Infrastructure ( Roads )

Bangladesh Road Project

1. Northwest Road Corridor Improvement Project - ADB Funding

Location Sector
Transport and Communications /Roads and Road Transport
Initial Listing
25 May 2001
Most Recent Update
30 October 2001
Executing Agency(ies)

Roads and Highways Department



TA Fact-Finding Mission Undertaken/Scheduled: 18-23 Aug 2001

TA Approval Date
29 October 2001 Estimated Completion Date
Cost and Financing Plan (in US$)

Source Amount
JSF 150,000.00
Total 150,000.00


Description To be determined

Thematic Classification

Economic Growth / Regional Cooperation Poverty Classification

Poverty Intervention

Objectives and Scope 

In 1997, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal agreed to establish the South Asian Growth Quadrangle (SAGQ), which will operate within the SAARC framework. One of the objectives of the SAGQ is to jointly develop physical infrastructure mainly roads, railways, ports, inland waterways, and telecommunication links to promote intra and interregional trade. Nepal, a land-locked country in the region, will benefit from having access to Mongla and Chittagong port in Bangladesh as an alternative to Calcutta port. Despite the large potential for intraregional trade expansion, a number of obstacles hamper the realization of this potential including the physical constraints on the regional transport system and the policy constraints on regional trade. At Banglabandha in Bangladesh, a major entry points connecting Nepal to Mongla and Chittagong port, no land port is established for transshipment. Access roads to the border point are in too poor condition to accommodate trans-border traffic from Nepal, especially multiaxle heavy trucks. Lack of transshipment facilities including customs offices, inland container depot and warehousing facilities, parking/loading/unloading areas and banking services obstructs transborder movement of goods. The scope of the proposed project is (i) carrying out feasibility studies of the improvement of the Panchagar-Tetulia -Banglabandha road of 57 km connecting India and Nepal through the border point in the north-west, and upgrading of land port facility in Banglabandha; (ii) preparing detailed designing for the proposed road; and (iii) assessing the contribution of the improvement of these roads and land port to development and trade facilitation in Bangladesh, India and Nepal.

Policy Dialogue

Environment Category: A/B

Environment Impact and Mitigation


Social Aspects and Remedies

Benefits and Beneficiaries

Beneficiary Participation in Formulation

Beneficiary Participation in Implementation

Consulting Services

The consulting services for the TA will require about 4 person-months of international specialists, with expertise in pre-feasibility studies; economic and financial analysis; concessioning of land port operation to private sector; trade economics and international land transport; highway and structural engineering. The TA will also require about 12 person-months of domestic consultants, with expertise in highway and structural engineering, trade economics, economic and financial analysis, environmental impact examination, and social impact assessment. The international road engineer will act as a team leader, supervise other team members, and be responsible for consolidating and submitting required reports.

Procurement

Contacts
Bank  Dong-Soo Pyo
Senior Financial Analyst  IWTC
Tel. No.: (632) 632-6817
E-mail: dspyo@adb.org


Executing Agency

Roads and Highways Department
Contact Person :
Tel. No. : 9562829
Fax. No. : 88-02-9562798

2. Road Network Improvement and Maintenance II -ADB Funding 

Location
Sector Transport and Communications /Roads and Road Transport
Initial Listing
25 May 2001
Most Recent Update
25 October 2001
Executing Agency(ies)

Bangladesh Road Transport Authority



TA Fact-Finding Mission Undertaken/Scheduled: 13-17 Aug 2001

TA Approval Date Estimated Completion Date
31 December 2002
Cost and Financing Plan (in US$)

Source Amount

JSF 600,000.00
Total 600,000.00


Description To be determined


Thematic Classification

Economic Growth / Regional Cooperation Poverty Classification Poverty Intervention

Objectives and Scope
 
The objectives of the proposed project will be to (i) raise add ed value in agriculture by enabling farmers to diversify their production, and (ii) expand nonfarm employment, especially in less-developed rural areas. This will be accomplished by (i) providing improved roads and other infrastructure and communications to facilitate enterprise, and provide better access to markets; and (ii) making credit available. The scope of the project will be to (i) identify project regions based on poverty incidence; (ii) identify project roads to strengthen the integrated road networks and facilitate connections of the rural poor to regional commercial centers; (iii) assist the Government in conducting feasibility studies with particular emphasis on the development of environmental impact assessment, resettlement plan, and poverty impact assessment; (iii) develop action plan to accelerate regional economic cooperation especially for road sector.

Policy Dialogue 

Environment Category: A/B

Environment Impact and Mitigation


Social Aspects and Remedies

Benefits and Beneficiaries

Beneficiary Participation in Formulation

Beneficiary Participation in Implementation

Consulting Services  
 
The consulting services for the TA will require about 15 person-months of international specialists with expertise in feasibility studies; economic and financial analysis; highway, material, and pavement engineering; environmental and social impact analyses; and land use planning in the context of transport sector developments. The TA will also require about 35 person-months of domestic consultants, with generally similar expertise.

Procurement

Contacts Bank Dong-Soo Pyo
Senior Financial Analyst IWTC
Tel. No.: (632) 632-6817
E-mail: dspyo@adb.org