๐ Tender Overview
Source of Funding / Amount: Loan: east to southcoast road connectivity project
Ordinary capital resources: US$ 35.00 million
The proposed project will help the government of timor-leste meet its transport sector priorities to enhance connectivity to markets and services and its social and national development agenda, through (i) rehabilitating and upgrading about 173. 7 kilometers (km) of national road sections in the east and south coast areas, (ii) improving road asset management, and (iii) strengthening awareness of road safety and gender-related issues. The project will improve an estimated 173. 7 km of national road section of com-lautem-lospalos-viqueque, by rehabilitating the existing roads and applying climate change and disaster resilient design. The improved roads will be more resilient to increased rainfall with enhanced roadside drainage, raising of the road in flood-prone areas, appropriate asphalt pavement surfacing, and bioengineering measures to improve slope stability. The project will also construct, at junctions of key feeder roads, sheltered bus stops with lights and enhanced access for elderly, women, children, and the disabled. The project will improve the road asset management capacity of the directorate of roads, bridges, and flood control (drbfc) of ministry of public works (mpw) by enhancing knowledge sharing through training activities on the ongoing development of the road asset management system (rams). Piloting innovative sensor-based technologies to monitor roads, bridges, and slopes will also be implemented in parts of the project road sections for proper asset management and early warning for flooding and landslides. The project will also provide advisory support on budget planning, aimed at securing sustained allocation of resources for road maintenance. The project will provide (i) mpw, drbfc, and all project management unit (pmu) and construction supervision staff with training on gender in transport and road safety; (ii) the construction staff and community members with combined gender, hiv/aids, and gender-based violence awareness raising programs;, and (iii) the community members from the villages crossed by the project road sections with increased understanding of road safety practices, as well as a youth-led road safety system.
Due to a lack of investment in rehabilitation and maintenance, the road network in timor-leste deteriorated during the 25-year conflict that preceded independence in 2002. Deterioration continued even after 2002, and low connectivity and inefficiency in roar sector have constrained the countrys efforts to develop. Also, the road sector of timor-leste is vulnerable to disasters, including heavy rains, among others, whose impact may have become more severe in recent years due to climate change. Adb has improved and is improving over 460 km of the road network mainly in the north coast and the north-south connections in the country. The project will expand adb support to improve
