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Regional Equity and Development Fund -90 Mio Road Funds Administration Regulatory Roads Authority-6 Mio Maintenance of Namibian roads Regulatory Security Enterprises and Security Officers Regulation Board Regulatory SME Bank of Namibia-161 Mio Financing Namibian SMEs: Social Security Commission -51 Mio Welfare TransNamib Holdings -90 Mio
Namibia's road network is regarded as one of the best on the continent; road construction and maintenance adheres to international standards. [3] The country's 48,875.27 km roads (2017) are administered by the Roads Authority , a state-owned enterprise established by Act 17 of 1999.
The A1 is a national highway in Namibia.The 76 kilometres (47 mi) stretch of road between Windhoek and Okahandja is the only A-rated road in Namibia. Consisting of freeway for its entire length, it came into existence in 2017 when freeway sections of the B1 were redesignated A1 in accordance with new standards of the Roads Authority Namibia. [1]
The Namibian state runs and owns a number of companies such as Transnamib and NamPost, most of which need frequent financial assistance to stay afloat. [5] [6]There is a number of agencies and authorities established by acts of Parliament that can be considered government organisations:
The B1 is a national highway of Namibia, and is the country's longest and most significant road, running the length of the country from south to north.It connects Noordoewer in the south on the South African border with Oshikango in the north on the Angolan border via Namibia's capital city Windhoek.
District roads between Windhoek and Witvlei and between Witvlei and Gobabis had been proclaimed in 1912 by the colonial administration of German South West Africa. As all other roads at that time these roads were ox wagon tracks cleared of boulders but otherwise unconstructed.
It is 192 kilometres (119 mi) long and terminates at the C14 road near farm Rostock. [1] It provides an alternative route from the capital to Walvis Bay but is untarred outside Windhoek. For tourists travel by 4x4 is recommended. 30 kilometres (19 mi) outside Windhoek is the Kupferberg Pass at a maximum elevation of 2,050 metres (6,730 ft). [2]
The Road Fund comes from, Road user charges, Appropriations from Parliament and Grants. The fund is then used for routine and periodic road maintenance of roads and other roads related projects approved by the ZINARA Board. [21] The main source of ZINARA funds are the vehicle licence fees (30%), fuel levy (28%), toll roads (21%) and transit ...