Lesotho Transport Infrastructure and Connectivity Project (LTIC)

Abstract*

The objectives of the Transport Infrastructure and Connectivity Project for Lesotho are to: (a) improve access to social services and markets in targeted rural areas of Lesotho; (b) strengthen road safety management capacity; and (c) improve the Recipient’s capacity to respond promptly and effectively to an Eligible Crisis or Emergency. There are four components to the project, the first component being improving infrastructure access. This component... Show More

Development Objective

The proposed Project Development Objectives are to (a) improve access to social services and markets in targeted rural areas of Lesotho; (b) strengthen road safety management capacity; and (c) improve the Recipientâ??s capacity to respond promptly and effectivelyto an Eligible Crisis or Emergency.

Key Details

Project Details

Project ID
P155229
Status
Closed
Team Leader
Noor Mohamed
Borrower 2
The Kingdom of Lesotho

Country
Lesotho
Disclosure Date
May 18, 2016
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
November 20, 2017
Effective Date
December 27, 2017

Total Project Cost 1
US$ 18.30 million
Implementing Agency
Ministry of Public Works and Transport,Roads Directorate
Region
Eastern and Southern Africa
Fiscal Year 3
2018

Commitment Amount
US$ 18.30 million
Environmental Category
B
Last Update Date
June 27, 2024
Closing Date
December 31, 2023

Consultant Services required
TBD
Last Stage Reached
BANK APPROVED

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 - Environment and Natural Resource Management

FY17 - Climate change63%
- FY17 - Adaptation3%
- FY17 - Mitigation61%

FY17 - Human Development and Gender

FY17 - Disease Control26%
- FY17 - HIV/AIDS26%
FY17 - Gender26%

FY17 - Urban and Rural Development

FY17 - Disaster Risk Management3%
- FY17 - Flood and Drought Risk Management3%
FY17 - Road Safety24%
FY17 - Rural Development76%
- FY17 - Rural Infrastructure and service delivery76%
FY17 - Urban Development50%
- FY17 - Public Transport50%

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Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Financier	Commitments
IDA Credit	18.30

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Product Line	IBRD/IDA
IBRD Commitment	N/A
IDA Commitment	18.30
IBRD + IDA Commitment	18.30

Lending Instrument
Grant Amount	N/A
Total Project Cost**	18.30

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$)
Sep 15, 2018	IDA-61510	Int Charges	1,296.02
Sep 15, 2018	IDA-61510	Int Charges	2,160.02
Sep 15, 2018	IDA-61510	Int Charges	6,192.60
Sep 15, 2018	IDA-61510	Int Charges	6,192.60
Sep 15, 2018	IDA-61510	Int Charges	10,300.35
Sep 4, 2018	IDA-61510	Loan Disb	17,206.29
Jul 10, 2018	IDA-61510	Loan Disb	64,919.32
Jun 20, 2018	IDA-61510	Loan Disb	86,604.36
Dec 13, 2018	IDA-61510	Loan Disb	102,463.28
Feb 19, 2019	IDA-61510	Loan Disb	14,896.96
Oct 17, 2018	IDA-61510	Loan Disb	250,026.75
Oct 23, 2018	IDA-61510	Loan Disb	38,545.29
Nov 19, 2018	IDA-61510	Loan Disb	150,183.47
Jan 15, 2019	IDA-61510	Loan Disb	227,722.60
Mar 6, 2019	IDA-61510	Loan Disb	110,840.24
Mar 15, 2019	IDA-61510	Int Charges	20.54
Mar 15, 2019	IDA-61510	Int Charges	9,267.42
Mar 15, 2019	IDA-61510	Int Charges	9,267.42
Mar 15, 2019	IDA-61510	Int Charges	14,661.98
Apr 19, 2019	IDA-61510	Loan Disb	25,059.21
Apr 18, 2018	IDA-61510	Loan Disb	24,352.33
Apr 5, 2018	IDA-61510	Loan Disb	36,086.19
Apr 5, 2018	IDA-61510	Loan Disb	48,060.15
Apr 5, 2018	IDA-61510	Loan Disb	28,353.36
Apr 5, 2018	IDA-61510	Loan Disb	10,110.26
Apr 5, 2018	IDA-61510	Loan Disb	9,524.36
Apr 5, 2018	IDA-61510	Loan Disb	6,102.09
Apr 5, 2018	IDA-61510	Loan Disb	140,938.28
May 18, 2018	IDA-61510	Loan Disb	20,985.77
Dec 27, 2017	IDA-61510	Loan Disb	806,200.00
Oct 13, 2021	IDA-61510	Loan Disb	37,110.29
Apr 12, 2022	IDA-61510	Loan Disb	573,056.56
Apr 12, 2022	IDA-61510	Loan Disb	73,990.42
Mar 8, 2022	IDA-61510	Loan Disb	35,104.24
Mar 8, 2022	IDA-61510	Loan Disb	52,673.63
Jun 9, 2022	IDA-61510	Loan Disb	206,029.55
Jun 9, 2022	IDA-61510	Loan Disb	4,467.80
Jul 8, 2022	IDA-61510	Loan Disb	145,819.52
Jul 8, 2022	IDA-61510	Loan Disb	63,629.84
Mar 15, 2022	IDA-61510	Int Charges	1,318.53
Mar 15, 2022	IDA-61510	Int Charges	39,298.53
Mar 15, 2022	IDA-61510	Int Charges	39,298.53
Mar 15, 2022	IDA-61510	Int Charges	55,632.94
Dec 7, 2021	IDA-61510	Loan Disb	49,245.87
May 11, 2022	IDA-61510	Loan Disb	57,310.32
Jan 5, 2021	IDA-61510	Loan Disb	195,127.44
Jan 6, 2021	IDA-61510	Loan Disb	72,690.22
Mar 18, 2021	IDA-61510	Int Charges	1,316.69
Mar 18, 2021	IDA-61510	Int Charges	23,206.54
Mar 18, 2021	IDA-61510	Int Charges	23,206.54
Mar 18, 2021	IDA-61510	Int Charges	38,677.54
Jun 8, 2021	IDA-61510	Loan Disb	113,908.34
Apr 7, 2021	IDA-61510	Loan Disb	584,839.10
Sep 15, 2023	IDA-61510	Loan Repay	132,240.83
May 11, 2022	IDA-61510	Loan Disb	80,173.62
Mar 21, 2022	IDA-61510	Int Charges	9,882.82
Jan 11, 2022	IDA-61510	Loan Disb	98,605.42
Feb 10, 2022	IDA-61510	Loan Disb	41,081.46
Aug 15, 2022	IDA-61510	Loan Disb	37.33
Aug 15, 2022	IDA-61510	Loan Disb	133,910.92
Jan 7, 2022	IDA-61510	Loan Disb	287,316.72
Sep 19, 2022	IDA-61510	Int Charges	69,019.88
Sep 19, 2022	IDA-61510	Int Charges	14,048.15
Sep 19, 2022	IDA-61510	Int Charges	14,048.15
Sep 15, 2022	IDA-61510	Int Charges	2,064.79
Sep 15, 2022	IDA-61510	Int Charges	2,064.79
Nov 7, 2022	IDA-61510	Loan Disb	340,022.12
Nov 7, 2022	IDA-61510	Loan Disb	25,083.53
Nov 7, 2022	IDA-61510	Loan Disb	121,009.69
Sep 19, 2022	IDA-61510	Int Charges	25,300.27
Sep 19, 2022	IDA-61510	Int Charges	25,300.27
Sep 15, 2022	IDA-61510	Loan Disb	134,031.44
Sep 15, 2021	IDA-61510	Int Charges	471.22
Sep 15, 2021	IDA-61510	Int Charges	471.22
Sep 15, 2021	IDA-61510	Int Charges	31,371.04
Sep 15, 2021	IDA-61510	Int Charges	31,371.04
Aug 4, 2021	IDA-61510	Loan Disb	534,404.75
Sep 15, 2021	IDA-61510	Int Charges	51,707.27
Apr 7, 2021	IDA-61510	Loan Disb	25,565.16
Apr 26, 2021	IDA-61510	Loan Disb	202,455.05
Sep 3, 2021	IDA-61510	Loan Disb	95,309.86
May 6, 2021	IDA-61510	Loan Disb	128,430.19
Jun 24, 2021	IDA-61510	Loan Disb	2,000,000.00
Jul 8, 2021	IDA-61510	Loan Disb	341,164.70
Nov 2, 2021	IDA-61510	Loan Disb	138,737.02
Mar 15, 2020	IDA-61510	Int Charges	222.24
Dec 16, 2019	IDA-61510	Loan Disb	338,216.56
Feb 20, 2020	IDA-61510	Loan Disb	435,274.84
Jan 15, 2020	IDA-61510	Loan Disb	267,133.60
Jun 15, 2020	IDA-61510	Loan Disb	28,748.32
Jun 4, 2020	IDA-61510	Loan Disb	33,080.27
May 18, 2020	IDA-61510	Loan Disb	263,963.88
Sep 8, 2020	IDA-61510	Loan Disb	72,298.43
Sep 15, 2020	IDA-61510	Int Charges	31,524.39
Oct 14, 2020	IDA-61510	Loan Disb	214,058.88
Nov 10, 2020	IDA-61510	Loan Disb	409,958.40
Aug 20, 2020	IDA-61510	Loan Disb	97,731.41
Jul 16, 2020	IDA-61510	Loan Disb	43,472.98
Sep 15, 2020	IDA-61510	Int Charges	1,447.03
Sep 15, 2020	IDA-61510	Int Charges	19,697.43
Sep 15, 2020	IDA-61510	Int Charges	19,697.43
Jun 14, 2019	IDA-61510	Loan Disb	25,287.62
May 28, 2019	IDA-61510	Loan Disb	35,047.56
Sep 9, 2019	IDA-61510	Loan Disb	172,076.30
Oct 23, 2019	IDA-61510	Loan Disb	287,902.34
Aug 26, 2019	IDA-61510	Loan Disb	171,686.70
Sep 15, 2019	IDA-61510	Int Charges	11,094.42
Sep 15, 2019	IDA-61510	Int Charges	11,094.42
Sep 15, 2019	IDA-61510	Int Charges	2,019.59
Sep 15, 2019	IDA-61510	Int Charges	16,249.63
Nov 22, 2019	IDA-61510	Loan Disb	115,563.64
Sep 15, 2019	IDA-61510	Int Charges	772.92
Jul 19, 2019	IDA-61510	Loan Disb	75,898.93
Mar 15, 2020	IDA-61510	Int Charges	14,967.07
Mar 15, 2020	IDA-61510	Int Charges	14,967.07
Mar 15, 2020	IDA-61510	Int Charges	23,537.35
Mar 26, 2020	IDA-61510	Loan Disb	52,685.92
May 9, 2018	IDA-61510	Loan Disb	750,000.00
Sep 15, 2018	IDA-61510	Int Charges	1,296.02
Mar 15, 2024	IDA-61510	Loan Repay	154,816.77
Mar 15, 2024	IDA-61510	Loan Repay	121,320.86
Mar 15, 2024	IDA-61510	Int Charges	0.01
Mar 15, 2024	IDA-61510	Int Charges	62,769.63
Mar 15, 2024	IDA-61510	Int Charges	62,769.63
Oct 11, 2023	IDA-61510	Loan Disb	-1,119.90
Mar 15, 2024	IDA-61510	Loan Repay	9,490.58
Nov 20, 2017	IDA-61510	Loan Commitment	18,300,000.00
Aug 11, 2023	IDA-61510	Loan Disb	182,102.11
Sep 15, 2023	IDA-61510	Int Charges	57,966.38
Sep 15, 2023	IDA-61510	Int Charges	57,966.38
Aug 11, 2023	IDA-61510	Loan Disb	258,952.19
Aug 9, 2023	IDA-61510	Loan Disb	496,742.84
Sep 15, 2023	IDA-61510	Int Charges	12.70
Sep 15, 2023	IDA-61510	Int Charges	21.18
Sep 15, 2023	IDA-61510	Int Charges	12.70
Mar 15, 2024	IDA-61510	Int Charges	104,616.06
Sep 15, 2022	IDA-61510	Loan Disb	146,737.28
Dec 13, 2022	IDA-61510	Loan Disb	267,646.66
Dec 13, 2022	IDA-61510	Loan Disb	244,688.48
Dec 13, 2022	IDA-61510	Loan Disb	510,812.30
Apr 13, 2023	IDA-61510	Loan Disb	148,128.45
Mar 15, 2023	IDA-61510	Loan Disb	130,881.34
Feb 7, 2023	IDA-61510	Loan Disb	201,904.56
Feb 7, 2023	IDA-61510	Loan Disb	400,545.66
Jan 11, 2023	IDA-61510	Loan Disb	489,801.03
Jul 31, 2023	IDA-61510	Loan Disb	34,960.90
Mar 15, 2023	IDA-61510	Loan Repay	1,073.61
Mar 15, 2023	IDA-61510	Loan Repay	161,354.05
Mar 20, 2023	IDA-61510	Loan Repay	123,913.17
Mar 20, 2023	IDA-61510	Int Charges	50,601.55
Mar 20, 2023	IDA-61510	Int Charges	50,601.55
Mar 20, 2023	IDA-61510	Int Charges	84,335.88
Jan 11, 2023	IDA-61510	Loan Disb	278,136.28
Sep 15, 2023	IDA-61510	Loan Repay	2,481.26
Sep 15, 2023	IDA-61510	Loan Repay	148,143.34
Jun 20, 2023	IDA-61510	Loan Disb	815,514.56
Aug 11, 2023	IDA-61510	Loan Disb	231,867.90
Sep 15, 2023	IDA-61510	Int Charges	96,610.67

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name	Review	Date
Monitoring and Evaluation	Moderately Satisfactory	2023-08-11
Overall Implementation Progress (IP)	Moderately Satisfactory	2023-08-11
Project Management	Moderately Satisfactory	2023-08-11
Procurement	Moderately Satisfactory	2023-08-11
Progress towards achievement of PDO	Satisfactory	2023-08-11
Financial Management	Satisfactory	2023-08-11

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDICATOR	IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION & RESULTS REPORT: 06-27-2024
Outcomes	Substantial
Risk to Development Outcome
Bank Performance	Moderately Satisfactory
Borrower Performance
Government Performance
Implementing Agency

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

INDICATOR	ICR REVIEW: 11-21-2024	PROJECT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORT:
Outcome Rating	Moderately Satisfactory	N/a
Risk To Development Outcome		N/a
Bank Performance	Moderately Satisfactory	N/a
Borrower Performance		N/a
Government Performance		N/a
Implementing Agency		N/a
Icr Quality	Modest	N/a
M&e Quality	Modest	N/a

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Pedestrian travel time reduction during rainy season to basic services and local agricultural markets Value 0.00 50.00 0.00
Date November 1, 2017 December 31, 2023
Comment

Number of people benefitting from improved pedestrian accessibility to social services and markets disaggregated by gender	Value	0.00	0.00	32282.00
	Date	November 1, 2017	December 31, 2023	December 31, 2023
	Comment

Road crash data collection is streamlined using RADMS and at least 1 annual report is produced Value No Yes No
Date November 1, 2017 December 31, 2023
Comment
Percentage of people benefitting from improved pedestrian accessibility to social services and markets that are women Value 0.00 57.50 0.00
Date
Comment

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Road safety equipment acquired and utilized on a routine basis by the RSD and traffic police Value No Yes Yes
Date November 1, 2017 December 31, 2023 December 31, 2023
Comment
Parkhomes (offices) to support Department of Traffic and Transportation's information system established Value No Yes Yes
Date November 1, 2017 December 31, 2023 December 31, 2023
Comment
RADMS established Value No Yes Yes
Date November 1, 2017 December 31, 2023 December 31, 2023
Comment
Number of RD, RF and MoPWT staff trained Value 0.00 25.00 25.00
Date November 30, 2017 December 31, 2023 December 31, 2023
Comment
Number of footbridges constructed Value 0.00 35.00 41.00
Date November 1, 2017 December 31, 2023 December 31, 2023
Comment
Number of RD, RF, and MoPWT staff trained that are women Value 0.00 0.00 2.00
Date November 30, 2017 March 7, 2018
Comment
National Transport Master Plan submitted to Cabinet Value No Yes Yes
Date November 1, 2017 December 31, 2023 December 31, 2023
Comment
Share of surveyed project beneficiaries who are satisfied with quality of footbridges, disaggregated by gender Value 0.00 100.00 0.00
Date November 1, 2017 December 31, 2023
Comment
Share of surveyed project beneficiaries who are satisfied with quality of footbridges that are women Value 0.00 0.00 0.00
Date November 1, 2017 March 7, 2018
Comment
Number of direct local jobs created under the project, disaggregated by gender. Value 0.00 540.00 1000.00
Date November 1, 2017 December 31, 2023 December 31, 2023
Comment
Number of direct local jobs created in construction of footbridges that are taken by women Value 0.00 0.00 0.00
Date November 1, 2017 March 7, 2018
Comment
Share of surveyed project beneficiaries who are satisfied with quality of footbridges, disaggregated by gender Value 0.00 100.00 100.00
Date November 1, 2017 December 31, 2023 December 31, 2023
Comment
Share of surveyed project beneficiaries who are satisfied with quality of footbridges that are women Value 0.00 0.00 0.00
Date November 1, 2017 March 7, 2018
Comment
Number of GBV and HIV/AIDs awareness-raising campaigns carried out in the project areas Value 0.00 10.00 10.00
Date November 1, 2017 December 31, 2023 December 31, 2023
Comment

RADMS established	Value	No	Yes	Yes
	Date	November 1, 2017	December 31, 2023	December 31, 2023
	Comment

Number of footbridges constructed	Value	0.00	35.00	41.00
	Date	November 1, 2017	December 31, 2023	December 31, 2023
	Comment