Local Roads Improvement Project - P150357

Updated on April 20th, 2016:

The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to provide safe and sustainable local road accessibility to education, health and market facilities along selected corridors. Approval completed on 30 October 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P150357. US$15.0/65.0 (IBRD/IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. State Road Administration Tel: 2221114, E-mail: gheorghe.curmei@asd.md, Contact: Gheorghe Curmei, Chief Manager; Ministry of Finance, E-mail: anatol.arapu@mf.gov.md, Contact: Mr Anatol Arapu, Minister of Finance.
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Updated on November 3rd , 2015:

The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to provide safe and sustainable local road accessibility to education, health and market facilities along selected corridors. Negotiations authorized on 15 September 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P150357. US$15.0/65.0 (IBRD/IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.
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Updated on September 30th, 2015:

19. The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to improve accessibility to education, health and market facilities by provision of a safe and sustainable local roads network in selected areas of Moldova. Concept completed on 10 April 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P150357. US$15.0/65.0 (IBRD/IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.
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Updated on February 24th, 2015:

The Local Roads Improvement Project will support Moldova's National Development Plan through better access to social services in rural areas, mainly education and health, and improve access by farmers to markets and export opportunities. The project will comprise two components – Road works and Institutional Strengthening. In a first phase, the interventions in road works will aim to provide lessons on how to effectively carry out the maintenance and improvement of the local road network including standards and technology. The Institutional Support component will develop improved systems and procedures as well as approaches to capacity building that could be replicated nationally. Brief outlines of these components are given below. Component A, the road works component, will comprise a mixed program of physical works comprising basic access improvements, periodic maintenance and local road improvements. These will be carried out across the regional road network and in the local road network in the selected raion(s) using a new and improved system of selection and prioritization of road works. This system will be developed as part of the project and, initially, will focus improvements on sections of local roads through settlements and on school bus routes. The component will include training targeted to the selected raions on (micro-enterprise) contract management. This component will finance the detailed design and supervision activities for all road rehabilitation and maintenance works as well as independent technical audits of the civil works. An important part of the component will be road safety works in the proximity of schools and on road sections within communities. A key objective will be to provide safe access to schools for children who have been affected by the school consolidation program. This includes transportation to/from schools, and safe access to schools and bus stops. Component B, the institutional strengthening component, will build capacity within the sector for efficiently and effectively maintaining and improving the regional and local road networks. The support to government institutions will be focused on building capacity for road network management in SRA and raions (LPA 2) although there could be some minor support to communal level (LPA 1). As part of this component, the previous condition survey carried out by the SRA on the core local road network will be consolidated and integrated into a database as part of the process of establishing an asset management system. This component will also promote the development of capacity in the local private sector to implement the maintenance and improvement of regional and local roads. This will mainly be by improving the enabling environment within which local consultants and contractors operate. In addition, the component will finance baseline survey and impact studies on project beneficiaries. Through the collection of quantitative and qualitative data (practical surveys instruments before and after project completion), the proposed assessments will document potential income and social impacts. Identification completed on 22 May 2014. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$30.0/25.0 (IBRD/IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.
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Updated on January 9th, 2015:

The objectives are to: (a) improve access to basic social services (education, health and access to markets); (b) increase road safety; (c) improve the management of routine maintenance on the selected local roads; and (d) enhance the capacity of national and local authorities to manage the local road network. Project Concept Review Meeting completed on 4 September 2014. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 30.0/25.0 (IBRD/IDA Credit). Consulting services and implementing agency(ies) to be determined.
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Updated on September 18th, 2014:

The objectives are to: (a) improve access to basic social services (education, health and access to markets); (b) increase road safety; (c) improve the management of routine maintenance on the selected local roads; and (d) enhance the capacity of national and local authorities to manage the local road network. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 25.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services and implementing agency(ies) to be determined.