📋 Tender Overview
Project ID: P173019
Region: South asia
Commitment Amount: US$ 358.00 million
Total Project Cost: US$ 527.00 million
The Program Development Objective (PrDO) is to build road safety management capacity and achieve targeted reduction in traffic fatalities and serious injuries in Bangladesh.Key Results (From PCN)Proposed MPA Program Development Objective (PrDO)22.The Program Development Objective (PrDO) is to build road safety management capacity and achieve targeted reduction in traffic fatalities and serious injuries in Bangladesh.Program Outcomes23.The PrDO will be achieved over a 10-year period through a two-phase MPA program, starting with Phase 1 ( the project ). Key PrDO indicators are as follows, the base line and end targets will be identified during preparation.a.National Road Safety Strategy adopted, and budget allocated for a multi-year investment plan by the GoB;b.Sustained reductions in annual road crash deaths and serious injuries measured on the National Highway network over a duration in 10 years; An inter-ministerial coordination secretariat for the National Road Safety Council established and fully operational;d.Accident Research Institute (ARI) developed into a national road safety Center of Excellence (CoE) to oversee research and advisory functions to the GoB, including monitoring of results for the National Road Safety Program;e.A robust national crash data management system established to support evidence-based policy actions and monitoring of existing programs;f.Improved pre-hospital services and emergency care services in selected jurisdictions indicated through availability of free ambulanceservices accessible through a toll-free number and hospital-based emergency care in district hospitals and Upazila Health Complexes (UHC) along the national and rural highways;g.Increased proportion of vehicles complying with vehicle inspection and certification facilitated through scale-up testing facilities.Program Results Chain24.Theproposed program will address following long-standing road safety challenges in Bangladesh: a.Weak road safety management and coordination among agencies in terms of planning,implementation, and monitoring road safety interventions;b.Lack of sustainable financing for ensuring road infrastructure safety, vehicle safety, users’ safety & enforcement and Improved post-crash care; andc.Lack of training and capacity among agencies on road safety
