Road Safety for Highway Development in the Greater Mekong Subregion East-West Economic Corridor

Details

Project	50381-007
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Type	TA
Sector	Transport
Country	Myanmar
Start	2019
End	2021
Status	Ongoing
Last Edited	05 Jul 2021

Funding

US$('000) 1,000

Confinancing Source: Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction/ Myanmar-0.06 (non-cash)

Project Description

This is a Transactional TA project with expected outcome of a more efficient and safer movement of goods and people between Bago and Kyaikto along the GMS EWEC.

Progress (as of March 2021)

Ongoing.

Contacts

Contact 1
Contact Name	Date, Shihiru
Organization	Southeast Asia Department, Asian Development Bank
Email	sdate@adb.org
Contact 2
Contact Name	-
Organization	-
Email	-

News and Multimedia

Improving highways will save lives in Myanmar. Motorists wait for traffic to start moving in Yangon. Car usage is on the rise, causing much traffic congestion in the city.
Source: ADB Flickr

Commuters loading the customized pick-up truck, which serves as the usual public transport in Yangon. Over 300 public and private bus lines operate about 6,300 crowded buses around the city, carrying over 4.4 million passengers a day.
Source: ADB Flickr

Motorists wait for traffic to start moving in Yangon. Car usage is on the rise, causing much traffic congestion in the city.
Source: ADB Flickr

Road safety approach for existing Bago-Kyaikto road section established.
Government-s capacity to collect and analyze road safety data improved.
Police capacity for traffic enforcement enhanced.
Road safety advisory support established.