Ethiopia: Transport Systems Improvement Project (TRANSIP)

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The development objective of tis to improve mobility along selected corridors in Addis Ababa and the effectiveness of road safety compliance systems throughout Ethiopia. This project has four components. 1) The first component, Traffic Management and Road Safety in the City of Addis Ababa, has four subcomponents as follows: (a) the first subcomponent, Improving the Traffic and Safety Management Practices in the City Addis Ababa, involves support to Traffic Management Agency (TMA) and Addis Ababa Traffic Police to improve management of traffic and road safety; (b) the second component, Improving Road and Pedestrians Safety Interventions of Selected Corridors at Identified Locations and Strengthening the Capacity of Addis Ababa City Roads Authority, will be implementing comprehensive improvements to selected streets in order to enhance traffic conditions and pedestrian amenities and safety, including, inter-alia improving pavement and drainage, developing traffic management measures; providing or upgrading sidewalks, providing street lighting, bus stops and bus bays, and developing parking management measures within right of way; (c) the third subcomponent, Improving Traffic Oversight, Public Transport Services and Systems and Strengthening the Capacity of Public Freight and Transport Authority (PFTA) and the Anbessa City Bus Enterprise, will be Strengthening the capacity of PFTA for undertaking tasks related to public transport planning, regulation, management, and service contracting; (d) the fourth subcomponent, Supporting Addis Ababa Road and Transport Bureau (AARTB) and the Transport Programs Management Office (TPMO) to improve their business planning and implementation, will be strengthening the capacity of AARTB and TPMO in planning and overseeing the implementation of urban transport reforms in the City of Addis Ababa. 2) The second component, Improvement of Integrated Urban Planning and Transport System, will be supporting the Addis Ababa Land Development and Management Bureau (AALDMB) to develop land use and transport plans for the City of Addis Ababa. 3) The third component, Road Safety Interventions and Institutional Strengthening of Selected Federal Transport Institutions and Federal Traffic Police,include three subcomponents as follows: (a) the first subcomponent, Improving Compliance with Road Transport Rules and Regulations Nationally, through Improved Driver Training, Developing an Integrated Driver Licensing and Vehicle Registration System, and Strengthening Federal Transport Authority's (FTA) Capacity, will be setting up a system for re-registration of new and current drivers using modern security enhanced driver’s license documents; (b) the second subcomponent, Improving Federal Traffic Enforcement Capability and Strengthening the Capacity of Federal Traffic Police, will be supporting the enhancement of road safety compliance through training, capacity building and institutional strengthening for the Federal traffic police countrywide; (c) the third three subcomponent, Improving Oversight Capacity of Ministry of Transport (MOT) and Ministry of Construction (MOC), will be Supporting MOC in developing regulation and procedures for managing construction sites and enhancing its oversight responsibilities through training, capacity building and technical assistance.