The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Roads and Employment Project (P160223) Roads and Employment Project (P160223) MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | Lebanon | Transport Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2017 | Seq No: 13 | ARCHIVED on 26-Jul-2023 | ISR57304 | Implementing Agencies: Council for Development and Reconstruction, Lebanese Republic Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 06-Feb-2017 Effectiveness Date: 30-Oct-2018 Planned Mid Term Review Date: 01-Feb-2021 Actual Mid-Term Review Date: 17-Mar-2021 Original Closing Date: 30-Jun-2022 Revised Closing Date: 31-May-2024 pdoTable Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The Project Development Objectives (PDOs) are to: (i) improve transport connectivity along select paved road sections; and (ii) create short term jobs for Lebanese and Syrians. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? Yes Board Approved Revised Project Development Objective (If project is formally restructured) The Project Development Objectives (PDOs) are to: (i) improve transport connectivity along select paved road sections; (ii) create short term jobs for the Lebanese and Syrian; and (iii) to support eligible farmers engaged in crop and livestock production to spur COVID 19 emergency recovery Components Table Name Component 1: Roads Rehabilitation and Maintenance:(Cost $178.00 M) Component 2: Improving Road Emergency Response Capacity:(Cost $4.50 M) Component 3: Capacity Building and Implementation Support:(Cost $7.50 M) Component 4: Support to farmers engaged in crop and livestock production:(Cost $10.00 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 project is progressing moderately satisfactorily towards the Project Development Objectives, with around 192 km of roads completely rehabilitated (up from 74 km in November 2022), 157 km of roads substantially completed (pending signage and marking) and around 648,000 labor-days generated as of end of May 2023. 7/26/2023 Page 1 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Roads and Employment Project (P160223) 26,687 small-scale Lebanese farmers have benefited from the voucher support program. Under the vaccination program, 1.6 million animal vaccine doses have been delivered, and 964,273 vaccines have already been administered. The second dose of Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) vaccines is planned for September 2023 to allow adequate time between the vaccines for health purposes. Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance Substantial High High Macroeconomic Substantial High High Sector Strategies and Policies Moderate Moderate Moderate Technical Design of Project or Program Moderate Low Low Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Substantial Moderate Substantial Sustainability Fiduciary Moderate Moderate Moderate Environment and Social Substantial Substantial Substantial Stakeholders Substantial Substantial Substantial Other -- Substantial Substantial Overall Substantial Substantial Substantial Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes Improve transport connectivity along select paved road IN01324920 ►Direct project beneficiaries (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 1,283,781.00 1,283,781.00 1,000,000.00 Date 15-Aug-2016 31-Oct-2022 31-Mar-2023 31-May-2024 Beneficiaries of the works under implementation, taking into consideration the road sections that have Comments: been added, cancelled and extended. IN01324952 Female beneficiaries (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 7/26/2023 Page 2 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Roads and Employment Project (P160223) Value 50.00 51.60 51.60 50.00 IN01324954 ►Reduction of average travel time on five priority road sections (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 14.50 15.00 Date 15-Aug-2016 31-Oct-2022 31-Mar-2023 31-May-2024 Create short term jobs for Lebanese and Syrians IN01324919 ►Number of labor days of short term jobs created for Lebanese and Syrians (Number (Thousand), Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 466.28 647.93 1,250.00 Date 15-Aug-2016 31-Oct-2022 31-May-2023 31-May-2024 Support eligible famers engaged in crop and livestock production to spur COVID-19 emergency recovery IN01324951 ►Number of farmers with improved access to inputs (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 26,687.00 26,687.00 26,700.00 Date 11-Jan-2021 31-Oct-2022 31-Oct-2022 30-Jun-2023 26,687 vouchers were delivered to farmers, out of which 26,616 were reconciliated. Comments: IN01324953 Percentage of women beneficiaries (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 18.20 18.20 10.00 Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Component 2: Improving Road Emergency Response Capacity IN01324956 ►Number of wheel loaders purchased (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 15.00 15.00 15.00 7/26/2023 Page 3 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Roads and Employment Project (P160223) Date 15-Aug-2016 31-Oct-2022 31-Oct-2022 30-Jun-2023 Component 3: Capacity Building and Implementation Support IN01324957 ►Complete visual survey of road condition for the primary, secondary, and tertiary road network (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No Yes Yes Yes Date 15-Aug-2016 31-Oct-2022 31-Oct-2022 30-Jun-2023 IN01324960 ►Complete IRAP star rating for the primary, secondary and tertiary road network (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No Yes Yes Yes Date 15-Aug-2016 31-Oct-2022 31-Oct-2022 30-Jun-2023 Component 1: Roads Rehabilitation and Maintenance IN01324955 ►Reduction of road crash fatalities on five priority road sections (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 15.00 Date 15-Aug-2016 31-Oct-2022 31-Mar-2023 31-May-2024 IN01324959 ►Number of person-days of training benefiting Lebanese and Syrians on road construction and maintenance methods (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 1,393.00 1,643.00 1,000.00 Date 15-Aug-2016 31-Oct-2022 31-Mar-2023 31-May-2024 1,643 person-days of training were delivered mainly on environmental and social aspects and on Comments: occupational health and safety. IN01324962 ►Number of union of municipalities consulted on road priorities (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 18.00 18.00 15.00 Date 15-Aug-2016 31-Oct-2022 31-Mar-2023 31-May-2024 IN01324964 7/26/2023 Page 4 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Roads and Employment Project (P160223) ►Number of routine maintenance contracts (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 8.00 Date 15-Aug-2016 31-Oct-2022 31-Mar-2023 31-May-2024 Eight routine maintenance contracts have been awarded and will be signed by end-July 2023. Comments: IN01324966 ►Roads rehabilitated, Rural (Kilometers, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 73.72 192.00 500.00 Date 15-Aug-2016 31-Oct-2022 31-Mar-2023 31-May-2024 Works have been completed on 192.1km of roads and works have been substantially completed on 156.76km of roads (mainly pending marking and signage). Works are also ongoing on 163.34km of roads Comments: to be completed. IN01324967 ►Percentage of consultation sessions focused on women only (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 48.00 48.00 30.00 Date 15-Aug-2016 31-Oct-2022 31-Mar-2023 31-May-2024 IN01324968 ►Surveyed beneficiaries satisfied with the project results (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 75.00 Date 15-Aug-2016 31-Oct-2022 31-Mar-2023 31-May-2024 The data collection methodology and questionnaire have been prepared. The surveys have started for the Comments: completed roads and the corresponding results will be reported in the next ISR. IN01324969 ►Roads with improved climate resilience and improved drainage and slope stabilization (Kilometers, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 121.00 166.85 100.00 Date 15-Aug-2016 31-Oct-2022 31-Mar-2023 31-May-2024 166.85km of completed and substantially completed roads have benefited from improved drainage systems/channelization, roadside slope protection (masonry wall, reinforced concrete/cyclopean wall, foot Comments: walls), with remaining 65.12km to be executed. 7/26/2023 Page 5 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Roads and Employment Project (P160223) Component 4: Support to farmers engaged in crop and livestock production IN01324958 ►Input suppliers participating in the voucher program (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 31.00 31.00 35.00 Date 11-Jan-2021 31-Oct-2022 31-Oct-2022 30-Jun-2022 Out of the 150 suppliers registered at the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA), only 32 applied to the program, 31 Comments: of which were accepted with a total of 134 points of sale. IN01324961 ►Vaccines procured and distributed. (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 1,610,000.00 1,000,000.00 Date 11-Jan-2021 31-Oct-2022 26-Apr-2023 31-Dec-2023 Under the vaccination program, 1.6 million animal vaccine doses have been delivered, and 964,273 vaccines have already been administered. The second dose of Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) vaccines Comments: is planned for September 2023 to allow adequate time between the vaccines for health purposes. IN01324963 ►Beneficiaries satisfied with the support received under the Component 4. (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 99.40 99.40 90.00 Date 11-Jan-2021 31-Oct-2022 31-Oct-2022 31-Dec-2023 Based on surveys conducted by the Third Party Monitoring Agency, 99.4% of beneficiaries were satisfied with the support received under the vouchers support program. This number will be updated once the Comments: vaccination campaign is completed. IN01324965 Female beneficiaries satisfied with the support received under the Component 4. (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 99.30 99.30 90.00 Performance-Based Conditions Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed 7/26/2023 Page 6 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Roads and Employment Project (P160223) P160223 IBRD-87050 Effective USD 154.60 154.60 0.00 93.36 61.24 60% P160223 TF-A4481 Effective USD 45.40 45.40 0.00 27.37 18.03 60% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P160223 IBRD-87050 Effective 06-Feb-2017 21-Jun-2017 30-Oct-2018 30-Jun-2022 31-May-2024 P160223 TF-A4481 Effective 06-Feb-2017 21-Jun-2017 30-Oct-2018 30-Jun-2022 31-May-2024 Cumulative Disbursements Restructuring History Level 2 Approved on 14-Mar-2021 ,Level 2 Approved on 13-Feb-2023 Related Project(s) There are no related projects. 7/26/2023 Page 7 of 7