The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Regional Roads Development Project (P146334) Regional Roads Development Project (P146334) EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA | Uzbekistan | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing (IPF) | FY 2015 | Seq No: 18 | Archived on 07-Jun-2024 | ISR00646 Implementing Agencies: Avtoyulinvest Agency (Republican Road Fund) 1. OBJECTIVE 1.1 Development Objective Original Development Objective (Approved as part of Approval package on 22-Jun-2015) The proposed Project Development Objectives (PDOs) are to reduce road user costs on the project roads and develop a sustainable investment program for regional road asset management. Has the Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No 2. COMPONENTS Name Rehabilitation of Regional Roads:(Cost 215,540,000.00) Road Sector Institutional Strengthening:(Cost 15,000,000.00) Project Management:(Cost 4,800,000.00) 3. OVERALL RATINGS Name Previous Current Progress towards achievement of PDO Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Moderate Moderate 4. KEY ISSUES & STATUS Jun 07, 2024 Page 1 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Regional Roads Development Project (P146334) 4.1 Implementation Status and Key Decisions Component 1 - Rehabilitation of Regional Roads: Civil works under all 25 contracts of the Phase 1 with a collective value of US$88 million are almost finalized. The pending contracts were extended for the civil works in Namangan region till the project closing. The civil works under the Phase 2 roads of total 215 km are in progress and will be completed by August 30, 2024. Component 2 - Road Sector Institutional Strengthening: The procurement of this component is completed. The contracts for (i) the consulting services for road sector strengthening technical assistance (TA), including the development of a Road Asset Management System (RAMS), and (ii) Lot 1, 2, 3 and 4 of the traffic counters, weigh-in-motion equipment, the road laboratory and road scanner for the Road Research Institute are delivered. The RAMS system's full operational functionality is pending the respective data collection that should be completed by end of August 2024. Component 3 - Project Management: PIU staff was renewed in a view of the upcoming new project. PIU is conducting selection of the vacant staff. 5. SYSTEMATIC OPERATIONS RISK-RATING TOOL Rating at Approval Last Approved Rating Risk Category Approval Package - ISR Seq. 017 - 04 Oct Proposed Rating 23 Jun 2015 2023 Political and Governance Substantial Moderate Moderate Macroeconomic Substantial Low Low Sector Strategies and Policies Moderate Low Low Technical Design of Project or Program Moderate Moderate Moderate Institutional Capacity for Implementation and High Substantial Substantial Sustainability Fiduciary Substantial Moderate Substantial Environment and Social Moderate Substantial Substantial Stakeholders Moderate Moderate Moderate Overall Substantial Moderate Moderate Jun 07, 2024 Page 2 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Regional Roads Development Project (P146334) 6. RESULTS 6.1 PDO Indicators by PDO Outcomes Reduce road user costs on project roads. Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year 7.00 Jan/2015 3,87 20-May-2024 3,87 20-May-2024 3.50 Aug/2024 Average road roughness on Comments on Indicator will be measured against the end target after the roads are completed. project roads (Meter(m)) achieving targets Average travel time 0.00 Jan/2015 13,95 20-May-2024 13,95 20-May-2024 15.00 Aug/2024 reduction on typical 10 km of Comments on Indicator will be measured against the end target after the roads are completed. inter-urban sections of achieving targets project roads (Percentage) Develop sustainable investment program for regional road asset management. Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year No Jan/2015 No 21-May-2024 No 21-May-2024 Yes Aug/2024 Adoption of a regional road Comments on Technical assistance and the acquisition of equipment associated with this activity are largely rehabilitation and achieving targets completed. The activity will be finalized in 2-3 months. As such, there is no change to this maintenance program. (Yes/No) indicator. 6.2 Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Rehabilitation of Regional Roads Jun 07, 2024 Page 3 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Regional Roads Development Project (P146334) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year Roads in good and fair 65.00 Jan/2015 66.90 19-May-2024 66.90 19-May-2024 67.50 Aug/2024 condition in the project Comments on The indicator starts is continuing to progress as the number of completed and commissioned regions as a share of total achieving targets project roads increase. classified roads (Percentage) Length of rehabilitated 0.00 Jan/2015 487,94 19-May-2024 487,94 19-May-2024 603.00 Aug/2024 regional roads in Tashkent, Comments on The indicator starts is continuing to progress as the number of completed and commissioned Ferghana, Andijan and achieving targets project roads increase. Namangan (Kilometers) 0.00 Jan/2015 766368 19-May-2024 766368 19-May-2024 520,000.00 Aug/2024 Direct jobs created locally in Comments on The indicator starts to progress towards the target value as a result of the ongoing pending project areas, disaggregated achieving targets civil works under the Phase 1 and Phase 2. by gender (Days) Direct jobs created 0.00 39,168.00 52,000.00 locally in project areas for female (Days) Side drainage: length of 0.00 Jan/2015 112.42 21-Jun-2023 185.00 Aug/2024 drains/ditches on project Comments on The indicator starts is continuing to progress as the number of completed and commissioned roads constructed or achieving targets project roads increase. rehabilitated (Kilometers) Road Sector Institutional Strengthening Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year No Jan/2015 No 20-May-2024 No 20-May-2024 Yes Aug/2024 Jun 07, 2024 Page 4 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Regional Roads Development Project (P146334) Regional road asset Comments on Technical assistance and the acquisition of equipment associated with this activity are largely management system in place achieving targets procured. The activity is in progress and will be finalized in coming 2-3 months. As such, there and used to prepare road is no change to this indicator. maintenance programs (Yes/No) No Jan/2015 No 21-Jun-2023 Yes Aug/2024 Adequate equipment used Comments on Acquisition of equipment associated with this activity is largely procured, except Lot 2 that will for traffic surveys and road achieving targets be delivered by end of spring 2023. The activity is in progress and will be finalized by end of asset inventory conditions (Yes/No) FY23. As such, there is no change to this indicator. No Jan/2015 No 21-Jun-2023 Yes Aug/2024 Consolidated regional road Comments on The database is prepared and being reviewed by the client. The activity is in progress and will data base using a GIS created achieving targets be finalized in 2-3 months. As such, there is no change to this indicator. and used (Yes/No) No Jan/2015 No 21-Jun-2023 Yes Aug/2024 Pre-investment study for Comments on The current activity is ongoing and and will be finalized by the end of the project closure, as Tashkent – Andijan Toll Road achieving targets such, there is no change to this indicator. PPP completed (Yes/No) Project Management Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year Road users satisfied with 28.00 Jan/2015 82.20 20-May-2024 82.20 20-May-2024 60.00 Aug/2024 quality of roads Comments on Road satisfaction survey will be conducted three months after project completion. (Percentage) achieving targets Female road users satisfied 30.00 Jan/2015 82.20 21-Jun-2023 60.00 Aug/2024 with quality of roads Comments on Road satisfaction survey will be conducted three months after project completion. (Percentage) achieving targets 26.00 Jan/2015 80.50 21-Jun-2023 60.00 Aug/2024 Jun 07, 2024 Page 5 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Regional Roads Development Project (P146334) Male road users satisfied Comments on Road satisfaction survey will be conducted three months after project completion. with quality of roads achieving targets (Percentage) Jun 07, 2024 Page 6 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Regional Roads Development Project (P146334) 7. DATA ON FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE 7.1 Cumulative Disbursements 7.2 Disbursements (by loan) Loan/Credit/TF Status Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed TF-18007 Closed 0.40 0.35 0.00 0.35 0.00 100.00% IDA-56790 Effective 200.00 200.00 0.00 136.27 59.33 68.14% 7.3 Key Dates (by loan) Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Signing Effectiveness Orig. Closing Rev. Closing IDA-56790 Effective 23-Jun-2015 28-Oct-2016 16-Nov-2016 30-Sept-2021 30-Aug-2024 Jun 07, 2024 Page 7 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Regional Roads Development Project (P146334) 8. KEY DATES Key Events Planned Actual Approval 23-Jun-2015 23-Jun-2015 Effectiveness Not Available 16-Nov-2016 Mid-Term Review No. 01 30-Sept-2019 11-Oct-2018 Operation Closing/Cancellation 30-Aug-2024 9. RESTRUCTURING HISTORY Restructuring Level 2 Approved on 29-Mar-2021 Restructuring Level 2 Approved on 17-Aug-2023 10. ASSOCIATED OPERATION(S) There are no associated operations Jun 07, 2024 Page 8 of 8