Mongolia : Preparing the Western Regional Road Development Project
The TA's impact will be strengthened transport links between western Mongolia and the People's Republic of China and the Russian Federation. The TA will assist the Government to prepare a western regional road development project suitable for ADB financing by undertaking feasibility study and preliminary design.
Project Details
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Project Officer
Athukorala, Sarath Lakshman
East Asia Department
Request for information -
Country/Economy
Mongolia -
Modality
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Sector
- Transport
Project Name | Preparing the Western Regional Road Development Project | ||||
Project Number | 39265-012 | ||||
Country / Economy | Mongolia |
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Project Status | Closed | ||||
Project Type / Modality of Assistance | Technical Assistance |
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Strategic Agendas | Inclusive economic growth Regional integration |
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Drivers of Change | Gender Equity and Mainstreaming Knowledge solutions |
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Sector / Subsector | Transport / Road transport (non-urban) |
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Gender | Some gender elements | ||||
Description | The TA's impact will be strengthened transport links between western Mongolia and the People's Republic of China and the Russian Federation. The TA will assist the Government to prepare a western regional road development project suitable for ADB financing by undertaking feasibility study and preliminary design. | ||||
Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy | The TA is consistent with ADB's country strategy and program (CSP) for Mongolia and regional cooperation strategy and program (RCSP) for Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC). The CSP for Mongolia and the RCSP update for CAREC reconfirm transport as a strategically important sector for ADB assistance. The CSP identifies the underdeveloped road nerttwork and inefficient cross-border raod transport as majpor transport sector issues. The TA will address these sector issues. |
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Environment | A |
Involuntary Resettlement | C |
Indigenous Peoples | A |
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Consulting Services | About 60.5 person-months of consultant inputs (18.5 international and 42.0 domestic). The international consultants' team will comprise (i) a road engineer/team leader, (ii) a transport economist, (iii) a trade and customs specialist, (iv) a road transport and logistic services specialist, (v) an environment specialist, and (vi) a social development specialist. The international consultants will be supported by domestic consultants with the expertise in road engineering, transport economics, trade and customs, road safety, road transport and logistic services, environmental assessment, and social and poverty analysis. |
Responsible ADB Officer | Athukorala, Sarath Lakshman |
Responsible ADB Department | East Asia Department |
Responsible ADB Division | Transport and Communications Division, EARD |
Executing Agencies |
Ministry of Roads, Transportation, Construction and Urban Development |
Timetable | |
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Concept Clearance | 01 Aug 2005 |
Fact Finding | 06 Mar 2006 to 11 Mar 2006 |
MRM | - |
Approval | 10 May 2006 |
Last Review Mission | - |
PDS Creation Date | 04 May 2006 |
Last PDS Update | 16 Oct 2008 |
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Approval | Signing Date | Effectivity Date | Closing | ||
Original | Revised | Actual | |||
10 May 2006 | 30 May 2006 | 30 May 2006 | 31 Mar 2007 | 31 Jul 2008 | 31 Jul 2008 |
Financing Plan/TA Utilization | Cumulative Disbursements | |||||||
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ADB | Cofinancing | Counterpart | Total | Date | Amount | |||
Gov | Beneficiaries | Project Sponsor | Others | |||||
650,000.00 | 0.00 | 115,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 765,000.00 | 17 Jun 2022 | 617,769.59 |
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Title | Document Type | Document Date |
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Western Regional Road Development Project (Financed by the Asian Development Fund and Regional Fund) | Consultants' Reports | Jun 2007 |
Preparing the Western Regional Road Development Project | Technical Assistance Reports | May 2006 |
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