GREATER ABIDJAN PORT - CITY INTEGRATION PROJECT

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The development objective of Greater Abidjan Port City Integration Project for Cote d'Ivoire is to support the improvement of urban management, logistics efficiency, port accessibility, and urban mobility in the Greater Abidjan Area (GAA) and to provide immediate and effective response to eligible crisis or emergency. This project has three components. 1) The first component, Urban Planning, Services and Governance, aims to (a) provide operational and effective urban planning instruments for the national, district, and municipal governments to achieve inclusive and sustainable development in Greater Abidjan; (b) strengthen the institutional capacities of national and local governments for better urban management; and (c) promote access to basic urban infrastructure and services. It has the following subcomponents: (i) Urban Planning; (ii) Municipal Governance and Institutional Capacity Strengthening; and (iii) Urban Services. 2) The second component, Urban Transport Infrastructure, aims to support the improvement of Abidjan Autonomous Port (PAA) accessibility as well as the mobility of goods and passengers in the GAA. It has the following subcomponents: (i) Construction of the Abidjan bypass (Y4) western section connecting the A1 (Autoroute de l’Est) and A3 (Autoroute du Nord) highways; (ii) Improvement of Abidjan Port’s access roads; and (iii) Redesign of the Akwaba intersection to increase capacity, reduce delays and accidents. 3) The third component, Logistics Services and Competitiveness, aims to address inefficiencies, in port operations and across the logistics sector value chains, which hamper Greater Abidjan’s future economic growth and prosperity. It has the following subcomponents:(i) Logistics Platform; (ii) Managing port truck traffic; and (iii) Public and private sector development and capacity building in the logistics sector. 4) The fourth component, Program Management and Monitoring, will finance project management support. 5) The fifth component, Contingent Emergency Response Component, will allow the Government of Côte d’Ivoire (GoCI) to request the World Bank for rapid reallocation of project funds to respond promptly and effectively to an eligible emergency or crisis, including natural or man-made disasters or crises that have caused or are likely to imminently cause a major adverse economic and/or social impact.