2.3 Tunisia Road Network
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2.3 Tunisia Road Network Distance Matrix Road Security Weighbridges and Axle Load Limits Road Class and Surface Conditions The Law n ° 86-172 of March 17, 1986 classifies all roads, road communications belonging to the public domain of the State, with the exception of military roads, in one of the following three categories: The national roads (RN ), known as “long distance” (GP) roads in the old nomenclature replaced in 2000, cover long axes generally crossing several Tunisian governorates. Secondary roads, covering regional axes with less traffic, are called "regional roads" (RR ) or medium communication roads (MC) form the local road network of each governorate. From 1997 up today, the paved road network had 12,264 kilometers, an increase of more than 52.8% in 24 years. the entire road network totaled 32,332 km, of which approximately 12,600 km were rural roads for agricultural purposes, of which only 1,460 km were paved; the average density is then 0.12 km / km². For more information on government contact details, please see the following link: 4.1 Tunisia Government Contact List. Distance Matrix Distances from Capital City to Major Towns (km) TUNIS Sfax Sousse Kairouan Bizerte Gabes Monastir Gafsa 273.92 149.15 160.6 71.17 407.99 170.29 359.81 TUNIS 273.92 139.61 175.11 341.52 138.88 123.8 129.99 Sfax 149.15 139.61 55.57 216.78 274.21 22.7 259.17 Sousse 160.6 175.11 55.57 229.43 214.64 66.68 202,23 Kairouan 71.17 341.52 216.78 229.43 476 238.3 427.82 Bizerte 407.99 138.88 274.21 214.64 476 258.4 156.86 Gabès Page 1 170.29 123.8 22.7 66.68 238.3 258.4 267.71 Monastir 359.81 129.99 259.17 202.23 427.82 156.86 267.71 Gafsa https://distancecalculator.globefeed.com/Tunisia_Distance_Calculator.asp Road Security Tunisia is the second deadliest country in the Maghreb region. Traffic accidents today represent the fifth cause of death in this country, or 3.3% of all deaths reported. The National Road Safety Observatory announced around 1,800 deaths on Tunisian roads in 2019. Weighbridges and Axle Load Limits Knowledge and control of the weights and dimensions of heavy goods vehicles in traffic is necessary for public authorities and infrastructure managers, both for reasons of management of these infrastructures and of compliance with the limits imposed. Weighing vehicles on the road helps to address this problem. The use of this is also an obligation established by the new version of Directive 96/53 / EC. It traditionally uses sensors on the road which count, measure and weigh the vehicles crossing them. This solution is currently used in France by the national network of weighing equipment in motion (EPM). However, another solution exists, weighing by instrumented bridge, which consists of measuring the deformations of a bridge when heavy goods vehicles pass through and deducing their weights and dimensions. Link of Road code in Tunisia Axle load limits Tunisia Algeria Morocco Truck with 2 axles 17 MT 17 MT 17 MT Truck with 3 axles 26.5 MT 27 MT 26 MT Truck with 4 axles 44 MT 45 MT 40 MT Semi-trailer with 3 axles 26.5 MT 27 MT 26 MT Semi-trailer with 4 axles 44 MT 45 MT 40 MT Semi-trailer with 5 axles 44 MT 45 MT 40 MT Semi-trailer with 6 axles 44 MT 45 MT 40 MT Truck & drawbar trailer with 4 axles 44 MT 45 MT 40 MT Truck & drawbar trailer with 5 axles 44 MT 45 MT 40 MT Truck & drawbar trailer with 6 axles 44 MT 45 MT 40 MT Truck & drawbar trailer with 7 axles 44 MT 45 MT 40 MT Road Class and Surface Conditions Although of adequate quality and benefiting from a coherent layout, the road network has to face serious congestion problems in certain sections with a concentration of traffic between and in the main agglomerations of the country. The motorway program, started in the early 1980s, has tended to accelerate since the 2000s by favoring the north-south and east-west axes within the framework of the Maghreb network. Page 2.