If you have highway photos from your country , please post here.


These are Egyptian highway pics ( very few of them ) taken by me during my trip there last year :banana: I was on my way south from Cairo to Aswan ( took 20 hours by bus :drool: ) . Egypt has very beautiful highways :)


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30 minutes after leaving Cairo. A typical Egyptian highway

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We are crossing through the desert

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Interesting scenery on the highway 150 km south of Cairo

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Cairo Toll gates

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While waiting for taxi I saw this signboard.. Nasr City is the place where most of Cairo's elites live...

This is a great thread. In the past we had a thread for Highways, and I'm glad that this topic has been revived.

Keep the Pictures Coming.:cheers:

South African highways

Johannesburg (N1 highway)

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N1 highway turns into single carriageway (4 lanes) after about 300 km's from Johannesburg
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N1 towards bloemfontein roughly 150 kilometers away from Johannesburg
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Johannesburg - N12

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A typical interchange/flyover in Joburg

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Durban (N3 highway)

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Cape Town highways

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Looks like the N1 concrete highway is getting a new coat of asphalt. It was announced that this highway will be widened by 1 lane on each side to help alleviate the traffic jam that plagues this highway which joins Pretoria (Capital City) and Johannesburg. Roughly 300,000 cars passes through this highway per day.

The Gautrain rapid rail link project ($3.5 billion project to be completed by 2010) is also meant to help solve this problem.

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Morocco Casablanca-El jedida

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Morocco Casablanca-El jedida

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nice shots only one thing missin though.....CAAARS

Obafemi Awolowo university - Road One(ibadan nigeria)
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naija, those pics are not Nigerian highways! are you kidding?

Moroccan highways look sleek, but why is nobody driving on them? When were they built?

SA highways are very nice, too! Nice pics, Kulani!

:applause: this is for moroccco!

Lovely pix... I wish i could have the highway to myself (like those in Morocco).
Traffic is a complete nightmare here in the UK!!

Madi, great shots of the gorgeous and modern Moroccan highways, most of them look very new. Were they built in the last 10 years? Are there traffic cops on these roads or speed cameras? I think it would be lovely to get my mates and a few BMW M5s on those roads. LOL

Madi, great shots of the gorgeous and modern Moroccan highways, most of them look very new. Were they built in the last 10 years? Are there traffic cops on these roads or speed cameras? I think it would be lovely to get my mates and a few BMW M5s on those roads. LOL

thank you, yess al these roads are builded last 3 years.
as for the police in morocco, the police uses mostly radars and camera's
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Those Moroccan Highways are sweet.

The South African, ones are of course, of the same caliber.

Now that's what I call infrastructure. Well done my Northern, and Southern African Brothers.

Yo Madi......aint no cars on the highways in morocco......nice highway but no cars wtf.

the traffic on the Pretoria - Johannesburg Ben Schoeman highway can be as bad as this. Its often called the largest parking lot in the Southern Hemisphere.

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and the other parking lot is the N3 to Kempton park

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this is what often happens to those attempting to dodge the Ben Schoeman highway traffic

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that same highway becomes peaceful on Sundays

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Wow very nice SOuth African highway pics Kulani and the signboards look so kewl.

Lol the largest parking lot in SOuthern Hemisphere :hilarious: :hilarious: but I think Jo'burg and Pretoria's connurbation pop is still below 10 million but wow very nice highways there

Morocco's freeways are very impressive with scenic landscapes in many stretches :okay: Very straight and smooth driving. I want to see the highways connecting Casablanca and Rabat :)

Wow very nice SOuth African highway pics Kulani and the signboards look so kewl.

Lol the largest parking lot in SOuthern Hemisphere :hilarious: :hilarious: but I think Jo'burg and Pretoria's connurbation pop is still below 10 million but wow very nice highways there

Morocco's freeways are very impressive with scenic landscapes in many stretches :okay: Very straight and smooth driving. I want to see the highways connecting Casablanca and Rabat :)

The stretch between Pretoria and Joburg is roughly 55 kilometers and sees around 320,000 cars pass on it per day. On a bad day during morning/evening peak hours, traffic can be packed like that on the entire highway from Pretoria to Joburg making what should be a 35 minute trip a 3 hour trip!!! This is why the Gautrain Rapid Rail link is being developed to try and solve this problem. The South african national roads agency (SANRAL) announced a week ago that they will spend $3 billion to try and widen this and other highways while connecting other highways to improve the traffic situation before 2010. The only challenge for the rapid rail system will be getting South Africans off their cars which they love very much.

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the highways out of town

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one thing for sure moroccan highways are perfect for a road trip just make sure that ur car dont break down in the middle of nowhere, wide, sleek open(no conjestion), sa highways are just class . damn it i am jelous, lemmie vent off alittle bit. why cant kenyan roads be like that, we have the money the equipment, and the skilled workforce to get it done but for some damn stupid reason we just cant fix the traffic nightmare, The economy is growing in all kinds of sections but we dont want to fix the infrastructure that supports it because the current roads are in damn pathetic condition. there all kinds of planned highways to be built but it takes centuries to get the plans moving. the taxes kenyans pay are crazy, what devil cursed our ministry of roads and infrastructure. thay need someone to kick the living crap out of them or fire them i think in africa kenya has one of the worst roads given that it is one of the top 5 or 6 economies in africa coz S.A.N.E are getting it done, for crying out loud even ivory coast which haad a civil war has better roads than my country. dont get me wrong i love my country to death but the roads issue really pisses the hell out of me. if the roads and railway systems are fixed in kenya the effect will be felt in many areas of the daily life of a kenyan and the economy will actually boom because we lose so many busineses to sa just because of our ROADS!!! i hope and pray that the situation gets better

one of the highways from Joburg Airport

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one thing for sure moroccan highways are perfect for a road trip just make sure that ur car dont break down in the middle of nowhere, wide, sleek open(no conjestion), sa highways are just class . damn it i am jelous, lemmie vent off alittle bit. why cant kenyan roads be like that, we have the money the equipment, and the skilled workforce to get it done but for some damn stupid reason we just cant fix the traffic nightmare, The economy is growing in all kinds of sections but we dont want to fix the infrastructure that supports it because the current roads are in damn pathetic condition. there all kinds of planned highways to be built but it takes centuries to get the plans moving.

Africa needs to realize that infrastructure investment is key from power, roads, ports, water and class rooms!! I think there is also an element of people not taking enough risks and daring to dream and build things. Look at how far and wide guys like Nkrumah dreamed and they really looked far into the future in the way they built infrastructure. Sadly leaders like him are in short supply today.

Street level view of highway in Cape Town. Hey guys. I used to live in that flat whose roof is protruding above the bridge on the left hand side, when i was a student at the University of Cape Town.


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Africa needs to realize that infrastructure investment is key from power, roads, ports, water and class rooms!! I think there is also an element of people not taking enough risks and daring to dream and build things. Look at how far and wide guys like Nkrumah dreamed and they really looked far into the future in the way they built infrastructure. Sadly leaders like him are in short supply today.

well said, the world is how you dream it i think john perkins said that. as i said sa highways are just plain out class better than some european ones

Gas stations are normally placed on each side of the highway in intervals of between 80-100 kilometers along each national highway. There is normally things like bathrooms, restaurants etc to enable long distance travelers to unwind.

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Another gas station under the flyovers on N1 and Allandale road in Midrand

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highways heading towards Johannesburg's O.R Tambo airport

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Exit from a highway in Durban

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cement truck somewhere in Cape Town, my friend used to work for LaFarge, the cement guys and once gave me a whole lecture about all the different types of concrete, cement, ready made something etc. LOL

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Woodstock

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Mombasa Highway leading out of Nairobi

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man SA is the class of Africa ....and it just keeps gettin better. With the world cup coming in 2010....SA is keen to improve its infastructure.

man SA is the class of Africa ....and it just keeps gettin better. With the world cup coming in 2010....SA is keen to improve its infastructure

Man, I was thinking the same thing. I honestly have to confess that SA´s highways are really well-developped, well mantained (!!!) and smooth. Other countries in Africa (including Nigeria - apart from Abuja) still have a very long way to go until they reach South African standard highways! With all the money stolen by devilish creatures like Abacha and the like, Nigeria could have built very nice and large urban and interregional highways criss-crossing our cities and even country, it is such a shame! Damn:bash: :bash:

Well, let´s just look forward now and no longer back ´cos it is the future we can influence in a positive way and no longer the shameful past.

man SA is the class of Africa ....and it just keeps gettin better. With the world cup coming in 2010....SA is keen to improve its infastructure.

I think we have the previous apartheid government to thank who made significant investments in the early 1960s and 1970s in infrastructure across the board especially highways. However the 1980s and 1990s was characterized by huge military and police expenditures as the country was at war with itself due to riots against apartheid and very little was invested in road infrastructure which has already started to show signs of taking strain.

In hindsight, the FIFA 2010 World Cup is a blessing in disguise for South Africa and this is why so many of us are pinning our hopes on it. It has spurred the ANC government which was resting on its laurels on transport infrastructure to swing into action and now we have over $15 billion worth of projects to upgrade public transport infrastructure. Everyone now believes that public transport will be the single biggest legacy of the FIFA 2010 World Cup in SA as it will enable the country to really make that jump into first world public transport infrastructure.

I think we have the previous apartheid government to thank who made significant investments in the early 1960s and 1970s in infrastructure across the board especially highways. However the 1980s and 1990s was characterized by huge military and police expenditures as the country was at war with itself due to riots against apartheid and very little was invested in road infrastructure which has already started to show signs of taking strain

In hindsight, the FIFA 2010 World Cup is a blessing in disguise for South Africa and this is why so many of us are pinning our hopes on it. It has spurred the ANC government which was resting on its laurels on transport infrastructure to swing into action and now we have over $15 billion worth of projects to upgrade public transport infrastructure. Everyone now believes that public transport will be the single biggest legacy of the FIFA 2010 World Cup in SA as it will enable the country to really make that jump into first world public transport infrastructure.

the colonial masters invested in roads in most of their colonies becoz they purely understood just how important the roads are to nation building, but the governments that took over just did not continue with the trend. kudos to anc who made sure that the infrastrucure did not get run down like in other countries like kenya ivory coast and many more. btw the world cup is one of the best things to happen to the you nation of RSA. even the developed world fights for it coz the economic effects are extreeemly far reaching

In hindsight, the FIFA 2010 World Cup is a blessing in disguise for South Africa and this is why so many of us are pinning our hopes on it. It has spurred the ANC government which was resting on its laurels on transport infrastructure to swing into action and now we have over $15 billion worth of projects to upgrade public transport infrastructure. Everyone now believes that public transport will be the single biggest legacy of the FIFA 2010 World Cup in SA as it will enable the country to really make that jump into first world public transport infrastructure.

That is good to know but at the same time it makes one wonder why South Africa needs an event like the FIFA to upgrade its infrastructure. Normally this has to be done without lauching big events like the World Cup 2010!
Asian countries are building new roads and highways without an "inivitation" to do so.

Ohno let's be optimistic you see Abuja has world-class highways criss-crossing through the city :) They are very wide and must be very smooth ride , and the roads are lined with impressive apartments and office blocks !

Some very nice Abujapics! I love the wide, open and immaculate road network of Abuja:cheers:

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That is good to know but at the same time it makes one wonder why South Africa needs an event like the FIFA to upgrade its infrastructure. Normally this has to be done without lauching big events like the World Cup 2010!
Asian countries are building new roads and highways without an "inivitation" to do so.

The $4 billion Gautrain Rapid Rail link was on the cards since 2001 and actually slated to be complete by 2006 and other projects were already on the cards or under construction. The ANC has done pretty well in extending roads to previously neglected areas in townships and rural areas. A good example is how they tarred all roads in Soweto a place with more than 1 million people and also managed to build new highways like N4 to Mozambique and N1N14 to Botswana and redid the N1 to Zimbabwe border post. In doing this, the cities took a bit of a back seat and this is why we are saying 2010 has brought back the focus to the big cities.

I think the FIFA 2010 has merely become a new catalyst and reason for ANC government to justify to a very difficult electorate with differing needs why it needs to spend all this big cash on these big projects (which are often seen as grandiose and extravagant) instead of spending it on social grants to make the poor happy. Balancing these needs has been the biggest political challenges in SA and the ANC has had to walk a very tight rope. For example Gautrain Rapid Rail link is seen by the poor black majority as a waste of money on providing the rich who are predominantly white with an expensive train.

Think of it this way, its easier to tell the black electorate most of whom will probably not even afford to get on this $4 billion tube from airport to downtown Joburg and Pretoria that we are building this for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. No one will argue that you should be spending it on houses, water and electrifying the poor rural areas, because we all love football and want to put one hell of a show.

So that is why 2010 has become the reason d'etre for everything in SA. Half of those projects that are being done were all in the pipeline, but 2010 has made it easier for the cities to get the budgetary allocation to do this now and to even spend even more than would have been allocated to them before 2010. Obviously some are trying to squeez even more juice from the national government.

Its all good .....Im just happy for SA...and africa in general in gettin the world cup.....other countries are jealous cuz they dont want the cup to be hosted in africa....in ur face suckers.....its gonna be a lasting legacy...people will see South Africa that hell i havent seen before...i just wish i could go....I think this World Cup will also bring black and white south africans together to support their country.

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Sandton in the background

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from here, in another 15 minutes drive, you should be in downtown Joburg

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Great job, Kulani, I'm really enjoying your pics! Same to all the other contributors in this thread, awesome job!

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Agree! Keep them coming Kulani, you always manage to post such good shots!

Shot in the morning from the back of a Jeep SUV

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The traffic on the N3 starts to go bumber to bumber from around 16h00.

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Kulani, who break your windowpane?

Kulani, who break your windowpane?

That's actually my friend's car, he told me he was driving in a farm up in Limpopo province visiting his farmer dad when a truck spun a small stone that hit his wind screen and inflicted what initially looked like just a small crack. A few weeks later the crack had expanded into this. I hope he has fixed it already, as his insurance company was still dragging their foot when i last spoke to him. LOL

2 years ago, the summer after graduating from Uni this South African friend of mine did a road trip passing by most of the South African coast. We started in Cape Town, went through Port Elizabeth, East London up onto Durban. From there we headed inland and pretty much went everywhere in the "Orange free state" as it used to be known. The infrastructure was top notch smooth paved roads. The world cup will be a blessing not only for stadium infrastructure but the roads and public transport system that goes with it. Had it not been for South Africa's hosting of the 2010 WC I doubt with this current ANC goverment much would have been done.

2 years ago, the summer after graduating from Uni this South African friend of mine did a road trip passing by most of the South African coast. We started in Cape Town, went through Port Elizabeth, East London up onto Durban. From there we headed inland and pretty much went everywhere in the "Orange free state" as it used to be known. The infrastructure was top notch smooth paved roads. The world cup will be a blessing not only for stadium infrastructure but the roads and public transport system that goes with it. Had it not been for South Africa's hosting of the 2010 WC I doubt with this current ANC goverment much would have been done.

I think the ANC goverment has done a tremendous job considering they are now taking care of the needs of the whole population of SA unlike the aparteid/colonial goverment which only looked after the white population and had more resources to spend on roads etc.

I think the ANC goverment has done a tremendous job considering they are now taking care of the needs of the whole population of SA unlike the aparteid/colonial goverment which only looked after the white population and had more resources to spend on roads etc.

Its a challenge having to balance the needs of what Mbeki calls the dual economies of SA, one highly developed and westernized and another largely plagued by poverty. Their needs are so vastly different. I know in Johannesburg where i live, they spent a lot of money paving roads in Soweto, Alexandra, Tembisa and other townships that were largely neglected. The results are easy to see when you drive into Soweto today.

This obviously means you often have to put some projects on the back seat and right now those of us priviliged to live in suburbs and cities have had to exercise some patience and deal with the traffic problems. I personally didn't mind because i understand how much the poor are sacrificing for this country while we eat in silver spoons and drive BMWs. Sure we pay most of the tax, but as we have all learned, if you don't sort out poverty, it will come to play itself out in a theater near you (aka crime). That said, i wouldn't describe the ANC's investment in roads as tremendous yet, but definitely a good job.

I think the ANC goverment has done a tremendous job considering they are now taking care of the needs of the whole population of SA unlike the aparteid/colonial goverment which only looked after the white population and had more resources to spend on roads etc.

No doubt that South Africa's majority population is better off now than under apartheid, but lets not romanticize the party either. Their is very little genuine help to those who live in the townships. Black economic empowerment has made only a few very wealthy blacks, the middle class is still under presented. It is improving but with the corruption in this ANC goverment I doubt this rate of improvement will speed up. To me the opposition seems alot more competent but has an identity crisis. Being viewed as a predominantly "white" party. Peoples predjudices work both ways.

That doesn't change the fact that South Africa has easily the most dynamic, modern economy on the African continent. People like to point out that old cliche "oh its because of their white population" but thats a bs argument.

I think we all tend to not realise how much work they have done on roads because we didn't see a new highway get constructed behind our backyard. But here are some of the projects i know they carried out since coming to power.

- Upgrading the N1 from Pretoria all the way to Bait bridge, border post to Zimbabwe was completly redone, this is roughly 400 kilometers worth of upgrades on this highway. (I drive on this highway when i visit my folks up north and its such a pleasure to drive on it now) and they have cut traveling times too. Towards 1994 the highway especially from Potgietersrust to Louis Trichardt was a small two way road and i kept holding my seat whenever a truck comes on the other side, while my dad was driving his pickup van), because the road was so tiny and the edges were starting to come off.

- The N4 to Nelspruit and Mozambique which now serves as a gateway to Mozambique is a newly built highway
- the N1N14 which is the gateway to Botswana via Rustenburg from Pretoria, also a new highway
- the N17 through Rosetenville, don't know where it comes from. I know its supposed to go up to Ermelo, but got stuck on some EIA issues
- Rivonia road upgrades to dual carriageway from Rosebank all the way to Sandton during the WSSD conference in 2004
- N3 upgrades to make the whole highway dual carriageway

And these are just the highway projects i know of that are centered around Johannesburg. Sure they didn't build any significant highway inside Joburg, Cape Town, Pretoria or Durban but i think the extension and building of new highways and roads towards rural areas and border posts from the key economic centres is there for all to see, unless we conveniently choose to forget these.

M2 highway in Johannesburg

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M1 double decker highway in Johannesburg
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Heading to Soweto, the N1/N12 temporarily overlap and then slit into N1 north bound to Pretoria and N12 towards Kimberly

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after the split

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the mountains are mine dumps from ages ago, i believe they are trying to process this
and extract the last bit of gold left in them and do away with them.

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Soweto - Diepkloof houses in the background

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Once in Soweto

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On the other end of the N12 highway, you head towards OR Tambo international airport (formerly Johannesburg international airport) and Witbank.

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Some flyovers outside Pretoria, the capital city

http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x31/Upington/01302271.jpg

N3 to Durban, perhaps 250 kilometers away from Johannesburg

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algiers coming from east

http://fyollande.skyrock.com/pics/206684039.jpg

blida 60 km from algiers

http://fyollande.skyrock.com/pics/206694542.jpg

algiers suburb

http://www.16alger.com/images/Vue%20a%E9rienne/Vue%20a%E9rienne14.jpg

http://www.16alger.com/images/Vue%20a%E9rienne/Vue%20a%E9rienne21.jpg

http://www.satimagingcorp.com/galleryimages/ikonos-high-resolution-satellite-algiers-web.jpg

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algiers

http://fyollande.skyrock.com/pics/261579172.jpg

oran

http://fyollande.skyrock.com/pics/283915127.jpg

Highway in Tanzania.
http://piotrk.photosite.com/~photos/tn/7065463_1024.ts1166472390000.jpg

Lovely road there in Tanzania, we are about to launch iBurst in Dar Es Salaam.

http://www.dailynews-tsn.com/page.php?id=7838

SA's highways are easily the best in Africa, this along with airports and rail system should help SA leap into the "first world" and effectively compete with the larger economies in Europe and US

SA's highways are easily the best in Africa, this along with airports and rail system should help SA leap into the "first world" and effectively compete with the larger economies in Europe and US

We just need to sort out the freaking crime and get the whole Black Economic Empowerment and Affirmative Action programs working properly to accelerate investments, wealth generation and narrow income inequality. And if our president could fire some ministers for something called INCOMPETENCE. Top on my list of Ministers that should have long been showed the door are the ministers of Safety and Security, Health, Communications, Home Affairs and Housing

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Lovely road there in Tanzania, we are about to launch iBurst in Dar Es Salaam.

http://www.dailynews-tsn.com/page.php?id=7838

Tanzania has some very nice roads. I think they have the second best highways in East Africa, second only to Rwanda which has the best highways in the region.

Tanzania has some very nice roads. I think they have the second best highways in East Africa, second only to Rwanda which has the best highways in the region.

Do you think you can get us some pics?:)

Do you think you can get us some pics?:)

I'll try get some especially for Tanzania. Rwanda pictures may be hard to get but alot of roads are getting built there.

I'll try get some especially for Tanzania. Rwanda pictures may be hard to get but alot of roads are getting built there.

Wow, so the Rwanda guys really mean business. I have always thought that Paul Kigame is one guy that really has a mission. Wish we could get some pictures and see the roads. I heard they are laying a lot of fiber rings to cover the whole country in order to boost broadband internet access.

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I believe that Nigeria is moving in the right direction. I saw on the news that The new Minister for Transport has outlined roads that will be reconstructed. He is about to begin a nationwide tour to have a comprehensive understanding of the problem, before going back to the drawing board. I think that 16 years of military rule has really messed up things for Nigeria

I believe that Nigeria is moving in the right direction. I saw on the news that The new Minister for Transport has outlined roads that will be reconstructed. He is about to begin a nationwide tour to have a comprehensive understanding of the problem, before going back to the drawing board. I think that 16 years of military rule has really messed up things for Nigeria

Yeah, right now the guys just need to start building infrastructure like crazy everywhere to bring Nigeria up to speed. Especially with the oil windfall coming from the rising oil prices. They really need to do what Angola is doing with its oil money. Less talk and more action is what is needed for Nigeria.

Yeah, right now the guys just need to start building infrastructure like crazy everywhere to bring Nigeria up to speed. Especially with the oil windfall coming from the rising oil prices. They really need to do what Angola is doing with its oil money. Less talk and more action is what is needed for Nigeria.

Kulani, please, don´t forget that Nigeria has built up a lot of infrastructure in the 70´s and early 80´s. Abuja has mostly been built from the mid 90´s onwards....and more new roads have been built since 1999. Nigeria has the best infrastructure (number of highways, flyovers, number of airports, kilometres of road network etc.) outside of South Africa in sub-saharan Africa. But I perfectly agree with you that more needs to be done. A cheque of $30 billion for more road and highway construction could help a lot!

Kulani, please, don´t forget that Nigeria has built up a lot of infrastructure in the 70´s and early 80´s. Abuja has mostly been built from the mid 90´s onwards....and more new roads have been built since 1999. Nigeria has the best infrastructure (number of highways, flyovers, number of airports, kilometres of road network etc.) outside of South Africa in sub-saharan Africa. But I perfectly agree with you that more needs to be done. A cheque of $30 billion for more road and highway construction could help a lot!

Yes, you are right that Nigeria right now needs to be very ambitious to really close the gap. A $30 billion check would not hurt and would immediately signal that Yar'Ardua is serious about tackling this. South Africa is currently spending roughly $12 billion on rail transport, $10 billion on roads and $5 billion on airports and $20 billion on electricity.

I stand corrected but isn't the Nigerian government making $3 billion or more in oil exports per month? So money to finance this should not be a problem at all.

Rissik off-ramp to Marshalltown, Johannesburg from the M2 highway

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/182/442594040_1f55193f17_b.jpg

heading the other side (North) into M1

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/206/442597410_b636c7a594_b.jpg

Kulani, please, don´t forget that Nigeria has built up a lot of infrastructure in the 70´s and early 80´s. Abuja has mostly been built from the mid 90´s onwards....and more new roads have been built since 1999. Nigeria has the best infrastructure (number of highways, flyovers, number of airports, kilometres of road network etc.) outside of South Africa in sub-saharan Africa. But I perfectly agree with you that more needs to be done. A cheque of $30 billion for more road and highway construction could help a lot!

I am not sure Nigeria has the second best infrastructure in sub saharan Africa, I think that if you look at population and number of roads Namibia, Tanzania and even Kenya are on par or better than Nigeria. Kenyan Airports are some of the best in Africa and the rail network is also changing for the better. A Nigerian friend who visited Nairobi told me that he found Nairobi to be much better than Lagos because of better roads and a much better in city transport network.

Kenya and Tanzania have a Better Transportation Infrastructure than Nigeria, in the sense that roads in those two countries are better maintained.

However when looking at it from a "Infrastructure in place" point of view Nigeria has a better Transportation Infrastructure.

The Longest Bridge in Africa is in Nigeria.

If you go to Lagos, there are more Flyovers and Ring Roads than in Nairobi. At least from what I have seen of Nairobi. However when Nigerians say Nairobi is better than Lagos, it is all to do with Maintenance. I mean when all the Flyovers and Highways were completed in the 70s, they were World Class, on par with those of any other country in Africa. However Nigeria's Greatest Downfall Infrastructure wise is Maintenance.

A lot of the roads in Nigeria are in a deplorable state, however a lot of Transportation Infrastructure are still in Place. The Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos is still "Africa's Bridge". The Murtala Mohammad International Airport is still a very important airport in Africa, and the roads in Abuja are one of the best maintained on the continent.

Looking at a none Biased point of view, Kenya has a better Transportation Infrastructure. Roads in Nairobi, are cleaner than those in Lagos, There are less Port Holes etc. However Nigeria has a less Uphill struggle in terms of putting the Infrastructure in place. Our problem is Maintenance.

I am not sure Nigeria has the second best infrastructure in sub saharan Africa, I think that if you look at population and number of roads Namibia, Tanzania and even Kenya are on par or better than Nigeria. Kenyan Airports are some of the best in Africa and the rail network is also changing for the better. A Nigerian friend who visited Nairobi told me that he found Nairobi to be much better than Lagos because of better roads and a much better in city transport network

Hahahahaha, it gave me a good laugh and nothing more.

Nigeria has the second best infrastructure in Africa beyond any doubt. Comparing Namibia to Nigeria is simply ridiculous, once you leave Swakopmund and Windhoek you have just one single road leading to nowhere, partly it is even sand and dirt road!

In Lagos and Abuja (give me any city outside of South Africa ) that has the same standard of infrastructure like Abuja. There is none. The next closest is still Abidjan.

The number of flyovers, the number of bridges, the number of airports (all that has be paid with petro-money and not with exporting bananas and peanuts) many towns in Nigeria have tarred roads even smaller ones, There are more than 2000 km of highways in naia. I don´t say our infratsructure is good - far from it - but it is there, we don´t have to start from scratch which is still the case for the majority of African countries.

As for your Nigerian friend, you should keep in mind that Naija people love to complain a lot and always say that things are greener on the other pasture...this doesn´t mean it it really this way.:)

on talking about "Africa" (I mean Sub-saharan africa)

Interview with Hon. Eng. Raila Amolo Odinga Minister for Roads and Public Works
Nairobi, Wednesday 8th, December 2004 - The new Government has been in power for over 2 years, and we have read in a survey that this Ministry is considered to be one of the most active Ministry, so can you tell us what have been the main challenges and achievements of this Ministry so far?

This is the Ministry for Roads and Public Works. Prior to the reshuffle, it included Housing, which has now gone over to the Ministry for Lands. We are now solely responsible for Roads and Public Works.

Roads as you know are like blood vessels in humans, to a country and its economy. As the blood vessels transport blood to the whole of the body, so do roads convey goods, services and people to all parts of the country. The importance of roads needs no emphasis. When this government took over, early last year, we inherited a very sorry state of affairs as far as roads are concerned.

We have a road network of about 150 000km, out of this 63 000km are classified roads, meaning they are categorised as Class A to E roads and others. The remainder are unclassified roads. Of the 63 000km of classified roads 9 000km are Bitumen, while others are either gravel or earth roads. At our independence in 1963, we had only 1 008 km of tarmac roads, since then we have increased that by over 7 000km


Well mathiass thi is what we have been able to do with our bananas and paenuts that you mentioned, well with your oil you should have the best raods on the entier continent. Note that this is before the new government had started the process of road reconstruction that is still goiong on

Kenyan24, first of all I wasn´t refering to any country when I said "bananas and peanuts" and I certainly hadn´t got Kenya in mind. I know what Kenya has achieved, you just have to look at the pics of nairobi.

But let me tell you a few things: Nigeria had a handful of univesities at time of independece from Britain, today the number has increased to more than 40 universities (not to speak of the colleges), there virtually were not many paved roads at time of independence to speak of (that how the best of Lagos looked like during times of British rule in Nigeria: http://personal.ee.surrey.ac.uk/Personal/D.Jefferies/amj/nigeria-1951/02-broad-street-lagos-1951.jpg), there were no bridges worthy of note, no airports or ports to speak of. When nigeria got independent it was not like former Rhodesia and far behind what Kenya was at independence and even Ghana. Nigeria was horribly under-developed and dirt-poor at time of independence.

Moreover, some people no nothing about Nigeria, in your eyes all are just crooks and muderes or go into prostitution business and Naija is a compelte mess!:bash: This is not true, Nigeria people are very well educated and not "stupid" and "savage" people what the Western media is constantly writing about! Nigeria´s diaspora amounts to 16 million living abroad (more than some countries in Africa have inhabitants), many are very well educated and are "rediscovering" their country in forms of private investment and knowledge transfer more and more.

THE PROBLEM IS THAT NIGERIA WAS DENIED THE CHANCE OF DEVELOPMENT FOR 20 YEARS due to military rule, if the trend had continued in the 70s, nobody would talk about "poor" and helpless africa today.

i have never personally been to Nigeria and Kenya but my personal view would be that Nigeria would have more roads, bridges, flyovers and more kilometers of paved roads than Kenya purely because of its sheer size in terms of population and land mass of its cities. Sure Kenya most likely has better maintained roads with few potholes etc because the level of neglect due to corrupt governments probably did not get worse than that in Nigeria. I understood that in the 1970s Nigerian was building infrastructure pretty fast and all this was cut short by the military regimes. Based on the pictures i have seen of Lagos, Abuja and Nairobi, i firmly believe Nigeria has MORE road infrastructure while Kenya probably has BETTER road infrastructure. Notice the difference between MORE and BETTER.

Kulani, then hopefully your business travels will take you to Nigeria in the future. urban Nigerian people are very dynamic, innovative, cosmopolitan, proud and educated people.
I sometimes wonder what Nigeria would have become if we only had 15-20 million mouths to feed (what is the case for the "average" African country)! Nigerians are simply bustling with energy and creativeness, some people overlook this crucila aspect!

I found some pics on Rwanda's new highways.
One of the new dual carriageways crossing Kigali with the Amahoro stadium in the background.(bottom of pic)

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1192/1019149423_556a097f53.jpg?v=0

Another new dual carriageway around the embassy area.
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1111/1019149379_4652b8b3c6.jpg?v=0

I am not sure Nigeria has the second best infrastructure in sub saharan Africa, I think that if you look at population and number of roads Namibia, Tanzania and even Kenya are on par or better than Nigeria. Kenyan Airports are some of the best in Africa and the rail network is also changing for the better. A Nigerian friend who visited Nairobi told me that he found Nairobi to be much better than Lagos because of better roads and a much better in city transport network.

i dont think nigeria's problem lies in the roads. it comes from the poor transportation alternatives. without the option of trains and ferries in lagos, the roads the the only means of transport and they are thus always congested and inefficient

Does "the best infrustructure" mean the most or best maintained. As an example, Brazil has more roads than Sweden but is it better. You have to look at population and maintenance since some cities and countries are larger but are they better.
I have always thought that Nigeria had the potential to be a first world economy due to it's sheer size and enomous oil reserves but the knife cuts both ways. Since Nigeria has such a large population it will be alot harder for the country to rebuild after what many say is over 20years of neglect.
Fly-overs and Brigdes do not determine how good a cities infrustructure is since a city located inland has no need for Bridges.

(...)Fly-overs and Brigdes do not determine how good a cities infrustructure is since a city located inland has no need for Bridges.

Abuja has no need for bridges ´cos it is located inland, so they are building it just out of fun?!:lol:

Highway in Lagos
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TBite, i take it this highway and others in Lagos were built in the 1970s right?

TBite, i take it this highway and others in Lagos were built in the 1970s right?
Yes they were, although some were built in the early 1980s as well and the third mainland bridge (The Longest in Africa) was opened in 1991. Thanks to IBB and Abacha nothing much happened in the 1990s.

Lagos Highway

http://lh3.google.com/oreoluwa.alao/RnLITl3WLzI/AAAAAAAAA3k/gELfp_v92ZY/DSC00144.JPG?imgmax=800

Abuja Highways

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credit to tbite

highway in abuja
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1094/973121843_6f48cb8df8_o.jpg

nice pictures of Nigerian highways, Matthias,Tbite and DennisRodman. Keep them flowing.

Highway in Tanzania.
http://piotrk.photosite.com/~photos/tn/7065463_1024.ts1166472390000.jpg

This magic road of Tanzania is like a gateway to heaven ! :cheers:

To be honest, the highways of South Africa are truly World-class and much better than in many Western European countries ( in my eyes ) :okay: The wide 6 and 8-lane highways seem brilliantly connected to one another with fantastic signages and flyovers.

Algerian and Moroccan highways are also of high quality and definitely deserve recognition.

I've also seen many pics of Ghanaian highways before ( not on this thread ) and many of them are world-class and impressive. Especially those highways connecting Accra and its nearby suburbs :okay:

We cannot judge the standard of development of a country by the quality of existing infracture -- instead, we must look at the level of improvement/ growth of infrastructure in that country. The' growth rate' is more important than the 'existing' . Kenya, Sudan, Nigeria, Namibia, and others are catching up rapidly in building world-class highways ( there are already many world-class highways in Abuja, Nairobi, and around Khartoum from what I've seen ) :okay: :okay:

That would be a lovely summer drive location. :cheers:

Rural highway in Kenya:

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/150/433728294_6dc8d2aa35_o.jpg


Semi-rural highway; Thika Road passing through Thika, 20km from Nairobi.

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http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1144/578512564_477262c528_b.jpg

Another Abuja highway

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/106/365829560_ddba212340_o.jpg

Lagos Highway
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Aswan-Abu Simbel Highway in Desert (Egypt)
http://img128.imageshack.us/img128/5235/egypthighwayaq4.jpg

Namibia Highway (Namib Desert)
http://img507.imageshack.us/img507/3773/namibia1es5.jpg

Coastal Highway in Morocco
http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/4411/moroccora9.jpg

Highway in Arusha Tanzania.
http://img507.imageshack.us/img507/9550/arushaoa3.jpg

I never knew Tanzania had such good roads.;)

Highway in Arusha Tanzania.
http://img507.imageshack.us/img507/9550/arushaoa3.jpg

I never knew Tanzania had such good roads.;)
^^
I also never knew until I visited the country. It was quite a surprise for me.:)

and it helps they have low vehicular traffic too cos if tht was a lagos road it'll be exhausted by now

and it helps they have low vehicular traffic too cos if tht was a lagos road it'll be exhausted by now
^^
I think vehicle traffic numbers have little effect on the road condition. The main problem IMO lies in the fact that most of Africa's roads are built to last 15-20 years and are hardly constantly maintained. Add shoddy workmanship (using poor materials to minimize costs) and the road quickly falls into tatters.

In developed countries, roads are built to last 40-50 years with superior materials. They also have more cars but their roads last.

hi my friends.
i m morocan forumer.
i have the chance to travel abroad, especially in LAGOS.
i should say that i had another idea about africa " you know", and i didnt expect to say good infrastructure.
i was really impressed by lagos, it s a great metropol.
i will share some photos i took using an old camera in lagos, they 're bad quality.

http://img512.imageshack.us/img512/5538/lagos3pr5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
Shot at 2007-08-11

another bad qulity photo i took

http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/1595/lagosvn5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

and the "murtalah aeroport of lagos"

http://img391.imageshack.us/img391/1071/aeroportcopykv0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

if there anyone from lagos he could recogniza this !!

http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/2137/lagos6kr3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

in the road.

http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/2981/32849583gl7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/968/91749623td8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

:)

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PRetoria SA

http://img474.imageshack.us/img474/9703/autoroutetc9.th.jpg (http://img474.imageshack.us/my.php?image=autoroutetc9.jpg)
http://img474.imageshack.us/img474/3905/autoroute2xf6.th.jpg (http://img474.imageshack.us/my.php?image=autoroute2xf6.jpg)
http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/1646/autoroute3lb8.th.jpg (http://img502.imageshack.us/my.php?image=autoroute3lb8.jpg)

Some selfmade pics, highway near meknes - morocco

cool highways

This was built by Julius Berger (pic taken in 1985)

http://forum.bauforum24.biz/forum/uploads/post-1166-1146568188.jpg

Again built by Julius Berger (interregional highway)

http://forum.bauforum24.biz/forum/uploads/post-1166-1148654313.jpg

http://forum.bauforum24.biz/forum/uploads/post-1166-1142592554_thumb.jpg

Again built by Julius Berger Nigeria

http://forum.bauforum24.biz/forum/index.php?act=Attach&type=post&id=61594

Still dwelling in the past,Mathias?

Can you label the locations mathias?

Friednofthecity, Yes, if you want to call it like that, I am dwelling on memories (although I was not even alive or still a little boy when most of the projects were undertaken), one thing is for sure Nigeria didn´t have to hide itself anywhere at that time, it was already celebrated the "Brazil of Africa" and it was Africa´s sole superpower ahead of nations like Thailand and Indonesia, the early 80´s flung the country back horribly!

Damn, if the boom had continued Nigeria would have been on par with any of the South East Asian tigers nowadays, but signs of catching up are there again, so there is renewed hope!



Kboy, one is Eko Bridge


The other is the multi-lane expressway (ten lanes) between the Port of Apapa and Ikeja.

Still dwelling in the past,Mathias?

All those Bridges are still in Lagos. They are not in the best state, but they are still intact. Provided the Government can revamp them, and build more bridges/highways to compliment the existing ones, then Nigeria will be on the fast path again.

Lagos to Reconstruct Major Roads

08.20.2007

Lagos state government has finalised arrangement forthe reconstrution of 50 major roads spread across thethree senatorial districts in the state.
The road reconstruction exercise is in tandem with the continuation of the ten-point agenda of the State Government to raise human development index by pursuing plans, programmes and projects which have positive and direct impact on the lives of the people.
Special Adviser on Works and Infrastructure to the state governor, Engr Ganiyu Johnson who made this known at the weekend in Ikeja said to this end the state Government has called for tenders for the construction/reconstruction/rehabilitation of the road projects.
He listed some of the road projects toinclude Ajangbadi-IIogbo-Elegba road in Ojo Local Government; Association Avenue (Governor’s Road), Idimu; Samuel Ekundayo Road, Badagry; Alexander Road, Oko-Oba, Agege; Dendeke Martins Street, Ilaje, Bariga; Ijede-Egbin Road and Fadungbade Close, Ikorodu; Satellite Town Road, Amuwo-Odofin; and network of road at Magodo Estate (Olumiywa Street, Kola AmoduCrescent, Duruji Way, Ogunnaike Close).
Others according to Johnson include Interstate Boundary Roads (Ayobo-Aiyetoro Road), Ayobo; Modupe Ayo-Ade Street off Abeokuta Oshodi Expressway, Araromi Bus/Stop; Shitta Street/Shitta Extension, Agege among others.

Roads in Irawo (Abeokuta Street, Ibadan Street, Ondo Street andOkunbadejo Street) Ajegunle; Lowa Street, Ikorodu;Agodo Community Roads in Egbe Idimu; Old Otta/IbariRoad, Alagbado; Olasimbo Street, Oregun, Ikeja;Beckley Estate/Grillo Road, Ifako Ijaiye,; Network ofroads in Local Government Housing Estate, Epe and BodeJoseph Street, Gbagada, Ifako.The Special Adviser added that tenders have also beeninvited for the construction/reconstruction and rehabilitation of Idowu Rufai Street, Okota; Odunmaku/Omole Street,Alimosho; and Afolabi Aina and Adegbeyemi Streets,beside Alade Market, Ikeja; and the Access Road toSheik Tijani Bakare and Winfunke Street off AbeokutaExpressway; Idako Lekki Road, off Lagos-EpeExpressway, Eti-Osa; Masebinu Street, Sabo-Ilaje inOjo Local Government area; and Humuani/Adetona Street,Agege among others.He noted that interested bidders mustdemonstrate the ability to undertake the projects withrelevant and verifiable projects embarked upon withinthe last 10 years and must be registered with theState Government Central Works Registration Board.To qualify to bid, Johnson explained that prospectivebidders must submit tenders in sealedenvelopes marked confidential with the correct titlesof the project clearly indicated and delivered at theSecretariat of the State Tenders Board atAlausa Secretariat adding that the State Governmentreserves the right to accept or reject late tenderjust as it is not obliged to consider favourably anyparticular tender.The Special Adviser also urged all PrivateTelecommunication Operators (PTOs) who might have anyprogramme on the said road projects to fast track andsubmit same to the Lagos State InfrastructureMaintenance Regulatory agency (LASMIRA) now as theState Government will not allow any form of roadcutting exercise on the said roads after constructionwork would have been concluded.


http://www.thisdayonline.com/nview.php?id=86814

SORRY! I thought I would be better still if you look to the future now rather than the past,Mathias.

east algiers highway going west (toward airoport)

http://ea.img.v4.skyrock.com/ea8/icosiumcity/pics/1143203490.jpg


http://ea.img.v4.skyrock.com/ea8/icosiumcity/pics/1143215244.jpg


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Nairobi

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1096/1190225133_36e70ef499_o.jpg

Highway Ikoyi/Victoria Island to Lagos Island.

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1168/1150540286_61471877f4.jpg

Abuja Highways
http://www.asorock.com/People/data/central/image_pjpeg_12_29_2003%207_40_31%20am/dscf0014.jpg

http://www.asorock.com/People/data/central/image_pjpeg_12_29_2003%207_40_31%20am/dscf0013.jpg

http://www.asorock.com/People/data/central/image_pjpeg_12_29_2003%207_40_31%20am/dscf0015.jpg

http://www.asorock.com/People/data/central/image_pjpeg_12_29_2003%208_21_25%20am/dscf0010.jpg

http://www.geocities.co.jp/SilkRoad-Desert/1917/DCimage/zuma.jpg

who wants to call me? i need some international friends....Tbite and co drop me an email

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Highways in Durban, South Africa's largest habour city

http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x31/Upington/1161267708_4dd6c4f81c_b.jpg

http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x31/Upington/1160382989_6cbe45fa72_b.jpg

http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x31/Upington/533516225_9636642118_b.jpg

nice roads in durban.....

Does anyone have a picture of that huge flyover on the way to Paarl in Cape Town? I'm not sure what it's called but gosh it's scary going over there in a bus!

Abooja, Nigeria.

Bikers seem to enjoy the express lanes.
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff41/you_me_14/roadabuja3.jpg

Highway in Abooja
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff41/you_me_14/roadabuja1.jpg

Abuja Highways
http://www.asorock.com/People/data/central/image_pjpeg_12_29_2003%207_40_31%20am/dscf0014.jpg

http://www.asorock.com/People/data/central/image_pjpeg_12_29_2003%207_40_31%20am/dscf0013.jpg

http://www.asorock.com/People/data/central/image_pjpeg_12_29_2003%207_40_31%20am/dscf0015.jpg

http://www.asorock.com/People/data/central/image_pjpeg_12_29_2003%208_21_25%20am/dscf0010.jpg

http://www.geocities.co.jp/SilkRoad-Desert/1917/DCimage/zuma.jpg


Very smooth drive in Abuja :okay:

I think that Durban and Abuja have very good highways. Kenya has been trying to catch up but it will take as a while to even come close to SA which has and continues to invest in roads. Kenya was basically stagnant for 27 year or dictator Arap Moi's rule but major improvements have happened since President Kibaki was elected. I think that if we continue the trend, we should see a Kenya with worldclass roads in 10 years or less considering how well we have done in five years. I am not too worried about a change of goverment.

I think that Durban and Abuja have very good highways. Kenya has been trying to catch up but it will take as a while to even come close to SA which has and continues to invest in roads. Kenya was basically stagnant for 27 year or dictator Arap Moi's rule but major improvements have happened since President Kibaki was elected. I think that if we continue the trend, we should see a Kenya with worldclass roads in 10 years or less considering how well we have done in five years. I am not too worried about a change of goverment.

Abuja (Lagos to a certain degree if the roads are not congested) and SA certainly have smooth highways. I would also add Abidjan (despite the political and economic setback of the country in the past ten years, you can still see that the country once rocked economically)

credit to MO rush

http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p210/rfataar/Kinterchangebefore.jpg

^^ Cape Town South Africa

Autoroute du Nord

a six-lane lane highway linking Abidjan and the capital Yamoussoukro

http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/84/am70cq6.gif

some older pics but they show other highways of Abidjan

http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/4388/am71kh6.gif

http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/4429/am72fp0.jpg

see the broad highway below

http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/5868/am73jo6.jpg

http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/3317/am74jb3.jpg

what the hell happened to abidjan? why do we africans always screw up, they were handed a very well built, commercial bustling and well kept city by the french and they could not keep mantain it. it sure is true that the hardest thing is not getting to the top but staying at the top is the real grind

what the hell happened to abidjan? why do we africans always screw up, they were handed a very well built, commercial bustling and well kept city by the french and they could not keep mantain it. it sure is true that the hardest thing is not getting to the top but staying at the top is the real grind
^^
Correct me if Im wrong. Most of Abidjan's infrastructure was built after the colonial period.

Correct me if Im wrong. Most of Abidjan's infrastructure was built after the colonial period.

Yes, it was!:)

Almost all of Ivory Coast´s modern infrastructure was built AFTER colonization. The 60´s and 70´s and 80´s transformed Abidjan from a small villlage to a beautiful and very well-planned and functioning modern metropolisis with only few pockets of urban poverty. The first president built a lot of social housing and always placed the emphasis on agriculture to fight rural poverty. Félix Houphouet-Boigny would cry if he saw his country today.


But, no politics here!!! Hopefully the country will come back to where it once was, it simply has to.

Yes, it was!:)

Almost all of Ivory Coast´s modern infrastructure was built AFTER colonization. The 60´s and 70´s and 80´s transformed Abidjan from a small villlage to a beautiful and very well-planned and functioning modern metropolisis with only few pockets of urban poverty. The first president built a lot of social housing and always placed the emphasis on agriculture to fight rural poverty. Félix Houphouet-Boigny would cry if he saw his country today.


But, no politics here!!! Hopefully the country will come back to where it once was, it simply has to.
^^
It surely will.:)

Ethiopian Highways

http://img519.imageshack.us/img519/7436/463648477fa54aee776byl8.jpg
http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/7274/170272787070fcca3d46bmc1.jpg

The highway that cuts through the University of Cape Town

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2116/1791285093_5f18755006_o.jpg

Traffic jam on the N1 highway in Johannesburg, one of the busiest highways in South Africa

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2200/2042777709_82151925d4_b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2259/2043325680_a7b5e9b683_b.jpg


This is how the same highway looks on a Sunday

http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x31/Upington/Oct2007/P1010116.jpghttp://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=495221&page=8
African highways - Page 8 - SkyscraperCity

Ethiopian Highways

http://img519.imageshack.us/img519/7436/463648477fa54aee776byl8.jpg
http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/7274/170272787070fcca3d46bmc1.jpg

It has been quite a while since I didn't check in into African forum, anyway thanks Tarrex for Ethiopian highway pics, is that the one connecting Addis Ababa with the suburbia ?

Kulani, Again I am impressed with South African highways, they are all wide and filled with nice-looking cars everywhere, and look much better than highways in USA and many Western European countries.

The Gotera Junction Project in Addis Ababa

The project will be completed to the summer of 2008

http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/8597/229762753o580231298fb2.jpg

That Addis Ababa interchange is going to look really...nice, Can't wait to see it completed.

this is the Koeberg interchange in Cape Town as it looks now

http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p210/rfataar/Kinterchangebefore.jpg

Its undergoing upgrading and will look like this in 2008/9

http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p210/rfataar/Kinterchangeafter.jpg

the interchange there is the Africa of my dreams! Wonderful, happy to know that Addis gets such wonderful interchanges!:cheers:

Some more pictures of Moroccan highways :)

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1113/941601868_4f2d093782_b.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1096/941258516_7b8f5ec629_b.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/58/231344553_f8243ce290_b.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1348/941344354_c688c452a0_b.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1140/940480923_aa6a5292f5_b.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1272/940516001_aff9bfc009_b.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1223/940461187_9a590360fa_b.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/115/305804316_40722a9cb0_b.jpg

Some more pics:

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/146/408757070_f48a0785bf_o.jpg

http://data2.blog.de/media/603/1336603_667762a7e3_m.jpg

http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/9879/img03121zx2.jpg

Some more pictures of Moroccan highways :)


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Thanks Muttie for Moroccan highway pics ( they are all superb ), anyway, I've never seen road sign in brownie !! :P

Some more Moroccan Highway pics from photosmaroc:

http://www.photosmaroc.com/photos/web_s/Industrie_transport/AFFG0140.jpg

http://www.photosmaroc.com/photos/web_s/Industrie_transport/AFFG0141.jpg

http://www.photosmaroc.com/photos/web_s/Industrie_transport/AFFG0149.jpg

http://www.photosmaroc.com/photos/web_s/Industrie_transport/163T7-1957.jpg

More pics:

http://www.photosmaroc.com/photos/web_s/Industrie_transport/163T7-3637.jpg

http://www.photosmaroc.com/photos/web_s/Industrie_transport/163T7-3695.jpg

http://www.photosmaroc.com/photos/web_s/Industrie_transport/3N942407.jpg

http://www.photosmaroc.com/photos/web_s/Industrie_transport/3N942830.jpg

http://www.photosmaroc.com/photos/web_s/Industrie_transport/AFFG9900.jpg

http://www.photosmaroc.com/photos/web_s/Industrie_transport/AUT_1116.jpg

http://www.photosmaroc.com/photos/web_s/Industrie_transport/A163T8598.jpg

http://www.photosmaroc.com/photos/web_s/Industrie_transport/3P4N4640.jpg

http://www.photosmaroc.com/photos/web_s/Industrie_transport/AFFGE8014.jpg

http://www.photosmaroc.com/photos/web_s/Industrie_transport/AFFGC6663.jpg

http://www.photosmaroc.com/photos/web_s/Industrie_transport/AFFGE8016.jpg

http://www.photosmaroc.com/photos/web_s/Industrie_transport/AFFGE8003.jpg

http://www.photosmaroc.com/photos/web_s/Industrie_transport/AFFGE7999.jpg

http://www.photosmaroc.com/photos/web_s/Industrie_transport/CX5S2416.jpg

http://www.photosmaroc.com/photos/web_s/Industrie_transport/AFFGE7993.jpg

http://www.photosmaroc.com/photos/web_s/Industrie_transport/AFFG2569.jpg

nice pix of morrocco.

The Moroccan highway network looks pretty deserted but vey well-developed and Modern. I notice the toll plaza. How much it costs for a ride from Rabat to Casablanca ?

For that distance it should be around $ 5 one-way ?

The Moroccan highway network looks pretty deserted but vey well-developed and Modern. I notice the toll plaza. How much it costs for a ride from Rabat to Casablanca ?

For that distance it should be around $ 5 one-way ?

It's because of two reasons:
-Those photos are meant to showcase the Highways and the surrounding environment. As such, they are taken at a time where there is the least amount of traffic.
-Most of the photos above are of highways that are located far from the main urban centres. The Highway between Casablanca and Rabat for example, is one of the most congested in Africa, that's why it is scheduled to be widened into a 3x2 highway by 2009/10

The price depends on the distance, but Casablanca-Rabat (which is a 70 km distance) costs about 3 Euros, which is reasonnable.

It's because of two reasons:
-Those photos are meant to showcase the Highways and the surrounding environment. As such, they are taken at a time where there is the least amount of traffic.
-Most of the photos above are of highways that are located far from the main urban centres. The Highway between Casablanca and Rabat for example, is one of the most congested in Africa, that's why it is scheduled to be widened into a 3x2 highway by 2009/10

The price depends on the distance, but Casablanca-Rabat (which is a 70 km distance) costs about 3 Euros, which is reasonnable.

Good for Morocco. Know that nobody is trying to belittle Morocco here. If it's the most congested or one of the most congested in Africa, is that not a problem?

3 Euro for 70km journey is still on the high side.

Lokoja to Abuja highway

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2230/2089720838_bbb6a4f28d_o.jpg

Good for Morocco. Know that nobody is trying to belittle Morocco here. If it's the most congested or one of the most congested in Africa, is that not a problem?

3 Euro for 70km journey is still on the high side.

It certainly is a problem, especially when trying to get into either city around 6.30 (Rush hour) that's why this expansion does not come a minute too soon.

My mistake by the way, I meant to write 2 euros, not 3!

This is what happens when you drive recklessly (A3 Rabat-Bouznika Motorway, Morocco)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VeXg8Ephazg

A highway signboard in Addis Ababa. Hmm... is that Amharic language ?

http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l169/Malaysianboy1/107210857_38f2b28ff1.jpg

I just love the highways in South Africa!

Any more pics?

Here are a few more :) Hope none are reposts lol...

A few random Cape Town roads and highways:

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1209/965396073_ce5ca2d5a8.jpg?v=0

The M3 motorway leading out of Cape Town
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2116/1791285093_bbc738714c.jpg?v=0

Constantia neck
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/22/28455534_2de17df5ff.jpg?v=0

Chapmans' peak highway...a very scenic drive!
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/140/321567829_b81e286011.jpg?v=0

Random road
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/32/45852665_2c6148753b.jpg?v=0

http://www.sacities.net/cities/ekurhuleni/02060034.jpg

A few random pics I took while driving. Excuse the bad quality, but I took it with my cellphone and only realised it was on a low quality setting after I took the pics ><

Highway in the Southern Suburbs
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j112/SAsurfa/Driving-SouthernSuburbs.jpg

Durbanville Hills
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j112/SAsurfa/15012008453.jpg

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j112/SAsurfa/EnteringDurbanville.jpg

Tygervalley area

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j112/SAsurfa/OntheWaytoTygervalley1.jpg

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j112/SAsurfa/OntheWaytoTygervalley2.jpg

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j112/SAsurfa/OntheWaytoTygervalley3.jpg

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j112/SAsurfa/04122007223.jpg

Road near Eastgate Mall, Johannesburg:

http://www.bochum1.de/Bilder/Suedafrika2006/Tag15/Autobahn_in_Johannesburg_zur_East_Gate_Mall_gross.jpg

http://www.south-africa-tours-and-travel.com/images/urban-road-system-around-cape-town.jpg

Hospital Bend in Cape Town, which has just started undergoing a huge expansion due to finish in March 2010:

http://www.capetown-direct.com/webcam/n2-hospital-bend-drive-in-cape-town-l.jpg

wow. wonderful. the hills in Durban remind me of W.Virginia.. :okay:

I think you're referring to Durbanville Hills, which is in Cape Town ;)

I think you're referring to Durbanville Hills, which is in Cape Town ;)
yeah thats what I meant...very beautiful. keep up the good work. :yes:

Here are a few from me:

Sudan

http://img166.imageshack.us/img166/2396/140866732017734230fony1.jpg

http://img523.imageshack.us/img523/1139/sujm7.jpg

http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/6131/68129952bf20979c79odu1.jpg



Ethiopia

http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/8829/181487503800e1f0cd6fblq3.jpg

http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/2774/2405337246f91f627c5bgh6.jpg

http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/8862/346978917bccb95d313bmw5.jpg

http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/8309/573860329925f65827ebam8.jpg

http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/2774/2405337246f91f627c5bgh6.jpg

Wow!

beautiful shots, everyone!! africa's truly a gem.:okay:

IFE MOTORWAY
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2149/2212194113_8d949580b3_o.jpg

algeria highway

http://ea.img.v4.skyrock.com/ea8/icosiumcity/pics/1112913846.jpg

http://ea.img.v4.skyrock.com/ea8/icosiumcity/pics/1112920612.jpg

http://ea.img.v4.skyrock.com/ea8/icosiumcity/pics/1112920222.jpg

europeen on the road summer 2007

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http://a8.img.v4.skyrock.com/a89/fyollande/pics/1289046408.jpg

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http://30.img.v4.skyrock.com/305/lekabyle45/pics/1169164084.jpg

http://a8.img.v4.skyrock.com/a89/fyollande/pics/206694542.jpg

http://a8.img.v4.skyrock.com/a89/fyollande/pics/647807060.jpg

http://a8.img.v4.skyrock.com/a89/fyollande/pics/1346415016.jpg

http://ea.img.v4.skyrock.com/ea8/icosiumcity/pics/1143224930.jpg

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http://www.monsterup.com/upload/1198149966.jpg

http://www.monsterup.com/upload/1198150139.jpg

http://www.al-djazair.com/images/IMG_1477.JPG

http://img466.imageshack.us/img466/1182/612903438bo8it4.jpg

http://lh4.google.com/larabi.good/Rq0Fm5GPiQI/AAAAAAAANR4/ijJgres49bU/IMGP1506.JPG?imgmax=640

http://30.img.v4.skyrock.com/305/lekabyle45/pics/1500720308.jpg

http://30.img.v4.skyrock.com/305/lekabyle45/pics/1500717670.jpg

http://30.img.v4.skyrock.com/305/lekabyle45/pics/1500715070.jpg

http://30.img.v4.skyrock.com/305/lekabyle45/pics/1500711450.jpg

I am impressed with Algeria's highway infrastructure. They are clearly putting their oil wealth to good use.

http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/2774/2405337246f91f627c5bgh6.jpg
Wow!
yeah. nice view isnt it....
Thats the Siemen Mountains in Northern Ethiopia.


I am impressed with Algeria's highway infrastructure. They are clearly putting their oil wealth to good use.
I agree. Algeria doesnt get enough credit for is massive
infrastructure works. I hope we can see more of it posted here more often.

Algerian highways look very classy and I have very special feeling while loking at them. A blend of Arabia into French essence. Magic ;)

http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/2774/2405337246f91f627c5bgh6.jpg

Wow!

I couldn't help laughing over this photo. It looks like a road to heaven.

http://ea.img.v4.skyrock.com/ea8/icosiumcity/pics/1143183984.jpg

http://ea.img.v4.skyrock.com/ea8/icosiumcity/pics/1143188236.jpg

http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/3964/04120201010jb1.jpg

http://www.monsterup.com/upload/1198179609.jpg

construction new

http://www.latribune-online.com/0501/une.jpg

http://img260.imageshack.us/img260/5766/jp031029200ja3.jpg

http://lh4.google.com/baminemoh/RwpX7DohwaI/AAAAAAAAAgQ/Q-zvFMBPuhQ/P6272002.JPG?imgmax=512

http://lh4.google.com/baminemoh/RwpYMDohwgI/AAAAAAAAAhE/ha5wLY2IJIw/P6272013.JPG?imgmax=512

http://lh3.google.com/larabi.good/Rq0FNpGPh6I/AAAAAAAANPI/I9SU4h0YSrY/IMGP1484.JPG?imgmax=576

http://lh3.google.com/larabi.good/Rq0FlpGPiOI/AAAAAAAANRo/urvo4tt42rU/IMGP1504.JPG?imgmax=576

http://www.monsterup.com/upload/1202249507.jpg

tunel in algiers a lot off around city
http://www.monsterup.com/upload/1200770646.jpg

http://www.monsterup.com/upload/1200786757.jpg

http://www.monsterup.com/upload/1200769897.jpg

http://www.monsterup.com/upload/1200248746.jpg

A few pictures I took on the way back from a short holiday in Hermanus, a little way outside of Cape Town. Excuse the camera phone quality. I was in too much of a rush to grab my camera out of my bag.

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j112/SAsurfa/Roads.jpg

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j112/SAsurfa/Bridges.jpg

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j112/SAsurfa/Flyover.jpg

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j112/SAsurfa/RandomRoad.jpg

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j112/SAsurfa/ApproachingFlyover.jpg

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j112/SAsurfa/HighFlyover.jpg

^^ where is that

I'm not sure exactly xD It's near Bellville/Durbanville, Cape Town.

Highway in Arusha Province, Tanzania

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2375/2402351641_30cbf7bc8c_o.jpg

http://i.pbase.com/g6/63/682763/2/73335273.tJI8sbIG.jpg

http://i.pbase.com/g6/63/682763/2/76012779.zkLhe0Zq.jpg

some from kenya

http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k241/acreed79/naivashalanetrd.jpg

the new lanet naivasha road


http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k241/acreed79/truckstop.jpg

truck stop on the naivasha mai mahiu road

http://k43.pbase.com/u5/mtf_foto_studies/upload/40960565.IMG_6090copie.jpg

Constantine: East Algeria


http://k53.pbase.com/g6/63/682763/2/74630420.3Fq2vhob.jpg

i really like the architecture of Constatine, and its natural setting with all those mountains. You sure have serious bridges there.

here's some arial pictures of highways in Durban and Johannesburg

This one is a highway in Durban

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2145/2416949276_4f55316551_b.jpg

The N2 highway

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2257/2422056695_f5bcf8b695_b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2376/2424924065_8c70ae701c_b.jpg

This is the N12 highway somewhere near Johannesburg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2363/2417181587_b7c4f93b1d_o.jpg

the famous N1 highway en route to Pretoria (Capital city) from Johannesburg (Commercial city). It is said to be the busiest highway in SA handling over 180,000 cars per day. Now this is how it would look on a Sunday or Saturday when there is less traffic.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2056/2243554687_d53635145d_b.jpg

This is the R24 highway from OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2035/2212355983_74be3eec5f_b.jpg

And this is the M1 highway, just outside of downtown Johannesburg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2329/2088734000_e27ed4f271_b.jpg

The N3 highway in Durban (biggest Port in SA)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2404/2112785615_73518d5280_b.jpg

Pavillion Shopping centre can be seen across from the highway

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2408/2113525620_c1c463ddab_b.jpg

And here's to the biggest bridges i have seen in Africa: LAGOS

http://www.panoramio.com/photos/original/9398227.jpg

http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x43/sammyjay77/programme1.jpg

I understand that this one is roughly 13 kilometers (biggest in Africa and 15th biggest in the world)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2080/2392983961_27d7aaaa89_o.jpg

Yes, you are right Kulani, Constantine suspended bridges are dangerous, I never been there myself, but I always read that people are using them to commit suicide.

Nice pictures Kulani, anyway there is no need to comment pics from South Africa, it is the first country in Africa in all domains.

Good infrastructure is the key to more investments and economic development.

http://static.marokko.nl/forums/smilies/hadj.gif.

R24 heading into Joburg from OR Tambo Int

http://www.panoramio.com/photos/original/331780.jpg

Good infrastructure is the key to more investments and economic development.].


i wish the kenyan govt could understand that simple fact. the investiment potential kenya holds is enormous but may never materialise. ok get this, kenya has not added an inch to the railway that was built by the british, thats how much stagnant the development of the kenyan infrastructure is. kenya is developing on many fronts and i am confident 10% economic growth by 2012 is going to be achieved but only if they(kenyan govt) fixes the transportation sector

Morocco (Rabat) Highway:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2261/2144725942_a3e2c52e7e_b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2263/2143925313_f4e09a1ed6_b.jpg

http://i30.tinypic.com/25aunpz.jpg

Morocco (Casablanca):

http://i25.tinypic.com/2hz0r54.jpg

http://i32.tinypic.com/2ni8ubl.jpg

http://i30.tinypic.com/15hiuzd.jpg

(Morocco) Fes - Meknes - Rabat highway taken by Salim.

http://i28.tinypic.com/t5oqhw.jpg
http://i31.tinypic.com/2d2791.jpg
http://i32.tinypic.com/16lcvgy.jpg
http://i27.tinypic.com/21oshzp.jpg
http://i30.tinypic.com/2nrzjpk.jpg
http://i31.tinypic.com/2uy10gi.jpg
http://i27.tinypic.com/zm09qr.jpg
http://i30.tinypic.com/2yxql3t.jpg
http://i32.tinypic.com/214ccgy.jpg
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http://i30.tinypic.com/30afl76.jpg
http://i31.tinypic.com/292sirm.jpg
http://i28.tinypic.com/mw2jwi.jpg
http://i32.tinypic.com/2ic7kpj.jpg

Morocco (Rabat) Highway:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2261/2144725942_a3e2c52e7e_b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2263/2143925313_f4e09a1ed6_b.jpg

http://i30.tinypic.com/25aunpz.jpg



Sorry to have to correct you there but I can see you're not from Rabat ;) none of those are proper-highways they are just normal city roads in Rabat. The first two I believe lead to the beach side. The last one being an avenue on the southern side of the city that has since (that photo is quite old actually) been filled with car show-rooms and some offices on one of its right side

Sorry to have to correct you there but I can see you're not from Rabat ;) none of those are proper-highways they are just normal city roads in Rabat. The first two I believe lead to the beach side. The last one being an avenue on the southern side of the city that has since (that photo is quite old actually) been filled with car show-rooms and some offices on one of its right side


The first two can be marked as expressways, my fault not highways. Thnx for correcting me.

I don’t know whether it's a motorway, highway or just a road.

http://8f.img.v4.skyrock.com/8f6/sousou582/pics/1702980682.jpg

great highway photos from SA, Morocco, Nigeria, & Algeria. Thanks guys !

I would like to know, is South Africa largely car-dependent ? Because I saw many 4 and 6-lanes and many cars sproting everywhere even in smaller towns outside Johannesburg and Cape Town. And I think train service in SA is limited with few loads, isn't it ?

great highway photos from SA, Morocco, Nigeria, & Algeria. Thanks guys !

I would like to know, is South Africa largely car-dependent ? Because I saw many 4 and 6-lanes and many cars sproting everywhere even in smaller towns outside Johannesburg and Cape Town. And I think train service in SA is limited with few loads, isn't it ?

Here's the long and short of it. Train service was largely developed to bring labourers from the poor townships and working class areas to come and work in the city, so most of the train lines only go to the poor townships like Soweto (Johannesburg), Khayelitsha (Cape Town), Umlazi (Durban) and working class areas like Kempton Park (Joburg). So if you are not staying in any of these places you are unlikely to be on the route of the train service.

Add to it all the problems with these trains like lack of safety, not punctual, vandalism etc, then your average middle class person has no choice but to use a car. And the highways were built to transport the middle and upper classes. So if you stay in the affluent areas of Sandton, Forwarys, Midrand, Sunninghill, Woodmead etc in Joburg you have to catch the nearest highway. To reverse this, the ANC govt is trying to build the $3.5 billion Gautrain rapid rail link. They face an uphill battle in convincing the well-off to get off their BMWs and catch a train.

Awesome thread!

Courtesy Pule, Bus Rapid Transport in Soweto:

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f119/Puleza/Johannesburg/P1090149.jpg

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f119/Puleza/Johannesburg/P1090148.jpg

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f119/Puleza/Johannesburg/P1090147.jpg

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f119/Puleza/Johannesburg/P1090146.jpg

i am still eagerly awaiting to see how they are going to put the BRT stations on this route. I just don't see enough space to do that. i guess the planners have something in mind.

Highway in Lagos

http://www.edofolks.com/images/highway2.jpg

http://www.edofolks.com/images/highway.jpg

i am still eagerly awaiting to see how they are going to put the BRT stations on this route. I just don't see enough space to do that. i guess the planners have something in mind.

Since those lanes are demarcated, what would happen if a bus broke down in one of the lanes?. Although it might be possible to exit the lane, this might result in a holdup if there is traffic.

The lanes in Lagos are demarcated with concrete
http://www.nairaland.com/attachments/69656_Brt_seg_lanes_jpg5262f89106584465f1bd5d8ccc028172

Since those lanes are demarcated, what would happen if a bus broke down in one of the lanes?. Although it might be possible to exit the lane, this might result in a holdup if there is traffic.

The lanes in Lagos are demarcated with concrete


I think, this is partly why the demarcation is made to be smaller to enable the bus to be towed out of the track if it breaks down (although i don't think this is going to be a big issue as the buses are going to be well maintained and is also a new fleet). i believe that the planners will make use of CCTV and the Johannesburg Metro Police will also be on standby to ensure that only buses use the dedicated bus lanes.

http://www.ana.org.dz/IMGP2738.JPG


http://www.ana.org.dz/image005.jpg

http://www.ana.org.dz/IMGP2740.JPG

http://www.ana.org.dz/DSC00203.JPG

http://www.ana.org.dz/Photo%20002.jpg


http://www.ana.org.dz/DSC00163.JPG

http://www.ana.org.dz/IMGP2782.JPG

http://www.ana.org.dz/OA212.JPG

http://www.ana.org.dz/arton2727[1].jpg

http://www.ana.org.dz/image005.jpg

TUNISIA!!!!!!!!!


http://www.babnet.net/1/autoroute.jpg


http://www.cybergeo.eu/docannexe/image/13863/img-18.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/AutorouteA4Tunisie.JPG/800px-AutorouteA4Tunisie.JPG

http://cowaddict.org/voyages/d/27978-2/001+-+pietons+sur+autoroute.JPG

http://www.babnet.net/imgfes/autoroute.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/EchangeurElAliaAutorouteA4Tunisia.JPG/800px-EchangeurElAliaAutorouteA4Tunisia.JPG

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/GarePeageMenzelJemilAutorouteA4.JPG/800px-GarePeageMenzelJemilAutorouteA4.JPG


http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/GarePeageSidiThabetA4Tunisie.JPG/800px-GarePeageSidiThabetA4Tunisie.JPG

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/GarePeageUtiqueA4Tunisie.JPG/800px-GarePeageUtiqueA4Tunisie.JPG


http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Autoroute1.jpg/400px-Autoroute1.jpg

http://www.babnet.net/2/abunawasechangeur.jpg

N1 South Africa, courtesy Pule

N1

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f119/Puleza/Johannesburg/P1090324.jpg

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f119/Puleza/Johannesburg/P1090329.jpg

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f119/Puleza/Johannesburg/P1090332.jpg

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f119/Puleza/Johannesburg/P1090333.jpg

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f119/Puleza/Johannesburg/P1090336.jpg

I know this is a highways thread but the Western Cape RSA has some awesome mountain pass and coastal roads can I post pics of them? And will get some N2 pics especially bloukrantz bridge which is the the 4th highest bridge in the world and highest in africa.

post em

Not in Khartoum, but in Merowe, 300 km North of Khartoum.

A new 30 millions dollar bridge built by China, and hundreds of kms of new roads.

http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/7088/kob01ur6.jpg

http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/1701/kob02ag3.jpg

http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/9688/kob05rv5.jpg

http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/884/kob06xx6.jpg

http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/7319/kob07go7.jpg


http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/1092/kob08en4.jpg


http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/7049/kob09uc7.jpg

http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/2403/kob15jy9.jpg

Not in Khartoum, but in Merowe, 300 km North of Khartoum.

A new 30 millions dollar bridge built by China, and hundreds of kms of new roads.

http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/7088/kob01ur6.jpg

http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/1701/kob02ag3.jpg

http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/9688/kob05rv5.jpg

http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/884/kob06xx6.jpg

http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/7319/kob07go7.jpg


http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/1092/kob08en4.jpg


http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/7049/kob09uc7.jpg

http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/2403/kob15jy9.jpg

Not a lot of cars on this road is tit usually like this in SOudan ?

http://www.adm.co.ma/admin_files/HPIM1564.JPG
http://www.adm.co.ma/admin_files/HPIM1526.JPG
http://www.adm.co.ma/admin_files/_DSC2623.JPG
http://www.adm.co.ma/admin_files/_DSC2616.JPG

http://www.adm.co.ma/admin_files/HPIM1564.JPG

Very nice!:cheers:

Lagos, Nigeria

http://lh5.ggpht.com/femiodugbemi/RlmMIrwJUJI/AAAAAAAAAp8/Frj14q4w3Oc/DSC03837%20copy.jpg?imgmax=512

http://lh4.ggpht.com/femiodugbemi/Rll3QbwJTeI/AAAAAAAAAiw/bgDCYUidhi8/DSC03830.jpg?imgmax=512

http://lh4.ggpht.com/femiodugbemi/Rll3UbwJTfI/AAAAAAAAAi4/5ubwjH9cgns/DSC03829.jpg?imgmax=512

Morocco Casablanca - Rabat

http://www.panoramio.com/photos/original/3390212.jpg

That Moroccan highway is beautiful and the crossbridge looks fictitious to me.

That Moroccan highway is beautiful and the crossbridge looks fictitious to me.

Oh :yes:

it is already made
i saw it last year

i dont know why he puttet an animated version of it

Some Highways of Senegal

http://www.au-senegal.com/IMG/jpg/autoroute-pompier.jpg
http://www.au-senegal.com/IMG/jpg/corniche-haut.jpg
http://www.au-senegal.com/IMG/jpg/tunnel-fann.jpg
First west african tunnel very short 500 meters
http://www.au-senegal.com/IMG/jpg/soumbedioune-2.jpg
http://www.au-senegal.com/IMG/jpg/Echangeur-Vdn-X-MermozDakar.jpg
http://lh5.ggpht.com/ThierrySimien/R_5-tosg00I/AAAAAAAACJw/g9nssjbfn70/IMG_0735.jpg?imgmax=576
http://lh6.ggpht.com/ThierrySimien/R_5-q4sg0yI/AAAAAAAACJc/BqqD2Efl_v8/IMG_0732.jpg?imgmax=576
http://www.au-senegal.com/IMG/jpg/mamelles-2.jpg
http://www.seneweb.com/news/artimages/Corniche_ouverture.jpg


finish now but not on this photos
http://www.au-senegal.com/IMG/jpg/echangeur-patte-doie.jpg
http://www.au-senegal.com/IMG/jpg/vdn-pyrotechnie.jpg

EST-WEST highway (1200 Km) - ALGERIA

http://www.monsterup.com/upload/1216219830.jpg (http://www.monsterup.com)

http://www.monsterup.com/upload/1216219986.jpg (http://www.monsterup.com)

http://www.monsterup.com/upload/1216220020.jpg (http://www.monsterup.com)

http://www.monsterup.com/upload/1216220061.jpg (http://www.monsterup.com)

http://www.monsterup.com/upload/1216220097.jpg (http://www.monsterup.com)

http://www.monsterup.com/upload/1216220157.jpg (http://www.monsterup.com)

http://www.monsterup.com/upload/1216220218.jpg (http://www.monsterup.com)

http://www.monsterup.com/upload/1216220292.jpg (http://www.monsterup.com)

http://www.monsterup.com/upload/1216220544.jpg (http://www.monsterup.com)

http://www.monsterup.com/upload/1216220620.jpg (http://www.monsterup.com)

Senegal really has some great roads.

Jos-Makurdi road in Nigeria

http://lh3.ggpht.com/ovandervelde/SBcYebWGjkI/AAAAAAAAD7s/B4RoUiZtnhg/DSC_9473a.jpg

http://lh3.ggpht.com/inyangeffiong1/R6jV7bXhE-I/AAAAAAAAAYc/XbfeDcCl2fw/tyrerepairjos.JPG?imgmax=800

Moroccans Highways

http://www.dogusinsaat.com.tr/resimler/b_0084501.jpg
http://www.dogusinsaat.com.tr/resimler/b_0084502.jpg
http://www.dogusinsaat.com.tr/resimler/b_0084503.jpg
http://www.dogusinsaat.com.tr/resimler/b_0084504.jpg

TUNISIA

Construction of the new Highway Oued zarga -Bousalem -Algeria

http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh132/antar07/highways.jpg

http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh132/antar07/highwaystunisia.jpg


http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh132/antar07/Autoroute_Tunis-Beja_2.jpg

http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh132/antar07/800px-Autoroute_Tunis-Beja.jpg

Construction of the new highway Msaken -Sfax-Gabes and ultimatly Lybia

http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh132/antar07/images3.jpg

http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh132/antar07/images2.jpg

http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh132/antar07/images1.jpg

http://images.topnet.tn/autoroute.jpg

New highway entrance of Tunis City & Bridge of Radés new will link between the North lake arae to the South lake of Tunis

http://www.babnet.net/2/abunawasechangeur.jpg

http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh132/antar07/PONT-1.jpg

http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh132/antar07/pont-2.jpg

http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh132/antar07/PONT2-1.jpg

I don't have a lot of pictures but here are some anyway. Some are close to Addis, most are deep in the countryside.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/108/293718028_5ada57ba48.jpg?v=0
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/42/77409193_f2e2f5b9fe.jpg?v=0
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/136/373427153_988486e3c2_b.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2305/1814875038_00e1f0cd6f_b.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2254/2265225264_21af97a75b_b.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2257/2127877862_1231452d79_b.jpg
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/126/373426763_d4129ae8f2_b.jpg

http://flickr.com/photos/adlhancock/222837479/

I thought that this thread was dedicated to the Highways ^^^^

Even if they look great these are roads ...( except the fourth )

I thought that this thread was dedicated to the Highways ^^^^

Even if they look great these are roads ...( except the fourth )

Well, if you look through the thread you will see that a lot of pictures of rural "highways" have been posted. That's why I added these pics.

Well, if you look through the thread you will see that a lot of pictures of rural "highways" have been posted. That's why I added these pics.


Okay I got that but we should stick to the highways .. in myworld there no such t hing as rural highways :)

the country looks amazing by the way !!!

Highway Casablanca - Marrakech

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2288/2248730123_9941e6617e_b.jpg

There is 862 km of motorways in Morocco it is the biggest network of africa behind south africa.
The Casablanca - Rabat motorway is the most attended paying motorway of Africa with a medium-heavy trafic of 36.872 vehicles/days in 2007.

ZAMBIAN ROADS
http://www.geocities.com/Eureka/Suite/4130/Zambia/Zambia3D.gif (http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.geocities.com/Eureka/Suite/4130/Zambia/Zambia3D.gif&imgrefurl=http://zambianchronicle.com/category/kenneth-kaunda/&h=412&w=625&sz=194&hl=en&start=52&um=1&tbnid=z0qRkAfUDyFXLM:&tbnh=90&tbnw=136&prev=/images%3Fq%3DZambian%2BRoads%26start%3D40%26ndsp%3D20%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26rls%3DGGLR,GGLR:2006-11,GGLR:en%26sa%3DN)

The Great North Road, Zambia... (Click on images for source)

https://gnr.niner.net/bboard/images/0511/1_ndola_gnr.jpg (http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https://gnr.niner.net/bboard/images/0511/1_ndola_gnr.jpg&imgrefurl=https://gnr.niner.net/bboard/archives.php%3Fperiod%3D200511&h=562&w=750&sz=50&hl=en&start=9&um=1&tbnid=TVA8qdj3OQ6RAM:&tbnh=106&tbnw=141&prev=/images%3Fq%3DKitwe%2BNdola%2BRoad%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26rls%3DGGLR,GGLR:2006-11,GGLR:en)
http://www.lowdown.co.zm/photos/road/gnr.jpg (http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.lowdown.co.zm/photos/road/kitwendolaroad2.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.lowdown.co.zm/genericfiles/ontheroad001.htm&h=480&w=640&sz=34&hl=en&start=5&um=1&tbnid=E1O0at-wK5pSEM:&tbnh=103&tbnw=137&prev=/images%3Fq%3DKitwe%2BNdola%2BRoad%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26rls%3DGGLR,GGLR:2006-11,GGLR:en)
http://www.lowdown.co.zm/photos/road/gnr9.jpg (http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.lowdown.co.zm/photos/road/kitwendolaroad2.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.lowdown.co.zm/genericfiles/ontheroad001.htm&h=480&w=640&sz=34&hl=en&start=5&um=1&tbnid=E1O0at-wK5pSEM:&tbnh=103&tbnw=137&prev=/images%3Fq%3DKitwe%2BNdola%2BRoad%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26rls%3DGGLR,GGLR:2006-11,GGLR:en)
http://www.lowdown.co.zm/photos/road/gnrmkushi.jpg (http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.lowdown.co.zm/photos/road/kitwendolaroad2.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.lowdown.co.zm/genericfiles/ontheroad001.htm&h=480&w=640&sz=34&hl=en&start=5&um=1&tbnid=E1O0at-wK5pSEM:&tbnh=103&tbnw=137&prev=/images%3Fq%3DKitwe%2BNdola%2BRoad%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26rls%3DGGLR,GGLR:2006-11,GGLR:en)
http://www.lowdown.co.zm/photos/road/gnrmkushi4.jpg (http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.lowdown.co.zm/photos/road/kitwendolaroad2.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.lowdown.co.zm/genericfiles/ontheroad001.htm&h=480&w=640&sz=34&hl=en&start=5&um=1&tbnid=E1O0at-wK5pSEM:&tbnh=103&tbnw=137&prev=/images%3Fq%3DKitwe%2BNdola%2BRoad%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26rls%3DGGLR,GGLR:2006-11,GGLR:en)

Kitwe - Ndola Dual Carriageway - Zambia - an example of a good Zambian expressway
http://www.lowdown.co.zm/photos/road/kitwendolaroad2.jpg (http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.lowdown.co.zm/photos/road/kitwendolaroad2.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.lowdown.co.zm/genericfiles/ontheroad001.htm&h=480&w=640&sz=34&hl=en&start=5&um=1&tbnid=E1O0at-wK5pSEM:&tbnh=103&tbnw=137&prev=/images%3Fq%3DKitwe%2BNdola%2BRoad%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26rls%3DGGLR,GGLR:2006-11,GGLR:en)

Ndola - Lusaka Highway - By the way Lusaka , Ndola and Kitwe are the only cities in Zambia
- others including Livingstone were classified as towns
- not sure where Livingstone (location of the famous Victoria Falls) stands now in this regard...
http://www.grips.ac.jp/teacher/oono/hp/image3/zambia03.JPG (http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.grips.ac.jp/teacher/oono/hp/image3/zambia03.JPG&imgrefurl=http://www.grips.ac.jp/teacher/oono/hp/previous/news2005.htm&h=360&w=480&sz=35&hl=en&start=29&um=1&tbnid=NNBtN9syFi-V-M:&tbnh=97&tbnw=129&prev=/images%3Fq%3DKitwe%2BNdola%2BRoad%26start%3D20%26ndsp%3D20%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26rls%3DGGLR,GGLR:2006-11,GGLR:en%26sa%3DN)


Great East Road
http://www.lowdown.co.zm/photos/road/baobab001.jpg (http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.lowdown.co.zm/photos/road/kitwendolaroad2.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.lowdown.co.zm/genericfiles/ontheroad001.htm&h=480&w=640&sz=34&hl=en&start=5&um=1&tbnid=E1O0at-wK5pSEM:&tbnh=103&tbnw=137&prev=/images%3Fq%3DKitwe%2BNdola%2BRoad%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26rls%3DGGLR,GGLR:2006-11,GGLR:en)

Another good Zambian Highway - dunno which one though
http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tstories/haggard/images/goodroad1.JPG (http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tstories/haggard/images/pothole1.JPG&imgrefurl=http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tstories/haggard/&h=960&w=1280&sz=229&hl=en&start=51&um=1&tbnid=ydTnoXEE3EiCOM:&tbnh=113&tbnw=150&prev=/images%3Fq%3DZambian%2BRoads%26start%3D40%26ndsp%3D20%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26rls%3DGGLR,GGLR:2006-11,GGLR:en%26sa%3DN)

A point of interest here is that thanks to the economic collpase that the nation is now coming out of many major highways are only now being resurfaced/ rebuilt and were run down and in a state of poor repair. The recent economic growth thanks to growing copper prices is slowly pulling the nations roads out of it's self induced doldrums...Way to go Zambia - Get back on your feet!

double. sorry

http://www.astrosurf.com/saf/articles/MAROC2008/BEN_GUERIR1.jpg
http://www.astrosurf.com/saf/articles/MAROC2008/NUAGES_SUD.jpg
http://www.sintram.ma/images/Skhour-Rhamna_Benguérir.jpg
http://www.sintram.ma/images/Settat_Oum-Rbiâa.jpg
http://www.sintram.ma/images/5.jpg
http://www.sintram.ma/images/4.jpg

Okay I got that but we should stick to the highways .. in myworld there no such t hing as rural highways :)

the country looks amazing by the way !!!
actually....I am not sure about "your world" but here in the United States they have rural highways, they are called "routes" and sometimes just highways. but Im guessing Tunisia is a pretty small country and so not many rural parts. :)

anyway I went through this thread and saw many rural roads posted...at least 30 or so posts so I am sure 'abesha' is not the first to post such roads, I am also sure those wont be the last rural roads to be posted here.

Dont be so picky, I personally like seeing all roads lol :cheers:
great pics abesha and everyone else.

here are two "rural" roads in Western Sahara:


http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/3484/2676924006b420de7f9fbwz5.jpg



http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/5452/251364110061cc7c7a95ojb8.jpg





If you have ever seen people dirt biking in the desert or using 4-wheel drive vehicles, this is their dream land to do such things.
There are even competitions held all the time with tourists driving through such difficult terrain.

actually....I am not sure about "your world" but here in the United States they have rural highways, they are called "routes" and sometimes just highways. but Im guessing Tunisia is a pretty small country and so not many rural parts. :)

anyway I went through this thread and saw many rural roads posted...at least 30 or so posts so I am sure 'abesha' is not the first to post such roads, I am also sure those wont be the last rural roads to be posted here.

Dont be so picky, I personally like seeing all roads lol :cheers:
great pics abesha and everyone else.

It says in the title HIGHWAY it does NOT SAY Rural Highways & Highways

My world is the world of common sense sahara .

if we were posting every single picture of every freaking road in Africa I ll bet you that the roads of my small country will anoy you ^^^^^^

If you want to post your rural highwayys like in the US (wich is not a referenec by the way) I strongly suggest you to open a new thread ^^

^^ Speaking of seperate threads Tounsi, doesnt Tunisia have ITS OWN FREAKING SECTION!!?!?

...so what the hell are you doing here? LMAO.

I swear people ask for their own section and then come over here are bug everyone else. WHO CARES HOW MANY PICTURES ARE POSTED?

I want to see them all, and I am sure there are others who would to see them as well. Stop acting like you control this place....thanks :)
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good job on the pictures to everyone else. I will continue to post a few new ones as well.

Oh good grief. No offense Sahara but if you'd look through previous postings in this thread I'm sure you'll find there are many other roads posted other than highways. Don't start bitching about it now, as everyone has been fine with it.

Oh good grief. No offense Sahara but if you'd look through previous postings in this thread I'm sure you'll find there are many other roads posted other than highways. Don't start bitching about it now, as everyone has been fine with it.
you must have misunderstood me, this is exactly what I was saying. I AGREE.
I want to see all the roads...reread my posts.

It is Tounsi who is badgering people about what kind of pictures they should post.

Sorry, my bad. I meant Tounsi. My apologies.

^^Its no problem man. I figured it was a typo or something. nothing serious.
the thread can go back to normal now I hope.

here are a few pictures of roads from my younger brothers birthplace, Mauritania (in the news recently); its a place where I lived for a while. They are thumbnails so click on them to make the picture bigger:

http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/5456/512809813c508407dbfozi5.th.jpg (http://img293.imageshack.us/my.php?image=512809813c508407dbfozi5.jpg) http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/9679/3231963380f5b4d6cabbjr7.th.jpg (http://img293.imageshack.us/my.php?image=3231963380f5b4d6cabbjr7.jpg) http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/6176/2561186000751920f088buz6.th.jpg (http://img293.imageshack.us/my.php?image=2561186000751920f088buz6.jpg) http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/1472/22993793971d885652bdbfu1.th.jpg (http://img293.imageshack.us/my.php?image=22993793971d885652bdbfu1.jpg) http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/8061/4608654341857e906f1biu3.th.jpg (http://img293.imageshack.us/my.php?image=4608654341857e906f1biu3.jpg)