The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Southern Africa Trade and Transport Facilitation Program - SOP2 (P145566) Southern Africa Trade and Transport Facilitation Program - SOP2 (P145566) AFRICA | Africa | Transport Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2015 | Seq No: 6 | ARCHIVED on 11-Mar-2019 | ISR36017 | Implementing Agencies: THE REPUBLIC OF MALAWI, Roads Authority, Ministry of Transport and Public Works Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 29-Apr-2015 Effectiveness Date: 29-Mar-2016 Planned Mid Term Review Date: 30-Apr-2019 Actual Mid-Term Review Date: -- Original Closing Date: 31-Dec-2021 Revised Closing Date: 31-Dec-2021 pdoTable Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The objective of the Southern Africa Trade and Transport Facilitation Program - Phase 2 is to facilitate the movement of goods and people along the North-South Corridor and at the key border crossings in Malawi, whilst supporting improvements in road safety and health services along the corridor. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No Components Table Name Component 1: Improving Road Infrastructure:(Cost $28.00 M) Component 2: Improving Social Infrastructure:(Cost $5.50 M) Component 3: Improving Trade Facilitation:(Cost $26.80 M) Component 4: Institutional Strengthening and Implementation Assistance:(Cost $8.70 M) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Substantial Substantial Implementation Status and Key Decisions The overall implementation progress is moderately satisfactory. While the works at Karonga-Songwe have been advancing well, the disbursements have been low due to slow pace of trade facilitation component. Hence, the attainment of project development objective has been downgraded to MS, though it still remains on track. Component 1 (Improving the Road Infrastructure): The Bank team is pleased to note significant construction progress achieved on the Karonga- Songwe road section, with almost all of pavement surfacing completed. The project is scheduled to be completed ahead of schedule by end of 3/11/2019 Page 1 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Southern Africa Trade and Transport Facilitation Program - SOP2 (P145566) February 2019. However, there are a number of aspects and requirements raised by the Bank team to the implementing agency, Roads Authority (RA), that need to be closely supervised and monitored to ensure compliance of the Contractor with the Bank’s ESHS, OHS and road safety measures before the end of contract. These include: (i) major improvements still need to be constructed and implemented properly, such as drainage, road signs and pavement markings, road safety enhancement measures along the entire section; (ii) the design needs to be revised to integrate proper safety features at the Karonga roundabout to provide and protect pedestrians/cyclists' mobility; (iii) traffic management measures at the construction site can still be improved to comply with the CESMP and Bank’s ESHS guidelines; and (iv) occupational health and safety, including dust management, will need to be strengthened by the Contractor at the work and camp sites. Component 2 (Improving Social Infrastructure): The implementation of the road safety sub-component is progressing well. The Directorate of Road Safety and Traffic Services as revised the Road Safety Implementation Plan and the specifications for procurement of road safety equipment, which have all been approved by the Bank and are currently in procurement stage. Notable progress has also been made in the development of an emergency medical services (EMS) and post-crash trauma care pilot for implementation along the 300km Lilongwe-Blantyre section of M1 road corridor. In particular, the following activities have been completed: (i) training for 443 community first responders, delivered by the Red Cross; (ii) hiring and training of 45 drivers of ambulances; (iii) recruitment and training of the first cohort of 35 EMS providers out of 95, carried out by Malawi College of Medicine; (iv) delivery and branding of 12 ambulances and accompanying equipment; and (v) obtaining of toll-free emergency number (118). The key pending actions for completing the EMS pilot remain: (i) the refurbishment of the selected 6 health facilities for trauma care; (ii) setting up of trauma registries; (iii) setting up of EMS communication and dispatching system and development of a robust Operations Manual for running the EMS. The Bank team emphasized to the RA and the Ministry of Health that before the EMS can be launched and ambulances put into operation, it is critical to have the communications and dispatching systems fully set up and operational with the Operations Manual in place. The EMS pilot is also being evaluated by DIME as part of a comprehensive impact evaluation study. Component 3 (Improving Trade Facilitation): The procurement and implementation of activities in this component have advanced, specifically with the following steps completed: (i) designs, bidding documents, and safeguards instruments for the border post improvements at Dedza, Muloza and Mwanza crossings have been revised and finalized; (ii) pre-qualification process for works at Dedza, Mwanza and Muloza border posts has been launched in December 2018; (iii) contract for consulting services to prepare feasibility study for Songwe-Kasumulu OSBP was issued and work commenced as of November 2018; and (iv) consultant for preparation of National Single Window (NSW) Blueprint Study has begun work and already completed the first sets of outputs. The RA plans to issue the bidding documents to the pre-qualified firms by February 28, 2019. Component 4 (Institutional Strengthening and Implementation Assistance):  The preparation of the National Transport Masterplan (NTMP) has been completed, including the Climate Change Adaptation Strategic Action Plan. Final Report was received by the Bank on September 15, 2017;  The Institutional Strengthening and Training Plan for the RA, RFA, and the MoTPW have been prepared for the next 12 months and cleared by the Bank;  As part of the RA’s capacity building, the Safeguard Institutional Strengthening Plan (SISP) has been prepared by the RA’s Environmental and Social Management Unit (ESMU) and cleared by the Bank. Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance High High High Macroeconomic Substantial Substantial Substantial Sector Strategies and Policies Substantial Substantial Substantial Technical Design of Project or Program Moderate Moderate Moderate Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Sustainability Substantial Substantial Substantial Fiduciary Substantial Moderate Moderate Environment and Social Moderate Moderate Moderate Stakeholders Moderate Moderate Moderate Other -- -- -- 3/11/2019 Page 2 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Southern Africa Trade and Transport Facilitation Program - SOP2 (P145566) Overall Substantial Substantial Substantial Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes Facilitate the movement of goods and people along the NSC and at the key border crossings IN00601818 ►Reduction in average journey time for an imported container (TEU) from the Songwe/Kasumulu border with Tanzania to Lilongwe in Malawi on the corridor (Hours, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 6.00 -- 6.00 5.00 Date 01-May-2015 -- 31-Dec-2018 30-Jun-2021 IN00601811 ►Reduction in average time required for trucks to cross the borders from/to Malawi to Tanzania at Songwe, and to Mozambique at Dedza, Muloza and Mwanza (Hours, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 24.00 -- 22.00 12.00 Date 01-May-2015 -- 31-Dec-2018 30-Jun-2021 IN00601812 ►Reduction in total vehicle operating costs (VOC) on Karonga – Songwe road section (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 15.00 Date 01-May-2015 -- 31-Dec-2018 30-Jun-2021 Supporting improvements in road safety along the corridor IN00601814 ►Reduction in the number of fatal accidents on the M1 corridor per year (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 859.00 -- 630.00 500.00 Date 01-May-2015 -- 01-Jan-2018 30-Jun-2021 Supporting improvements in health services along the corridor IN00601813 ►Number of users benefitting from new/improved health centers on Lilongwe – Blantyre section, percentage of which female* (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 1,500.00 3/11/2019 Page 3 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Southern Africa Trade and Transport Facilitation Program - SOP2 (P145566) Date 01-May-2015 -- 31-Dec-2018 30-Jun-2021 Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Component 1: Improving Road Infrastructure IN00601815 ►Roads rehabilitated, Non-rural (Kilometers, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 34.00 46.00 Date 01-May-2015 -- 31-Dec-2018 30-Jun-2021 IN00601803 ►Reduction in the number of accident black spots on the corridor in Malawi (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 70.00 -- 0.00 63.00 Date 01-May-2015 -- 31-Dec-2018 30-Jun-2021 IN00601816 ►Roads in good and fair condition as a share of total classified roads (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 83.00 -- 26.00 87.00 Date 01-May-2015 -- 31-Dec-2018 30-Jun-2021 IN00601820 Size of the total classified network (Kilometers, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 2,809.00 -- 15,541.00 2,809.00 Component 2: Improving Social Infrastructure IN00601817 ►Health facilities constructed, renovated, and/or equipped (number) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 20.00 Date 01-May-2015 -- 31-Dec-2018 30-Jun-2021 IN00601804 ►Number of Emergency Vehicles provided (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 12.00 10.00 3/11/2019 Page 4 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Southern Africa Trade and Transport Facilitation Program - SOP2 (P145566) Date 01-May-2015 -- 31-Dec-2018 30-Jun-2021 Component 3: Improving Trade Facilitation IN00601805 ►The modernization of the physical infrastructure at key border crossings - Songwe, Dedza, Muloza, and Mwanza (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 4.00 Date 01-May-2015 -- 31-Dec-2018 30-Jun-2021 IN00601806 ►Reduction of number of border agencies (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 14.00 -- 10.00 5.00 Date 01-May-2015 -- 31-Dec-2018 30-Jun-2021 IN00601819 ►Establishment of National Single Window (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No -- No Yes Date 01-May-2015 -- 31-Dec-2018 30-Jun-2021 Component 4: Institutional Strengthening and Implementation Assistance IN00601807 ►National Transport Master Plan adopted (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No -- Yes Yes Date 01-May-2015 -- 31-Dec-2018 30-Jun-2021 IN00601808 ►Integrated accounting and contract management software installed and operationalized in the RA (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No -- No Yes Date 01-May-2015 -- 31-Dec-2018 30-Jun-2021 IN00601809 ►Establishment of Road Asset Management System in the RA (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No -- No Yes 3/11/2019 Page 5 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Southern Africa Trade and Transport Facilitation Program - SOP2 (P145566) Date 01-May-2015 -- 31-Dec-2018 30-Jun-2021 IN00601810 ►Number of RA and MoTPW staff trained (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 45.00 10.00 Date 01-May-2015 -- 31-Dec-2018 30-Jun-2021 Overall Comments IR Indicator "Size of the total classified network" has been revised as the total classified road network has been reclassified and increased from 2,809km to 15,541km. Hence the change in the percentage of the indicator "Roads in good and fair condition as a share of total classified roads" is also adjusted. The baseline and targets for these indicators will be corrected accordingly during the restructuring after MTR, to reflect this change. Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P145566 IDA-56220 Effective USD 69.00 69.00 0.00 31.58 36.52 46% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P145566 IDA-56220 Effective 29-Apr-2015 25-Nov-2015 29-Mar-2016 31-Dec-2021 31-Dec-2021 Cumulative Disbursements 3/11/2019 Page 6 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Southern Africa Trade and Transport Facilitation Program - SOP2 (P145566) Restructuring History There has been no restructuring to date. Related Project(s) There are no related projects. 3/11/2019 Page 7 of 7