HWYS.III

closed

The project would: (a) assist the Government in improving the road network; (b) improve an alternative land connection to the port of Dar-es-Salaam; (c) strengthen the road improvement and maintenance capability of the Ministry of Public Works (MTP); and (d) strengthen the planning capability of the Ministry of Transport and Communications (MTPT), and of the MTP. Its components include: (a) construction to paved standards of a 39.4 km section of the Ngozi-Kobero road; (b) improvement to low gravel standards of 360 km of secondary and tertiary roads; (c) procurement of equipment for two mechanized maintenance brigades and acquisition of tools, vehicles and camp equipment for the ongoing manual maintenance program; (d) consultant services to supervise the road construction program and technical assistance services for the road improvement component, the manual and mechanized maintenance programs, the training of staff, and a study to define a five-year paved road rehabilitation and maintenance program; and (e) technical assistance to the new Planning Units of the MTP and MTPT.