Improving Local Roads and Creating Jobs through Rapid Response Projects : Lessons from Armenia Lifeline Roads Improvement Project

In late 2008 the Republic of Armenia requested the Bank's assistance to mitigate the impact of the global financial crisis. This technical note describes how the Lifeline Road Improvement Project (LRIP) was prepared and implemented as a Rapid Response Project, prepared in only six weeks. This project saw over 150 km of roads improved and almost 12,000 person-months of employment generated during an eight month period between May to December 2009. The lessons learned may guide other projects with similar objectives.

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ishihara, Satoshi, Bennett, Christopher R.
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2010-02
Subjects:ACTION PLAN, ADVERTISEMENT, ASPHALT, ASPHALT CONCRETE, AUTOMOBILE, BASIC ACCESS, CAPACITY BUILDING, CONCRETE, CONSTRUCTION, CONSTRUCTION SITES, COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS, COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS, DESIGN DRAWINGS, DRAINAGE, EMBANKMENTS, FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT, GRAVEL, GRAVEL ROADS, GUARD RAILS, HIGHWAYS, INCOME, INNOVATIONS, INSPECTION, INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY, INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANT, INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS, LABOR MARKETS, LAND ACQUISITION, LIMITED ACCESS, LOCAL ROADS, LOW VOLUME ROADS, MAIN ROAD, MASONRY, NEW TECHNOLOGIES, PAVED ROADS, PAVEMENT, PAVEMENT CONDITIONS, PAVEMENT DESIGN, PAVEMENT MARKINGS, PEDESTRIAN, PEDESTRIAN FACILITIES, PEDESTRIANS, POOR ROAD, PROCUREMENT, PROCUREMENT PROCESSES, RECONSTRUCTION, RESETTLEMENT, RESULT, RESULTS, ROAD, ROAD ADMINISTRATION, ROAD CONDITIONS, ROAD CONSTRUCTION, ROAD DESIGN, ROAD IMPROVEMENT, ROAD LENGTHS, ROAD LINKS, ROAD NETWORK, ROAD PAVEMENTS, ROAD SAFETY, ROADS, ROADS &AMP, RURAL COMMUNITIES, RURAL COMMUNITY, RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE, RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE STRATEGY, RURAL ROAD, SAFETY, SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS, SAFETY OF PEDESTRIANS, SETTLEMENTS, SIDEWALKS, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, SOCIAL IMPACTS, SOCIAL SERVICES, STABILIZATION OF SLOPES, STEEL, STONE, SUBBASE, SUPERVISION, TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER, TRAFFIC, TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT, TRAFFIC SAFETY, TRAFFIC VOLUME, TRAFFIC VOLUMES, TRAINING COURSES, TRANSPORT, TRANSPORT PROJECTS, TRAVEL TIME, URBAN AREAS, URBAN ROADS, VEHICLES, VILLAGES, WEB, WEB SITE,
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/02/11900274/improving-local-roads-creating-jobs-through-rapid-response-projects-lessons-armenia-lifeline-roads-improvement-project
https://hdl.handle.net/10986/11711
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!