The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Kakheti Connectivity Improvement Project (P173782) Kakheti Connectivity Improvement Project (P173782) EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA | Georgia | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing (IPF) | FY 2022 | Seq No: 6 | Archived on 17-Dec-2024 | ISR01499 Implementing Agencies: Roads Department of the Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure 1. OBJECTIVE 1.1 Development Objective Original Development Objective (Approved as part of Approval package on 22-Mar-2022) The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to improve connectivity and safety of road transportation in the Kakheti region along the Sagarejo-Badiauri section of the Tbilisi-Bakurtsikhe-Lagodekhi highway. Has the Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No 2. COMPONENTS Name Connectivity Improvements on the Eastern Corridor:(Cost 107,430,000.00) Development of a new local Marketplace:(Cost 300,000.00) Institutional Strengthening and Implementation Support:(Cost 1,000,000.00) 3. OVERALL RATINGS Name Previous Current Progress towards achievement of PDO Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Moderate Moderate 4. KEY ISSUES & STATUS Dec 17, 2024 Page 1 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Kakheti Connectivity Improvement Project (P173782) 4.1 Implementation Status and Key Decisions Limited progress has been recorder for Component 1 covering the civil works contract for the construction of the Sagarejo-Badiauri section (Lot 3) of the Tbilisi-Bakurtsikhe-Lagodekhi highway . Physical progress achieved by the contractor is approximately 16 percent against a target of 51 percent. The Contractor was advised to have in place an approved program aligned with necessary resources for the remaining work that will allow efficient monitoring by the supervision engineer. This will enable the contractor to successfully implement the contract within the remaining contract period. Environmental and Social performance of the Project remains satisfactory. 5. SYSTEMATIC OPERATIONS RISK-RATING TOOL Rating at Approval Last Approved Rating Risk Category Approval Package - ISR Seq. 05 - 27 Jun Proposed Rating 22 Mar 2022 2024 Political and Governance Moderate Moderate Moderate Macroeconomic Moderate Moderate Moderate Sector Strategies and Policies Moderate Moderate Moderate Technical Design of Project or Program Moderate Moderate Moderate Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Moderate Moderate Moderate Sustainability Fiduciary Moderate Moderate Moderate Environment and Social Substantial Substantial Substantial Stakeholders Moderate Moderate Moderate Overall Moderate Moderate Moderate Dec 17, 2024 Page 2 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Kakheti Connectivity Improvement Project (P173782) 6. RESULTS 6.1 PDO Indicators by PDO Outcomes Improved Connectivity Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year Travel time along the target 17.00 Dec/2021 17.00 07-Jun-2024 17.00 29-Nov-2024 11.30 Aug/2027 section of the highway Comments on Baseline value represents mean Travel Time on existing two-lane road. Target value represents corridor (Minutes) achieving targets mean travel time on newly constructed section of the highway. 1,013.00 Feb/2022 970.00 07-Jun-2024 970.00 29-Nov-2024 1,275.00 Aug/2027 Average Annual Daily Traffic Comments on Baseline value represents Annual Average Daily volume of freight vehicles (trailers) based on of freight vehicles on the achieving targets available traffic count data. Target value is the number based on traffic projection assumptions corridor (Number) as part of economic analysis. Indicator will enable monitoring of actual growth of freight vehicles and enable comparison with projected traffic volume. Improved Safety Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year Number of fatal accidents per 4.70 Dec/2021 6.50 07-Jun-2024 6.50 29-Nov-2024 3.76 Aug/2027 100 million vehicle-km Comments on Rate of fatal accidents represents the number of accidents with fatalities per 100 mln. vehicle- traveled along the target achieving targets km traveled represented by the last five-year average. Updated data is received in February section of the highway each year. corridor (Number) Page 3 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Kakheti Connectivity Improvement Project (P173782) 6.2 Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Connectivity Improvements on the Eastern Corridor Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year People benefiting from 0 Jan/2022 0 29-Nov-2024 17,957,376 Dec/2027 improved access to Comments on Methodology for data colelction has been discussed and agreed. Final target will be assesed at sustainable transport achieving targets Project completion. The POM will be updated to include the new indicators. infrastructure and services (Number of people) CRI People benefiting from 0 Jan/2022 0 29-Nov-2024 2,029,183 Dec/2027 improved access to Comments on Methodology for data colelction has been discussed and agreed. Final target will be assesed at sustainable transport achieving targets Project completion. The POM will be updated to include the new indicators. infrastructure and services – Youth (Number of people) CRI People benefiting from 0 Jan/2022 0 29-Nov-2024 9,337,835 Dec/2027 improved access to Comments on Methodology for data colelction has been discussed and agreed. Final target will be assesed at sustainable transport achieving targets Project completion. The POM will be updated to include the new indicators. infrastructure and services – Female (Number of people) CRI Roads constructed 0.00 Mar/2022 0.00 07-Jun-2024 0.00 07-Jun-2024 17.00 Aug/2027 (Kilometers) Roads constructed - 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 rural (Kilometers) Roads constructed - 0.00 0.00 0.00 17.00 non-rural (Kilometers) Page 4 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Kakheti Connectivity Improvement Project (P173782) Number of km built to climate 0.00 Dec/2021 0.00 07-Jun-2024 0.00 07-Jun-2024 17.00 Aug/2027 resilient standards (designed Comments on Measures the length of road constructed integrating climate change and adapted to higher to 100-year climate events for achieving targets intensity and frequency of extreme rainfall events. bridges and culverts) (Kilometers) To be Jan/2022 To be 07-Jun-2024 To be 07-Jun-2024 20% increase Aug/2027 determined determined determined from the the first year baseline Satisfaction of road users at Comments on Percentage of respondents who are satisfied with the quality of the target highway section target highway corridor achieving targets and services provided. The level of satisfaction of road users will be assessed through road (Percentage) (Text) users’ satisfaction survey (in a gender disaggregated manner). The survey will capture public opinion on quality, safety and reliability of (i) highway road sections and (ii) services provided along the highway. The baseline indicator will be obtained from the road users’ satisfaction survey to be completed during the first year of implementtion. Number of accidents involving 2.40 Feb/2022 5.30 07-Jun-2024 5.30 07-Jun-2024 1.92 Aug/2027 pedestrians per 100 million Comments on Rate represents the number of accidents with pedestrians per 100 mln. vehicle-km traveled vehicle-km travelled on the achieving targets represented by the last five-year average. Vehicle to pedestrian accidents reduction is target section (Number) expected as the new road will divert majority of traffic from densely populated area. Share of citizens who assess 0.00 Jan/2022 To be 07-Jun-2024 To be 07-Jun-2024 70.00 Aug/2027 the information and determined determined consultation measures under Comments on Percentage of citizens satisfied with the effectiveness of consultations and citizen engagement the project as effective achieving targets measures applied under the project. The quality of citizen engagement activities will be (Percentage) measured through above mentioned Road users’ satisfaction survey. Development of a new local Marketplace Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year Market stalls in the new 0.00 Jan/2022 0.00 07-Jun-2024 0.00 29-Nov-2024 50.00 Aug/2027 Badiauri marketplace Comments on The project will ensure that at least half of the market stalls in the new local marketplace are reserved to women traders reserved to women traders. Given that the market will become operational at the time the Page 5 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Kakheti Connectivity Improvement Project (P173782) (Percentage) achieving targets highway is completed and open for traffic, the indicator only has the end target. At least 50 women receiving 0.00 Jan/2022 0.00 07-Jun-2024 0.00 29-Nov-2024 50.00 Aug/2027 tailored business advisory Comments on The project will provide tailored business advice to at least 50 local women covering a range of services on how to start achieving targets topics including providing technical knowledge. The support will be provided for the duration and/or expand their of three months and will consist of minimum one week hours for each women. The advisory entrepreneurial activities will take place throughout the third year of the project prior to launching the new (Number) marketplace. Institutional Strengthening and Implementation Support Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year 0.00 Jan/2022 0.00 07-Jun-2024 0.00 29-Nov-2024 70.00 Aug/2027 Percentage of staff at RD Comments on Measures percentage of staff at RD’s divisions responsible for Construction, Rehabilitation, receiving training in contract achieving targets Environmental and Social, Legal and Procurement issues who receive training in contract management (Percentage) management. Total number of relevant staff is estimated to be 40. Page 6 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Kakheti Connectivity Improvement Project (P173782) 7. DATA ON FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE 7.1 Cumulative Disbursements 7.2 Disbursements (by loan) Loan/Credit/TF Status Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed Historical Disbursed IBRD-93610 Effective 109.00 109.00 0.00 38.68 69.33 35.81% 109.00 7.3 Key Dates (by loan) Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Signing Effectiveness Orig. Closing Rev. Closing IBRD-93610 Effective 22-Mar-2022 30-Mar-2022 25-Jul-2022 31-Dec-2027 31-Dec-2027 8. KEY DATES Dec 17, 2024 Page 7 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Kakheti Connectivity Improvement Project (P173782) Key Events Planned Actual Approval 22-Mar-2022 22-Mar-2022 Effectiveness 25-Jul-2022 25-Jul-2022 Mid-Term Review No. 01 09-Jun-2025 Operation Closing/Cancellation 31-Dec-2027 9. RESTRUCTURING HISTORY 10. ASSOCIATED OPERATION(S) There are no associated operations Dec 17, 2024 Page 8 of 8