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This Independent Completion Review (ICR) evaluates the implementation of the Solomon Islands Road Improvement Program Phase 2 (SIRIP 2) from May 2010 to December 2013.
The program was implemented by the Asian Development Bank and DFAT provided USD11,126,750 for technical assistance support and infrastructure works. The objective of SIRIP 2 was to remove transport accessibility constraints by restoring or providing road connectivity and improving access reliability during natural hazards. The key outcome of the project was to improve road transport that supported economic and social activities in Solomon Islands.
There were three key outputs (i) rehabilitation of selected roads and bridges, repairs of roads damaged in the floods of 2009 and 2010, and upgrading and climate-proofing waterway crossings and road improvements for climate change adaption; (ii) road maintenance of road sections reconstructed under SIRIP 1 and other past projects; and (iii) project management and capacity building provided through a project management unit for planning, assessing, designing, managing, and implementing road, drainage, and bridge works under road rehabilitation and maintenance components.