PROJECT BRIEFER
(As of August 25, 2024)
IMPROVING GROWTH CORRIDORS IN MINDANAO ROAD SECTOR PROJECT (IGCMRSP)
ADB LOAN NO. 3631-PHI
PROJECT OVERVIEW:
NAME OF PROJECT | Improving Growth Corridors in Mindanao Road Sector Project (IGCMRSP) | ||
Value (LOAN) |
| Original (USD) | Original (PhP) |
ADB | 380.00 M | 19,079.80 M | |
GOP | 123.00 M | 6,177.42 M | |
TOTAL | 503.00 M | 25,257.22 M | |
Loan No. | ADB Loan No. 3631-PHI | ||
Date of NEDA Board Approval | September 12, 2017 (Road Component) November 03, 2017 (Bridge Component) | ||
Date of ADB Loan Approval | December 14, 2017 | ||
Date of Signing | January 10, 2018 | ||
Loan Start Date | March 23, 2018 | ||
Loan Expiry Date | June 30, 2024 (Original) September 30, 2027 (Revised) | ||
Implementation Duration | March 2019- December 2020 (Original) March 2019-March 2027 (Revised) | ||
Remarks | Extension of the Implementation Duration and Loan Validity approved by NEDA Board on June 25, 2024. | ||
PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
Ø The Improving Growth Corridors in Mindanao Road Sector Project (IGCMRSP), under ADB Loan No. 3631-PHI is in line with the strategies “Accelerating Infrastructure Development of the 2017-2022 Philippine Development Plan (PDP)” specifically on supporting development in Mindanao, increasing the capacity of the BIMP-EAGA road network, and improving and widening of existing roads and bridges to upgrade and expand the Philippine Road Network.
Ø Civil Works (CW) Component involves the construction of seven (7) road subprojects with a total length of 152.61 km and one (1) bridge subproject, Guicam Bridge with a total length of 1.21 km all located in the Zamboanga Peninsula. It also includes construction of three (3) bridges with a length of 1,790.66 l.m. including approaches located in the Province of Tawi-Tawi, BARMM.
Ø Detailed Engineering Design (DED) Component will finance detailed design for improvement of approximately 300 kms of national highways in Mindanao. The design will incorporate features to strengthen resilience to climate change.
Ø Institutional Capacity Development (ICD) Component will improve the institutional capacity of DPWH to make management of the transport sector more efficient and contribute to improved operations of the transport sector in Mindanao and nationwide. Strengthening of DPWH’s institutional capacity will take place in regional offices and in headquarters. Training in multi-year planning carried out exclusively in DPWH regional offices, while the new human resource database system integrating all DPWH operations will be made operational in all DPWH offices. Making the new online system for budgeting and fiscal monitoring operational and the provision of support in supervising regional planning will take place in DPWH headquarters. To ensure that the investment in the new systems is sustainable, the project will provide operational training to DPWH staff and generate corresponding training manuals for future reference of any additional staff.
PROJECT IMPACT:
Ø Support increased economic growth through improved roads and bridges as well as ensure resilience in road infrastructure development in Mindanao.
Ø Support the country’s priorities to develop Mindanao attuned with the Government’s agenda recognized in the Philippine Government’s Ambition 2040.
Ø Support Regional Cooperation and Integration by implementation of the ASEAN Highway (Sulu-Celebes Basin and Coral Triangle), BIMP-EAGA Priority Infrastructure Projects.
PROJECT STATUS: · 3 projects Completed (PR-06, PR-07 & PR-09) · Overall Accomplishment of Civil Works is 75.24% completed · The request for project restructuring was approved by the NEDA Board on June 25, 2024. |