The level of rural connectivity varies greatly among countries. In India, the World Bank found that expenditure on roads had the largest impact on rural poverty compared with other types of public expenditure.6 Another study, which was conducted in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, indicated that having access to allseason roads reduced the incidence of rural poverty significantly. This was supported by the finding that about 13 per cent of the decline in rural poverty incidence during certain periods can be attributed to improved road access alone.7 The results of the research confirmed that access to roads does reduce poverty with the level of the impact depending on the areas in which the road is located and the quality of road.