The main objectives of the RSSP in Tanzania, a Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation funded project, were to improve the road transportation system in the Morogoro Region with increased network reliability, improved accessibility and reduced transport time for road users and diminished vehicle operating cost and to develop a sustainable internationally competitive local construction industry. In order to achieve the above objectives the approach was threefold:

• strengthen the Regional Engineer's Office to manage the road network of Morogoro Region in Tanzania. The regional road network was to be improved by rehabilitation and upgrading of road sections and bridges;
• strengthening the District Authorities, by means of a District Roads Support Programme, to enable them to manage their district road network to provide improved accessibility to economic and social services from villages to the regional road network. As a result of a participatory planning process, priority bridges and roads were rehabilitated and maintained, applying labour based technologies and environment-friendly construction techniques.
• enhancement of the ability of local contractors and consultants under the Consultants and Contractors Involvement Component to cope with increased business opportunities and to carry out the required construction works with the specified quality and within specified time and cost. The project facilitated the development of the required number of capable small and medium size contractors and the contractors' and consultants' professional associations were strengthened. Of particular importance was the development of a pool of bridge design consultants in Tanzania.

Accessibility is a key problem in rural areas and good rural planning needs to address access to a full range of goods and services required by the rural population. More...

SDC’s involvement in road safety was always one of the main objective throughout all phases of the Road Sector Support Programme in Tanzania. More...

Improving the delivery capacity of local service providers, (consultants and contractors) and optimising the use of local resources including labour, promoting gender sensitivity and responding to the fight against AIDS are the key focus of this component. More...

Effective and efficient systems of roads management can only be achieved if appropriate systems and instruments are developed and introduced into planning and implementation cycles. More...

District Road Support Programme (DRSP) has incorporated social interventions for development of communities along with its normal support to road improvement. This is to enable the poor of the poorer to also benefit form the road and hence contribute to poverty reduction. More...

A principal objective of the Road Sector Support Project is to improve knowledge and increase use of ‘local resource based technology’ – DRSP’s improvement of ‘labour based technology’. More...

SDC are supporting upgrading of Kidatu to Ifakara road in Tanzania to provide basic access to two remote districts. More...