Tunis Mobility Axis for Connecting People with Jobs and Services

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The Government of Tunisia, through the Ministry of Economy and Planning (MEP), requested financing from the Bank to support implementation Government’s Action Plan for the recovery of public transport service in Tunis. In response, IBRD is programming a Series of Projects (SOP) which recognizes that many structural challenges facing Tunisia’s urban transport subsector do not have immediately viable complete solutions and will require programmatically phased intervention of time periods exceeding any single project. This approach has been informed by a 2024 diagnostic analysis of public transport in Tunis performed by IBRD’s specialists. It also reflects a strategy for incrementally developing TRANSTU’s capabilities as an implementing institution through experience to be ready for delivery of more complex forms of investment. Subsequent phases beyond the proposed Project are expected to consolidate infrastructure condition, integrate ticketing systems with SNCFT’s suburban rail service, extend geographical coverage of public transport services to match expanding urban population, further strengthen TRANSTU’s financial sustainability, and drive continuous improvement in TRANSTU’s critical transport planning, safety, and corporate governance functions.