Anne's Bay Highway. In any case, discussions with IBRD staff indicates a desire to co-operate in developing a common sector policy position. The Roads and Bridges Program is designed to modernize road administra- tion. Accordingly, the Program will seek to strengthen the key activities of planning, program- ming, design, construction, and maintenance of the national network. Where required, technical cooperation programs will be included to supplement GOJ efforts.
Program has three main components.
The first is to reduce overall road transpor- tation costs including vehicle operating costs, travel time and improved road safety. This will be achieved through priority investments in road improvement and rehabilitation. Because all works included in the Program will be confined to existing rights of way, land acquisition and resettlement are not expected to be issues. With financing by the Japanese Fund and the PPF, the MLGW and the IDB will hire a consulting firm to design a system for prioritizing roads to be included within the Program, to perform feasibility studies on an initial package of national roads to determine their inclusion within the first year's program, and to complete engineering designs and environmental studies and final feasibility of the selected roads. Unless funded from some other source, the Program would include assistance to establish an ongoing road safety improvement plan.