The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report East-West Highway Corridor Improvement (P149952) East-West Highway Corridor Improvement (P149952) EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA | Georgia | Transport Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2016 | Seq No: 11 | ARCHIVED on 21-Dec-2021 | ISR49648 | Implementing Agencies: Ministry of Finance, Roads Department of the Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure (RDMRDI) Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 03-Dec-2015 Effectiveness Date: 19-May-2016 Planned Mid Term Review Date: 24-Jan-2022 Actual Mid-Term Review Date: Original Closing Date: 31-Dec-2020 Revised Closing Date: 31-Dec-2023 pdoTable Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The proposed PDOs are to: (i) reduce road user costs along the East-West Highway Corridor section upgraded under the project; and (ii) strengthen the capacity of the Roads Department and the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development to respectively manage the road network and provide an enabling environment to improve logistics services. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No Components Table Name Component 1: Corridor Improvement:(Cost $283.45 M) Component 2: Institutional strengthening:(Cost $6.00 M) Component 3: Project management support:(Cost $1.50 M) Component 4: Preparation of designs and supporting studies for future projects for the development of the East-West Highway:(Cost $3.00 M) Front-end fee (0.25%):(Cost $0.05 M) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Moderate Moderate Implementation Status and Key Decisions The project has made good progress over the last six months and is on track for achieving its Development Objective. On civil works, the implementation on the contract for F0 - Lot2-A 1.9 km of F0 (E-60 Highway Section from Zemo Osiauri to Chumateleti Lot 2 (Km 5+800-Km7+700) 12/21/2021 Page 1 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report East-West Highway Corridor Improvement (P149952) has been completed and this section of the highway was fully opened to traffic in September 2020. The civil works contract for F0 - Lot2-B; the E-60 Highway Section from Zemo Osiauri to Chumateleti (Km 7+700-Km14+060) has commenced and is progressing well. The contract for the F1 (Upgrading of Chumateleti-Khevi Section of E-60 Highway) faced implementation delays in the first part of the year, but is now being implemented on an accelerated scheduled agreed between the Roads Department—the Project Implementation Unit—and the contractor. Progress has improved considerably.The Bank will launch a Mid-Term Review of the project early in the 2022 calendar year. 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 Moderate Moderate Moderate Technical Design of Project or Program High Moderate Moderate Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Moderate Moderate Moderate Sustainability Fiduciary Moderate Moderate Moderate Environment and Social Moderate Substantial Substantial Stakeholders Low Low Low Other -- Moderate Moderate Overall Substantial Moderate Moderate Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes Reduce road user costs along the East-West Highway Corridor section IN01081926 ►Travel time from Zemo Osiauri to Khevi (Minutes, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 17.70 17.70 17.70 13.20 Date 31-Dec-2015 18-Jun-2021 10-Dec-2021 31-Dec-2023 IN01081928 ►Vehicle Operating Costs from Zemo Osiauri to Khevi (cars) US$/km (Amount(USD), Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 12/21/2021 Page 2 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report East-West Highway Corridor Improvement (P149952) Value 0.31 0.31 0.31 0.28 Date 31-Dec-2015 18-Jun-2021 10-Dec-2021 31-Dec-2023 IN01081929 ►Vehicle Operating Costs from Zemo Osiauri to Khevi (trucks) US$/km (Amount(USD), Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.56 0.56 0.56 0.55 Date 31-Dec-2015 18-Jun-2021 10-Dec-2021 31-Dec-2023 Strengthen the capacity of RD and MESD IN01081925 ►Asset value of the East West Highway corridor from Tbilisi to Sarpi (GEL Million) (Amount(USD), Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 1,246.50 1,587.00 1,587.00 5,755.00 Date 31-Dec-2015 18-Jun-2021 10-Dec-2021 31-Dec-2023 IN01081927 ►National Logistics Program adopted by MESD (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No No No Yes Date 31-Dec-2015 18-Jun-2021 10-Dec-2021 31-Dec-2023 The Logistics strategy has been completed but yet to be adopted following introduction of some changes. Comments: Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Component 1: Corridor Improvement IN01081930 ►Roads constructed, non-rural (Kilometers, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 1.90 1.90 19.00 Date 31-Dec-2015 18-Jun-2021 10-Dec-2021 31-Dec-2023 IN01081934 ►Road users satisfied with quality of road and services and the project's responsiveness to their transport needs (gender disaggregated) (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 12/21/2021 Page 3 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report East-West Highway Corridor Improvement (P149952) Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 80.00 Date 31-Dec-2015 18-Jun-2021 10-Dec-2021 31-Dec-2023 The surveys are linked to the stage of progress of the civil works contract. Given the delay in award and the commencement of the civil works contract, no surveys have yet been launched. The survey will be launched in July 2021. During FY21, the RD agreed that the beneficiary feedback questions would budgeted under the contract of the supervision consultant and the terms of reference was developed to Comments: include three phases: Phase I: Survey of users for the 1.9 km that is already open to traffic, Phase II: the benchmark of the current situation on the existing roads (tentatively end of 2022/ early 2023), Phase III: survey of the conditions following opening of the highway in 2023). IN01081936 ►Key ITS equipment installed on selected and prioritized East-West Highway locations (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 100.00 Date 31-Dec-2015 18-Jun-2021 10-Dec-2021 31-Dec-2023 This will follow the construction of the Highway. Comments: Component 2: Institutional strengthening IN01081931 ►RD/ITS staff (5) staff trained in ITS services management and monitoring (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 2.00 2.00 5.00 Date 31-Dec-2015 18-Jun-2021 10-Dec-2021 31-Dec-2023 IN01081935 ►Key legislation/measures to provide an enabling environment to enhance logistics services drafted (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No No No Yes Date 31-Dec-2015 18-Jun-2021 10-Dec-2021 31-Dec-2023 IN01081937 ►MESD staff (8) trained in relevant areas including logistics (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 8.00 Date 31-Dec-2015 18-Jun-2021 10-Dec-2021 31-Dec-2023 IN01081938 ►Preparation and endorsement of an Annual Road Safety Action Plan aligned with the National Road Safety Strategy (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 12/21/2021 Page 4 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report East-West Highway Corridor Improvement (P149952) Value No Yes Yes Yes Date 26-Apr-2017 18-Jun-2021 10-Dec-2021 31-Dec-2023 IN01081939 ►Studies to support logistics sector development completed (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No Yes Yes Yes Date 31-Dec-2015 18-Jun-2021 10-Dec-2021 31-Dec-2023 Component 3: Project management support IN01081932 ►Percentage of project related grievances addressed by the RD (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 94.60 94.60 100.00 Date 31-Dec-2015 18-Jun-2021 10-Dec-2021 31-Dec-2023 In FY21 the project received 11 complaints. Overall, 58 complaints were received and processed through the life of the project. All but three most recent ones have been successfully addressed. Complaints are both individual and collective, and are mostly related to monitoring of dust, request for construction of underpasses, compensation or land acquisition, relocation of water pipes, and most recently – a case related to relocation of a kindergarten. The Bank team is providing additional technical support to the RD Comments: to implement a GRM Strengthening Action Plan, approved in April 2020. As part of this plan RD has prepared a consolidated GRM log, improved its system for classifying and referring grievances, and is in the process of developing an electronic database that will further facilitate the recording and reporting of grievances and their status Component 4: Preparation of designs and supporting studies for future projects for the development of the East-West Highway IN01081933 ►Number of studies completed (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 1.00 1.00 3.00 Date 01-Jun-2016 18-Jun-2021 10-Dec-2021 29-Dec-2023 Performance-Based Conditions Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) 12/21/2021 Page 5 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report East-West Highway Corridor Improvement (P149952) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P149952 IBRD-85470 Effective USD 140.00 140.00 0.00 68.24 71.76 49% P149952 IBRD-87880 Effective USD 20.00 20.00 0.00 10.75 8.80 55% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P149952 IBRD-85470 Effective 03-Dec-2015 10-Feb-2016 19-May-2016 31-Dec-2020 31-Dec-2023 P149952 IBRD-87880 Effective 08-Nov-2017 04-Dec-2017 02-Apr-2018 31-Dec-2023 31-Dec-2023 Cumulative Disbursements PBC Disbursement Achievement Disbursed amount in Disbursement % PBC ID PBC Type Description Coc PBC Amount Status Coc for PBC 12/21/2021 Page 6 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report East-West Highway Corridor Improvement (P149952) Restructuring History There has been no restructuring to date. Related Project(s) P160152-East West Highway Corridor Improvement Project Additional Financing 12/21/2021 Page 7 of 7