Road Projects |
Road
Sector Development Project (RSDP)
The Road Sector Development Project (RSDP) is being
implemented by Government of Nepal (GON) with the grant
assistance from the World Bank. The implementing agency
for the Project is Department of Roads (DOR) under the
Ministry of Physical Planning and Works (MOPPW). The
project is being implemented with the overall objective
of;
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6% increase in the number of
people with all season road access
-
35% decrease in travel time
for target population
- Effective road services to users
-
Effective and sustainable funding
for Road Maintenance by Roads Board
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2. Salient Features:
| Name |
: |
Road Sector Development Project (H339-NEP) |
| IDA Grant No. |
: |
H339-NEP |
| Effective date |
: |
21, February 2008 |
| Original Completion Date |
: |
30 June 2012 |
| Project Cost |
: |
US $ 50.6 million
IDA: US $ 42.6 million
GON: US $ 8 million
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3. Project Components:
The main components of the RSDP as designed comprised
of the following: |
Component I : Road Development
i) Road Upgrading ; Upgrading of about 297 km
of existing dry- season roads to all-season standard with
low cost sealed gravel pavement (Otta Seal),
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Tripurasundari- Satbanjha (25
km)
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Satbhanjha- Gokuleswor (54 km)
- Khodpe- Kalinga Bridge (Chainpur) (62 km)
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Surkhet- Khidkijyula (Kalikot)
(128 km),
- Tallodungeswor- Dailekh (28 km )
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ii) Periodic Maintenance
of 450 km of Strategic Roads in the project period.
iii) Road Safety Physical works
a. Road safety audit
in the accident prone road sections in SRN,
b. Road safety works
in Black spot areas in SRN,
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Component II : Institutional Strengthening and
Policy Reform
Support DOR, RBNepal, and MOPPW to sustain and
deepen institutional development activities focusing on
;
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4. Project Financing:
The project financing from the GON and Bank
is shown in the table below.
Component |
Cost in
US $ millions |
GON Financing
US $ millions |
Bank Financing
US $ millions |
Bank Financing
Percentage |
Road Development
Road upgrading
Periodic Maintenance
Road Safety Works
|
42.93
30.32
11.42
0.59
|
8.00
-
8.00
-
|
34.93
30.32
3.42
0.59
|
100%
30%
100%
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| Institutional strengthening- Goods, Services and
Trainings |
6.57 |
- |
6.57 |
100% |
| Incremental Operating costs |
0.10 |
- |
0.10 |
100% |
| PPF Financing |
1.00 |
- |
1.00 |
100% |
| Total Financing |
50.60 |
8.00 |
42.60 |
84.2% |
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