The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report LIFELINE ROAD NETWORK IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (P126782) LIFELINE ROAD NETWORK IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (P126782) EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA | Armenia | Transport Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2013 | Seq No: 17 | ARCHIVED on 08-Jun-2021 | ISR46927 | Implementing Agencies: Ministry of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure, Republic of Armenia Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 31-Jan-2013 Effectiveness Date: 15-Jul-2013 Planned Mid Term Review Date: 10-Dec-2015 Actual Mid-Term Review Date: 28-Oct-2015 Original Closing Date: 30-Jun-2017 Revised Closing Date: 30-Dec-2021 pdoTable Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The Project Development Objective is to improve access of rural communities to markets and services through upgrading of selected lifeline roads, and to strengthen the capacity of the Ministry of Transport and Communication to manage the lifeline road network. 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 Objective is to improve access of rural communities to markets and services through upgrading of selected lifeline roads, and to strengthen the capacity of the Borrower's line ministry in charge of roads to manage the lifeline road network. Components Table Name Lifeline Road Improvement:(Cost $115.43 M) Project Management and Institutional Strengthening:(Cost $9.29 M) Contingent Emergency Response Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Moderate Moderate Implementation Status and Key Decisions The Project is in its eighth year of implementation and has disbursed 87 percent of loan funds (cumulative in three loans). The project is on track to meet its Development Objective, and Implementation Progress (IP) is satisfactory. The original loan activities, Year 1, Year 2 and Year 3 of the three-year program of Additional Finance 1 have been completed with satisfactory results. Till now, 395 km out of the total of 450 km financed by the Project have been rehabilitated, while 87 ‘safe village’ concepts out of the 6/8/2021 Page 1 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report LIFELINE ROAD NETWORK IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (P126782) 100 have been implemented . Specific technical assistance (TA) activities have been delayed due to COVID-19 related restrictions, thus the Project will require to be extended by 12 months to allow for the proper implementation of the TA component. Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance -- Moderate Moderate Macroeconomic -- Moderate Moderate Sector Strategies and Policies -- Moderate Moderate Technical Design of Project or Program -- Low Low Institutional Capacity for Implementation and -- Moderate Moderate Sustainability Fiduciary -- Moderate Moderate Environment and Social -- Low Low Stakeholders -- Low Low Other -- Substantial Moderate Overall -- Moderate Moderate Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes Improve access of rural comm. to markets and services through upgrading of selected lifeline roads IN00999085 ►Average speed on lifeline roads in project areas (Kilometers, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 20.00 40.00 40.00 40.00 Date 20-Nov-2012 11-Dec-2020 31-May-2021 30-Dec-2021 IN00999257 ►Share of rural population with access to an all-season road (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 51.00 74.80 74.90 76.80 6/8/2021 Page 2 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report LIFELINE ROAD NETWORK IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (P126782) Date 20-Nov-2012 11-Dec-2020 30-Apr-2021 30-Dec-2021 IN00999259 Number of rural people with access to an all-season road (Number, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 600,000.00 876,841.00 879,315.00 909,200.00 Strengthen the capacity of the line ministry to manage the lifeline road network IN00999256 ►Users' perception of improved access to markets and services (disaggregated by gender) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 4.50 4.50 4.50 Date 01-Jul-2013 11-Dec-2020 31-May-2021 30-Dec-2021 IN00999258 ►Development and use of RAMS within the line ministry to support decision making on LRN (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target The data on 7,500 km The data on 7,500 km RAMS used by the line Value Need for RAMS transferred. transferred. ministry Date 20-Nov-2012 11-Dec-2020 31-May-2021 30-Dec-2021 The RAMS and survey equipment was purchased, and the road network data collection for 7,500 km Comments: had been completed and processed by end of March 2020. Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Lifeline Road Improvement IN00999260 ►Roads rehabilitated, Rural (Kilometers, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 392.20 395.00 450.00 Date 20-Nov-2012 11-Dec-2020 30-Apr-2021 30-Dec-2021 IN00999263 ►Black spot improvement program designed and implemented (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No No No Yes Date 12-Feb-2019 11-Dec-2020 31-May-2021 30-Dec-2021 6/8/2021 Page 3 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report LIFELINE ROAD NETWORK IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (P126782) Project Management and Institutional Strengthening IN00999261 ►Number of km of lifeline roads fed into RAMS (Kilometers, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 7,500.00 7,500.00 7,500.00 Date 20-Nov-2012 11-Dec-2020 31-May-2021 30-Dec-2021 The RAMS and survey equipment was purchased, and the road network data collection for 7,500 km Comments: had been completed and processed by end of March 2020. IN00999262 ►Number of ”Safe Village” projects completed (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 87.00 87.00 100.00 Date 20-Nov-2012 11-Dec-2020 31-May-2021 30-Dec-2021 IN00999264 ►PBC pilot designed and endorsed by the line ministry (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No No No Yes Date 20-Nov-2012 11-Dec-2020 31-May-2021 30-Dec-2021 The Ministry and RD was expected to confirm if the project would finance the preparation of the PBC pilot Comments: or if it will be prepared in house by the end of March 2020, but it is being delayed. IN00999265 ►Road Financing Study completed and endorsed by GoA (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No Yes Yes Yes Date 20-Nov-2012 11-Dec-2020 31-May-2021 30-Jun-2017 IN00999266 ►Roads in good and fair condition as a share of total classified roads (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 50.00 59.80 59.90 59.00 Date 20-Nov-2012 11-Dec-2020 30-Apr-2021 30-Dec-2021 IN00999267 Size of the total classified network (Kilometers, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 6/8/2021 Page 4 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report LIFELINE ROAD NETWORK IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (P126782) Value 4,000.00 4,000.00 4,000.00 4,000.00 IN00999268 ►Percentage of project related grievances addressed by the line ministry (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 Date 20-Nov-2012 11-Dec-2020 31-May-2021 30-Dec-2021 IN00999269 ►Pilot on rehabilitation and maintenance contract designed, implemented, and evaluated (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Concept tested and Concept tested and Concept tested and Value Need to test the concept decision taken decision taken decision taken Date 19-Nov-2012 11-Dec-2020 31-May-2021 30-Dec-2019 IN00999270 ►Development and use of crash data collection and management system (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No No No Yes Date 12-Feb-2019 11-Dec-2020 31-May-2021 30-Dec-2021 IN00999271 ►Female graduates recruited in a paid six-month internship program in the implementing agency in the area of engineering, design, road safety and/or related fields (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 3.00 8.00 Date 20-Feb-2019 11-Dec-2020 30-Apr-2021 30-Dec-2021 Additional 5 female interns have been selected and will join the RD by fall 2021. Comments: Performance-Based Conditions Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P126782 IBRD-82290 Effective USD 45.00 45.00 0.00 43.32 1.68 96% P126782 IBRD-85230 Effective USD 40.00 40.00 0.00 40.00 0.00 100% 6/8/2021 Page 5 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report LIFELINE ROAD NETWORK IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (P126782) P126782 IBRD-89570 Effective USD 15.00 15.00 0.00 3.86 11.31 25% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P126782 IBRD-82290 Effective 31-Jan-2013 11-Feb-2013 15-Jul-2013 30-Jun-2017 30-Dec-2021 P126782 IBRD-85230 Effective 31-Jul-2015 26-Aug-2015 20-Apr-2016 30-Dec-2019 30-Dec-2021 P126782 IBRD-89570 Effective 08-May-2019 10-Oct-2019 17-May-2020 30-Dec-2021 30-Dec-2021 Cumulative Disbursements PBC Disbursement Achievement Disbursed amount in Disbursement % PBC ID PBC Type Description Coc PBC Amount Status Coc for PBC Restructuring History Level 2 Approved on 12-Jun-2017 Related Project(s) 6/8/2021 Page 6 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report LIFELINE ROAD NETWORK IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (P126782) P150505-Lifeline Road Network Improvement AF ,P169158-LIFELINE ROAD NETWORK IMPROVEMENT PROJECT - Second Additional Financing 6/8/2021 Page 7 of 7