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Sri Lanka
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AOTA: SRI 26522-03
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Project Name
Land Use Planning of the Southern Highway Corridor (piggybacked)
Executing Agency
Ministry of Highways and Road Development
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Contact
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Mr. S. Meihandan, Project Director
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Fax. No.
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94 11 2885803
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Tel. No.
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94 11 2884719
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Address
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Southern Transport Development Project
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3rd Floor, Sethsiripaya
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Battaramulla, Sri Lanka
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TA Amount (US$ '000)
300.00
Sector/Subsector
Transport & Communications /Roads & Highways
Date of First Listing
12 February 2008
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- Project Impact
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Expansion of economic opportunities and improvement of socioeconomic conditions of the people in the southern region especially for people living along the Southern Highway.
- Project Outcome
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The goal of the technical assistance (TA) is to assist UDA in developing guidelines under a development plan for this area, as well as for the 11 interchanges within this corridor to support the development objectives of the Southern Highway and national development programs. The overall objectives of the proposed study are to (i) prepare a long-term corridor development plan to guide and regulate future growth of the Southern Highway Corridor, (ii) set out appropriate strategies to implement the long-term objectives of the corridor development plan and to facilitate implementation of priority projects, (iii) identify priority projects and prepare prototype project proposals for intersection area development, and (iv) facilitate the implementation of priority projects.
- Project Outputs
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By the first quarter of 2009, the zoning and guidelines will be formulated, and at least three interchange development plans as centers of growth completed
- Consulting Services
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The study will be led by an international urban planner (team leader, 6 person-months), assisted by a team of national consultants comprising (i) an urban planner and deputy team leader, 6 person-months; (ii) an infrastructure planner/engineer, 6 person-months; (iii) a sociologist, 3 person-months; (iv) an environmental planner, 3 person-months; and (v) an economist, 2 person-months. The TA consultants will be recruited in accordance with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Guidelines on the Use of Consultants (2007, as amended from time to time) and other arrangements satisfactory to ADB for engaging national consultants.
Urban Development Authority (UDA) will be the Implementing Agency for the TA. A steering committee, chaired by secretary of the Ministry of Highways and Road Development, with representatives from MOHRD, RDA, UDA, External Resource Department and National Planning Department will be established to oversee TA implementation.
- Project Processing Stage
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Approved by the Bank
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6 March 2008
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- Recruitment of Consultants
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Recruitment of Consultants expected to take place on April 2008.
- Project Officer
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Dewi N. Utami (632-6764)
- Transport and Communications Division, SARD
- dutami@adb.org
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