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Integrated projects planning for economic corridors and regional economic impacts. The newly built 50 km section of the A380 highway is located along CAREC (Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation) Corridor 2 which has two border-crossing points (i) Termez at the Afghanistan border and (ii) Daut-ata at the Kazakhstan border. The remaining sections of the A380 highway are being improved under ongoing projects and future projects planned by the government.

Project Number: 42107-023
Project Name: CAREC Corridor 2 Road Investment Program - Tranche 1
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Regular assignment of the PIU's (project implementation unit's) representatives at the project sites. For future projects, it is recommended that the PIU assign a representative to the project site to monitor the civil works progress closely with the construction supervision consultants, which will help the PIU identify issues at early stage and take prompt actions for resolution.

Project Number: 39669-013
Project Name: CAREC Regional Road Project
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Higher ADB financing for civil works components. The project completion review mission noted that ADB financing for these components was only 2.8% of the total civil works costs, against 14.9% at appraisal. This is rather marginal compared to the resources spent administering the project. For efficient use of ADB resources, ADB financing of civil works should be at least 50% of project costs for projects of this size. It is noted that for other components, ADB financing was 100%, which helped to resolve the disputes efficiently.

Project Number: 39669-013
Project Name: CAREC Regional Road Project
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Need for minimizing staff turnover in the executing agency during implementation. The PIU's (project implementation unit's) project director was changed frequently affecting the project management efficiency. Such frequent changes of the project director should be minimized.

Project Number: 39669-013
Project Name: CAREC Regional Road Project
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Need for careful assessment of project management and construction supervision consultant's qualification. The PMCS (project management and construction supervision) consultant's performance was found to be generally satisfactory. However, the team leader was replaced three times during implementation, which affected the progress of civil works. In future, CVs (curriculum vitae) of the candidates should be assessed carefully to ensure highly qualified and experienced experts are selected, with a preference for permanent staff of the consulting firm.

Project Number: 39669-013
Project Name: CAREC Regional Road Project
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Need for timely taking over of completed project sections by the government. At completion, the taking over of section 1 by Uzavtoyul was delayed due to administrative problems within the government. This contributed to poor maintenance after the defects liability period. This issue was resolved in 2014. Future taking over of completed road sections needs to be conducted in a timely manner by the government.

Project Number: 39669-013
Project Name: CAREC Regional Road Project
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Need for including all related works in the scope of work for civil works contractors. For the road development component, earthworks and the construction of the subbase were excluded from scope of work of the international contractors. This reduced the efficiency of the construction works, because the national contractors were unable to complete works of acceptable quality as designed and it took considerable time to rectify the defects. These works should have been integrated within the overall scope of the civil works.

Project Number: 39669-013
Project Name: CAREC Regional Road Project
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Despite the safety features (e.g., barriers) built into the project, the increased speeds resulting from the new road will likely have an impact on both the frequency and severity of road traffic collisions. Collisions on the project road will need to be monitored carefully by MOTC (Ministry of Transport and Communications) during 2015 - 2020 in coordination with the police force and, if and when collisions start to occur, timely and appropriate remedial engineering measures may need to be put in place to counteract any increased risk.

Project Number: 42399-013
Project Name: CAREC Transport Corridor I (Bishkek-Torugart Road) Project 2
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There is a need to ensure an appropriate level of public consultation during project development to enable the local population to have an input into project design and ensure greater'buy-in', which would likely result in fewer disputes between the contractor and local population.

Project Number: 42399-013
Project Name: CAREC Transport Corridor I (Bishkek-Torugart Road) Project 2
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Originally a total of $0.5 million was allocated to the capacity development component, but only $0.01 million was actually spent. Additional attention could have been given at appraisal to properly identify and cost each part of the capacity development component.

Project Number: 42399-013
Project Name: CAREC Transport Corridor I (Bishkek-Torugart Road) Project 2
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In order to sustain project benefits it is critical that the project road is appropriately maintained. The frost heave cracking issue needs to be monitored by MOTC (Ministry of Transport and Communications) on an annual basis and, in order to prevent further widening, cracks must be filled as they appear. Whilst maintenance budgets have increased, MOTC needs to allocate further resources to protect the substantial investment in road infrastructure that has occurred on this road corridor over the last decade.

Project Number: 42399-013
Project Name: CAREC Transport Corridor I (Bishkek-Torugart Road) Project 2
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The combination of high altitude, low temperatures during winter and frozen ground beneath the project road resulted in the appearance of frost heave cracks. Cracks have been filled in with bitumen but will reappear after each winter. The cracking issue needs to be monitored on an ongoing basis with cracks filled in as they appear. To minimize risk of further cracking, snow needs to be removed entirely from the roadbed and not merely left on shoulders, and weight limits for goods vehicles need to be strictly enforced to ensure undue stress is not placed on the project road.

Project Number: 42399-013
Project Name: CAREC Transport Corridor I (Bishkek-Torugart Road) Project 2
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Construction on the proposed facility has not yet started. The inspection facility is planned to be delivered using alternative financing sources. Cross- border facilities such as this require both expert inputs from, and coordination between, various government agencies. This can be difficult to achieve in a timely manner. In addition, specialist skills are needed for designing and implementing such projects.

Project Number: 42399-013
Project Name: CAREC Transport Corridor I (Bishkek-Torugart Road) Project 2
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During construction of At-Bashy road, some disputes arose between the contractor and the local population, causing late completion of minor but essential works e.g. sidewalks and drainage. Information on these incidents was not promptly reported to all parties concerned. Not being fully aware of the situation, IPIG (Investment Projects Implementation Group) initially advised ADB that there was no need to extend the loan and grant closing period. However, when the extent of remaining works to be completed became apparent, an extension was provided. This issue was swiftly resolved.

Project Number: 42399-013
Project Name: CAREC Transport Corridor I (Bishkek-Torugart Road) Project 2
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The final approval for constructing the At-Bashy access road was not provided until May 2013. The late addition of this component was part of the reason that the grant and loan closing date needed to be extended. Additional works of this magnitude should be identified, appraised, and approved at an earlier project stage to ensure completion of all works within the allotted period.

Project Number: 42399-013
Project Name: CAREC Transport Corridor I (Bishkek-Torugart Road) Project 2
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