Bangladesh Rural Road Network Expansion

ongoing

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $100 million loan to expand the coverage of an ongoing rural road network improvement project in Bangladesh, connecting the rural population to agricultural development zones. This additional financing will scale up the current road network development, under the Rural Connectivity Improvement Project, from 1,700 kilometres (km) to 2,630 km of rural roads. It will build on the $200 million financial package approved in 2018 aimed at upgrading rural roads in 34 districts to all-weather standards with climate resilience and safety features. The impact and outcome of the overall project are expected to be further enhanced with the coverage of additional geographic areas and increase in beneficiaries. The expanded project will benefit 40.2 million inhabitants.