| General Information |
Project/Program |
Project |
| Project Name |
The Project for Traffic Improvement in Phnom Penh City |
| Duration |
March 2007 - March 2010 (Extended period : March 2009 - March 2010) |
| Donor |
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) |
| Implementiong Organization |
1) Department of Public Works and Transport, Municipality of Phnom Penh (DPWT, MPP); 2) Department of Land Transport, Ministry of Public Works and Transport (DLT, MPWT); 3) Phnom Penh Municipal Police (PPMP, Municipality of Phnom Penh |
| Sector and/or Subsector Classification |
Infrastructure |
| Region |
Phnom Penh |
| Financing |
389 million yen |
| Analytical Information |
Stakeholders |
Japan International Cooperation Agengy (JICA), Department of Public Works and Transport, Municipality of Phnom Penh (DPWT, MPP), Department of Land Transport, Ministry of Public Works and Transport (DLT, MPWT), Phnom Penh Municipal Police (PPMP, Municipality of Phnom Penh, Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, National Policy Agency, Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure Transport and Tourism, Mets Research & Planning Inc.(Contract Agency) |
| Cross-cutting Issue |
Environment |
As a component of the project, there was drivers education program for motocycle license issuance. The program was expected to continue until 2015 but terminated due to the budget constraint and the stagnant number of applicants for motocycle driver license. Drivers are discouraged to apply for the license partly because (a) law enforcement by traffic police for motocycle drivers is not strict; (b) the fee for the examination determined by the Prakas (ministerial order) is high. |
| Gender |
No gender related materials are mentioned in completion report. |
| Impact Analysis |
The project has been highly relevant with Cambodia's development policy "developing safe and efficient traffic networks" as set in National Road Safty Action Plan (2006-2010), the Urban Transport Master Plan of the Phnom Penh Metropolitan Area (2001-2005), New Road Traffic Law (2009) and other documents. Additionally, the project is also highly consistent with the development needs of "promoting traffic conditions and reducing traffic accidents in Phnom Penh". |
| 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 |
The ex-post evaluation report was conducted by JICA Cambodia officce, making it internal evaluation, on March 2014. |
| Rating |
N.A. |
| Alignment/Composition of Finance |
Evaluation |
While the inputs were mostly appropriate for producing the outputs of the project, both the project period and project cost exceed the plan (ratio against the plan: 153%, 150% repectively), because the project period was extended as a new traffic law became effective during the implementation period which required more time for implementation of the project to incorporate the new traffic law.
In the regards of sustainability, the ex-post evaluation report considered fair since there are problems in technical and financial aspects. 1) Although there are no any technical problems in implementing the intersection improvement, drivers educaion, and traffic enforcement, there are uncertainties for the future prospect, since those institutions do no have any internal system for technical transfer. 2) In terms of fianacial aspects, the budget allocation for DPWT maintains the same level, while detailed information was not obtained about DDLTS and PPMP. According to the interviews, budget of DPWT and DDLTS is not sufficient to handle increasing traffic volume. |
| Rating |
2/5 |
| Other Remarks |
Related projects inlcude 1) "The Transport Master Plan of the Phnom Penh Metropolitan Area in the Kingdom of Cambodia" (Technical Cooperation, 2000-2001); 2) A Senior Volunteer (Traffic Education, and Traffic Law Enforcement, 2010) |
