Notebook
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EngineeringModelled
Structure Plan
Land use plan · Transport network · Utility corridors · Green network · Phase 1–3 spatial sequence
5,597 ha
developed + reserved
Urban land
250 km
paved target Phase 2
Road network
860 ha
parks + buffer + coast
Green network
42 km
reserved ROW
Utility corridors
Transport Hierarchy
| Class | Width | Length | Speed | Standard |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expressway (port access) | 30m ROW | 12 km | 80 km/h | 2+1 lanes, grade separated junctions |
| Primary arterial | 24m ROW | 38 km | 60 km/h | 2+2 lanes, signalised intersections |
| Secondary collector | 18m ROW | 85 km | 50 km/h | 1+1 lanes, roundabouts |
| Tertiary local | 12m ROW | 115 km | 30 km/h | 1+1 lanes, shared surface |
| Promenade / active travel | 8m ROW | 12 km | Pedestrian | No vehicles |
All primary and secondary roads include kerbed drainage and footpath. See NB07 for NetworkX bottleneck analysis.
Public Transport Framework
BRT Corridor 1
Port Gateway → Old Town → Berbera Central → BEZ
5-min peak headways
BRT Corridor 2
Port → Airport → Residential Zones → Sheikh Road
10-min peak headways
Minibus network
All secondary routes on fixed routes
15-min headways
Green Network
The Structure Plan reserves 860 ha as permanent green infrastructure: coastal buffer, linear parks along drainage corridors, neighbourhood parks, and the escarpment conservation zone.
| Green area | Ha | Function |
|---|---|---|
| Coastal promenade buffer | 85 | Ecology + recreation |
| Escarpment conservation | 340 | Watershed protection |
| Wadi (drainage) greenways | 180 | Flood + ecology |
| Neighbourhood parks (×7) | 95 | Active recreation |
| Berbera Central Square | 1.2 | Civic focus |
| BEZ green buffer | 158 | Industrial screen |
| TOTAL | 860 | — |
Utility Corridor Reservations
SWRO → Sheikh pipeline
20m ROW
320 km
High voltage transmission
30m ROW
12 km (city ring)
Fibre optic backbone
3m ROW (shared)
85 km
Sewerage trunk main
6m ROW
18 km
Phase Spatial Sequence
Phase 1 (2026–30)
- ·Berbera urban core (Z1–Z4)
- ·Port access expressway
- ·BEZ Phase 1 roads
- ·SWRO intake and plant site
- ·Solar farm site (345 MW)
- ·Promenade + Old Town
Phase 2 (2031–35)
- ·Z5 residential medium zones
- ·Sheikh road upgrade
- ·Burco pipeline ROW
- ·Secondary arterials (complete)
- ·Airport upgrade
- ·BEZ Phase 2 extension
Phase 3 (2036–40)
- ·Z7 growth reserve release
- ·Sheikh urban nodes
- ·BEZ Phase 3 industrial
- ·Sheikh–Burco urban corridor
- ·CSP site (219 MW)
- ·Smart city infrastructure