Sierra Leone Roads Authority
The Sierra Leone Roads Authority (SLRA) was legally established on March 1, 1993 under the SLRA Act of 1992. The establishment of the SLRA satisfied one of the three elements of the Sierra Leone Government’s strategy for addressing the problems of the road sub-sector that is, to build institutional capacity to better plan and manage, on a sustainable basis, the maintenance, development and control of the country’s road network.
Mission Statement
The Authority’s Mission statement is:
“To provide a safe, reliable and sustainable National Road System for the enhancement of the socio-economic development of the countryâ€.
Current Responsibilities
Upon re-classification of the country’s road network, on a functional basis, the Authority identified an 8,200km national road network, comprising primary and secondary trunk roads and feeder roads. In addition, there were about 3000km of local roads, comprising rural roads and tracks and urban streets. About 800km of trunk roads were paved (seal or asphalt), as indeed were many urban streets. Other roads were gravel or earth.
The SLRA’s current responsibilities include the administration, control, development and maintenance of all roads and related structures in Sierra Leone.
