The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Lao National Road 13 Improvement and Maintenance (P163730) Lao National Road 13 Improvement and Maintenance (P163730) EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC | Lao People's Democratic Republic | Transport Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2018 | Seq No: 9 | ARCHIVED on 05-Aug-2022 | ISR52315 | Implementing Agencies: Lao People's Democratic Republic, Ministry of Public Works and Transport Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 18-May-2018 Effectiveness Date: 22-Jan-2019 Planned Mid Term Review Date: 22-Jul-2021 Actual Mid-Term Review Date: 06-Dec-2021 Original Closing Date: 31-May-2023 Revised Closing Date: 31-May-2023 pdoTable Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) To improve the road condition, safety and climate resilience on critical sections of National Road 13. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No Components Table Name Road Improvement and Maintenance:(Cost $120.50 M) Technical Assistance and Supervision:(Cost $4.80 M) Project Management:(Cost $2.70 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 Substantial Substantial Implementation Status and Key Decisions Progress towards achieving Project Development Objective is on track. The progress of road improvement achieved is 75%, with 10% behind schedule, while component 2 is progressing well, with all activities implemented as planned. Disbursement is at 35.3% for IDA and 20.15% for AIIB. The construction of bridges and the installation of road safety measures in the near-completed section require acceleration. The road improvement work is expected to be completed by March 2023. The Government requested to use the remaining project funds for the improvement of an extended road section of 6 km of NR13. Advance preparation of conceptual design, Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA), and Resettlement Action Plan (RAP) is nearly completed. Project restructuring is being considered. 8/5/2022 Page 1 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Lao National Road 13 Improvement and Maintenance (P163730) Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance Substantial Substantial Substantial Macroeconomic High Substantial Substantial Sector Strategies and Policies Substantial Moderate Moderate Technical Design of Project or Program Substantial Substantial Substantial Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Moderate Moderate Moderate Sustainability Fiduciary Substantial Moderate Moderate Environment and Social Substantial Substantial Substantial Stakeholders Moderate Moderate Moderate Other Moderate Moderate Moderate Overall Substantial Substantial Substantial Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes Objective 1: Road Condition IN01166718 ►Road condition: Reduction in vehicle operating costs on the project road (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 10.00 20.00 Date 02-May-2018 13-Dec-2021 23-Jun-2022 31-May-2023 Civil works had reached 75% completion by June 2022. Comments: Objective 2: Road Safety IN01166719 ►Road safety: Increase in average iRAP star rating of the project road (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 1.00 1.00 1.00 3.00 8/5/2022 Page 2 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Lao National Road 13 Improvement and Maintenance (P163730) Date 02-May-2018 13-Dec-2021 23-Jun-2022 31-May-2023 Civil works had reached 75% completion by June 2022. No change in actual values of indicators during this reporting period. An assessment on the achievement of IRAP starting 3 will be conducted in July Comments: 2022. Objective 3: Climate Resilience IN01166720 ►Climate resilience: Project road upgraded and improved, with climate resilient measures (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No No Yes Yes Date 02-May-2018 13-Dec-2021 23-Jun-2022 31-May-2023 Civil works had reached 75% completion by June 2022. Comments: Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Road Improvement and Maintenance IN01166736 ►Reduction in average IRI (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 7.00 7.00 4.00 3.00 Date 02-May-2018 13-Dec-2021 23-Jun-2022 31-May-2023 Civil works had reached 75% completion by June 2022. Comments: IN01166738 ►Kilometers of road upgraded from 2 to 4 lanes, with climate resilience measures (Kilometers, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 6.00 12.00 19.00 Date 02-May-2018 13-Dec-2021 23-Jun-2022 31-May-2023 Civil works had reached 75% completion by June 2022. Lot 2 is on track and will be completed as planned. Lot 1 has been delayed but will be completed by March 2023. To accelerate the progress of civil Comments: works, the contractors agreed to mobilize more working teams after the rainy season in September 2022. IN01166740 ►Kilometers of road improved on 2 lanes, with climate resilience measures (Kilometers, Custom) 8/5/2022 Page 3 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Lao National Road 13 Improvement and Maintenance (P163730) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 26.00 34.00 39.00 Date 02-May-2018 18-Jan-2022 23-Jun-2022 31-May-2023 Civil works had reached 75% completion by June 2022. Lot 2 is on track and will be completed as planned. Lot 1 has been delayed but will be completed by March 2023. To accelerate the progress of civil Comments: works, the contractors agreed to mobilize more working teams after the rainy season in September 2022. IN01166742 ►Roads rehablitated (Kilometers, Corporate) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 32.00 46.00 58.00 Date 02-May-2018 13-Dec-2021 23-Jun-2022 31-May-2023 Civil works had reached 75% completion by June 2022. Lot 2 is on track and will be completed as planned. Lot 1 has been delayed but will be completed by March 2023. To accelerate the progress of civil Comments: works, the contractors agreed to mobilize more working teams after the rainy season in September 2022. IN01166743 Roads rehabilitated - non-rural (Kilometers, Corporate Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 32.00 46.00 58.00 IN01166744 ►Kilometers of roads transferred to performance based O&M phase under OPBRC (Kilometers, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 15.00 46.00 58.00 Date 02-May-2018 13-Dec-2021 23-Jun-2022 31-May-2023 Civil works had reached 75% completion by June 2022. Lot 2 is on track and will be completed as planned. Lot 1 has been delayed but will be completed by March 2023. To accelerate the progress of civil works, the contractors agreed to mobilize more working teams after the rainy season in September Comments: 2022. The workplan for the implementation of O&M phase including assessment of the fulfillment of service levels is under preparation. IN01166745 ►Percentage of adjacent markets with improved pedestrian facilities, with focus on safety of women traders and school children (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 10.00 50.00 90.00 Date 02-May-2018 13-Dec-2021 23-Jun-2022 31-May-2023 Comments: Civil works had reached 75% completion by June 2022. Lot 2 is on track and will be completed as planned. Lot 1 has been delayed but will be completed by March 2023. To accelerate the progress of civil works, the contractors agreed to mobilize more working teams after the rainy season in September 2022. The installation of road signs, road markings, pedestrian crossing facilities, street lighting for the near completion sections is underway. 8/5/2022 Page 4 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Lao National Road 13 Improvement and Maintenance (P163730) IN01166746 ►Share of women employed in paid jobs in implementation of OPBRC (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 8.00 7.00 15.00 Date 02-May-2018 13-Dec-2021 23-Jun-2022 31-May-2023 Due to the COVID-19 impact, the percentage of women mobilized on-site was declined. Comments: IN01166747 ►Contractor’s workforce trained on ESHS, OHS and GBV Code of Conduct (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 Date 02-May-2018 13-Dec-2021 23-Jun-2022 31-May-2019 Training on Code of Conduct has been provided by contractor and monitored by supervision consultants Comments: and MPWT. IN01166748 ►Project beneficiaries (number), of which female (percentage) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 150,000.00 400,000.00 500,000.00 Date 02-May-2018 13-Dec-2021 23-Jun-2022 31-May-2023 Project beneficiaries are people who live in the project area and derive benefits from an intervention. Civil works had reached 75% completion by June 2022. Lot 2 is on track and will be completed as planned. Lot Comments: 1 has been delayed but will be completed by March 2023. IN01166749 Female project beneficiaries (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 47.00 47.00 47.00 Technical Assistance and Supervision IN01166737 ►Grievances registered related to delivery of the project addressed, with disagrigated data by gender (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 94.00 93.00 90.00 Date 02-May-2018 13-Dec-2021 23-Jun-2022 31-May-2023 The GRM is accessible to people at all levels and functioning well. From January to May 2022, there Comments: were 20 grievances reported of which 16 have been resolved. The four pending cases include (i) flood in 8/5/2022 Page 5 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Lao National Road 13 Improvement and Maintenance (P163730) the home yard, (ii) cracks noted on the house structure reportedly due to operation of construction machines, (iii) additional land area required for slight adjustment of the road alignment, and (iv) different levels of side drainage along the improved road and an access road to the local community. All these four pending cases are expected to be resolved by July 22. The mission is pleased to note that all 41 grievances received during the last reporting period (June – December 2021) have been settled including 14 cases related to access road to the PAHs with access restoration progressively underway and expected to be completed by July 15, 2022. IN01166739 ►Total Number of MPWT staff received training on OPBRC and related topics (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 98.00 98.00 40.00 Date 02-May-2018 13-Dec-2021 23-Jun-2022 31-May-2023 The indicator measures the number of MPWT staff attending the full duration of the training course on Comments: OPBRC. Number of Trainings have been conducted and provided by WB consultant on the subject. IN01166741 ►Number of MPWT female staff received training on OPBRC and related topics (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 19.00 19.00 15.00 Date 02-May-2018 13-Dec-2021 23-Jun-2022 31-May-2023 The indicator will measure the number of MPWT female staff attending the OPBRC training to support their knowledge and skills development and future participation in planning and decision making in the Comments: road sector. Performance-Based Conditions Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P163730 IDA-62260 Effective USD 40.00 40.00 0.00 13.22 24.07 35% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P163730 IDA-62260 Effective 18-May-2018 23-Jul-2018 22-Jan-2019 31-May-2023 31-May-2023 Cumulative Disbursements 8/5/2022 Page 6 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Lao National Road 13 Improvement and Maintenance (P163730) Restructuring History Level 2 Approved on 28-Apr-2019 Related Project(s) There are no related projects. 8/5/2022 Page 7 of 7