Transport and Urban Infrastructure Development Project

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The development objective of the Transport and Urban Infrastructure Development Project for Burkina Faso is to improve mobility and access to infrastructure in targeted urban and rural areas and, in the event of an Eligible Crisis or Emergency, to provide immediate and effective response to said Eligible Crisis or Emergency. This project comprises four components. The first component, inter-urban infrastructure will contribute to improving connectivity in the five targeted areas. The investments are mainly focused on the south of the country (around Manga and Tenkodogo). It includes four groups of activities: (a) road upgrading works and telecommunications connectivity; (b) supervision and technical control; (c) feasibility studies and engineering designs, and (d) safeguards studies. The second component, urban infrastructure in targeted regional capitals will fund physical investments in the five targeted regional capitals (Manga, Tenkodogo, Ouahigouya, Koudougou, and Dédougou) with the objective of improving access of the population to various types of urban infrastructure. The third component, institutional support and sector governance is targeted toward activities that will improve the institutional and operational capacity of ministries and municipalities involved in project implementation and further support reforms for improved performance in the sectors covered by the project. This component has three subcomponent, a) Infrastructure Sector, b) Transport Sector, and c) Transport Sector. The fourth component, Project management cost, monitoring and evaluation (M&E), and communication will fund provision of support for the implementation and M&E of the project, including, among others, safeguards management and supervision, the financing of operating costs, and fiduciary management, including the carrying out of the project’s technical and financial audits. The fifth component, contingent emergency response component (CERC) will allow for rapid reallocation of project proceeds in the event of a natural or man-made disaster or crisis that has caused or is likely to imminently cause a major adverse economic and/or social impact.