The construction of a Green Road requires about 12,000 person days per kilometre. The annual construction period is co- ordinated with the local agricultural slack season so that people are not taken away from agricultural production. Encouraging women to participate in the decision-making role of committees contributes to gender balanced community development. Women are also able to earn in the construction work, and they are paid the same as men for equal work. Children under sixteen years of age are not allowed to work on the projects.
Surveys apply simplified and standardised drawings and estimates.
Phased construction methods adapt the road construction process to the availability of funds, labour, and other self-help inputs, and attempts to institute a functional and sustainable maintenance system. Compensating labourers based on the amount of work they accomplish, rather than by a fixed daily rate, creates a major incentive for work to progress quickly. Problems do sometimes arise in the distribution of the work when people want to reserve pieces of the work for themselves. Decentralising implementation and decision-making from the initial request phase helps local communities feel ownership of the road and responsible for its maintenance. Clarification of the road ownership by the DDC, VDC, and other public institutions is important to ensure compensation for construction damage, and to develop sustainable maintenance systems.