HIGHWAY VI (PROV. RO

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The Project is designed to upgrade and expand the provincial road system, help establish a program for systematic maintenance of national and provincial roads, and carry out studies of these networks, rural roads, inland waterways and coastal ports for future improvement. The project would include: (a) construction and improvement of 11 sections of provincial roads; (b) an eight-year program of maintenance of the national and provincial roads; (c) comprehensive review by consultants of the national and provincial roads to set priorities for improvement, followed by feasibility studies of about 1,500 km of mainly provincial roads as a basis for selecting about 1,200 km of these roads for detailed engineering; (d) study by consultants to prepare an investment program for rural roads in 8 selected provinces; (e) detailed engineering and related economic analysis for improvements to Chao Phya river waterway; (f) a study of about 20 coastal ports to prepare a development program for selected ports; and (g) continuation of technical assistance to (i) the Department of Highways, particularly, for detailed planning and implementation of the road maintenance program; and (ii) the Transport Planning Unit (Ministry of Communications) for specialized training of staff.