RURAL ROADS PRIORITIZATION REPORT IRINGA DISTRICT Technical Assistance to Support the Development of Irrigation and Rural Roads Infrastructure Project (IRRIP2) December 2017 This document was produced for review by the United States Agency for International Development. It was prepared by CDM Smith for the Technical Assistance to Support the Development of Irrigation and Rural Roads Infrastructure Project, Task Order number AID-621-TO- 12-00002, under the USAID Global A&E IQC (Contract No.: EDH-I-00-08-00023-00). February 2013 This publication was produced for review by the United States Agency for International Development. It was prepared by CDM International Inc. OCTOBER 2012 This publication was produced for review by the United States Agency for International Development. It was prepared by CDM International Inc. RURAL ROADS PRIORITIZATION REPORT IRINGA DISTRICT Technical Assistance to Support the Development of Irrigation and Rural Roads Infrastructure Project (IRRIP2) Prepared by: Richard Mwakasitu, Roads Component Lead Keith F. Williams, P.E., Chief of Party Organization: CDM International, Inc. (CDM Smith) Submitted to: Boniphace Marwa, United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) USAID Contract No.: EDH-I-00-08-00023-00, Task Order AID-621-TO-12-00002 Report Date: 06 December 2017 DISCLAIMER The author’s views expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the views of the United States Agency for International Development or the United States Government. TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION ...............................................................................................................4 1.1 Project Overview....................................................................................................4 1.1.1 Overall FTF Goals and Objectives ..........................................................4 1.1.2 FTF Project Activities ..............................................................................4 1.1.3 IRRIP2 Goals, Objective and Expected Results .....................................4 1.1.4 Rural Roads Infrastructure ......................................................................5 1.2 Iringa District Rural Roads Prioritization Context...................................................5 2 DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION ..........................................................................................5 3 DISTRICT POTENTIAL.....................................................................................................5 3.1 The Midland Zone ..................................................................................................5 3.2 The Lowland Zone .................................................................................................6 4 ROAD NETWORK DESCRIPTION ...................................................................................6 4.1 Socio-economic Role .............................................................................................6 4.2 Traffic .....................................................................................................................6 4.3 Description of Roads..............................................................................................6 4.4 Drainage Structures ...............................................................................................7 5 ROAD PRIORITIZATION PROCESS................................................................................7 5.1 Training on the Prioritization Tool ..........................................................................7 5.2 Approaches to the Prioritization Process ...............................................................7 5.3 Selection of the Road Segments ...........................................................................8 5.4 Traffic Counts.........................................................................................................8 5.5 Data Collection.......................................................................................................8 5.6 Prioritization Tool Layout and Format ....................................................................8 5.7 Criteria used in the Prioritization Process ..............................................................8 5.7.1 Road Network Connectivity.....................................................................8 5.7.2 Population ...............................................................................................9 5.7.3 Current Transport Demand .....................................................................9 5.7.4 Relevance to Agricultural Development ..................................................9 5.7.5 Access to Social Services .......................................................................9 5.7.6 Road Condition........................................................................................9 5.7.7 Cost Estimates. .......................................................................................9 5.8 Prioritization Tool Application...............................................................................10 5.9 Prioritization Tool Output .....................................................................................10 5.10 Selected Major Bridges........................................................................................11 RURAL ROADS PRIORITIZATION REPORT IRINGA DISTRICT i 6 CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS .................................................................12 ANNEXES Annex A Data Collection Forms Annex B Tool Workings and Output Annex C Cost Estimates Annex D Location Map TABLES Table 4.1: Road Network Distribution by Classification and Surface Type................6 Table 5.1: Prioritization Ranking..............................................................................11 Table 5.2: List of Major Bridges ...............................................................................11 RURAL ROADS PRIORITIZATION REPORT IRINGA DISTRICT ii Acronyms and Abbreviations ADT Average daily traffic CM Council Manager - TARURA DROMAS District roads maintenance system FARIL Fixed Amount Reimbursement Implementation Letter FtF Feed the Future (a USAID food security initiative) GoT Government of Tanzania IRRIP2 Irrigation and Rural Roads Infrastructure Project 2 km Kilometer km/hr Kilometers per hour LGA Local government authority LGV Light goods vehicle MCC Manual classified count MGV Medium goods vehicle MT Motorized traffic NMT Non-motorized traffic NPV Net present value PQM Project Quality Management RRDP Rural Roads Development Project RUC Road user cost SOAG Strategic Objective Grant Agreement TANROADS Tanzania National Roads Agency TARURA Tanzania Rural and Urban Roads Agency TZS Tanzanian Shilling USAID United States Agency for International Development USD United States Dollars vpd Vehicles per day RURAL ROADS PRIORITIZATION REPORT IRINGA DISTRICT iii 1 INTRODUCTION This report documents the status of Iringa District’s efforts to identify and prioritize rural roads within their network for inclusion in the “Rural Roads Development Project” rehabilitation activities included under the Irrigation and Rural Roads Infrastructure Project (IRRIP), funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). 1.1 Project Overview On July 26, 2005, the United States of America, acting through USAID and the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania (GoT), through the Ministry of Finance executed Strategic Objective Grant Agreement (SOAG) Number 12 for Incomes of Small Farmers Increased in Selected Agricultural Commodity Sub-Sectors. To achieve that Objective, the Parties agreed to work together under the Feed the Future (FTF) initiative to achieve the following Results: (1) Increased production of selected agricultural commodities and (2) Increased access to markets in selected community agricultural commodities. 1.1.1 Overall FTF Goals and Objectives The overall FTF goals and objectives are: Developing the rice sector to spur growth; Increasing food security through improved productivity, processing, transport, and storage in maize and rice sectors; and Improving nutritional status of Tanzanians through the development of the horticulture sector. 1.1.2 FTF Project Activities Among the activities to be implemented under the FTF initiatives are: IRRIP: IRRIP1 (engineering services) and IRRIP2 (technical assistance) Focus Value Chains for Staples (rice and maize) and Horticulture Food Processing Nutrition Policy Reforms Research and Training Monitoring and Evaluation 1.1.3 IRRIP2 Goals, Objective and Expected Results The IRRIP2 activity has its own goals, objectives and expected results. These are: Expanded access to markets: FTF Target is to rehabilitate at least 1,000 km of rural roads Improved and sustainable increase in irrigated agricultural productivity: FTF target is to add 47,000 ha of irrigated area through 7 smallholder schemes in Morogoro and Zanzibar (IRRIP1 + IRRIP2) Increased capacity of Government authorities involved in irrigation and rural roads infrastructure RURAL ROADS PRIORITIZATION REPORT IRINGA DISTRICT 4 1.1.4 Rural Roads Infrastructure Under IRRIP2 through Rural Roads Development Project (RRDP), approximately 1,000 km of strategic rural roads are planned to be rehabilitated and upgraded. These roads are: Collector and feeder roads in three districts of Iringa, Kilolo, and Mufindi District Councils in Iringa Region. Collector and feeder road in four