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Transport infrastructure comprises all physical elements upon which transport operations take place. It includes roads, railways, airports, and river transport.  This will represent a significant proportion of government’s total financial investment in fixed assets and that needs to be well managed.  The establishment and maintenance of physical infrastructure, particularly a road network, is a fundamental requirement of a functioning land transport system.  Such a system is essential for the development of the productive sectors of the economy, and for the development of trade, social services and security in the region. A primary challenge facing GOSS is to facilitate the restoration of transport infrastructure and services across the

Policy Objectives of the Ministry of Transport and Roads and the Transport Sector

• Strengthen the Ministry of Transport and Roads to ensure that it plays its role of effective coordination and regulation in the transport sector;
• Create capacity commensurate with the transport requirements of the economy by ensuring that sufficient resources are invested in the transport sector;
• Allocate available resources among the various transport modes so that the resultant modal mix meets transport requirements at optimum cost to both the provider and the user;
• Improve mobility in rural areas through the promotion of the use of appropriate means and modes of transport;
• Facilitate the return and settlement of the internally displaced persons and refugees.
• Encourage and promote increased private sector participation in the provision, management and maintenance of transport infrastructure and services;
• Contribute to job creation and income generation and provide equal opportunities for men and women in transport sector;
• Ensure safety standards in all modes of transport by enforcing appropriate safety measures under an improved management regime;
• Ensure co-ordinated disaster management in all modes of transport by enforcing appropriate protective and control measures; and
• Introduce sound management through appropriate policies and institutions in the transport sector that will lead to rapid sustainable development and poverty eradication.
• Provide links with the states and neighbouring countries;
• Recognise and account for environmental concerns within the transport sector in line with the national environmental action plan.