The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Transport Corridors Project (P131550) Transport Corridors Project (P131550) MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | Iraq | Transport Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2014 | Seq No: 11 | ARCHIVED on 08-Dec-2019 | ISR39366 | Implementing Agencies: Ministry of Construction, Housing, Municipalities and Public Works, KRG Ministry of Construction and Housing, Republic of Iraq / Ministry of Finance, Roads and Bridges Directorate - Project Management Team Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 19-Dec-2013 Effectiveness Date: 30-Mar-2015 Planned Mid Term Review Date: 15-May-2017 Actual Mid-Term Review Date: 15-May-2017 Original Closing Date: 31-Dec-2019 Revised Closing Date: 30-Jun-2021 pdoTable Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The Project Development Objective is to improve road transport connectivity and safety on selected road sections along Expressway 1and the North-South transport corridor in Iraq. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No Components Table Name Transport Corridors Improvements:(Cost $352.31 M) Institutional Strengthening and Capacity Building in the Road Sector:(Cost $20.46 M) Project Implementation and Monitoring:(Cost $11.35 M) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO ►Moderately Satisfactory ►Moderately Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) ►Moderately Satisfactory ►Moderately Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating ►High ►High Implementation Status and Key Decisions 12/8/2019 Page 1 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Transport Corridors Project (P131550) The Transport Corridors Project (TCP) was approved by the Board of Executive Directors of the World Bank on December 19, 2013. The signing of the loan agreement took place in Baghdad on March 2, 2014. The Legal Opinion (the only condition for Effectiveness) was submitted to the Bank on March 30, 2015 and the Loan was declared effective on the same day. The project is now on track and progressing towards achieving the PDO; i.e. to improve road transport connectivity and safety on selected road sections along Expressway 1and the North-South transport corridor in Iraq. The three main contracts along the two main road/trade corridors in Northern and Southern Iraq and associated supervision consultants contracts are fully committed and operational. The Moderately Satisfactory rating of the project reflect the current progress in implementation which can be summarized as follows: The project is achieving good progress in terms of Commitments and Disbursements reaching US$ 276 million (78% of loan proceeds) and US$ 191 million (54%), respectively, and are expected to reach US$ 330 million (93%) and US$ 240 million (68%) by June 2020, respectively. The ongoing works activities under segments R7 (between Nasiria and Rumaila) and R8 (E1-Basra Junction – 31 km towards Basra) of Expressway No. 1 is planned to be completed in May and April 2020, respectively, while the works along the north–south corridor (between Girsheen and Suheila interchange towards Ibrahim El-Khalil border crossing with Turkey) is near completion and the opening ceremony of this corridor is expected during the third week of December 2019. Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance -- ►High ►High Macroeconomic -- ►Substantial ►Substantial Sector Strategies and Policies -- ►High ►High Technical Design of Project or Program -- ►Substantial ►Substantial Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Sustainability -- ►Substantial ►Substantial Fiduciary -- ►Substantial ►Substantial Environment and Social -- ►Substantial ►Substantial Stakeholders -- ►High ►High Other -- ►Low ►Low Overall -- ►High ►High Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes To improve road transport connectivity and safety IN00768100 ►Direct project beneficiaries (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 12/8/2019 Page 2 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Transport Corridors Project (P131550) Value 66,000.00 20,000.00 20,000.00 66,000.00 Date 08-Oct-2013 17-Dec-2018 17-Dec-2018 31-Dec-2019 Direct beneficiaries are people who are utilizing the Expressway 1. to travel between Baghdad and key cities in Comments: the Southern Iraq and those who are in the business of trading and transporting of goods. IN00768101 ►Female beneficiaries (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 9,900.00 4,000.00 4,000.00 9,900.00 IN00768102 ►Roads in good and fair condition as a share of total classified roads (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 70.00 70.00 85.00 95.00 Date 11-Sep-2013 17-Dec-2018 02-Dec-2019 30-Jun-2020 Percentage of the total classified road network in the project area that is in good and fair condition depending on the road surface and the level of roughness. Classified roads are the roads that have been included in the roads legislation as public Comments: roads. Please note that this indicator requires supplemental information Supplemental Value: Total classified network in the project area (KM) The Supplemental value is the total classified network in the project area. Classified roads are the roads that have been included in the roads legislation as public roads. IN00768103 ►Size of the total classified network (Kilometers, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 280.00 280.00 280.00 280.00 IN00768104 ►Travel Time (Hours, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 4.00 4.00 4.00 3.15 Date 11-Sep-2013 17-Dec-2018 17-Dec-2018 31-Dec-2019 IN00768105 ►Travel time between Semel and Ibrahim El Khalil along the North-South transport corridor (Hours, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.75 0.75 0.75 0.50 Date 11-Sep-2013 17-Dec-2018 02-Dec-2019 30-Jun-2020 IN00768106 ►Travel time between Nasiriya-Rumalia along Expressway 1 (Hours, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 1.75 1.75 1.75 1.50 12/8/2019 Page 3 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Transport Corridors Project (P131550) Date 11-Sep-2013 17-Dec-2018 02-Dec-2019 30-Jun-2020 IN00768107 ►Travel time between Rumalia and Safwan along Expressway 1 (Hours, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 1.00 1.00 1.00 0.75 Date 11-Sep-2013 17-Dec-2018 02-Dec-2019 30-Jun-2020 IN00768108 ►Travel time between Basra Junction and Basra along Expressway 1 (Hours, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.40 Date 11-Sep-2013 17-Dec-2018 02-Dec-2019 30-Jun-2020 IN00768109 ►Traffic Fatalities (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 113.00 113.00 113.00 87.00 Date 08-Oct-2013 17-Dec-2018 17-Dec-2018 31-Dec-2019 IN00768110 ►Traffic Fatalities between Semel and Ibrahim El Khalil along the North-South transport corridor (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 18.00 18.00 18.00 12.00 Date 08-Oct-2013 17-Dec-2018 02-Dec-2019 30-Jun-2020 IN00768111 ►Traffic Fatalities between Nasiriya-Rumaila along Expressway 1 (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 48.00 48.00 48.00 38.00 Date 08-Oct-2013 17-Dec-2018 02-Dec-2019 30-Jun-2020 IN00768112 ►Traffic Fatalities between Rumaila and Basra/Safwan along Expressway 1 (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 47.00 47.00 47.00 37.00 Date 11-Sep-2013 17-Dec-2018 02-Dec-2019 30-Jun-2020 Intermediate Results Indicators by Components 12/8/2019 Page 4 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Transport Corridors Project (P131550) Transport Corridors Improvements IN00768113 ►Roads constructed, non-rural (Kilometers, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 23.00 Date 01-Jun-2013 18-Dec-2018 02-Dec-2019 31-Dec-2019 IN00768116 ►Roads rehabilitated, Non-rural (Kilometers, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 160.00 160.00 200.00 Date 01-Jun-2013 12-Apr-2019 02-Dec-2019 30-Jun-2021 IN00768118 ►Fiber optics ducts installed underground (Kilometers, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 81.00 Date 17-Sep-2013 12-Apr-2019 12-Apr-2019 31-Dec-2019 The Bank and the Roads and Bridges Directorate are in discussion on the timing for implementing this activity in Comments: cooperation with the Ministry of Telecommunication. Institutional Strengthening and Capacity Building in the Road Sector IN00768114 ►Number of SCRB and GDRB Staff trained on the usage of the Operations Manual and on Bank procurement guidelines and safeguard policies and other technical training (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 32.00 32.00 32.00 75.00 Date 08-Aug-2013 12-Apr-2019 12-Apr-2019 31-Dec-2019 IN00768117 ►Person-days of employment created (Days, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 24,000.00 24,000.00 500,000.00 Date 08-Oct-2013 18-Dec-2018 18-Dec-2018 31-Dec-2019 IN00768119 ►Road sector organizational structure with clear mandates and responsibilities developed and implemented (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No No No Yes 12/8/2019 Page 5 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Transport Corridors Project (P131550) Date 17-Sep-2013 18-Dec-2018 18-Dec-2018 31-Dec-2019 IN00768120 ►A road asset management system in the GDRB updated and implemented (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No No No Yes Date 17-Sep-2013 18-Dec-2018 18-Dec-2018 31-Dec-2019 IN00768121 ►Number of service lay-bys fitted with disability ramps (R6, R7, and R8 ) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 10.00 Date 08-Oct-2013 18-Dec-2018 18-Dec-2018 31-Dec-2019 Project Implementation and Monitoring IN00768115 ►New public access Citizens' Roadway Reporting System established and operational (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No No No Yes Date 01-Jun-2013 18-Dec-2018 18-Dec-2018 31-Dec-2019 Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P131550 IBRD-83220 Effective USD 355.00 355.00 0.00 191.13 163.87 54% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P131550 IBRD-83220 Effective 19-Dec-2013 02-Mar-2014 30-Mar-2015 31-Dec-2019 30-Jun-2021 Cumulative Disbursements 12/8/2019 Page 6 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Transport Corridors Project (P131550) Restructuring History Level 2 Approved on 15-Mar-2017 ,Level 2 Approved on 02-May-2019 Related Project(s) P170353-Transport Corridor Project - Additional Financing 12/8/2019 Page 7 of 7