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: 10 | ARCHIVED on 17-Feb-2023 | ISR54949 | 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 90%, with 7% behind schedule, while component 2 is progressing well, with all activities implemented as planned. Disbursement is at 58% for IDA and 34% for AIIB. The construction of bridges and the installation of road safety measures in the near-completed section require acceleration. The contractor is expected to complete road rehabilitation works by May 2023. The maintenance period of the NR13N road sections covered by the OPBRC will immediately commence after the completion of the rehabilitation and improvement phase, and will remain effective for seven years. 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) has been completed. Project restructuring is being considered. 2/17/2023 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 IN01249499 ►Road condition: Reduction in vehicle operating costs on the project road (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 10.00 10.00 20.00 Date 02-May-2018 23-Jun-2022 19-Dec-2022 31-May-2023 Civil works had reached 90% completion, with 7% behind original schedule. The civil works is expected to be substantially completed by March 2023. Calculation of reduction in VOC for cars and trucks at the end Comments: of the civil works or March 2023 to confirm end target of this indicator. Objective 2: Road Safety IN01249500 ►Road safety: Increase in average iRAP star rating of the project road (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 2/17/2023 Page 2 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Lao National Road 13 Improvement and Maintenance (P163730) Value 1.00 1.00 1.00 3.00 Date 02-May-2018 23-Jun-2022 19-Dec-2022 31-May-2023 Civil works had reached 90% completion, with 7% behind original schedule. The civil works and installation of road safety measures (including road humps, POS, zebra crossing, traffic signs, street lights, etc) is expected to be completed by May 2023. A preliminary post-construction iRAP survey was carried out in July 2022 by AIT Thailand. However, according to the iRAP experts from AIT, the section is Comments: not ready for assessment as many features are still not completed. The iRAP rating assessment will be done after the completion of the installation of road safety furniture and street lights. Objective 3: Climate Resilience IN01249586 ►Climate resilience: Project road upgraded and improved, with climate resilient measures (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No Yes Yes Yes Date 02-May-2018 23-Jun-2022 19-Dec-2022 31-May-2023 Civil works had reached 90% completion, with 7% behind original schedule. The civil works and installation of road safety measures (including road humps, POS, zebra crossing, traffic signs, street lights, etc) is expected to be completed by May 2023. The technical audit report August 2022 recommend Comments: to improve on climate resilience with effective drainage inlets without blockage. Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Road Improvement and Maintenance IN01249587 ►Reduction in average IRI (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 7.00 4.00 3.50 3.00 Date 02-May-2018 23-Jun-2022 19-Dec-2022 31-May-2023 Civil works had reached 90% completion, with 7% behind original schedule. The civil works is expected to be substantially completed by March 2023. Verification of IRI value is planned in March 2023. Comments: IN01249589 ►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 12.00 19.00 19.00 2/17/2023 Page 3 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Lao National Road 13 Improvement and Maintenance (P163730) Date 02-May-2018 23-Jun-2022 19-Dec-2022 31-May-2023 Civil works had reached 90% completion, with 7% behind original schedule. The civil works is expected to Comments: be substantially completed by March 2023. IN01249591 ►Kilometers of road improved on 2 lanes, with climate resilience measures (Kilometers, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 34.00 39.00 39.00 Date 02-May-2018 23-Jun-2022 19-Dec-2022 31-May-2023 Civil works had reached 90% completion, with 7% behind original schedule. The civil works is expected to Comments: be substantially completed by March 2023. IN01249593 ►Roads rehablitated (Kilometers, Corporate) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 46.00 58.00 58.00 Date 02-May-2018 23-Jun-2022 19-Dec-2022 31-May-2023 Civil works had reached 90% completion, with 7% behind original schedule. The civil works and installation of road safety measures (including road humps, POS, zebra crossing, traffic signs, street Comments: lights, etc) is expected to be substantially completed by May 2023. IN01249594 Roads rehabilitated - non-rural (Kilometers, Corporate Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 46.00 58.00 58.00 IN01249595 ►Kilometers of roads transferred to performance based O&M phase under OPBRC (Kilometers, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 46.00 46.00 58.00 Date 02-May-2018 23-Jun-2022 19-Dec-2022 31-May-2023 Civil works had reached 90% completion, with 7% behind original schedule. The civil works and installation of road safety measures (including road humps, POS, zebra crossing, traffic signs, street lights, etc) is expected to be completed by May 2023. OPBRC sustainability and Maintenance manual Comments: have been prepared. As per the Financing Agreement, the OPBRC sustainability plan has been prepared and approved by the Minister. In addition, the manual for the implementation of the O&M phase has also been prepared and approved by DoR. IN01249596 ►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 50.00 50.00 90.00 2/17/2023 Page 4 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Lao National Road 13 Improvement and Maintenance (P163730) Date 02-May-2018 23-Jun-2022 19-Dec-2022 31-May-2023 Civil works had reached 90% completion, with 7% behind original schedule. The civil works and installation of road safety measures (including road humps, POS, zebra crossing, traffic signs, street Comments: lights, etc) is expected to be completed by May 2023. IN01249597 ►Share of women employed in paid jobs in implementation of OPBRC (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 7.00 6.00 15.00 Date 02-May-2018 23-Jun-2022 19-Dec-2022 31-May-2023 Due to the COVID-19 impact, the percentage of women mobilized on-site was declined. Comments: IN01249598 ►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 23-Jun-2022 19-Dec-2022 31-May-2019 Training on Code of Conduct has been provided by contractor and monitored by supervision consultants Comments: and MPWT. IN01249599 ►Project beneficiaries (number), of which female (percentage) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 400,000.00 400,000.00 500,000.00 Date 02-May-2018 23-Jun-2022 19-Dec-2022 31-May-2023 Civil works had reached 90% completion, with 7% behind original schedule. The civil works and installation of road safety measures (including road humps, POS, zebra crossing, traffic signs, street Comments: lights, etc) is expected to be substantially completed by May 2023. IN01249600 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 IN01249588 ►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 93.00 100.00 90.00 2/17/2023 Page 5 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Lao National Road 13 Improvement and Maintenance (P163730) Date 02-May-2018 23-Jun-2022 30-Dec-2022 31-May-2023 The GRM is accessible to people at all levels and functioning well. 20 pending grievances from the last mission were settled. From July to November 2022, four new grievances were received. Two are related to damage (cracks) to PAP's house structures reportedly due to the road compaction work, and the other Comments: two claimed compensation for additional small pieces of land acquired for bridge and drainage construction. All four cases have been settled in January, 2023. IN01249590 ►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 23-Jun-2022 19-Dec-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. IN01249592 ►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 23-Jun-2022 19-Dec-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 21.60 15.63 58% 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 2/17/2023 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. 2/17/2023 Page 7 of 7