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- Multiphase Roads Rehabilitation and Maintenance Program
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.