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counting stations would be a good project in which to invest 57. Of high relevance is the routine
collection of border crossing data from truckers and its centralized analysis for the entire
route. As noted fro the transit times between border posts for the few trucks that
use the corridor is very good. New OSBPs have been built along TAH1 as a part of the project,
and these have proved to be successful in reducing waiting times. Despite the investment in
infrastructure, trade has not evolved as would have been expected.
4.5.10. Conclusion
TAH1 is not a transport corridor and meets none of the criteria for such a corridor, including
the absence of a treaty and a coordinating secretariat. Its virtue is that there is a well-
constructed road that passes through the countries and border posts are OSBPs. Main
conclusions to be drawn from the case study of the TAH1 are:
1. There is no evidence of any political initiatives to advance regionalization except
MENA.
2. Mutual economic activity is reflected in low intra-regional trade, which is 6% of global
trade. Whereas the EU is 60% of global trade.
3. The operating environment for TAH1 is very good and safe, the road being built to high
international standards as required by IFIs. There is an inconsistency in design
geometry with lane widths and shoulders.
4. There is no equivalent international rail route to the TAH1, though some sections of it
would be in place.
5. The LPI is below the world average, meaning that the physical performance is
undermined by lack of harmonized systems and excessive NTBs.
6. There is no evidence of increasing trade or traffic between participating countries.
7. The volumes of international trucking are very low.
8. As each country has access to its own port there is little drive to facilitate trade
between them.
9. Conflict and unstable governance has undermined progress. During the study visit to
Tunisia, the related ministries stressed the political issues between Algeria and
Morocco as the main impediment of the success of the corridor. The ministries also
agreed that the success factors for this corridor would be: political willingness,
infrastructure improvement, corridor governance, and efficient border controls.
10. There is no TAH1 corridor management at all.
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