Project Data Sheet
Project 50063-001
Project Data Sheet
Project 50063-001
| Project Name | Kashkadarya Regional Road Project | ||||
| Project Number | 50063-001 | ||||
| Country / Economy | Uzbekistan |
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| Project Status | Closed | ||||
| Project Type / Modality of Assistance | Loan |
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| Strategic Agendas | Environmentally sustainable growth Inclusive economic growth Regional integration |
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| Drivers of Change | Governance and capacity development Knowledge solutions |
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| Sector / Subsector | Transport / Road transport (non-urban) |
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| Gender | No gender elements | ||||
| Description | The project will rehabilitate a 77 km section of the regional road that links the tourist centers of Karshi and Kitab on the A380 and M39 highways, including pilot road side infrastructure development and install cross-border scanning equipment. | ||||
| Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy | The road sections between Karshi and Kitab will upgrade/widen the existing road into a 4-lane rigid pavement following the existing alignment. The design of the entire road section (127 km) has already been completed, and land acquisition and resettlement activities have also already been completed by the government. | ||||
| Impact | International trade and tourism increased along Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation corridors in Uzbekistan, safer roads, and greater economy and efficiency in road planning and construction. | ||||
| Project Outcome | |
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| Description of Outcome | Efficiency of the road sector improved |
| Progress Toward Outcome | On 25 January 2021, ADB received the Borrower's request to cancel the loan funds under L3481-UZB. The letter stated that (i) the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic inflicted substantial shocks for the economy of the Republic of Uzbekistan and made the government borrow additional funds to address COVID-19 and other shocks in 2020, (ii) the government reassessed its public investment priorities in light of limited borrowing headroom, and (iii) although the subject road project remains a priority for the government, due to the increased borrowing for other investments, the government decided to postpone construction of the road. Consequently, ADB cancelled $193.45 million and $3.92 million effective 11 March 2021 and 13 April 2021, respectively. The loan account is financially closed effective 13 April 2021. The EA issued the contract termination notice to the two winning bidders for the two lots and to the construction supervision consultant on 24 March 2021. |
| Implementation Progress | |
| Description of Project Outputs | Upgrading of approximately 77 km of highway in the Kashkadarya province Capacity of the SCR and national design institutes strengthened |
| Status of Implementation Progress (Outputs, Activities, and Issues) | On 25 January 2021, ADB received the Borrower's request to cancel the loan funds under L3481-UZB. The letter stated that (i) the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic inflicted substantial shocks for the economy of the Republic of Uzbekistan and made the government borrow additional funds to address COVID-19 and other shocks in 2020, (ii) the government reassessed its public investment priorities in light of limited borrowing headroom, and (iii) although the subject road project remains a priority for the government, due to the increased borrowing for other investments, the government decided to postpone construction of the road. Consequently, ADB cancelled $193.45 million and $3.92 million effective 11 March 2021 and 13 April 2021, respectively. The EA issued the contract termination notice to the two winning bidders for the two lots and to the construction supervision consultant on 24 March 2021. The loan account is financially closed effective 13 April 2021. The recruitment of institutional development consultant (IDC) was advertised at ADB's CMS on 13 March 2019 with original deadline of submission of expression of interest on 11 April 2019. However due to COVID-19 crisis situation, the EA requested for extension of deadline by another 30 days. ADB held workshop on road safety and intelligent transport system in Tashkent in November 2018. The workshop aimed to help increase the EA's capacity through knowledge sharing and product that will enhance the ITS capacity of SCR staff and learn from best practices especially in the area of road management and safety. Since the loan was financially closed effective 13 April 2021, the recruitment of IDC is also terminated. |
| Geographical Location | Kitob, Qarshi, Shahrisabz |
| Safeguard Categories | |
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| Environment | B |
| Involuntary Resettlement | B |
| Indigenous Peoples | C |
| Summary of Environmental and Social Aspects | |
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| Environmental Aspects | The project is classified as category B for environment. Almost all of negative impact to environment is in construction stage. Mitigation measures to address all construction and operational impacts have been included in the environmental management plan (EMP) prepared as part of the initial environmental examination (IEE). The updated IEE which include mitigation measures on noise and vibration assessments was disclosed at ADB website on 22 October 2018. |
| Involuntary Resettlement | The project is classified as category B for the involuntary resettlement safeguard. The Safeguards Due Diligence Report was first disclosed at ADB website in September 2016. The updated SDDR was submitted to ADB on 3 July 2019 and disclosed at ADB website on 16 July 2019. |
| Indigenous Peoples | The project is classified as category C for indigenous peoples. The country does not have communities inhabited by indigenous people as defined in ADB's Safeguard Policy Statement, 2009 for operational purposes. |
| Stakeholder Communication, Participation, and Consultation | |
| During Project Design | Consultations will be held with potential stakeholders--the local population, the executing agency, government officials, community heads, and other stakeholders through focus discussion groups. |
| During Project Implementation | Continued consultations will be held during project implementation with potential stakeholders--the local population, the executing agency, government officials, community heads, and other stakeholders through focus discussion groups. |
| Business Opportunities | |
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| Consulting Services | All consulting services to be financed by the loan will be recruited following ADB's Guidelines on the Use of Consultants (2013, as amended from time to time). Notices regarding project's tenders are accessible at ADB website through this link: https://www.adb.org/projects/50063-001/main#project-tenders |
| Procurement | All goods and works to be financed by the loan will be procured following ADB's Procurement Guidelines (2015, as amended from time to time). Notices regarding project's tenders are accessible at ADB website through this link: https://www.adb.org/projects/50063-001/main#project-tenders |
| Responsible ADB Officer | Karki, Pawan |
| Responsible ADB Department | Central and West Asia Department |
| Responsible ADB Division | Transport and Communications Division, CWRD |
| Executing Agencies |
Committee for Roads [email protected] Mustakillik Ave, 68, 100000 Tashkent City Tashkent, Republic of Uzbekistan |
| Timetable | |
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| Concept Clearance | 28 Jun 2016 |
| Fact Finding | 04 Jul 2016 to 15 Jul 2016 |
| MRM | 07 Sep 2016 |
| Approval | 05 Dec 2016 |
| Last Review Mission | - |
| Last PDS Update | 19 Jun 2021 |
| Milestones | |||||
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| Approval | Signing Date | Effectivity Date | Closing | ||
| Original | Revised | Actual | |||
| 05 Dec 2016 | 03 Mar 2017 | 05 Apr 2017 | 30 Jun 2022 | - | 13 Apr 2021 |
| Financing Plan | Loan Utilization | ||||
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| Total (Amount in US$ million) | Date | ADB | Others | Net Percentage | |
| Project Cost | 266.20 | Cumulative Contract Awards | |||
| ADB | 198.00 | 17 Jun 2022 | 0.63 | 0.00 | 100% |
| Counterpart | 68.20 | Cumulative Disbursements | |||
| Cofinancing | 0.00 | 17 Jun 2022 | 0.63 | 0.00 | 100% |
| Status of Covenants | ||||||
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| Category | Sector | Safeguards | Social | Financial | Economic | Others |
| Rating | Satisfactory | Satisfactory | Satisfactory | - | - | Satisfactory |