China - Hubei Shiman Highway Project

Page 1 PROJECT INFORMATION DOCUMENT (PID) APPRAISAL STAGE Report No.: AB121 Project Name Hubei Shiman Highway Project Region EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC Sector Roads and highways (90%);Sub-national government administration (10%) Project ID P081749 Borrower(s) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA Implementing Agency Hubei Provincial Communications Department No. 428, JianShe Ave. Hankou Hubei 430030 Tel: (027) 8346-0754 Fax: (027) 8346-0753 People's Republic of China Environment Category [X] A [ ] B [ ] C [ ] FI [ ] TBD (to be determined) Safeguard Classification [ ] S 1 [X] S 2 [ ] S 3 [ ] S F [ ] TBD (to be determined) Date PID Prepared February 2, 2004 Date of Appraisal Authorization March 1, 2004 Date of Board Approval June 15, 2004 1. Country and Sector Background (from PAD A.1.) China has undertaken massive investments in its transport system during the past four decades to support rapid economic development. The length of highway has increased nine-fold since 1960, reaching 1.76 million km in 2002, including 25,130 km of an expressway network located mainly in coastal areas and north