SECOND PHASE OF THE ROAD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

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The Second Phase of the Road Development Program Project aims to improve access to rural areas and economically productive areas and to progressively continue build up sustainable road sector planning, design, and program management capability, as well as road safety management. There are six project components: 1) The first component will support the upgrading of National roads to paved (Bitumen) standard and strengthening of paved roads. It involves: Karuma-Pakwach-Arua Road, Section Karuma-Olwyio-Pakwach, as well as Katunguru-Kasese-Fort Portal, Equator, and Kilembe Roads. 2) The second component will finance road safety improvement and audit study action plan. Phase I of the Action Plan to be implemented under the Phase II project will involve civil works to improve accident blackspots on major corridors, and consulting services concerning the design and construction supervision of such works. 3) The third component will support the preparation of a national transport master plan and transport master plan for Greater Kampala. 4) The fourth component will finance pilot project for demonstration use of innovative technologies for construction of low volume traffic roads. 5) The fifth component will support feasibility study and design of a national road agency building. 6) The sixth component will finance consulting services for the supervision of civil works.

FY17 - Transportation

World Bank Group

Project

Road, Manufacturing (Industrial), Raw Materials, Government, Commercial