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The response to the planning questionnaire (as shown in Figure 29) shows that Senegal is in a
phase of progress in transport infrastructure planning. Despite being in around the average
among the African case studies for what concerns political and legislation factors, these are
relatively to the questionnaire response the weakest aspect, in conjunction with the collection
of data. The strongest aspect, according to the respondents, is the technical factors.
Figure 29: NTI Planning practice in Senegal
Source: Fimotions
3.4.9. Policy Recommendations
Based on evidence and analysis provided, following policy recommendations are suggested:
 The NTI plans should aim to provide a long-termmulti-modal reference document giving a
comprehensive framework within which consistent plans for individual modes can be
developed.
 The NTI for Senegal should serve as a key input to the overall national planning process.
 The NTI plans should also serve regional transport planning such as for the promulgation
of transport corridors. Currently this part is taken into account in the documents with the
programming of interventions on international corridors (PIDA and the Regional
Infrastructure Development Master Plan of the ECOWAS).
 Overall the Transport Plans should set up a framework within which well-informed
investment decisions can be made by both public and private sectors.
 A plan must have resources to implement, monitor and revise it so a permanent high-
quality long-term transport planning capability is needed.
 The Road Safety Action Plan should be more formally consistent with an adequate training
program for the agents of the Road Transport Office, whose tasks shall still comprise the
regular inspections of existing road infrastructure, as it currently does, but also include the
formal auditing of new projects. To do so, they shall be supplied with the necessary
equipment to be well prepared for these tasks.
 The NTI plan should be subject to a strategic economic and environmental assessment.
 The Plan should have indicators based on the Sustainable Development Goals and be
accordingly evaluated against them.