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Somaliland National Roads Agency


BRIEF OVERVIEW
OF
SNRA



Tuesday 29
th
March 2011


Thursday 17
th
June. 2010
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Presentation Highlight

Establishment of SNRA
SNRA Responsibilities
Network under SNRA Jurisdiction
Administration Arrangements
Objective of SNRA
The Underlying Policies for SNRA
Operations
Challenges
The Way Forward



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ESTABLISHMENT OF SNRA
SNRA was set up in July 2000; as a Semi
Autonomous Agency under the Ministry of
Works
Manages approx. 33,012 km of Trunk and
Regional Roads.
With Staff strength of 697 comprising of
492 Skilled staff
205 supporting Staff


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SNRA Responsibilities
Include:-
Determination of what needs to be done
on the network. Carried out by ourselves
or by consultants appointed by us
Planning for carrying out the required
interventions. Based on priority ranking.
Engaging contractors to carry out the
works
Supervising the works. Done by us or by
consultants whom we employ

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SNRA Responsibilities
(cont)
Other functions include:-
Establishing and operating toll roads
where feasible
Establishing and maintaining an
appropriate databank for the national road
network
Establishing and operating weighbridges
and enforcing axle load control on the
national road network.
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SNRA responsibilities
(cont)
Carrying out / commissioning research in
support of our operations when necessary
Advising the Ministry of works on
standards and specifications for road
works


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Network under SNRA
Total Length - 33,012 Km
Trunk Roads - 12,786 Km
Regional Roads - 20,226 Km
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Bituminous Surfaced length - 5,825 Km
Trunk - 5,123 Km
Regional - 702 Km
NB: Bituminous surfaced length is 16% of main
Road Network. The figures should be compared
with the average for Sub-Sahara Africa of 30%
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ADMINISTRATION STRUCTURE
The agency is headed by a Chief
Executive
There are six functional Directorates
namely:- Maintenance, Development,
Planning, Procurement, Projects and
Management Services.
There are 21 regions managed by
Regional Managers. The Regional
Managers and heads of Legal and Internal
Audit Units report directly to the CE
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Approved Organization Structure for SNRA (Headquarters)
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Ministry of Infrastructure Development






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Chief Executive
Internal Audit



Directorate
Of
Planning
Planning
Research
&
Materials
Safety
&
Environment
Design
&
Standards
Directorate of
Procurement &
Contracts
Goods
&
Works
Consultancy
Services
Contracts
Control
Directorate
of
Projects
GOT
Multilateral
Bilateral
Public/Private
Partnership
Directorate of
Maintenance
Monitor & Support
for Lake Zone
Monitor & Support
for Southern
Highlands Zone
Monitor & Support
for
Coastal Zone
Monitor & Support
for Weighbridge
Operations
Monitor & Support
for Central Zone
Directorate of
Management
Services
Human Resources
& Administration
Finance
Management
Information &
ICT
Support Services
Regional Delegations
Minister
Deputy Ministers
Permanent Secretary
Deputy Permanent Secretary
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APPROVED ORGANIZATION STRUCTURE FOR TYPICAL SNRA
REGIONAL MANAGERS OFFICE
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REGIONAL
BOARD

Regional Manager
Chief
Executive
Internal Audit
Accounts
&
Administration Unit


Accounts
&
ICT Section
Office
Administration
Section
Engineering Unit
Maintenance
Section
Equipment
Section
Projects
Section
Materials
Section
Weighbridge
Unit
Procurement
Management
Unit
Planning
Unit
Director
of
Maintenance
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ADMINISTRATION (cont)
Currently, staff strength is 697
comprising
199 Engineers
287 skilled staff includes technicians,
accountants, supplies officers, office
supervisors
205 supporting staff including
receptions, drivers, office attendants


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Objective of SNRA
To support socio-economic growth
and help reduce poverty through:-
promotion of trade
support for the economic sectors
such as agriculture, mining,
tourism, industry
Provision of access to social
services such as health, education
and recreation
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Underlying Policies for SNRA operations
Investment must be properly made based
in accepted criteria
Stabilization of the network through
upgrading of the trunk roads
Road maintenance to be given a high
priority
In allocating funds for road maintenance,
priority is given to roads in good condition
followed by roads in fair condition

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Underlying Policies for SNRA operations

Strict enforcement of laws on axle load
control
Protection of the environment to be given
due attention in all activities
Road safety to be given serious
consideration in all activities
Encouragement of the use of labour
based technology where appropriate for
poverty reduction
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Underlying Policies for SNRA operations
(cont)
Promotion of Private sector participation
in road infrastructure delivery
Gender mainstreaming - the provision of
equal opportunities to both genders in
the agency
Promotion of HIV/AIDS awareness and
prevention in the agency and among
other stakeholders
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Challenges:
1. The size of Somaliland and its scattered
settlement patterns. Linking these
development centers with reliable road
require huge capital investment.
2. Inadequate funds for maintenance,
rehabilitation and upgrading.
3. Unstable network due to small
percentage of the network which is
paved
4. A huge backlog of rehabilitation

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Challenges: (cont)
3. Low capacity of the local construction
industry.
4. Vandalism of Road furniture, high levels
of road accidents
6. Road reserve clearance continue to
attract a number of legal suits
7. Inadequate internal capacity for
procurement and contract
management
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The Way Forward
Continued to ensure transparency and
accountability.
Continued leveraging of funds from
development partners.
Raising of local funds to accelerate the
rehabilitation and upgrading of the trunk
road network.
Continued strengthening and expansion
of the base of the Roads Fund.



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The Way Forward
Continued capacity building at SNRA in
procurement and contract management.
Develop clear and enforceable Road
Reserve Management Guidelines

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END

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