Sichuan Urban Development Project

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The Sichuan Urban Development Project for China will improve core urban functions in an equitable and resource efficient manner by removing identified infrastructure bottlenecks hampering land development, transport, and environmental conditions in four second-tier cities in Sichuan Province. The project has the following components: Urban Infrastructure Investment Component will support spatial planning priorities in the four cities. Mianyang: the proposed project will fund the construction of trunk and secondary infrastructure, including drainage and environmental improvements, in two new major urban development areas adjacent to Mianyang's city. Suining: the proposed project components in Suining are secondary infrastructure, sewerage and roads in the newly developed Xining District Area to the west of the city, including an associated link road to the city railway station area. Yibin: the proposed project will fund two river bank roads designed to improve access within the city and enhance the degraded riverbank environment. Panzhihua: the proposed project will support four components designed to accommodate growth of the city by improving access and traffic circulation (two urban roads), and upgrading the city's sewerage systems, riverbanks, and landscape conditions. Institutional Development and Capacity Building (IDCB) Component consisting of: (i) technical assistance (TA) for institutional development and capacity building for the project municipalities, and (ii) technical assistance for project implementation and management, including EMP/RAP implementation monitoring. The goal of the TA is to help municipalities improve urban planning and management capacities related to spatial planning, land management, transport planning, and utility and asset management.