Road Safety Auditing Study for Khartoum –Elgaili - Shendi -Atbara – Road Project

Description

The road lies in two states, meanly the Khartoum State and the River Nile linking between Khartoum and Atbara through Shendi with a total length of 301 km. The road consisted of two parts. The first Lot is Elgaili-Shendi link which is about 130 km implemented and opened for operation by 2007. While the second lot is Shendi- Atbara link approximately 170 km

Section operated since the early nineteen’s of the last century. The selected design speed for this road was 100km/hr. The speed limit for the most sections is 100 km/hr. The overall objective of this study components is to contribute positively to reduction and prevention of the risk of accidents occurring on the national roadway Khartoum – Atbara and to minimize their severity. While the detailed objectives include

• To define and suggest the appropriate countermeasures addressing the worst accident types and locations in the mentioned roadway section.
• To help to enhance the understanding of traffic safety situation in the national road network
• To recognize the importance of safety in highway planning and design stages
• To help in reducing the long-term costs of roadway design and improvements