Plurinational State of Bolivia Secretariat of Public Works and Land Use of the Department of Santa Cruz Transport Improvement Master Plan Project for Santa Cruz Metropolitan Area Final Report Final Report December 2017 JAPAN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AGENCY (JICA) NIPPON KOEI CO., LTD. TAMANO CONSULTANTS CO., LTD. ORIENTAL CONSULTANTS GLOBAL CO., LTD. EI NIPPON KOEI LAC CO., LTD. JR 17-145 Rio Pirai Okinawa Montero Rio Grande Buena Vista 50km Warnes La Belgica 40km 30km 20km 10km Cotoca Santa Cruz de la Sierra Porongo La Guardia El Torno 0 10 20 30 40km Pando Warnes Peru Área Metropolitana Andrés Ibáñez Beni Brasil La Paz Provincia La Paz Cochabamba Santa Cruz Municipal Oruro Potosi CHuquisaca Tarija Chili Paraguay Argentina 6th Ring Pirai River Radial 26 5th Ring La Salle Foianini Bridge 4th Ring Industrial San Martín Park Cristo Rendentor Mutualista Beni 2nd Ring Busch 1st Ring Virgen de Cotoca Roca y Coronado Piraí El Trompillo Grigotá 3rd Ring Aeropuerto Legend 4th Ring Sugarcane field Market 5th Ring Terminal University Santos Dumonto Plaza 6th Ring Transport Improvement Master Plan Project for Location Map Santa Cruz Metropolitan Area 0 1 2 3 4 km Transport Improvement Master Plan Project for Santa Cruz Metropolitan Area Final Report TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1 Outline of the Project ..................................................................................................... 1-1 1.1 Background ........................................................................................................................... 1-1 1.2 Project Goal and Outputs ...................................................................................................... 1-1 1.3 Project Components .............................................................................................................. 1-1 1.4 The Transport Improvement Master Plan.............................................................................. 1-2 1.4.1 Target Year ..................................................................................................................... 1-2 1.4.2 Project Area ................................................................................................................... 1-2 1.4.3 Role of the Master Plan ................................................................................................. 1-3 1.4.4 Structure of the Master Plan .......................................................................................... 1-3 1.5 Project Implementation ......................................................................................................... 1-4 1.5.1 Implementation Structure .............................................................................................. 1-4 1.5.2 Work Flow ..................................................................................................................... 1-5 1.6 Activities of Technical Working Group ................................................................................ 1-8 1.6.1 Weekly Workshop .......................................................................................................... 1-8 1.6.2 Workshop on Drainage System ................................................................................... 1-10 1.6.3 Data Collection ............................................................................................................ 1-13 1.6.4 Training of Demand Forecast ...................................................................................... 1-14 1.6.5 Coordination Committee ............................................................................................. 1-14 1.6.6 Seminars ...................................................................................................................... 1-14 1.7 Preparation of GIS Data ...................................................................................................... 1-15 1.8 Training on Transport Planning in Japan ............................................................................ 1-19 1.9 Results of Technical Transfer .............................................................................................. 1-20 Chapter 2 Present Situation ............................................................................................................ 2-1 2.1 Current Socio-economic Conditions ..................................................................................... 2-1 2.1.1 Population ...................................................................................................................... 2-1 2.1.2 Economy ........................................................................................................................ 2-8 2.1.3 Socioeconomic profile of the residents of the metropolitan area ................................ 2-14 2.2 Transport Policies, legal framework, and institution........................................................... 2-21 2.2.1 Integrated Plans ........................................................................................................... 2-21 2.2.2 National Level ............................................................................................................. 2-23 2.2.3 Metropolitan ................................................................................................................ 2-27 2.2.4 Department Level ........................................................................................................ 2-28 2.2.5 Municipality Level ...................................................................................................... 2-29 2.3 Urban Planning and Land Use Situation ............................................................................. 2-33 2.3.1 Urban Expansion ......................................................................................................... 2-33 2.3.2 Land Reform and Land Ownership ............................................................................. 2-41 2.3.3 Decentralization ........................................................................................................... 2-44 2.3.4 Revenue System at Local Level .................................................................................. 2-46 2.3.5 Development Control .................................................................................................. 2-49 2.4 Road Infrastructure.............................................................................................................. 2-51 2.4.1 Road Management ....................................................................................................... 2-51 2.4.2 Road Classification ...................................................................................................... 2-53 2.4.3 Regulatory Design Standards ...................................................................................... 2-58 2.4.4 Existing Urban Roads Network ................................................................................... 2-60 2.4.5 Road Projects ............................................................................................................... 2-77 2.4.6 Pavement Conditions ................................................................................................... 2-79 -i- 2.4.7 Present Problems on Road Infrastructure .................................................................... 2-81 2.5 Public Transport .................................................................................................................. 2-83 2.5.1 Type of Road Public Transport .................................................................................... 2-83 2.5.2 The Number of Public Transport Vehicles ................................................................... 2-84 2.5.3 Organization and Institution ........................................................................................ 2-86 2.5.4 Public Transport Infrastructure .................................................................................... 2-87 2.5.5 Public Transport Network ............................................................................................ 2-88 2.5.6 Bus Operation Performance......................................................................................... 2-91 2.5.7 Bus Passenger Demand ............................................................................................... 2-95 2.5.8 Public Transport in Municipalities .............................................................................. 2-98 2.5.9 Present Problems on Public Transport ......................................................................... 2-99 2.6 Traffic Management .......................................................................................................... 2-101 2.6.1 Current Traffic Conditions ......................................................................................... 2-101 2.6.2 Organizations and Institutions ................................................................................... 2-105 2.6.3 Traffic Laws and Regulations .................................................................................... 2-105 2.6.4 Infrastructure ............................................................................................................. 2-107 2.6.5 Current Traffic Control and Management ................................................................. 2-109 2.6.6 Traffic Management Projects....................................................................................