Zambia CRN-Condition Report 2014
Zambia CRN-Condition Report 2014
December 2014
Table of Contents
ABBREVIATIONS.........................................................................5
1 INTRODUCTION.....................................................................6
2 BACKGROUND.......................................................................7
3 SURVEY PARAMETERS AND METHODS....................................8
3.1 Road Pavement Surface Survey Parameters.............................................8
3.2 Survey Methods and Timing......................................................................8
3.2.1 Survey Equipment Used.................................................................................9
4 KEY RESULTS......................................................................11
4.1 Condition Analysis................................................................................... 12
4.1.1 Condition of the Paved Road Network on Trunk, Main & District Roads.......12
4.1.2 Condition of the Unpaved Road Network on Trunk, Main & District Roads...15
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LIST OF FIGURES
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LIST OF TABLES
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ABBREVIATIONS
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1 INTRODUCTION
This Report is intended to present the condition of the Core Road Network (CRN)
for the different classes of roads administered by the Road Development Agency
(RDA) which are the Trunk, Main, District, Urban and Primary Feeder Roads. The
network condition results are based on the 2014 condition data as collected by
Messrs HIMS Limited of New Zealand in Joint Venture with SATRA Infrastructure
Management Services Pvt Ltd of India who were engaged by the RDA. The
surface condition was measured using a visual survey of defects and machine
based surveys of pavement roughness. Roughness is conventionally used as the
single criteria for assessing the condition of the paved road pavement as guided
by RoadSIP II. The report has also proposed alternative collection methods and
analysis of results bearing in mind the input parameters of the Highway
Management System (HMS).
The RDA implemented the Highway Management System (HMS) in 2008/2009
based on HIMS Asset Management System platform replacing the earlier HMS
that had become obsolete at that time. The main HMS system contains TMD
roads using HDM4 analysis engine while separate sub systems were implemented
for PFR and Urban roads using multi criteria analysis. Most of the inventory and
condition data, collected by Roughton International and Ramboll were used for
the development and implementation of the HMS. The condition data collected on
the CRN is input into the HMS for the purpose of conducting a Needs Assessment
of the maintenance requirements of the CRN. The data is also kept on the HMS
for inventory purposes.
The data presented in the report has been collected as a continuation to the
Technical Assistance on the 9th European Union Development Fund (EDF) contract
signed with Roughton International in 2006 which ran for a period of four (4)
years up to the year 2009. The RDA did not undertake any data collection on the
CRN in 2010 due to budgetary constraints. There was another contract signed
with HIMS Limited of New Zealand in Joint Venture with SATRA Infrastructure
Management Services Pvt Ltd of India in 2011 and followed by a three year
rollover 2013-16. There was no data collection undertaken in 2012. This is the
seventh (7th) Road Network Condition report produced by the RDA since 2006
and continues to capture condition data on the Trunk, Main, District, and Primary
Feeder and Urban road networks with funding from the Road Fund.
The report has been structured into six (6) sections. Following the introduction is
the background, which discusses the basis of the survey and motivation. This is
followed by a brief discussion of the survey parameters. Section three (3)
presents the key results in two parts, for the paved and unpaved road networks
while section four (4) discusses the key results and section five (5) presents the
continuity of data collection. Section six (6) is the conclusion.
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2 BACKGROUND
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3 SURVEY PARAMETERS AND METHODS
A number of surface defects are collected to monitor the surface condition of the road
pavements. The data collected is adopted for network level analysis. The defects are
collected through a combination of manual and visual surveys.
3.1 Road Pavement Surface Survey Parameters
The category of surface defects collected is shown in table 3.1.
Table 3-3: Visual Condition Parameters
Road Type
Paved Unpaved
Defect Description Defects Description
Cracking Corrugations
Potholes Potholes
Rutting Rutting
Ravelling Erosion
Gullies
Edge Break
Edge Drop
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3.2.1 Survey Equipment Used
ROMDAS equipment was used to collect road inventory and condition data including
GPS and Video data.
ROMDAS is multi-faceted road condition survey equipment which could be configured
to collect a wide range of pavement condition data. For this project the following
options were used.
Roughness -Bump Integrator;
Road Centerline - Trimble ProXRT and SPS GPS Receivers;
Inventory Data - Semi Automated Programmable Keyboard entry;
Condition Data - Semi Automated Programmable Keyboard entry; and
Video - Single ROW video camera;
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Before 2008 the depth of gravel on the roads was assessed by a surveyor which
led to inconsistencies and inaccuracies in the collected data. Since 2008
surveys teams have been instructed to physically measure the depth of gravel
mostly at regular intervals along each road so as to adjust their visual
assessment of the gravel thickness.
Visual calibration exercises were conducted to ensure consistency and
correctness of data collected by the different visual inspectors. This was
conducted by HMS Technicians in the Region Offices
The frequency of data submissions was on a monthly basis to ensure that the
RDA concentrated their quality assurance efforts on small and easy to manage
data sets.
The RDA conducted instruction sessions with the inspectors to emphasis the
required data formats as well as reiterate on the observed short comings in the
data.
The condition data was collected as was required for the HMS as shown in Table 3-2
below:
Table 3-4: Data collected on CRN
Item Description Paved Unpaved
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3.1 Pavement/Surface Condition Rating V V V V V V
5.1 Permanent Traffic Monitoring Stations (Counter & As specified (at 64 locations)
Classifier)
6.0 Performance Assessment Framework (PAF)
6.1 Passability Index V
4 KEY RESULTS
The Network Condition on the CRN is reported in terms of the road roughness for
paved roads and gravel thickness for unpaved roads. As mentioned earlier, another
method for assessing condition termed as the Passability Criteria was employed in
2013 for PFR. The 2014 road survey had a target to collect data on the identified
total network length of 40,454km of the TMD network, Urban and Primary Feeder
Road Network as shown in tables 4-1, 4-2, 4-3 and 4-4.
Table 4-5: Road Classes by Length
Road Type CRN Length (km) Surveyed Length (km)*
Table 4-2, 4-3 and 4-4 below shows the surveyed surface type and impassable lengths
for TMD, Urban, and Primary Feeder Roads in 2014 respectively. However, length for
urban roads is as 2013 surveys as 2014 data processing is under process.
Table 4-6: Surface Type on Trunk Main & District
Road Type Surveyed Length
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Paved 7,664
Unpaved 10,480
Impassable 1,339
Total 19, 484
Data was collected on TMD and PFR for 35,163 Kms with 4,406 Kms being the un-
surveyed links due to impassability. The targeted length of network to be surveyed
was 34,857 as required in the in the Terms of Reference for the assignment. Excess
surveyed length was due to some links were surveyed for more than the Gazette
length to reach end point for completeness of link which is as per ground .
4.1.1 Condition of the Paved Road Network on Trunk, Main & District Roads
The total length of the surveyed paved TMD road network was 8,019 Km distributed
per province as shown in table 4-6 and figure 4-1.
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Table 4-10: Province wise Distribution of Paved TMD Road Network
North
Centr Copperb Easte Luapu Lusa Muchin Northe Southe Weste Grand
Class Weste
al elt rn la ka ga rn rn rn Total
rn
3,024.
TRUNK 662.0 470.6 416.3 0.0 299.0 379.7 287.6 0.0 508.9 0.0
0
2,884.
MAIN 220.2 232.2 178.8 102.7 149.7 136.5 466.0 443.3 370.8 584.4
6
DISTRIC 2,110.
282.7 192.2 139.7 431.7 172.4 130.4 136.2 104.0 323.7 197.5
T 5
1,164 1,203. 8,019.
Total 895.0 734.8 534.3 621.1 646.6 889.8 547.2 781.9
.9 4 0
650
550
Length in Kilometers
450
350
250
150
50
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Network Condition - Paved TMD
100
90
Percentage Condition
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
2007 2008 2009 2011 2013 2014
RoadSIP II Criteria
The paved TMD network steady increase with roads in good condition from 2011 to
2014, while there was a steady decrease in the percentage of the roads in fair
condition from the year 2011. The state of roads in the poor condition has steadily
reduced with a corresponding increase in roads in the good condition state. It should
be noted that the general trend points to some stability for roads in the good
condition state however, a slump can be seen from 2009 to 2011. Specific reasons for
this have been highlighted below:
Withdrawal of funding by CPs to some donor funded projects severely
constrained the local resource budget,
Lack of adequate procurement capacity at the Local Road Authorities meant
that the bulk of the procurement process had to be carried out at headquarters
there by overwhelming HQ staff, and
Delayed completion of major rehabilitation/periodic maintenance works, due to
funding constraints.
At 6% of roads in poor condition, this indicates that approx 480 km of road requires
rehabilitation. The average roughness of the entire paved TMD road network is
2.95m/km in 2014 compared to 3.40 m/km in 2013, 4.38 m/km in 2011 and 4.02m/km
in 2009 showing an overall increase in the condition of the paved road network.
(b) Analysis of Condition based on Road Class on Trunk, Main & District
Roads
Table 4-8 show the condition of the total paved road network based on road class over
the past seven (7) years. Figures 4-3 shows the condition of the total paved road
network based on road class from 2007 to 2014.
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Table 4-12: Condition of Paved TMD based on Road Class
% of % of % of % of % of % of % of
Conditio Network Network Network Network Network Network Network
n 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011 2013 2014
T M D T M D T M D T M D T M D T M D T M D
3 3 1 2 1 3 4 2 2 2 7 6 4 8 8 6 9 8 7
Good 7 5
2 2 5 4 7 2 2 3 3 5 2 5 5 6 8 9 0 9 9
6 5 6 6 6 7 6 4 6 7 7 7 2 3 4 1 1 1
Fair 7 8 7
5 6 5 9 7 1 5 9 8 4 2 8 5 2 2 3 0 6
1 2 1 2 1 1 1 1
Poor 3 8 3 8 9 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 3
2 0 6 1 7 3 5 4
85
75
65
55
45
35
25
15
5
% of Net- % of Net- % of Net- % of Net- % of Net- % of Net- % of Net- % of Net- % of Net-
work 2011 work 2011 work 2011 work 2013 work 2013 work 2013 work 2014 work 2014 work 2014
T M D T M D T M D
Good 72 65 45 86 88 69 90 89 79
Fair 25 32 42 13 10 16 7 8 7
Poor 3 3 13 2 2 15 3 3 14
The trunk roads have generally been kept at the expected high standards
commensurate to the expected Level of Service that they provide. Compared to 2007
where they were 8% of paved trunk roads in poor condition, this has been reduced to
1% in 2014 indicating a high level of investment in the past three (3) years. Detailed
Condition Trends by Class for the Trunk Main and District Roads are as shown in
Annex 1.
4.1.2 Condition of the Unpaved Road Network on Trunk, Main & District
Roads
The total length of the unpaved TMD road network is 11,465 km distributed as shown
in table 4-9. The Consultant did not manage to survey 984 Km of the entire TMD
unpaved network due to various reasons such as impassable roads due to severe
surface
conditions, impassable bridges/culverts and certain restricted access areas (private or
military).
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Table 4-13: Province wise Distribution of Unpaved TMD Road Network
North
Centr Copperbe Easter Luapul Lusak Muching Norther Souther Wester Grand
Class Wester
al lt n a a a n n n Total
n
TRUNK 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 90.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 90.8
MAIN 0.0 175.0 0.0 130.2 0.0 278.2 0.0 95.2 0.0 28.7 707.3
DISTRIC 2,198. 1,602. 10,666
377.7 893.4 335.8 407.6 980.0 1,183.6 2,021.4 666.0
T 6 4 .5
2,198. 1,602. 1,023. 1,070. 11,464
Total 552.7 335.8 685.8 1,278.8 2,021.4 694.7
6 4 6 8 .5
2250
1750
Length in Kilometers
1250
750
250
The condition analysis was carried out for the surveyed unpaved road network, class
of road as well as for the province (Annex IIB).
(a) Analysis of Condition based on the Surveyed Unpaved Road Network
on TMDs
Table 4.10 shows the condition of the surveyed unpaved road network over the past
five years using the Gravel Thickness Method. On the other hand figures 4.5 show the
condition trend of the surveyed unpaved road network.
Table 4-14: Condition of Unpaved TMD Road Network
Conditi % of Network
on 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011 2013 2014
Good 22 37 8 10 29 17 6
Fair 30 25 9 11 29 35 24
Poor 48 38 83 79 42 48 70
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Network Condition - Unpved TMD
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
2006 2007 2008 2009 2011 2013 2014
The Trunk, Main and District classes of roads shows majority of TMD unpaved roads
are in poor condition in the year 2014 as depicted in table 4-11 and figure 4-6.
Significant increases in poor condition compare to last year due to lack of
maintenance after the monsoon season, needs immediate action to maintain network
in proper condition.
1
This is using the Gravel Thickness Method
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100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
T M D T M D T M D T M D T M D
2008 2009 2011 2013 2014
Figure 4-7: Condition of Unpaved TMD Roads by Class for year 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013 & 2014
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(a) Condition Analysis for Urban Roads
The same condition analysis used on TMD roads is applicable to Urban Roads. The
length of the condition classification (Good, Fair or Poor) is determined and the
percentage is calculated with respect to the total length of the road on Urban Roads
is as shown in the tables below:
Table 4-13, and figure 4-7, below show the condition of the paved and unpaved road
network on the Urban Roads.
Table 4-17: Condition of Urban Roads
Good 6 18 38 46 22 12 2 3
Fair 15 30 20 19 28 18 20 10
Poor 79 52 43 35 50 70 78 87
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
2009 2011 2013 2014
YEAR
Figure 4-8: Unpaved Urban Roads Condition for year 2009, 2011, 2013 & 2014
The overall condition of the unpaved urban road network, shows a significant portion
now being in a deplorable condition. At 87% of Urban Roads in poor condition, this
indicates about 2,976km are in need of immediate intervention.
(b) Analysis of Condition based on the Paved Urban Network
Out of the total paved urban road network 46% roads are in good condition. Condition
trends shows urban paved road condition is improving since 2009. Table 4-13 and
figure 4-8 show the condition of the total (Urban) paved road network.
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Urban Roads Condition - Paved (% Network)
100
90
80
70
% Network
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
2009 2011 2013 2014
YEAR
Figure 4-9: Paved Urban Roads Condition for the years 2009, 2011, 2013 & 2014
Around half of the paved urban road network is in good condition as can be derived
from the tables 4-13 and figure 4-8 above. At 35% of roads in poor condition, this
indicates that over 815Km of urban road require rehabilitation. The average
roughness of the entire urban paved road network is 7.07m/km and this is poor based
on the RoadSIP II Criteria.
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(c) Condition Analysis for PFR Roads
The same condition analysis used on TMD roads is applicable to Primary and Feeder
Roads. The length of the condition classification (Good, Fair or Poor) is determined and
the percentage is calculated with respect to the total length of the road on Primary
and Feeder Roads is as shown in the tables below:
Table 4-15 and Figure 4-9 below show the condition of the unpaved road network on
the Primary Feeder Roads.
Table 4-19: Condition of Primary Feeder Roads - Unpaved
% Network
Condition
2011 2013 2014
Good 9 9 4
Fair 14 15 14
Poor 77 76 82
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
2011 2013 2014
Figure 4-10: Unpaved PFRs Condition for the years 2011, 2013 & 2014
The overall condition of the unpaved Primary Feeder road network, shows a significant
portion now being in a deplorable condition. At 82% of Primary & Feeder Roads in
poor condition, this indicates about 12,814km are in need of immediate intervention.
(d) Analysis of Condition based on the Paved Primary Feeder Road (PFR)
Network
The total paved Primary Feeder road network surveyed was only 32 Km. the majority
of the PFR network is unpaved.
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Table 4-20: Condition of Primary Feeder Road Network – Paved
% Network
Condition
2011 2013 2014
Good 9 98.2 91
Fair 14 1.8 7
Poor 77 0 1
Network Condition 2011 (PFR - Paved) Network Condition 2013 (PFR - Paved)
25%
10%
2%
98%
65%
1%
7%
92%
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The system would also pay attention to linkages so that improvements were not
undertaken on roads with no linkage to higher levels of the network. This would put
priority on addressing individual bottlenecks such as stream crossing or swampy
areas that can render a whole road length unusable.
The method of Passability as proposed in the RoadSIP II Addendum was adopted to
capture the data since 2013 on the PFR Network. Data was collected for four condition
of Passability as;
2 Wheel Drive - Passable with Normal Drive
4 Wheel Drive - Passable with 4 Wheel Drive only
Impassable - Completely inaccessible due to bushes, swampy, crossing stream,
private land or restricted area etc.
Under Construction – Road is blocked due to construction activity
The outcomes of the 2014 data are presented below in Table 4-17 and Figure 4-11, 4-
12 & 4-13.
Table 4-21: Province wise Passability Data - PFR Roads
4 Wheel Impassabl Under
Province 2 Wheel Drive Total
Drive e Construction
Central 1,359.1 83.3 6.9 0.0 1,449.2
Copperbelt 684.8 0.1 3.1 0.0 688.0
Eastern 1,634.0 1.1 36.7 112.1 1,783.9
Luapula 1,110.0 18.4 27.4 75.9 1,231.7
Lusaka 328.2 20.1 0.0 26.9 375.2
Northern 1,967.5 7.2 262.8 44.7 2,282.3
North-western 1,262.7 300.3 633.3 18.6 2,214.9
Southern 1,328.4 48.3 115.4 0.1 1,492.2
Western 640.3 340.1 1,306.8 12.5 2,299.6
Muchinga 1,498.6 18.6 264.1 80.4 1,861.6
Total 11,813.5 837.5 2,656.5 371.1 15,678.7
In Percentage 75.3 5.3 16.9 2.4 100.0
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Passability - PFR Roads
17%
5%
2%
75%
Southern Western
4% 49%
Northwestern
24%
Northern Muchinga
10% 10%
Lusaka Central
0% Luapula Eastern Copperbelt 0%
1% 0%
1%
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Distribution of Impassable Length by Causes
Others
Swamp Area 9% Excess Sand
9% 9%
Reserve
Overgrown 3%
Grass/Trees
8% Bad Condition
20%
No Access
12% Flooding
2%
Missing Culvert/Bridge
27%
One of the main objectives of collecting the Passability data on the PFR network is to
identify the locations where general maintenance and spot improvements
requirements and target attention at local level with the aim of increasing the overall
network Passability. The collected data has been analysed to identify number of such
locations in each link. The analysed data has been presented in Table 4-22, Figure 4-
15 and Figure 4-16.
From the tables and figures presented below, it can be concluded that Western
province is most affected for Passability with 72% of its total PFR length constitute 4
Wheel Drive Passability and impassable segments. Further the number of location
affected is also high with 93 individual locations affected with improper access or
impassable. Out of 45 PFR Links in Western province, 38 individual links are affected
which, means 84% of Links are affected. This follows by Western province with 42% of
its total PFR length is improperly accessible.
Whereas, the province Copperbelt shows smoother network with only 0.5% of its total
length is affected for smoother Passability.
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Table 4-22: Province wise 4-Wheel Drive and Impassable Spots - PFR Roads
PFR Basic Network 4Wheel Drive Spots Impassable Spots Total Affected Spots % Affected
Link Spot Spot Spot
Links Lengt Links Lengt Links
Length s s s s Length Link Lengt
Province Coun h Coun h Coun
(km) Coun Coun Coun Coun (km) s h
t (km) t (km) t
t t t t
Central 1,457.00 28 24 6 83.29 2 2 6.88 26 7 90.17 25% 6%
Copperbe
688 30 1 1 0.14 1 1 3.07 2 2 3.21 7% 0.50%
lt
Eastern 1,789.30 66 4 4 1.05 7 7 36.72 11 10 37.77 15% 2%
Luapula 1,231.70 40 1 1 18.43 4 4 27.4 5 5 45.83 13% 4%
Lusaka 375.2 17 7 4 20.1 1 1 0.04 8 4 20.14 24% 5%
Muchinga 1,864.50 39 8 5 18.57 16 12 264.09 24 14 282.66 36% 15%
Northern 2,282.30 55 5 2 7.18 16 16 262.82 21 16 270 29% 12%
North 300.3
2,214.90 39 28 12 16 16 633.27 44 21 933.6 54% 42%
western 3
Southern 1,472.50 40 29 11 48.35 5 5 115.43 34 15 163.78 38% 11%
340.0 1306.7
Western 2,299.60 45 64 22 29 28 93 38 1646.84 84% 72%
6 8
Grand ##### 2656. 3,494.0
399 171 68 837.5 97 92 268 132 33% 22%
Total # 5 0
80%
71.6%
70%
60%
Passability Affected Length %
50%
42.2%
40%
30%
20% 15.2%
11.8% 11.1%
10% 6.2% 5.4%
2.1% 3.7%
0.5%
0%
Central
Northern
Northwe...
southern
Copperbelt
Eastern
Luapula
Lusaka
Muchinga
Western
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90
80
70
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5 CONTINUITY OF DATA COLLECTION AND LESSONS LEARNT
The RDA has committed to continue collecting data throughout sourcing, though with
a strategy to shift to in-house data collection in the future. Terms of Reference
incorporating as much lessons as possible learnt so far have been included.
The following lessons learnt during the implementation of the data collection surveys:
• Initiation of the field surveys at the right time (start of dry season) is critical for
completing the project on time;
• Selection of right equipment/system with adequate technical support and
spares is critical for the successful completion of the data collection;
• Pilot testing stage is very critical to match Client expectations with Consultant's
methodology;
• Client and Consultant working in close harmony is the KEY;
• Good quality assurance and well thought processing techniques are critical
considering the large volumes of data (appx 1 TB for nearly 40,000 km roads);
and
• Field teams shall take more responsibility in quality checking on site.
The Road Development Agency extended the contract for the data collection on the
CRN to Messrs HIMS Ltd of New Zealand in Joint Venture with SATRA Infrastructure
Management Services Pvt Ltd of India for an extra three (03) years for the following
reasons:
• Cost savings to the RDA following the maintenance of cost to undertake the
data collection exercise up to the year 2014;
• Consistency in Data Collection will be maintained as the same Consultant will
be tasked with the exercise to collect data on the Core Road Network and
further develop the Highway Management System;
• Timely availability of the Data following delays in the existing procurement
process if services of a new Consultant are to be sought. The ideal situation is
to have the road network condition data ready by September of each year in
order to facilitate the preparation of the Needs Assessment Reports based on
the HMS data. Therefore, the longer it takes for the Consultant to commence
the services because of the long protracted procurement process, the further
the delay in having the Needs Assessment Report ready. The Needs
Assessment Report is supposed to form the basis of the Road Sector Annual
Work Plan (RSAWP);
• Increased Reliability and Confidence in the road condition data especially the
traffic data that has exhibited varying fluctuations over the years;
• Coordinated efforts between Data Collection and further HMS development
would be arrived at following the existing consistency of one Consultant for
both assignments. This leads to collection of reliable data which intern leads to
appropriate maintenance planning and cost savings in maintenance; and
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• An option by the RDA to consider inclusion of other road classes absent in the
current data collection contract. The classes include; Secondary Feeder Roads,
Tertiary Feeder Roads, Community Roads and Tourist Roads.
6 CONCLUSION
The 2014 data collection was generally well conducted. The efforts that the RDA put in
place to ensure that the quality of data collected was in general well received by the
consultant and incorporated correctly in the final data submitted.
The paved TMD road network has an average roughness of 2.95 m/km indicating that
it is generally well maintained though on the decline to some extent for obvious
reasons and should still be able to contribute positively to the economy through lower
Vehicle Operating Costs (VOCs). The HMS Roughness Method for assessing condition
has some positive benefits with the type of maintenance options as calculated and
evaluated in economic terms. This is verified as shown in the results obtained from
the condition survey undertaken in 2014.
A lot of attention though needs to be directed to the unpaved load network which is
generally poor despite the heavy investments. The bulk of the unpaved network in
Zambia is in poor condition. A meaningful strategy is to gradually start upgrading
portions of the unpaved road network to bituminous standard in order to lower the life
cycle costs.
The method of Passability as proposed in the RoadSIP II Addendum is also captured in
this report and in the data collection that was conducted on the CRN as it is part of
the Term of Reference for the Road Network Data Collection Consultant.
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ANNEX-I : CONDITION TRENDS
95%
85%
75%
65%
55% This method is what is
45% presented in the
35% RoadSIP II Bankable
25% Document and was
15% used consistently from
2006 to date
5%
% of % of % of % of % of % of % of % of % of % of % of % of % of % of % of % of % of % of % of % of % of
Net Net Net Net Net Net Net Net Net Net Net Net Net Net Net Net Net Net Net Net Net
wor wor wor wor wor wor wor wor wor wor wor wor wor wor wor wor wor wor wor wor wor
k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k
200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 201 201 201 201 201 201 201 201 201
6T 6M 6D 7T 7M 7D 8T 8M 8D 9T 9M 9D 1T 1M 1D 3T 3M 3D 4T 4M 4D
G 32 32 15 24 17 7 32 42 23 23. 25 4.6 72 65 45 86 88 69 90 89 79
o 142 666
o 857 666
d 142 666
857 666
1 7
F 65 56 65 69 67 71 65 49 68 74 72 78 25 32 42 13 10 16 7 8 7
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a
i
r
P 3 12 20 8 16 21 3.1 8 9 2.8 3 17 3 3 13 2 2 15 3 3 14
o 428 571
Condition Trend of Trunk Roads Condition Trend of Main Roads
100
80
80
60
60
40
40
20 20
0
2006 2007 2008 2009 2011 2013 2014 0
2006 2007 2008 2009 2011 2013 2014
Good Fair Poor Good Fair Poor
80
60
40
20
0
2006 2007 2008 2009 2011 2013 2014
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ANNEX-IIA : CONDITION BASED ON PROVINCES – PAVED ROADS
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N Province Road Paved Road Network Condition - TMD
o Class 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011 2013 2014
Goo Fai Po Goo Fai Po Goo Fai Po Goo Fai Po Goo Fai Po Goo Fai Po Goo Fai Poo
d r or d r or d r or d r or d r or d r or d r r
% % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % %
9 Western3 Main 5 75 20 7 80 13 25 74 1 12 86 3 58 36 6 83 16 1 88 11 1
Distric 7 80 13 25 74 1 3 60 36 45 43 12 78 17 5 83 15 2
t
Trunk 75 24 1 90 7 3
10 Muchinga Main 91 9 0 90 9 0
Distric 50 47 3 94 5 0
t
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Unpaved Road Network Condition - TMD
2006 2007 2008 2009 2011 2013 2014
No Road
Province Goo Fai Po Goo Fai Po Goo Fai Po Goo Fai Po Goo Fai Po Goo Fai Po Goo Fai Poo
. Class
d r or d r or d r or d r or d r or d r or d r r
% % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % %
Main 36 44 20 57 18 25 1 3 96 7 16 77 10 29 61 2 29 69 8 17 75
District 17 30 53 40 12 48 1 5 94 12 10 78 28 36 35 17 45 38 10 39 52
N/
7 Trunk 14 26 60 0 1 99 0 0 100 16 13 71 36 9 55 36 9 55
Western
Main 95 55 0 92 7 1 0 2 98 6 12 82 7 93 0
District 22 25 53 47 14 39 0 0 100 7 9 84 39 39 23 30 24 46 27 22 51
8 Southern Trunk
Main 5 28 67 2 90 8 0 6 94 0 4 96 100 0 0
District 17 28 55 23 32 45 6 13 81 5 9 86 27 23 51 28 32 40 27 32 41
9 Western2 Trunk
Main 0 4 96 21 12 67 1 1 98 0 6 94 2 37 60 2 37 60
District 22 21 56 64 6 30 44 6 50 7 9 84 47 10 44 21 27 52 17 22 61
10 Muchinga Trunk
Main 0 34 66
District 23 38 39
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