2.3 Djibouti Road Network Djibouti Road Network
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2.3 Djibouti Road Network Djibouti Road Network Road network in Djibouti comprises of roads classified as urban roads, national roads stretching to a total of 1,193 Km and districts roads totalling to1, 700 Km. 430 km are reported by MTE as paved road and 763 Km are non-paved. In addition from the non-paved roads, among these 763 Km, 311 Km are considered by the ministry as priority roads whereas the rest (452 Km) are non-priority roads. While some main roads in Djibouti are well maintained, roads are often narrow, poorly lit, or washed-out. Many secondary roads are in poor condition or completely washed-out. For information on Djibouti Road Network contact details, please see the following link: 4.1 Djibouti Government Contact List Page 1 Distance Matrix Djibouti Ali Sabieh Arta Dikhil Obock Tadjourah Alaïli Dadda 307 300 - 323 78 134 Ali Addé 119 24 - 73 252 190 Ali Sabieh 95 - 70 49 228 166 Arta 41 70 - 93 210 148 Assa Hougoub 164 157 - 180 71 9 As Dora 205 198 - 221 112 50 As Ela 160 91 - 42 293 231 Assa Gaïla 238 231 - 254 145 83 Assamo 122 27 - 76 255 193 Bondara 132 63 - 14 265 203 Dadda’to 264 257 - 280 108 109 Day 204 197 - 220 111 49 Dikhil 118 49 93 - 251 189 Djibouti - 95 41 118 235 173 Dorra 240 233 - 256 147 85 Doumera 337 330 - 353 102 164 Galafi 215 146 - 97 348 286 Guelilé 104 9 - 58 237 175 Hol hol 50 40 - 89 268 206 Khor’Angar 294 287 - 310 59 121 Lac Abhé 195 126 - 77 328 266 Lac’Assal 107 100 - 123 160 98 Loyada 26 121 - 144 261 199 Malaho 275 268 - 291 182 120 Moulhoulé 321 314 - 337 86 148 Obock 235 228 210 251 - 62 Randa 189 182 - 205 96 34 Tadjourah 173 166 148 189 62 - Yoboki 177 108 - 59 310 248 Time Travel from Capital City to Major Towns (km) Djibouti Ali Sabieh Arta Dikhil Obock Tadjoura Djibouti - 60 30 80 180 120 Page 2 Ali Sabieh 60 - 45 35 210 150 Arta 30 45 - 60 150 90 Dikhil 80 35 60 - 225 165 Obock 180 210 150 225 - 60 Tadjoura 120 150 90 165 60 - Road Security The Djiboutian Gendarmerie and the national police force share responsibility for road safety in Djibouti. While Djibouti has been declared a “mine-safe” country, this indicates landmines have been identified and marked, not that they have been removed. Landmines are known to be present in northern Tadjourah and Obock districts. In addition, there may be mines in the Ali Sabieh area of the south. Travelers should stay on paved roads and should check with local authorities before using unpaved roads. Driving on Djibouti roads can be hazardous. Since most roads do not have shoulders or sidewalks, pedestrians and livestock use the roadways both day and night. Driving at night is extremely dangerous and strongly discouraged on all roads outside Djibouti City. Drivers and pedestrians should exercise extreme caution. Minibuses and cars often break down; when breakdowns occur, local drivers usually place branches or rocks behind the vehicle to indicate trouble, but these warning signals are barely visible. Excessive speed, unpredictable local driving habits, pedestrians and livestock in the roadway, and the lack of basic safety equipment on many vehicles are daily hazards. Speed limits are posted occasionally but are not enforced. The leafy narcotic khat is widely used, particularly in the afternoons, creating other traffic hazards. Travelers should be aware that police set up wire coils as roadblocks on some of the major roads, and these may be difficult to see at night. The two main international routes to the capital city, via Dire Dawa, Ethiopia, and Yoboki, Djibouti, both demand that drivers remain vigilant. The route towards Dire Dawa is in very poor condition. Both have a high volume of Ethiopian trucks transporting large cargo. Railroad crossings are not clearly marked. However, the overall security issue is considered as GOOD Weighbridges and Axle Load Limits Djiboutian road authorities has built / implemented a weighbridge at PK 20, that’s about 20 Km from Djibouti downtown on the main road (RN 1) to Ethiopia. At the moment, the mentioned weighbridge is not used as result of lack of relevant law. The director of Direction of Equipment (Djiboutian Road Agency: DRA) reported that relevant law is under discussion as it has to be decided either, Djibouti law should be 13 MT per axles or should align to the regional one which states that the maximum of load per axle should be less or equal to 11 MT. The location of the weighbridge was well chosen. Indeed, it’s located along the RN1 which is the only one road used by heavy truck to depart from Djibouti Port on their way to Addis or any other location within the country. Page 3.