The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Zambia: Improved Rural Connectivity Project (P159330) Zambia: Improved Rural Connectivity Project (P159330) EASTERN AND SOUTHERN AFRICA | Zambia | Transport Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2017 | Seq No: 11 | ARCHIVED on 14-Feb-2023 | ISR54711 | Implementing Agencies: Ministry of Finance, National Road Fund Agency Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 04-May-2017 Effectiveness Date: 15-Feb-2018 Planned Mid Term Review Date: 30-Jun-2022 Actual Mid-Term Review Date: 22-Jun-2022 Original Closing Date: 31-Dec-2025 Revised Closing Date: 31-Dec-2025 pdoTable Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The objectives of the Project are to: (i) improve the Recipient’s rural road accessibility for communities in selected areas; (ii) strengthen institutional capacity for sustainable management of rural roads; and (iii) respond promptly and effectively to an Eligible Crisis or Emergency. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No Components Table Name Improvement of feeder roads:(Cost $180.00 M) Institutional strengthening in the roads sector:(Cost $20.00 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 Implementation of Component 1 (Improvement of Feeder Roads) is progressing steadily. In addition to improved road connectivity, community infrastructure such as market sheds, agricultural produce storage facilities and boreholes are being constructed as part of civil works under ongoing contracts. Some of the ancillary infrastructure is already in use in beneficiary communities. The activities under component 2 are also progressing well and are on track towards successful completion. 2/14/2023 Page 1 of 6 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Zambia: Improved Rural Connectivity Project (P159330) Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance Moderate Moderate Moderate Macroeconomic Moderate Substantial Substantial Sector Strategies and Policies Substantial Moderate Moderate Technical Design of Project or Program Substantial Moderate Moderate Institutional Capacity for Implementation and High Moderate Moderate Sustainability Fiduciary Moderate Moderate Moderate Environment and Social Moderate Substantial Moderate Stakeholders Substantial Moderate Moderate Other -- -- -- Overall Substantial Substantial Substantial Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes Project Development Objective Indicators IN01240913 ►Share of rural population with access to an all-season road (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 18.70 18.70 18.70 25.00 Date 28-Feb-2017 22-Jun-2022 20-Dec-2022 31-Dec-2025 IN01240914 Number of rural people with access to an all-season road (Number, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 1,147,000.00 1,147,000.00 1,147,000.00 1,587,000.00 IN01240915 ►Increased proportion of Primary Feeder Roads in the country, that is in good and fair condition (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 7.28 7.28 30.00 Date 28-Feb-2017 22-Jun-2022 20-Dec-2022 31-Dec-2025 IN01240931 2/14/2023 Page 2 of 6 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Zambia: Improved Rural Connectivity Project (P159330) ►Improved institutional oversight capacity in the roads sector, assessed by the development and application of an RDA performance framework (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No No No Yes Date 28-Feb-2017 22-Jun-2022 20-Dec-2022 31-Dec-2025 IN01240932 ►Employment created through the implementation of NCC’s labor-based policy (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 25,000.00 Date 28-Feb-2017 22-Jun-2022 20-Dec-2022 31-Dec-2025 IN01240933 ►Number of beneficiaries benefiting from emergency response and recovery activities, if the CERC is triggered (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Date 28-Feb-2017 22-Jun-2022 20-Dec-2022 31-Dec-2025 Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Institutional strengthening in the roads sector IN01240935 ►Direct project beneficiaries (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 100,374.00 100,374.00 464,128.00 Date 28-Feb-2017 21-Jun-2021 20-Dec-2021 31-Dec-2025 IN01240937 Female beneficiaries (Number, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 28,048.00 28,048.00 228,955.00 IN01240939 ►Proportion of women employed in the road maintenance aspects of the road contracts (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 10.08 10.08 20.00 Date 28-Feb-2017 22-Jun-2022 20-Dec-2022 31-Dec-2025 2/14/2023 Page 3 of 6 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Zambia: Improved Rural Connectivity Project (P159330) IN01240941 ►Development and implementation of a citizen engagement tool for social and environmental safeguards and labor influx (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No No Yes Yes Date 28-Feb-2017 22-Jun-2022 20-Dec-2022 31-Dec-2025 IN01240943 ►Proportion of complaints addressed and resolved through Grievance Redress Mechanism (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 83.00 83.00 75.00 Date 28-Feb-2017 22-Jun-2022 22-Jun-2022 31-Dec-2025 Improvement of feeder roads IN01240934 ►Proportion of PFRs in the project provinces, that is in good and fair condition (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 18.00 18.00 18.00 63.00 Date 28-Feb-2017 22-Jun-2022 20-Dec-2022 31-Dec-2025 IN01240936 ►Total length of rural roads improved through OPRC approach under the project (Kilometers, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 1,043.13 1,526.30 4,300.00 Date 28-Feb-2017 22-Jun-2022 20-Dec-2022 31-Dec-2025 IN01240938 ►Existence of government funded road maintenance contracts for continued upkeep of roads after Bank supported OPRC contracts end (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No No No Yes Date 28-Feb-2017 22-Jun-2022 20-Dec-2022 31-Dec-2025 IN01240940 ►Completion and implementation of a rural roads maintenance strategy by RDA and MLGH (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No Yes Yes Yes Date 28-Feb-2017 22-Jun-2022 20-Dec-2022 31-Dec-2025 2/14/2023 Page 4 of 6 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Zambia: Improved Rural Connectivity Project (P159330) IN01240942 ►Share of the road fund revenues allocated by NRFA towards road maintenance (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 26.00 34.40 34.40 35.00 Date 28-Feb-2017 22-Jun-2022 20-Dec-2022 31-Dec-2025 IN01240944 ►Performance of road safety audit by RTSA on all OPRC packages (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 10.00 10.00 15.00 Date 28-Feb-2017 21-Jun-2021 20-Dec-2022 31-Dec-2025 Performance-Based Conditions Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P159330 IDA-60390 Effective USD 200.00 200.00 0.00 70.73 129.27 35% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P159330 IDA-60390 Effective 04-May-2017 13-Sep-2017 15-Feb-2018 31-Dec-2025 31-Dec-2025 Cumulative Disbursements 2/14/2023 Page 5 of 6 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Zambia: Improved Rural Connectivity Project (P159330) Restructuring History Level 2 Approved on 11-Dec-2018 ,Level 2 Approved on 19-Nov-2019 ,Level 2 Approved on 16-Nov-2021 Related Project(s) There are no related projects. 2/14/2023 Page 6 of 6