Cambodia : Mekong River Island Connectivity Output
The proposed project aims to continue and expand the initiatives of Loan 2670 (Rural Roads Improvement Project) by rehabilitating about 1,000 km of rural roads in the 7 original project provinces and 2 additional provinces (Banteay Meanchey, Battambang, Kampong Cham, Kampong Chhang, Kampong Speu, Kampong Thom, Pursat, Siem Reap, and Takeo).
Mekong River Island Connectivity: Through not orignally planned during the design of Loan 2670, the Ministry of Rural Development subsequently requested ADB to rehabilitate roads and jetties within a Mekong River island cluster (part of mainland Kampong Cham province) in order to improve climate resilience access and connectivity.
Project Details
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Project Officer
Date, Shihiru
Southeast Asia Department
Request for information -
Country/Economy
Cambodia -
Modality
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Sector
- Transport
- Project Name
- Mekong River Island Connectivity Output
- Project Number
- 42334-016
- Country / Economy
- Cambodia
- Project Status
- Closed
- Project Type / Modality of Assistance
- Technical Assistance
- Source of Funding / Amount
TA 8322-CAM: Mekong River Island Connectivity Output Source Amount Technical Assistance Special Fund US$ 400,000.00 - Strategic Agendas
- Environmentally sustainable growth
- Inclusive economic growth
- Drivers of Change
- Governance and capacity development
- Sector / Subsector
Transport / Road transport (non-urban)
- Gender
- No gender elements
- Description
The proposed project aims to continue and expand the initiatives of Loan 2670 (Rural Roads Improvement Project) by rehabilitating about 1,000 km of rural roads in the 7 original project provinces and 2 additional provinces (Banteay Meanchey, Battambang, Kampong Cham, Kampong Chhang, Kampong Speu, Kampong Thom, Pursat, Siem Reap, and Takeo).
Mekong River Island Connectivity: Through not orignally planned during the design of Loan 2670, the Ministry of Rural Development subsequently requested ADB to rehabilitate roads and jetties within a Mekong River island cluster (part of mainland Kampong Cham province) in order to improve climate resilience access and connectivity.
- Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy
- The project aims to rehabilitate about 1,000 km of rural roads in 9 provinces (Banteay Meanchey, Battambang, Kampong Cham, Kampong Chhang, Kampong Speu, Kampong Thom, Pursat, Siem Reap, and Takeo) to paved condition to provide a safer, cost-effective rural road network with all-year access to markets and other social services of poor rural provinces in Cambodia. The project will also support a sustainable road maintenance regime in the Ministry of Rural Development, a community-based road safety program, HIV/AIDS and human trafficking prevention program, and climate change adaptation measures.
- Impact
Project Outcome
- Description of Outcome
- Progress Toward Outcome
Implementation Progress
- Description of Project Outputs
- Status of Implementation Progress (Outputs, Activities, and Issues)
- Geographical Location
- Banteay Meanchey, Baribour, Battambang, Kampong Cham, Kampong Chhnang, Kampong Siem, Kampong Speu, Kampong Thom, Kaoh Soutin, Krouch Chhmar, Pursat, Siemreap, Takeo
Summary of Environmental and Social Aspects
- Environmental Aspects
- Involuntary Resettlement
- Indigenous Peoples
Stakeholder Communication, Participation, and Consultation
- During Project Design
- Yes, during project design.
- During Project Implementation
- Yes, during project implementation.
Business Opportunities
- Consulting Services
- An international consulting firm will be engaged to implement the TA. The TA will require 3 positions in international and 3 positions in national consultants. The requirement of international consultants is 9 person-months and 10 person-months for national consultants. ADB will select and engage the consulting firm in accordance with ADB's Guidelines on the Use of Consultants (2010, as amended from time to time). ADB will use the fixed budget selection with simplified technical proposal to select the consulting firm.
Contact
- Responsible ADB Officer
- Date, Shihiru
- Responsible ADB Department
- Southeast Asia Department
- Responsible ADB Division
- Transport and Communications Division, SERD
- Executing Agencies
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Ministry of Rural Development
Timetable
- Concept Clearance
- -
- Fact Finding
- -
- MRM
- -
- Approval
- 04 Feb 2013
- Last Review Mission
- -
- Last PDS Update
- 30 Sep 2013
Funding
TA 8322-CAM
| Approval | Signing Date | Effectivity Date | Closing | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Original | Revised | Actual | |||
| 04 Feb 2013 | 14 Feb 2013 | 14 Feb 2013 | 30 Sep 2013 | - | 27 Dec 2013 |
| ADB | Cofinancing | Counterpart | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gov | Beneficiaries | Project Sponsor | Others | |||
| 400,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 400,000.00 |
| Date | Amount |
|---|---|
| 17 Jun 2022 | 393,217.00 |
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| Title | Document Type | Document Date |
|---|---|---|
| Mekong River Island Connectivity Output - Final Report: Consultant’s Report | Consultants' Reports | Nov 2013 |
| Rural Roads Improvement Project II | Concept Papers | Feb 2013 |
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