Yemen, Republic of - Road Sector : Strategy Note

The Republic of Yemen has experienced steady development in the recent past and its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita is approaching US$1,000. By many aspects, Yemen is unique. It is still a rural country (with more than 70 percent of the population living in the countryside). It has about 140,000 villages and small settlements spread out all over the territory, many of which still need road access and harbor most of the country's poor (40 percent of the total population). Given the uneven distribution of population, transport demand varies enormously between different parts of the country. It is highest by far in the densely populated mountainous northwest part of the country and generally very small in the vast low density eastern part. Transport is essential to ensure that the rural areas participate in the main stream of economic and social life. Transport is also essential for trade, which is a key to the future of the economy. This is reinforced by the fact that most of the population is located away from the coastal areas, including the capital city, Sana'a, in some of the most difficult terrain one could find in any country of the world. This report comprises three main parts: (i) a broad assessment of the situation of the Yemeni road sector and a comparison with countries similar to Yemen; (ii) an analysis of the sector's main issues; and (iii) an agenda for reform.

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Main Author:	World Bank
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank 2010-08-01
Subjects:	ACCESS ROADS, ACCESSIBILITY, ALL WEATHER ROADS, ALL WEATHER RURAL ROADS, ARTERIAL NETWORK, ARTERIES, ASPHALT, AXLE LOAD, AXLE LOADS, AXLES, BITUMEN, BOUNDARIES, BRIDGE, BRIDGES, BYPASSES, CAPACITY BUILDING, CARRIAGEWAY, CARS, CEMENT, CLIMBING LANES, COMMERCIAL VEHICLES, COMPACTION, CONFLICTS, CONGESTION, CONSTRUCTION, CORE ROAD NETWORK, COST OF ROAD USE, COST OF TRANSPORTATION, CRASHES, DAILY TRAFFIC, DEMAND FOR ROAD TRANSPORT, DEMOBILIZATION, DIESEL, DRAINAGE, DRIVERS, EARTH ROADS, EARTHWORKS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIES OF SCALE, ELASTICITIES, EXTERNALITIES, FARES, FATAL ACCIDENTS, FEASIBILITY STUDIES, FINANCIAL SUPPORT, FRAMEWORK, FREIGHT, FRONTIER, FUEL, FUEL SUBSIDIES, GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT, HIGH TRANSPORT, HIGHWAY, HIGHWAY AUTHORITY, HIGHWAY NETWORK, HIGHWAY PROJECTS, HIGHWAYS, HYDROLOGY, INCOME, INJURIES, INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON, INTERSECTIONS, LAND ACQUISITION, LAND TRANSPORT, LAND USE, LANES, LENGTH OF ROADS, LOADING, LOCAL AUTHORITIES, LOCAL CONTRACTORS, MAIN ROAD, MAIN ROADS, MARGINAL TRAFFIC, MEANS OF TRANSPORT, MEETING, MEETINGS, MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT, MOBILITY, MOISTURE CONTENT, MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN, NATIONAL HIGHWAYS, NATIONAL TRAFFIC, OVERLAY, PARKING, PARKING FACILITIES, PATH, PAVED ROADS, PAVEMENT, PAVEMENT DESIGN, PAVEMENT STRENGTHENING, PEDESTRIANS, PERIODIC MAINTENANCE, POLICE REPORTS, POOR ROAD, POOR ROAD CONDITION, PRICE OF GASOLINE, PRIMARY ROADS, PRIVATE ROAD, PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION, PROJECT MANAGEMENT, PUBLIC ROAD, PUBLIC TRANSPORT, PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICES, PUBLIC WORKS, RECONSTRUCTION, RESETTLEMENT, ROAD, ROAD ACCESS, ROAD ACCIDENTS, ROAD BUILDING, ROAD CLASSIFICATION, ROAD CONDITIONS, ROAD CONSTRUCTION, ROAD DENSITY, ROAD DESIGN, ROAD ENGINEERING, ROAD EXPENDITURES, ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE, ROAD MAINTENANCE, ROAD MAINTENANCE FUND, ROAD MANAGEMENT, ROAD NETWORK, ROAD NETWORKS, ROAD PAVEMENTS, ROAD PLANNING, ROAD PROJECTS, ROAD REHABILITATION, ROAD SAFETY, ROAD SECTOR, ROAD STANDARDS, ROAD TRAFFIC, ROAD USE, ROAD USER, ROAD USERS, ROAD WIDTH, ROAD WORKS, ROADS, ROUGHNESS, ROUTES, ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, RURAL ACCESS, RURAL ACCESS PROJECT, RURAL ACCESS ROAD, RURAL ACCESS ROAD PROGRAM, RURAL ACCESS ROADS, RURAL ACCESSIBILITY, RURAL AREAS, RURAL HOUSEHOLDS, RURAL ROADS, RURAL ROADS NETWORK, SEGREGATION, SOILS, SPEEDS, SPOT IMPROVEMENTS, SPREADING, STEEP SLOPES, STREET LIGHTING, STRUCTURES, SURFACE TREATMENT, TIRE PRESSURE, TOPOGRAPHY, TRACKS, TRAFFIC, TRAFFIC ACCIDENT, TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC DEMAND, TRAFFIC FLOW, TRAFFIC LEVEL, TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT, TRAFFIC POLICE, TRAFFIC ROADS, TRAFFIC SAFETY, TRAFFIC SAFETY STRATEGY, TRAFFIC VOLUME, TRAFFIC VOLUMES, TRAILS, TRANSPARENCY, TRANSPORT, TRANSPORT COSTS, TRANSPORT DEMAND, TRANSPORT SECTOR, TRUCKING, TRUCKS, TYPES OF ROAD, TYPES OF ROADS, UNDERPASSES, UNIVERSITIES, UNPAVED ROADS, URBAN PLANNING, URBAN ROAD, URBAN ROADS, URBAN STREET, URBAN TRANSPORT, VEHICLE, VEHICLE FLEET, VEHICLE OPERATING, VEHICLE OPERATING COSTS, VEHICLE REGISTRATION, VEHICLE SPEED, VEHICLE TRAFFIC, VEHICLES, VILLAGE ACCESS, VILLAGE ACCESS ROADS, WALKING,
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