The World Bank Rural and Urban Access Improvement Project (P160359) REPORT NO.: RES50393 RESTRUCTURING PAPER ON A PROPOSED PROJECT RESTRUCTURING OF RURAL AND URBAN ACCESS IMPROVEMENT PROJECT APPROVED ON MARCH 6, 2017 TO REPUBLIC OF NICARAGUA TRANSPORT GLOBAL PRACTICE LATIN AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN REGION Regional Vice President: Carlos Felipe Jaramillo Country Director: Michel Kerf Regional Director: Franz R. Drees-Gross Practice Manager/Manager: Nicolas Peltier-Thiberge Task Team Leader(s): Roger Gorham, Li Qu The World Bank Rural and Urban Access Improvement Project (P160359) ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS AF Additional Financing CONASEV National Council for Road Safety and Education Consejo Nacional de Seguridad y Educación Vial ERR Economic Rate of Return ESA Environmental and Social Assessments ESMP Environmental and Social Management Plans FOMAV Road Maintenance Fund Fondo de Mantenimiento Vial FY Fiscal Year ISDS Integrated Safeguards Data Sheet MARENA Ministry for Environmental and Natural Resources Ministerio de Ambiente y los Recursos Naturales MCA Community Model of Adoquines Módulos Comunitarios de Adoquinado MTI Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure Ministerio de Transporte y Infraestructura MTR Mid-Term Review NPV Net Present Value PAP Project Affected People PDO Project Development Objectives PMARU Nicaragua Rural and Urban Access Improvement Project Proyecto de Mejoramiento de Acceso Rural y Urbano UCR MTI-BM Resource Coordinate Unit MTI – World Bank Unidad Coordinadora de Recursos MTI – Banco Mundial SEA/SH Sexual Exploitation and Abuse/Sexual Harassment WB World Bank The World Bank Rural and Urban Access Improvement Project (P160359) BASIC DATA Product Information Project ID Financing Instrument P160359 Investment Project Financing Original EA Category Current EA Category Partial Assessment (B) Partial Assessment (B) Approval Date Current Closing Date 06-Mar-2017 30-Jun-2022 Organizations Borrower Responsible Agency Republic of Nicaragua Project Development Objective (PDO) Original PDO The objectives of the Project are to: (a) improve safe and sustainable access to markets and services in targeted rural and urban areas of the Recipient; and (b) in the event of an Eligible Emergency, provide immediate and effective response to said Eligible Emergency. OPS_TABLE_PDO_CURRENTPDO Summary Status of Financing (US$, Millions) Net Ln/Cr/Tf Approval Signing Effectiveness Closing Commitment Disbursed Undisbursed IDA-62010 15-Mar-2018 02-Apr-2018 29-Jun-2018 30-Jun-2022 35.00 32.12 2.88 IDA-59630 06-Mar-2017 10-Mar-2017 17-May-2017 30-Jun-2022 46.80 39.82 6.98 IDA-59640 06-Mar-2017 10-Mar-2017 17-May-2017 30-Jun-2022 50.00 49.80 .20 The World Bank Rural and Urban Access Improvement Project (P160359) Policy Waiver(s) Does this restructuring trigger the need for any policy waiver(s)? No I. PROJECT STATUS AND RATIONALE FOR RESTRUCTURING A. Project Background 1. The Nicaragua Rural and Urban Access Improvement Project (Proyecto de Mejoramiento de Acceso Rural y Urbano, PMARU or the Project) was approved on March 6, 2017, and became effective on May 17, 2017. The Project financing of US$131.8 million includes the parent Project financing (P160359) of US$96.8 million approved on March 6, 2017 and an Additional Financing (AF, P165467) of US$35 million approved on March 15, 2018, and declared effective on June 29, 2018. The Project provides resources for critically needed road links in both rural and urban parts of Nicaragua. The AF was designed to support rehabilitation and improvement works of three additional rural road segments that are contiguous with those financed under the parent Project. The Project finances: (i) upgrading of selected urban roads to improve safe access of the population to markets and basic services; (ii) rehabilitation of selected rural roads to improve all-weather access to essential markets and services for the targeted rural population; (iii) maintenance of selected rural and urban roads; (iv) measures to enhance the resilience of the road network to withstand the impacts of climate phenomena and natural disasters; and (v) interventions to strengthen road safety management capacity and reduce potential road accidents in hazardous spots. . 2. The Project Development Objectives (PDO) are to: (a) improve safe and sustainable access to markets and services in targeted rural and urban areas of the Recipient; and (b) in the event of an Eligible Emergency, provide immediate and effective response to said Eligible Emergency. 3. Implementation Arrangements. The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure (MTI) is the main institution responsible for the implementation of the proposed Project, except for periodic and routine maintenance under Sub-component 1.3, and activities under Component 3 on strengthening of the institutional capacity of Road Maintenance Fund (FOMAV), which are implemented by FOMAV. The Immediate Response Mechanism Coordinating Authority under MTI will be responsible for implementing Component 4 of the proposed Project, if it is activated. MTI assigns many of the day-to-day operations to the project coordination unit (Unidad Coordinadora de Recursos MTI – Banco Mundial, UCR MTI-BM), which is experienced, having implemented over five IDA operations in the transport sector. The Director of the UCR reports directly to the Minister and Vice-Minister of the MTI. The UCR unit is well integrated within the MTI structure and has staff that are already familiar with WB procedures and policies. The unit has demonstrated effective implementation and management of previous WB-financed projects achieving high levels of disbursement and satisfactory performance ratings. B. Project Status 4. The Project implementation has a solid track record of progress despite the political crisis since 2018 and the COVID pandemic since 2020. To date, US$121.75 million out of the US131.8 million loan have been disbursed, with the disbursement rate at 92.37%. The ratings are Satisfactory for both Progress towards Achievement of PDO and Overall Implementation Progress as per The World Bank Rural and Urban Access Improvement Project (P160359) the latest Implementation Status and Results Report as of January 6, 2022. The end-of-project targets of the PDO have already been met (with some indicators exceeding the target), and most of the and intermediate outcome indicators are close to be met.1 5. Implementation Status by Component: (a) Component 1. Road Infrastructure Improvement (estimated costs of US$120.11 million, including contingencies). (i) Sub-component 1.1: Improving Urban Access to Managua (US$32.60 million including contingencies) (target: 49.81 km). Civil works for constructing the urban access roads under this Sub-component (57.87 km) were concluded during Fiscal Year 20212, exceeding the target. The target has been met and no more Project activities are being planned. (ii) Sub-component 1.2: Rehabilitating and Improving Rural Roads (US$66.91 million including contingencies) (target: 87.27 km). A total of 86.82 km has been rehabilitated. Six rural road sections (54.50 km) were finalized during Fiscal Year 2021. Another two sections (32.77 km) are at an advanced stage of completion, as follows: i) works for the main roadway and drainage for Macuelizo – Santa Maria Phase II have been completed (19.05 km), with remaining works focused on stabilizing slopes (total physical progress has reached 82.97%); and ii) works for the main roadway and drainage for Cardenas Colon Phase III have also been completed (13.72 km) (total physical progress has reached 88.22%). The Sub-component has a total savings of US$4.8 million (see para.10). (iii) Sub-component 1.3: Maintaining Road Assets (US$12.00 million including contingencies) (target: 200 km). Periodic maintenance of San Lorenzo – Muhan (38 km) under this Sub-component was completed in 2018. Routine maintenance through performance-based contracts (200 km) were created through this project and contracted in 2018, with the first term (4 years) of routine maintenance work completed satisfactorily in 2021 with no further terms funded by the loan. MTI will continue the following terms of the performance-based contracts with their own resources. (iv) Sub-component 1.4: Building Resilience to Climate Change in the Road Sector (US$8.60 million including contingencies) (target: seven). Works to enhance resilience of seven identified locations vulnerable to natural disasters under Sub-component 1.4 are advancing well and all the works are expected to be completed by the end of August 2022. The progress varies for each of the lots, from 5% to 75%. (b) Component 2: Road Safety (total estimated cost US$8.1 million including contingencies). (i) Sub-component 2.1: Reducing Selected Road Accident Hazardous Spots (US$6.5 million including contingencies). In total there were 12 black-spot locations identified for this Sub-component. Eight black-spot locations had been selected for implementing road safety measures and were grouped into five lots for procurement purposes. Of these, four have been contracted and are under construction, advancing satisfactorily, with expected completion by end of August 2022. Procurement for the fifth lot was declared unsuccessful after only one overbudget proposal was received. With the higher than estimated cost of the four lots that have been contracted, the resource of this Sub-component has been fully utilized. It was agreed with the Bank that further procurement of this lot would not be pursued under the current financing (ii) Sub-component 2.2: Strengthening Road Safety Management Capacity (US$1.6 million). The technical studies for nine black spots out of the 12 identified ones under Sub-component 2.1 were completed in 2019. The activity relating to capacity building of National Council for Road Safety and Education (CONASEV, Consejo Nacional de Seguridad y Educación Vial) under this Sub-component was canceled as CONASEV was never established. The Bank approved in 2019 during the Midterm Review the request to reassign the funding for this activity (US$400,000) to implement road safety works for the road section of Ciudad Sandino – Mateare, which were completed in 2020. No more Project activities are being planned. 1The intermediate indicators to be met with the targets are i) Roads constructed, Rural (Kilometers); ii) Share of women employed in short-term MCA rural road construction works (Percentage); and iii) Accident black spots removed on most vulnerable sections of the road network (Number). They are envisioned to be met with the remaining works to be completed under the Project. 2 Fiscal Year 21 is from July 1, 2020, to June 30, 2021 The World Bank Rural and Urban Access Improvement Project (P160359) (c) Component 3: Institutional Strengthening and Implementation Support (US$3.37 million). (i) Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure (MTI). The institutional strengthening plan of MTI includes 10 activities with total amount of US$2.56 million assigned. Five activities have been completed, totaling US$771,853. Another four activities, totaling US$1,717,238, are in execution and expected to be completed by end of December 2022. Among them there are seven Postgraduate Courses for MTI training (study program time between two to seven months) and a consultant to prepare feasibility studies and detailed designs for future road projects that add up to under a million dollars. Finally, only one activity, totaling approximately US$67,642, is in process of procurement for goods to be completed by end of December 2022. (ii) Road Maintenance Fund (FOMAV). The institutional strengthening plan of FOMAV includes 23 activities with total amount of US$500,000 assigned, of which 15 activities have been completed totaling US$417,441, two activities are in execution totaling US$27,250, four activities were under analysis totaling US$55,308, and two activities were eliminated due to COVID. (iii) Currently there are resources under this component of US$313,266 due to canceled activities (workshops) as a result to COVID as mentioned above. MTI and FOMAV plan to restart those activities that were canceled and propose new activities such as capacity building for safeguards to be included with the same overall budget. 6. Component 4: Immediate Response Mechanism (with an initial zero-dollar allocation). In the event this Component is activated, it will be financed with IDA funds). This Component allows the Government to access resources for eligible expenditures in event of an Eligible Crisis or Emergency, to provide immediate and effective response to said Eligible Crisis or Emergency. 7. Project safeguards performance is rated Moderately Satisfactory (as per latest Implementation Status and Results Report as of January 6, 2022). Whereas MTI provides updates on progress and compliance with safeguards requirements during periodic missions and meetings, no quarterly safeguards progress reports have been filed for the AF, despite repeated requests. During the October 2021 mission, given the advanced stage of works, the Bank agreed that retroactive filing of quarterly reports would not be necessary and that instead, MTI would be required to file final reports for each road section within 45 days of completion of works for the respective road and/or works. This was discussed and agreed with MTI during the latest mission in April 2022. An important outstanding commitment, also discussed during the April 2022 mission, relates to biodiversity monitoring along the Cardenas-Colon Phase III Road. The Bank will work with MTI to advance this action and to put in place a biodiversity monitoring pilot program to be completed prior to the project closing date. For the Macuelizo - Santa Maria Road, and in response to the significant slope cutting and grading that occurred during the Phase II works, identified during the April 2022 mission, MTI has been requested to develop a bio-remediation plan for the Bank’s review by June 30, 2022 and on track with this agreement. The Bank is working with MTI to ensure the bio-remediation plan adequately addresses the observations of the mission and that the plan is resourced and that it will be implemented as agreed. 8. Project safeguards performance on Resettlement is rated Satisfactory. The implementation of the Resettlement Action Plan (RAP) for the road section in Macuelizo -Santa Maria has been completed. Two affected families had to physically relocate, and new houses were constructed by MTI within the same plot of land. One church was also relocated and reconstructed within the same plot. Other affected families were partially affected with small scale impacts (e.g. relocation of latrines located in the right of way and reconstructed in other part of the land). The Bank requested MTI to prepare a RAP completion report by July 31, 2022. The implementation of the RAP in Granada-Malacatoya is nearing completion. Forty-one vulnerable families who occupied the right of way of the road section upgraded under the project relocated to newly built resettlement houses located at around 2 miles from the closest town. The income restoration program provided for trainings for new jobs, some of which were carried out prior to the pandemic, while some others have yet to be carried out due to long delays caused by the pandemic. The issue of providing public transportation to and from the resettlement site for relocated families also remains pending. MTI is in discussions with the municipality - which agreed with MTI that it would carry out the job trainings and provide for public transportation to the resettlement site - and will propose actions to resolve the pending issues and ensure the remaining activities of the RAP can be The World Bank Rural and Urban Access Improvement Project (P160359) completed. The Bank has requested that these measures be identified no later than 90 days from the approval of the restructuring and thereafter implemented. No land acquisition and resettlement were carried out in the Cardenas-Colon Road section. The GRM is in place and functioning in all road areas. It has been receiving complaints and addressing them within the expected timelines. There are no complaints pending resolution at this moment. 9. Status of Audit Reports. There are no outstanding audit reports and all the audit reports received are considered acceptable to the Bank. It is confirmed that the auditor's contract signed until the actual closing date (June 30, 2022) and MTI is committed to process other amendment until the proposed new closing date. C. Rationale for Restructuring 10. The Government requested on February 18, 2022, an extension of the closing date from June 30, 2022, to June 30, 2023, to use the savings under the Sub-component 1.2 (Rehabilitating and improving of Rural Roads) for addressing impacts of climate change on selected vulnerable points under Sub-component 1.4. MTI has been able to implement the works and to carry out the supervision of various Community Model of Adoquines (MCA) 3under the Sub-component 1.2 for US$4.83 million4 less than initially anticipated due to i) a good level of competition which led to lower bids than the estimated budget and effective management of contracts obfuscating the use of contract addenda, and ii) saving on drainage works costs due to proactive drainage maintenance work done by FOMAV. Road rehabilitation works under Sub-component 1.4 were originally selected based on a study and ranking exercise carried out by MTI with support from the Nordic Trust Fund in 2018. However, while works under Sub-component 1.2 were underway, it was observed that three bridges in contiguous segments of two of the works under implementation – bridges that were functioning well at the time of preparation of the Project – were subjected to flooding resulting from more intensive rainfall and flash flooding conditions in 2020 and 2021, probably associated with climate change. 11. The three bridges that are proposed to be financed with the Project’s savings under Sub-component 1.2 (Rehabilitating and Improving Rural Roads) to support the PDO. This restructuring proposes to use the cost savings from implementation of Sub- component 1.2 to build two new bridges (Puente Ococona and Puente El Chingo) and upgrade one bridge (Puente La Jagua) under Sub-component 1.4 to address the challenges from the evolving climate patterns. This will improve resilience of the road infrastructure to climate induced weather shocks and increase the likelihood that the infrastructure being developed under the Project will remain in service even when rainfall patterns become more unpredictable. These three bridges were not envisioned in the scope of the original study and ranking exercise because they had not been considered to be particularly vulnerable at that time. However, all three bridges were flooded during the hurricanes of 2020 and heavy rainfall in 2021, showing that evolving climate patterns will require improvement of those bridges to increase their resilience to climate events and to ensure connectivity between municipalities. The use of savings will not reduce the number of Project activities nor their quality, neither will it reduce the scope of the PDO or the Project indicators. The three bridges are located on the road sections of Macuelizo – Santa Maria, and Cardenas – Colon, both of which are financed by the Bank. The works of the three bridges will be completed by February 2023. 12. The following additional works under Sub-component 1.4 (Building Resilience to Climate Change in the Road Sector) are proposed for using the savings of Project funds: 3 Originally in Spanish “Modulos Comunitarios de Adoquineado”, represents a community development approach for the construction of the adoquines roads under a collaborative arrangement between a MTI, local mayors, and selected local participants living in the vicinity of those roads. Adoquines, or cobblestones, are concrete- like paving blocks made of cement, fine aggregates, coarse aggregates, filler, and water. 4 In the Government request dated February 18, it mentioned to use the savings of US$4.19 million, which refers to the estimated cost for Puente Ococona and Puente La Jagua. There are additional savings US$0.64 million in Sub-component 1.2 to cover the additional cost for Puente El Chingo, which was presented to the Bank by MTI after the Government request. The World Bank Rural and Urban Access Improvement Project (P160359) (a) Two bridges, Puente Ococona (new bridge to replace the existing one) and Puente La Jagua (upgrading the existing one), on the Macuelizo – Santa Maria section. MTI proposes to build a new bridge “Puente Ococona” and improve the drainage of the bridge “Puente La Jagua” on the Macuelizo – Santa Maria section. These two bridges on the road section of Macuelizo – Santa Maria are critical for one of the corridors supported by the Project, the corridor connecting the municipalities of Ocotal, Macuelizo and Santa Maria, which is the only major road connecting the region to other parts of the country (see map in Figure 1 in Annex 1). The Project is providing financing for the rehabilitation of Macuelizo – Santa Maria Phase II which the construction is ongoing and on schedule to be completed by the current closing date (June 30, 2022). Puente Ococona is on the Macuelizo – Santa Maria section, and Puente La Jagua is on the section that connects Macuelizo and Ocotal. Error! Reference source not found. in Annex 1 presents the location of the two bridges in blue blocks, where the red road they are located on is the road section of Macuelizo – Santa Maria. Additionally, a recent geotechnical study concluded in December 2021 pointed to the need to include the following work to the Macuelizo – Santa Maria Phase II construction: i) the treatment and maintenance of all the slopes throughout the road segment to maintain their condition; ii) the improvements in the stabilization of nine critical points; iii) the completion of drainage ditches by the slopes throughout the road stretch; and iv) the completion of the slope stabilization tasks at the vulnerable point No. 8 of Phase I. The construction of Puente Ococona will last five months with expected completion by October 2022 and the improvement of Puente La Jagua will last three months with expected completion by August 2022. Timeline of approval and current status of Puente Ococona and Puente La Jagua: MTI requested the Bank’s approval to finance these two bridges in November 2021, which the Bank had concerns that the two bridge would not be completed by the current closing date (June 30, 2022). With the understanding the Bank may not approve the construction of the two bridges, MTI moved forward with the preparation for the construction of the two bridges, including initiating the process of land acquisition (see paragraph 24 for details). In February 2022, the Bank informed MTI that the Bank would finance the two bridges with a possible 12-month extension and required MTI to prepare the corresponding technical and safeguard document to be approved by the Bank. Currently the construction of the two bridges has been paused and should not restart until i) the relevant environmental documentation (ESMP/Contractor-ESMP) are cleared by the Bank; and ii) any remedial measures related to the land acquisition process are identified, approved by the Bank and implemented, as detailed below in paragraph 24. (b) One bridge, Puente El Chingo (new bridge to replace the existing one), on the Cardenas – Colon section. The bridge, Puente El Chingo is located on the road Cardenas – Colon Phase II that was rehabilitated under the Project. After the rehabilitation work of Cardenas – Colon Phase II was completed, there has emerged a need to improve the drainage of the bridge since the water runs over the top of the bridge during heavy rain. In March 2021, MTI proposed to the Bank to build a new bridge next to the original one to address flooding issues. The construction of the bridge was added to the ongoing construction contract by the MCAs of Cardenas – Colon Phase III through a contract addendum approved by the Bank on April 26, 2021. However, the construction works of the bridge had delays due to the saturation of the soils caused by the heavy rainfall between July and August 2021. The MCAs managed to contract five beams, completed two steel procurement processes, and started the procurement process for three soil movement works. As a consequence of the impact of COVID, the cost of materials has increased considerably in the national and international market, the bids for soil movement works that were tendered to be executed through MCAs were declared void for three rounds of calls due to small amount of contract with low estimated budget. Thus, MTI proposed to group the remaining works for constructing the new bridge into a single contract, which would be a larger contract than the MCAs to attract more and larger bidders to complete the work for the bridge to ensure that the improvement of the bridge will be implemented with quality to avoid future flooding. Safeguards issues and current status of Puente El Chingo. At the time of adding the bridge to the ongoing road construction works through a contract addendum, the Bank was not informed of any land acquisition required. MTI moved forward with acquisition of a small land next to the bridge to start the construction. During the field visit of The World Bank Rural and Urban Access Improvement Project (P160359) the mission in April 2022, the Bank team identified the land acquisition issue (see para.25 for details) together with other environmental issues (see para.27 for details) associated with the bridge and requested MTI to prepare the corresponding safeguards documentation. Currently the bidding process has been put on hold until such time as the Bank provides its No Objection to the required safeguards documentation. The construction of Puente El Chingo will last five months with expected completion by February 2023 (including time for procurement of construction services). 13. The proposed extension will also allow implementation of critical activities of the Project. Specifically, it will allow the implementation of the activities under Sub-component 1.4 (Building Resilience to Climate Change in the Road Sector) and Sub- component 2.1 (Reducing Selected Road Accident Hazardous Spots) that will go slightly beyond the current closing date, as well as under Component 3 (Institutional Strengthening and Implementation Support) that were cancelled due to the COVID pandemic. Under Sub-component 1.4, the Project is expected to complete the works to enhance resilience of seven identified locations vulnerable to natural disasters by the end of August 2022 (see para.5(a) for details). Under Sub-component 2.1 (see para.5(b) for details), the Project is expected to treat the remaining four black spots of road safety by end of August 2022. Under Component 3, the activities that will resume implementation of the activities that were canceled due to COVID, and new activities will be proposed by MTI and FOMAV to be completed by the proposed new closing date. The counterpart is with full commitment and has sufficient staff resources to extend the Project to complete the activities. 14. In addition, the restructuring will formally adopt changes to the Results Framework agreed in the Mid-Term Review (MTR) in 2019 and during the April 2020 implementation support mission. The changes for the results framework reflect changes in the Project circumstances and the need to make the result framework more relevant for measuring Project results. The changes and their rationale are explained in Table 1: TABLE 1 RATIONALE FOR CHANGES IN THE RESULTS FRAMEWORK PDO Indicators by Objective PDO (a) Improve safe and sustainable access to markets and services in targeted rural and urban areas Indicator Name Rationale During the MTR, it was agreed to delete this indicator because it was not considered relevant and because it does not accurately measure the “sustainable access” in the PDO. During the MTR, it was understood that the Government of Nicaragua is no longer pursuing the adoption of measures recommended in the FOMAV Sustainability Study financed by the Bank5 and that Adoption of measures as recommended by this indicator will not be met. However, it was also agreed during the MTR mission that while the FOMAV Sustainability Study and as this indicator may have accurately reflected the aspirations of both the Bank and the client for agreed with the WB (Yes/No) adopting long-term measures to at the time of Project appraisal, the definition of the indicator (under Sub-component 1.3) does not adequately reflect the "sustainable" aspect of access to markets and services in targeted rural and urban areas referred to in the PDO resulting from the project activities. During the MTR, it was agreed to add a new indicator to measure the “sustainable access” in Creation of a maintenance program for the the PDO. This new indicator refers to provision of maintenance services for intervened roads for roads intervened under the Project, through a reasonable period beyond the life of the Project under Sub-component 1.3. It better maintenance contracts for service levels, for demonstrates sustainability of access to markets and services in targeted rural and urban areas a period of at least 4 years (Yes/No) through continuous maintenance work established by the Project. Level of Service maintained on roads During the MTR, it was agreed to add a new indicator to measure the “sustainable access” in intervened by the Project through closing the PDO. This new indicator is proposed to be tracked and targeted under Sub-component 1.3 (Percentage) in order to better demonstrate sustainability of access to markets and services in targeted rural 5 Financed by the fifth rural road project (P123447). The World Bank Rural and Urban Access Improvement Project (P160359) and urban areas, in this case, referring to provision of maintenance services for intervened roads for a reasonable period before the closing of the Project. Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Component 1: Road Infrastructure Improvement Indicator Name Rational This indicator is proposed to be deleted based on discussions during the mission in April Carbon emissions avoided annually (Metric 2020. This decision was made based on the lack of reliable and robust data available, as well as ton) the difficulty to measure the attribution of the result to Project activities. Component 3: Institutional Strengthening and Implementation Support Number of road safety professionals During the MTR, it was agreed to delete this indicator. This indicator will be deleted since the members of CONASEV trained (Number) establishment of CONASEV did not materialize. 15. Justification for the Restructuring. The PDO is achievable as the end-of-project targets have been achieved or will be achieved, but the restructuring will strengthen the “sustainability of the access” as stated in the PDO. Based on the information collected, improving the climate resilience standards of the three bridges will help maintain the transitability of the Project roads on which they are located to ensure all-season connectivity between the nearby municipalities. Moreover, as it is now evident that these bridges have become vulnerable to the effects of climate change, improving their climate resilience will contribute to increasing the resilience of the whole road sections. Adding those works in the Project would however require an extension of the closing date to prepare, procure and implement the related works. Furthermore, the PDO continues to be relevant for Pillar 2 – Enabling private investment for job creation, Objective 3 – Improved rural connectivity and energy production mix, of the Country Program Framework for Nicaragua (FY18-22, Report No. 123026-NI) and contributes to the goals of both the National Human Development Plan and the National Transport Plan of Nicaragua aimed at developing productive zones and improving the quality of life of the population living in the targeted areas II. DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED CHANGES 16. Summary of Changes. This Restructuring Paper corresponds to the client’s request dated February 18, 2022, to extend the project closing date for by 12 months with the proposed new closing date of June 30, 2023. The project restructuring seeks to: (a) update the Project’s results framework as discussed and agreed with the client to better evaluate the Project impact; (b) extend the closing date of the Project for 12 months; (c) update the disbursement estimates, in accordance with the closing date extension; (d) implementation schedule to reflect the timeline to complete the Project activities; (e) update the procurement regulations; (f) update the technical appraisal summary and economic analysis, considering the additional activities under component 1.2; and (g) update the safeguards appraisal summary and the Restructuring of the Integrated Safeguards Datasheet (ISDS), to include the updated component 1.2 and component 1.4 and reflect the safeguards requirements applicable to the proposed restructuring. The PDO of the Project remains unchanged and no new safeguard policies are triggered. 17. Results Framework. The proposed restructuring will incorporate the following changes agreed in the 2019 MTR and April 2020 implementation support mission. The end-of-target dates of all the indicators will be extended to the proposed new closing date of June 30, 2023 (see para. 18 for extension of closing date). TABLE 2 CHANGES TO THE RESULTS FRAMEWORK PDO Indicators by Objective Improve safe and sustainable access to markets and services in targeted rural and urban areas Indicator Name Changes M&E plan The World Bank Rural and Urban Access Improvement Project (P160359) Adoption of measures as recommended by N/A the FOMAV Sustainability Study and as Marked as deleted agreed with the WB (Yes/No) Definition: New indicator proposed to be tracked and targeted in order to better demonstrate sustainability of access to markets and Creation of a maintenance program for the services in targeted rural and urban areas, in this case, referring to roads intervened under the Project, through provision of maintenance services for intervened roads for a New indicator added maintenance contracts for service levels, for reasonable period before the closing of the Project. a period of at least 4 years. (Yes/No) Baseline: No6 Target: Yes Definition: Measurement of the "sustainability" portion of the PDO. Ensuring that the required levels of service are sustained throughout Level of Service maintained on roads the project’s life cycle, by the use of current practices led by FOMAV, intervened by the Project through closing New indicator added such as microenterprises and cooperatives, for which a minimum of (Percentage) 85% average service index is required. Baseline: 80%7 Target: 80% Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Component 1: Road Infrastructure Improvement Indicator Name Changes M&E plan Carbon emissions avoided annually (Metric N/A Marked as deleted ton) Component 3: Institutional Strengthening and Implementation Support Number of road safety professionals N/A Marked as deleted members of CONASEV trained (Number) 18. Loan Closing Date(s). The closing date is proposed to be extended from June 30, 2022 to June 30, 2023. 19. Disbursement Estimates. The disbursement for FY22 (until June 30, 2022) has been revised to 92.37 percent to reflect the actual disbursement. The remaining US$10.05 million (or 7.63 percent) of the credit proceeds will be disbursed by the proposed closing date of June 30, 2023. 20. Changes in Procurement. The procurement regulation will be updated to the “World Bank Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers”, dated November 2020. 21. Implementation Schedule. The implementation schedule has been revised, as follows: (a) Subcomponent 1.2: i. The construction of Puente Ococona is expected to be completed by October 2022. ii. The construction Puente La Jagua is expected to be completed by August 2022. iii. The construction of Puente El Chingo is expected to be completed by February 2023. (b) Sub-component 1.4: i. The works to enhance resilience of seven identified locations vulnerable to natural disasters are expected to be completed by the end of August 2022. (c) Sub-component 2.1: 6 The date for the baseline was set as April 18, 2018, when the indicator was introduced and agreed with the client during the Bank mission. 7 The date for the baseline was set as April 18, 2018, when the indicator was introduced and agreed with the client during the Bank mission. The World Bank Rural and Urban Access Improvement Project (P160359) i. Implementation road safety measures on the remaining four black-spot locations are expected to be completed by the end of August 2022. (d) Component 3: i. MTI and FOMAV will restart the activities that were cancelled in the Institutional Strengthening plan due to delays caused by COVID and will propose new activities to be completed before the proposed new closing date. 22. Change In Economic and Financial Appraisal Summary. Although the proposed three bridges will be implemented as part of Sub-component 1.4, since are located on the road sections that are financed by the Bank, the economic analysis of the bridges will be integrated with that of the road sections that are implemented under Sub-component 1.2. The economic analysis in the Project Appraisal Document had calculated values for Net Present Value (NPV) and Economic Rate of Return (ERR) for each of the Sub- projects financed under Component 1.2, which monetized the following benefits: (a) vehicle operating cost savings due to reduced road roughness and engine load; (b) travel time savings for the road users due to increased speed; and (c) annual road maintenance cost savings due to improvement of the road condition. (e) Puente Ococona and Puente La Jagua. The NPV and ERR for Phase II of Macuelizo – Santa María (19km) were assessed as US$ 22.22 million (at 6 percent discount rate) and 14.1 percent, respectively. At the time of project appraisal, the unit costs along Macuelizo – Santa María Phase II had been estimated at about US$0.95 million per kilometer. Actual costs have turned out to be US$ 1.19 million, an increase of about 25 percent. The main reason for this difference is the costs of additional measures for slope stabilization in the zone of construction. To account for this increase in construction cost, the NPV and IRR for the Macuelizo-Santa María section have been re-estimated, assuming the same benefit parameters as in the appraisal at the time of the additional financing. Under this new assessment, NPV and ERR for the Phase II of Macuelizo – Santa Maria have been assessed at US$17.82 million (at a 6 percent discount rate) and 11.64 percent, respectively. Increase in construction costs associated with Macuelizo – Santa María has resulted in substantial decrease in the net benefits of this segment, though the results still clear the minimum economic threshold criteria. The change in costs of construction for this phase of the Macuelizo – Santa María segment does not affect the overall project finance, since the resources to cover the additional costs of this segment come from cost savings elsewhere in the project. In addition, the economic analysis in the project paper did not quantify or monetize the benefit from improved reliability of the road section between Macuelizo and Santa María. (f) Puente El Chingo. The NPV and ERR for Phase II of Cardenas – Colon (10km) were assessed as US$3.35 million (at 6 percent discount rate) and 11 percent, respectively. At the time of project appraisal, the unit costs have turned out to be US$0.69 million per kilometer. With the additional cost of Puente El Chingo, the unit costs turned out to be US$0.76 million per kilometer, an increase of 9.61 percent. Under this new assessment, NPV and ERR for the Phase II of Cardenas – Colon have assessed at US$2.80 million (at a 6 percent discount rate) and 8.4 percent, respectively. The results still clear the minimum economic threshold criteria. The change in costs of construction for Cardenas Colon Phase II does not affect the overall project finance, since the resources to cover the additional costs come from cost savings of the project. In addition, the economic analysis in the project appraisal document did not quantify or monetize the benefit from improved reliability of the road section of Cardenas – Colon. 23. Change in Technical Appraisal Summary. Component 1.2 will include two new bridges that are replacing the existing one (Puente Ococona and Puente El Chingo) and upgrading one bridge (Puente La Jagua). The estimated total cost for the two bridges along Macuelizo – Santa María is US$3.80 million (US$3.23 million for Puente Ococona and US$0.57 million for Puente La Jagua) and US$1.16 million8 for the bridge Puente El Chingo along Cardenas - Colon. (a) Two bridges on Macuelizo – Santa Maria. 8Out of the total US1.16 million, US$0.64 million is to be implemented, and US$0.52 million has already implemented and was included in the original cost estimation for Cardenas – Colon Phase II Road section. The World Bank Rural and Urban Access Improvement Project (P160359) i. Puente Ococona. A new bridge (91 meters long) will be built located 50 meters downstream of the Macuelizo River to replace the current Puente Ococona, with new alignment which will also improve the current geometry of the road. The current Puente Ococona will be demolished after the new bridge is in operation. The new bridge is designed to ensure that the traffic is not interrupted, with bridge design having considered flooding with a return period of 100 years. The estimated construction time is five months. ii. Puente La Jagua. The 12-meter-long bridge will be upgraded with improved pavement and drainage to ensure the transitability during heavy rainfall events. The estimated construction time is three months. iii. Construction and supervision arrangement. MTI has issued a contract amendment to the contractor, which is currently implementing the Macuelizo – Santa Maria section, to construct the two bridges. The works will be supervised directly by MTI. (b) One bridge on Cardenas – Colon. i. Puente El Chingo. A new bridge (25 meters long) will be built next to the current one. The current Puente El Chingo will be demolished after the new bridge is in operation. The new bridge is designed to ensure that the traffic is not interrupted, with bridge design having considered flooding with a return period of 100 years. The estimated construction time is five months, following procurement of services. ii. Construction and supervision arrangement. The bridge will be constructed through a single contract to be procured nationally for all the works, including earthworks, structure, pavement, drainage, traffic signage, and other road safety installations. The works will be supervised directly by MTI. 24. Change in Social Appraisal Summary. The construction works of Puente Ococona and Puente la Jagua requires small scale land acquisition. A total of five landowners for both bridges are affected with partial acquisition of their land, three in Puente Ococona and two in Puente la Jagua. No physical resettlement is required for the construction works and no crops or productive activities are affected. As MTI has already completed the acquisition of the land necessary for construction works of the two bridges (see para.12(a) for details), the Bank requested MTI to prepare two due diligence reports respectively, to describe in details the land acquisition process and to assess whether it was carried out in line with OP 4.12’s principles and requirements, particularly whether the compensation was paid at replacement cost. If gaps with OP 4.12 are identified, measures to achieve compliance with the policy will be identified in remedial action plans, to be acceptable to the Bank. The preparation of two due diligence reports, including the remedial action plans, and the implementation of such action plans must be completed in a manner acceptable to the Bank prior to starting construction works of the bridges, as stated in the new covenants of the loan agreement. The timeline to complete all the action plans is estimated 90 days from approval of restructuring. Site specific Environmental and Social Assessments (ESAs) and Environmental and Social Management Plans (ESMPs) for the two bridges were prepared and reviewed by the Bank and are now being revised by the MTI to address the Bank’s comments. Among other aspects, the ESMPs provide for consultation with the community living in the surrounding areas focusing on potential construction impacts, and traffic and road safety issues. A grievance mechanism managed by MTI, also implemented at local level by the contractors and supervising firms through their respective social specialists, is in place and available to Project Affected People (PAP) in the Macuelizo - Santa Maria area. The consultations with the communities on the ESMPs/remedial action plans will ensure information about the grievance mechanism is properly disseminated to affected people. The ESMP will also assess the risk of labor influx and associated potential impacts including Sexual Exploitation and Abuse/Sexual Harassment (SEA/SH) risks for the community located in the Project areas and identify measures to address risks that are identified if any. 25. With respect to Puente El Chingo, since it was added in 2021 to address the evolving challenge from climate change, the potential environmental and social impacts associated with the construction works of the Puente El Chingo on the Cardenas-Colon section were not assessed by MTI during the initial ESAs & ESMPs for the Cardenas -Colon Phase I and II financed by the Project. During a supervision mission in April 2022, the Bank team was informed that the small portion of land necessary for the bridge construction works, which belongs to one affected person, has already been acquired by the MTI. The Bank has requested that MTI prepares a due diligence report to describe in detail the land acquisition process. In particular, the report will assess whether the The World Bank Rural and Urban Access Improvement Project (P160359) land acquisition was carried out in line with OP 4.12’s principles and requirements and compensation were paid at replacement cost. If gaps with OP 4.12 are identified, measures to achieve compliance with OP 4.12 will be developed in a remedial action plan. The preparation of two due diligence reports, including the remedial action plans, and the implementation of such action plans must be completed in a manner acceptable to the Bank prior to starting construction works of the bridges, as stated in the new covenants of the loan agreement. The timeline to complete all the action plans is estimated 90 days from approval of restructuring. The ESA that MTI is carrying out will also assess whether other impacts, such as potential restriction of access to recreational fishing and other recreational activities, may occur as a result of the bridge construction works. Measures that may be needed to address these impacts will be identified, consulted with the affected population and included in the ESMP. The due diligence report and the ESA will also assess whether consultations that have taken place already are consistent with the requirements of the applicable policies, and a consultation strategy will be included in the ESMP. The ESA will also assess the risk of labor influx and associated potential impacts including SEA/SH risks for the community located in the bridge area. The Project grievance mechanism is already in operation also available in the Cardenas Colon area where the Puente El Chingo is located. Consultations and action plans will ensure information about the grievance mechanism is properly disseminated to affected people. 26. Change in Environmental Appraisal Summary. Two separate ESAs & ESMPs were prepared by MTI in respect of the proposed bridges, Puente Ococona and Puente La Jagua along the Macuelizo - Santa Maria section which are located in the Dry Corridor region of Nicaragua. Following the supervision mission in April 2022, MTI has been requested to review and update both documents to reflect in more detail the extent of the proposed works as well as to define the type and magnitude of potential environmental impacts more comprehensibly, in keeping with the requirements of OP4.01. For Puente La Jagua, minor site-specific environmental impacts are expected to arise associated with localized vegetation clearing, minor slope cutting and management of fill material. Ensuring construction safety and road safety along a narrow, steep and winding road section will require dedicated resources during site preparation and construction. For Puente Ococona, moderate adverse environmental impacts are expected to result from vegetation clearing, slope cutting, filling and compaction to create the new road alignment and bridge access. The updates to the ESA & ESMP must detail the mitigation measures to ensure water flows are maintained during construction, that works on the river channel and banks are adequately managed, that erosion and sedimentation impacts are reduced and that slopes are adequately stabilized and remediated following construction. In addition, MTI shall ensure that relevant occupational health and safety measures are defined to account for excavation works alongside the slopes to be cut and on the riverbed. For both bridges, MTI will be requested to ensure that the contractor maintains a safeguards specialist on site during construction and associated activities to ensure compliance with ESMP provisions. The Bank’s approval of the ESAs & ESMPs, including contractor ESMPs will be required prior to the start of works, as provided in the loan agreement as amended. 27. The potential environmental impacts associated with the construction works of the Puente El Chingo on the Cardenas-Colon Road were not assessed by MTI during the initial ESAs & ESMPs for phases I and II of the Project since the proposed bridge was added later in 2021 to address the evolving challenge from climate change. The area is characterized by the presence of forest patches and mature trees along the river where wildlife could be heard during the supervision mission in April 2022 (monkeys vocalizing and birds). In addition, community members were observed using the existing bridge and surrounds to wash clothes, bathe and to fish (most likely recreational and subsistence fishing based on in-field observations). Following the mission, the Bank reviewed the ESA & ESMP prepared by MTI and submitted detailed comments aimed at improving the characterization of the Project area, the Project description, the identification of potential environmental, social and health and safety impacts and the definition of mitigation measures to ensure that a robust ESMP is developed, in keeping with the requirements of OP4.01 Environmental Assessment. Whereas the environmental authorization to proceed with the construction works was issued by MARENA (Ministry for Environmental and Natural Resources) on June 10, 2021, the Bank’s approval of the ESA & ESMP, including the contractor-ESMP, will be required prior to the start of works, as provided in the loan agreement as amended. Specifically, MTI has been requested to ensure adequate mitigation measures are in place to limit the extent of vegetation clearing, ensure that water flows are maintained during and after construction, to prevent adverse impacts on river channels and banks, and to ensure that erosion control measures are in place to prevent the transport of sediment downstream during construction, that workers are sensitized to prevent harm to local fauna and that these areas are adequately fenced off, and that relevant occupational health and safety measures are defined The World Bank Rural and Urban Access Improvement Project (P160359) to account for excavation works and works near water. And finally, MTI will be requested to ensure that the contractor maintains a safeguards specialist on site during construction and associated activities to ensure compliance with ESMP provisions. 28. Client safeguards capacity. In light of MTI’s capacity constraints, and to ensure the ESAs & ESMPs are robust and to the Bank’s satisfaction, the client has been requested to contract a third party to support its review of said instruments. Prior to the start of construction, the Bank shall review and give its approval of the ESAs & ESMPs, including contractor-ESMPs, for each bridge. Once approved, the ESAs and ESMPs shall be disclosed by MTI and the Bank. These requirements shall be detailed in the amendment letter to the Loan Agreement to be prepared for the proposed restructuring. 29. Integrated Safeguards Data Sheet (ISDS) update. The ISDS has been updated to reflect the activities proposed under this restructuring and reflect the applicable safeguards requirements.9 No new safeguard policies are triggered. 9The updated ISDS has been published on June 23, 2022, link: https://documents.worldbank.org/en/publication/documents-reports/documentdetail/099050006242210794/p16035900dfc6d01098680465e0322896e The World Bank Rural and Urban Access Improvement Project (P160359) III. SUMMARY OF CHANGES Changed Not Changed Results Framework ✔ Loan Closing Date(s) ✔ Disbursement Estimates ✔ Legal Covenants ✔ Procurement ✔ Implementation Schedule ✔ Economic and Financial Analysis ✔ Technical Analysis ✔ Social Analysis ✔ Environmental Analysis ✔ Implementing Agency ✔ DDO Status ✔ Project's Development Objectives ✔ PBCs ✔ Components and Cost ✔ Cancellations Proposed ✔ Reallocation between Disbursement Categories ✔ Disbursements Arrangements ✔ Overall Risk Rating ✔ Safeguard Policies Triggered ✔ EA category ✔ Institutional Arrangements ✔ Financial Management ✔ APA Reliance ✔ Other Change(s) ✔ IV. DETAILED CHANGE(S) The World Bank Rural and Urban Access Improvement Project (P160359) OPS_DETAILEDCHANGES_LOANCLOSING_TABLE LOAN CLOSING DATE(S) Original Revised Proposed Proposed Deadline Ln/Cr/Tf Status Closing Closing(s) Closing for Withdrawal Applications IDA-59630 Effective 30-Jun-2022 30-Jun-2023 30-Oct-2023 IDA-59640 Effective 30-Jun-2022 30-Jun-2023 30-Oct-2023 IDA-62010 Effective 30-Jun-2022 30-Jun-2023 30-Oct-2023 OPS_DETAILEDCHANGES_DISBURSEMENT_TABLE DISBURSEMENT ESTIMATES Change in Disbursement Estimates Yes Year Current Proposed 2017 0.00 125,000.00 2018 13,468,295.96 31,020,459.65 2019 52,453,906.16 24,756,669.87 2020 14,617,102.40 30,577,445.75 2021 34,276,680.36 22,947,856.64 2022 16,854,015.12 12,319,032.46 2023 0.00 10,053,535.63 OPS_DETAILEDCHANGES_LEGCOV_TABLE LEGAL COVENANTS Loan/Credit/TF Description Status Action The Recipient, through MTI, shall maintain a Project coordination unit within MTI (the UCR-BM) with functions and responsibilities satisfactory to the WB and with personnel in numbers and with experience and IDA-59630 Complied with No Change qualifications, all satisfactory to the WB and carry out the proposed Project activities in accordance with Operational Manual (Section I.A.1 of Schedule 2 of the Financing Agreements). The World Bank Rural and Urban Access Improvement Project (P160359) The Recipient shall make a portion of the proceeds of the Financing allocated from time to time to Part 1.3 (Maintaining Road Assets) and activities under Part 3.6 (b) (Strengthening of the institutional capacity of IDA-59630 FOMAV) available to FOMAV under a Subsidiary Complied with No Change Agreement between the Recipient and the FOMAV, under terms and conditions approved by the Association (Section I.B.1 of Schedule 2 of the Financing Agreements). The Recipient shall (i) carry out the implementation of the proposed Project, except Part 1.3 (Maintaining Road Assets) and activities under Part 3.6 (b) (Strengthening of the institutional capacity of FOMAV); and (ii) cause IDA-59630 FOMAV to carry out Part 1.3 and activities under Part Complied with No Change 3.6 (b), in accordance with the terms of the Operational Manual, acceptable to the Association (Section I.C.1 (a)- (n) and Section I.C.2 of Schedule 2 of the Financing Agreements). IDA-59630 In order to ensure the proper implementation of Complied with No Change Component 4 (Immediate Response Mechanism), if it is activated, the Recipient shall take the following measures: (i) prepare and furnish to the Association for its review and approval, an operations manual (“Immediate Response Mechanism Operations Manual”) which shall set forth detailed implementation arrangements for Component 4; (ii) afford the Association a reasonable opportunity to review the proposed Immediate Response Mechanism Operations Manual; (iii) promptly adopt this Manual for Component 4; (iv) ensure that the Coordinating Authority carries out Component 4 in accordance with this Manual (in the event of any inconsistency between the Manual and the Financing Agreements, the provisions of the Financing Agreements shall prevail); and (v) not amend, suspend, abrogate, repeal or waive any provision of the Manual without prior approval by the Association. The Recipient shall, throughout the implementation of Component 4, maintain the Coordinating Authority, with adequate staff and resources satisfactory to the Association (Section The World Bank Rural and Urban Access Improvement Project (P160359) I.D.1(a)-(e) and Section I.D.2 of Schedule 2 of the Financing Agreements). The Recipient and FOMAV shall carry out the implementation of the proposed Project in accordance IDA-59630 Complied with No Change with the relevant safeguards instruments as set forth in Section I.F of Schedule 2 of the Financing Agreements. The Recipient, through MTI, shall cause FOMAV to be staffed at all times during implementation of the proposed Project with personnel in numbers and with IDA-59630 Complied with No Change experience and qualifications, all acceptable to the Association (Section I.A.2(b) of Schedule 2 of the Financing Agreements). The Recipient shall, prior to the carrying out of any works on each of the Bridges: (a) prepare a report (“Due Diligence Report”) for each of the Bridges, acceptable to the Association; (b) implement such IDA-59630 Not complied with New remedial action plan in a manner acceptable to the Association; and (c) prepare the relevant ESMPs and ESAs in accordance with the ESMF, acceptable to the Association. The Recipient shall, prior to the carrying out of any works on each of the Bridges: (a) prepare a report (“Due Diligence Report”) for each of the Bridges, acceptable to the Association; (b) implement such IDA-59640 Not complied with New remedial action plan in a manner acceptable to the Association; and (c) prepare the relevant ESMPs and ESAs in accordance with the ESMF, acceptable to the Association. IDA-62010 The Recipient shall, prior to the carrying out of any Not complied with New works on each of the Bridges: (a) prepare a report (“Due Diligence Report”) for each of the Bridges, acceptable to the Association; (b) implement such remedial action plan in a manner acceptable to the Association; and (c) prepare the relevant ESMPs and The World Bank Rural and Urban Access Improvement Project (P160359) ESAs in accordance with the ESMF, acceptable to the . Association. The World Bank Rural and Urban Access Improvement Project (P160359) . Results framework COUNTRY: Nicaragua Rural and Urban Access Improvement Project Project Development Objectives(s) The objectives of the Project are to: (a) improve safe and sustainable access to markets and services in targeted rural and urban areas of the Recipient; and (b) in the event of an Eligible Emergency, provide immediate and effective response to said Eligible Emergency. Project Development Objective Indicators by Objectives/ Outcomes RESULT_FRAME_TBL_PDO Indicator Name PBC Baseline End Target Improve safe and sustainable access to markets and services in targeted rural and urban areas Total travel time to access markets and services in targeted 0.00 33.00 urban and rural Project areas (% reduction) (Percentage) Total travel time to access markets and services in targeted rural Project areas during rainy season (% reduction) 0.00 44.00 (Percentage) Share of rural population with access to an all-season road 35.63 39.00 (Percentage) Number of rural people with access to an all-season road 951,778.00 1,100,188.00 (Number) Road traffic fatalities on selected non-rural road sections (% 0.00 45.00 reduction) (Percentage) Adoption of measures as recommended by the FOMAV No Yes Sustainability Study and as agreed with the WB (Yes/No) Action: This indicator has been Marked for Deletion The World Bank Rural and Urban Access Improvement Project (P160359) RESULT_FRAME_TBL_PDO Indicator Name PBC Baseline End Target Creation of a maintenance program for the roads intervened under the project, through maintenance contracts for service No Yes levels, for a period of at least 4 years. (Yes/No) Action: This indicator has been Revised Level of Service maintained on roads intervened by the project 80.00 80.00 through closing (Percentage) Action: This indicator has been Revised PDO Table SPACE Intermediate Results Indicators by Components RESULT_FRAME_TBL_IO Indicator Name PBC Baseline Intermediate Targets End Target 1 2 3 4 Component 1: Road Infrastructure Improvement Roads constructed, Rural 0.00 87.27 (Kilometers) Roads rehabilitated, Non-rural 0.00 49.81 (Kilometers) Rural roads paved with adoquines under performance- 0.00 200.00 based routine maintenance (Kilometers) Short-term employment through participation in rural road construction works, 0.00 850.00 disaggregated by gender (Number) The World Bank Rural and Urban Access Improvement Project (P160359) RESULT_FRAME_TBL_IO Indicator Name PBC Baseline Intermediate Targets End Target 1 2 3 4 Share of women employed in short-term MCA rural 0.00 30.00 road construction works (Percentage) Medium and long-term employment through participation in cooperatives 0.00 50.00 for performance-based maintenance, disaggregated by gender (Number) Share of women employed in long-term cooperatives 0.00 15.00 for performance-based maintenance. (Percentage) Direct Project beneficiaries 0.00 484,028.00 (Number) Female beneficiaries 0.00 51.00 (Percentage) Number of vulnerable spots on the road network with 0.00 7.00 implemented countermeasures for climate resilience (Number) Carbon emissions avoided 0.00 4,149.00 annually (Metric ton) Action: This indicator has been Marked for Deletion Percentage of population in 92.00 94.00 Project areas who can access The World Bank Rural and Urban Access Improvement Project (P160359) RESULT_FRAME_TBL_IO Indicator Name PBC Baseline Intermediate Targets End Target 1 2 3 4 the nearest city of 30,000 population within 60 minutes (Percentage) Percentage of population in Project areas who can access 66.00 69.00 to nearest major hospital within 30 minutes (Percentage) Component 2: Road Safety Accident black spots removed on most vulnerable sections of 0.00 12.00 the road network (Number) Net change in road related fatalities along intervened rural 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 roads (Component 1.2) per year (Number) Component 3: Institutional Strengthening and Implementation Support Number of road safety professionals members of 0.00 20.00 CONASEV trained (Number) Action: This indicator has been Marked for Deletion Number of MTI and FOMAV staff receiving training under 0.00 25.00 the capacity building initiatives (Number) Number of MTI and FOMAV staff trained, which are 0.00 10.00 female (Number) The World Bank Rural and Urban Access Improvement Project (P160359) RESULT_FRAME_TBL_IO Indicator Name PBC Baseline Intermediate Targets End Target 1 2 3 4 Share of project beneficiaries surveyed and satisfied 0.00 75.00 (Percentage) Component 4: Immediate Response Mechanism Time taken to disburse funds requested by the Government 0.00 4.00 for an eligible emergency (Weeks) IO Table SPACE The World Bank Rural and Urban Access Improvement Project (P160359) Annex 1. Map of Puente Ococona and Puente La Jagua FIGURE 1 MAP OF THE PROPOSED BRIDGES: PUENTE OCOCONA AND PUENTE LA JAGUA Source: Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure