The World Bank has approved US$18.3 million credit for the Lesotho Transport Infrastructure and Connectivity Project.
“The project seeks to build capacity for the transport sector to deal with and manage road safety,” said World Bank country director for Lesotho, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe, Paul Noumba Um.
The approved credit is aimed at supporting the Lesotho government in meeting its goal to reduce road deaths by half between 2010 and 2020 as well as to establish an integrated vehicle registration, driver licensing and traffic management information system.
