Evaluation Resources

A safe system approach to road safety offers a holistic view of road transport systems, and considers interactions between several elements. This paper offers lessons for improving road safety and shares good road safety practices by drawing on various publications.

Validates the completion report’s assessment of the project, which aimed to increase economic opportunities for the rural poor through participatory improvement of sustainable rural infrastructure, social and gender development, and better local governance in the project area. IED overall assessment: Successful

Validates the completion report’s assessment of the project which aims to ensure the highest technical standard and cost effective design of the Noi Bai–Lao Cai highway in Viet Nam. IED overall assessment: Successful

Validates the completion report’s assessment of the project which aims to rehabilitate and reconstruct essential infrastructure in roads, power and natural gas in Afghanistan. IED overall assessment: Successful

Validates the completion report’s assessment of the program which aims to strengthen road institutions, reduce transport costs and increased access of rural populations to markets and social services in Punjab province in Pakistan. IED overall assessment: Less than successful

Validates the completion report’s assessment of the program which aims to improve access of the poor and near poor in the rural areas of Indonesia to basic infrastructure services. IED overall assessment: Successful

Validates the completion report’s assessment of the project which aims to help integrate Nepal’s economy into subregional and world markets by upgrading governance capacity, better transport facilities, and greater efficiency and effectiveness of trade management. IED overall assessment: Successful

Validates the completion report’s assessment of the project which aims to remove transport barriers and promote sustainable development and provision of better access to markets, jobs, and activity centers, and integration of transport services in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in People’s Republic of China. IED overall assessment: Successful

This ongoing evaluation will assess the development outcome of selected road projects in Bangladesh, provide evidence of poverty impacts of road interventions, and fill in the knowledge gap. The study will (i) measure impacts that are attributed to the projects in achieving the intended impacts and outcomes; (ii) help improve ADB‟s operational effectiveness at the project level; and (iii) enhance the relevance of ADB corporate results framework. 

This report evaluates the performance of the project aimed at improving transport efficiency by developing capacity in the road sector and improving the road infrastructure in Sri Lanka.