Rural connectivity is a key component of rural development in Bangladesh. Rural roads contribute significantly to generating increased agricultural incomes and productive employment opportunities, alongside promoting access to economic and social services. Rural roads are the virtual lifelines for the vast multitude residing in rural areas. During the past decades, rural infrastructure significantly improved. Despite progress, rural connectivity remains weak, impeding the physical and economic access.

In the 7th FYP, it is emphasized on a sustained effort to address the problem of inadequate improvements on the rural road network in the country, using own resources and assistance from its international development partners. It is proposed to increase the percentage of “good and fair” conditioned rural roads in the country in a series of steps from 43% in 2016 to 80% in 2020.

On that perspective, a program was planned with the assistance of the Asian development Bank (ADB) to support LGED's ongoing maintenance program for the maintenance of rural roads, vulnerable to climate change impact and to address the damage to rural roads caused by the monsoon floods that affected Bangladesh from July to September 2017.

Aligned with the development plans, the project will improve about 2210 km of Upazila Roads and 495 km of Union Roads to all-weather standards, serving the agriculture sector and rural people living in 34 districts in five divisions. These roads are critical to the agriculture value-chain development zones in Bangladesh.