URBN TRNSPRT IV

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The proposed project seeks to finance components selected from the Brazilian Urban Transport Company's (EBTU) rolling urban transport investment plan (1986-1990) in Brazil's nine metropolitan regions (MRs); Belo Horizonte, Belem, Curitiba, Fortaleza, Porto Alegre, Recife, Rio de Janeiro, Salvador and Sao Paulo. There are three project components including a Corridor Program, a Maintenance Program and an Institutional Program. Under the Corridor Program, the project comprises investments, including design and supervision, to improve public transportation and to correct weaknesses in road networks. The Corridor Program further includes infrastructure, traffic management measures and supporting organizational improvements. A system-wide Maintenance Program entails civil works, equipment, the establishment of maintenance management systems, and institutional strengthening. As part of the sector-wide Institutional Program , the project supports technical assistance and training.