Capacity Strengthening for Sustainable Road Transport

This technical assistance aims to strengthen the Government of Nepal’s capacity in road maintenance and road asset management through capacity development of three agencies under the Ministry of Physical Planning, Works and Transport Management. It will assist the Government in developing an integrated and harmonized system for road maintenance asset management and a road user charge scheme to assure long-term sustainability of the investment in Nepal’s road transport.


PROJECT DETAILS

Commitment Date

Funding Type

Country

Sector

Status

Total Cost

1 Oct 2013

Technical Assistance

Nepal

Transport/Road

Closed

$1 million

KEY OUTPUTS

Road assets, road maintenance, institutional capacity, and financing assessed

Integrated road maintenance scheme recommended to ensure harmonization amongst agencies in road maintenance and road asset management

FINANCING

$500,000 (Technical Assistance Special Fund - Supplementary)

$500,000 (Technical Assistance Special Fund)