The project was designed to improve urban road infrastructure, traffic management and safety, and environmental sanitation in the five fast-growing cities of Altay, Changji, Hami, Kuytun, and Turpan. It was also designed to achieve the environmental objectives approved in the city master plans and in the PRC’s Eleventh Five-Year Plan, 2006–2010. Most of the project roads were inside the five cities and did not directly link to regional highways. However, positive impacts were anticipated in terms of expected regional growth. Four of the cities were in the busy north–west transport corridor to the Kazakhstan border. In contrast, Altay required investment to develop infrastructure for its rapid tourism growth. The project was consistent with the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) Urban Sector Strategy (1999) and ADB’s Country Partnership Strategy (2008–2010), which aimed to strengthen inclusive growth, improve the environment, catalyze investments, and improve governance.
This report validates the completion report’s assessment of the project. IED overall assessment: Successful.