TRANSPORT CORRIDORS IMPROVEMENT PROJECT

Abstract*

The objectives of the project are to (a) improve alternative corridors from Mali to the ports of Dakar and Abidjan by rail and road respectively; and (b) sustain accessibility to the Northern region of Mali, one of the poorest regions in the country. The project has the following three components: Component A: Rail component. Sub-component A I : Social and compensation plan. The sub-component will support implementation of the social and compensation... Show More

Development Objective

The objectives of the Project are to (a) enhance international transport through improvement of transport corridors linking Mali to the coastal countries of West Africa by rail and road, respectively, and (b) sustain accessibility of the northern regions of the Borrower's territories.

Key Details

Project Details

Project ID
P079351
Status
Closed
Team Leader
Siele Silue
Borrower 2
N/A

Country
Mali
Disclosure Date
December 23, 2002
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
March 11, 2004
Effective Date
September 16, 2004

Total Project Cost 1
US$ 131.50 million
Implementing Agency
N/A
Region
Western and Central Africa
Fiscal Year 3
2004

Commitment Amount
US$ 112.50 million
Environmental Category
B
Environmental and Social Risk
N/A
Closing Date
December 31, 2009

Last Stage Reached
BANK APPROVED
Last Update Date
March 11, 2021

Notes
1. Total project cost includes funding from World Bank and non-bank sources in US$ millions. Active and Closed projects show current commitments. Proposed (pipeline) and dropped projects show the forecast amount. The commitment amount for projects in the pipeline is indicative and may be modified during the project preparation.
2. Borrower refers to the Borrower of a Loan or Recipient of a Grant.
3. ”Fiscal Year” is the fiscal year in which the project was approved (or dropped if the status is dropped). The World Bank's fiscal year is from July 1 - June 30. For example, a fiscal year of 1996 corresponds to July 1, 1995 - June 30, 1996.

Sectors

Themes

FY17 - Economic Policy

FY17 - Trade33%
- FY17 - Trade Facilitation33%

FY17 - Environment and Natural Resource Management

FY17 - Environmental Health and Pollution Management18%
- FY17 - Air quality management6%
- FY17 - Soil Pollution6%
- FY17 - Water Pollution6%

FY17 - Human Development and Gender

FY17 - Disease Control16%
- FY17 - Non-communicable diseases16%
FY17 - Labor Market Policy and Programs18%
- FY17 - Active Labor Market Programs9%
- FY17 - Labor Market Institutions9%

FY17 - Private Sector Development

FY17 - Public Private Partnerships10%

FY17 - Public Sector Management

FY17 - Public Administration17%
- FY17 - State-owned Enterprise Reform and Privatization17%

Project Map

Interactive Map

Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Financier	Commitments
IDA Credit	32.80
FRANCE: French Agency for Development	25.10
Borrower/Recipient	18.30
Foreign Multilateral Institutions (unidentified)	5.10
West African Development Bank	17.60
Borrowing Agency	0.70
African Development Bank	16.00
IDA GRANT FOR DEBT VULNERABLE	15.90

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Product Line	IBRD/IDA
IBRD Commitment	N/A
IDA Commitment	48.70
IBRD + IDA Commitment	48.70

Lending Instrument
Grant Amount	63.80
Total Project Cost**	131.50

Summary Status of World Bank Financing (US$ Millions) as of March 31, 2025

No data available.

Detailed Financial Activity as of March 31, 2025

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Period	Financier	Transaction Type	Amount (US$)
Aug 12, 2022	IDA-38690	Int Charges	5,733.62
Aug 12, 2022	IDA-38690	Int Charges	5,733.62
Aug 15, 2023	IDA-38690	Loan Repay	4,276.95
Mar 23, 2023	IDA-38690	Int Charges	6,829.99
Mar 23, 2023	IDA-38690	Int Charges	6,829.99
Mar 23, 2023	IDA-38690	Int Charges	10,825.27
Mar 23, 2023	IDA-38690	Int Charges	10,825.27
Mar 23, 2023	IDA-38690	Loan Repay	290,465.25
Mar 3, 2014	IDA-38690	Int Charges	124,254.16
Mar 3, 2014	IDA-38690	Int Charges	124,254.16
Aug 23, 2013	IDA-38690	Int Charges	120,832.35
Aug 23, 2013	IDA-38690	Int Charges	120,832.35
Aug 15, 2013	IDA-38690	Int Charges	1,020.88
Aug 15, 2013	IDA-38690	Int Charges	1,020.88
Aug 15, 2013	IDA-38690	Int Charges	886.55
Aug 15, 2013	IDA-38690	Int Charges	886.55
Feb 15, 2014	IDA-38690	Int Charges	397.47
Feb 15, 2014	IDA-38690	Int Charges	397.47
Aug 19, 2015	IDA-38690	Int Charges	22,104.14
Aug 19, 2015	IDA-38690	Loan Repay	301,347.28
Aug 19, 2015	IDA-38690	Int Charges	105,717.33
Aug 19, 2015	IDA-38690	Int Charges	105,717.33
Aug 19, 2015	IDA-38690	Int Charges	25.11
Aug 19, 2015	IDA-38690	Int Charges	25.11
Feb 19, 2015	IDA-38690	Int Charges	2,291.25
Feb 19, 2015	IDA-38690	Int Charges	2,291.25
Feb 19, 2015	IDA-38690	Int Charges	90,871.53
Feb 19, 2015	IDA-38690	Int Charges	90,871.53
Feb 19, 2015	IDA-38690	Loan Repay	305,041.44
Aug 15, 2014	IDA-38690	Int Charges	393.21
Aug 15, 2014	IDA-38690	Int Charges	393.21
Aug 15, 2014	IDA-38690	Loan Repay	329,553.47
Aug 15, 2014	IDA-38690	Int Charges	121,107.20
Aug 15, 2014	IDA-38690	Int Charges	121,107.20
Aug 17, 2016	IDA-38690	Loan Repay	298,665.03
Aug 17, 2016	IDA-38690	Int Charges	108,719.30
Aug 17, 2016	IDA-38690	Int Charges	108,719.30
Feb 15, 2016	IDA-38690	Int Charges	5,055.26
Feb 15, 2016	IDA-38690	Int Charges	5,055.26
Feb 15, 2016	IDA-38690	Loan Repay	302,993.90
Feb 15, 2016	IDA-38690	Int Charges	25.25
Feb 15, 2016	IDA-38690	Int Charges	25.25
Feb 15, 2016	IDA-38690	Int Charges	110,214.04
Feb 15, 2016	IDA-38690	Int Charges	110,214.04
Aug 19, 2015	IDA-38690	Int Charges	22,104.14
Feb 17, 2017	IDA-38690	Loan Repay	289,095.47
Feb 17, 2017	IDA-38690	Int Charges	12.03
Feb 17, 2017	IDA-38690	Int Charges	12.03
Feb 17, 2017	IDA-38690	Int Charges	104,030.31
Feb 17, 2017	IDA-38690	Int Charges	104,030.31
Feb 15, 2017	IDA-38690	Loan Repay	2,908.73
Aug 15, 2016	IDA-38690	Loan Repay	3,319.75
Aug 20, 2018	IDA-38690	Int Charges	102,939.33
Aug 20, 2018	IDA-38690	Loan Repay	291,597.56
Feb 19, 2018	IDA-38690	Int Charges	12.89
Feb 19, 2018	IDA-38690	Int Charges	12.89
Feb 19, 2018	IDA-38690	Int Charges	109,725.06
Feb 19, 2018	IDA-38690	Int Charges	109,725.06
Feb 19, 2018	IDA-38690	Loan Repay	301,425.75
Feb 15, 2018	IDA-38690	Loan Repay	13,187.30
Aug 17, 2017	IDA-38690	Int Charges	106,785.59
Aug 17, 2017	IDA-38690	Int Charges	106,785.59
Aug 15, 2017	IDA-38690	Loan Repay	4,911.48
Aug 17, 2017	IDA-38690	Loan Repay	298,032.70
Aug 17, 2017	IDA-38690	Int Charges	12.50
Aug 17, 2017	IDA-38690	Int Charges	12.50
Aug 16, 2019	IDA-38690	Int Charges	1,741.65
Aug 16, 2019	IDA-38690	Int Charges	1,741.65
Aug 16, 2019	IDA-38690	Loan Repay	295,629.30
Feb 21, 2019	IDA-38690	Int Charges	360.08
Feb 21, 2019	IDA-38690	Int Charges	360.08
Feb 21, 2019	IDA-38690	Loan Repay	300,142.47
Mar 23, 2023	IDA-38690	Int Charges	211.59
Mar 23, 2023	IDA-38690	Int Charges	211.59
Mar 23, 2023	IDA-38690	Int Charges	90,407.33
Mar 23, 2023	IDA-38690	Int Charges	90,407.33
Mar 11, 2004	IDA-H0750	Loan Commitment	15,900,000.00
Apr 2, 2024	IDA-38690	Int Charges	84,117.18
Apr 2, 2024	IDA-38690	Int Charges	84,117.18
Apr 2, 2024	IDA-38690	Int Charges	2,352.18
Apr 2, 2024	IDA-38690	Int Charges	2,352.18
Apr 2, 2024	IDA-38690	Loan Repay	284,786.10
Apr 2, 2024	IDA-38690	Int Charges	333.15
Apr 2, 2024	IDA-38690	Int Charges	333.15
Mar 11, 2004	IDA-38690	Loan Commitment	32,800,000.00
Oct 12, 2023	IDA-38690	Loan Repay	279,272.70
Oct 12, 2023	IDA-38690	Int Charges	224.43
Oct 12, 2023	IDA-38690	Int Charges	224.43
Oct 12, 2023	IDA-38690	Int Charges	84,833.22
Oct 12, 2023	IDA-38690	Int Charges	84,833.22
Feb 21, 2019	IDA-38690	Int Charges	30.44
Feb 21, 2019	IDA-38690	Int Charges	30.44
Feb 21, 2019	IDA-38690	Int Charges	100,655.39
Feb 21, 2019	IDA-38690	Int Charges	100,655.39
Aug 15, 2018	IDA-38690	Loan Repay	7,785.70
Aug 20, 2018	IDA-38690	Int Charges	23.91
Aug 20, 2018	IDA-38690	Int Charges	23.91
Aug 20, 2018	IDA-38690	Int Charges	102,939.33
Feb 20, 2020	IDA-38690	Int Charges	6.11
Feb 20, 2020	IDA-38690	Int Charges	6.11
Feb 20, 2020	IDA-38690	Int Charges	90,867.79
Feb 20, 2020	IDA-38690	Int Charges	90,867.79
Feb 20, 2020	IDA-38690	Int Charges	3,353.93
Feb 20, 2020	IDA-38690	Int Charges	3,353.93
Feb 20, 2020	IDA-38690	Loan Repay	293,467.56
Aug 16, 2019	IDA-38690	Int Charges	36.95
Aug 16, 2019	IDA-38690	Int Charges	36.95
Aug 16, 2019	IDA-38690	Int Charges	96,396.26
Aug 16, 2019	IDA-38690	Int Charges	96,396.26
Feb 15, 2021	IDA-38690	Loan Repay	9,668.14
Feb 17, 2021	IDA-38690	Int Charges	368.11
Feb 17, 2021	IDA-38690	Int Charges	368.11
Feb 17, 2021	IDA-38690	Int Charges	97,793.74
Feb 17, 2021	IDA-38690	Int Charges	97,793.74
Feb 17, 2021	IDA-38690	Loan Repay	300,334.22
Oct 12, 2020	IDA-38690	Int Charges	7,352.36
Oct 12, 2020	IDA-38690	Int Charges	7,352.36
Oct 12, 2020	IDA-38690	Loan Repay	304,886.25
Oct 12, 2020	IDA-38690	Int Charges	31.76
Oct 12, 2020	IDA-38690	Int Charges	31.76
Oct 12, 2020	IDA-38690	Int Charges	100,612.43
Oct 12, 2020	IDA-38690	Int Charges	100,612.43
Jul 12, 2022	IDA-38690	Int Charges	6,584.73
Jul 12, 2022	IDA-38690	Int Charges	6,584.73
Jul 12, 2022	IDA-38690	Loan Repay	282,283.80
Jul 12, 2022	IDA-38690	Int Charges	11.76
Jul 12, 2022	IDA-38690	Int Charges	11.76
Jul 12, 2022	IDA-38690	Int Charges	70,182.98
Jul 12, 2022	IDA-38690	Int Charges	70,182.98
Aug 17, 2021	IDA-38690	Int Charges	12.37
Aug 17, 2021	IDA-38690	Int Charges	91,683.91
Aug 17, 2021	IDA-38690	Int Charges	91,683.91
Aug 17, 2021	IDA-38690	Int Charges	3,301.09
Aug 17, 2021	IDA-38690	Int Charges	3,301.09
Aug 17, 2021	IDA-38690	Loan Repay	306,457.44
Aug 17, 2021	IDA-38690	Int Charges	12.37
Sep 20, 2022	IDA-38690	Int Charges	81,358.27
Sep 20, 2022	IDA-38690	Int Charges	854.80
Sep 20, 2022	IDA-38690	Int Charges	854.80
Sep 19, 2022	IDA-38690	Loan Repay	9,148.41
Sep 20, 2022	IDA-38690	Loan Repay	269,960.70
Sep 20, 2022	IDA-38690	Int Charges	81,358.27
Jul 12, 2022	IDA-38690	Int Charges	2,230.72
Jul 12, 2022	IDA-38690	Int Charges	2,230.72
Jul 12, 2022	IDA-38690	Int Charges	1,374.43
Jul 12, 2022	IDA-38690	Int Charges	1,374.43

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name	Review	Date
Overall Safeguards Rating	Satisfactory	2009-12-05
Progress towards achievement of PDO	Moderately Satisfactory	2009-12-05
Procurement	Satisfactory	2009-12-05
Counterpart Funding	Moderately Unsatisfactory	2009-12-05
Overall Implementation Progress (IP)	Satisfactory	2009-12-05
Project Management	Satisfactory	2009-12-05
Financial Management	Satisfactory	2009-12-05
Monitoring and Evaluation	Satisfactory	2009-12-05

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDICATOR	IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION & RESULTS REPORT: 06-23-2010
Outcomes	Moderately Satisfactory
Risk to Development Outcome	Substantial
Bank Performance	Moderately Satisfactory
Borrower Performance	Moderately Satisfactory
Government Performance	Moderately Satisfactory
Implementing Agency	Moderately Unsatisfactory

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

INDICATOR	ICR REVIEW: 01-24-2011	PROJECT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORT:
Outcome Rating	Moderately Unsatisfactory	N/a
Risk To Development Outcome	Significant	N/a
Bank Performance	Moderately Unsatisfactory	N/a
Borrower Performance	Moderately Unsatisfactory	N/a
Government Performance	Moderately Satisfactory	N/a
Implementing Agency	Moderately Unsatisfactory	N/a
Icr Quality	Satisfactory	N/a
M&e Quality	Modest	N/a

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Roads between Bamako and Gao passable and in good condition	Value	Wide potholes (200 sq-m per km) on Bamako - Bougou	On Bamako - Bougouni portion rehabilitated by the	Total surface of potholes on the roads not to exce
	Date	January 1, 2005	November 13, 2009	December 31, 2009
	Comment		Bamako - Bougouni road is in good condition following the completion of the works.

Improvement of turnaround time of wagons between Dakar and Bamako	Value	29 days	17 days	11 days
	Date	December 31, 2004	November 13, 2009	December 31, 2009
	Comment		This indicator has not been met because of speed limitations due to the alarming condition of the network.

Increase in price of cereals in Gao	Value	Product Mopti GaoMillet 172	Mopti Gao Millet 200 225 Sorghom 190 20	Not more than the increase in Mopti, all parameter
	Date	January 31, 2003	November 13, 2009	December 31, 2009
	Comment		The end of project target has not been met since the increase of product prices in Gao is still higher than the increase in Mopti.It is worth noting that the t arget is likely to be met when all sections ofSevare-Gao are maintained to acce ptable standards.

Improve access to Gao by maintained road:average speed between Bamako and Gao	Value	Driving speed : 74 km per hour in 2003	70 km/h in average on Sevare - Gao	Not below 65 km/hour
	Date	December 31, 2003	November 13, 2009	December 31, 2009
	Comment		The end of project target has been met.

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Km of roads rehabilitated with project resources on the Bamako-Bougouni section of road	Value	0 km	154 km	154 km
	Date	December 1, 2005	November 13, 2009	December 31, 2009
	Comment		Activity fully completed. End of projet target met.

85 Km of roads maintained with project resources on the Sevare-Gao road	Value	0	25 kms rehabilitated with IDA resource and 15 kms	85
	Date	December 1, 2005	November 13, 2009	December 31, 2009
	Comment		Achievement to date is 25km from IDA + 16 km from GoM for a total of 41 km. The end of project target is not met. The remaining 45kms will be rehabilitated by the Government on its own resources. IDA financingwas focused on the first 25 k ms from Sevare (works completely done).