El Salvador - Logistical Infrastructure

Individuals, Firms

Sample survey data [ssd]

RA0 - Interviews; Sample unit or Respondent to include: MCC, MOP, FOMILENIO II, FOVIAL, other stakeholders. The

interviews will allow the ET to understand from those involved some of the challenges with the implementation, reasons for design changes, and subsequent modeling of these changes. The ET staff in charge of conducting the interviews will be able to work in Spanish and English. The interviewers will use a pre-written interview guide or questionnaire.

RA2 - International Roughness Index (IRI) - IRI is used to define a characteristic of the longitudinal profile of a traveled

wheel track and constitutes a standardized roughness measurement in meters per kilometer. IRI measurements will be

collected using a laser profilometer. IRI surveys can be conducted at the earliest in 2023. All sections of the LIP will be

sampled.

Visual Condition Survey. Visual condition surveys will be undertaken at the same time as the IRI surveys for the LIP. A

visual road condition survey in accordance with the Distress Identification Manual for the Long-Term Pavement Performance (LTPP) (DOT, 2003) will be conducted on project roads to record their condition.

Semi-Structured Interviews; MCC and FOMILENIO staff, GoES officials (including the MOP), FOVIAL staff, Maintenance contractor staff, other donors, transport operators, and transport associations. Interviews will be conducted either with individuals or with small groups of two to three individuals. ET will target those respondents who are or were most closely involved in the road projects and in maintenance.

RA3 - Traffic Counts. Information required to understand the aggregate traffic flow by vehicle type, road section, and

activity. This is expected to be done via automatic traffic counts or manual classified counts (the former preferred).

Origin-Destination Surveys; Information that explains the qualitative reasons for the journey, including what is being

transported, the cost of transportation, and reasons for travel. These data will require a manual intercept survey approach. Repeat 2014 surveys once improvements are completed. The ET expect to use a similar survey design to allow a comparison between surveys to provide panel data sets.

RA4 - Semi-strutured Interviews; Semi-structured interviews will be conducted with the following entities: Trucking

companies, Passenger transportation companies, Traders of goods, Business groups, MOP and Ministry of Transportation, The Competition Commission, Economic regulators, other donors. Interviews will be conducted either with individuals or in small groups (two to three people) of respondents of the same type.

Transportation Company Surveys: A single transportation company survey questionnaire will be developed for each market identified. The ET will target company representatives who are familiar with the company's costs and pricing, as well as the transportation sector more broadly.

RA5 and RA6 - Interviews of MCC, MOP, Custom and Border Agents, FOMILENIO II, other stakeholders. The interviews will allow the ET to understand from those involved some of the challenges with the implementation, reasons for design changes, and subsequent modeling of these changes.

Coastal Region