Rural Transport Project

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The Second Rural Transport Project aims to reduce transport costs and to improve accessibility espacially in rural areas. This project is one of three parallel phases of an Adaptable Program Loan (APL) assisting the Government of Madagascar in implementing its transport sector policy and strategy. There are three project components. The first component builds the capacity of the Rural Transport Unit (RTU) to oversee the implementation of the rural transport policy and strategy promoting intermediate means of transport. The seond component consists of two sub-components, which rehabiltate about 9000 km of provincial roads, and execute a pilot for improving rural transport infrastructure at the community level. The third component provides tachnical assistance to support rural road maintenance. The fourth component rehabilitates the FCE Railway (Fianarantsoa-Cote d'Est) and the Port of Manakara, as well as provides continued support for community environmental activities. The fifth component promotes intermediate means of transport through sub-projects, investigations and collaborative and particpative studies, training and networking, and spot improvements of waterways and jetties.