Project Data Sheet
Project 45195-002
Project Data Sheet
Project 45195-002
| Project Name | Astana Light Rail Transit Project | ||||||||
| Project Number | 45195-002 | ||||||||
| Country / Economy | Kazakhstan |
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| Project Status | Closed | ||||||||
| Project Type / Modality of Assistance | Technical Assistance |
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| Strategic Agendas | Environmentally sustainable growth Inclusive economic growth |
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| Drivers of Change | Gender Equity and Mainstreaming Governance and capacity development |
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| Sector / Subsector | Transport / Urban public transport |
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| Gender | Effective gender mainstreaming | ||||||||
| Description | The proposed Astana Light Rail Transit (LRT) project will promote urban mobility and improve quality of life, thereby supporting inclusive growth in the fast-growing Astana City in the Republic of Kazakhstan. It will support the construction of a part of the LRT system which the Government of Kazakhstan (GOK) plans to construct during 2012-2017. The whole LRT system will be structured in three phases: (i) phase 1 of 14 kilometer from the Astana airport to the city center; (ii) phase 2 of 8 km to 10 km from the city center to the northern part of Astana and the main railway station; and (iii) phase 3 of 18 km that will close the loop back to the city center. GOK considers this to be a flagship project, and has requested the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to finance the civil works for Phase 2 (the project). Phase 3 will be pursued at a later stage. The LRT system will introduce modern tram in Kazakhstan and provide a holistic solution for integrated urban mobility, having a demonstration value and potential for replication as no modern transit system currently exists in the country. | ||||||||
| Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy | In addition to the technical and economic feasibility studies prepared in 2010-2011, detailed design for the whole LRT network including the project (phase 2) will be performed by the Turnkey contractor hired for phase 1. However, a technical assistance is required to conduct project due diligence, to complete safeguards assessments and to ensure project readiness. | ||||||||
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| Consulting Services | LRT project due diligence (international consultant 16 person-months and national consultant 4 person-months) requires a team of 8 experts -LRT specialist, transport economist and financial specialist, environmental specialist (international and national), social and resettlement specialist (international and national), gender specialist, and contract and procurement specialist- recruited as individual consultant. |
| Responsible ADB Officer | Goalou, Bertrand |
| Responsible ADB Department | Central and West Asia Department |
| Responsible ADB Division | Urban Development and Water Division, CWRD |
| Executing Agencies |
Astana LRT LLP 10 floor, Business Center Asia 8 Auezov Street, Astana Republic of Kazakhstan |
| Timetable | |
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| Concept Clearance | - |
| Fact Finding | - |
| MRM | - |
| Approval | 19 Sep 2011 |
| Last Review Mission | - |
| Last PDS Update | 20 Oct 2011 |
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| Approval | Signing Date | Effectivity Date | Closing | ||
| Original | Revised | Actual | |||
| 19 Sep 2011 | 14 Oct 2011 | 14 Oct 2011 | 30 Jun 2012 | 31 Dec 2013 | 08 Apr 2014 |
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| ADB | Cofinancing | Counterpart | Total | Date | Amount | |||
| Gov | Beneficiaries | Project Sponsor | Others | |||||
| 716,000.00 | 0.00 | 29,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 745,000.00 | 17 Jun 2022 | 433,468.29 |