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Building Resilient Bridges

Abstract*

The program has the following components and activities throughout both phases: Component 1 will finance: (i) the rehabilitation or reconstruction of priority bridges and culverts on the national road network to improve the bridge resilience to withstand futurenatural disasters and climate change. Rehabilitation includes replacement in-situ of the existing bridges’ deteriorated parts, and structures. Rehabilitation also includes the upgrade or retrofit...

* The project abstract is drawn from the PAD, SAR or PGD and may not accurately reflect the project's current nature

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Development Objective

(a) to enhance resilience to climate change and natural hazards of Albania’s critical bridge infrastructure and (b) to improve road and bridge asset management.

Key Details

Project Details

  • P174595

  • Active

  • Jan Nora

  • Republic of Albania

  • Albania

  • April 22, 2021

  • (as of board presentation)

    March 16, 2023

  • December 1, 2023

  • US$ 55.00 million

  • Albanian Road Authority

  • Europe and Central Asia

  • 2023

  • US$ 55.00 million

  • N/A

  • December 20, 2023

  • July 31, 2029

  • Yes

  • BANK APPROVED

  • Notes

Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

No data available.
Financier Commitments
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development 55.00

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Product Line IBRD/IDA
IBRD Commitment 55.00
IDA Commitment N/A
IBRD + IDA Commitment 55.00
Lending Instrument
Grant Amount N/A
Total Project Cost** 55.00

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

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Financier Approval Date Closing Date Principal Disbursed Repayments Interest, Charges & Fees

Detailed Financial Activity as of March 31, 2025

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Period Financier Transaction Type Amount (US$)
Mar 15, 2024 IBRD-94790 Int Charges 73,610.35
Mar 16, 2023 IBRD-94790 Loan Commitment 55,000,000.00
Dec 1, 2023 IBRD-94790 Fee Charges 140,571.30
Dec 1, 2023 IBRD-94790 Loan Disb 140,571.30
Jan 4, 2024 IBRD-94790 Loan Disb 1,833,218.20
Mar 15, 2024 IBRD-94790 Int Charges 18,710.18

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name Review Date
Project Management Moderately Satisfactory 2025-03-13
Progress towards achievement of PDO Satisfactory 2025-03-13
Financial Management Satisfactory 2025-03-13
Monitoring and Evaluation Satisfactory 2025-03-13
Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Satisfactory 2025-03-13
Procurement Moderately Satisfactory 2025-03-13

COMPLETION RATINGS

No data available.

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

No data available.

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATORBASELINECURRENTTARGET
  • Bridges rehabilitated, reconstructed, or constructed following international guidelines on resilience to climate and natural disastersValue0.000.0030.00
    DateMarch 31, 2023December 20, 2023March 31, 2031
    Comment
  • RAMS/BMS and remote sensing data used for a bridge management and maintenance medium-term budget planningValueRAMS/BMS and remote sensing data not in useRAMS/BMS and remote sensing data not in useRAMS/BMS and remote sensing data used for a trial
    DateMarch 31, 2023December 20, 2023March 30, 2029
    Comment
  • People with enhanced access to transportation servicesValue0.000.00350000.00
    DateMarch 31, 2023December 20, 2023March 31, 2031
    Comment
  • Direct daily road users benefited by rehabilitated, reconstructed, or constructed bridgesValue0.000.00200000.00
    DateMarch 31, 2023December 20, 2023March 31, 2031
    Comment
  • Pedestrians benefited by safer designs from the rehabilitated or reconstructed bridgesValue0.000.00150000.00
    DateMarch 31, 2023December 20, 2023March 31, 2031
    Comment

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATORBASELINECURRENTTARGET
  • Bridge designs completed following international guidelines on resilience to climate and natural hazardsValue0.002.0015.00
    DateMarch 31, 2023December 14, 2023March 30, 2029
    Comment
  • Bridges for which designs have been audited for climate resilience before constructionValue0.0013.33100.00
    DateMarch 31, 2023December 14, 2023March 30, 2029
    Comment
  • The ARA Staff trained for the procurement and implementation of bridge operationsValue0.000.0030.00
    DateMarch 31, 2023December 14, 2023March 30, 2029
    Comment
  • Female last-year university students and graduates recruited for a 6-month paid internship program at the MoIE in the areas of engineering/similar male-dominated fieldsValue0.000.0015.00
    DateMarch 31, 2023December 20, 2023March 30, 2029
    Comment
  • Grievance Redress Mechanism complaints addressed and closed outValue0.000.00100.00
    DateDecember 20, 2023May 31, 2023March 30, 2029
    Comment
  • Service Level Requirements designedValueNoNoYes
    DateMarch 31, 2023December 20, 2023March 30, 2029
    Comment
  • Bridge designs which have been publicly consulted and surveyedValue0.000.00100.00
    DateMarch 31, 2023May 31, 2023March 30, 2029
    Comment
  • Bridges for which designs have been audited for Road Safety, ensuring road safety considerations for vulnerable usersValue0.000.00100.00
    DateMarch 31, 2023December 14, 2023March 30, 2029
    Comment
  • Road condition data inputted into the RAMS/BMS in a reliable and systematic manner.Value0.000.001000.00
    DateMarch 31, 2023December 14, 2023March 30, 2029
    Comment
  • Females employed permanently in the ARA in roles that are male dominated, e.g. engineers, technical planners in the Road Asset Management System, etc.Value0.000.003.00
    DateMarch 31, 2023December 20, 2023March 30, 2029
    Comment
  • Bridges for which citizen comments and requests have been incorporated in their designsValue0.000.0050.00
    DateMarch 31, 2023May 31, 2023March 30, 2029
    Comment
  • Data collected for establishing a Disaster Loss DatabaseValueNoNoYes
    DateMarch 31, 2023December 14, 2023March 30, 2029
    Comment