HIGHWAY

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The overall objective of the Highway Project will be to preserve the Latvian road network and minimize total road transport costs. The specific objectives of the project are to: a) expand the periodic maintenance level where economically justified; b) improve road maintenance efficiency and quality by introducing improved technology and quality control and increasing the Latvian Road Administration's cost consciousness and economic justification capabilities; c) support the development of private road construction and engineering industries; d) improve road safety conditions; and e) establish the funding mechanism and level required to achieve minimum total road transport cost. The main components of the project are: a) periodic road maintenance; b) bridge repair and reconstruction; c) road safety improvement; d) gravel road maintenance and low cost bitumenization techniques; e) equipment for the central laboratory; and f) institutional strengthening.