Urban Transport Project (Kazakhastan)

The Urban Transport Project will: (i) help restore public transportation capacity in Kazakstan's three main cities to adequate levels of service quality; and (ii) design and implement some key improvements in policies and institutions in the urban public transport sector of the three cities. The policy improvements and related implementation measures are spelled out in a Policy Statement and Action Plan for Improving Public Transport Services (PSAP) in Almaty, Karaganda, and Shimkent which has been formally issued by the Government. The project includes the following components: (a) provision of about 300 new standard urban buses; (b) rehabilitation of about 550 existing buses and 400 existing trolleybuses including provision of necessary spare parts and supplies; (c) provision of a limited quantity of workshop and office equipment; and (d) provision of training and technical assistance.