The Government of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar has approached the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for support to develop and contribute to the financing of a national rural roads and access program. The project will improve about 350 km of rural roads in two pilot regions, Ayeyarwaddy and Sagaing, and develop the technical bases and capacity for the program. The project outcome is improved accessibility of rural people, by way of launching a nationwide rural roads and access program, a part of which ADB will finance.
| Project Name | Rural Roads and Access Project | ||||||||
| Project Number | 50218-002 | ||||||||
| Country | Myanmar |
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| Project Status | Proposed | ||||||||
| Project Type / Modality of Assistance | Grant Loan |
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| Strategic Agendas | Environmentally sustainable growth Inclusive economic growth |
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| Drivers of Change | Gender Equity and Mainstreaming Governance and capacity development Knowledge solutions |
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| Sector / Subsector | Transport / Road transport (non-urban) |
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| Gender Equity and Mainstreaming | Effective gender mainstreaming | ||||||||
| Description | The Government of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar has approached the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for support to develop and contribute to the financing of a national rural roads and access program. The project will improve about 350 km of rural roads in two pilot regions, Ayeyarwaddy and Sagaing, and develop the technical bases and capacity for the program. The project outcome is improved accessibility of rural people, by way of launching a nationwide rural roads and access program, a part of which ADB will finance. | ||||||||
| Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy | It was estimated that 20 million people in Myanmar live in villages without access to an all-season road, which is over half of Myanmar's rural population. In 2015, ADB carried out a first-ever study of rural access in Myanmar. The study found that nine million people live in one of the 25,000 villages that are not connected by any road. Without a road, people have to walk, bike along narrow paths; they carry goods themselves or on the back of animals. Another 20,000 villages with an estimated 11 million people are connected by a road that is not all-season. These people may be able to use vehicles to reach the nearest township, but the link is likely to become impassable during the rainy season. Myanmar's rural access problem appears very severe by international standards. Myanmar's Rural Access Index (RAI) is estimated at 36%, which is the lowest in Asia. While Myanmar has about 75,000 km of all-season roads, it would need a 250,000 km road network to connect all villages. Investments have long been below needs, while efficiency of spending has remained limited by an absence of clear goals and prioritization criteria, and a fragmented institutional setting. Rural road construction and maintenance have also been of low quality, being insufficiently professionalized. The government proposes to establish a national rural roads and access strategy and program to mobilize effectively larger resources to the task, improve governance and raise quality, inspired from good international examples. The project is aligned with the government's vision of providing rural road access to all villages by 2030. | ||||||||
| Impact | Rural road access to all villages provided. | ||||||||
| Outcome | Accessibility of rural population in the Ayeyarwaddy and Sagaing regions improved. | ||||||||
| Outputs | Rural roads and access improved Rural road management improved |
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| Environment | B |
| Involuntary Resettlement | B |
| Indigenous Peoples | B |
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| Consulting Services | Consultants will be recruited through quality- and cost-based selection for project management, construction supervision services and design, in accordance with ADB's Guidelines on the Use of Consultants (2013, as amended from time to time). |
| Procurement | Based on the small size of each works package, civil works will be procured through national competitive bidding and shopping in accordance with ADB's Procurement Guidelines (2015, as amended from time to time). |
| Responsible ADB Officer | Shihiru Date |
| Responsible ADB Department | Southeast Asia Department |
| Responsible ADB Division | Transport and Communications Division, SERD |
| Executing Agencies |
Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation Office Bldg No. 15, Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar Ministry of Construction Department of Highways Office Building No. 11 Naypyitaw, Myanmar |
| Timetable | |
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| Concept Clearance | 29 Sep 2016 |
| Fact Finding | 24 Apr 2019 to 30 Apr 2019 |
| MRM | 21 May 2019 |
| Approval | - |
| Last Review Mission | - |
| Last PDS Update | 30 Mar 2019 |
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| Title | Document Type | Document Date |
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| Rural Roads and Access Project: Project Data Sheet (Myanmar Language Translation) | Translated PDS | Sep 2016 |
Safeguard Documents See also: Safeguards
Safeguard documents provided at the time of project/facility approval may also be found in the list of linked documents provided with the Report and Recommendation of the President.
| Title | Document Type | Document Date |
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| Rural Roads Access Project: Resettlement and Ethnic Group Plan | Resettlement Plans | May 2019 |
| Rural Roads and Access Project: Magway Region Project Component Initial Environmental Examination | Initial Environmental Examination | Apr 2019 |
| Rural Roads and Access Project: Ayeyarwady Region Project Component Initial Environmental Examination | Initial Environmental Examination | Apr 2019 |
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Tenders
| Tender Title | Type | Status | Posting Date | Deadline |
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| Detailed Design and Implementation Supervision Consultant(DDISC) | Firm - Consulting | Closed | 03 Jul 2019 | 01 Aug 2019 |
Contracts Awarded
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Procurement Plan
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