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Lesson
Objective quantitative assessment of benefits and costs may help in the setting up a mechanism for fair distribution of costs across countries. The IEM economic analysis indicates that the net present value of the project for the Lao PDR could be made positive if higher grant elements were used in the financing by the PRC and Thailand.

Project Number: 34231-013
Project Name: Greater Mekong Subregion: Northern Economic Corridor Project in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic
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An agreement for collective maintenance is an essential element for the sustainability of subregional road projects, such as this project. A mechanism needs to be devised for the costs to be shared in proportion to the benefits received by the stakeholders.

Project Number: 34231-013
Project Name: Greater Mekong Subregion: Northern Economic Corridor Project in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic
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An effective project implementation entity is important when multiple financiers are involved, in order to ensure uniform standards in the construction of the project road. For the ADB-funded section of the road, the Lao PDR government could keep track of expenditures and verify if timelines and guidelines are followed. This was not the case with the PRC and Thailand financed sections. For example, the PRC used its own design standards for the road without conducting any dialogue with the Lao PDR government.

Project Number: 34231-013
Project Name: Greater Mekong Subregion: Northern Economic Corridor Project in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic
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Lesson
No additional lesson.

Project Number: 38236-022
Project Name: Dushanbe–Kyrgyz Border Road Rehabilitation Project, Phase II
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Lesson
A poor assessment of the security and safety situation in the project area could result in slow implementation and even cancellation of planned outputs.

Project Number: 36052-013
Project Name: North–West Frontier Province Road Development Sector and Subregional Connectivity Project
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No additional lesson.

Project Number: 39674-022
Project Name: CAREC Transport Corridor 1 (Bishkek–Torugart Road) Project
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The inclusion of contractors from countries with existing international sanctions, such as Iran, could create difficulty in sourcing the required input items to be used under the project.

Project Number: 40043-013
Project Name: Afghanistan and Tajikistan: Regional Power Transmission Interconnection Project
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Lesson
Where there is capacity to coordinate directly and where the executing and implementing agencies are the same, such as in this project, a project steering committee may not be necessary.

Project Number: 37644-013
Project Name: Regional Customs Modernization and Infrastructure Development Project
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Lesson
No additional lesson.

Project Number: 39176-033
Project Name: Road Network Development Program (Project 2)
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Lesson
Need for the government's continuous capacity enhancement in project preparation. The government should have conducted its own robust due diligence prior to processing new projects, particularly in terms of engineering and safeguards. Further, international financial institutions, including ADB, should continue providing technical support, including institutional and capacity development programs, to enable the executing and implementing agencies to independently prepare projects with sound technical inputs.

Project Number: 41122-033
Project Name: Road Corridor Investment Program - Project 2
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Lesson
Need for comprehensive due diligence in safeguards and technical aspects. The cost overrun had two major causes: (i) an insufficient safeguard assessment during appraisal, and (ii) an inaccurate cost estimate. A comprehensive safeguards impact assessment during appraisal could have avoided the later realignment. Detailed analysis of alternative alignments and their associated potential safeguards impacts, both of environmental and social, should have been conducted as well.

Project Number: 41122-033
Project Name: Road Corridor Investment Program - Project 2
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Need for adequate resource allocation to preparatory works for new projects. The cost overrun of the civil works component was a primary reason for the cancellation, and was caused by inadequacies in the investment program appraisal with respect to safeguards, engineering design and the cost estimate.

Project Number: 41122-033
Project Name: Road Corridor Investment Program - Project 2
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Lesson
The 299.7 km four-lane expressway was constructed along the existing two-lane class II national highway (G314) and about 85.0 km of the existing highway was intermittently utilized as a part of the expressway. The advantages of using the existing road were the low cost of construction and less land acquisition and resettlement. However, there were disadvantages. First, using the existing road resulted in higher maintenance costs.

Project Number: 39655-013
Project Name: Xinjiang Regional Road Improvement Project (Korla - Kuqa Section)
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Special features. The inclusion of special features in project design should have been supported by careful formulation within the existing institutional context and allocation of sufficient funding to ensure adequate implementation and achievement of expected results.

Project Number: 39149-013
Project Name: Western Guangxi Roads Development Project
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No additional lesson.

Project Number: 34390-013
Project Name: Greater Mekong Subregion Transmission Project
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