ROAD CONSTRUCTION FOR THE BETTER LIFE

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ROAD CONSTRUCTION FOR THE BETTER LIFE



INTRODUCTION:

How can improved roads change peoples’ lives? How much do people benefit from road projects? Answering these seemingly simple questions is, in fact, much trickier than it appears.


We recently concluded an impact evaluation to measure the socio-economic impacts of World Bank-financed municipal road improvements on poor rural households in the state of Tocantins, Brazil. After 10 years of study, what were the results and lessons learned? And how did we go about conducting the evaluation?

The study followed a methodology traditionally used in impact evaluations in the social sector and was based on a precedent in Vietnam. Throughout the state, one of the least-developed and least-populated in Brazil, most municipal roads are unpaved with inadequate maintenance. The World Bank’s municipal roads project helped construct 700 concrete bridges and 2,100 culverts crossing rivers and streams, providing year-round access to remote populations that once couldn’t access municipal centers during rainy season.


PURPOSE/MOTIVE:

A variety of road building equipment is employed inroad building. Roads are designed and built for primary use by vehicular and pedestrian traffic. Storm drainage and environmental considerations are a major concern. Erosion and sediment controls are constructed to prevent detrimental effects.



DESCRIPTION:

Construction Equipment Operators
Building or repairing a road requires moving earth and rocks, leveling the roadbed and digging trenches for drainage ditches. These tasks fall to those who operate the dump trucks, front-end loaders, bulldozers, cranes and excavators used to prepare theroad for paving.



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