Ratings for the Sixth Highway Project for Cameroon were as follows: outcomes were deficient, project sustainability was unlikely, Bank performance was deficient, and Borrower performance was also deficient. Some lessons learned included: to continue in a direction which has become inappropriate is likely to result in poor implementation and performance and lack of achievement of the Project objectives. In such a case, the Project ought to be adjusted or restructured where necessary. Technical assistance should be provided in an environment which is committed to building on the expertise thus provided. This requires a strong leadership capable of developing and implementing a human resource development strategy. Capacity building has to be considered on a long-term basis. Training is most useful when immediately applicable in the day-to-day work environment. When the sector lacks strong leadership and commitment to efficiency and accountability, the role of the institution in charge of road maintenance needs to be concentrated on planning, programming, budgeting and supervising road maintenance works. Work execution should be contracted-out to achieve better efficiency and adequacy between the program of works and available resources. Financing of road maintenance inputs (gasoil, spare parts) as done under the project should definitely be discarded.
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Document Date
1996/03/01
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Document Type
Implementation Completion and Results Report
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Report Number
15486
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Volume No
1
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Total Volume(s)
1
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Disclosure Date
2010/06/18
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Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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Doc Name
Cameroon - Sixth Highway Project
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Keywords
road maintenance;return on fixed asset;economic crisis;human resource development strategy;institutional framework for privatization;maintenance of transport infrastructure;external terms of trade;real effective exchange rate;taxes on petroleum product;assessment of outcome;transport sector reform;gross domestic product;rates of return;road maintenance work;human resource management;debt management agency;cost of work;lack of commitment;severe budget constraint;road maintenance budget;control of resource;counterpart fund;computerized information system;poor financial management;lack of incentive;rapid traffic growth;transfer of responsibility;oil product price;annual traffic growth;cost accounting system;road user cost;risk of bankruptcy;lack of consistency;management of road;lack of resource;allocation of resource;financing of road;subsequent phase;construction cost;
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Cameroon - Sixth Highway Project (English). Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/204751468016835812/Cameroon-Sixth-Highway-Project