Chapter 11 of the Colombo Metropolitan Region Selection of Short List Projects
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Urban Transport Development Chapter 11 of the Colombo Metropolitan Region Selection of Short List Projects Chapter 11 Selection of Short List Projects 11.1 Introduction This chapter describes the process for selecting short list projects, which is derived from a Project Long List consisting of schemes considered in past master plans and studies, together with proposals prepared by the various Working Groups. 11.2 Process for Selecting Short List Projects The process for creating a Project Short List is as shown in Figure 11.1, with each of its steps explained below. (1) Project Long-List Review of Previous (Total of 197 Projects Excl. Capacity Building Projects) Master Plans & Studies Selection & Application of Criteria (By Working Group) (2) Prioritization of Sector- (3) Capacity Specific Projects by WG Building (Short-term: 2010, Mid-term: 2015) Projects by WG Application of Cut-Off Line, Project Interdependency Concept (4) Creation of Project Short- List by Sub-Sector Figure 11.1 Process for Creating Project Short List (1) Project Long List As described in Chapters 2 and 10, the Study Team made an extensive review of existing master plans and studies and produced a list of 161 projects for consideration. Then, the Working Groups (see Table 1.2 in Chapter 1 for details) proposed an additional 46 projects that resulted in a final Project Long List of 209 projects (see Appendix 1), with 11 of these being capacity building projects. (2) Working Group Project Prioritization The Study Team and Working Groups identified and applied evaluation criteria to assess schemes from the Project Long List. There were common evaluation criteria used across all Working Groups, as well as sector-specific criteria to better evaluate certain projects. For each criterion, marking was divided into three categories: High (3 points), Medium (2 points) and Low (1 point). The common evaluation criteria and the sector-specific criteria are outlined in the tables below. Note that this exercise excluded the assessment of capacity building projects, as their impacts are inherently difficult to quantify. Results of scoring by each working group are summarized in Appendix 33. 11-1 Urban Transport Development Chapter 11 of the Colombo Metropolitan Region Selection of Short List Projects Table 11.1 Common Evaluation Criteria for Project Prioritization Used by All Working Groups Criteria Description Technical Feasibility (Positive Criteria): Is this project technically possible within the timeframe indicated? Impact on Reducing Congestion (Positive Criteria): How much will this project assist in reducing traffic congestion in the CMR? Impact on Promoting Public (Positive Criteria): How much will this project assist in developing Transport public transport and increasing ridership? Institutional Barriers (Negative Criteria): How high are the institutional risks associated with this project, including lack of regulations, difficult trade unions, lack of strategic framework, managerial capacity, contradictory regulations/laws, etc. Social Impacts (Negative Criteria): What level of social impacts would this project produce, including resettlement, land acquisition, unemployment? Environmental Impacts (Negative Criteria): What level of environmental impacts would this project produce, including increases in air, noise, and water pollution? Source: This Study Table 11.2 Additional Sector-Specific Evaluation Criteria for Project Prioritization Working Criteria Description Group Road Improvement of Network (Positive Criteria): How well does this project connect to Development Connectivity other links in the network? Planning Consistency with Urban (Positive Criteria): How consistent is this project with Development Plans previous urban development plans? Public Level of Cooperation (Positive Criteria): Is there likely to be much cooperation Transport Regarding Rationalization from the stakeholders with regards to the project? Lack of Policy Consistency (Negative Criteria): Has the policies involved in the project changed repeatedly in the past 10 years? Traffic Impact on Enhancing Traffic (Positive Criteria): How much will this project enhance Management Safety traffic safety? and Safety: Source: This Study Applying the above criteria, schemes from the Project Long List, which were divided into short- term projects (i.e., completion possible by 2010) and mid-term projects (i.e., completion possible by 2015) taking into account various constraints such as project maturity, land acquisition problems, etc., were given a numerical score and sub-sector project prioritization carried out. (3) Capacity Building Projects In addition to the above, the Working Groups also identified 11 capacity building projects (see Table 11.3), with five of these being for public transport, three for road development planning, three for traffic management & safety, and one for environmental purposes. The capacity building projects, which cost relatively little, were prepared with the objective of remedying basic sub-sector capacity shortcomings and are therefore important for facilitating the high priority projects to be recommended in Chapter 17. For this reason, these projects are to be implemented with the high priority projects and no further screening is considered necessary (see Appendix 21 for details). In fact, the Study Team recommends that these projects be implemented at the earliest date possible once funding is available. 11-2 Urban Transport Development Chapter 11 of the Colombo Metropolitan Region Selection of Short List Projects Table 11.3 List of Capacity Building Projects Project Implementation Agency Public Transport 1. Bus-3: Strengthening of NTC on Transport Planning and NTC Operations/Management 2. Bus-4: Strengthening of SLTB on Operations/ Management SLTB 3. Bus-5: Develop a Training Center at WPRPTA and Undertake WPRPTA Strengthening of WPRPTA, Private Bus Owners/Operators, and Crew 4. Rail-3: Strengthening of SLR on Management and Operations SLR and Development of a Strategic Business Unit to Implement Pilot Projects 5. 3W-1: Strengthen the WPRPTA to Implement and Strengthen the WPRPTA Three-Wheeler Services Bureau and Outline Three-Wheeler Regulations Road Development 6. Road-48: Capacity Building of CMC - Drainage Maintenance CMC 7. Road-54: Capacity Building of RDA – Land Acquisition & RDA Resettlement 8. Road-55: Capacity Building of RDA – Road Design Standards RDA and Maintenance Coordination Traffic Management& Safety 9. TM-17: Capacity Building of CMC and RDA - Traffic CMC, RDA Management & Safety 10. TM-19: Capacity Building of Traffic Police Traffic Police Social and Natural Environment Working Group: 11. Env-1: Cross-Sector Capacity Building - For Personnel and CMT, Police, RDA, CPC, Equipment for Vehicle Inspection, Roadside Inspection, Emission CEA Inspection, & Monitoring (4) Derivation of Project Short List The Study Team applied two approaches to develop a comprehensive short list of projects that could possibly be implemented during the time period established for this Study (i.e., by 2015). First, based on the results of the Working Groups’ evaluation applying the above-mentioned criteria in (2) a cut-off line was identified, with those projects scoring high with regards to positive criteria and low to negative criteria being short-listed. Second, those projects that did not make the first cut-off, but had a high interdependency with projects above the cut-off line were also added to the short list. Note that this methodology meant that projects with significant social and environmental impacts were screened out unless sufficient mitigation measures could be implemented. 11.3 Short-Listed Projects Applying the process described in the preceding section, it is possible to derive a Project Short List by sub-sector, which consists of a total of 35 schemes, as shown in Table 11.4. The Study Team believes that all 35 short-listed projects can be finished by 2015. Note that the seven shaded projects indicate soft or non-infrastructure schemes. The remaining 28 short-listed projects will be considered for further screening in Chapter 17 in order to derive high priority infrastructure projects for pre-FS level analysis. These are mapped in Figure 11.2. These projects, together with the other short-listed projects, are described in detail in Chapters 12 to 16. 11-3 Urban Transport Development Chapter 11 of the Colombo Metropolitan Region Selection of Short List Projects Table 11.4 Short List Projects Project Implementing Agency Policy Coordination Inst-1 Technical Assistance to Establish the Presidential Committee on Urban Transport 1. (PCUT) and Secondary Coordination Mechanisms MoRT Public Transport Bus-1Technical Assistance to Lay Groundwork for Bus Route Concessioning and Undertake a 2. Pilot Concessioning Project NTC, WPRPTA Bus-2 Project to Increase Intermodal and Intramodal Coordination by Timetable Creation, 3. Implementation and Enforcement WPRPTA 4. Bus-8 Develop Bus Stop Facilities on High Demand Corridors CMC, RDA 5. BRT-1 Bus Rapid Transit System UDA 6. Rail-1 Rehabilitation of Rail Siding and Rail Facilities SLR 7. Rail-2 Rehabilitation of Signaling and Communications Systems SLR 8. PT-1 Project to Improve School Transport Services NTC Road Development Planning 9. Road–1 Outer Circular Highway (OCH) Construction RDA 10. Road-6 Baseline Road Construction Phase III & Existing Baseline Road Improvement RDA 11. Road-7 Marine Drive Extension Construction (including 1 flyover) RDA 12. Road-10 Duplication Road Extension Construction RDA Road-14