Tunisia - Tunis District Urban Planning and Public Transport Project

Document of The World Bank FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Report No. 5013 PROJECT COMPLETION REPORT TUNISIA - TUNIS DISTRICT URBAN PLANNING AND PUBLIC TRANSPORT PROJECT (LOAN 937/CREDIT 432-TUN) March 27, 1984 Europe, Middle East and North Africa Regional Office This document bas a restricted distribtion and may be used by recipients only in the performance of their official duties. Its contents may not otherwise be disclosed without World Bank orization.  FOR OFFICALL USE ONLY TUNISIA TUNIS DISTRICT URBAN PLANNING AND PUBLIC TRANSPORT PROJECT PROJECT COMPLETION REPORT Page PREFACE i BASIC DATA SHEET ii HIGHLIGHTS iii 1. INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Tunis Metropolitan Area.. . .. . .. .. 1 Role of the Project. .... .. ... ...... .. 2 Brief Details of the Project . . . . . ... 3 Sources of Information for this Report . . . . . . . . 3 2. PROJECT IDENTIFICATION, PREPARATION AND APPRAISAL . . . . 4 Origin and Formulation of the Project .. 4 Project Preparation .... ........ 5 Project Appraisal. 7 3. IIMPLEMENTATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Effectiveness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Revisions. 11 Implementation Schedule ..13 Procurement .14 Project Costs and Disbursements. 15 4. EVALUATION OF PERFORMANCE - SNT PROJECT COMPONES . . . 17 Assessment of SNT Past Operations and Level of Service . . . 17 Urban Bus Operations . . 18 TGM Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Fares ...24 Financial Evaluation .. 24 Economic Evaluation - Bus Component. . 30 Economic Evaluation - TGM Component. . 33 Organizational Improvements ..34 The Future of SNT ...35 Light Rail Project .. 36 Dismantling of SNT ... ........... . ; 37 This docurnent has a restricte-d distribution and rnay be used by recipients only in the perforrnance of1 Itheir official duties. Its contents rnay not otherwise bc disclosed without World Bank authorization.|  Page No. 5. EVALUATION OF PERFORMANCE - TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT COMPONENT. . 37 Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Traffic Management Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 6. EVALUATION OF PERFORMANCE -- TUNIS DISTRICT COMPONENT. . . . 40 7. EVALUATION OF PERFORMANCE - SFAX COMPONENT . . . . . . . . 41 8. EVALUATION OF PERFORMANCE CONSULTANTS AND SUPPLIERS . . . 42 9. EVALUATION OF BANK PERFORMANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 10. CONCLUSIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Annex I: Forecasted and Actual Costs Annex II: Traffic Improvement Component Annex III: Schedule of Disbursements Annex IV: Compliance with Agreements  TUNISIA - TUNIS DISTRICT URBAN PLANNING AND PUBLIC TRANSPORT PROJECT (LOAN 937/CREDIT 432-TUN) PREFACE Loan 937/Credit 432-TUN for the Tunis District Urban Planning and Public Transport Project was signed on October 5, 1973. The loan/credit, for US$ll.O and 7.0 million respectively, was closed on December 31, 1981; t17.86 million was disbursed and the balance ($0.14 million) was cancelled. During implementation, project content was marginally revised, and the closing date was postponed by three years. This report consists of a Project Completion Report (PCR) prepared by the EMENA Urban Division. The PCR is based on a review of files and documents, interviews with Bank and Borrower staff, and a visit to Tunisia in May 1981. In accordance with the revised procedures for project performance audit reporting, this Completion Report was read by the Operations Evaluation Department but was not audited by OED staff. The draft Completion Report was sent to the Borrower; however, no comments were received.  - ii - PROJfrCT COMv1LI:TION K_W,POT hASIC DATA Stf.r.T TUNISIA r: U tr...;:T .P.OJECT kLoa-1 %p3-TUG7'7ULL.L 4J.-1Uh7 5LI- rRuJt.L1 U11A-- Item Appraisal Forecast Actual Total Project Cosc (Ust million) 28.62 53.43 0verrunt (7) 487.00 Loan Amount (USS ipillion) 11 00 Credit Amount (USS million) 7.00 Total Loan and Credit (US5 million) 18 00 Disbursed (as of December 31, 1981) 17:86.!/ Cancelled 0.14 eursiLand