HWY MGMT AND REHAB

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The Highway Management and Rehabilitation Project will consist of 1) an institutional strengthening and policy action plan, and 2) an investment component ( 97 % of total project costs ). Part 1 will support a) the strengthening of sector planning, coordination, and policy formulation, b) implementation of the reorganization of the management of The Highways subsector and the strengthening of DNER, c) continuation of adjustments in highways cost recovery and review of road transport regulations and d) formulation of appropriate environmental guidelines for the sector and strengthening of their reinforcement. Part 2 will comprise a time slice of DNER's five year plan ( 1990 - 1994 ) road investment and rehabilitation program. More specifically, rehabilitation of 4000 km or raod, the widening of sections totalling about 159 km of the Sao Paulo Curitiba road and the improvement in road safety.