Technical Assistance Consultant’s Report Project Number: 45281-001 Technical Assistance Number: 8027 November 2014 Kingdom of Bhutan and Nepal: South Asia Road Safety Programs, Phase 1 Prepared by Swedish National Road Consulting AB (SweRoad), Progressive Research & Consultancy Service, Thimphu, Bhutan, Environment and Resource Management Consultant Pvt. Ltd. Kathmandu, Nepal For Asian Development Bank This consultant’s report does not necessarily reflect the views of ADB or the Government concerned, and ADB and the Government cannot be held liable for its contents. For project preparatory technical assistance: All the views expressed herein may not be incorporated into the proposed project’s design. Consulting Servicesfor ADB TA-8027 REG: South Asia Road Safety Programs (Phase-1: Kingdom of Bhutan and Nepal) Final Report November 2014 Nepal Expressway Bhutan Expressway For Asian Development Bank This consultant’s report does not necessarily reflect the views of ADB or the Government concerned, and ADB and the Government cannot be held liable for its contents. For project preparatory technical assistance: All the views expressed herein may not be incorporated into the proposed project’s design. Swedish National Road Consulting AB (SweRoad) Progressive Research& Consultancy Service, Thimphu, Bhutan Environment and Resource Management Consultant Pvt. Ltd. Kathmandu, Nepal TA-8027 REG: South Asia Road Safety Programs, Phase 1: Kingdom of Bhutan and Nepal Draft Final Report Table of Contents ABBREVIATIONS...................................................................................................................... 4 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ............................................................................................................ 6 1 Summary............................................................................................................................ 7 1.1 Introduction..........................................................................................................................................7 1.2 Findings and recommendations ..........................................................................................................8 2 Introduction ..................................................................................................................... 11 2.1 The TA in a larger perspective ......................................................................................................... 11 2.2 The Report ....................................................................................................................................... 12 3 Training and Workshops................................................................................................. 13 3.1 Activities ........................................................................................................................................... 13 3.2 Outputs, Results, Findings and recommendations .......................................................................... 13 4 Study Tour ....................................................................................................................... 14 4.1 Activities ........................................................................................................................................... 14 4.2 Outputs, Results, Findings and recommendations .......................................................................... 14 5 Task 8 – Design and Monitoring Framework ................................................................. 15 5.1 Introduction....................................................................................................................................... 15 5.2 Findings and recommendations ....................................................................................................... 16 5.3 Bhutan – Design and Monitoring Framework................................................................................... 17 5.4 Nepal – Design and Monitoring Framework..................................................................................... 22 6 Task 4 – Regional Road Safety Collaborative Mechanism ........................................... 27 6.1 Lessons learned from ADB-ASEAN Regional project...................................................................... 28 6.2 South Asia Regional Coordination ................................................................................................... 29 6.3 Recommendations ........................................................................................................................... 30 7 Task 1 - Road Safety Diagnosis...................................................................................... 31 7.1 Objectives and Methodology............................................................................................................ 31 7.2 The Road safety situation ................................................................................................................ 31 7.3 Main findings .................................................................................................................................... 32 7.4 Recommendations ........................................................................................................................... 33 7.5 Conclusion........................................................................................................................................ 36 8 Task 2 – Road Safety Program on selected high risk corridors................................... 37 8.1 Summary and Recommendations.................................................................................................... 37 9 Task 3 - Strengthening Road Safety Management Capacity ........................................ 43 9.1 Overall Framework for Road Safety................................................................................................. 43 9.2 Framework for Investments in road safety measures ...................................................................... 44 10 Task 5 - Road Safety Policies and Business Procedures............................................. 47 10.1 Scope ............................................................................................................................................... 47 10.2 Development of Road Safety Policies and Business Procedures ................................................... 47 10.3 Programming and Monitoring........................................................................................................... 49 10.4 Support of the operationalization of the new business procedures ................................................. 49 10.5 Proposed Road Safety Policies and Business Procedures ............................................................. 49 11 Task 6 - Road Safety Funding......................................................................................... 51 11.1 Introduction....................................................................................................................................... 51 11.2 Findings............................................................................................................................................ 51 11.3 Recommendations ........................................................................................................................... 52 12 Task 7 - South Asia Road Safety Programs................................................................... 54 12.1 Proposed investments...................................................................................................................... 54 12.2 Technical Assistance required ......................................................................................................... 55 SweRoad 2 (135) TA-8027 REG: South Asia Road Safety Programs, Phase 1: Kingdom of Bhutan and Nepal Draft Final Report 12.3 Implementation................................................................................................................................. 58 12.4 Bench marking and performance measures .................................................................................... 58 Appendix 1 – Bhutan Task 1 Workshop Minutes 12 June 2013 .......................................... 59 Appendix 2 – Nepal Task 1 Workshop Minutes 24 May 2013 .............................................. 71 Appendix 3 – Bhutan Task 3, 5 and 6 Workshop Minutes 30 August 2013 ........................ 79 Appendix 4 – Nepal Task 3, 5 and 6 Workshop Minutes 23 August 2013........................... 84 Appendix 5 – Bhutan Task 2 (and 7) Workshop Minutes 17 Oct 2013, ............................... 90 Appendix 6 – Nepal Task 2 (and 7) Workshop Minutes 7 Oct 2013,.................................... 97 Appendix 7 – Bhutan Task 8, 7, 4, 2 Final Workshop Minutes 21 March 2014, ................ 102 Appendix 8 – Nepal Task 8, 7, 4, 2 Final Workshop Minutes 4 April 2014, ....................... 111 Appendix 9 – Study visit program....................................................................................... 115 Appendix 10 – Bhutan Study Visit Report .......................................................................... 117 Appendix 11 – Nepal Study Visit Report............................................................................. 121 Appendix 12 – ADB Comments on Draft Final Report ....................................................... 130 SweRoad 3 (135) TA-8027 REG: South Asia