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Multiphase Roads Rehabilitation and Maintenance Program

Dominican Republic

Borrower Dominican Republic
Financing Type Public Sector
Instrument Project Loan
Focus Area Transportation
Approved 04.12.2007
Signed 20.06.2008
Status Completed
Loan Administrator IADB
Executing Agency SEOPC (The Dominican Ministry of Public Works and Communication)
Co-financiers IADB, Government
OPEC Fund Contribution (US$m) 30.00
Total Project Cost (US$m) 91.70

Government has prioritized the improvement of basic infrastructure, particularly roads, as they provide important links to tourism centers, export-processing zones and agricultural and mining markets. The project, which is the first phase of a wider initiative, will target selected sections of the country’s national road network.

  • rehabilitattion of some 239 km of roads;
  • carrying out of preventative maintenance carried out on an additional 275 km of roads;
  • repair of 2,000 km of rural roads, as well as bridges and other related infrastructure; and
  • institutional strengthening measures.
In addition to providing the population with swifter, safer travel, the newly renovated roads will facilitate access to vital social services.

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