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The Fourth Highway Project aims to establish a transport planning and policy framework, implement a sustainable and cost effective highway maintenance system, upgrade priority highways, and further improve public safety. It comprises a four year time slice of the highway rehabilitation, strengthening and maintenance program and includes upgrading of the Larnaca-Nicosia Road. It further involves continuation of rural road improvements, procurement of highway maintenance, safety and traffic survey equipment, and consultancy services to assist in studies on highway and transport sector planning, road user charges, regional traffic control, and road safety measures. The Bank loan will provide financing for: (i) road rehabilitation and strengthening; (ii) periodic maintenance; (iii) procurement of equipment; (iv) consultancy services. Benefits lie primarily in institution building associated with the implementation of effective highway maintenance and pavement management, the preparation of a transport sector strategy and further development of project evaluation.