Overview
This policy revises Zambia’s 2002 National Transport Policy and provides a comprehensive framework for sector development from 2018–2028. It presents a situation analysis of the transport landscape, sets a vision to become a regional transport hub, and defines guiding principles such as partnership, decentralization, equity, and sustainability. The document outlines specific objectives and measures for road, railway, maritime and inland waterways, air transport, pipeline transport, corridor and intermodal development, and research and innovation. Cross‑cutting themes include safety, environment, gender, disability inclusion, HIV/AIDS, intelligent transport systems, and the regulation of dangerous goods. An implementation framework assigns institutional roles, provides for legislative reforms (including harmonizing road laws and updating railway, maritime and aviation regulations), and proposes establishing public transport authorities, a transport fund, and a corridor coordination unit. Financing relies on domestic revenues, PPPs, and user‑pays instruments, with monitoring and evaluation scheduled at mid‑term (5 years) and final review (10 years).