Download or read book Road Funds and Road User Charges in the CAREC Region written by Asian Development Bank and published by Asian Development Bank. This book was released on 2022-12-01 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication explores how roads are financed in five Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) program countries and outlines lessons and best practices to help build a robust road network throughout the region. The publication details how road funds are managed in Azerbaijan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Mongolia, Pakistan, and Uzbekistan, and explains how earmarked road user charges help finance maintenance and repair. It recommends countries create road asset management systems to prioritize roads with the highest economic returns, boost data collection, and increase the efficiency and transparency of road fund financing.