Comprehensive Urban Transport Master Plan for the Greater Maputo Interim Report

Chapter 13 Selection of Priority Projects

13.1 Priority Projects
After careful analysis of existing traffic conditions in Greater Maputo and projections of traffic
demand up to 2035, a Master Plan with short-, medium-, and long-term projects was presented
in the previous chapters.

As can be seen from the Master Plan, the demand for each transport mode and network was
projected and the optimal (recommended) transport network for BRT, railway, and non-BRT
bus systems were presented as a Master Plan. The Master Plan projects in each sector were
selected in consideration of the issues and challenges in the sector, the overall, urban transport
network, and institutional strengthening and capacity building requirements.

Public transport services along major corridors need to be strengthened since the road network
is congested with private cars and chapas. Proposals for higher-capacity public transport
systems such as BRT and commuter railways have been considered and recommended in the
plan for trunk public transport systems with exclusive rights-of-way to ensure high-speed, high-
capacity, safe transport. The introduction of public transit oriented residential and commercial
development along commuter railway systems should be taken into account based forecast
traffic demand.

Among the projects proposed in the Master Plan, priority projects were selected based on the
criteria presented in the following section. The selection process identified several projects that
should be urgently implemented in a short-term period to fulfill short-term transport needs and
contribute to public transport oriented planning.

13.2 Criteria for Selecting Priority Projects

The objectives for urban transport development encompass the social, economic, and
environmental spheres, and were determined based on a review of survey results and
discussions. The objectives were determined based on various development and land use plans,
and relate to the phased development of urban transport in the short-, medium-, and long-term.
The priority projects are those to be implemented in the short term and address short-term urban
transport issues.

The key elements of the criteria for selecting priority projects are as follows:

(1) Economic/Financial Impact (Benefit) Elements

 Travel time savings
 Operating cost saving
 Contribution to industrial and commercial development
 Increase in investment
 Cost efficiency

(2) Engineering Elements

 Promotion of a public transport oriented city
 Response of traffic demand
 Network effects
 Reduction in traffic congestion
 Traffic safety

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(3) Institutional Elements

 Improved transport management
 Strengthened organizations in each (sub)sector

(4) Environmental Elements

 Improved environmental conditions
 Disaster planning
 Minimal disturbance to society

Among the projects proposed in the Master Plan, one or two priority projects is to be selected
for a prefeasibility study or studies. Selected high-priority projects should fulfill the basic
requirements for Master Plan projects, i.e., contributing to (i) socially sustainable urban
transport, (ii) environmentally sustainable urban transport, and (iii) urban transport facilitating
Maputo as an international gateway. Based on the basic requirements, Table 13.1 specifies
evaluation criteria considering the factors listed above

Table 13.1: Evaluation Criteria for Priority Projects

Criterion Measures
Relevance Consistency of vision and strategies toward a public transport oriented society.
Urgency Contribution to mitigate short-term issues and to fulfill future transport needs.
These projects should be in line with the main objectives set for the Master Plan.
Effectiveness Extent of increase in the use of public transport and reduction in traffic
(potential) congestion, thus bringing benefits to transport users.
Projects that are deemed to be cost-effective with a relatively small investment to
achieve the main objectives of the Master Plan are evaluated as highly effective.
Projects that encouraging transit-oriented residential and commercial
development are deemed highly effective in addressing current and future
transport issues.
Efficiency Cost effective projects with technical feasibility, easy implementation and more
user support.
Sustainability Level of commitment by concerned agencies, and management and maintenance
capacity of implementing organizations.
Impact Reduced social impacts including resettlement, land acquisition, and social
coherence. Reduced natural impacts including air, noise, and water pollution.
Source: JICA Project Team

Table 13.2 to Table 13.5 present the scoring of each of proposed project related to public
transport, roads, and traffic management. The stars (★) in the tables indicate proposed projects
with “strong” connections with the associated evaluation criterion. Future traffic demand will
affect the relevance of each selection criterion. Projects with four or more stars are selected as
priority projects.

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Table 13.2: Scoring of Master Plan Projects (Public Transport)

Timeline* Criteria**
Category Project Description S M L R U E1 E2 S I T
Maputo–Matola Gare Line 〇 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5
Passenger Rail Maputo–Marracuene Line 〇 ★ ★ ★ 3
Machava–Boane Line 〇 ★ ★ ★ 3
Baixa–Maguanine via Xiquelene,
〇 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5
Praca dos Herois
Zimpeto–Benfica–Brigada 〇 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5
Malhampswene–Ceres–Baixa 〇 ★ ★ ★ 3
BRT Casa Branca–Joaquim Chissano–
〇 ★ ★ ★ 3
Julius Nyerere
Xiquelene–Museu–Baixa 〇 ★ ★ ★ 3
Albasine via Cardeal A Santo (BRT
〇 ★ ★ ★ 3
1 Extension)
Restructuring of the public
〇 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5
transport industry
Capacity building of the bus
〇 〇 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5
Conventional Bus sector
Bus network design (including
〇 〇 ★ ★ ★ ★ 4
feeder services)
Bus fleet renewal 〇 〇 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5
Intermodal stops, hubs, and
〇 〇 ★ ★ ★ 3
interchanges
Integrated walking and cycling
〇 〇 〇 ★ ★ ★ 3
Supporting network
Infrastructure and Complementary measures
〇 〇 ★ ★ 2
Measures (information, marketing, ticketing)
Development of Metropolitan
Maputo Transport Authority 〇 〇 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5
(MMTA)
* S: Short, M: Medium, L: Long
** R: Relevance, U: Urgency, E1: Effectiveness, E2: Efficiency, S: Sustainability, I: Impact, T: Total
Source: JICA Project Team

Table 13.3: Scoring of Master Plan Projects (Roads)

Timeline* Criteria**
Category Project Description S M L R U E1 E2 S I T
Construction of airport-side North–
〇 ★ ★ ★ 3
South route
Eastern Airport North–South route
〇 ★ ★ ★ 3
improvement
Major Maputo Four-lane widening of Maputo
North–South central urban area major arterial 〇 ★ ★ ★ 3
Arterial Roads road
Maputo–Marracuene connection
〇 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5
road improvement (A)
Improvement of Maputo–
〇
Marracuene connection road (B)
Julius Nyerere flyover 〇 ★ ★ ★ 3
Ring Roads and Construction of inner ring road 〇 ★ ★ ★ 3
Major East–West Construction of Boane outer ring
Arterial Roads 〇 ★ ★ 2
road and EN2 widening
Western Matola Industrial road improvement 〇 ★ ★ ★ ★ 4
Industrial Area EN4 widening
Major Arterial 〇
Roads

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Timeline* Criteria**
Category Project Description S M L R U E1 E2 S I T
National Roads Construction of EN1 bypass
〇 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5
and Other Major construction
Arterial Roads Reconstruction of Boane Bridge 〇 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5
New construction and improvement
〇 ★ ★ ★ 3
of Nhlamankulu area route
Eastern airport urban area route
〇 ★ ★ ★ 3
improvement
Northern Maputo East–West route
〇 ★ ★ ★ 3
improvement
District Arterial Infulene urban area road
〇 ★ ★ ★ 3
Roads and Main improvements
Streets New construction and improvement
〇 ★ ★ ★ 3
of roads in the Machava urban area
New construction and improvement
〇 ★ ★ ★ 3
of roads in the Matola suburban area
Improvement of Matola–Sede urban
〇 ★ ★ ★ 3
arterial road
KaTembe R403 improvement 〇 ★ ★ 2
Four-lane widening of Maputo
〇 ★ ★ ★ 3
central urban area peripheral road
Western airport area route
〇 ★ ★ ★ 3
improvement
Distributor Roads
New construction and improvement
〇 ★ ★ 2
of greenbelt road
Construction of the Matola power
〇 ★ ★ 2
cable line extension
New construction and improvement
of Machava–Maputo connection 〇 ★ ★ ★ 3
road
New construction and
District improvement of Infulene–Maputo 〇 ★ ★ ★ ★ 4
Connection Roads connection road
Northern Infulene–Maputo
〇 ★ ★ ★ 3
connection road improvement
Exclusive bus road of Maputo–
〇 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5
Matla new construction
Construction of the Costa do Sol
area road network for district 〇 ★ ★ ★ 3
development
Construction of the Northern Matola
〇 ★ ★ 2
road for district development
Arterial Road for
Construction of the Marracuene
Land Use 〇 ★ ★ 2
East–West route
Development
Construction of the Boane
〇 ★ ★ 2
connection for district development
Construction of the Boane–
KaTembe connection for district 〇 ★ ★ 2
development
BRT Maputo central urban line
(Baixa–Maguanine via Xiquelene, 〇 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5
Praca dos Herois)
BRT Maputo North–South line
(Baixa–Maguanine via Xiquelene, 〇 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5
BRT-related Road Praca dos Herois)
Improvements BRT EN1 line (Zimpeto–Benfica–
〇 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5
Brigada)
BRT Julius Nyerere line 〇 ★ ★ ★ 3
Av. Coronel General Sebastião
Mabote 〇 ★ ★ ★ 3

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Timeline* Criteria**
Category Project Description S M L R U E1 E2 S I T
BRT Maputo Machava East–West
〇 ★ ★ ★ 3
line
BRT Maputo Matola Sede line 〇 ★ ★ ★ 3
BRT Matola EN4 Line (South) 〇 ★ ★ ★ 3
BRT Matola EN4 Line (North) 〇 ★ ★ ★ 3
Capacity Road maintenance capacity
〇 ★ ★ ★ ★ 4
Development strengthening project
Drainage system technical
〇 ★ ★ ★ ★ 4
cooperation project
* S: Short, M: Medium, L: Long
** R: Relevance, U: Urgency, E1: Effectiveness, E2: Efficiency, S: Sustainability, I: Impact, T: Total
Source: JICA Project Team

Table 13.4: Scoring of Master Plan Projects (Traffic Management)

Timeline* Criteria**
Category Project Description S M L R U E E S I T
Public transport priority/ 4
〇 ★ ★ ★ ★
improvements package
Improved access to new suburbs 4
(“Bairros Populares”) along the 〇 ★ ★ ★ ★
Short-Term
main highways
Traffic
Short-term road development 4
Management 〇 ★ ★ ★ ★
and urban structuring measures
Measures
Short-term intersection 4
〇 ★ ★ ★ ★
improvements
Linking of new projects with the 4
〇 ★ ★ ★ ★
existing road network
Warrants for signals 〇 ★ ★ ★ 3
Package of conflicting right-turn 3
〇 ★ ★ ★
schemes
Traffic Signal Area traffic signal control system 〇 〇 ★ ★ 3
Measures Medium-term expansion of traffic 3
〇 〇 ★ ★
signals
“Bilateral” agency agreements on 4
〇 ★ ★ ★ ★
maintenance/timings
Electronic enforcement 〇 ★ ★ ★ 3
Pedestrian measures at accident 4
〇 ★ ★ ★ ★
Traffic Accident hotspots
and Road Safety Digital database 〇 ★ ★ ★ 3
Measures Alcohol-related measures 〇 ★ ★ ★ 3
Better driver training and education 〇 ★ ★ ★ 3
Greater control of the fleet 〇 〇 ★ ★ 2
Expansion of the rotativo system 〇 〇 ★ ★ 2
Special access and other reserved 2
〇 〇 ★ ★
Parking bays
Sidewalk parking 〇 〇 ★ ★ ★ 3
Parking regulations 〇 〇 ★ ★ ★ 3
High-Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) 3
〇 ★ ★ ★
lanes
Traffic Demand Increase in the supply of short-term 3
Management 〇 〇 ★ ★
parking
(TDM) Better quality public transport 〇 〇 〇 ★ ★ ★ ★ 4
Controls over road taxes and fines 〇 〇 ★ ★ ★ ★ 4
* S: Short, M: Medium, L: Long
** R: Relevance, U: Urgency, E1: Effectiveness, E2: Efficiency, S: Sustainability, I: Impact, T: Total
Source: JICA Project Team

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Table 13.5: Scoring of Master Plan Projects

(Institutions and Capacity Development)
Timeline* Criteria**
Category Project Description S M L R U E E S I T
Development of Metropolitan 5
Institutions and Greater Maputo Transport Agency 〇 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Capacity (GMMTA)
Development Capacity Development Project for 3
〇 ★ ★ ★
ISUTC/UEM
* S: Short, M: Medium, L: Long
** R: Relevance, U: Urgency, E1: Effectiveness, E2: Efficiency, S: Sustainability, I: Impact, T: Total
Source: JICA Project Team

13.3 Priority Projects

Table 13.6 lists the priority road projects, while Table 13.7 lists the priority public transport and
other projects and programs. Traffic management projects are set out in the traffic management
chapter. The total cost of the road and public transport related projects and programs was
estimated to be USD 1,312 billion equivalent. Figure 13.1 provides a map of the priority road,
rail, and BRT projects.

Table 13.6: Road Projects

Length Project Cost
Category Project Route (km) (USD million)
Road Maputo–Marracuene Connection  Av. Cardeal Alexandre dos 19.3 28.6
Construction Road Improvement (A) Santos
 Rua 4.665
Industrial Road Improvement  Rua 21.115, Rua 21.142 11.6 17.6
 Av. das Industrias
 R807 (Av. Josina Machel)
Construction of EN1 Bypass  New EN1 Bypass 8.3 153.7
Boane Bridge Reconstruction  N200 (Boane Bridge) 0.6 10.6
(0.15)
New Construction and  Rua 5.260 5.7 8.0
Improvement of Infulene–Maputo  Rua 5.315
Connection Road
 Rua 31.286
Construction of Exclusive  Maputo–Matola (railway 7.2 20.8
Maputo–Matola Bus Road side)
Road Maputo Central BRT Urban Line  Av. Eduardo Mondlane 2.6 5.9
Widening Maputo BRT North–South Line  Av. Guerra Popular 12.4 25.7
 Av. Acordos de Lusaka
 Av. das FPLM
 Av. Julius Nyerere
BRT EN1 Line  EN1 (South) 15.4 28.1
 EN1 (North)
Source: JICA Project Team

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Table 13.7: Public Transport and Other Projects/Programs

Project Length Project Cost
Component Projects/Programs Components (km) (USD million)
BRT Higher-Priority Routes  Baixa–Maguanine via 12.9 136
Xiquelene, Praca dos Herois
 Zimpeto–Benfica–Brigada 16.2 194
Commuter Priority Section  Maputo–Matola Gare Line 20 650
Rail
Traffic Short-term Management  Bus priority/One-way system/ NA 8.4
Management Measures traffic flow improvements at
bottlenecks/intersection
improvements
Institutions Road Sector Capacity  Road Maintenance Capacity NA 3
and Capacity Development Strengthening Project
Development  Drainage System Technical
Cooperation Project
Conventional Bus  Restructuring of the public NA 5
Improvement transport industry
 Capacity building of the bus
sector
 Bus network restructuring
(design)
 Bus fleet renewal
Development of Metropolitan  Support for the development of NA 3
Greater Maputo Transport the gMMTA
Agency (GMMTA)
Source: JICA Project Team

Priority Projects Map

Marracuene

EN1

Matola

Maputo
EN4

Boane

: Road
: BRT
EN2 : Rail

Source: JICA Project Team

Figure 13.1: Map of Priority Projects

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