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Mobility and Transportation

The Present and the Future

Helder PrezaMarch 2011

GOVERNO DA PROVÍNCIA DE LUANDA

Autoridade de Transportes de Luanda

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Summary

1 – Introdution2 – Current Status of Mobility in Luanda3 – Ongoing Projects 4 – Future actions5 - Conclusions

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1 – Introduction

Luanda

Capital of the Republic of AngolaCostal City (30km radio)Population Aprox 6 MillionsMajor Economic Metropole in Angola

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2. Current Status of Mobility in Luanda

OPTIMAL

MOBILITY

RESULTS

ENGINEERING

ENFORCEMENT EDUCATION

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2. Current Status of Mobility in Luanda

Engineering

• Infrastructure

• Public Transportation System

• Parking

• Road Traffic Management

• Urban Planning and Management

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Infrastructure:Road traffic spectrum of Luanda

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Luanda Urban Railway Transportation Line Data

Line length–33km

Working Hours 05.00 – 19.30

Number of trains10 per day (per sense)

Max. Passengers per train – Aprox 1200

Total Passengers in January 2011 254.115

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Road Traffic Situation

1.Road network not projected for the current number of vehicles

2.Secondary roads on bad condition

3.Lack of signaling

4.Lack of regulation´s enforcement

5.Not enough parking spots available

6.Inefficiency of public transportation

7.Long traffic jams

8.No road traffic management system

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Public transportation System

BUS+TRAIN

1. Reduced number of busses (400)2. Low commercial speed (Less than 5km/hour)3. Very low number of taxis (Less than 200)4. Massive use of commuter taxis (Candongueiros) Around 25000 legal and illegal 5. No terminals for intercity buses6. Only one line of train (Aprox. 12000 Pass/day) 7. Crossing points between railway and roads at same level (Slow speed of trains)

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3 – Ongoing Projects

3.1 - Infrastructure

Road rehabilitation (Primary and secondary)

Increment road network

Implementation of a Traffic Control and Management System (Traffic lights, tarffic surveilance, etc.)

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3.2 - Parking

Construction of new parking spots

Imposition of parking fees at street level

Forcing creation of parking at all new buildings

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3.3 – Public Transportation

Increase number of buses and creation of new shuttle lines

Facilitation on private taxis licensing

Increase the size and number of trains

Implementation of a maritime passenger transportation system

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Luanda Maritime Public Transportation Network

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4 – Future actions

Increase railway network system (Duplication Current line, Creation new line)

Luanda transportation master plan (Increment road network, integrate modes of transport, creation of intercity terminal buses, implement a high capacity public transportation system.)

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Future Railway Line

Urban Railway Transportation Line

Current Railway Line

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4 – Conclusion

Status of Mobility in Luanda

Ongoing Projects

Future actions

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THANK YOU VERY MUCH

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Projecto VLATACOM