Inclusive Connectivity and Development Project

About this project

The revised PDO is: To improve the safety, efficiency, and climate resilience of road connectivity; and enable an effective response to economic and disaster-related shocks.The restructured and AF-expanded project is organized around four components:Component 1: Enhancing Safe and Climate Resilient Transport Connectivity (US$178.81 million, IBRD). Continues financing rehabilitation of rural roads toward the 1,000 km target across 19 districts, expanded to include reconstruction and rehabilitation of 39 weak bridges on the national road network (US$15.06 million from first CERC savings) and additional rural road works in remote districts (US$5 million reallocated from Component 2). Component 2: Cancelled. Component 2 (Enhancing Supply Chain and Access to Services for Farmers) is cancelled following persistent implementation delays. The remaining US$15 million is reallocated to Components 1 and 3.Component 3: Contingent Emergency Response Component (US$319.94 million, IBRD). Sub-component 3.1 (First CERC — Economic Crisis Response) is completed. Sub-component 3.2 (Second CERC — Cyclone Ditwah Response) is activated, financing US$10 million in priority road and bridge restoration in the most severely affected areas, complementing the broader program under Component 4. Component 4: Provincial and Local Road Recovery (US$110 million, IDA CRW). New component financing the design, repair and reconstruction of approximately 600 km of priority provincial and local roads damaged by Cy…

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World Bank · Multilateral

Countries

Sri Lanka

Sectors

Multi-hazard response preparednessAgricultural policy and administrative managementNational road maintenanceTransport policy, planning and administration

Places

Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Ratnapura, Matale, Dambulla, Anuradhapura

Funded by

International Bank for Reconstruction and Development

Implemented by

Ministry of Transport, Highways, and Urban Development

Accountable

Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development

Passes funds through

International Bank for Reconstruction and Development

Published by World Bank to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 3 Oct 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: 44000-P176164.

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