Improving the Sustainability of Road Management and Financing in Armenia

The objectives of this study are: 1) to identify weaknesses and challenges confronting the sustainability of road maintenance and rehabilitation management; 2) to determine to what extent these are linked to particular institutional and financing arrangements; and 3) to assess how these factors can be resolved. The Study makes a series of recommendations aimed at improving the sustainability of the management and financing of the road sector. First, the study provides an overview of the road sector and the condition of the road network. Then it turns to a review of road management and financing in Georgia. The study reviews the current institutional and technical arrangements, with regard to the ability to effectively plan, design, construct, and maintain the road network. It gives particular emphasis to the implementation arrangements for the road sector, including: budgeting; management and resources; technical standards in use; quality assurance and education/training; and provision of maintenance for different road classes. The findings of the study are timely. It is hoped that they will inform a policy discussion on the need to raise expenditures on the maintenance of the road network, and provide a roadmap for financing these needs in an efficient, cost-effective manner.

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Main Author:	World Bank
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank 2011-10-13
Subjects:	ACCESSIBILITY, ACCESSIBILITY INDICATORS, ACCIDENT RATES, ACCIDENTS, ASPHALT, ASPHALT CONCRETE, AUTOMOBILE, AUTONOMOUS ROAD AGENCY, AVERAGE DAILY TRAFFIC, AXLE LOADS, AXLES, BASIC ACCESS, BETTER ROAD, BRIDGE, BRIDGES, CALIBRATION, CARGO, CARS, CONCESSIONS, CONSTRAINT, COSTS OF ROAD CONSTRUCTION, COUNTERPART, CRACKING, DEPARTMENT OF ROADS, DIESEL, DRAINAGE, DRIVERS, DRIVING, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, EMERGENCY SERVICES, EXPENDITURES ON ROADS, FATALITIES, FEASIBILITY STUDY, FEEDER ROADS, FINANCING OF ROADS, FOREIGN TRADE, FRAMEWORK, FUEL, FUEL EXCISE TAXES, FUEL LEVIES, GASOLINE, GASOLINE PRICES, HEAVY TRUCKS, HIGH TRAFFIC VOLUMES, HIGHWAY, HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION, HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT, HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, HIGHWAY PROJECT, HIGHWAYS, IFC, INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT, INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE, INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY, INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION, INTERNATIONAL DONORS, INTERNATIONAL ROADS, INTERNATIONAL ROUGHNESS INDEX, INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT, LOCAL AUTHORITIES, LOCAL CONTRACTORS, LOCAL ROADS, LOCAL TRANSPORT, MAIN ROAD, MAIN ROADS, MAINTENANCE PARTS, MAJOR ROADS, MEANS OF TRANSPORT, MEETING, MEMBER STATES, MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT, MOTORWAYS, NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE, NATIONAL TRAFFIC, NET BENEFITS, OVERLAY, PASSENGER, PASSENGER CARS, PAVEMENT, PAVEMENT DESIGN, PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT, PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, PAVEMENT MARKINGS, PAVEMENT STRENGTH, PAVEMENTS, PERIODIC MAINTENANCE, PIERS, POLLUTION, PORTS, POTHOLES, PRICE OF FUEL, PROJECT APPRAISAL, PROPERTY TAXES, PUBLIC ROAD, RATE OF RETURN, RECONSTRUCTION, ROAD, ROAD ACCESS, ROAD ADMINISTRATION, ROAD AGENCIES, ROAD AGENCY, ROAD AGENCY COSTS, ROAD CLASS, ROAD CONCESSIONS, ROAD CONDITIONS, ROAD CONSTRUCTION, ROAD DENSITY, ROAD DESIGN, ROAD DESIGN STANDARDS, ROAD DESIGNS, ROAD DETERIORATION, ROAD DEVELOPMENT, ROAD EXPENDITURES, ROAD FINANCING, ROAD IMPROVEMENTS, ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE, ROAD INJURIES, ROAD INVESTMENTS, ROAD MAINTENANCE, ROAD MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES, ROAD MAINTENANCE WORKS, ROAD MANAGEMENT, ROAD MARKING, ROAD NETWORK, ROAD NETWORKS, ROAD PROJECTS, ROAD REHABILITATION, ROAD ROUGHNESS, ROAD SAFETY, ROAD SECTOR, ROAD STRUCTURES, ROAD SURFACE, ROAD TYPE, ROAD USER, ROAD USER COSTS, ROAD WORKS, ROAD-USER, ROAD-USER CHARGES, ROADWAY, ROUGHNESS, ROUGHNESS MEASUREMENT, ROUTE, ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, RURAL ACCESS, RURAL AREAS, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE, RURAL TRANSPORT, RURAL TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE, SECONDARY ROADS, SPOT IMPROVEMENT, SPOT IMPROVEMENTS, STRATEGIC PLANNING, TAXES ON GASOLINE, TOLL, TOLL ROADS, TOLLS, TOPOGRAPHY, TRAFFIC, TRAFFIC CONTROL, TRAFFIC DELAYS, TRAFFIC DEMAND, TRAFFIC FLOW, TRAFFIC GROWTH, TRAFFIC INFORMATION, TRAFFIC LEVEL, TRAFFIC POLICE, TRAFFIC ROADS, TRAFFIC VOLUME, TRAFFIC VOLUMES, TRANSIT, TRANSIT CORRIDORS, TRANSPORT COST, TRANSPORT COSTS, TRANSPORT DEMAND, TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT INVESTMENTS, TRANSPORT SECTOR, TRANSPORT SYSTEM, TRANSPORTATION, TRANSPORTATION PERFORMANCE, TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM, TRAVEL TIME, UNPAVED ROADS, URBAN ROADS, USER COSTS, VEHICLE, VEHICLE COSTS, VEHICLE FLEET, VEHICLE OPERATING, VEHICLE OPERATING COSTS, VEHICLE UTILIZATION, VEHICLE-KILOMETERS, VEHICLES, VOLUME OF TRAFFIC, WINTER MAINTENANCE,
Online Access:	http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000356161_20120309002527 https://hdl.handle.net/10986/2832
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