Second Integrated Road Investment Program-Tranche 3 (ADB-50301-004)

Countries
  • Sri Lanka
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Specific Location
Nationwide, Province of Uva
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Financial Institutions
  • Asian Development Bank (ADB)
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Project Status
Active
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Bank Risk Rating
B
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Voting Date
Sep 27, 2021
Date when project documentation and funding is reviewed by the Board for consideration and approval. Some development banks will state a "board date" or "decision date." When funding approval is obtained, the legal documents are accepted and signed, the implementation phase begins.
Borrower
Sri Lanka
A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.
Investment Type(s)
Loan
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Investment Amount (USD)
$ 200.00 million
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Loan Amount (USD)
$ 200.00 million
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Project Cost (USD)
$ 215.72 million
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Bank Documents
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Primary Source

Original disclosure @ ADB website

Updated in EWS Jul 13, 2023

Disclosed by Bank Apr 13, 2021

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Project Description
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According to ADB, the proposed project is an investment for a $900 millon multi-tranche financing facility (MFF) that seeks to improve access to the road network in Sri Lanka and to support its rural economy and social development. Through the project, 3,400 km of rural access roads will be upgraded to all weather-standard; 340 km of national roads in Eastern, Northern, Uva, and Western provinces will be rehabilitated and maintained; capacity of road agencies will be improved with respect safeguards, road safety, maintenance, research capacity, and road design and construction.

Tranche 3 of this project will finance the slice of projects identified during the appraisal of the MFF using 'time-slice approach'. This approach gives ADB and the government flexibility in funding large scale projects through long-term works and consultant contracts (https://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/linked-documents/46452-002-sd-03.pdf).

This program is in line with ADB's country partnership strategy for Sri Lanka, 2018-2022 (https://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/institutional-document/342216/cps-sri-2018-2022.pdf) which aims to " strengthen the drivers of economic growth and improve the quality of growth". The bank states that the 'Second Integrated Road Investment Program' will achieve its objectives "by establishing fully connected rural development centres with upgraded rural roads, targeting the three economically lagging provinces of Eastern, Northern, and Uva as well as Western Province".

-As of 30 September 2022, progress is 74.60%. The overall progress slowed down due to COVID-19 during 2020/21, followed by the current economic crisis.

 

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Responsible ADB Officer Nanayakkara, Aruna Uddeeptha
Responsible ADB Department South Asia Department
Responsible ADB Division Sri Lanka Resident Mission
Executing Agencies
Ministry of Highways
Mr. W. A. Karumasena
SEC@MOHSL.GOV.LK
Maganeguma Mahamedura,
8th Floor, Denzil Kobbekaduwa Mawatha,
Koswata,
Battaramulla, Sri Lanka

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