The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Fourth Phase of the Central Asia Regional Links Program (P166820) Fourth Phase of the Central Asia Regional Links Program (P166820) EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA | Central Asia | Transport Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2021 | Seq No: 3 | ARCHIVED on 21-Dec-2021 | ISR49695 | Implementing Agencies: Ministry of Transport, Ministry of Finance, Customs Service Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 30-Jul-2020 Effectiveness Date: 12-Nov-2021 Planned Mid Term Review Date: 17-Jul-2023 Actual Mid-Term Review Date: Original Closing Date: 31-Oct-2026 Revised Closing Date: 31-Oct-2026 pdoTable Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The Project development objectives of the Fourth Phase of the Central Asia Regional Links Program are to enhance the efficiency of cross-border trade for participants of the regional economy and to improve the resilience and safety of regional connectivity infrastructure in Sughd region and Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous region. The project contributes to the Central Asia Regional Links Programs higher-level development objectives of increasing cross-border connectivity and enhancing integrated regional development to revitalize historically active economic exchanges in Central Asia and beyond along the Silk Route. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No Components Table Name Improve regional connections in Sughd and GBAO regions:(Cost $90.00 M) Improve road asset preservation and road safety:(Cost $20.00 M) Facilitate cross-border movement of goods:(Cost $20.00 M) Support project implementation, coordination and management:(Cost $2.00 M) Contingent Emergency Response 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 Moderate Moderate Implementation Status and Key Decisions The Project was approved by the Board of Executive Directors on July 30, 2020, it was signed on May 17, 2021, and ratified by Parliament on June 9, 2021. The FA and PA were declared effective on November 12, 2021. 12/21/2021 Page 1 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Fourth Phase of the Central Asia Regional Links Program (P166820) Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance Moderate Moderate Moderate Macroeconomic Moderate Moderate Moderate Sector Strategies and Policies Low Low Low Technical Design of Project or Program Low Low Low Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Substantial Substantial Moderate Sustainability Fiduciary Moderate Moderate Moderate Environment and Social Substantial Substantial Substantial Stakeholders Low Low Low Other Moderate Moderate Moderate Overall Moderate Moderate Moderate Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes Time efficiency of cross-border trade IN01083567 ►Average travel time between Kannibodam and Bekobod BCP (Minutes, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 210.00 210.00 210.00 126.00 Date 04-Jun-2020 27-Oct-2020 17-Dec-2021 31-Oct-2026 Travel time between Kannibodam and Bekobod BCPs, measuring the improvement of regional Comments: connectivity along the trade corridor connecting with Kyrgyz Republic and Uzbekistan IN01083570 ►Average time spent for customs clearance (Minutes, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 834.00 834.00 834.00 584.00 Date 04-Jun-2020 27-Oct-2020 17-Dec-2021 31-Oct-2026 12/21/2021 Page 2 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Fourth Phase of the Central Asia Regional Links Program (P166820) Average time required for customs clearance, separately for import and export accounting for time spent at border crossing point and at clearance terminals, measuring time-efficiency of trade across borders Comments: resulting from improved customs processes IN01083587 Average time spent for customs clearance for import (Minutes, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 1,112.00 1,112.00 1,112.00 778.00 Date 04-Jun-2020 27-Oct-2020 17-Dec-2021 31-Oct-2026 IN01083588 Average time spent for customs clearance for export (Minutes, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 556.00 556.00 556.00 389.00 Date 04-Jun-2020 27-Oct-2020 17-Dec-2021 31-Oct-2026 Access to markets and trade opportunities IN01083568 ►Market accessibility index of Sughd region (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Date 04-Jun-2020 27-Oct-2020 17-Dec-2021 31-Oct-2026 Market accessibility index of Sughd Region, measuring trade opportunities resulting from reduced time Comments: and cost for customs as well as improved reduced transport cost Resilience and safety of transport and trade IN01083569 ►Road closures per year in Barsem caused by natural hazards (Hours, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 720.00 720.00 720.00 120.00 Date 04-Jun-2020 27-Oct-2020 17-Dec-2021 31-Oct-2026 Annual number of hours of road closures in Barsem caused by natural hazards, measuring the resilience Comments: of transport and trade IN01083586 ►Road crashes or fatalities along the main routes in Khorog (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 12.00 12.00 12.00 6.00 Date 04-Jun-2020 27-Oct-2020 17-Dec-2021 31-Oct-2026 12/21/2021 Page 3 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Fourth Phase of the Central Asia Regional Links Program (P166820) Annual Road crashes or fatalities along the main routes in Khorog, measuring the sustainable opportunity Comments: of transport and trade Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Component 1: Improve regional connections in Sughd and GBAO regions IN01083589 ►Roads rehablitated (Kilometers, Corporate) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 50.50 Date 04-Jun-2020 27-Oct-2020 27-Oct-2020 31-Oct-2026 IN01083594 Roads rehabilitated - rural (Kilometers, Corporate Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 42.50 IN01083597 Roads rehabilitated - non-rural (Kilometers, Corporate Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 8.00 IN01083598 ►Climate resilient structure constructed in project areas in GBAO (Kilometers, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 3.80 Date 04-Jun-2020 27-Oct-2020 27-Oct-2020 31-Oct-2026 The total number of km of all bridges, tunnels and galleries constructed for climate resilience in GBAO Comments: under the project. IN01083601 ►Average daily traffic volume passing through Khorog Bridge (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 1,233.00 1,233.00 1,233.00 1,480.00 Date 04-Jun-2020 27-Oct-2020 27-Oct-2020 31-Oct-2026 Traffic volume passing through Khorog Bridge, measuring the improvement of regional connectivity as Comments: well as increased trade and travel in GBAO, resulting from reduced transport and trip delays. IN01083604 ►Communities in target areas with effective citizen engagement channels (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 12/21/2021 Page 4 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Fourth Phase of the Central Asia Regional Links Program (P166820) Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 60.00 Date 04-Jun-2020 27-Oct-2020 27-Oct-2020 31-Oct-2026 The indicator will measure the project’s establishment of functioning channels for citizen engagement (that follow approved procedures) at the community (village or town) in the design/planning and monitoring of Comments: rehabilitation and construction of roads to ensure that local concerns and needs are addressed. Procedures will ensure, inclusion, and that the feedback loop is closed by MoT information and response. IN01083606 ►Road construction jobs created for the local community (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 350.00 Date 04-Jun-2020 27-Oct-2020 27-Oct-2020 31-Dec-2023 Under civil works contracts, create opportunities for labor from local communities to be employed under Comments: the project Component 2. Improve road asset preservation and road safety IN01083590 ►Size of road network with baseline geometry, location, condition, traffic volume, and natural hazard exposure data are collected (Kilometers, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 7,000.00 Date 04-Jun-2020 27-Oct-2020 27-Oct-2020 31-Oct-2026 Ministry of Transport will collect baseline data of Tajikistan's road network, covering geometry, location, condition and traffic volume, to utilize them in the Road Asset Management System. It will collected data Comments: from all international roads by end of 2022, all national roads by end of 2024, and additional roads by end of 2026. IN01083592 ►Preparation of five-year and annual road maintenance plan and budget (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No No No Yes Date 04-Jun-2020 27-Oct-2020 27-Oct-2020 31-Oct-2026 Commissioning and operationalizing of a national road asset management system that generates on an Comments: annual basis prioritized maintenance budgets within budget allocation constraints. IN01083595 ►Road sections where barriers have been retrofitted (Kilometers, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 40.00 Date 06-May-2020 27-Oct-2020 27-Oct-2020 31-Oct-2026 The total length of mountainous road sections - to be identified by the Ministry of Transport - where the Comments: existing concrete barriers have been replaced or retrofitted with safer barriers IN01083599 12/21/2021 Page 5 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Fourth Phase of the Central Asia Regional Links Program (P166820) ►Safety belt compliance (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 20.00 20.00 20.00 60.00 Date 04-Jun-2020 27-Oct-2020 27-Oct-2020 31-Oct-2026 Percentage of vehicles of which drivers and passengers wear safety belt, observed through road side Comments: surveys along the project roads. IN01083602 ►Adoption of a National Road Safety Strategy (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No No No Yes Date 04-Jun-2020 27-Oct-2020 27-Oct-2020 31-Dec-2023 Comments: Adoption of a National Road Safety Strategy Component 3. Facilitate cross-border movement of goods IN01083591 ►Establishment of customs procedures for paper-free clearance operations, including electronic payment of duties, taxes and fees (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No No No Yes Date 04-Jun-2020 27-Oct-2020 27-Oct-2020 31-Dec-2022 Customs Service will develop regulatory and administrative procedures to operationalize paper-free Comments: clearance operation, to be compatible with and implemented upon the development of the automation system IN01083593 ►Implementation of procedures for lodgement of pre-arrival information and risk-based border clearance (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target The established customs procedures There is no established the FA has not been the FA has not been for processing of pre- customs procedures for signed yet and the signed yet and the arrival information and Value processing of pre-arrival project is not effective. project is not effective. risk-based border information or risk-based No progress made so No progress made so far clearance are being border clearance. far implemented using the automated system. Date 20-May-2020 27-Oct-2020 27-Oct-2020 31-Dec-2023 Customs Service will develop regulatory and administrative procedures to enable pre-arrival information Comments: and risk-based border clearance, to be compatible with and implemented upon the development of the automation system IN01083596 ►Detailed implementation plan for customs automation (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 12/21/2021 Page 6 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Fourth Phase of the Central Asia Regional Links Program (P166820) the FA has not been the FA has not been Developed and signed yet and the signed yet and the adopted by the Value Not prepared project is not effective. project is not effective. government (target by No progress made so No progress made so far end of 2021) far Date 04-Jun-2020 27-Oct-2020 27-Oct-2020 31-Dec-2022 A detailed plan for customs automation is to be prepared under the project, covering (i) Project governance and operational framework, (ii) technical and functional requirements of the proposed solution, (iii) The identified legal, regulatory and procedural gaps (iii) Technology architecture and Comments: procurement elements, (iv) Project schedule, including activities, timelines and milestones, (v) Project benefits profile, including the expected benefits mapped to milestones, (vi) Project risks and mitigation strategies, and (vii) change management strategy IN01083600 ►Implementation of customs automation pilot (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No No No Yes Date 07-May-2020 27-Oct-2020 27-Oct-2020 31-Dec-2025 The pilot implementation of the Customs Automated system covering the basic Customs features for Comments: import and export is launched for at least one land border crossing and Dushanbe airport IN01083603 ►Female customs officers at managerial level as share of total managers (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 5.00 5.00 5.00 10.00 Date 04-Jun-2020 27-Oct-2020 27-Oct-2020 31-Oct-2026 The project aims to promote an increasing share of female customs staff in managerial positions, both to Comments: provide equally adequate services for female and male users and to promote employment opportunities for women in high skilled jobs. IN01083605 ►Female customs inspectors as a share of total inspectors (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 10.50 10.50 10.50 20.00 Date 04-Jun-2020 27-Oct-2020 27-Oct-2020 31-Oct-2026 The project aims to promote an increasing share of female customs staff in customer facing roles, both to Comments: provide equally adequate services for female and male users and to promote employment opportunities for women. Performance-Based Conditions Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) 12/21/2021 Page 7 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Fourth Phase of the Central Asia Regional Links Program (P166820) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P166820 IDA-D6990 Effective USD 131.00 131.00 0.00 0.00 133.34 0% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P166820 IDA-D6990 Effective 30-Jul-2020 17-May-2021 12-Nov-2021 31-Oct-2026 31-Oct-2026 Cumulative Disbursements PBC Disbursement Achievement Disbursed amount in Disbursement % PBC ID PBC Type Description Coc PBC Amount Status Coc for PBC Restructuring History There has been no restructuring to date. Related Project(s) 12/21/2021 Page 8 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Fourth Phase of the Central Asia Regional Links Program (P166820) There are no related projects. 12/21/2021 Page 9 of 9