PROJECT INFORMATION DOCUMENT (PID)
CONCEPT STAGE
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Report No.: PIDC508
Project Name CN Yunnan Honghe Prefecture Urban Transport (P101525)
Region EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC
Country China
Sector(s) Urban Transport (90%), General transportation sector (10%)
Theme(s) City-wide Infrastructure and Service Delivery (100%)
Lending Instrument Specific Investment Loan
Project ID P101525
Borrower(s) People's Republic of China
Implementing Agency Honghe Prefecture Government
Environmental B-Partial Assessment
Category
Date PID Prepared/ 27-Mar-2013
Updated
Date PID Approved/ 02-Apr-2013
Disclosed
Estimated Date of
05-Aug-2013
Appraisal Completion
Estimated Date of 21-Nov-2013
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Board Approval
Concept Review Track I - The review did authorize the preparation to continue
Decision
I. Introduction and Context
Country Context
In the past thirty years, China has experienced unprecedented economic growth, accompanied by
rapid urbanization and modernization, as well as an increased need in access to mobility. The share
of urban population has increased from17.9 percentin 1987 to 51 percent in 2011, which means 690
million urban dwellers. It has been projected by China’s 12th Five-Year Economic and Social
Development Plan (2011-2015) that the urbanization rate will reach 65 percent by 2030 with an
increase of 300 million in urban population.
The Central Government of China launched the Western Regional Development Strategy in 2000.
The goal was to promote the socio-economic development in the western region and narrow
development gaps between this area and the coastal regions. Despite its positive impacts on the
development of the western region, the western region was still lagging behind other relatively
developed coastal regions, with the GDP per capita in 2010 of only 63 percent of the national
average. To promote equality and inclusiveness, the State Council approved the 12th Five-Year Plan
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(FYP) of Western Regional Development Strategy, which underpins its importance to the national
strategy. It emphasized that additional support for infrastructure development should be provided to
minority-concentrated and frontier areas. The two key components identified for infrastructure
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development are transport and water. The Dianzhong area (southern Yunnan Province) in this
project was an identified case that requires specific attention, as it is expected to become a regional
hub of logistics, tourism, energy, and trade connecting the South and Southeast Asian countries.
Sectoral and Institutional Context
According to the 12th FYP of the Western Regional Development Strategy, it is expected that the
western region will reach an urbanization rate of 45 percent between 2011 and 2015 with a higher
growth rate of GDP per capita than the national average. Withthis rapid urbanization comes
accelerated motorization. Therefore, a foreseeable increasing need in urban transport investment
will remain on the top of local government’s agenda. Contrary to many coastal cities that have
completed their construction of basic urban transport infrastructure in the past decades, the small
and medium cities in the western region usually face the problems of inadequate investment in
expanding and improving their transport system.
As has been witnessed in many cities in the coastal regions, emerging problems come with rapid
urbanization and motorization. For example, increased traffic congestion, green house gas
emissions, and road accidents. Drawing lessons from these urban transport problems in the coastal
cities, the 12th FYP of the Western Regional Development Strategy not only identifies
infrastructure investment as a priority for urban transport, but also stresses that public transport
development should be placed on the top of the agenda. In 2009, investments in public transport and
urban road construction accounted for 6 percent and 57 percent, respectively, of total urban
infrastructure capital investment in the western region (compared to that of 24 percent for public
transport and 41 percent for road construction in coastal cities). In particular, under-investment in
public transport results in insufficient and unreliable services, which seriously affects people’s
mobility in areas where few people own cars. There is still inadequate capacity and emphasis placed
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on planning and managing urban transport systems in a sustainable manner throughout cities in the
western region.
Introduction to Yunnan Honghe Prefecture, Mengzi City, and Jianshui County
Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture of Yunnan Province (HAP) hosts Diannan City
Cluster, located in the South of Yunnan and strategically positioned on the Kunming-Hanoi
economic corridor. HAP has an area of about 33,000 square kilometers and a population of 4.5
million. About 58 percent of its population is minority. Ethnic minorities and women compose the
largest vulnerable groups in this area. Due to lack of access to education and other socioeconomic
reasons, the illiteracy rate for women is 12.69 percent, which is 7.35 percent higher than that of
men. HAP consists of three cities (Mengzi, Gejiu, and Kaiyuan) and ten counties.
The Yunnan Honghe Prefecture Urban Transport Project is proposed to include Mengzi city and
Jianshui county.
Mengzi City is located 289 km south of Kunming and 140 km from the Vietnam border. Mengzi
Municipality has an area of 2,228 square kilometers and a population of 356,000 inhabitants with an
annual growth rate of 15 percent. The city itself has a population of 241,000 inhabitants. In 2010, its
GDP reached 7.36 billion RMB (approximately US$1.17 billion), a 16 percent increase from 2009.
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Mengzi city has formed a city cluster in the Southeast of Yunnan province with the other two cities
of HAP, including Gejiu (400,000 inhabitants) and Kaiyuan (270,000 inhabitants). The whole
region is becoming a border economic centre. Mengzi is now an industrial base, transport hub, and
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livable city within the economic corridor.
Jianshui County has an area of 3,789 square kilometers and a population of about 500 ,000
inhabitants. Jianshui town, with a population of 120,000 inhabitants, is a center of provincial
historic interest with some buildin gs and monuments dating back 1200 years. The old town attracts
tourists from neighboring regions, but faces the constraint of less developed infrastructure (urban
transport, hotels, sanitation, etc). Distances between Jianshui and the city cluster of Men gzi, Gejiu
and Kaiyuan are respectively 65, 42, and 47 kilometers. Therefore, Jianshui County is also
considered to be a part of the border economic centre with the same type of industrial development
as the city cluster. In 2011, its GDP reached 7.3 billion R MB (US$1.16 billion), a 12.6 percent
increase since 2010 with an average per capita disposable income of urban residents of 14,000 RMB
(about US$2,222).
Both Mengzi City and Jianshui County are facing several serious transport issues caused by rapid
economic growth and accelerated urbanization.
a) Neither city has a comprehensive urban transport plan or a clear functional road hierarchy. The
majority of trips in Mengzi are carried out by non-motorized transport (about 50 percent of total
trips) and motoriz ed two-wheelers (about 22 percent). Only 9.4 percent of trips are carried out by
public transport. Motorcycles and cars carried 8.4 percent and 9.4 percent of total trips, respectively.
However, with the increase of household income (close to the US$3,000 threshold where car
ownership expands), the current trend is that people are generally inclined to purchase personal
vehicles to meet their basic travel demands. This natural trend is not sustainable as has been
witnessed in many more developed cities. It will lead to congestion, pollution, and poor safety
conditions.
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b) Compared to the increasing car ownership, the public transport systems in two cities are
suffering from insu fficient service coverage and low operation efficiency. There are only 97 buses
in Mengzi and 72 buses in Jianshui. There is no sch eduling, and only three bus routes have bus
stops with platforms. Bus terminals and depots are also inadequate. The ratio is 3.75buses per
10,000 inhabitants, about a half of the domestic recommended ratio. Most of these buses are small
with only 19 seats due to narrow streets. Surveys show dissatisfaction from bus passengers, with
most complaints on long waiting time and unreliable services. Jianshui faces similar problems
including a lack of funding to replace old buses. In addition, the street network is insufficient in the
southern part of the town, and there is an urgent need for Jianshui County to develop its urban
transport infrastructure to support the tourism industry and overall economic development.
c) There is also a clear need for better road safety management. According to the HAP Statistics
Bureau, in the first half of 2010, there were 78 road traffic fatalities and 114 injuries, with 18
fatalities in Mengzi and 31 in Jianshui. Road traffic fatalities account for 71 percent of all accident
fatalities in HAP during that period. Mengzi, in particular, faces significant challenges on school
transport safety. Recent news from the media reported a 19 seat school bus packed with 70
passengers resulting in school children being forced to disembark the bus by jumping from the
windows.
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From the challenges identified above, it is apparent that the Yunnan Honghe Prefecture Urban
Transport Project is an opportunity to make the public transport system efficient and reliable,
improve safety conditions for pedestrians and bicyclists, and allocate public space to each
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transportation mode more rationally. To solve this challenge, the integrated corridor management
approach will be utilized in this project. This concept has been introduced to and implemented
successfully in a substantial and growing number of cities in Asia, in places where resources of all
kinds are more constrained than typical developed cities. This approach aims at optimizing the use
of roadway infrastructure and public transport supply to move the largest number of people safely,
efficiently, and reliably with minimum environmental impacts.
Relationship to CAS
The proposed Honghe Prefecture Urban Transport Project is consistent with the 12th FYP. It is also
consistent with the Bank’s China Country Partnership Strategy (CPS) for 2006-2010 endorsed by
the Board on May 23, 2006, which seeks among other objectives, toimprove the competitiveness of
the various regions of China and the overall investment climate, as well as to address the needs of
disadvantaged groups and underdeveloped areas by financing infrastructure. Specifically, the
project supports all five pillars of the CPS by: (a) promoting balanced urbanization; (b) reducing
poverty, inequality, and social exclusion; (c) financing sustainable and efficient growth; (d)
managing resource scarcity and environmental challenges; and (e) improving public and market
institutions. The new CPS for 2011-15 is under preparation and will be consistent with the 12th
FYP, which also highlights the importance of urban transport development.
II. Proposed Development Objective(s)
Proposed Development Objective(s) (From PCN)
The proposed project development objective (PDO) is to improve the safety, accessibility, and
efficiency of people’s daily trips by optimizing functional road hierarchy, developing public
transport, and establishing road safety measures through integrated corridor/area management in
Mengzi and Jianshui.
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Key Results (From PCN)
The PDO achievements will be measured through the following proposed outcome indicators:
a) Efficiency: Reduced travel times and improved travel time reliability (with designated bus lanes
and better bus services), reduced junction clearance times (with improved junction design and
channelization as well as improved traffic management), and reduced travel impedance for
transferring among various transport modes (with better transport mode integration) in Mengzi City
and Jianshui County.
b) Accessibility: Increased number of people, especially ethnic minorities, women, and other
vulnerable groups will have more equitable access to urban transport services (through rationalizing
the road network and working towards functional road hierarchy for all road users) in Mengzi City
and Jianshui County (including specific provisions for access to historic sites);
c) Environmental Sensitivity: Reduced green house gas emissions (through purchasing clean energy
buses) and reduction in severance between urban and historic centers (through applying
environmentally sensitive designs);
d) Safety: Lower annual urban transport related fatalities (through a safe system approach based on
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a comprehensive safety assessment that includes enhancements to meet school transport needs) in
Mengzi city.
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III. Preliminary Description
Concept Description
Based on the findings from the two project cities, it has been tentatively agreed that the project will
include four components in Mengzi City and three components in Jianshui County. Detailed
descriptions are provided:
Component 1– Mengzi City (US$100 million):
(i) Road Network Re-functioning and Improvement (US$50 million)- This sub-component aims at
providing a functional road hierarchy by filling some of the gaps in the existing road network. This
goal will be achieved through (a) constructing or upgrading of approximately 9 kilometers of road,
(b) optimizing the space allocation for approximately 11 kilometers of road, such as giving priority
to non-motorized transport and public transport, improved intersections, as well as enhanced
pedestrian facilities, and (c) rationalizing the road network;
(ii) Integrated Corridor Management (US$40 million)- This sub-component is focused on integrated
public transport corridor improvement on three selected corridors. Based on further assessment of
quality and performance of bus services on these corridors, this sub-component will include (a)
investment in constructing bus dedicated lanes, (b) installing bus priority signals, (c) constructing/
upgrading bus stops, bus depots and terminals, (d) improving pedestrian crossings and other non-
motorized facilities to enhance accessibility to public transport and reduce the severance caused by
unnecessarily wide roads, especially for the vulnerable groups, (e) optimizing a bus dispatching
system and bus route development program; (f) purchasing new clean energy buses.
(iii) School Transport Safety Improvement (US$8 million)- This sub-component will develop a safe
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school transport demonstration program in Mengzi city. The program includes (a) “a model school
transport zone�? for four primary schools and two middle schools, and (b) “a home to school
transport demonstration corridor�? that focuses on increasing the accessibility to education between a
poor suburban/rural area and a commercial district; and
(iv) Institutional Strengthening (US$2 million)- This sub-component will provide institutional
development, capacity building, and technical assistance to Mengzi city.
Component 2 – Jianshui County (US$50 million):
(i) Core Urban Area Integrated Transport Improvement (US$28 million)- This sub-component will
improve safety, mobility, and accessibility by implementing a comprehensive package of measures
on selected corridors in the Jianshui core urban area. The measures will include (a) re-allocation of
road space for public transport modes, pedestrians, and non-motorized transport and (b) provide
priority for public transport to meet people’s travel demands while slowing down the pace of car
ownership;
(ii) Urban Road Network Improvement (US$20 million)- This sub-component will connect villages
in southern Jianshui county to a new logistics park, a new railway station, and a new industrial zone.
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To meet this goal, a bypass will be constructed to connect five local roads; and
(iii) Institutional Strengthening (US$2 million)- This sub-component will provide consistent
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institutional development, capacity building, and technical assistance to Jianshui county.
The total project cost is US$300 million, with an IBRD loan of US$150 million.
IV. Safeguard Policies that might apply
Safeguard Policies Triggered by the Project Yes No TBD
Environmental Assessment OP/BP 4.01 ✖
Natural Habitats OP/BP 4.04 ✖
Forests OP/BP 4.36 ✖
Pest Management OP 4.09 ✖
Physical Cultural Resources OP/BP 4.11 ✖
Indigenous Peoples OP/BP 4.10 ✖
Involuntary Resettlement OP/BP 4.12 ✖
Safety of Dams OP/BP 4.37 ✖
Projects on International Waterways OP/BP 7.50 ✖
Projects in Disputed Areas OP/BP 7.60 ✖
V. Financing (in USD Million)
Total Project Cost: 300.00 Total Bank Financing: 150.00
Total Cofinancing: Financing Gap: 0.00
Financing Source Amount
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Borrower 150.00
International Bank for Reconstruction and Develo 150.00
Total 300.00
VI. Contact point
World Bank
Contact: Fei Deng
Title: Sr Transport. Spec.
Tel: 458-8606
Email: fdeng@worldbank.org
Borrower/Client/Recipient
Name: People's Republic of China
Contact:
Title:
Tel:
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Email:
Implementing Agencies
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Name: Honghe Prefecture Government
Contact: Mr. Li Guocai
Title: Director
Tel: 13887351232
Email:
VII. For more information contact:
The InfoShop
The World Bank
1818 H Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20433
Telephone: (202) 458-4500
Fax: (202) 522-1500
Web: http://www.worldbank.org/infoshop
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