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Transport Sector 1. INTRODUCTION Development Program 2006-2009 Transport Sector Transport Sector Table of Contents 1. INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................1 1.1 Background And Annex Objectives ..............................................................1 1.2 Definitions and Aims of Transport Infrastructure Provision .........................1 1.3 Transport Policy Issues ..................................................................................3 1.3.1 General..................................................................................... 3 1.3.2 Land Transport........................................................................... 3 2. EXISTING SITUATION...................................................................................5 2.1 Government Responsibilities and Institutional Issues ...................................5 2.1.1 Distribution of Responsibilities...................................................... 5 2.1.2 Roads ...................................................................................... 6 2.1.3 Public Transportation.................................................................. 7 2.1.4 Railways.................................................................................... 8 2.1.5 Airports ..................................................................................... 8 2.1.6 Ports......................................................................................... 9 2.2 Current Status Of Infrastructure And Operations ........................................10 2.2.1 Roads ..................................................................................... 10 2.2.2 Public Transportation................................................................ 12 2.2.3 Railways.................................................................................. 14 2.2.4 Airports ................................................................................... 14 2.2.5 Ports....................................................................................... 15 2.3 Current Transport Proposals ........................................................................17 2.3.1 General................................................................................... 17 2.3.2 Roads ..................................................................................... 19 2.3.3 Public Transportation................................................................ 22 2.3.4 Railways.................................................................................. 25 2.3.5 Airports ................................................................................... 27 2.3.6 Ports....................................................................................... 28 2.3.7 Inter-modality and Logistics Sub-sector....................................... 30 3. THE NEW INSTITUTIONAL AND TECHNICAL APPROACH ................31 3.1 The Need for Institutional Reform...............................................................31 3.1.1 Introduction............................................................................. 31 3.1.2 Demarcation of National, Regional and Local Responsibilities ......... 36 3.1.3 The Role of Central Government................................................. 37 3.1.4 Need for Separation of Supervision and Operation of Transport Infrastructure...................................................................................... 38 3.2 Institutional Reform Options .......................................................................40 3.2.1 Roads ..................................................................................... 40 L0538-RPT-PM-01 REV 1 Page No i of iv Development Program 2006-2009 Transport Sector 3.2.2 Public Transportation................................................................ 51 3.2.3 Railways.................................................................................. 52 3.2.4 Airports ................................................................................... 54 3.2.5 Ports....................................................................................... 54 3.3 Technical Issues ...........................................................................................55 3.3.1 Introduction............................................................................. 55 3.3.2 Roads ..................................................................................... 56 3.3.3 Railways.................................................................................. 65 3.3.4 Airports ................................................................................... 66 3.3.5 Ports....................................................................................... 66 4. THE NEW ECONOMIC AND SECTORAL APPROACH............................67 4.1 Economic Options........................................................................................67 4.1.1 General................................................................................... 67 4.1.2 Land Transport......................................................................... 67 4.1.3 Airports ................................................................................... 69 4.1.4 Ports....................................................................................... 70 4.2 Externalities .................................................................................................71 4.3 Demand and Supply Impacts .......................................................................72 5. The New Spatial and Social Approach ............................................................72 6. Planning And Budgeting..................................................................................74 6.1 Introduction..................................................................................................74 6.2 Determination of Transport Sector Budget..................................................74 6.2.1 Government Funding of the Transport Sector............................... 74 6.2.2 The —User Pays“ Principle........................................................... 75 6.2.3 Contribution of Public and Private Finance.................................... 76 6.3 Application of Transport Sector Budget ......................................................77 6.3.1 Division of Transport Budget between Modes ............................... 77 6.3.2 Separation and Priority of Maintenance Funding........................... 78 6.4 Screening of Candidate Transport Investments ...........................................78 6.4.1 Need for Uniform Approach to Project Screening and Evaluation..... 78 6.4.2 Outline Proposed Multi Criteria Appraisal Framework..................... 79 6.4.3 Concept of Rolling Investment Program with Long, Medium and Short-Term Horizons............................................................................ 80 7. PROPOSED VISION ......................................................................................80 7.1 Introduction..................................................................................................80 7.2 Long Term Planning (Sdatl) ........................................................................81 7.3 Medium Term Planning (7 to 15 Years Vision) ..........................................82 7.3.1 General................................................................................... 82 7.3.2 Roads ..................................................................................... 83 7.3.3 Public Transport ....................................................................... 84 7.3.4 Rail Transport .......................................................................... 84 7.3.5 Air Transport............................................................................ 85 L0538-RPT-PM-01 REV 1 Page No ii of iv Development Program 2006-2009 Transport Sector 7.3.6 Maritime Transport ................................................................... 85 7.3.7 Freight Transport...................................................................... 86 7.4 Further Work................................................................................................86 L0538-RPT-PM-01 REV 1 Page No iii of iv Development Program 2006-2009 Transport Sector List of Tables 1.1 Requirements for Modal Transfer to Public Transport .....................................4 2.1 Governmental Functional Responsibilities for Land Transport .......................5 2.2 Distribution of Road Responsibilities ...............................................................6 2.3 Trip Demand by Vehicle Classification (1998)...............................................12 2.4 Potential New Strategic Road Links................................................................19 3.1 Example Project Tasks and Input Provision ....................................................35 3.2 Options for Institutional Reform......................................................................49 3.3 Alternative Scenarios for Rail Sector Development........................................53 3.4 National Licensed Vehicle Fleet 2002.............................................................59 3.5 Options for Meeting Travel Demand in Greater Bierut...................................64 List of Figures 2.1 Port of Beirut Traffic (Tons)............................................................................15 3.1 Current Transport Sector Finance Flows .........................................................33
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