Ethiopia: Transport Systems Improvement Project
Ethiopia: Transport Systems Improvement Project
Ethiopia: Transport Systems Improvement Project
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A. Project Overview
1. The SDR 213 million (US$300 million equivalent) IDA credit for Ethiopia: Transport Systems Improvement Project
(TRANSIP) was approved on June 3, 2016 and is scheduled to close on December 31, 2023. The Project Development
Objective is to improve mobility along selected corridors in Addis Ababa and the effectiveness of road safety compliance
systems throughout Ethiopia.
2. TRANSIP is the World Bank’s first engagement in Ethiopia supporting the urban transport sub-sector. The Project
has three components: Component A - Traffic Management and Road Safety in the City of Addis Ababa (US$190.10
million); Component B - Improvement of Integrated Urban Planning and Transport System (US$2.80 million); and
Component C - Road Safety Interventions and Institutional Strengthening of Selected Federal Transport Institutions
(US$107.10 million). For Components A and B, Addis Ababa City Administration Transport Bureau (AACATB) serves as
the Project Implementation Unit (PIU), and Addis Ababa City Road Authority (AACRA) leads all procurement and
financial management activities. For Component C, the Ministry of Transport Logistics (MoTL) serves as the PIU on
behalf of itself and several beneficiary entities, including the Ministry of Urban and Infrastructure (MoUI), Federal
Traffic Police and others involved in road safety compliance.
3. The Project was restructured on March 13, 2021 to (i) simplify the project design while preserving the core of the
downstream activities; (ii) introduce a new activity to support Government’s priority of bus fleet expansion in Addis
Ababa. This is the Project’s second restructuring and first extension of the closing date.
B. Implementation Status
4. PDO Achievement. The likelihood of PDO achievement is rated Moderately Satisfactory. The first part of the PDO,
i.e., improving mobility along selected corridors in Addis Ababa, is making progress and expected to be achieved. The
second part of the PDO, i.e., improving the effectiveness of road safety compliance systems throughout Ethiopia, which
is related to Component C implemented by MoTL, is unlikely to be achieved. The status of all PDO indicators is
summarized below:
(a) In-service bus-km per bus per day has increased from 130 to 139 bus-km and is expected to meet the target of
176 bus-km after the implementation of the Anbessa bus Intelligent Transport System (ITS) and traffic
management main ITS.
(b) Citywide pedestrian fatalities per 10,000 vehicles have reduced from 9.8 to 4.7, exceeding the target of 7.19.
(c) Passenger trips carried by Anbessa per day have increased from 396,000 to 800,000, exceeding the target of
682,000.
(d) Roads rehabilitated remains at 0 but is expected to meet the target of 4.5 kilometer in two years.
(e) Average processing time for citizens to register a vehicle remains at 20 days.
(f) Average processing time for citizens to obtain a driving license remains at 4 days.
5. Disbursement. Current disbursement stands at US$94.32 million, or 33.32 percent, after seven years of
implementation. The exchange rate loss from SDR to USD as of November 30, 2023 is approximately US$14.13 million.
6. Components A and B implemented by AACATB are making good progress after the initial delays. Out of the
US$184.90 million IDA allocation, US$147.4 million has been contracted and US$87 million has been disbursed. All
originally planned activities have been contracted, except for one goods contract for bus workshop equipment which
is at the advanced stage of procurement. AACATB and AACRA have gained capacity for World Bank project management
and implementation.
(a) Anbessa Bus ITS, consisting of vehicle tracking, passenger information and electronic ticketing, is under pilot
implementation and will complete the full rollout by August 2024.
(b) Citywide main ITS for traffic management, consisting of Traffic Management Center and signaling and
enforcement cameras at intersections, has been contracted and is at the factory acceptance test stage. It is
expected to be completed by December 2025.
(c) The civil works contract for corridor 1 improvement was signed in November 2022 and was suspended in
February 2023 due to safeguards noncompliance (see paragraph 8). The contractor has been mobilized and is
conducting preparatory work. Section 1 of Corridor 1 improvement is expected to start construction in January
2024 and section 2 in March 2024, after the resettlement issues are addressed respectively in these two
sections. Corridor 1 is expected to be completed by December 2025.
(d) The Project has supported the bus procurement for the Anbessa City Bus Enterprise (ACBE) based in Addis
Ababa. 110 buses were delivered in 2022 and are now in operation; 67 additional buses were delivered to
Addis Ababa in November 2023.
(e) The Project has completed the supply and installation of a radio communications system to the traffic police
for traffic management and enforcement.
(f) Three critical technical assistance studies supported under Component B are ongoing, including the
Comprehensive Urban Transport Master Plan, the Bus Rapid Transit Strategic Plan and the Transit Oriented
Development Study.
7. Component C implemented by MoTL is making little progress. Out of the US$100.98 million IDA allocation, US$9.4
million has been contracted and US$7.3 million has been disbursed.
(a) Only a few activities have been completed, including the provision of equipment and vehicles to MoTL, MoUI
and Federal Police, individual consultants to support project management as well as trainings.
(b) Several technical assistance studies are ongoing, mainly including: gender audit, construction zone safety
regulation, design and supervision for Vehicle Registration and Driver’s Licensing System and project
monitoring and evaluation.
(c) The main activity, Vehicle Registration and Driver’s Licensing System which is budgeted at US$84 million is not
progressing. The bid evaluation for this contract has been extended over 13 months without a conclusion.
(d) The MoTL PIU has inadequate staffing, which is causing delays in project implementation. The number of
project management and technical staff has reduced from 14 to 2.
been allocated to its implementation. The performance of environmental safeguards is Moderately Satisfactory and
there are no outstanding environmental issues.
9. Fiduciary. The procurement and financial management (FM) performance of the project are both rated as
Moderately satisfactory. There are no outstanding audits.
11. In addition, it took the AACATB PIU an extended period to build up the capacity for managing its first World Bank
project and designing advanced solutions for urban transport management. The COVID-19 crisis and the Tigray conflict
made it difficult to conduct essential consultations among a wide range of urban transport stakeholders. Despite the
initial delays, AACATB PIU is now capacitated to implement the project and would require an additional two years to
achieve their part of the PDO.
12. The Ministry of Finance submitted a restructuring request to the World Bank on November 30, 2023 for the
following: (i) extending the closing date by two years; (ii) reallocating SDR 65 million from Category (2) to Category (1)
and SDR 3,033,400.06 from Category (3) to Category (1); (iii) canceling uncommitted activities under Component 3; (iv)
adding the following new activities to Component 1: procurement of buses; procurement of spare parts for buses; and
support workshops for bus repair and maintenance; and (v) adding one new activity to Component 2: technical
assistance to improve the urban transport system in Addis Ababa, including designing solutions to address the
challenges facing the Addis Ababa light rail system.
C. Reallocation of Funds
15. It is proposed to reallocate SDR 65 million from Category (2) to Category (1) and SDR 3,033,400.06 from
Category (3) to Category (1). Preparation advance in the amount of SDR 466,599.94 has been fully refinanced. The
financing allocated under each Category is revised as shown in Table 2.
1The base stations establish a dedicated LTE communications network for the traffic police. The LTE antenna for the base stations
will be mounted on existing telecommunication poles. No new construction works will be involved.
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(f) A3: Procurement of new buses (US$60 million): AACATB PIU proposed to provide about 400 additional
buses for Addis Ababa to fill the demand gap and significantly reduce the passenger waiting time at bus
stops. The current operation of ACBE is not financially sustainable, requiring about US$20 million of
subsidies a year. The project will explore the most effective use of the new fleet, such as bus concession,
improving the operational efficiency of ACBE, etc.
17. Component B. It is proposed to add one new activity (US$15 million), i.e., technical assistance (TA) to improve
the urban transport system in Addis Ababa, including designing solutions to address the challenges facing the Addis
Ababa light rail system.
18. Component C. Uncommitted funds will be reallocated from this component, including the Vehicle Registration
and Driver’s Licensing System under C1 as well as new activities for project management support and capacity building
for MoTL, MoUI and Federal Traffic Police under C2 and C3. Two ongoing TA studies will continue, including the gender
audit and the construction zone safety regulation. The consultancy contracts signed for the design and supervision of
Vehicle Registration and Driver’s Licensing System and for project M&E will be terminated respectively.
20. Implementation Timeframe. All remaining project activities will be completed by the new closing date. The
implementation timeframe for each main activity is listed below.
Table 4: Implementation Timeframe
E. Results Framework
21. The Results Framework will be revised to reflect a few major changes: (i) the cancelation of the Vehicle
Registration and Driver’s Licensing System under MoTL Part of the Project; (ii) scaling up of activities under AACATB
Part of the Project; (iii) new activities to support bus repair and maintenance; and (iv) new TA on light rail system.
F. Safeguards
22. The proposed restructuring will not result in new environment and social issues since the only new physical
activity is the purchase of bus spare parts. Several new and/or scale-up activities are being introduced including:
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(a) TA on urban transport system and light rail system; (b) procurement and use of bus spare parts; and (c) support
workshops for bus repair and maintenance. Relevant environmental and social instruments will be prepared,
implemented, and monitored to mitigate any related safeguards issues. Further, the TA and other activities will
be managed in accordance with the World Bank’s Advisory Note on Technical Assistance and by the existing
safeguards instruments for the project (such as Environmental and Social Management Framework, Social
Assessment, and Resettlement Policy Framework). The safeguards team has confirmed that the safeguards
arrangement for the project as well as the triggered safeguards policies and Environmental Assessment Category
will remain unchanged. The geographic scope of the project implementation will remain the same as well. The
proposed activities will not require land acquisition or involuntary resettlement under this Project.
G. Implementation Arrangement
23. In 2021, the Federal Transport Authority (FTA) was restructured and merged into the MoTL. One PIU was set
up under MoTL to be responsible for the implementation of Component C. Moving forward, MoTL PIU will
implement and close out all the signed contracts under Component C; the activities under Component A and B
will be implemented by AACATB PIU.
H. Risks
24. The following risks are identified during the restructuring and the mitigation measures are proposed.
(a) Technical capacity. TRANSIP requires technical expertise in the complex urban transport field. AACATB
and AACRA have gained good capacity in managing and implementing World Bank projects, but the
capacity gap in urban transport planning, traffic management, ITS and bus regulations remains. The
project will continue providing relevant trainings and capacity building. In particular, the new TA aims to
build up AACATB and AACRA’s institutional capacity for multimodal urban transport planning and
management.
(b) Stakeholder engagement and interagency coordination. For Addis Ababa, the engagement of various
urban transport stakeholders and coordination with Planning Commission, utility providers, Sub-cities and
Woredas are key to the downstream activities. The AACATB PIU will identify key challenges and seek the
support from the Mayor’s Office.
(c) Safeguards. This is AACATB and AACRA’s first urban transport engagement with the World Bank. It took
the client some time to fully understand the safeguards policy requirements. Now that the RAP Addendum
has been developed and endorsed by the City Administration, AACATB and AACRA will need to ensure
they have qualified social specialists to closely monitor its implementation to ensure full compliance. In
addition, the AACATB PIU will need to work closely with the local administration to further strengthen the
established Grievance Redress Mechanism.
Results Framework ✔
Components and Cost ✔
Loan Closing Date(s) ✔
Reallocation between Disbursement Categories ✔
Disbursement Estimates ✔
Legal Covenants ✔
Institutional Arrangements ✔
Implementation Schedule ✔
Implementing Agency ✔
DDO Status ✔
PBCs ✔
Cancellations Proposed ✔
Disbursements Arrangements ✔
Overall Risk Rating ✔
Safeguard Policies Triggered ✔
EA category ✔
Financial Management ✔
Procurement ✔
Other Change(s) ✔
Economic and Financial Analysis ✔
Technical Analysis ✔
Social Analysis ✔
Environmental Analysis ✔
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Current PDO
The proposed Project Development Objective (PDO) is to improve mobility along selected corridors in Addis Ababa and
the effectiveness of road safety compliance systems throughout Ethiopia.
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COMPONENTS
Current
Current Proposed Proposed
Cost Action
Component Name Component Name Cost (US$M)
(US$M)
Component A: Traffic Component A: Traffic
Management and Road Safety in 190.10 Revised Management and Road Safety 255.27
the City of Addis Ababa in the City of Addis Ababa
Component B: Improvement of Component B: Improvement of
Integrated Urban Planning and 2.80 Revised Integrated Urban Planning and 17.00
Transport System Transport System
Component C: Road Safety Component C: Road Safety
Interventions and Institutional Interventions and Institutional
107.10 Revised 13.60
Strengthening of Selected Strengthening of Selected
Federal Transport Institutions Federal Transport Institutions
TOTAL 300.00 285.87
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Financing %
Current Allocation Actuals + Committed Proposed Allocation
(Type Total)
Current Proposed
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DISBURSEMENT ESTIMATES
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LEGAL COVENANTS
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Results framework
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Improve urban mobility in Addis Ababa (Action: This Objective has been Revised)
Passenger trips carried
by Anbessa per day
396.00 396.00 407.00 472.00 530.00 682.00 1,000.00 1,164.00
(Number, 000)
(Number)
Action: This indicator
has been Revised
Percentage of
Female passenger
48.00 48.00 48.00 48.00 48.00 48.00 49.00 50.00 50.00
Trips (%)
(Percentage)
In-service Bus-km per
130.00 130.00 134.00 138.00 146.00 158.00 165.00 176.00
bus per day (Number)
Action: This indicator
has been Revised
Roads rehablitated
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.50 4.50
(CRI, Kilometers)
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Action: This indicator
has been Revised
Road safety compliance systems (Action: This Objective has been Marked for Deletion)
Average processing
time for citizen to 20.00 20.00 20.00 20.00 20.00 20.00 20.00 4.00 4.00
register a vehicle (Days)
Action: This indicator
has been Marked for
Deletion
Average processing
time for citizens to
45.00 45.00 45.00 45.00 45.00 45.00 45.00 8.00 8.00
obtain a driving license
(Days)
Action: This indicator
has been Marked for
Deletion
Improve traffic management in Addis Ababa (Action: This Objective is New)
Percentage of
signalized intersections
17.00 30.00 42.00
in Addis Ababa
(Percentage)
Action: This indicator is
New
Citywide pedestrian
fatalities Per 10,000 9.80 9.80 9.35 8.90 8.46 8.04 7.61 7.19 7.19
Vehicle (Number)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Component A: Traffic Management and Road Safety in the City of Addis Ababa
Number of buses
installed with an
electronic fare 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 20.00 973.00 1,389.00
collection system
(Number)
Action: This indicator
has been Revised
Cumulative number
of intersections with
traffic signals 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 98.00 158.00
installed under the
project (Number)
Action: This indicator
has been Revised
Proportion of
registered grievances
related to
construction and
implementation of
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 70.00 80.00 95.00 95.00
the project in Addis
Ababa addressed to
the satisfaction of the
complainant within
30 days (Percentage)
Cumulative number
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 3.00 6.00 6.00 9.00 12.00
of completed major
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consultancy services,
studies and designs
(Number)
Action: This indicator
has been Revised
Percentage of buses
in service daily 65.00 80.00
(Percentage)
Rationale:
Action: This indicator
This indicator is introduced to measure the increase of in-service buses on a daily basis, as a result of the support for bus spare parts and bus maintenance workshop.
is New
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Action: This indicator
has been Marked for
Deletion
Percentage of driver
licenses issued using
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 50.00 80.00
the new system
(Percentage)
Action: This indicator
has been Marked for
Deletion
Cumulative number
of Manpower Trained
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1,016.00 2,599.00 3,597.00 3,793.00 7,713.00
under the Project
(Number)
Action: This indicator
has been Revised
Percentage of
female staff
trained under the 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 10.00 20.00 30.00 30.00 30.00
project
(Percentage)
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