World Bank2012-03-192012-03-192011-10-13https://hdl.handle.net/10986/2832The objectives of this study are: 1) to identify weaknesses and challenges confronting the sustainability of road maintenance and rehabilitation management; 2) to determine to what extent these are linked to particular institutional and financing arrangements; and 3) to assess how these factors can be resolved. The Study makes a series of recommendations aimed at improving the sustainability of the management and financing of the road sector. First, the study provides an overview of the road sector and the condition of the road network. Then it turns to a review of road management and financing in Georgia. The study reviews the current institutional and technical arrangements, with regard to the ability to effectively plan, design, construct, and maintain the road network. It gives particular emphasis to the implementation arrangements for the road sector, including: budgeting; management and resources; technical standards in use; quality assurance and education/training; and provision of maintenance for different road classes. The findings of the study are timely. It is hoped that they will inform a policy discussion on the need to raise expenditures on the maintenance of the road network, and provide a roadmap for financing these needs in an efficient, cost-effective manner.CC BY 3.0 IGOACCESSIBILITYACCESSIBILITY INDICATORSACCIDENT RATESACCIDENTSASPHALTASPHALT CONCRETEAUTOMOBILEAUTONOMOUS ROAD AGENCYAVERAGE DAILY TRAFFICAXLE LOADSAXLESBASIC ACCESSBETTER ROADBRIDGEBRIDGESCALIBRATIONCARGOCARSCONCESSIONSCONSTRAINTCOSTS OF ROAD CONSTRUCTIONCOUNTERPARTCRACKINGDEPARTMENT OF ROADSDIESELDRAINAGEDRIVERSDRIVINGECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTEMERGENCY SERVICESEXPENDITURES ON ROADSFATALITIESFEASIBILITY STUDYFEEDER ROADSFINANCING OF ROADSFOREIGN TRADEFRAMEWORKFUELFUEL EXCISE TAXESFUEL LEVIESGASOLINEGASOLINE PRICESHEAVY TRUCKSHIGH TRAFFIC VOLUMESHIGHWAYHIGHWAY ADMINISTRATIONHIGHWAY IMPROVEMENTHIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT PROJECTHIGHWAY PROJECTHIGHWAYSIFCINFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENTINTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCEINTERNATIONAL COMMUNITYINTERNATIONAL COOPERATIONINTERNATIONAL DONORSINTERNATIONAL ROADSINTERNATIONAL ROUGHNESS INDEXINTERNATIONAL TRANSPORTLOCAL AUTHORITIESLOCAL CONTRACTORSLOCAL ROADSLOCAL TRANSPORTMAIN ROADMAIN ROADSMAINTENANCE PARTSMAJOR ROADSMEANS OF TRANSPORTMEETINGMEMBER STATESMINISTRY OF TRANSPORTMOTORWAYSNATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURENATIONAL TRAFFICNET BENEFITSOVERLAYPASSENGERPASSENGER CARSPAVEMENTPAVEMENT DESIGNPAVEMENT MANAGEMENTPAVEMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMPAVEMENT MARKINGSPAVEMENT STRENGTHPAVEMENTSPERIODIC MAINTENANCEPIERSPOLLUTIONPORTSPOTHOLESPRICE OF FUELPROJECT APPRAISALPROPERTY TAXESPUBLIC ROADRATE OF RETURNRECONSTRUCTIONROADROAD ACCESSROAD ADMINISTRATIONROAD AGENCIESROAD AGENCYROAD AGENCY COSTSROAD CLASSROAD CONCESSIONSROAD CONDITIONSROAD CONSTRUCTIONROAD DENSITYROAD DESIGNROAD DESIGN STANDARDSROAD DESIGNSROAD DETERIORATIONROAD DEVELOPMENTROAD EXPENDITURESROAD FINANCINGROAD IMPROVEMENTSROAD INFRASTRUCTUREROAD INJURIESROAD INVESTMENTSROAD MAINTENANCEROAD MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIESROAD MAINTENANCE WORKSROAD MANAGEMENTROAD MARKINGROAD NETWORKROAD NETWORKSROAD PROJECTSROAD REHABILITATIONROAD ROUGHNESSROAD SAFETYROAD SECTORROAD STRUCTURESROAD SURFACEROAD TYPEROAD USERROAD USER COSTSROAD WORKSROAD-USERROAD-USER CHARGESROADWAYROUGHNESSROUGHNESS MEASUREMENTROUTEROUTINE MAINTENANCERURAL ACCESSRURAL AREASRURAL DEVELOPMENTRURAL INFRASTRUCTURERURAL TRANSPORTRURAL TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURESECONDARY ROADSSPOT IMPROVEMENTSPOT IMPROVEMENTSSTRATEGIC PLANNINGTAXES ON GASOLINETOLLTOLL ROADSTOLLSTOPOGRAPHYTRAFFICTRAFFIC CONTROLTRAFFIC DELAYSTRAFFIC DEMANDTRAFFIC FLOWTRAFFIC GROWTHTRAFFIC INFORMATIONTRAFFIC LEVELTRAFFIC POLICETRAFFIC ROADSTRAFFIC VOLUMETRAFFIC VOLUMESTRANSITTRANSIT CORRIDORSTRANSPORT COSTTRANSPORT COSTSTRANSPORT DEMANDTRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURETRANSPORT INVESTMENTSTRANSPORT SECTORTRANSPORT SYSTEMTRANSPORTATIONTRANSPORTATION PERFORMANCETRANSPORTATION SYSTEMTRAVEL TIMEUNPAVED ROADSURBAN ROADSUSER COSTSVEHICLEVEHICLE COSTSVEHICLE FLEETVEHICLE OPERATINGVEHICLE OPERATING COSTSVEHICLE UTILIZATIONVEHICLE-KILOMETERSVEHICLESVOLUME OF TRAFFICWINTER MAINTENANCEWorld Bank10.1596/2832