RURAL ROADS.

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The objectives of the project are to: (a) improve high priority rural roads through reconstruction, restoration and improved maintenance; and (b) strengthen planning, administrative, engineering and maintenance capabilities of provincial highway authorities under the overall direction of the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development (MLGCD). The Project includes: (a) construction and improvement of about 730 km of provincial and barangay roads in six provinces; (b) a rural road maintenance program composed of construction or improvement of workshops and procurement of maintenance equipment, machinery and tools; (c) improvement of about 150 km of national and provincial roads in Occidential Mindoro and provision of a new central soils and materials laboratory for the Ministry of Public Highways (MPH); (d) technical assistance to MLGCD, the six project provinces, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), and the Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC); and (e) consultancy services to MLGCD, MPH and the project provinces for design and construction supervision of project roads and soils and materials laboratories and for preparation of a nature rural roads improvement project.