A listing of all Transport Publications Rural Development Project (RDP) in Romania
Design Manual, Technical Specifications, Standard Details, and Maintenance Manual for Low Cost Rural Roads TRN-33: Surfacing Alternatives for Unsealed Rural Roads (PDF 402KB)
Theuns Henning, Peter Kadar, and Christopher R. Bennett, May 2006
The purpose of this Note is to provide guidance for decision makers, engineers and administrators on selecting the most appropriate surface for unsealed road given the prevailing conditions. It is based on the report "Surfacing Alternatives for Unsealed Roads" (see below). TRN-30: Data Technologies for Road Management (PDF 145KB)
Christopher R. Bennett, Hernán de Solminihac and Alondra Chamorro, May 2006
The purpose of this note is to give a general view of the currently available survey technologies applied to pavements, bridges and traffic. This includes an assessment of the applicability of these technologies in developing countries. The goal is to assist managers in establishing an appropriate and sustainable data collection program and procuring the appropriate equipment to collect the data. This Note is a summary of the report 'Data Collection Technologies for Road Management (see below). TRN-29: Success Factors for Road Management Systems (PDF 118KB)
Kevin McPherson and Christopher R. Bennett, February 2006 This Note describes the different factors associated with ‘successful’ RMS implementations. It is a summary of the report "Success Factors for Road Management Systems" (see below). Hybrid PPPs: Levering EU funds and private capital (PDF 778KB)
January 2006
The Report details several case studies of hybrid PPPs and their analyses. They are a basis for the key recommendations for improving the hybrid PPP process and enhancing its effectiveness.Â
Link to the World Bank Procurement Website for a listing of the latest versions of all bidding and consulting documents prepared by the World Bank for use by borrowers and their implementing agencies in the procurement of goods, works and consulting services, including: Procurement of Works and User's Guide (World Bank, May 2005).
The new edition of this Sample Bidding Document contains a clause requiring contractors to establish HIV/AIDS Prevention and Awareness Programs. It is important that Clause 6.7 is reflected into the Bill of "Quantities (BoQ) in the same way as the "Environmental Management Plan."
The Road Management Catalog Website was established as a central resource for information of interest to traffic and highway engineers. It was designed to assist World Bank clients and other interested parties in obtaining information on technologies for managing road networks. It is an outcome of the World Bank’s report entitled "Data Collection Technologies for Road Management" (PDF, 2.5MB). The site contains several interesting studies including Automated Data Collection Equipment For Monitoring Highway Condition (PDF, 2.5MB), Success Factors for Road Management Systems (PDF, 1.5MB), Surfacing Options for Unsealed Roads (PDF, 4.4MB), together with presentations on Data Collection Technologies (PDF, 2.4MB) and Success Factors for Road Management (PDF, 207KB). See also TRN-29, TRN-30 and TRN-33 above.
TP-9: Launching Public Private Partnerships for Highways in Transition Economies
Cesar Queiroz, September 2005Â Â (PDF 182KB)
In many countries the private sector has been involved in financing infrastructure through concessions under a public-private partnership (PPP) program. PPP schemes, however, are somewhat underutilized in transition economies, where the potential financing gaps are significant and growing, and there seems to be an enormous potential for more private sector involvement in the financing and operation of highway assets in these countries - TRN-27: Performance-based Contracting for Preservation and Improvement of Road Assets
Natalya Stankevich, Navaid Qureshi and Cesar Queiroz, September 2005 (PDF 197KB)
The purpose of this Note is to review the worldwide experience with the PBC approach, highlight the main advantages, the steps involved and the results generated. The document is intended to provide World Bank transport sector staff, Ministries of Transport and road agencies of developing and transition countries with a clear understanding of the benefits, and risks, of applying the PBC approach. A separate Resource Guide (to be released by the World Bank in 2006) will offer more detailed information and resources pertaining to performance-based contracting.
- TRN-4: Why Road Maintenance Is Important and How To Get It Done
Sally Burningham and Natalya Stankevich, June 2005 (PDF 193KB)
This Note highlights the economic and social importance of regular road maintenance and recommends ways to achieve sustainable road maintenance with scarce public resources. This Note has been produced with the financial assistance of a grant from TRISP: a partnership between the UK Department for International Development and the World Bank for learning and sharing knowledge in the fields of transport and rural infrastructure services.
TRN-2: Economically Justified Levels of Road Works Expenditures on Unpaved Road
Rodrigo Archondo-Callao, November 2004Â (PDF 230KB)
This technical note, targeted to road sector professionals, presents a methodology for an analytical study done to access economically justified levels of road works expenditures on unpaved roads with different traffic levels.
Spanish (PDF 227KB).
- Guidelines for Roadside Stations
July 2004.
The Guidelines consist of six Technical Notes, a pilot study in Kenya, a pilot study in China and Terms of Reference for the pilot studies.
- Training Course for Contracting Performance-based Management and Maintenance of RoadsThe course is structured in four parts and contains a good mix of modules, case studies and workshops. A Training Report for Thailand and China(MS-Word 29 KB) provides more information on the two completed training courses held to date.
- TP-1: Public & Private Sector Roles in the Supply of Transport Infrastructure and Services. Operational Guidance for World Bank Staff
Paul Amos, May 2004Â (PDF 90KB)
The transport challenges facing developing countries are many and various. What may be an acceptable policy in one country may be anathema in another for political, geographical or historical reasons. Therefore, this Guidance Note does not prescribe fixed solutions. It offers guidance in thinking about the options available and the factors that are important in judging between them.
Russian (PDF 376KB).
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