Description

The project will improve an estimated 280 kilometers (km) of national primary, secondary, and tertiary roads in Mindanao. The improvements will include paving earth roads, replacing damaged road sections, widening existing roads, adding surface overlays, and replacing and strengthening bridges. The project roads will be designed with features to strengthen resilience to climate change. Among the structural and non-structural features included are elevated pavement levels, enhanced slope protection, and improved maintenance of drainage structures. Road safety on these roads will be improved through road safety community awareness campaigns. The project will finance detailed engineering for improvement of another 300 km of national highways in Mindanao, to be implemented under future projects. The Government will determine the roads for which the detailed design will be prepared. The design will incorporate features to strengthen resilience to climate change.