About Us

Welcome to the Addis Ababa City Administration Transport Bureau

The current Transport Bureau was established under the name Road and Transport Bureau to facilitate road infrastructure and transport services for the former Addis Ababa City Government, in accordance with Proclamation No. 35/2004 on the Re-establishment of Transport Administration Executive and Municipal Service Bodies.
The Bureau was established in accordance with the Proclamation No. 43/2007 on the Re-establishment of Addis Ababa City Government Executive and Municipal Service Bodies to expand and maintain transport road infrastructure, improve the provision of public transport services, facilitate driver and vehicle services, create a sustainable and environmentally friendly transport system, and ensure effective road traffic flow and safety.
It has been carrying out the functions and responsibilities stipulated in Proclamation Nos. 64/2012 and 74/2014.
Finally, Proclamation No. 84/2016 was enacted to guide, monitor, and control the institutions responsible for the transport sector, as well as to enable them to operate in accordance with the city's master plan and transport policy, ensuring the provision of safe, accessible, and environmentally friendly transport.

A Brief History of Addis Ababa City Administration Transport Bureau

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    Establishment (Proclamation No. 35/2004)

    The current Transport Bureau was established under the name of Road and Transport Bureau to facilitate the road infrastructure and transport services of the former Addis Ababa City Government in accordance with the Proclamation No. 35/2004 on the Re-establishment of Transport Administration Executive and Municipal Service Bodies.

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    Transformation & Expansion (Proclamation No. 43/2007, 64/2012 & 74/2014)

    The Bureau was established in accordance with the Proclamation No. 43/2007 on the Re-establishment of Addis Ababa City Government Executive and Municipal Service Bodies to expand and maintain transport road infrastructure, improve the provision of public transport services, facilitate driver and vehicle services, create a sustainable and environmentally friendly transport system, and ensure effective road traffic flow and safety. It has been carrying out the functions and responsibilities stipulated in Proclamation Nos. 64/2012 and 74/2014.

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    Present & Modern Alignment (Proclamation No. 84/2016)

    Finally, Proclamation No. 84/2016 was enacted to guide, monitor, and control the institutions responsible for the transport sector, as well as to enable them to operate in accordance with the city's master plan and transport policy in terms of providing safe, accessible, and environmentally friendly transport.

Vision and Mission of the Office

Our guiding principles that drive excellence and innovation

Mission

The Addis Ababa City Administration Transport Bureau “establishes a reliable, accessible, safe, cost-effective and...

Vision

By 2022, Addis Ababa will be a city with an accessible, reliable, convenient, safe, efficient, and environmentally frien...

Values

• Transportation accessibility • Responsiveness • Transportation safety • Service • Involve...