Functions
The primary function of the Department of Urban Roads is to plan, provide and manage the urban road network and related infrastructure. Other functions include,
- Provide inputs into policy formulation of the road sector
- Develop standards and guidelines for implementation and effective functioning of the road departments within the Region
- Monitor, evaluate and provide quality assurance for programmes and projects
- Provide technical backstopping for strategic programmes and projects
- Initiate and implement human resource and capacity building programmes
- Supervise the provision of road and transport related infrastructure
- Reduce the average travel time on the arterial roads in each region
- Progressively reduce the walking and waiting time for public transport in the central business districts and low-income communities in each region.
- Co-ordinate the responsibilities of the MMDAs to efficiently manage road transport infrastructure, coordinate and integrate the operations of different transport modes in order to effectively move people and goods in a safe, efficient and sustainable manner in each region.
- Develop and apply social, economic and environmental criteria for the selection of projects
- Progressively improve environmental conditions along roads in each region
- Collaborate with other institutions involved in education and enforcement, to reduce the number and severity of road accidents in urban areas
- Progressively improve the proportion of road network in good condition in each region, especially in low income and newly developing communities