Design and Appraisal of Rural Transport Infrastructure : Ensuring Basic Access for Rural Communities

Isolation contributes to rural poverty. Without a minimum of reliable and efficient access to locations of basic social and economic activities, rural life stagnates and local development prospects remain limited. Providing and maintaining a minimum level of access, referred to in this paper as basic access, is therefore a necessary element of any rural development strategy. Overcoming isolation necessitates holistic strategies. Approaches include improved logistics to support trade and communication, the promotion of transport services and intermediaite means of transport, improved quality and location of services, and the sustaianable provision of cost-effective transport infrastrucutre. Among these, the cost-effective design and appraisal of rural transport infrastructure (RTI) is the topic of this paper. A basic access approach to the provision of RTI is presented which gives priority to the provision and maintenance of reliable, all-season access. Basic access interventions are defined as the least-cost investments which provide a minimum level of all-season passability. In a majority of cases, this means single-lane, spot-improved earth or gravel roads. In situations where motorized basic access is not affordable, improvement of the existing path network and the construction of footbridges may be the only alternative. resources are scarce. Therefore the basic access approach should only employ the most appropriate and cost-effective interventions.

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Main Authors:	Lebo, Jerry, Schelling, Dieter
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC: World Bank 2001-04
Subjects:	ACCESS ROADS, ACCESS TO MAIN ROAD NETWORKS, ACCESS TO MARKETS, ACCESSIBILITY, ACCESSIBILITY INDICATORS, ADEQUATE RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE, AFFORDABILITY OF TRANSPORT SERVICES, AGRIBUSINESS, AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES, AGRICULTURE, ALL-SEASON ROAD ACCESS, ANIMAL DRAWN CARTS, ANIMAL-DRAWN CARTS, ASPHALT, ASPHALT CONCRETE, BASIC ACCESS, BASIC ACCESS TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE, BENEFIT ANALYSIS, BICYCLES, BUDGET CONSTRAINTS, CALIFORNIA BEARING RATIO, CAPITAL BUDGETS, CBR, CONCRETE, DAILY TRAFFIC, DEDICATED ROAD, DISTRIBUTION OF INCOME, DRAINAGE, EARTH ROADS, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMIC REFORM, EMPLOYMENT, EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT MITIGATION, FINANCIAL INTEGRATION, FOOTBRIDGES, FORDS, FORESTS, FRAMEWORK, FREIGHT, GRAVEL, GRAVEL ROADS, HAULAGE, IMT, INCOME, INFORMAL TRANSPORT, INTERMEDIATE MEANS OF TRANSPORT, INVENTORY, INVESTMENT GRANTS, LEGAL FRAMEWORK, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, LOCAL GOVERNMENT ROADS, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, LOCAL TRANSPORT, LOW VOLUME ROADS, MAIN ROADS, MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS, MOBILITY, MOTORIZED TRANSPORT, NET PRESENT VALUE, NMT, PASSENGER, PASSENGER CAR UNIT, PCU, POOR RURAL DWELLERS, POOR RURAL DWELLERS OWN, POVERTY REDUCTION, RATE OF RETURN, RECONSTRUCTION, RESOURCE ALLOCATION, ROAD FUNDS, ROAD NETWORK, ROAD NETWORKS, ROAD SAFETY, RURAL AREAS, RURAL COMMUNITIES, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, RURAL HOUSEHOLDS, RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE, RURAL MOBILITY, RURAL POPULATION, RURAL POVERTY REDUCTION, RURAL ROAD, RURAL ROAD AGENCIES, RURAL ROAD SUB-SECTOR, RURAL ROAD SUB-SECTOR INVESTMENTS, RURAL ROADS, RURAL TRANSPORT, RURAL TRANSPORT COMMUNITY, RURAL TRANSPORT FRAMEWORK, RURAL TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE, RURAL TRANSPORT INTERVENTIONS, RURAL TRANSPORT POLICIES, RURAL TRANSPORT POLICY, RURAL TRANSPORT SERVICES, RURAL TRAVEL, SAVINGS, SHRINKAGE, SOCIAL SERVICES, STRUCTURES, SURFACE DRESSING, SUSTAINABILITY, TAXATION, TERRAIN, TRACKS, TRADE POLICY, TRAFFIC, TRANSITION ECONOMIES, TRANSPORT NETWORKS, TRANSPORT PROJECTS, TRANSPORTATION, TRIPS, TRUCKS, UNDESIGNATED ROADS, URBAN DEVELOPMENT, VEHICLE OPERATING, VEHICLE OPERATING COSTS, VEHICLES, VILLAGE TRANSPORT, VILLAGE TRANSPORT NETWORK, WALKING, WATER RESOURCES, WHEELED VEHICLES,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/04/1121146/design-appraisal-rural-transport-infrastructure-ensuring-basic-access-rural-communities https://hdl.handle.net/10986/13911
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