Managing Urban Expansion in Mongolia by Takuya Kamata James Reichert Tumentsogt Tsevegmid Yoonhee Kim Brett Sedgewick

Author:Takuya Kamata, James Reichert, Tumentsogt Tsevegmid, Yoonhee Kim, Brett Sedgewick [Kamata, Takuya]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-0-8213-8314-8
Publisher: THE WORLD BANK
Published: 2010-08-15T00:00:00+00:00

MIDTIER GER (BAYANKHOSHUU) PROPOSED SERVICE IMPROVEMENT LENGTH OR QUANTITY COST/UNIT (MILLION Tg) COMPONENT COST (MILLION Tg) PER CAPITA COST (THOUSAND Tg)

1. Upgrade and extend Gully Road

1.1 Road construction (double surface treatment per km) 2.1 28 58.8 7.4

1.2 Road drainage system (per km) 2.1 70 147 18.4

1.3 Sidewalks (per km) 2.1 21 44.1 5.5

1.4 Street lighting (1 every 50 meters) 42 0.42 31.64 4.0

1.5 Cabling for street lights (per km) 2.1 14 43.4 5.4

Estimated capital cost: 324.94 40.7

Overall estimated cost of improvements: 324.94 40.7

Source: World Bank Task Team estimates 2009.

Note: If the road is not extended 750 meters to the north, the cost would be about Tg 226 million, or US$161,400.

Fiscal Implications: Financing the costs for routine and periodic maintenance of an improved Gully Road would require about Tg 1.75 million (US$1,250) per year with the extension, and Tg 1.2 million (US$840) per year if the extension is excluded. Maintaining and powering the street lighting system can be expected to cost less than Tg 1.96 million, or US$1,400 annually (Tg 1.26 million, or US$925 without the extension). Per capita, the costs would be about Tg 300 to Tg 465 (US$0.22 to US$0.33) per year.

Fringe Ger (Sharhad): 9th khoroo, Bayanzürkh District

Roads: The Fringe ger is the largest outlying khoroo both in terms of size (48 hectares) and number of inhabitants (11,130). It has the same hilly terrain as the City Center ger and is bordered on the west by the Uliastai River and on the north by the Eej Khairkan (mother mountain). Overall, there are about 31.4 km of roads, 30.6 km of which are earthen (97.5 percent). The 807 meters of paved roads that run from the khoroo boundary to the Sharhad bus station are in very poor condition.

Some 20 percent of residents own private vehicles. Traffic counts were taken of vehicles passing through the main intersection where the National Physiology Health Center is located. According to very limited observations, the average daily volumes seem to be around 1,600 vehicles per day. Buses and microbuses made up just over 50 percent of traffic, followed by passenger cars (25 percent) and trucks (25 percent). The composition of traffic at this location is different from the other khoroos included in this study, where well over 90 percent of traffic consisted of passenger cars. The higher percentage of buses is likely the result of the Sharhad bus station.

PHOTO 5.4. An earthen access road in the ger

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