| Project Detail |
The objective of the Uttar Pradesh Core Road Network Development Project is to build capacity for results-focused road safety management in Uttar Pradesh and to improve traffic flows and safety for all road users on selected corridors of the state core road network. There are four components to the project, the first component being network improvement. The Network Improvement component will include pavement strengthening, upgrading (widening and strengthening), and maintenance of about 500 kms high priority SH corridors, part of the defined Core Road Network (CRN). The component shall include civil works, rehabilitation and resettlement (R&R); and associated consulting services and goods. The second component is the Institutional Strengthening of PWD. The main focus of the project in developing the institutional capacity of PWD will be on strengthening asset management practices, which will lead to better planning and prioritization of investments on an objective basis, and on improving the quality management system of PWD. The activities under this component include the operationalization of the Road Asset Management System (RAMS), integrated with Geographic Information System database. The project will support the RAM Division effort in expanding the scope of the data, improving information on traffic volumes and axle loading and extending the analytical capability of the RAMS. The third component is the road safety. This project will support the GoUP in strengthening road safety leadership, policy and coordination arrangements across the state, and the application of the Safe System approach, which places the emphasis on results-focused road safety management, with agreed targets in reduction of road deaths towards Zero Vision and with public accountability of lead agency and agencies in charge of road safety management. This component includes three subcomponents |
