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This technical assistance project supported the Roads and Highways Department of the Government of Bangladesh in developing an action program for road sector institutional changes and in implementing key areas to improve sector management performance. This project supported selected key areas, focusing on (i) maintenance, (ii) overload control, and (iii) long-term road sector institutional reform with proposed changes to business processes. New business procedures covered (i) procurement and contracting processes, (ii) planning processes including road asset management, (iii) quality assurance systems, (iv) engineering and technologies (maintenance methods for roads and bridges), and (v) human resources management. These components were reinforced by an intensive series of senior working groups, focus groups attended by senior government officials and other stakeholders, and training programs.