China - Second Fujian Highway Project

 ICRR 12862 Report Number : ICRR12862 IEG ICR Review Independent Evaluation Group 1. Project Data: Date Posted : 03/09/2008 PROJ ID : P051705 Appraisal Actual Project Name : Second Fujian US$M ): Project Costs (US$M): 595.60 616.59 Highway Project Country : China Loan /Credit (US$M): Loan/ US$M ): 200.00 195.98 Sector Board : TR Cofinancing (US$M ): US$M): 0 0 Sector (s): Roads and highways (100%) Theme (s): Rural services and infrastructure (100% - P) L/C Number : L4502 Board Approval Date : 06/24/1999 Partners involved : Closing Date : 06/30/2005 06/30/2007 Evaluator : Panel Reviewer : Group Manager : Group : Antti P. Talvitie Fernando Manibog Soniya Carvalho IEGSG 2. Project Objectives and Components: a. Objectives: The project’s development objective was to increase economic activity along the Fuzhou -Shenzen high-priority transport corridor through relieving congestion, facilitating trade and mobility and helping increase efficiency and traffic safety in Southern Fujian . More specifically, the project aimed to : 1. Improve mobility and integration of economic activities between Fujian and Guangdong provinces, 2. Strengthen the institutional capacity of the highway sector institutions in Fujian, 3. Improve the safety of road transport, and 4. Support the development of policies regarding highway maintenance management . The PAD has substantially the same wording, though the fourth objective was worded in the PAD as “develop and sustain a policy dialogue.