Senegal - Fourth Highway Project

Document of The World Bank FILE COPY FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Report No. P-269 la-SE REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT AND THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS ON A PROPOSED LOAN AND A PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT CREDIT TO THE REPUBLIC OF SENEGAL FOR THE FOURTH HIGHWAY PROJECT February 28, 1980 This document has a restrcted distribution and may be used by recipients only In the performance of their ofikil duies. Its eontents may not otberwise be disclosed without World Bank authoriatlon.  CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS Currency Unit: CFA Franc (CFAF) US$1.00 = CFAF 210 CFAF 1 million = US$4,762 SYSTEM OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES: METRIC 1 meter (m) = 3.28 feet (ft) 1 square meter (m2 ) = 10.76 square feet (sq ft) 1 kilometer (km) = 0.62 mile (mi) 1 square kilometer (km2) = 0.386 square mile (sq mi) 1 hectare (ha) = 2.47 acres (ac) ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS ASECNA - Agence pour la Securite de la Navigation Aerienne en Afrique et a Madagascar CEREEQ - Centre Experimental de Recherches et d'Etudes pour l'Equipement GDOT - General Directorate of Transport DER - Road Maintenance Division DRC - Directorate of Road Construction DRME - Directorate of Road Maintenance and Equipment DSP - Directorate of Studies and Programming FED - European Development Fund GDPW - General Directorate of Public Works GNP - Gross National Product ME - Ministry of Equipment MOF - Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs MOP - Ministry of Planning and Cooperation OECF - Overseas Economic Cooperation Fund (Japan) ONCAD - Office National de Cooperation et d'Assistance au Developpement PAD - Port Autonome de Dakar PCM - Central Equipment Division UNDP - United Nations Development Program vpd - vehicles per day FISCAL YEAR July 1 - June 30  FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY REPUBLIC OF SENEGAL FOURTH HIGHWAY PROJECT Loan, Credit and Project Summary Borrower: Republic of Senegal Amount: Credit: US$ 28 million equivalent Loan: US$ 10 million equivalent Terms: Credit: standard Loan: 20 years including 5 years of grace with interest at 8.25 percent p.a. Project Description: The major objective of the project is to increase Govern- ment's capacity to keep the road system in adequate condition, in particular, to train technicians and selected staff, to improve road work planning and pro- gramming capacity and to rehabilitate and upgrade impor- tant road sections. The project would consist of the following components: (a) a three-year training program for road maintenance staff; (b) a two-and-a-half year technical assistance program for road maintenance execu- tion; (c) upgrading of the Government's soils laboratory to strengthen its participation in road maintenance activities; (d) design of proper and systematic pavement maintenance and strengthening programs; (e) strengthen- ing and rehabilitation of about 200 km of primary paved roads; and (f) construction of the Louga-Dahra road (about 85 km) to two-lane, paved standards. Benefits and Risks: The main benefit of the project will be its institutional impact; even before its start, the Government has taken steps towards ensuring its success: reorganization of the public works maintenance department, establishment of a permanent training center, and provision of adequate funds and disbursement procedures for road maintenance. The main quantifiable benefits are savings in vehicle operating costs from a better maintained, partly upgraded, road network. The project will have widespread beneficiaries. The project faces no special risks. This docufnent has a restricted distribution and may be used by recipients only in the performance of their official duties. Its contents may not otherwise be disclosed without World Bank authorization.  -2- Estimated Cost: Foreign Local Total