AR B.A.URB.TSP

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The Buenos Aires Urban Transport Project objectives will be to support the private-public partnership in improving the service quality and coverage of mass transit; b) support the infrastructure improvements defined in the concession agreement between the Government and the private sector; c) assist in improving the conditions of traffic safety and environmental quality; and d) help in developing an integrated urban transport system for the AMBA (Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area). The project will comprise a package of actions and investments aimed at the following: a) finance rail equipment and infrastructure; b) promote the integration of the transport system by upgrading transfer stations among rail lines, building better transfer facilities between rail and road-based transport, and generally improving road access to rail stations; c) improve traffic safety and environmental conditions through the construction of grade separations at high-volume crossing, the enhancement of controls at road/rail grade crossings, the development of a complementary program of road safety actions and the introduction of systematic air pollution monitoring; and d) strengthen the institutional framework.