The Djibouti authorities have appointed the consortium led by IDEA Consult to develop a long-term vision for urban mobility and an action plan for the short, medium and long term, taking into account climate change and its impact on transport networks. The aim of the project is to address the problems of the capital’s transport system, which are undermining its functionality.
The study will be carried out in three phases An initial diagnostic phase of the urban transport system, which includes analysing demand, surveying the current state of the road infrastructure and constructing a macro and micro model. A second phase consisting of two main activities: a short-term priority investment programme providing rapid responses to problems, and the development of a shared long-term strategic vision for the urban transport system. Finally, a third phase will be the definition of the master plan for the urban road system.
Within the consortium TRT will be responsible for:
- Designing and supervise the data collection and the surveys (traffic counts on the main roads and intersections, organization of on field interviews)
- Provide an overview of the current state of the level of service of the existing road network;
- Implement a macrosimulation transport model to support the technical and economical evaluation of the masterplan scenarios;
- Implement a number of microsimulation models of the main road intersections to provide short term solutions;
- Support to the definition of measures to improve the urban mobility and to prepare a priority program to upgrade and rehabilitate roads and improve travel conditions in the city of Djibouti.
