South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation Highway Enhancement Project Kakarbhitta-Laukahi

Apr 2023 Apr 2023 Apr 2023 South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation Highway Enhancement Project Kakarbhitta-Laukahi52097-003NepalApprovedLoanTechnical AssistanceLoan 4316-NEP: SASEC Highway Enhancement Project LaukahiKakarbhittaConcessional ordinary capital resources lendingUS 300.00millionTA 10107-NEP: Institutional Strengthening of Project Implementation, Climate Change, and Disaster Risk Resilience in the Road SectorTechnical Assistance Special FundUS 750,000.00US 300.00millionUS 750,000.00OP1: Addressing remaining poverty and reducing inequalitiesOP2: Accelerating progress in gender equalityOP3: Tackling climate change, building climate and disaster resilience, and enhancing environmental sustainabilityOP5: Promoting rural development and food securityOP6: Strengthening governance and institutional capacityOP7: Fostering regional cooperation and integrationTransport Road transport non-urban Effective gender mainstreaming The project road is a two-lane carriageway and carries about 14,000 vehicles per day. Traffic is forecast to reach 48,800 vehicles per day by 2041. The road will be median-divided and provides service lanes, footpath, and cycle lane in urban areas. Through the project, the road will be upgraded to a two-lane dual carriageway to accommodate the increasing traffic demand, with improved geometry, pavement, drainage, road safety, and climate- and disaster-resilient features. Grade separation or traffic signal will be adopted at junctions to improve safety for vulnerable road users including women and children who are more likely to walk, cycle or use public transport. River training and bank protection works will minimize the risk of erosion. The project design incorporates lessons from previous projects, including readiness, procurement, asset management and sustainability. The project will be aligned with the following impact: balanced and diversified international trade route promoted and economic interconnectivity improved. The project will have the following outcome: connectivity, capacity, efficiency, and safety of the road transport system along the EWH improved.The project road forms part of SASEC Corridor 4 linking Kathmandu via Kakarbhitta to Chattogram and Mongla ports in Bangladesh. The project will also i boost border trade and logistics by reducing transport costs; and ii improve standards of living of rural communities, including for women and disadvantaged groups, by developing better infrastructure assets with safety and climate- and disaster risk-resilient features. This intervention is part of a series of SASEC road projects along the EWH funded by the Asian Development Bank ADB.The project is consistent with the following operational priorities of ADB's Strategy 2030: i addressing remaining poverty and reducing inequalities; ii accelerating progress in gender equality; iii tackling climate change, building climate and disaster resilience, and enhancing environmental sustainability; iv promoting rural development; v strengthening governance and institutional capacity; and vi fostering regional cooperation and integration. The project is also consistent with the SASEC operational plan 2016-2025 update and the objectives set out in ADB's country partnership strategy for Nepal, 2020-2024 to improve infrastructure for private sector-led growth by i strengthening road and trade facilitation for domestic, regional, and international connectivity; ii reducing the costs of production and trade for businesses; and iii attracting private investment.Balanced and diversified international trade route promoted and economic interconnectivity improvedUS 300.00millionUS 750,000.00Connectivity, capacity, efficiency, and safety of the road transport system along the East-West Highway improvedNational highway network upgraded and maintainedCapacity on procurement, gender equality and social inclusion, and climate resilience for roads strengthenedLaukahiABCThe project is an existing road and a brownfield site. Considering that the road has significant wildlife movement and intermittent patches of forest areas, detailed biodiversity studies have been conducted. The project categorization will be revisited based on the outcome of these studies.Initial assessment indicates that 597 households 3,015 persons will be affected by the project. Aside from this, 609 private structures residential, commercial, sheds, cattle shed and others will be affected. Also, 269 public structures like resting places, temples, toilets, tube-wells, police beats, and statue sites will also affected along the alignment.There are no indigenous people in the project area.Consultations were held with affected persons and other concerned stakeholders during the preparation of the poverty and social analysis and resettlement plan.Consultation, as required, will be carried out during project implementation.All consultants and nongovernment organizations will be recruited according to ADB's Procurement Regulations 2017, as amended from time to time. All firms will be recruited using ADB's quality- and-cost-based selection QCBS under full technical proposal FTP and a standard quality-cost ratio of 90:10.All procurement of goods and works will be undertaken in accordance with ADB's Procurement Policy 2017, as amended from time to time and Procurement Regulations for ADB Borrowers 2017, as amended from time to time. Open competitive bidding OCB procedures will be used for all civil works contracts.Chong, Sin WaiSectors GroupSG-TRAMinistry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport30 May 202213 Jun 2022to 23 Jun 202220 Oct 202217 May 2023-19 May 2023Gender Action Plans Technical Assistance Reports ProjectProgram Administration Manual Reports and Recommendations of the President Initial Poverty and Social Analysis Procurement Plans Environmental Impact Assessments Environmental Impact Assessments Resettlement Plans Resettlement Plans Environmental Impact Assessments Individual - Consulting Individual - Consulting Invitation for Bids Firm - Consulting Procurement Plans

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