The development objective of the Integrated Feeder Road Development Project (IFRDP) for Mozambique is to enhance mobility in selected rural areas in support of inclusive agriculture and other livelihoods of local communities, whilst ensure efficient mobility of people and freights along the connected main national corridors.
... See More + Negative impacts include: cultural and identity loss, or cultural impoverishment; Economic and social segregation; reduced access to social infrastructures; food insecurity as a result of the loss of self-sufficiency; loss of access to common resources, such as areas for collecting wood, water and grazing, which can cause deterioration of the living conditions; and social disintegration as a result of changes in community structures and social organization and changes into an informal relationships network that undermine and impoverish people. Mitigation measures include: create a functional and convenient system for receiving complaints. Consultation and feedback are fundamental aspects in building trust; the creation of adequate mechanisms for affected people to submit complaints and manage conflicts that may arise during the resettlement and compensation process will allow the project to address the important issues in a timely manner, which may reduce the potential for resistance by the affected. Complaints and disputes related to the project must be handled through negotiation; and community, traditional and religious leaders should be involved in communication channels. These leaders should be represented on the resettlement committee.
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The development objective of the Integrated Feeder Road Development Project (IFRDP) for Mozambique is to enhance mobility in selected rural areas in support of inclusive agriculture and other livelihoods of local communities, whilst ensure efficient mobility of people and freights along the connected main national corridors.
... See More + Some of the negative impacts are includes : (i) loss of vegetation at camp sites, borrow pits, access roads and deviations; (ii) encroachment to forest area for hunting and timber exploitation; (iii) modifications in water table as a result of Road Construction (soil compaction); (iv) lowering of quality of life of the people in the road alignment route and those located near ancillary sites; (v) increase in job opportunities in the region and improvements in rural income; increase potential for prostitution due to risk behavior of women and young girls; (vi) probable loss of income due to dislocation of informal businesses; (vii) improvements in access to alternative markets for agricultural produce; (viii) increased risk of health problems: waste products and sewerage;Some of the mitigation measures are includes : (i) minimizing the area of ground clearance as to avoid the production of excess spoil material and reduce the need for borrow pits; (ii) replanting disturbed areas immediately after disturbance has stopped, not after construction has been completed, and their maintenance; (iii) protecting trees and vegetation in the road alignment vicinity and re vegetation of cut slopes as soon as possible; (iv) drainage improvement to control location, volume and speed of water flows in water courses in the vicinity of exposed soils and slopes; (v) never dispose spoil on fragile slopes, flood ways, wetland, farmland, forest areas, natural drainage path, religious and culturally sensitive sites, wetlands, canals and other infrastructures; (vi) extraction of sand and stone from seasonal rivers should be avoided due to the impact on complex flood hydrology, which can result in much more serious storm floods; (vii) use only “clean” fill materials around watercourses, such as quarried rock containing no fine soil; (viii) take account of prevailing wind direction when siting roads and road features, including re-fuelling stations, near population centres; (ix) all heavy equipment and machinery shall be fitted with noise pollution control devices that are operating correctly; (x) clear trees only when absolutely necessary. trees falling in right-of-way but not on formation width need not be cleared, rather consider new plantation of selected (non-exotic) species; (xi) establish footpaths and vehicle pull-off bays along the road, through villages and near markets, schools and other community facilities; (xii) awareness creation on basic health care, environmental sanitation; (xiii) route selection for access to material sites, and detour road route should try to avoid dense vegetation covered areas and protected area.
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The development objective of the Andhra Pradesh Road Sector Project for India is to provide better quality, capacity, and safe roads to users in a sustainable manner through enhanced institutional capacity of the Andhra Pradesh government in the road sector.
... See More + Some of the negative impacts and mitigation measures include: (1) award will be passed and compensation will be paid as per new LA Act, 2013, as per the provisions described in para 28 of Government of Andhra Pradesh (GoAP) RTFCTLARR Rules, 2014; (2) if house site is not available as certified by the concerned Revenue Officer, cash will be paid in lieu of house site or commercial sites on par with market value of square yard per square basis of concerned revenue village as par the rates fixed by the Sub-Registrar office; (3) the displaced families will be given a notice of 4 months’ time to make alternative arrangements to vacate the site after giving cash assistance; and (4) solatium should be calculated on the market value including the additional market value.
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The objective of the Additional Financing of the Lifeline Road Network Improvement Project for Armenia is to improve access of rural communities to markets and services through upgrading of selected lifeline roads, and to strengthen the capacity of the Ministry of Transport and Communication to manage the lifeline road network.
... See More + Some of the negative impacts and mitigation measures include: the local construction and environment inspectorates and communities have been notified of upcoming activities; the public has been notified of the works through appropriate notification in the media and/or at publicly accessible sites (including the site of the works); all legally required permits have been acquired for construction and/or rehabilitation; the contractor formally agrees that all work will be carried out in a safe and disciplined manner designed to minimize impacts on neighboring residents and environment; during excavation works dust control measures shall be employed, e.g. by spraying and moistening the ground; demolition debris, excavated soil and aggregates shall be kept in controlled area and sprayed with water mist to reduce debris dust; construction noise will be limited to restricted times agreed to in the permit; during operations the engine covers of generators, air compressors and other powered mechanical equipment shall be closed, and equipment placed as far away from residential areas as possible; waste collection and disposal pathways and sites will be identified for all major waste types expected from excavation, demolition and construction activities; and mineral construction and demolition wastes will be separated from general refuse, organic, liquid and chemical wastes by on-site sorting and stored in appropriate containers.
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The objective of the Additional Financing of the Lifeline Road Network Improvement Project for Armenia is to improve access of rural communities to markets and services through upgrading of selected lifeline roads, and to strengthen the capacity of the Ministry of Transport and Communication to manage the lifeline road network.
... See More + Some of the negative impacts and mitigation measures include: the local construction and environment inspectorates and communities have been notified of upcoming activities; the public has been notified of the works through appropriate notification in the media and/or at publicly accessible sites (including the site of the works); all legally required permits have been acquired for construction and/or rehabilitation; the contractor formally agrees that all work will be carried out in a safe and disciplined manner designed to minimize impacts on neighboring residents and environment; during excavation works dust control measures shall be employed, e.g. by spraying and moistening the ground; demolition debris, excavated soil and aggregates shall be kept in controlled area and sprayed with water mist to reduce debris dust; construction noise will be limited to restricted times agreed to in the permit; during operations the engine covers of generators, air compressors and other powered mechanical equipment shall be closed, and equipment placed as far away from residential areas as possible; waste collection and disposal pathways and sites will be identified for all major waste types expected from excavation, demolition and construction activities; and mineral construction and demolition wastes will be separated from general refuse, organic, liquid and chemical wastes by on-site sorting and stored in appropriate containers.
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The objective of the Additional Financing of the Lifeline Road Network Improvement Project for Armenia is to improve access of rural communities to markets and services through upgrading of selected lifeline roads, and to strengthen the capacity of the Ministry of Transport and Communication to manage the lifeline road network.
... See More + Some of the negative impacts and mitigation measures include: the local construction and environment inspectorates and communities have been notified of upcoming activities; the public has been notified of the works through appropriate notification in the media and/or at publicly accessible sites (including the site of the works); all legally required permits have been acquired for construction and/or rehabilitation; the contractor formally agrees that all work will be carried out in a safe and disciplined manner designed to minimize impacts on neighboring residents and environment; during excavation works dust control measures shall be employed, e.g. by spraying and moistening the ground; demolition debris, excavated soil and aggregates shall be kept in controlled area and sprayed with water mist to reduce debris dust; construction noise will be limited to restricted times agreed to in the permit; during operations the engine covers of generators, air compressors and other powered mechanical equipment shall be closed, and equipment placed as far away from residential areas as possible; waste collection and disposal pathways and sites will be identified for all major waste types expected from excavation, demolition and construction activities; and mineral construction and demolition wastes will be separated from general refuse, organic, liquid and chemical wastes by on-site sorting and stored in appropriate containers.
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The objective of the Additional Financing of the Lifeline Road Network Improvement Project for Armenia is to improve access of rural communities to markets and services through upgrading of selected lifeline roads, and to strengthen the capacity of the Ministry of Transport and Communication to manage the lifeline road network.
... See More + Some of the negative impacts and mitigation measures include: the local construction and environment inspectorates and communities have been notified of upcoming activities; the public has been notified of the works through appropriate notification in the media and/or at publicly accessible sites (including the site of the works); all legally required permits have been acquired for construction and/or rehabilitation; the contractor formally agrees that all work will be carried out in a safe and disciplined manner designed to minimize impacts on neighboring residents and environment; during excavation works dust control measures shall be employed, e.g. by spraying and moistening the ground; demolition debris, excavated soil and aggregates shall be kept in controlled area and sprayed with water mist to reduce debris dust; construction noise will be limited to restricted times agreed to in the permit; during operations the engine covers of generators, air compressors and other powered mechanical equipment shall be closed, and equipment placed as far away from residential areas as possible; waste collection and disposal pathways and sites will be identified for all major waste types expected from excavation, demolition and construction activities; and mineral construction and demolition wastes will be separated from general refuse, organic, liquid and chemical wastes by on-site sorting and stored in appropriate containers.
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The South-West Roads Project (SWRP) is currently being implemented and is being restructured to include the financing of two new road sections: Kurty-Togyz road section (km 2295-2380) and the Otar-Uzynagash road section (km 63-162).
... See More + Both of these road segments were previously appraised by the World Bank under different projects. This document reflects an updated summary of the environmental and social assessment process for the proposed restructuring of the SWRP (funded by the World Bank) to support GoK policy toward upgrading the main existing road corridors – the Western Europe – Western China (We-WCh) Corridor and the Center-South (CS) - as prioritized in the current national strategic documents and to operationalize the sector reform activities to make KAZ a commercially-oriented road operator.The ESMPs for the considered road sections developed on ESIA reports previously approved by the Bank and disclosed accordingly) also reflect aspects that came up during additional analysis, in particular, the proximity of the road to sensitive natural habitats and cultural resources, as well as the need to include requirements of the World Bank Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) guidelines. The ESMP mainly describes the baseline environmental and social conditions, potential negative impacts from the proposed activities and the agreed environmental and social mitigation and monitoring measures. In addition, it outlines the structure of environmental responsibilities and reporting and the requirements for public consultations and disclosure. The minutes of the public consultations with stakeholders that were conducted in several locations along the project alignment in April 2017 are included as attachments of the current reports. As the ongoing SWRP, the current restructuring has been process in line with category a risk investment.
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Ratings of Second Phase of National Roads Improvement and Management Program for Philippines were as follows: outcomes were moderately satisfactory, risk to development outcome was modest, Bank performance was moderately satisfactory, and Borrower performance was moderately satisfactory.
... See More + Some of the lessons learned included: (i) Transformation of governance is a long-game requiring a series of projects adaptable to the needs of the client and involving Government, the Bank and CSOs; (ii) Properly designed long-term engagement can effectively tackle substantial governance challenges in the sector; (iii) Information technology is an important tool for tackling weak governance; (iv) For biggest reform impact, think big and tackle an entire agency; and (v) Staffing continuity at the Bank could have led to improved client support during implementation.
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Implementation Completion and Results Report ICR3186 JUN 21, 2017
Ratings for the Rural Roads Project for South Sudan were as follows: outcomes were moderately satisfactory, the risk to development outcome was high, the Bank performance was satisfactory, and the Borrower performance was also satisfactory.
... See More + Some lessons learned included: Denominating works contracts in USD or in an equivalent stable currency, as well as including price variation clauses in the contracts, may mitigate risks associated with the devaluation of local currency in fragile environments. Different and innovative options should be sought to ensure the continuous monitoring of the execution of works in the face of insecurity. The use of third party audits is very useful to assess project performance and provide areas of improvement in the implementation of transport projects, particularly in a fragile and conflict environment. The hiring of local contractors ensured the completion of works in the midst of the crises.The inclusion of community-led development activities has proven to ensure the population’s acceptance and engagement to the project as well as to boost the impact in poverty.The provision of institutional strengthening support to government institutions should be carried out in a manner that ensures sustainable skill and knowledge transfer.The development of a GRM in the SSRRP proved very vital as it did not only facilitate conflict resolution/management, but also enabled communities living along the roads to take ownership of the project. It served as a means to engage with citizens and facilitated the identification of sites for materials and work camps for the contractors, as well as hiring of workers from communities along the roads.The MDTF-SS had established a centralized Project Financial Management Unit (PFMU) with the responsibility to ensure a reliable and robust accounting system.
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Implementation Completion and Results Report ICR4114 JUN 12, 2017
The development objective of East West Highway Project for Kazakhstan involves the rehabilitation, upgrading and substantial new construction of long road section which traverses a variety of environments and landscapes.
... See More + Some of the negative impacts were as follows: (i) all vehicles and equipment used in construction must be up-to-date, regularly undergo maintenance and used according to recommendations of manufacturers; (ii) all plants have to work according to recommendations of the manufacturer and located at distance away from residential areas; (iii) areas of potential pollution of rivers will be designed to prevent accidental spills and runoff and protected by sediment settlement ditches; (iv) storage of topsoil and topsoil management; (v) illegal hunting near the project area will be prohibited; (vi) ensure safety of cultural resources by observing conservation zones of 50 m from the borders of the respective objects; (vii) compliance with occupational safety rules during construction to minimize potential impact on local communities; (viii) household waste should be regularly disposed at designated land-fills; and (ix) training of the entire personnel in safety using their language.
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The development objective of East West Highway Project for Kazakhstan involves the rehabilitation, upgrading and substantial new construction of long road section which traverses a variety of environments and landscapes.
... See More + Some of the negative impacts were as follows: (i) all vehicles and equipment used in construction must be up-to-date, regularly undergo maintenance and used according to recommendations of manufacturers; (ii) all plants have to work according to recommendations of the manufacturer and located at distance away from residential areas; (iii) areas of potential pollution of rivers will be designed to prevent accidental spills and runoff and protected by sediment settlement ditches; (iv) storage of topsoil and topsoil management; (v) illegal hunting near the project area will be prohibited; (vi) ensure safety of cultural resources by observing conservation zones of 50 m from the borders of the respective objects; (vii) compliance with occupational safety rules during construction to minimize potential impact on local communities; (viii) household waste should be regularly disposed at designated land-fills; and (ix) training of the entire personnel in safety using their language.
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The development objectives of the Rural Roads Infrastructure Improvement Project for Nicaragua are to: (a) improve the access of the rural population living in the project areas to markets, and to social and administrative services through: (i) the carrying out of improvements in the Recipient's road infrastructure, and (ii) the strengthening of Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI's) institutional capacity for asset and disaster risk management; and (b) support the generation of short-term employment opportunities for the rural population living in the project areas.
... See More + The restructuring will bring following changes: change in results framework; and reallocation between disbursement categories.
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Johannesburg and other cities in South Africa are rolling out integrated rapid public transport networks as part of an overall effort to address significant urban mobility challenges and to increase the use of public transport.The initial phases of these networks used a traditional Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) trunk and feeder approach, patterned after the successful Latin American systems developed in the 2000s.
... See More + The Rea Vaya BRT in Johannesburg is South Africa’s first such system, with 43.5 km of trunk bus corridors in operation by 2016. But the results in ridership and operating cost recovery from fares were approximately one-third of initial estimates. Urban form and travel demand patterns for transport in South African cities differ greatly from those in Latin America. South Africa’s national government, with World Bank support, has been examining these differences to reassess how South African metropolises could interpret and rethink their rapid transit operations, services, and finances.
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The development objective of the Transport Sector Reform Project for Cabo Verde to support the recipient’s efforts to improve the efficiency and management of its national road assets and lay the groundwork for transport sector state-owned enterprise reform.
... See More + The AF will seek to enhance the achievements of the parent Project by (a) undertaking additional road rehabilitation and Performance-Based Maintenance Contracts (PBMCs); (b) scaling up the provision for emergency road repairs; and (c) continuing the reform of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) in the transport sector. The implementation of the proposed AF is expected to be completed within three years, which means that the closing date for the proposed AF will be December 31, 2020. The closing date of the parent Project will be extended from June 30, 2019 to December 31, 2020 to align with the AF, to permit flexibility in the use of project funds, and to allow the full implementation of the remaining activities.
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Ratings for the First Rural Access and Mobility Project for Nigeria were as follows: outcomes were moderately satisfactory, risk to development outcome was substantial, Bank performance was moderately unsatisfactory, and Borrower performance was moderately unsatisfactory.
... See More + Some lessons learned included: for the output- and performance-based road contract (OPRC) to be successful, sufficient preparatory work is required on the client’s part. In the absence of the requisite OPRC implementation capacity, the World Bank can support upfront capacity building for the implementing agencies and service providers. When the capacity of bidders to properly design the OPRC roads is low, it is advisable to consider an OPRC bid process that removes this responsibility from them. Review the risks associated with lump-sum prices for improvement and rehabilitation works in the OPRC bid documents. In choosing the road links that will form the OPRC packages, it is important to minimize logistical challenges at implementation. The choice to invest in the provision of basic accessibility leveraged government resources. Packaging of river crossing contracts requires careful consideration of the logistical implications. The reforms will have included funding of road maintenance using some form of road user-charging system or taxation system. Such a system will have been difficult to fully implement without a review of the principles governing the federation arrangements. In the absence of a federal-level model, the planned reforms in Kaduna state faced uncertainty. Inadequate institutional project implementation capacity should be addressed as early as possible. The momentum for reform appears to have been lost and by the time the related activities were implemented, sufficient time was not available for internalization of the outcomes and meaningful dialogue with stakeholders.
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Implementation Completion and Results Report ICR3131 MAY 10, 2017
The development objective of Lake Victoria Transport Program Project is to improve the efficient and safe movement of goods and people along the regional corridor from the border crossing at Rusumo to the border crossing at Nemba and Rusizi together with upgrades to road asset management and road safety in Rwanda.
... See More + This project has two components. 1) The first component, Improving the physical infrastructure, aims for the improvement of the primary infrastructure through design, build and multi-year maintenance has the following two subcomponents: (i) Road Infrastructure - Upgrading Ngoma-Nyanza road Lot 2: Kibugabuga-Shinga - Gasoro (66.55 kilometers); and (ii) Implementation of the Resettlement Action Plans (RAPs). 2) The second component, Improving the institutional infrastructure and implementation assistance, aims to provide support to strengthen and harmonize the institutional framework to ensure safe and efficient operation of private and public transport including cargo and transit traffic, and capacity building and assistance to support implementation of the project. It has the following two subcomponents: (i) Monitoring/supervision of Upgrading Ngoma-Nyanza road Lot 2: Kibugabuga- Shinga - Gasoro (66.55 kilometers); and (ii) Technical Assistance (TA) to Rwanda Transport Development Agency (RTDA) and Ministry.
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