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Transportation
Activity: Transport
Date of Creation: 1997
Ownership: public
The road network of Sudan covers over 30,000 km of
roads of which approximately 7,000, km are asphalt-
ed, 4,300 km are graveled and the remaining 20,000
km are graveled roads and earth tracks. Added to
these are urban roads which are already paved, or
included in paving programs; they total approximately
a further 1,000 km.
The management and development of the national
highway network falls under the responsibility of the
National Highway Authority (NHA). This network con-
sists of all the major arterial routes that link Sudan to
the neighboring countries, roads which connect state
capitals and other main towns. The states are respon-
sible for intra-state roads, which mainly consist of un-
paved roads and tracks that are not in the national
highway network. The municipalities are responsible
for the roads within their urban boundaries. The major
towns have their own road administrations and au-
thorities of which Khartoum is by far the largest.
The National Highway Authority is a governmental
body which has the following powers:
- Set out the data, maps and programs for the
national highways and bridges projects.
- Prepare the data, information, studies and
researches that help in planning of policies and
decision-making.
- Approve the Technical Standards and
Specifications for roads and bridges and supervise
their construction.
- Give permission of work in the field of highway
and bridges.
- Set the systems and rules of using the highways
and harmonize their regulations.
- Give the Technical Advice to different States of
Sudan on the fields of construction, maintenance,
and management of highways & bridges.
- Develop and encourage researches in the field of
highways & bridges.
- Promote and develop the outdoors relationships
with the concerned regional and international
bodies.
- Encourage investment in the field of highways
and bridges.
- Prepare and implement the plans and programs
for training the employees as well as the
coordination with the concerned bodies.
- Impose the highway fees in accordance with
the regulations.
- Prepare the Contracts and Sign them on behalf
of the Federal Government of Sudan with firms
who are constructing or supervising the concerned
Contract.
- Approve and certify amount of the works carried
out by the Contractors & Consultants in accordance
with the contract agreements and the general and
special conditions of contracts (FIDIC).
- Set out and supervise the plans for the periodical
and permanent maintenance of the national
highways & bridges.
- Carry out and supervise the works of management
of the national highways & bridges and develop
and promote the directorate of the highway fees
and its procedures regulations.
- Carry out the planning and feasibility studies of
roads, bridges, and the different structure types
within the scope except the States internal roads
and bridges.
- Managing (highways & bridges) works in basis of
contracts and uses FIDIC in supervising.
The construction process consists of the following
- Feasibility Studies
- Detailed Engineering Design
- Tender Documents
- Biding (International Completion for private sectors
in accordance to FIDIC )
The plan is to construct 1,500 Km asphalt, and to
strengthen 700 km of existing pavements every year.
To do so, The Ministry of Transport, Roads and Bridg-
es encourage the private sector for investment in road
and bridge sectors. The national highway authority is
adopting the British standards and AASHTO in ensur-
ing the quality control in Road construction.
SUDAN RAILWAY CORPORATION
Eng. Hamza Mohammed Osman
General Manager
Railway Road, Khartoum
Tel: + 249 183 774009
Fax: + 249 183 779798
info@sudanrailways.gov.sd
www.sudanrailways.gov.sd
Activity: Transport
Date of Creation: 1973
Ownership: public
Rail transport is the second most important mode of
transport in Sudan after road transport for freight ser-
vices. It is suitable for transporting bulky and heavy
commodities over long distances. Sudan Railways
Corporation (SRC) operates the railway services in
the country.