El Salvador Transport and Resilient Infrastructure Project

About this project

The US$150 million El Salvador Transport and Resilient Infrastructure Project was approved by the Board on October 30, 2023, and became effective on May 16, 2024. The current closing date is December 28, 2029. The Project Development Objective (PDO) is: “to (i) improve resilient connectivity in targeted areas of the Northern Metropolitan Area of San Salvador, (ii) enhance sustainable national road sector management and (iii) in case of an Eligible Crisis or Emergency, respond promptly and effectively to it”. The Project includes the following four components: (i) Connectivity Improvement for the Northern Metropolitan Area of San Salvador; (ii) Institutional Capacity Building for Climate-Resilient, Safe and Inclusive Road Infrastructure; (iii) Project Management; and (iv) Contingency Emergency Response Component (CERC).Component 1: Connectivity Improvement for the Northern Metropolitan Area of San Salvador (Original: US134.05million; Revised: US251.5million). This component seeks to strengthen road infrastructure in the Northern Metropolitan Area of San Salvador by building a road bypass and implementing complementary road safety and resilient connectivity interventions in the area. The road bypass infrastructure consists of a 13.05 km greenfield road that includes 13 bridges. It will connect the SAL38 highway (Carretera de Oro) and CA-4 (Carretera Troncal de Norte) (See map below). The largest structure to be built is a 400 m bridge with a 320 m span cable-stayed structure t…

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World Bank · Multilateral

Countries

El Salvador

Sectors

Multi-hazard response preparednessTransport policy, planning and administration

Places

Municipio de Tonacatepeque, Municipio de Apopa, Ciudad Delgado

Funded by

International Bank for Reconstruction and Development

Implemented by

MInistry of Public Works and Transport

Accountable

Republic of El Salvador

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-P178720.

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