BR FED HWY DECENTR

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The Federal Highway Rehabilitation and Decentralization Project's main objective is to improve and maintain the serviceability of the main highway network on a sustainable basis, with a view to reducing road transport costs. Specific objectives are to: 1) rehabilitate federal highways; 2) decentralize highway responsibilities to state governments; 3) increase the participation of the private sector in the management and financing of highways through concessions and maintenance management contracts; and 4) strengthen the capabilities of the National Roads Department and the State Road Departments to prepare, contract and monitor efficient network rehabilitation and maintenance programs and highway concession projects. The project will consist of three main components: (a) highway decentralization, including: (i) technical assistance and training services; and (ii) state rehabilitation subprojects; (b) highway concession development, including: (i) technical assistance and training services; and (ii) concession studies; and (c) federal highway comprising: (i) technical assistance and training services; and (ii) federal rehabilitation subprojects.