| Project Detail |
SUMMARY
STATUS
Proposed
MEMBER
Lao PDR
SECTOR
Transport
E&S CATEGORY
Category B
PROJECT NUMBER
000618
FINANCING
PROPOSED FUNDING AMOUNT
USD40 million
FINANCING TYPE
Sovereign
TIMELINE
CONCEPT REVIEW
February 15, 2023
APPRAISAL REVIEW/FINAL REVIEW
July 2023
OBJECTIVE
To enhance domestic and international connectivity by improving the road condition, safety, and climate resilience of critical sections of the National Road 13.
DESCRIPTION
The proposed project will support the improvement, rehabilitation and maintenance of 50 kilometers (km) of the most critical section of the National Road 13. It comprises upgrading of 20 km of the road from two to four lanes and rehabilitating of 30 km of the existing two-lane road.
The road improvement and maintenance will be carried out through a 10-year Output- and Performance-Based Road Contract (OPBRC) under the Design, Build, Maintain, Operate, and Transfer (DBMOT) method for achieving sustainable and cost-effective road asset management.
The proposed project will also support capacity-building activities to strengthen MPWT staff’s capacity in road asset management, including designing and implementing OPBRCs, and in road safety and climate resilience practices.
AIIB has participated in NR13N (KM12-KM70) and NR13S Section 3 (KM190-KM268) financing. When all AIIB financed civil works are completed, the proposed project, located in the middle of the NR13N and NR13S, will become a bottleneck due to a lack of significant design and capacity improvements, consequently adversely impacting the social benefit of two ongoing projects. Also, this 50-km section is crucial to obtain improved travel conditions all along the NR13 and provide improved regional connectivity and further development in Lao PDR. |
