Manuals · M-01
Planning Manual
Appraisal, traffic demand, cost-benefit, and Uganda's Road Management System (RMS, HDM-4).
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Chapter outline & purpose
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What this manual covers
The Planning Manual establishes the procedures for justifying, prioritizing, and initiating expressway projects in Uganda. It walks the analyst from raw demand data to a defensible programming decision.
Methods include traffic demand forecasting, cost-benefit and economic analysis, and multi-criteria evaluation — each tied to MoWT's existing Road Management System and HDM-4 toolchain so outputs integrate with current programming workflows.
Why it matters in Uganda
Uganda's expressway pipeline is growing alongside ongoing donor-funded studies. Without a unified appraisal procedure, comparable projects are evaluated under inconsistent assumptions.
This manual standardizes the decision basis so MoWT and partners can compare alternatives apples-to-apples and feed results directly into the country's RMS.
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Other manuals in the suite
- M-02
Design Manual
Geometric, pavement, structures, drainage, and tunnel design tailored to expressway standards.
Open - M-03
Construction Management Manual
Contract administration, supervision, and specifications across earthworks, pavement, structures, QC, and tunnels.
Open - M-04
Operation Manual
Traffic management, control room & VMS, disaster management, customer care, and service areas.
Open - M-05
Maintenance Manual
Five-volume structure: pavement, bridge, drainage & slope, road furniture, and tunnel.
Open