SHANGHAI MPT I

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The principal objective of this project is to provide the basis for developing an efficient urban transport system in Shanghai. The project is designed to increase capacity, reduce congestion, and improve efficiency in the transport network; and improve the planning, programming, finance and management of the urban transport system in Shanghai. The project will represent the first stage of a long-term program intended to upgrade and develop the urban transport infrastructure in order to meet the demands generated by modernization of the local economy. Project elements consist of contruction of a 5.5 kilometer viaduct with surface road improvements; traffic management and safety including a 1.1 kilometers of busway and 19 kilometers of nonmotor vehicle roads; and technical assistance to strengthen the municipality's capabilities for planning and implementing urban transportation measures, effecting improvements in traffic and safety, and public transport management.