Projects Wing (Kerala State Transport Project)
Kerala State Transport Project (KSTP) is one of the important and successful endeavors of Government of Kerala (GoK) and Public Works Department (PWD) implemented with the assistance of the World Bank (WB).
The reference to conceiving of this project goes back to 1996; by then GoK-PWD evaluated the lower efficiency of major road network due to rapid growth in traffic levels coupled with existing inadequate and deteriorating road infrastructure. To this respect the ‘Strategic Options Study’ (SOS), was carried out in 1997 covering nearly 9000Km of roads for prioritization.
This important study based on strategic parameters recommended a priority list of road corridors for further techno economic feasibility study and then Detailed Engineering.
In the year 1999, 2810 Km of roads recommended through SOS study were selected for Techno-Economic feasibility. Road Maintenance Component prioritization and Institutional Development Strategy Studies were initiated in 2000
PWD Projects wing is formed to execute externally aided projects and specialized projects. This wing is headed by a Project Director and a Chief Engineer (Projects). Currently this wing is executing the World Bank aided Kerala State Transport Project (KSTP). The organisational setup of the Projects wing is as shown below.
