ER ROAD REHABILITATION

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The project objectives are to: (a) rehabilitate and improve sections of the Mille-Assab road; (b) assist the Government in its effort to improve the maintenance capacity on the remainder of the road between Addis Ababa and Mille; and (c) strengthen the capacity of the Ethiopian Roads Authority to better assess potential road problems and plan future road maintenance and rehabilitation needs in a timely fashion. The project consists of the following components: (a) road rehabilitation - widening and strengthening of 196 km of the main road between Mille and Assab; (b) pavement management system - design and implementation of a pavement management system including provision of technical assistance, training and equipment; and (c) training, sector related studies and technical assistance to the Ministry of Transport and Communications for the introduction of an efficient axle load control system and to the Ministry of Public Works and Urban Development for the detailed engineering for civil works to be included in the next highway sector project, and for institutional development.