The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Building Resilient Bridges (P174595) Building Resilient Bridges (P174595) EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA | Albania | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing (IPF) | FY 2023 | Seq No: 4 | Archived on 13-Mar-2025 | ISR01805 Implementing Agencies: Albanian Road Authority 1. OBJECTIVE 1.1 Development Objective Original Development Objective (Approved as part of Approval package on 16-Mar-2023) (a) to enhance resilience to climate change and natural hazards of Albania’s critical bridge infrastructure and (b) to improve road and bridge asset management. Has the Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No 2. COMPONENTS Name Component 1: Bridge Infrastructure:(Cost 44,000,000.00) Component 2: Institutional Capacity Building:(Cost 7,000,000.00) Component 3: Project Management:(Cost 4,000,000.00) 3. OVERALL RATINGS Name Previous Current Progress towards achievement of PDO Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Moderate Moderate 4. KEY ISSUES & STATUS Mar 13, 2025 Page 1 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Building Resilient Bridges (P174595) 4.1 Implementation Status and Key Decisions The Albania Building Resilient Bridges project is in the early stages of implementation, having been declared effective on December 1, 2023. The project has overcome the initial implementation challenges and is on track to award contracts for the civil works for the majority of the 15 bridges under the project within the next 12-16 months. 4.2 MPA Program Development Objective Original MPA Program Development Objective (Approved as part of (Seq. ) package on ) Current MPA Program Development Objective (Approved as part of (Seq. ) package on ) 4.3 Multiphase Programmatic Approach (MPA) Status (Public Disclosure) Phase 1 of the Albania Building Resilient Bridges MPA is in the early stages of implementation, having been declared effective on December 1, 2023. The physical works have not yet begun. Preparation for Phase 2 will commence once 50 percent of the works contracts for Phase 1 have been awarded. 5. SYSTEMATIC OPERATIONS RISK-RATING TOOL Rating at Approval Last Approved Rating Risk Category Approval Package - ISR Seq. 03 - 03 Sep Proposed Rating 16 Mar 2023 2024 Political and Governance Moderate Moderate Moderate Macroeconomic Moderate Moderate Moderate Sector Strategies and Policies Moderate Moderate Moderate Technical Design of Project or Program Substantial Substantial Substantial Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Substantial Substantial Substantial Sustainability Fiduciary Moderate Substantial Moderate Mar 13, 2025 Page 2 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Building Resilient Bridges (P174595) Environment and Social Substantial Substantial Substantial Stakeholders Low Low Moderate Overall Moderate Moderate Moderate Mar 13, 2025 Page 3 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Building Resilient Bridges (P174595) 6. RESULTS 6.1 PDO Indicators by PDO Outcomes PrDO 1: Enhanced Bridge Resilience Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year Bridges rehabilitated, 0.00 Mar/2023 0.00 29-Aug-2024 0.00 07-Mar-2025 30.00 Mar/2031 reconstructed, or Comments on Bridges to be rehabilitated/reconstructed/constructed will incorporate climate and natural constructed following achieving targets disaster aspects into their designs. international guidelines on resilience to climate and natural disasters (Number) 0.00 Mar/2023 0.00 29-Aug-2024 0.00 07-Mar-2025 350,000.00 Mar/2031 Comments on The indicator measures the number of direct beneficiaries that experience improved access achieving targets to transport infrastructure and services that have been built or rehabilitated through a WBG- financed project (including highways, rural roads, urban and interurban roads, mass transit People with enhanced access systems, ports/waterways, railways, and airports). Beneficiaries typically experience to transportation services reductions in cost and time to travel and/or improvements in safety, as well as increased (Number) access to markets, job opportunities, and health and education services. In urban areas, beneficiaries include the increase in the number of users of improved services. In rural areas, beneficiaries include the increase in the number of people who live in proximity to improved services. Direct daily road users 0.00 Mar/2023 0.00 29-Aug-2024 0.00 07-Mar-2025 200,000.00 Mar/2031 benefited by Comments on Number of road users who will benefit from safer and more robust bridges. rehabilitated, achieving targets reconstructed, or constructed bridges (Number) Mar 13, 2025 Page 4 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Building Resilient Bridges (P174595) Pedestrians benefited 0.00 Mar/2023 0.00 29-Aug-2024 0.00 07-Mar-2025 150,000.00 Mar/2031 by safer designs from Comments on This indicator will include residents who live in the immediate hinterland of the bridge and the rehabilitated or achieving targets will benefit from improved safety and the potential for increased access to local markets, job reconstructed bridges opportunities, and health and education services. (Number) PrDO 2: Improved Road Asset Management Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year RAMS/BMS Mar/2023 RAMS/BMS 29-Aug-2024 RAMS/BMS 07-Mar-2025 RAMS/BMS Mar/2029 and remote and remote and remote and remote sensing data sensing data sensing data sensing data not in use not in use not in use used for a trial bridge RAMS/BMS and remote management sensing data used for a and bridge management and maintenance maintenance medium-term medium-term budget planning (Text) budget planning Comments on This indicator ensures the correct implementation of the BMS and remote sensing data to achieving targets monitor bridge management and maintenance. It evaluates the ARA’s ability to produce RAMS/BMS informed budget plans. 6.2 Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Component 1: Bridge Infrastructure Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year Mar 13, 2025 Page 5 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Building Resilient Bridges (P174595) People with enhanced 0 Mar/2023 0 30-Aug-2024 0 07-Mar-2025 0 Mar/2031 resilience to climate risks (Number of people) CRI People with enhanced 0 Mar/2023 0 30-Aug-2024 0 07-Mar-2025 0 Mar/2031 resilience to climate risks – Youth (Number of people) CRI People with enhanced 0 Mar/2024 0 30-Aug-2024 0 07-Mar-2025 0 Mar/2031 resilience to climate risks – Female (Number of people) CRI Bridge designs completed 0.00 Mar/2023 2.00 05-Aug-2024 2.00 05-Aug-2024 15.00 Mar/2029 following international Comments on This indicator will measure the capacity of the ARA to deliver bridge climate and disaster guidelines on resilience to achieving targets resilient-designs. climate and natural hazards (Number) Bridge designs which have 0.00 Mar/2023 0.00 05-Aug-2024 0.00 05-Aug-2024 100.00 Mar/2029 been publicly consulted and Comments on This indicator will measure the level of citizen engagement involved in the project design surveyed (Percentage) achieving targets phase. Bridges for which citizen 0.00 Mar/2023 0.00 05-Aug-2024 0.00 05-Aug-2024 50.00 Mar/2029 comments and requests have Comments on This indicator will measure the ARA’s capacity to manage the construction companies been incorporated in their achieving targets involved in the project, making the companies compliant with the requirements stipulated in designs (Percentage) the initial designs, and including technically feasible demands by the community. Bridges for which designs 0.00 Mar/2023 13.33 05-Aug-2024 13.33 05-Aug-2024 100.00 Mar/2029 have been audited for Comments on This indicator will measure if designs incorporate climate adaptation measures associated to climate resilience before achieving targets the bridge infrastructure and its surroundings. Audits will be conducted during the design construction (Percentage) phase. 0.00 Mar/2023 0.00 05-Aug-2024 0.00 05-Aug-2024 100.00 Mar/2029 Mar 13, 2025 Page 6 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Building Resilient Bridges (P174595) Bridges for which designs Comments on This indicator will measure if bridge designs incorporate appropriate road safety measures. have been audited for Road achieving targets The designs have to incorporate international best practices to make bridge designs and Safety, ensuring road safety associated structures safe for pedestrians (i.e. including sidewalks and other measures). considerations for vulnerable users (Percentage) Component 2: Institutional Capacity Building Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year 0.00 Mar/2023 0.00 05-Aug-2024 0.00 07-Mar-2025 30.00 Mar/2029 The ARA Staff trained for the Comments on The ARA Staff will be specifically trained to be able to plan, prioritize, and manage a large procurement and achieving targets ongoing bridge maintenance and bridge renewal program, in a sustainable manner. The staff implementation of bridge will be specifically trained in all the areas specified in the learning agendao successfully operations (Number) develop bridge operations. This indicator will measure the learning component of the program in phase 1. 0.00 Mar/2023 0.00 05-Aug-2024 0.00 07-Mar-2025 1,000.00 Mar/2029 Road condition data inputted into the RAMS/BMS in a Comments on This indicator will measure the progress for implementing a systemic approach for collecting reliable and systematic achieving targets data by the ARA. Reports for roads and bridges will follow minimum data requirements, manner. (Number) collected at suitable levels of accuracy, using reliable methods of collection, appling appropriate data formats and ensuring proper quality control procedures. Data collected for No Mar/2023 No 05-Aug-2024 No 07-Mar-2025 Yes Mar/2029 establishing a Disaster Loss Comments on This indicator will measure the compliance of the ARA with Law No. 45/2019 “On Civil Database (Yes/No) achieving targets Protection” regarding the collection of DLD. No Mar/2023 No 05-Aug-2024 No 07-Mar-2025 Yes Mar/2029 Service Level Requirements Comments on This indicator measures the agreements reached between the MoIE and the ARA regarding designed (Yes/No) achieving targets budget allocation for adequate road asset maintenance and management. Female last-year university 0.00 Mar/2023 0.00 05-Aug-2024 0.00 07-Mar-2025 15.00 Mar/2029 students and graduates Comments on MoIE will establish an Internship program and will recruit female interns each year. This recruited for a 6-month paid achieving targets indicator will measure the success of the Internship program. Mar 13, 2025 Page 7 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Building Resilient Bridges (P174595) internship program at the MoIE in the areas of engineering/similar male- dominated fields (Number) Females employed 0.00 Mar/2023 0.00 05-Aug-2024 0.00 07-Mar-2025 3.00 Mar/2029 permanently in the ARA in Comments on The ARA will recruit three females in traditionally male-dominated roles, e.g. engineers and roles that are male achieving targets technical planners. dominated, e.g. engineers, technical planners in the Road Asset Management System, etc. (Number) Component 3: Project Management Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year Grievance Redress 0.00 Dec/2023 0.00 31-May-2023 0.00 07-Mar-2025 100.00 Mar/2029 Mechanism complaints Comments on A Grievance Redress Mechanism will be established for the Project. The logbook of addressed and closed out achieving targets grievances will be reviewed and updated regularly. (Percentage) Mar 13, 2025 Page 8 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Building Resilient Bridges (P174595) 7. DATA ON FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE 7.1 Cumulative Disbursements 7.2 Disbursements (by loan) Loan/Credit/TF Status Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed IBRD-94790 Effective 55.00 55.00 0.00 4.73 50.28 8.61% 7.3 Key Dates (by loan) Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Signing Effectiveness Orig. Closing Rev. Closing IBRD-94790 Effective 16-Mar-2023 05-Jul-2023 01-Dec-2023 31-Jul-2029 31-Jul-2029 8. KEY DATES Mar 13, 2025 Page 9 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Building Resilient Bridges (P174595) Key Events Planned Actual Approval 16-Mar-2023 16-Mar-2023 Effectiveness 01-Dec-2023 01-Dec-2023 Mid-Term Review No. 01 01-Jun-2026 Operation Closing/Cancellation 31-Jul-2029 9. RESTRUCTURING HISTORY 10. ASSOCIATED OPERATION(S) There are no associated operations Mar 13, 2025 Page 10 of 10