| Approval Date | 15 Sep 2010 |
| Signature Date | 15 Nov 2010 |
| Planned Completion Date | 31 Aug 2020 |
| Sovereign / Non-Sovereign | Sovereign |
| Sector | Transport |
| DAC Sector Code | 21023 |
| Commitment | U.A 188,284,852.64 |
| Status | Implementation |
Road Project VI is part of the ongoing transport sector upgrading strategy initiated by the Tunisian Government under previous five-year development plans. This project is the second instalment of the Road Insfracture Investment Program financed by the Bank under the Eleventh Economic and Social Development Plan (2007-2011). This project was designed to address the capacity constraints (pavement width and structural condition) of the classified road network which currently does not provide acceptable levels of service for traffic volumes nor respond to the rapid growth of heavy-vehicle traffic (responsible for the degradation of roadway structures and increased risks of accidents. The estimated cost is EUR 336.74 million, net of taxes, including a EUR 236 million AfDB loan. Planned for a nation-wide implementation, the project includes: (i) rehabilitating 862.8 km of classified roads; (ii) strengthening 691.3 km of classified roads; (iii) building 12 engineering structures; (iv) improving 759.4 km of feeder roads; and (v) upgrading/ dualising 52.6 km of the classified road network. These road rehabilitation works will help improve infrastructure and open up remote areas. It will also strengthen integrated rural development programs and improve livelihoods, with expected benefits respectively for agropastoral, industrial, tourism and craft activities. Project activities will start at the end of 2010, and will be completed by the end of 2015.
The project’s objective is to improve the level of service of the classified road network and open up isolated rural areas in order to intensify intra/interregional trade, and ensure better accessibility to the country’s main development poles, and thus contribute to opening up agricultural production areas by linking them to the classified network.
The project will benefit the entire population, including the north-western populations (Beja, Jendouba, Kef, Siliana and Zaghouan), the center-west (Kasserine, Kairouan and Sidi Bouzid) and the south (Gafsa, Kebili, Tozeur and Médenine). The industrial sector will see further growth, in Kef and Kairouan, with the construction of a new cable manufacturing plant and an electrical equipment factory in Kef. 4,000 new jobs are expected to be created by the end of the project.
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Funding
African Development Bank
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Extending
Government Of Tunisia
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Implementing
Ministry of Infrastructure, Housing and Regional Planning (MEHAT)
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| IATI identifier | 46002-P-TN-DB0-010 |
| Last Update | 08 Jul 2020 |
| Name | DIOP Maimounatou Ndiaye |
| m.ndiaye-diop@afdb.org |
| Country | Tunisia |