Improving the Sustainability of Road Management and Financing in Azerbaijan

A well-maintained road network that provides the level of service required by road-users is an important element of Azerbaijan's development strategy to accelerate economic growth and reduce poverty. As part of this strategy, the Government of Azerbaijan (Government) has undertaken major capital improvements on the major arterial road network. However, the secondary and local roads continue to be underfunded, and a large rehabilitation backlog has been accumulating in recent years. Deferred maintenance leads to a future burden of more expensive rehabilitation and road reconstruction: for every US$1 in deferred maintenance, there is an associated US$4 cost to road-users. To avoid such a scenario, the Government needs: (i) to devise an institutional and financing framework that provides adequate funding for maintenance and rehabilitation; and (ii) to finance capital improvements on key priority roads. The objectives of this study are: (i) to identify the weaknesses and challenges confronting the sustainability of road maintenance and rehabilitation; (ii) to determine to what extent these factors are linked to particular institutional and financing arrangements; and (iii) to assess how these factors can be resolved. The study makes a series of recommendations aimed at improving the management and financing of the road sector in Azerbaijan.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	World Bank
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2011-10-13
Subjects:	ACCESSIBILITY, ACCESSIBILITY INDICATORS, ACCIDENT RATES, ACCIDENTS, ARTERIAL ROAD, ARTERIAL ROAD NETWORK, ARTERIAL ROADS, ASPHALT, AUTOMOBILE, AVERAGE CAR OWNERSHIP, AVERAGE DAILY TRAFFIC, AXLE LOAD, AXLE LOADS, BASIC ACCESS, BRIDGE, BRIDGES, CAPACITY BUILDING, CAR, CARGO, CONCESSIONS, CORE ROAD NETWORK, CORE ROADS, COST EFFECTIVENESS, COSTS OF ROAD USE, COUNTERPART, CRACKING, DEDICATED ROAD, DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES, DIESEL, DRIVERS, DRIVING, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, EMISSIONS, EXCISE TAX, FATALITIES, FEASIBILITY STUDIES, FEASIBILITY STUDY, FINANCING OF ROADS, FRAMEWORK, FREE ROADS, FREIGHT, FREIGHT MARKET, FUEL, FUEL EXCISE TAXES, FUEL LEVIES, FUEL TAX, FUEL TAX RATES, FUEL TAXES, GASOLINE, GASOLINE EXCISE, GPS, HEAVY TRAFFIC, HEAVY TRUCKS, HIGH TRAFFIC VOLUMES, HIGHWAY, HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION, HIGHWAY AUTHORITY, HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT, HIGHWAY PROJECT, HIGHWAY PROJECTS, HIGHWAYS, INFRASTRUCTURE CHARGING, INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT, INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT, INFRASTRUCTURES, INSPECTION, INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE, INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS, INTERNATIONAL ROADS, INTERNATIONAL ROUGHNESS INDEX, INTERNATIONAL TRANSIT, INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT, LAND ACQUISITION, LANES, LOCAL CONTRACTORS, LOCAL ROADS, LOCAL TRANSPORT, MAIN ROAD, MAIN ROADS, MAINTENANCE PARTS, MAJOR ROADS, MEANS OF TRANSPORT, MECHANIZATION, MEETING, MEMBER STATES, MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT, MODAL SHIFT, MOTOR VEHICLES, MOTORWAY NETWORK, MOTORWAYS, NATIONAL TRAFFIC, O&M, OVERLAY, PASSENGER, PASSENGER TRAVEL, PAVED ROADS, PAVEMENT DESIGN, PAVEMENT STRENGTH, PAVEMENTS, PERIODIC MAINTENANCE, PIERS, POOR ROAD, POTHOLES, PRIVATE ROADS, PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION, PROJECT MANAGEMENT, PUBLIC ROADS, RAILWAYS, RECONSTRUCTION, REHABILITATION, ROAD, ROAD ADMINISTRATION, ROAD AGENCIES, ROAD AGENCY, ROAD AGENCY COSTS, ROAD CAPACITY, ROAD CATEGORIES, ROAD CLASS, ROAD CLASSIFICATION, ROAD CONDITIONS, ROAD CONSTRUCTION, ROAD DENSITY, ROAD DESIGN, ROAD DESIGN STANDARDS, ROAD DESIGNS, ROAD DETERIORATION, ROAD EXPENDITURES, ROAD FUND, ROAD FUND REVENUES, ROAD FUNDS, ROAD IMPROVEMENTS, ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE, ROAD INVESTMENT, ROAD INVESTMENTS, ROAD LINKS, ROAD MAINTENANCE, ROAD MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES, ROAD MAINTENANCE WORKS, ROAD MANAGEMENT, ROAD NETWORK, ROAD NETWORKS, ROAD PAVEMENT, ROAD PROJECTS, ROAD ROUGHNESS, ROAD SAFETY, ROAD SECTOR, ROAD STRUCTURES, ROAD SURFACE, ROAD TAX, ROAD TOLLS, ROAD TRAFFIC, ROAD TRANSPORT, ROAD TRANSPORT SERVICES, ROAD WORKS, ROAD-USER, ROAD-USER CHARGES, ROADS, ROADWAY, ROUGHNESS, ROUGHNESS MEASUREMENT, ROUTE, ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, RURAL ACCESS, RURAL AREAS, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE, RURAL TRANSPORT, RURAL TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE, RUT DEPTH, SECONDARY ROADS, SPOT IMPROVEMENTS, STATE HIGHWAY, STRATEGIC PLANNING, TAX, TOLL, TOLL ROAD, TOLL ROADS, TOLLS, TRAFFIC, TRAFFIC COMPOSITION, TRAFFIC CONTROL, TRAFFIC COUNT, TRAFFIC COUNTING, TRAFFIC DATA, TRAFFIC DEMAND, TRAFFIC GROWTH, TRAFFIC INFORMATION, TRAFFIC LEVEL, TRAFFIC POLICE, TRAFFIC PROJECTIONS, TRAFFIC VOLUME, TRANSIT, TRANSIT CORRIDORS, TRANSPORT CHOICES, TRANSPORT CORRIDORS, TRANSPORT COSTS, TRANSPORT INVESTMENTS, TRANSPORT SECTOR, TRANSPORTATION, TRANSPORTATION OFFICIALS, TRANSPORTATION PERFORMANCE, UNIVERSITIES, UNPAVED ROADS, URBAN ROAD, URBAN ROADS, USER COSTS, VEHICLE, VEHICLE FLEET, VEHICLE INSPECTION, VEHICLE OWNERSHIP, VEHICLE REGISTRATION, VEHICLE REGISTRATION FEES, VEHICLE-KILOMETERS, VEHICLES,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/10/16240634/improving-sustainability-road-management-financing-azerbaijan https://hdl.handle.net/10986/12246
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