The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Transport Resilience and Connectivity Enhancement Project (Jezkazgan-Karagandy Section of TCITR (Middle Corridor)) (P500565) Transport Resilience and Connectivity Enhancement Project (Jezkazgan-Karagandy Section of TCITR (Middle Corridor)) (P500565) EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA | Kazakhstan | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing (IPF) | FY 2025 | Seq No: 1 | Archived on 10-Mar-2025 | ISR03462 Implementing Agencies: KazAvtoZhol National Company JSC 1. OBJECTIVE 1.1 Development Objective Original Development Objective (Approved as part of Approval package on 15-Nov-2024) To strengthen the resilience of transport systems in Kazakhstan and improve climate-adapted road connectivity along the Jezkazgan - Karagandy section of the Middle Corridor. Has the Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No 2. COMPONENTS Name Resilient and Safe Road Connectivity :(Cost 1,515,090,000.00) Transport Systems Development :(Cost 4,500,000.00) Project Management :(Cost 6,000,000.00) 3. OVERALL RATINGS Name Current Progress towards achievement of PDO Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Substantial 4. KEY ISSUES & STATUS Mar 10, 2025 Page 1 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Transport Resilience and Connectivity Enhancement Project (Jezkazgan-Karagandy Section of TCITR (Middle Corridor)) (P500565) 4.1 Implementation Status and Key Decisions The Project was negotiated in October 2024 and approved by the Board on November 15, 2024. Currently, the government is processing the package to issue the sovereign guarantee and authorization to sign the legal documents, in accordance with the Government Guidelines. 5. SYSTEMATIC OPERATIONS RISK-RATING TOOL Rating at Approval Risk Category Approval Package - 15 Nov Proposed Rating 2024 Political and Governance Moderate Moderate Macroeconomic Moderate Moderate Sector Strategies and Policies Moderate Moderate Technical Design of Project or Program Substantial Substantial Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Moderate Moderate Sustainability Fiduciary Substantial Substantial Environment and Social Substantial Substantial Stakeholders Moderate Moderate Overall Substantial Substantial Mar 10, 2025 Page 2 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Transport Resilience and Connectivity Enhancement Project (Jezkazgan-Karagandy Section of TCITR (Middle Corridor)) (P500565) 6. RESULTS 6.1 PDO Indicators by PDO Outcomes Climate-adapted road connectivity along the Jezkazgan-Karagandy section of the Middle Corridor Baseline Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Month/Year Reduced travel times along the 0 Jan/2025 0 27-Feb-2025 95 Jun/2032 Jezkazgan - Karagandy corridor (Minutes) Climate resilience measures See below Dec/2024 No 27-Feb-2025 See below May/2032 incorporated in the Project roads (Yes/No) Additional flow capacity 0 Dec/2024 0 27-Feb-2025 220 May/2032 addressing flooding risk (Percentage) Project Road with elevated 0 Dec/2024 0 27-Feb-2025 420 May/2032 vertical alignment (Kilometers) Strengthened resilience of transport systems in Kazakhstan Baseline Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Month/Year Road design standards improved to No Dec/2024 No 27-Feb-2025 Yes Jun/2032 enhance resilience and safety (Yes/No) Roads under performance based 0 Jan/2025 0 27-Feb-2025 300 Jun/2032 maintenance by private sector companies, non-rural (Kilometers) Mar 10, 2025 Page 3 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Transport Resilience and Connectivity Enhancement Project (Jezkazgan-Karagandy Section of TCITR (Middle Corridor)) (P500565) 6.2 Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Resilient and Safe Road Connectivity Baseline Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Month/Year Tolling based on carbon dioxide No Jan/2025 No 27-Feb-2025 Yes Jun/2032 vehicle emissions introduced within the national road network (Yes/No) Inferred beneficiaries of improved 0 Jan/2025 0 27-Feb-2025 1,300,000 Jun/2032 access to sustainable transport infrastructure and services (Number of people) CRI Inferred beneficiaries of that 0 Jan/2025 0 27-Feb-2025 650,000 Jun/2032 benefit from improved access to sustainable transport infrastructure and services - Female (Number of people) CRI Inferred beneficiaries of 0 Jan/2025 0 27-Feb-2025 150,000 Jun/2032 improved access to sustainable transport infrastructure and services - Youth (Number of people) CRI Direct users that benefit from 0 Jan/2025 0 27-Feb-2025 4,500,000 Jun/2032 improved access to sustainable transport infrastructure and services (Number of people) CRI Direct users that benefit from 0 Jan/2025 0 27-Feb-2025 1,200,000 Jun/2032 improved access to sustainable Mar 10, 2025 Page 4 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Transport Resilience and Connectivity Enhancement Project (Jezkazgan-Karagandy Section of TCITR (Middle Corridor)) (P500565) transport infrastructure and services - Female (Number of people) CRI Direct users that benefit from 0 Jan/2025 0 27-Feb-2025 375,000 Jun/2032 improved access to sustainable transport infrastructure and services - Youth (Number of people) CRI Female last-year university students 0 Dec/2024 0 27-Feb-2025 30 May/2032 and recent graduates recruited by the project contractors for at least a three month paid internship program as engineers or in other male- dominated roles (Number) Share of females in high-skilled 6 Dec/2024 6 27-Feb-2025 11 May/2032 engineering and other similarly male- dominated high-skilled technical roles in selected road construction companies (Percentage) Local and connecting roads improved 0 Dec/2024 0 27-Feb-2025 35 Jun/2032 along the Jezkazgan - Karagandy corridor (Kilometers) Infrastructure for non-motorized 0 Dec/2024 0 27-Feb-2025 30 Jun/2032 users constructed (Kilometers) Recharging points for low-emission No Jan/2025 No 27-Feb-2025 Yes Jun/2032 vehicles added (Yes/No) People benefiting from climate 0 Dec/2024 0 27-Feb-2025 5,800,000 May/2032 resilient infrastructure (Number of people) CRI Mar 10, 2025 Page 5 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Transport Resilience and Connectivity Enhancement Project (Jezkazgan-Karagandy Section of TCITR (Middle Corridor)) (P500565) People benefiting from climate 0 Dec/2024 0 27-Feb-2025 1,850,000 May/2032 resilient infrastructure - Female (Number of people) CRI People benefiting from climate 0 Dec/2024 0 27-Feb-2025 525,000 May/2032 resilient infrastructure - Youth (Number of people) CRI Road safety improvements along the 2.80 Dec/2024 2.80 27-Feb-2025 3.50 May/2032 Jezkazgan - Karagandy corridor expressed as the iRAP rating (Number) Weigh in motion axle load control No Jan/2025 No 27-Feb-2025 Yes Jun/2032 mechanisms established (Yes/No) Project beneficiaries expressing 0 Jan/2025 0 27-Feb-2025 80 Jun/2032 satisfaction with improved travel experiences along the Jezkazgan - Karagandy corridor (Percentage) Private investment share of capital 0 Jan/2025 0 27-Feb-2025 50 000 000 Jun/2032 costs associated with OPBRC contracts (Amount(USD)) Roads rehabilitated, non-rural 0 Dec/2024 0 27-Feb-2025 490 May/2032 (Kilometers) Transport Systems Development Baseline Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Month/Year A new approach developed for No Dec/2024 No 27-Feb-2025 Yes Jun/2032 motorization management in Kazakhstan (Yes/No) Roadmap developed for a strategic No Jan/2025 No 27-Feb-2025 Yes Jun/2032 logistics hub in the Jezkazgan industrial area as part of the Mar 10, 2025 Page 6 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Transport Resilience and Connectivity Enhancement Project (Jezkazgan-Karagandy Section of TCITR (Middle Corridor)) (P500565) improved multimodality of the Middle Corridor (Yes/No) Project Management Baseline Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Month/Year Number of beneficiary consultations 0 Jan/2025 0 27-Feb-2025 30 Jun/2032 with relevant feedback integrated in project interventions (Number) Grievance Redress Mechanism is in No Dec/2024 No 27-Feb-2025 Yes Jun/2032 place and grievances are timely addressed in compliance with the established and agreed procedures (Yes/No) Mar 10, 2025 Page 7 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Transport Resilience and Connectivity Enhancement Project (Jezkazgan-Karagandy Section of TCITR (Middle Corridor)) (P500565) 7. DATA ON FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE 7.1 Cumulative Disbursements 7.2 Disbursements (by loan) Loan/Credit/TF Status Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed Not IBRD-97350 650.00 650.00 0.00 0.00 650.00 0% Effective 7.3 Key Dates (by loan) Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Signing Effectiveness Orig. Closing Rev. Closing Not IBRD-97350 15-Nov-2024 30-Jun-2032 30-Jun-2032 Effective Mar 10, 2025 Page 8 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Transport Resilience and Connectivity Enhancement Project (Jezkazgan-Karagandy Section of TCITR (Middle Corridor)) (P500565) 8. KEY DATES Key Events Planned Actual Approval 15-Nov-2024 15-Nov-2024 Effectiveness 31-Mar-2025 Mid-Term Review No. 01 15-Nov-2029 Operation Closing/Cancellation 30-Jun-2032 9. RESTRUCTURING HISTORY 10. ASSOCIATED OPERATION(S) There are no associated operations Mar 10, 2025 Page 9 of 9