Vision
To be valued as the premier national institution of multi-disciplinary excellence in highway engineering, which meets the community’s expectations by providing an excellent national highway network.
Mission
As the premier national organization of the road sector, to provide an adequate and efficient network of national highways, to ensure mobility and accessibility at an acceptable level of safety and comfort, in an environment friendly manner, for the movement of people and goods paving way for the socio-economic development of the nation.
Goals and Objectives
Goals and objectives of Road Development Authority are as follows;
- Achieve an adequate National Highway Network.
- Achieve an acceptable level of mobility in the national highway network through; maintaining the roads at an acceptable condition;
- Provide a high mobility expressway network.
- Take measures to reduce road user cost;
- Improve road safety in the National Highway Network.
- Ensure protection of the environment in all its activities.
- Ensure efficient utilization of assets and investments.
- Promote organizational development to enhance overall performance of RDA
- Assist in the development of the local road construction industry.
Roles and Responsibilities
The functions performed by the RDA consist mainly of the maintenance and development of the roads and bridges in the National Highway Network and the planning, design and construction of new highways, bridges and expressways to augment the existing network.
The RDA has a responsibility for the development of the road network to cater for the on-going overall development programme of the country. Since, Road Transport is the primary mode of transport in the country, it is very vital that road network is adequate to developed to promote efficient transport of people and goods. The RDA has a responsibility to plan the future road network taking into consideration the future travel demand and formulating project proposals to meet this demand.
The RDA being the Principal Highway Authority has a responsibility to provide a road network to meet the social aspirations of the people in terms of mobility and safety. Since, the people at large depend on public transport for their travel needs it is the responsibility of the RDA to maintain the road network to a reasonable standard so that there would be un-interrupted public transport available to them.
Since, the rehabilitation and development of the road network is undertaken with public funds at a very high cost, it is responsibility of the RDA to ensure that the adequate economic returns are achieved from the investments made on highway improvements. This is achieved by carrying out feasibility studies before major projects are undertaken and followed by post evaluation of these projects after completion.