Sri Lanka : Second Integrated Road Investment Program-Tranche 4
The Second Integrated Road Investment Program, a multitranche financing facility (MFF) for the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka approved on 29 September 2017, will improve access to the road network in Sri Lanka's rural areas, supporting rural economic and social development. The investment program, in the amount if $900 million and with an availability period ending in March 2027, will upgrade and maintain about 3,400 kilometers (km) of rural access roads to an all-weather standard; rehabilitate and maintain about 340 km of national roads in Eastern, Northern, Uva, and Western provinces; and improve the capacity of road agencies with respect to road design and construction, research capacity, maintenance, safeguards, and road safety.
Project Details
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Project Officer
Lu, Yang
Sectors Group
Request for information -
Approval Date
20 November 2023 -
Country/Economy
Sri Lanka -
Sector
- Transport
| Project Name | Second Integrated Road Investment Program-Tranche 4 | ||||
| Project Number | 50301-005 | ||||
| Country / Economy | Sri Lanka |
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| Project Status | Approved | ||||
| Project Type / Modality of Assistance | Loan |
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| Operational Priorities | OP1: Addressing remaining poverty and reducing inequalities OP2: Accelerating progress in gender equality OP3: Tackling climate change, building climate and disaster resilience, and enhancing environmental sustainability OP5: Promoting rural development and food security |
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| Sector / Subsector | Transport / Road transport (non-urban) |
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| Gender | Effective gender mainstreaming | ||||
| Description | The Second Integrated Road Investment Program, a multitranche financing facility (MFF) for the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka approved on 29 September 2017, will improve access to the road network in Sri Lanka's rural areas, supporting rural economic and social development. The investment program, in the amount if $900 million and with an availability period ending in March 2027, will upgrade and maintain about 3,400 kilometers (km) of rural access roads to an all-weather standard; rehabilitate and maintain about 340 km of national roads in Eastern, Northern, Uva, and Western provinces; and improve the capacity of road agencies with respect to road design and construction, research capacity, maintenance, safeguards, and road safety. A periodic financing request for the fourth tranche was received on 20 September 2023. Tranche 4 is aligned with the road map in the FFA to establish 2,500 rural development centers by upgrading or rehabilitating rural access routes, including local authority, provincial, and national roads. The proposed tranche also aligns with the FFA policy framework by (i) adopting a two-tier strategy to provide nationwide connectivity by (a) establishing a trunk road network with expressways and well-connected national roads, and (b) completing a rural road network to connect the rural population to trunk roads efficiently; and (ii) establishing a project implementation framework for the RDA to improve provincial and local authority roads jointly with local road agencies to accelerate completion of the rural road network by supplementing the limited capacity of the local agencies. The proposed tranche also contributes to achieving the objectives of ADB's country partnership strategy (CPS) for Sri Lanka, 20182022, which aims to strengthen the drivers of economic growth and improve the quality of growth. |
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| Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy | The Government of Sri Lanka plans to establish 2,500 rural development centers as rural economic market hubs. This will be achieved by (i) grouping many villages under identified potential development centers that have access to fully equipped rural economic market units, and (ii) by upgrading or rehabilitating rural access roads. Progress in improving provincial and local authority roads, however, has been relatively slow because of (i) competition for budget allocations, (ii) limited availability of sustainable raw materials, (iii) limited project implementation and maintenance capacity of road agencies, (iv) ad-hoc selection of provincial and local authority roads for improvement in the absence of clear criteria, and (v) insufficient community involvement in rural road development. The investment program will address these issues and improve the connectivity between priority rural development centers and surrounding villages. | ||||
| Impact | Connectivity between rural communities and socioeconomic centers in Sri Lanka improved (Public Investment Programme, 2017-2020) |
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| Project Outcome | |
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| Description of Outcome | Transport efficiency on project roads increased. |
| Progress Toward Outcome | |
| Implementation Progress | |
| Description of Project Outputs | Road conditions between the selected rural communities and socioeconomic centers improved with climate resilience features Capacity of road agencies enhanced |
| Status of Implementation Progress (Outputs, Activities, and Issues) | |
| Geographical Location | Nation-wide |
| 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 | All ongoing roads financed under the investment program have been assessed, with the findings and mitigations covered in the provincial initial environmental examination, which were disclosed prior to the MFF approval in 2017. The environmental assessment and review framework (EARF) prepared prior to MFF approval remains valid. All roads identified under the program have limited footprints, involving mainly rehabilitation and maintenance of existing rural and national roads located outside protected or critical habitat areas. Environmental impacts include typical road construction-related issues such as generation of dust and other air pollutants, noise, solid and liquid waste from construction sites and workers' camps, and community and occupational health and safety concerns. |
| Involuntary Resettlement | All roads have been assessed for involuntary resettlement and only those that do not require expropriation will receive financing under the investment program. The RDA's social due diligence and monitoring reports confirm that applicable safeguard requirements have been met. Civil works in ongoing tranches have been undertaken only within existing right-of-way, except where communities have donated small strips of land to improve road safety. A voluntary land donation system is in place following procedural requirements in the resettlement framework. The system requires the government to ensure that land donation is undertaken without coercion and documented in a transparent manner, and that an independent monitor verifies the process. The reports also confirmed that the grievance redress mechanism is functioning in all provinces. The social monitoring reports have been submitted and disclosed. |
| Indigenous Peoples | No indigenous peoples community as defined by ADB's Safeguard Policy Statement has been identified in the subproject areas. |
| Stakeholder Communication, Participation, and Consultation | |
| During Project Design | Consultation with affected communities is being conducted, with inputs and suggestions from stakeholders incorporated in the final design as exemplified in the context-sensitive design approach. |
| During Project Implementation | Consultation with affected communities is expected to be conducted continuously during project implementation. |
| Business Opportunities | |
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| Consulting Services | (i) Project implementation consultants (QCBS 90:10), including for training programs - 6 person-months of international consulting services and 1,550 person-months of national consulting services (all four contracts awarded in previous tranches) |
| Procurement | (i) International and/or national competitive bidding (civil works) -All 66 contracts amounting to $758.02 million have all been awarded. (Procurement and consulting services include all activities under the facility because of the time-slice approach, but exclude the amount of taxes and duties contributed by the government through exemption.) |
| Responsible ADB Officer | Lu, Yang |
| Responsible ADB Department | Sectors Group |
| Responsible ADB Division | Transport Sector Office (SG-TRA) |
| Executing Agencies |
Ministry of Transport and Highways |
| Timetable | |
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| Concept Clearance | - |
| Fact Finding | - |
| MRM | 25 Mar 2022 |
| Approval | 20 Nov 2023 |
| Last Review Mission | - |
| Last PDS Update | 30 Sep 2022 |
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| Title | Document Type | Document Date |
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| Second Integrated Road Investment Program-Tranche 4: Updated Facility Administration Manual for Tranche 4 | Facility Administration Manual | Nov 2023 |
| Second Integrated Road Investment Program-Tranche 4: Tranche Report | Tranche Reports | Nov 2023 |
| Second Integrated Road Investment Program-Tranche 4: Updated Gender Action Plan | Gender Action Plans | Nov 2023 |
| Second Integrated Road Investment Program-Tranche 4: Periodic Financing Request Report | Periodic Financing Request Reports | Nov 2023 |
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