INTRODUCTION
The project will rehabilitate about 1,200 kilometers (km) of rural roads in ten (10) provinces (Banteay Meanchey, Battambang, Kampong Cham, Kampong Chhnang, Kampong Speu, Kampong Thom, Pursat, Siem Reap, Takeo and Tboung Khmum) to paved condition. The rehabilitated roads will provide poor rural provinces with a safer, cost-effective rural road network with all-year access to markets and other social services. The project will also support a sustainable road maintenance regime in the Ministry of Rural Development (MRD), a community-based road safety program, HIV/AIDS and human trafficking awareness and prevention program (HHTPP), and climate change adaptation measures. The feasibility study of the proposed project was completed through the Rural Roads Improvement Project (RRIP), and a project preparatory technical assistance.