Dakar was chosen in 1992 as a pilot city for the conception and the implementation of urban transport reforms within the framework of the Sub-Saharan Africa Transport Policy Program (SSATP) in a crisis context. The reformhas the objective to improve the transport sector so as to make it effective on a long term basis. It consists of four main components that are itsmainstay: an institutional and statutory framework; a financial framework; the total restructuring of public transport; and an increase in human resources. An integrated program is being implemented within that framework,composed of five components: road infrastructures, traffic flow and safety; measures to make trips secure along the railways; supporting the leasing for the renewal of the public transport fleet accompanied by professionalization of the sector; improving the quality of air; and reinforcing the capacities. For the covering abstract see ITRD E139491.
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