Improvement of the Secondary and Local Roads Project
Main Objectives:
- Improvement of the transport conditions in the rural areas;
- Facility in access to marketplaces;
- Improvement in access to administrative, educational and health services;
- Contribution to the economic development via employment and creation of conditions for the rural development.
Goal:
This program aims at improving the access to basic services and at increasing the opportunities of economic,agricultural and tourist development for the beneficiary population via the provision of asphalted roads for the inhabitants in the hinterlands of the project roads.
Expected results:
- Reduction in vehicle journey time and relevant expenses.
- Reduction of expenses on vehicle maintenance by road users.
- Increase in access to health, educational and administrative facilities as well as the increase in access to regional markets;
- Increase in traffic volumes on project roads.
- Increase in positive expectations by road users regarding quality of roads.
Program Cost:
The overall program cost amounts at US$ 400 million and is expected to include the upgrading of 1,500 km of secondary and local roads all over the country.
Documents:
- Resettlement Policy framework (read)
- Environmental management plan (read)
- Environment safeguards framework (read)
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"COMMUNITY WORKS III" PROGRAM FINANCED BY COUNCIL OF EUROPE DEVELOPMENT BANK (CEB)
Funding partners:
CEB-Council of Europe Development Bank
ALBANIAN GOVERNEMNT
LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS
Main beneficiaries:
Approximately 20,000 inhabitants of 16 Communes.
Main implementing partners:
The Albanian Development Fund – The implementing agency of the program
Local Government Units (Districts, Communes)
Local Consultants
Albanian engineering contractors
Goal:
Improve the living conditions of the rural population by drafting the local development plans for the communes which possess potentials for the economic development especially in tourism
Objectives:
- To encourage sustainable socio-economic development,
- To improve communal infrastructure,
- To strengthen government at local level,
- To increase community role at governance via participative approaches.
Expected results:
- Drafting of narrow sectoral plans for 16 Communes,
- Drafting of Spatial Plans (Petrele, Ulez, Velipoje),
- Drafting of Tourism Development Plans (Ishem, Petran, Qender-Vlore
List of the evaluated communes.
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Rural Water Supply Program
Goal:
Improve and secure the living conditions of the rural population in the participating regions.
Specific Objective:
The population 9in the program villages is reliably supplied with hygienic, clean water in sufficient quantity based on cost-covering and socially accepted tariffs.
Geographic coverage:
About 45 villages in the mountainous areas of Diber, Kukes and Shkoder regions.
Funding partner:
German government (KFW); 9.6 million Euro. Communes and beneficiary villages; 1 million Euro.
Main Implementing Partners:
Albanian engineering contractors, local government units (commune authorities), beneficiary villages.
Main beneficiaries: Approximately 45.000 persons in villages of northern Albania.
Expected Results:
- The technical infrastructure is installed and in good working order.
- The operators of the infrastructure are able to operate and maintain the water systems.
- The target group is aware of hygiene, health and operation aspects of water supply and sanitation.
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assist through infrastructure projects the Commune of Gracanica in the Republic of Kosovo. A work team from the Albanian Council of Ministers and the Albanian Development Fund held a work meeting at the Commune of Gracanica in the Republic of Kosovo ... (read)
in road maintenance for the local government officials. In the framework of the 
concludes negotiations for joining the “Secondary and local Roads”. On 21 and 22 January a delegation of the Albanian Ministry of Finance and Albanian Development Fund, chaired by the Deputy Minister of Finance Mr. Nezir Haldeda, visited the headquarters of European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in London ... (read)
Vice President for Europe and Central Asia, conducted his first official visit to Albania. During his four-day visit in Albania, Mr. Le Houerou, visited the construction site of the regional road Berat-Sinje, part of the project 'Improvement of Secondary and Local Roads' ... (read)
for the investments of the Albanian Development Fund. The subsequent meeting of the ADF's Board of Trustees was held on 15 January 2010. The focus of this meeting was on the approval of the annual budget for the investments to be carried out by the Albanian Development Fund during the year 2010 ... (read)
blood to help thalassemic children. On Monday, December 15 2009, at ADF premises, the staff participated in the campaign for voluntary blood donation launched by the Albanian Red Cross under the motto "Donate Blood and Save a life!" ... (read)
on the "Rural Water Supply Program" is signed between the ADF and the awarded communes. In the framework of the Financing Agreement from the German Government through KFW, the ADF has announced the projects which are qualified for financing ... (read)
Berisha inaugurated the works completion for the reconstruction of the road "Fushe Milot-Gurrez" in the District of Kurbin. The cost of this project which is implemented by the Albanian Development Fund (ADF) amounts at 100 million Lek and is financed by the Council of Europe Development Bank CEB) and the Albanian Government ... (read)
Development Fund as well as engineering constructors from the Albanian private construction sector, conducted a three day tour in Paris to visit the BATIMAT, the international building exhibition which is held every two years ... (read)
went to Greece on a study-tour to exchange experiences. During these days, meetings were held with representatives of Selanic Prefecture, and various field visits were conducted to observe the quality and the techniques ... (read)
Infrastructure Department receive FIDIC Training Certificates. Today, the Certificate Award Ceremony of the training which was provided by FIDIC (The International Federation of Consulting Engineers) ... (read)
Fund is awarded "The Certificate of Gratitude" by Margegaj Commune in Tropoja for "the exemplary economic contribution in establishing an infrastructure at European levels with health centers, roads, water supply ... (read)
"Reconstruction of the road from Ura e Farkes to Qender Fshat". It is the World Bank through the support of the Albanian Government and Albanian Development Fund which is enabling the implementation of this crucial project for the Commune of Baldushk ... (read)
on "The Management and Administration of the FIDIC contracts" for the ADF staff. This training session is a constituent part of the Work Plan for the Implementation of the Programme on "The Rehabilitation of the Secondary and Local Roads in Albania" ... (read)
Drishti Castle Road is near completion. Drishti Castle which has been declared "A Cultural Monumet" since 1948, is one of the most important monuments in the city of Shkodra which has been explicitly taken into consideration by the policies on cultural tourism in this region. This project is financed by the Council of Europe Development Bank ... (read)
