| General Information |
Project/Program |
Project |
| Project Name |
The Project for Rehabilitation of Bridges along the Main Trunk Roads |
| Duration |
Exchange of Note Date: (1st Phase)November 2004; (2nd Phase)June 2005, Project Completion Date: June 4 2007 |
| Donor |
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) |
| Implementiong Organization |
The Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) |
| Sector and/or Subsector Classification |
Infrastructure |
| Region |
The project targets the bridges along the main trunk roads located in the Municipality of Phnom Penh, and the Kandal and Takeo Provinces. |
| Financing |
Exchange of Note Grant Limit: (1st Phase) 152 million yen; (2nd Phase) 844 million yen
Contract Amount: (1st Phase) 150 million yen; (2nd Phase) 829 million yen |
| Analytical Information |
Stakeholders |
Japan International Cooperation Agengy (JICA), The Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT), Katahira & Engineers International, Obayashi Corporation (1st Phase), Maeda Corporation (2nd Phase) |
| Cross-cutting Issue |
Environment |
Based on the interviews of MPWT and the Department of Public and Transportation (DPWT), it is considered tha the bridge rehabilitation has contributed to the improved convenience of transportation for surrounded communities as well as their safety awareness. |
| Gender |
No gender related materials are mentioned in completion report. |
| Impact Analysis |
The project has been highly relevant with Cambodian development plan (National Strategic Development Plan (2006-2010)), development needs in strengthening transport network along the main trunk road in order to connect all corners of the country to integrate the economy, as well as Japan's ODA policy at the time of both ex-ante and ex-post evaluation. |
| Effectiveness |
Ownership/Partnership |
Evaluation |
No information regarding ownership and partnership |
| Rating |
N.A. |
| Policy Coherence/Harmonization |
Evaluation |
No information regarding policy coherence and harmonization |
| Rating |
N.A. |
| Evaluation Framework |
Evaluation |
No information regarding evaluation framework |
| Rating |
N.A. |
| Alignment/Composition of Finance |
Evaluation |
Both project period and project cost was within the plan (ratios against the plan 97% and 98% respectively). Therefore, efficiency of the project is high. For sustainability of the project, the ex-post evaluation report considered sustainability of the project fair. The report states that at the time of the post-evaluation, no problem has been observed in institutional and operation, and financial aspects, as well as current status of operation, maintenance and management. However, MPWT should take necessary steps to solve issues in technical aspects due to the insufficient number of qualified engineers and lack of O&M manuals for bridges. |
| Rating |
4/5 |
| Other Remarks |
For related studies, there are "Granst Aid: The Proect for Improvement of Bridges on National Highway Route 6A (2000-2001)" (Japanese cooperations); and "Counter Part Fund: National Road No.2 Rehabilitation Project (2003-2005)" (Other donors' cooperations) |
