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ASIST Bulletin no. 9, July 1999 Mozambique Feeder Roads Programme By James Markland, CTA, FRP, Mozambique The major item of news from Mozambique is the recent approval of the road sector reforms by the Council of Ministers. As a result, a National Road Authority will be established, with a Road Fund and Directorates of National and Regional Roads. The Tertiary Roads Section, home to the Feeder Road Programme, will form part of the Directorate of Regional Roads. It is anticipated that these reforms will result in the increasing decentralisation to the provinces of the management of Tertiary Roads. Much of the rehabilitation and maintenance of Tertiary Roads is done by small and medium sized provincial contractors using labour-based techniques. These reforms follow the adoption of a revised road policy document by the Government of Mozambique in mid-1998. The employment of local contractors and consultants and the use of locally produced materials and labour-based techniques are all features of the policy. Exceptionally heavy rains have caused widespread damage to roads, not least those rehabilitated through the Feeder Road Programme. The province of Inhambane was particularly badly affected, with over 300 km of road being seriously damaged. Training inputs to the programme have been boosted with the recent arrival of Dave Jennings as Training Adviser, and Sampson Addo-Teye and Aurélio dos Santos as Regional Maintenance and Training Advisers. They will increase the capacity of the project to offer more on-site training and follow-up to contractors. For more information contact: James Markland
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