Bangladesh: Institutional Strengthening of Roads And Highways Department on Road Safety and Maintenance

This transaction technical assistance will help Bangladesh's Roads and Highways Department address key challenges for the road subsector. It supplements the Bangladesh SASEC Dhaka Sylhet Corridor Road Investment Project project, and is included in ADB’s country operations business plan for Bangladesh, 2021−2023.

PROJECT DETAILS

Commitment Date

Funding Type

Country

Sector

Status

Total Cost

27 Aug 2021

Technical Assistance

Bangladesh

Transport/Road

Ongoing

$3 million

KEY OUTPUTS

Improve the capacity of the Roads and Highways Department in road accident data collection and management system

Enhance the capacity of the Roads and Highways Department in road safety audit

Strengthen the capacity of the Roads and Highways Department in road maintenance

Provide institutional support for the Roads and Highways Department in gender equality and social inclusion

FINANCING

$1 million (Technical Assistance Special Fund)

$2 million (Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction)