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30022-013: Southwest Road Network Development
Project Data Sheet (PDS): Overview
Description
The principal objective of the Project is to improve the existing National Highway 7, Dhaka-Mawa-Mongla and selected feeder roads to (i) allow for more effective and lower cost communications with the southern/southwestern regions of Bangladesh with improvements to flood-prone links, (ii) facilitate east-west trade movements, particularly cross-border trade with India, (iii) further exploit the potential of Mongla Port to contribute to effective goods movement in the western region of Bangladesh... Read More
| Country |
Bangladesh |
|---|---|
| Project Number | 30022-013 |
| Project Type or Modality of Assistance |
Loan |
| Financing | Public sector (Sovereign) |
| Status | |
| Approval Number |
Loan No. 1708 |
| Approval Date | 16 Nov 1999 |
| Closing Date | 27 Sep 2006 |
| Sector / Subsector Classification |
Transport and ICT / Road Transport |
| Thematic Classification | Gender equity |
| Safeguard Categories |
Environment: A |
Results Delivered
| Expressway built or updgraded (kilometers) | 162 |
| Beneficiaries from road projects (number) | 35,000,000 |
The results data reported above are limited to ADB's core sectors, as defined under Strategy 2020 and tracked through indicators in the ADB Results Framework. For definitions of results indicators, please see the ADB Results Framework Indicators Definition.
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