Road Infrastructure Program II

The objective of the program is as follows: (i) to support DNV financing of maintenance of the road system under its jurisdiction, while developing the DNV¿s technical and institutional capacities; (ii) to improve road safety conditions in the interurban road system; and (iii) to help raise the railway system¿s share of the cargo matrix by altering the current institutional structure.

Project Detail

Country

Uruguay

Project Number

UR-L1067

Approval Date

January 1, 2012

Project Status

Closed

Project Type

Loan Operation

Sector

TRANSPORT

Subsector

RAILWAYS

Lending Instrument

Investment Loan

Lending Instrument Code

INV

Modality

ESP (Specific Investment Operation)

Facility Type

Environmental and Social Impact Category (ESIC)

Category B: Likely to cause mostly local and short-term negative environmental and associated social impacts and for which effective mitigation measures are readily available

Total Cost

USD 100,000,000.00

Country Counterpart Financing

USD 20,000,000.00

Original Amount Approved

USD 80,000,000.00