Chapter 3: Local Road Planning 54 2. Local Road Planning Process National and local development planning has evolved from a master planning approach towards a more strategic planning process. Anchored on a more consultative process, most government agencies (NGAs) and local government units (LGUs) have adopted the strategic planning approach in their respective planning processes. Strategic planning is a process where the vision of the planning area is deifned for the preferred future environment of the locality, which is normally arrived at as a consensus amongst the stakeholders. Strategies are developed to achieve the vision based on opportunities and constraints of the planning environment (see Table 3.1). The strategies are operationalized through policies, programs, projects and activities, which should lead to the attainment of the vision in the long term. There is then monitoring and review of strategies and implemented actions to assess how the strategies are performed based on the planning environment. A development plan for local road network is important in assisting the broad-based sustainable social and economic development of the LGU. The local road network development plan should prioritize the development of the local road network based on sound technical, social, economic and environmental criteria. The local road network development plan should be aligned with LGU development priorities toward key policy areas such as poverty reduction, economic development and community support. There should be speciifcations for the local road network where it will deifne the extent, classiifcation and condition of the network. The said plan identiifes and rank key local road links and bridges requiring appropriate engineering interventions whether rehabilitation or maintenance. It shall also identify and rank any new road links that will support the spatial growth of the LGU. Lastly, the local road network development plan should identify how the services and works for the local road shall be delivered by the LGU. The plan should specify how the LGU will inventory, design, program or budget, procure, supervise, manage and monitor the works and engineering interventions for local roads. Figure 3.4 shows a suggested local road network development planning process, which