January 2007
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ARTF FINANCED COMPLETED PROJECT: The Repair of Major Kabul City Roads and Water Drainage Systems Project (US$3 million) was completed by June 30, 2005. Its objective was to improve the transport services on important roads within Kabul City through the rehabilitation of high priority road sections, as well as the repair of drainage systems along these roads. This project was the continuation of a German funded project, through Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW) in Kabul City. Under this project, road repair works consisted of 30 percent of potholes repair and 70 percent of overlay. A total of 47,300 man-days of labor have been created by the road component. In addition, a total 3,660m of new drainage ditches have been constructed, and 4,850m have been reconstructed along the roads. A total of 9,540 man-days of labor were created by the drainage repair component.