Public Disclosure Authorized LATIN AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN Argentina Transport & ICT Global Practice IBRD/IDA Adaptable Program Loan FY 2010 Seq No: 11 ARCHIVED on 15-Sep-2015 ISR20616 Implementing Agencies: Buenos Aires Urban Transport Project Implementing Unit Public Disclosure Authorized Key Dates Key Project Dates Board Approval date:20-oct-2009 Planned Mid Term Review Date:04-Nov-2013 Original Closing Date:29-Feb-2016 Project Development Objectives Effectiveness Date:26-Nov-2010 Actual Mid-Term Review Date:16-Dec-2013 Revised Closing Date:29-Feb-2016 Public Disclosure Authorized Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The overall development objective of the program is to improve the quality and sustainability of urban transport systems in Argentine Metropolitan Areas, through the improvement of sectoral decision making frameworks and by giving priority to public transport modes in the urban transport sector. The project (APL1) development objectives contribute to the overall program development objective by: (i) supporting the design and creation of a multijurisdictional Metropolitan Transport Agency for the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area (AMBA); (ii) strengthening the institutional capacity of the transport authorities in decision making, planning, priority setting, and resource allocation in urban transport; (iii) improving the quality and performance of urban transport infrastructure and/orservices in medium size Metropolitan Areas; and (iv) improving the physical integration and access to public transport networks in the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No PHRPDODEL Public Disclosure Authorized Components Name Creation of the MTA:(Cost $17.61 M) Urban Transport Improvements in Medium Size Metropolitan Areas:(Cost $24.46 M) Public Transport Access and Modal Integration in AMBA:(Cost $99.28 M) Sectoral Training:(Cost $2.50 M) Project Management:(Cost $5.77 M) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating 9/15/2015 Page 1 of 10
Progress towards achievement of PDO Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Unsatisfactory Moderately Unsatisfactory Overall Risk Rating Substantial Substantial Implementation Status and Key Decisions The loan has been effective since November 2010 and has disbursed USD53 or 35% as of February 2015. The project was restructured in August 2014. The level 2 restructuring of the project resulted in: (i) a reallocation of funds within the components to allow the execution of selected high priority investments for urban transport in the metropolitan areas; (ii) a formal transfer of the implementing unit to the Ministry of the Interior and Transport; (iii) modification of the key indicators for the Project; and (iv) modification of certain Project activities. The restructured project is now focused primarily on three public transport investments under preparation: a BRT project in greater Buenos Aires with proposed works in the municipalities of La Matanza and the city of Buenos Aires; segregated lanes projects in the municipalities of Santa Fe and Rosario. The project is also financing technical assistance to strengthen planning and data platforms for urban mobility planning and management in medium-sized Argentine cities. The project is expected to achieve its development objectives. No key issues to raise. 9/15/2015 Page 2 of 10
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Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance -- Substantial Substantial Macroeconomic -- Substantial Substantial Sector Strategies and Policies -- Substantial Substantial Technical Design of Project or Program -- Moderate Moderate Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Sustainability -- Moderate Substantial Fiduciary -- Substantial Substantial Environment and Social -- Moderate Moderate Stakeholders -- Moderate Moderate Other -- -- -- Overall -- Substantial Substantial 9/15/2015 Page 4 of 10
Results Project Development Objective Indicators PHINDPDOTBL Existence of a legal agreement for creating the AMT, signed inter-jurisdictionally. (Yes/No, Custom) Value N Y Y Y In August 2014 the Minister of Interior and Transportation, Florencio Randazzo, and Secretary of Transportation, Alejandro Ramos, approved the tripartite agreement between the State, the Province of Buenos Aires and the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, creating the Metropolitan Transportation Agency (MTA), which was originally signed on October 2012 and initiated the AMT. PHINDPDOTBL Produce transport planning instruments based on systematic data collection such as: Urban Transport Planning Model, Transportation Master Plan, and/or Urban Transport Center or Observatory. (Number, Custom) Value 0.00 2.00 2.00 3.00 The full four step urban transport planning model for the AMBA was finalzied by LOGIT. The Integrated Information Center for Mobility and Transport (Centro Integrado de Información para la Movilidad y el Transporte) is being created, which will lead the use of information technologies to transport. The center will be lead by a new Consortium of Universities, including the Universidad Nacional de Buenos Aires, la Pontifica Universidad Católica, al Universidad Nacional de La Plata, la Universidad Nacional de San Martín and UBATEC. The technical assistance projects to create a Urban Mobility Plan in La Rioja is underway, and is expected to finish in 6 months. Similaryly, the integral Mobility for Salta is expected to finish in 12 months. PHINDPDOTBL Existence of a portfolio of projects with feasibility studies or detailed designs for the implementation of projects in Metropolitan Areas of Argentina. (Number, Custom) Value 0.00 4.00 5.00 6.00 Among the Transport Projects that have been prepared are: 9/15/2015 Page 5 of 10
1. Rosario: Segregated Bus Lane - North Corridor 2. Santa Fe: Segregated Bus Lane - Av. Bias Parer 3. Salta: Bicycle Segregated Lanes 4. Tucuman: Bicycle Segregated Lanes 5. AMBA: RN3 corridor BRT R3 Juan Manuel de Rosas PHINDPDOTBL Segregated corridor constructed in Argentina s medium size Metropolitan Areas that provides a 10% reduction in generalized cost of travel. (Percentage, Custom) Value 0.00 0.00 0.00-10.00 The PIU signed contracts for construction of segregated bus lanes in Santa Fe (5.7km & US$13 million) and Rosario (2.5km & US$4.5 million) which are about to start. Progress on these infrastructure investments will lead to attainment of this results indicator. PHINDPDOTBL Improved mobility in the RN3 corridor BRT R3 Juan Manuel de Rosas which provides at least a 10% reduction in generalized cost of travel. (Percentage, Custom) Value 0.00 0.00 0.00-10.00 Date 20-Oct-2009 15-Aug-2014 15-Aug-2014 29-Feb-2016 On August 24th, OPRC cleared the Minutes of Negotiation and the Borrower and Task Team s recommendation to award the contract to a joint venture between an Argentinian (Centro Constructora S.A) and a Brazilian firm (Queiroz Galvao S.A), for a total amount of USD136.4m. The contracts is expected to be signed by early Octrober, 2015. This will start the construction of the BRT system in La Matanza. Overall On August 24th, OPRC cleared the Minutes of Negotiation and the Borrower and Task Team s recommendation to award the contract to a joint venture between an Argentinian (Centro Constructora S.A) and a Brazilian firm (Queiroz Galvao S.A), for a total amount of USD136.4m; the contracts is expected to be signed by end of September, 2015. With the contract signed, the construction of the BRT in RN3 corridor BRT R3 Juan Manuel de Rosas will be able to begin Intermediate Results Indicators 9/15/2015 Page 6 of 10
PHINDIRITBL PHINDIRITBL PHINDIRITBL Evidence of AMT performance, such as: creating a project with inter-jurisdictional participation and/or inter-jurisdictional agreements on specific transport issues. (Yes/No, Custom) Value N Y Y Y The Bus Rapid Transit system will be the first multijurisdictional transport project in the Metropolitan Area of Buenos Aires (AMBA). This project will strengthen the metropolitan governance agenda the Nation, the Province of Buenos Aires and the City of Buenos Aires are working together for its implementation Existence of a valid statute for the internal organization of the AMT and appointed representatives for each jurisdiction. (Yes/No, Custom) Value N Y Y Y The decree to create the AMT was approved by the city of Buenos Aires (Decree No. 513 of October 23, 2012) and the Province of Buenos Aires (Decree No. 490 of July 26, 2013) and the state, which was finalized in decree 1359 Number of minutes of the AMT meetings per year. (Number, Custom) Value 0.00 2.00 2.00 3.00 9/15/2015 Page 7 of 10
PHINDIRITBL PHINDIRITBL PHINDIRITBL Number of Metropolitan Areas with updated OD Home Mobility Surveys. (Number, Custom) Value 0.00 5.00 8.00 6.00 The Household Mobility Survey have been updated, processed and published for: 6. Resistencia-Corrientes 2013 7. Neuquén-Cipolletti 2012 8. Santa Fe y Paraná 2012 9. Salta Metropolitan Area 2012 10. Tucumán Metropolitan Area 2011** 11. Mendoza Metropolitan Area 2010** 12. Posadas Metropolitan Area 2010** 13. Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area 2009-2010** **These surveys were started with financing from PTUBA Kilometers of segregated bus lanes constructed in Metropolitan Areas of Argentina. (Kilometers, Custom) Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.50 The PIU has signed contracts for construction of segregated bus lanes in Santa Fe (signed July 18, 2015; 5.7km & US$13 million) and Rosario (signed August 14, 2015; 2.5km & US$4.5 million). This output indicator is expected to increase over the next ISR period. Kilometers of segregated bus lanes constructed in the AMBA. (Kilometers, Custom) Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 10.00 On August 24th, OPRC cleared the Minutes of Negotiation and the Borrower and Task Team s recommendation to award the contract to a joint venture between an Argentinian (Centro Constructora S.A) and a Brazilian firm (Queiroz Galvao S.A), for a total amount of USD136.4m. The contracts is expected to be signed by early October, 2015. This will start the construction of the 11km BRT system in La Matanza. This output indicator is expected to increase in the next ISR period. 9/15/2015 Page 8 of 10
PHINDIRITBL PHINDIRITBL Improvement of access conditions in trains stations in AMBA (Percentage, Custom) Value 0.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 Post-graduate course in urban transport is approved and created by Buenos Aires University (Yes/No, Custom) Value N Y Y Y The Graduate Studies of a Maestria de Planification de Transporte Urbao was approced by the Consejo Superior de la Universidad de Buenos Aires and started with its first cohort of student in March 2014. Overall Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed Disbursed P095485 IBRD-77940 Effective USD 150.00 149.68 0.32 53.41 96.27 36% Key Dates (by loan) 9/15/2015 Page 9 of 10
Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P095485 IBRD-77940 Effective 20-Oct-2009 11-Aug-2010 26-Nov-2010 29-Feb-2016 29-Feb-2016 Cumulative Disbursements Restructuring History Level 2 Approved on 19-Aug-2014 Related Project(s) There are no related projects. 9/15/2015 Page 10 of 10