Validates the completion report's assessment of the project designed to improve efficiency and safety of the road transport link between Almaty and Bishkek by rehabilitating the road infrastructure, modernizing border control policies, upgrading cross-border facilities, improving coordination and management of road safety, and introducing efficient road maintenance system. IED overall assessment: Successful.

This report covers five advisory technical assistance aimed at ensuring the absorptive capacity and ability of the governments of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, and Mongolia to implement road projects. It also covers a regional technical assistance study to update road design and construction standards in these three countries.