
3. Adwa Square (Megenagna) – CMC- Ayat (left Side)
4. Megenagna England Embassy – Kebena-Gnfile Arat Kilo and kebena Minelik Hospital
5. Yerer Ber – Yerer Goro- Sewerage Treatment.
6. Yeshi Debele – Ambo Road
7. Ayat – Yerer Goro School
8. Meri – Radio Beken Extension Area
9. Tor hailoch Ring Road Roundabout – Keranyo
10. Kolfe Philipos – Asko Addisu Sefe
11. Yosef Ring Road Roundabout – Debrezeit Road
12. Gerji Ring Road Roundabout – Woreda 17 Health Center
13. Kirkos - Lagar Train Terminal,etc.

3.0 From 2009 – 2013 Road construction and other related activities to be performed by the Authority.

Note:By the end of 2013 the road coverage will be 15% .In order to complete the above road construction there is a budgetary need of more than 15 billion Ethiopian bir or USD 1 billion. This will be a very good opportunity for investors on the infrastructure sector.