Second Henan Provincial Highway Project

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The Second Henan Provincial Highway Project has the following objectives: 1) to support continuing development of road infrastructure to relieve congestion, facilitate mobility and increase the efficiency of road transport in the interest of stimulating economic activity; 2) to assist in the implementation of policies to alleviate poverty in the poor areas of the province; 3) to promote development of institutional capabilities of Henan Provincial Communications Department (HPCD), through training and other means, in planning, design, operations and maintenance of Henan's highway network; and 4) to increase the safety of road transport. The project's components include the following: 1) construction of the Luoyang-Sanmenxia Expressway (LSE), which will include supply and installation of electrical, electronic and mechanical equipment for toll collection, telecommunications and lighting facilities, as well as construction of service areas and management and maintenance buildings; 2) construction of the Yangjia-Baijiazhai Connection (YBC) to link the Weinan-Tongguan Expressway (WTE) in Shaanxi Province with the existing Highway 310 in Henan Province; 3) construction, rehabilitation and upgrading of four linking roads that will interconnect and feed traffic to the LSE at interchanges; 4) improvement and new construction of rural roads in a program to alleviate poverty (RIPA) in poor counties in Henan; 5) construction supervision of the LSE, the linking roads and RIPA; 6) provision of equipment; 7) institutional strengthening and training; and 8) a highway safety component to help reduce accidents on Henan's highways.