FINANCING ROAD MAINTENANCE - PREPRINT

This report was financed by the Ministry of Economic Co-operation and Development of the Federal Republic of Germany, and prepared by the German Agency for Technical Co-operation (GTZ). The report considers the basic issue of sustainable development and the financial sustainability of the most important part of transport infrastructure: the road system. Roads are considered as a major asset of the wealth of nations and the road users as the group which has to pay for the services from which it benefits. Case studies from West and Central Africa are covered, and also included is a complete set of Road Fund and Road Authority Legislation of African Countries (together with statistics on fuel prices world-wide). It is concluded that a variety of maintenance projects - instead of an isolated new road construction project contributes much more to the economic growth of the country.