Tanzania - Transport Sector Support Program Project

Page 1 INTEGRATED SAFEGUARDS DATA SHEET CONCEPT STAGE Report No.: AC1082 Date ISDS Prepared/Updated: October 13, 2004 I. BASIC INFORMATION A. Basic Project Data Country: Tanzania Project ID: P055120 Project Name: Transport Sector Support Program Task Team Leader: Dieter E. Schelling Estimated Appraisal Date: January 16, 2006 Estimated Board Date: July 14, 2006 Managing Unit: AFTTR Lending Instrument: Adaptable Program Loan Sector: Roads and highways (80%);Ports, waterways and shipping (5%);Aviation (5%);Railways (5%);General transportation sector (5%) Theme: Rural services and infrastructure (P);Access to urban services and housing (P);Infrastructure services for private sector development (S);Other public sector governance (S) Safeguard Policies Specialists in the task team: Nina Chee Loan/Credit amount ($m.): IDA: 530 Other financing amounts by source: ($m) -Borrower 1500 - Other Donors 970 B. Project Objectives [from section 2 of PCN] The overall goal of the program is to assist the country to achieve the MDG. The development objectives for the various components of the APL are the following: (i) main roads: to have all the main roads (28,500 km trunk and regional roads) in good and fair condition by 2015, up from the current 50% with an intermediate achievement of 70% by 2009; (ii) rural roads: to improve the stock of rural roads in good and fair condition from the current 5,000 km to 12,000 km by 2015. This (and the improvement of the main roads) would provide an estimated 95% of the rural population with reliable access, up from the current 70%, by 2015; (iv)urban transport: the project aims at enhancing affordable and environmentally friendly public transport in Dar es Salaam; (v) port, rail and aviation sector rehabilitation: the program would assist to enhance safety and security and to increase efficiency in the sectors through public-private partnership arrangements, aiming at increasing private investments and increased service standards. Page 2 C. Project Description [from section 3 of PCN] The Transport Sector Support Program APL is proposed to consist of up to six individual components (some of which could be combined into one phase of the APL) whose launch would be tied to the achievement of key reform steps, as follows: (A) trunk and regional road upgrading, rehabilitation and maintenance component, phase one (FY06-10) and two (FY10-15), total cost $1300m each, IDA credit $175m each: Two consecutive phases would focus on upgrading, rehabilitation and maintenance of trunk and regional roads. Respective bidding documents for phase one are currently being prepared under the Central Transport Corridor Project (CTCP). The financing would include performance based maintenance contracts jointly financed with the Road Fund, as well as both public and private sector capacity building. Executing Agency: TANROADS. Triggers: (i) conversion of TANROADS into a Road Authority; (ii) adoption of a sector-wide approach, jointly with the other donors; and (iii) adoption of a conducive road safety policy and strategy. The selection of the investments is based on the Ten-Year-Road-Development program which will be annually reviewed and adjusted jointly with TANROADS and the participating donors. Bidding documents for phase two would be prepared during phase one. (B) rural transport component: It is estimated that if the stock of all-season rural roads in the country can be increased by 5,000 km from the current 7,000 km to 12,000 km the percentage of the rural population provided with reliable access to a main road can be increased from 70% to 95%. This is absolutely essential for the reduction of rural poverty and the achievement of the MDG. To achieve this, total investment funding of about $200m is required over the next ten years, including about $50m from IDA. The rest would be contributed by GOT and participating development partners. The RTP is planned to be delivered as a a SWAP, through the creation of a rural road rehabilitation fund, jointly provisioned by GOT and the donors. The RTP would focus, besides the rehabilitation of rural roads, on capacity building, community involvement, improved transport services, and on the use of appropriate technology. Executing Agency: PORALG (President