World Bank Financed Project E584Volume 5

Suizhou Connecting Road

Environmental Impact Assessment &Environmental Management Plan

Hub'ei Provincial Communications Departmnent

March 2002 Wuhan China

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Table of Contents

Chapter I Introduction .......................................... I

1.1 Background ...........................................

1.2 Purpose of EA .......................................... 1

1.3 Bases of Assessment .......................................... 2

1.4 Assessment Factors .......................................... 4

1.5 Scope and Standards of Assessment .......................................... 4

1.6 Methodology .......................................... 5

Chapter 2 Project Description .......................................... 6

2.1 Location .......................................... 6

2.2 Traffic Volume Prediction .......................................... 6

2.3 Technical Standards and Work Quantity .......................................... 6

2.4 Alignment Selection and Justification .......................................... 7

Chapter 3 Environmental Baseline .......................................... 9

3.1 Sensitive Receptors .......................................... 9

3.2 Existing Noise Environment .......................................... 9

3.3 Existing Water Environment ......................................... 10

3.4 Existing Air Quality ......................................... 10

Chapter 4 Impact Assessment ......................................... 12

4.1 Analysis of Ecological and Agricultural Impact ......................................... 12

4.2 Impact on Acoustic Environment ......................................... 13

4.3 Ambient Air Quality Impact Assessment ......................................... 16

4.4 Water Environment Impact ......................................... 18

4.5 Socio-economic Environment Impacts ......................................... 19

4.6 Public Consultation and Disclosure ......................................... 19

Chapter 5 Mitigation Measures ......................................... 23

5.1 Environment Protection Measures in Design Stages ......................................... 23

5.2 Environment Protection Measures in Construction Phase ......................................... 25

5.3 Mitigation Measures during Operation Phase ......................................... 27

Chapter 6 EIA Summary ......................................... 29

Chapter 7 Environmental Management Plan ......................................... 31

7.1 Organization of Environmental Management ......................................... 31

7.2 Environmental Mitigation Plan .......................................... 3 1

7.3 Environmental Supervision Plan ......................................... 35

7.4 Environmental Monitoring Plan ......................................... 36

7.5 Personnel Training ......................................... 38

7.6 Estimated Costs for Environmental ......................................... 38

List of Table

Table 2.3-1 Main Engineering Work Volume ........................................................................ 6Table 2.3-2 Cutting and Fill of Earth & Stonework ........................................................................ 7Table 2.3-3 Location and Scale of Borrowing Pits and Disposal Sites ................................................... 7

Table 3.1- I Environmental Sensitive Spots along the Road ................................................................... 9Table 3.2-1 Measuring Results of Noise Environment (LACq) ... ..v........................e.Il

Table 3.3-1 Monitoring Results of Current Water Quality (mg/I) ....................................................... 11

Table 3.4-1 Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Results Unit: mg/Nm3.................................................. 12

Table 4.1- I Land Acquisition of Suizhou Connecting Road unit: mu ................................................. 13

Table 4.2-1 Traffic Noise Prediction of the Suizhou Connecting Road Leq (dB) ............................... 16

Table 4.2-2 Prediction Results of Ambient Noise Level in Sensitive Spots Leq(dB) . . 16

Table 4.2-2 Prediction Results of Ambient Noise Level in Sensitive Spots Leq(dB) (Continued) .. 1. 7

Table 4.3-1 TSP Survey Results ........................................................................ 18

Table 4.3-2 Analogical Results of TSP after Water Spray in Construction Site . . 18

Table 4.6-1 Public Consultation Participants Composition ................................................................... 22

Table 4.6-2 Public Response to Questions from the Questionnaire . ...................................................... 22

Table 4.6-3 Public Opinions/Concerns and Responses ........................................................................ 23

Table 4.6-4 Public Locations for Disclosure ........................................................................ 24

Table 5.1-1 Slope Protection Engineering Works at High Fill & Deep Cut Sections ............................ 25

Table 5-1-2 Location and Rehabilitation of Borrowing Pits and Disposal Sites . . 26

Table 5.1-3 Traffic Noise Mitigation Measures ........................................................................ 27

Table 7.3-1 Environmental Mitigation Plan ........................................................................ 38

Table 7.3-1 Environmental Mitigation Plan (Continued) ..................................................................... 39

Table 7.3-1 Environmental Mitigation Plan (Continued) ..................................................................... 40

Table 7.4-1 Environmental Supervision Plan ........................................................................ 41

Table 7.5-1 Environmental Monitoring Plan ........................................................................ 42

Table 7.7-1 Cost of Environmental Protection ........................................................................ 44

List of Map

Map 2-1 The Alignment of Suizhou Connecting Road

Map 2-2 Location of Borrowing Pits and Disposal Sites

Map 3-1 Sensitive Receptors and Environmental Baseline

Map 7-1 Location of Planned Monitoring Spots

List of Abbreviation

BP Best Procedure

COD Chemical Oxygen Demand

EA Environmental Assessment

EIA Environmental Impact Assessment

EMP Environmental Management Plan

EPB Environmental Protection Bureau

EPO Environmental Protection Office

GB National Standard

GDP Gross Domestic Product

GHZB National Environmental Quality Standard

GP Good Practice

HJ/T Environmental/Technical

HPCD Hubei Provincial Communications Department

LAeq Continuous Equivalent Sound A Level

MOC Ministry of Communications

NO2 Nitrogen Dioxide

OD Operational Directive

OP Operational Policy

PRC the People's Republic of China

SEPA State Environmental Protection Administration

Ss Suspended Solid

THC Tetrahydrocannabinol

TSP Total Suspended Particle

WBFPO World Bank Financed Project Office

Chapter 1 Introduction

1.1 Background

Suizhou connecting road is part of the Xiaogan to Xiangfan expressway project whichis to be partially financed by a World Bank loan to the People' s Republic of China.The objective is to maximize the transportation benefits of the expressway to Suizhouregion particularly to the urban area of Suizhou. The proposed expressway passesthrough the municipality of Suizhou, but is still away from the Suizhou City proper (seeMap 2-1 in Chapter 2). This proposed connecting road is to link the Suizhou city properwith the expressway southwest of the city.

As part of the project preparation, an Environmental Assessment (EA) has beenconducted by a team of environmental specialists from Shanghai Ship and ShippingResearch Institute (SSSRI), in compliance with relevant requirements from the StateEnvironmental Protection Administration (SEPA) and the World Bank. The EAinvolves various screening and full scale assessment in accordance with SEPArequirements and World Bank safeguards policies. Environmental Impact Assessment(EIA) reports and Environmental Management Plan (EMP) have been prepared tosummarize the key findings and recommended actions for adverse impact mitigationfrom the EA. As the project involves several components including the mainexpressway, three connecting roads and four rural roads, one set of EA documentation(EIA and EMP) has been prepared for each component. This document is the EIA forthe Suizhou Connecting Road. The original EIA report is prepared in in Chinese andthis English version of the report is the translation. As the project EA team and theauthor of component EIA report and EMP, SSSRI certifies that the main contents of theChinese and English versions of the EA documents are basically identical, except morestringent noise standards are applied in the English version. With regard to thetranslation itself, while the two versions may not be identical due to differentexpressions in Chinese and English languages, there is no key difference on the matterof substance.

1.2 Purpose of EA

The EA predicts various environmental and socio-economic impacts of the Project, andanalyzes the impacts quantitatively or qualitatively through the investigation ormonitoring of the physical, biological, socio-economic environment, and through publicconsultation along the project area. More specifically, the purposes of the EA are:

* To improve the decision-making process by introducing environmental criteriaand assessment to design engineers and decision makers and to ensure the Projectis environrnentally sound and sustainable;

* To ensure adverse environmental impacts be identified and evaluated in the earlierstage of the Project so as to develop appropriate measures including alternativealignments and designs to avoid, mitigate, reduce or otherwise minimize theadverse impacts to acceptable levels;

* To develop measures of compensation for the impacts which could not be avoidedor mitigated; and;

* To provide a basis for Project executing agency and relevant government agenciesto develop and implement plans for environmental management and monitoring.

1.3 Bases of Assessment

World Bank RequirementsThe World Bank requirements include primarily the Bank' s ten safeguards policies,including Operational Policies (OP), Best Procedure (BP), Good Practice (GP) andOperational Directives (OD). They are:

* Environmental Assessment (OP/BP/GP4.01);* Forestry (OP/GP4.36);* Natural Habitats (OP/BP4.04);* Safety of Dams (OP/BP4.37);* Pest Management (OP4.09);* Involuntary Resettlement (OD4.30);* Indigenous People (OD4.20);* Cultural Property (OPN 11.03 and soon to be OP4. 11);* Projects in Disputed Areas (OP/BP/GP7.60); and* Projects on International Waterways (OP/BP/GP7.50).

Among these safeguards policies, Environmental Assessment is the primaryrequirements and thus the focus of this report. In addition, other Policies such asNatural Habitats (OP4.04), Indigenous People (OD4.20), Forest (OP4.36), CulturalProperty (OP4.1 1) and Pest Management (OP4.09) are also applied in the EA at leastfor screening and results, included in this report. Policies on Involuntary Resettlementare the subject of a separate assessment by another teamn but the key findings areincluded in the report as well.

Since there are no project components that involve international waterways, damconstruction or disputed areas as defined under OP7.60, policies related to thesesubjects are not applied in the EA.

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National laws and regulations on environmental review and FIA

* Environmental Protection Law of PRC of December 26, 1989;* Land Management Law of PRC of August 29, 1998;* Water and Soil Conservation Law of PRC of June 29, 1991;* Water Pollution Prevention Law of PRC of May 15, 1996;* Noise Pollution Prevention Law of PRC of October 29, 1996;* Air Pollution Prevention Law of PRC of April 29, 2000;* Solid Waste Pollution Prevention Law of PRC of October 30, 1995;* Rules of Environmental Protection Management for Construction Projects, issued

by the State Council of PRC;* Measures Concerning with the Environmental Protection and Management for

Transportation Construction Projects, issued by MOC;* Directories of Environmental Protection management for Construction Projects

(No.9, [1999]), issued by SEPA;* The Technical Rules for Environrmental Impact Assessment (HJ/T2.1-2.3-

93,HJ/T2.4-1995,HJ/T1 9-1997); issued by SEPA;* Specifications for Environment Impact Assessment of Expressway, issued by

MOC;* Notice to Strengthen the Environmental Impact Assessment and Management of

Construction Projects Financed by Loan from International FinancialOrganizations, jointly issued by SEPA, the State Planning Commission, theMinistry of Finance and the People' s Bank of China;

* Review comments for Project EA TOR of November 1999 and again of May2000, and for Project EIA of November 2001; all these comments have beenincorporated in EA process and the EA documentation; and

* Other relevant environmental protection laws, regulations and policies.

Engineering Design Document

* Preliminary Engineering Design of Xiaogan-Xiangfan Expressway, by HPCPDI,2001; This design contains much more details than a typical preliminary design inwestern countries and is the latest and most updated design document at the timethe EA was prepared; and

* Feasibility Study for Xiaogan to Xiangfan Expressway, by HPCPDI, 1998, whichis the final version for the feasibility study.

Other Relevant Study Reports

* Final version of Project Resettlement Action Plan (RAP), HPCD, December 2001;and

* Final version of Project Cultural Relics Report, HPRARI, March 2002.

Relevant International Environmental Agreements (where China is a signing party)

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* UN Framework Confer on Climate Change;* Biologic diversity Agreement, signed on December 29, 1993;* Vienna Agreement on Ozonosphere Protection, signed on December 30, 1989;

and• Amended Montreal Protocol on Ozonosphere Material Depletion, signed on

August 20, 1992.

1.4 Assessment Factors

The EA is conducted through assessment of key environmental factors to reflect theenvironmental quality and impacts of the project to the environment. Where applicable,following factors are applied in the EA for this connecting road:

Acoustic Environment: Equivalent continuous sound amplitude LAeq.

Ambient Air: NO2, and TSPWater Quality: COD and SSSoil Erosion: Erosion intensity and volumeVegetation: landscape area and number and species of treesCultural relics Presence and value of cultural sites and relicsSocio-economic factors Community severance, economic development, etc.

1.5 Scope and Standards of Assessment

Based on the relevant regulations and guidelines for EA and the site specific conditions,the study scope for environmental assessment for this project is in general within theareas of 200 m from the center line of the proposed connecting road on both sides. Thestudy scope for socio-economic assessment may be extended, to cover the affected ruralcommunities through which the connecting road passes.

The following standards are applied in the EA:

* Water Environment: The Class III in the Environmental Quality Standard forSurface Water (GHZBI-1999) for surface water in the project area;

* Acoustic Environment: For villages and rural residential areas, Class IV standardsin the Standard of Environmental Noise of Urban Area (GB3096-93) (daytime70dB (A) and nighttime 55dB(A)) are applied. More stringent standards, Class I(daytime 55dB(A), nighttime 45dB(A)) are applied for highly sensitive receptorssuch as schools and hospitals.

* Ambient Air: Class II in the Ambient Air Quality Standard (GB3095-1996)* Soil Erosion: Classification standard of soil erosion in the Specifications for

Environment Impact Assessment of Highway.

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1.6 Methodology

Road construction is a linear development project. Site investigation shows that theenvironmental conditions and potential impacts from the road development along theproposed alignment are similar. Therefore, the EA is primarily based on typicalsensitive receptors to represent a particular section and through different types ofreceptors to cover the whole assessment area.

Mathematical modeling is applied to predict noise levels and water quality to projectthe impact. Analogous approach is adopted for assessment of air quality impacts usingexperience from other similar expressway projects in the region.

The environmental and socio-economic assessment cover the construction phase anddifferent periods in the operation phase, i.e., short term to 2006, medium term to 2013and long term to 2020.

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Chapter 2 Project Description

2.1 Location

The Suizhou connecting road of Xiaogan to Xiangfan expressway project goes ingeneral from north to south. It starts from the Hedian Interchange on the Xiaogan toXiangfan expressway, through Hedian Township and Nanjiao Area and finally ends atChangling village on the east of Suizhou city proper, where it connects with NH 316(Map 2-1). The connecting road has a total length of 12.95 km.

2.2 Traffic Volume Prediction

Traffic volume prediction of on the Suizhou connecting road is shown as follows asprovided by HPCPDI:

Year Traffic Volume (medium vehicles/day)2006 34252013 53642020 6259

2.3 Technical Standards and Work Quantity

Suizhou connecting road is to be constructed based on the Grade Two standard(partially Grade One standard) designed for plain and moderately hilly areas. Designedmotor vehicle speed is 80 km/hr. Subgrade width is 12 m (or 24 m) and pavement is 9m (or 15 m).

The total length of the road is 12.95 km, of which 4.1 km (K8+770-end point) will benewly built based on the Grade One standard and 8.8 km (KO-K8+770) will beupgraded from the existing road to a Grade Two road. Table 2.3-1 lists the majorengineering work volume.

Table 2.3-1 Main Engineering Work Volume

No. Works Item Unit Works Amount

Construction Mileage Km 12.95l New construction Km 4. 1(Garde One Sandard)

________ Upgrading Km 8.82 Permanent Land Occupy Mu 685.8

Temporary Land Occupy Mu 293.7

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No. Works Item Unit Works Amount

3 Structural Buildings Dismantled M2 178784 Earth works 1000 m3 433.6S Stone works 1000 m3 550.66 Drainage & Prevention m3/m 3.8027 Large Bridge mrno. 547.14/18 Medium Bridge m/no. 86.54/19 Small Bridge m/no. 68/210 Culverts m/no. 1512.29/4711 Cost Estimate Yuan 7791.71 X 104

Source: Preliminary Design ofXiao-Xiang Expressway, HPCPDI, Oct.2001.

The cut and fill volumes of the road construction itself cannot reach completely balance.

Earth borrowing and disposal will be required as shown in Table 2.3-2.

Table 2.3-2 Cutting and Fill of Earth & Stonework

Cut Volume (m3) Backfill Volume (m3 ) Borrow and Disposal Volume (m3 )Earthwork Stonework Earthwork Stonework Earth borrowing i Stone disposal

required I volume137,651 550,590 831,396 777,413 295,947 178,079

Borrow bits and disposal sites will be from local sources for convenient constructionand transportation. These sites have been selected following careful evaluation ofengineering demands and environmental considerations. The earth borrowing pits anddisposal areas are presented in Table 2.3-3 and Map 2-2.

Table 2.3-3 Location and Scale of Borrowing Pits and Disposal SitesNo. Pile's No. Borrow/Disposal site Land Occupied Depth of Pit/Height of Site

(mu) (m,)I KO+350 Earth borrow pit 2.4 Depth 3.02 K2+430 Stone disposal site 38.3 Height 2.53 K3+350 Stone disposal site 5.9 Height 2.54 K4+235 Stone disposal site 11.5 Height 2.55 K6+783 Stone disposal site 16.6 Height 2.56 K7+650 Stone disposal site 34.4 Height 2.57 K8+465 Earth borrow pit 63.7 Depth 3.08 K] 0+250 Earth borrow pit 25.7 Depth 3.09 K 11+600 Earth borrow pit 8.1 Depth 3.010 K 12+650 Earth borrow pit 48.6 Depth 3.0

Total L_I__ 255.2

2.4 Alignment Selection and Justification

The main objective of this component is to connect the urban area of Suizhou with theXaiogan to Xiangfan Expressway. Different alternative alignments have been evaluatedfrom the environmental and socio-economic perspectives.

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There are three connecting alignments connecting the expressway with the Suizhou cityproper: through Qianxie road connecting with the expressway at Hedian interchange;through Suinan road connecting with the expressway at Anju interchange; and throughSuiying road connecting with the expressway at Suizhou interchange. At present,Suinan road is in good conditions while Suiying road has been included in the localgovernrment' s upgrading plan. In contrast, Qianxie road has a low grade (Grade IV)with poor road conditions and lack of proper road signage. As a result, the trafficpassage capacity of Qianxie road is very limited and traffic accident rates are high. Theconnecting road is selected mostly on the existing Qianxie road will help upgrade theroad, benefiting the residents living on both sides of the road.

Another alternative alignment is to build the connecting road on a green field alignment.However this alternative would occupy much more land. The alignment selectionwould not help improve the conditions and safety on existing roads. Furthermore, itwould reduce the role of the existing roads the local road network. With these factorsconsidered, the Qianxie road alignment is selected as the connecting road.

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Chapter 3 Environmental Baseline

3.1 Sensitive Receptors

The EA team conducted a field investigation together with the design unit andresettlement group along the Suizhou connecting road in 2001 to identify areas whichare environmentally sensitive. The investigation results show there are two schools andsix villages (see Table 3.1-1 and Map 3-1). In addition, the road will also cross oneriver.

Table 3.1-1 Environmental Sensitive Spots along the RoadNo. sensitive receptor Piling No. Height of subgrade Distance of first row to central line

No. sensitive reeptor Piling No.(mn) (mn)

1 Hedian Mid. Sch. KO+250 0.3 West 30

2 Huangjiawan Vill. KO+420 2.9 West 203 Dengjiazui VilL. KO+450 1.3 East 304 Sunjiazui Vill. KO+810 0.2 East 26

5 Qianjin School K9+050 -4.5 North 100

6 Liubuwan Vill. K10+530 -9.5 West 407 Yunshui Vill. K] 1+650 1.2 West 26

8 Changling Vill. K12+450-600 3.5 West 189 Fu iver K 1i1+977

3.2 Cultural Relics

A site investigation including sub-surface drilling by hand-hold borers by an HPCRIteam of archaeologists and cultural relics specialists along the Suizhou connecting road,shows no significant cultural relics sites except a few common tombs, as described asfollows:* Dengjiazui tomb: located at the mild hill side of Xiangtang village, Hedian

township in Suizhou city. The site is currently partially paddy field and partiallyabandoned land with a total area of about 5000 m2 . On the ground, some tombbricks and part of the tomb structure are visible. The Suizhou connecting road atK0+600 passes the area 100 m west of the tomb site. The current evaluationshows it is an ordinary site with low cultural relics value.

* Yaziwan tomb: located on a flat land in Wangshen village, Hedian township ofSuizhou city. There are several tomb earth lumps on the site which will beaffected by the connecting road. This tomb is preserved well now and somepottery pieces were found at the site suggesting the site is likely from the LiuDynasty (500 AD). The K4+950 to K5+200 section will pass the middle of thetomb site (Map 3-2), occupying about 2500 m2.

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Map 3-1 Sensitive Receptors and Environmental Baseline

COD: 178/167 mg/i

SS: 165/156 mgj/ Suizhou Urban District/-ledian 0 Leq: 48.SdB/38.7dB; 4,3

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* Lijiawan tomb site: located at the Beiyunqianjin village of the south suburb ofSuizhou, on a woodland. Part of the tomb structure and bricks are exposed outside,appearing to be the Six Dynasty or Song Dynasty relics (1000 AD). However, thetombs, mostly of ordinary people, have been seriously damaged over years withvery limited archaeological value. The connecting road will pass the middle of thetomb site at K9+500 to K9, occupying about 1500 m2.

3.3 Existing Noise Environment

Areas passed by the proposed connecting road are primarily moderate hills with nosignificant noise sources. To determine the noise baseline in the area, SuizhouEnvironmental Monitoring Station was engaged to carry out noise measurements in thearea. The same monitoring station was also engaged to sample and analyze water andair samples to establish baseline water and air quality in the project areas, as describedin detail in following sections.

Four villages were chosen as noise monitoring locations and monitoring work wascarried out on September 8-9, 2001. Two shifts of monitoring work were conducted inthe daytime and at night, respectively. The methodology used in monitoring wasadopted from "The Measuring Methods for Transient Noise at Urban District"

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GB/T14623-93 and "Environmental Acoustics Measurement Methods" GB/3222-94.The results are listed in table 3.3-1.

Table 3.3-1 Measuring Results of Noise Environment (Leq)No. Monitoring Location Pile No. Noise lev I Leq(dB) Exceedin standard

Daytime Nighttime Daytime NighttimeI_____ Hedian Mid. Sch. KO+250 48.8 38.72 Qianjin School K9+050 44.1 35.53 Yunshui Vill. KI 1+650 43.6 37.04 Changling Vill. K12+450-600 47.9 37.2

It can be seen from Table 3-2-1 that the rural areas along the proposed connecting road,including the villages and schools, are very quiet. The noise levels in daytime areranging between 43.6-48.8 dB(A) and lower than 40 dB(A) in nighttime, which are thelower than the Class 0 Standard of GB3096-93.

3.4 Existing Water Environment

The main water body intersecting with the proposed connecting road is the Fu river.According to relevant provincial regulations and guidelines, water quality required forFu river is Class III in GHZBI-1999. The nearest drinking water intake is more than 5km upstream from the proposed Fu river bridge.

Water quality monitoring has been conducted at Fu river. Monitored factors includedCODcr, SS and oil. The monitoring work was carried out on June 9 and again onSeptember 19, 2001 and the results are presented in Table 3.4-1. The standard of ClassIII in GHZB1-1999 is applied in the assessment.

Table 3.4-1 Monitoring Results of Current Water Quality (mg/l)

Date Measurement Results AssessmentCODcr SS Oil I CODcr I SS Oil

June 178 165 0.56 Exceeding standard Exceeding standard Exceeding standardSep 167 156 0.60 Exceeding standard Exceeding standard Exceeding standard

Monitoring results show that water pollutant concentrations in Fu river exceed theapplicable Class III standards for CODcr, SS and Oil. Fu river has been polluted fromand the existing water quality cannot meet the requirements of Classification of SurfaceWater Function of Hubei Province.

3.5 Existing Air Quality

According to on site investigation, no significant air pollution sources along theproposed connecting road were observed.

Two villages were chosen for air quality monitoring and monitoring work was carriedout on September 7-11, 2001. The results are listed in Table 3.5-1. Climate conditions

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at the time of monitoring was clear sky with wind speed of 2.7 m/s in the direction ofsoutheast.

Table 3.5-1 Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Results Unit: mg/Nm 3

Instant concentration (NO 2) Daily average (NO2)Location No. of Ranging %std Day I Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 % over

samples stds I stds

Hedian Mid. 20 0.010-0.022 0 0.022 0.020 0.020 0.023 0.021 0S ch o o l _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 4Qianjin 20 0.010-0.021 0 00 18 0.019 0.018 0.021 0.019 0School I__ _ _ _ _ I__ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I

Instant concentration (TSP) Daily average (TSP)

Hedian Mid. 0 0.19 0.20 0.17 0.19 0.18 0School __ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

QianJin 0 0.11 0.09 0.10 0.08 0.11 0school I

As Seen from the monitoring results in Table 3-5-1, air quality in the project area isgood. Based on the standards of GB3095-1996, average concentrations of TSP is theClass II standards and NO2 is even less than the Class I standard. The ambient airquality in the area that the road will pass through is excellent.

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Chapter 4 Impact Assessment

Considering both the engineering features and the existing environment of the proposedconnecting road, the engineering activities of the project will have potential adverseimpacts and negative consequences. During feasibility study period, major adverseimpacts are potential conflicts between road alignment location and developmentplanning of townships along the alignment. In construction period, possible negativeimpact will primarily be the damage on natural environment and ecological featuresalong the road alignment caused by the engineering activities such as changes of naturaltopographies, occupancy of farm lands and woodland, and alterations of naturalwaterways or irrigation systems. Major impacts on the social environment will be therelocation and resettlement due to land acquisition. This chapter analyze the majoradverse impacts caused by the construction and operation of the Suizhou ConnectingRoad.

4.1 Analysis of Ecological and Agricultural Impact

Agriculture and woodlandThe impact of the proposed road on agricultural production along the project areamainly arises from the permanent occupation of agricultural land and works crossingirrigation systems. Land acquisition is summarized in Table 4.1-1.

Table 4.1-1 Land Acquisition of Suizhou Connecting Road unit: muPaddy land Dr land | Woodland Fishery Ponds Total

196.7 295.3 1 175.5 18.3 685.8

The total occupied land area by the planned project is 685.8 mu (see Table 4-1-1), ofwhich paddy land and dry land takes a very high proportion. Land occupation willcause direct loss of the agricultural output in the short term, which will reducepeasants' income. But since the connecting road is short, the proportion of the landoccupied by the project to the total cultivated land in the area is very small. The loss ofthe agricultural output can be made up by adjustment of land usage and using thecompensation for improvement of agricultural structure such as high valued crops orfruits. On the other hand, the new road will provide opportunities to local economicdevelopment and a good access to market for the local farm and township enterpriseproducts. The highway construction and operation will provide more employmentopportunities for the local people. Due to the improvement of the road network system,the land use pattern will be changed, which will eventually increase the agricultural andindustrial output along the proposed road.

Some irrigation systems will be crossed by the connecting roads, which could potentialcause disturbance to irrigation activities.

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To ensure proper operation and function of the water system and the irrigation system,1 medium bridges, with total length of 86.54 m, 47 culverts have been designed for theroad based on investigation and measuring taken by design group, flood discharge andcontrol as well as the efficiency of the irrigation system have been taken intoconsidering along the proposed road area.

A total of 175.5 mu of woodland will be occupied by the project. The loss of these treesis a very small proportion of the total woodland in the area and as such will no imposesignificant impact to Suizhou areas and will have no impact on the vegetation speciesalong the road area. The loss of the vegetation caused by the construction may becompensated by plantation along the roadside and subgrade slopes in the constructionand operation period.

Soil erosionThe proposed road will occupy total 685.8 mu land which will be disturbed and use984,200 m3 earth & stonework. For the most part, the road will pass hilly area. Thereare 25 high fill and deep cut sections, so the impact of soil erosion during constructioncould be serious. Strict soil erosion prevention measures should be taken and drainage& prevention engineering should be designed, especially at those high fill and deep cutsections.

According to the practice of other road construction projects, erosion will besubstantially reduced following the completion of the proposed 3.802 m3 /m drainageand other erosion works. The planting and landscaping in operation phase will alsoeffectively mitigate the erosion impacts.

Borrow pits and disposal sitesA total of 295,947 m3 earth will be borrowed, and the 178,079 m3 construction wastewill be required for disposal. To accomplish the task for earth borrowing and wastedisposal, five earth borrowing pits and five disposal areas have been selected along theroad and together they will occupy 255.2 mu (170,218 m 2) of land. The occupation is ofa temporary nature as following the construction, the borrow pits and disposal sites maybe reclaimed through landscaping or converting to fish ponds or other purposes.

Borrow and disposal areas can cause substantial environmental impacts on soils, water,and the natural environment if these sites are not rehabilitated. Impacts range fromchronic erosion and siltation to deterioration of air quality by airborne dust topermanent visual and aesthetic impacts. During the excavation and disposal operation,the sites will also cause noise impacts to the immediate surrounding areas.

4.2 Impact on Acoustic Environment

Construction Phase

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The main noise sources in the construction phase will be the construction machineryand construction vehicles for materials/waste transportation. Noise levels from thesesources is typically very high and random. Construction noise would seriously disturbthe nearby villages and other sensitive receptors such as schools and hospitals.Residents living near access roads will also be affected by the increased noise levelsduring the construction phase.

Noise impact caused by construction machinery and transport vehicles is temporary orshort term although it is also inevitable. To protect the resident from being disturbed bythe noise and the construction workers' health, necessary mitigation measures will betaken to mitigate the noise impact.

Operation PhaseThe model used for the noise prediction is that from Specifications for EnvironmentalImpact Assessment of Highways, as follows.

(L,j L,,,+ I0 g( N, T A) ,/,_, + AL,-,{Sw 11V + AL,w f1 3V T

Where (LA,,), -Per hour traffic noise level, recorded by type I vehicle through

the measuring spot for the daytime and nighttime prediction, (dB);

Lx e - Average radiation noise level of type I vehicle, (dB);

N, -Average hourly traffic volume of type I vehicle, vehicle/hour;

v - Average vehicle speed per hour, km/h;

T- L4gq prediction time, T=l hour;

- the noise level attenuation for type I vehicles at daytime and

nighttime at the spot which is r meters from noise equivalent driving line,(dB);

1"L- _ Traffic noise correction caused by road longitudinal slope,

(dB);

AL',., -f-e - Traffic noise correction caused by pavement, (dB).

The traffic noise level received by different types of vehicle at the predicting spot in thedaytime and nighttime can be calculated as follows:

(LAe. )fra1jc = l lg[100 Al ) 0I(LA,q)L + 1 0 .1 j(LA)S + - AL] - AL2

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Where: Traffic noise correction caused by curve or limited length of

highway, (dB);

AL - Traffic noise correction caused by barriers between highway and

prediction spot, (dB);

The ambient noise level received at predicting spot is as follows:

= lOlg[ 0l I(L,J, +lo01L,j_]

Where: (L4rq),,ti - The prediction value of traffic noise at predicting spot in

daytime and at night, (dB);

- The background noise level during the predicting time, (dB);

According to the above models, the predicted noise levels along the proposedconnecting road are listed in Table 4.2-1, and the ambient noise levels at sensitivereceptors are listed in Table 4.2-2.

Table 4.2-1 Traffic Noise Prediction of the Suizhou Connecting Road Leq (dB)

Year Time Distance from central line to predicted sites (m)20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200

2006 Daytime 61.5 58.0 55.7 54.4 53.3 52.0 50.7 50.2 49.4 48.6

Nighttime 54.3 48.8 45.7 44.0 41.9 40.5 39.0 38.1 36.9 36.1

2013 Daytime 64.2 60.9 58.7 57.4 56.1 54.8 53.7 53.1 52.3 51.6Nighttime 56.3 50.6 47.6 45.8 43.7 42.3 40.8 39.9 38.7 37.9

2020 Daytime 66.8 63.4 61.2 59.9 58.6 57.3 56.2 55.6 54.8 54.1_ Nighttime 58.7 53.2 50.0 48.3 46.2 44.8 43.3 42.4 41.2 40.4

Table 4.2-2 Prediction Results of Ambient Noise Level in Sensitive Spots Leq(dB)

Predicted Noise Levels and Amount Be ond Criterion

No. Names Pile No. yea 2006 year2013 yea 2020daytime Nighttime daytime Nighttime Daytime nighttim

I Hedian Mid. KO+250 59.6 61.8 62.9_ Sch. . 4.6 - 6-8 _ 7.9

2 Huangjiawan K0+420 59.3 50.1 61.5 53.0 64.0 55.1___________ 0 0 0 0 0 0.1

3 Dengjiazui K0+i-450 57.6 49.9 60.5 52.7 62.9 54.8__0 010 0 0 0

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Table 4.2-2 Prediction Results of Ambient Noise Level in Sensitive Spots Leq(dB) (Continued)

Predicted Noise Levels and Amount Be ond Criterion

No. Names Pile No. yea 2006 year 2013 year 2020daytime Nighttime daytime Nighttime Daytime nighttim

_~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~4 Sunjiazui KO+810 57.6 49.9 60.5 52.7 62.9 54.8

____ ~~ ~~ ~~~~ ~ ~~0 0 0 0 0 0

5 Qianjin School K9+050 13 - 54.0 - 56.7 -

6 Liubuwan Vill. K10+530 56.6 48.7 59.7 51.6 61.9 53.7____ ~~ ~~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~~0 0 0 0 0 0

7 Yunshui Viil. K11+650 58.6 51.0 61.6 53.8 64.0 56.0___ ____________ ~~~~~0 0 0 0 0 0

8 ChanglingVill. K12+450-600 59.0 51.5 62.1 54.4 64.5 56.5_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 0 0 0 0 0 0

Note: Noise level of the villages is calculated at I meter in front of the frontage window and the number below thepredicted noise levels a re the noise exceeding the applicable standards.

For the early operation phase as represented by year 2006, areas at and beyond 20 mfrom the central line of the road can meet Class IV standards. In the mid term asrepresented by year 2013, the impacted area will be extended to 27 m and those beyond27 m from the central line will meet the standards. In the long term, represented by year2020, the impacted areas will be further extended to 38 m.

In the noise levels at the sensitive receptors, predicted values shown in Table 4-2-2indicate that the impact of traffic noise on the villages is small throughout the operationphase. However, the noise will impact Hedian Middle School, where the noise levelsare predicted to exceed the standards by 2.6 dB(A) in the early time to 7.9 dB(A) in thelate operation phase.

4.3 Ambient Air Quality Impact Assessment

Air pollution sources during the road construction mainly come from airborne dust,asphalt smog and machinery exhaust at construction sites, pavements in progress,materials in open air such as deposit areas, asphalt leveler, power generators andtemporary access roads. The most serious airborne pollutant is dust.

There are many factors that cause road dust, such as passing vehicle speed, wind speed,moisture in the air, dust build-up on pavement and dust humidity. Of these factors, windspeed will directly influence the dust dispersion distance.

The Roads Institute of MOC have monitored the vehicle induced dust on Beijing-Tianjing-Tangshan highway while it was under construction. The TSP concentration150 meters leeward of the dust source was measured to be 5.093 mg/m3 (see Table 4-3-1), which exceeds Class II in GB 3095-1996. As the wind becomes stronger, theaffected area will become bigger.

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According to the analogical analysis (see Table 4.3-2), water sprays at the constructionsite can reduce 70% of the dust and obtain a good dust suppression effect. So, duringthe construction phase, water spray at the construction sites, unpaved road andtemporary access roads should be done timely to prevent the dust pollution.

Table 4.3-1 TSP Survey ResultsMonitoring sites Dust origins Distance to road Measured results

(mg/m 3)By the side of the During top layer base 50 11.652

construction road at cement pavement; dust 100 19.694wuqing-yang village by vehicles 150 5.093

Table 4.3-2 Analogical Results of TSP after Water Spray in Construction SiteDistance from the road side (m) 0 20 50 100 200

TSP (mg/r 3) No watering 11.03 2.89 1.15 0.86 0.56Watering 2.11 1.40 0.68 0.60 0.29

The main factors responsible for airborne dust at material stockpiles are wind, loadingand unloading operations, and passing vehicles. This could cause serious dust pollutionwhich impacts the immediate surrounding areas.

Materials mixing is another source of airborne duct in road construction projects. Thereare two common mixing methods: in-plant mixing and on-site mixing. The on-sitemixing takes place at the construction site and affects typically only a small area,whereas in-plant mixing tends to influence a wide area especially in leeward of thewind direction. Air emission from in-plant mixing however, can readily be controlled ifit takes place in a workshop. Therefore, this method of mixing will be adopted for thisproject.

According to the dust monitoring results at mixing sites in other similar projects, theTSP concentration is usually about 1.00 mg/in3 at 50 meters from a mixing site, 1.65mg/m3 at 100 meters and back to 1.00 mg/m3 again at 150 meters. Class II standard canbe met at 200 meters or more from the mixing site.

Asphalt smog is produced in the course of asphalt melting. Its main compositions areTHC, TSP and BaP, which, except TSP, are hazardous substances. According to relatedliterature, asphalt being heated in a sealed chamber will yield no more than 0.001mg/m3 BaP at 50 m leeward, which satisfies the standard in GB 16297-1996. THCconcentration at 60 m leeward is at most 0.16 mg/m3.

The whole project will use asphalt-cement for pavement. So a large amount of asphaltwill be used. In-plant mixing will be adopted to prevent the smog pollution.Furthermore, the mixing plant needs to be 300 meters leeward to residential and othersensitive areas. The mixing machinery must be equipped with secondary dust-removefacilities.

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Air impact during the operation phase is primarily from motor vehicle emission. As thetraffic volume increases along the proposed connecting road, the air quality in theimmediately adjacent area will be affected by the motor vehicle emissions. This wouldaffect in particular the residents who live within close distances to the road.

4.4 Water Environment Impact

During the construction particularly the construction of Fu river bridge, the followingactivities will impact the water quality:* Dredging operation to dig out sediment of the river which will result in

suspension of the sediment and an increase in suspended solids in the water on thesite and immediately downstream from the construction site.

* If oil or oil-containing wastewater from the construction equipment andmachinery leaks or spills into the water body it will cause an increase in oilconcentration of the water body and deterioration of water quality. As the oilcannot readily settle or decompose, the impact of oil contamination can last a longdistance although the concentration will gradually be diluted as it gets furtheraway from the construction site.

* The construction camp which sets up by the river could cause watercontamination from the discharges of untreated domestic wastewater, as well ascontaminated surface runoff from the camp sites, resulting potentially in risingCOD and suspended solids in the receiving water.

* The surface runoff from disturbed land as well as poorly maintained constructioncamps, will carry with it sediment resulting in increases in suspended solids in theriver.

During the operation phase, impacts to water quality will be primarily from surfacerunoff of the first 30 minutes rains which could carry dust, oil and other materials onthe road surface to the receiving water. Traffic accidents, which are more likelystatistically on a Grade II road than an expressway although severity is less, on thebridge or near other water bodies involving trucks loaded with hazardous liquidmaterials could cause direct releases of these materials into the receiving water, causingserious water pollution. Traffic of tank trucks with hazardous liquids are expected to bevery limited as there is no significant chemical industries in the areas and theconnecting road is not a major corridor for trans-regional through traffic. The probablyof the very limited such trucks involved in a serious traffic right on the bridge, thus thethreat to the water quality, is extremely small.

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4.5 Socio-economic Environment Impacts

Resettlement and RelocationThe proposed connecting road will pass through Hedian township and Nanjiao districtof Suizhou city. The total occupied land will 685.8 mu and the total area of demolishedbuildings will be 17,878 m2 according to the project Resettlement Action Plan (RAP).Though the resettlement amount is not very large compared with that for the mainexpressway, HPCD, the EA team, resettlement team and design unit have paidsubstantial attention to the work of land acquisition and resettlement. In decision-making of the alignment, substantial consideration and major effort were given to avoiddirectly going through township and villages and to minimize as much housedemolition and land occupation as possible. HPCD is very experienced with appropriateplanning and resolving resettlement issues through the Department' s earlier work inother World Bank financed expressway projects in Hubei province, which all hadsignificant resettlement and relocation work. The experience from the previous WorldBank financed projects were capitalized in the resettlement and relocation preparationfor the proposed connecting road, and will be during the implementation stage.

Impacts on Irrigation SystemThe proposed connecting road will cross one river and dozens of small creeks,irrigation channels and flood discharging ditches. The water systems would be affectedif no mitigation measures are taken. However, the project engineering design includesone large bridge, one medium bridges, two small bridges and 47 culverts along theproposed connecting road. The impacts to the water systems including flood discharge,irrigation, water intake and other functions are expected to be minimum.

SafryTraffic safety will be an increasing concern as the traffic volume as well motor vehiclespeed will increase following the road upgrading. Unlike the expressway, the Grade IIconnecting road will not be fully fenced. There will be mixed traffic of motor and non-motor vehicles, as well as pedestrian traffic on the road. More commercial operationscan also be expected to set up along the road attracting road crossing and otherpotentially dangerous acts. Children are of particular concern particularly as they goand come back from schools and other outings, which are typically by themselveswithout any company of adults.

Cultural ReliesAccording to the report of Hubei Provincial Relic & Archaeological Research Institute,the proposed expressway will go through two tombs (yaziwan tomb and Lijiawan tomb)and passes the area 100 m west of one relics site (Dengjiazui tomb).

Based on the site investigation, including preliminary sub-surface investigation,literature search, and consultation with relevant agencies and institutions, the threecultural relic sites do not have significant archaeological and historical values. Thesesites are not included in any of the state, provincial and county level cultural relic sites.

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If the protective excavation prior to construction shows unexpected significance, furtherassessment will be conducted to determine the significance, project impacts andmitigation before starting the construction.

Dengjiazui tomb: The Suizhou connecting road at K0+600 passes the area 100 m westof the tomb site. The current evaluation shows it is an ordinary site with low culturalrelics value. With the road not going through the site directly, the impact to tomb islimited.

Yaziwan tomb: The tomb is preserved well now and some pottery pieces were found atthe site suggesting the site is likely from the Liu Dynasty (500 AD). The K4+950 toK5+200 section will pass the middle of the tomb site, occupying about 2500 m2. Thearea occupied by the road, the tombs will be damaged and will need focal protectiveexcavation.

Lijiawan tomb site: Part of the tomb structure and bricks are exposed outside, appearingto be the Six Dynasty or Song Dynasty relics (1000 AD). However, the tombs, mostlyof ordinary people, have been seriously damaged over years with very limitedarchaeological value. The connecting road will pass the middle of the tomb site atK9+500 to K9, occupying about 1500 m2. Although damaged, some common protectiveexcavation will be needed.

While the excavation will be conducted at these tombs prior to the commencement ofthe Project construction, it is still likely that during the construction phase, articles suchas ancient fabrics, coins, artifacts, structures, or other geographic or archeological relicsmay still be present and discovered in these sites. Furthermore, "chance finds" arealso a possibility in other parts of the construction site as there have been humanactivities in the region for thousands of years. If the construction workers are not welleducated/trained for identification and protection, casual construction activities maydestroy these articles and chance finds.

Mitigation for these potential impacts are presented in Section 5.1.

4.6 Public Consultation and Disclosure

The public consultation for the connecting road is conducted in the same way as that forthe main line. Two rounds of public consultation was carried out: first in August 2000and the second between March and May 2001 when the draft EIA report was complete.

The public consultation was carried out primarily through interviews of the affectedresidents and consultation meetings. Participants in the interviews and meetings wereasked to fill a questionnaire for their opinions and concems for the proposed connectingroad. In total 64 people participated in the first round of the public consultation while92 were involved in the second. Of the 92 people involved in the second round ofpublic consultation, 28 also participated in the first round and were consulted on

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whether they were satisfied with proposed mitigation measures on issues raised in thefirst round. The participating residents/groups compositions are shown in Table 4.6-1.

Table 4.6-1 Public Consultation Participants CompositionNo. of People in First Round No. of People in Second Round

Directly Affected Residents 41 69 (15)*Suizhou People' s Congress 7 7 (3)

Suizhou Political Consultative Congress 5 5 (3)Hedian Political Consultative Congress 7 7 (5)

anjiao Political Consultative Congress 4 4 (2)Total 64 92

*( ) shows the No. of people who were also involved in the first round of public consultation

In total, 124 questionnaires were distributed and 117 were returned. Table 4.6-2summarizes the public opinions as they responded to the questions about the impacts ofthe Project as well as the Project itself.

Table 4.6-2 Public Response to Questions from the Questionnaire% of the response

No. Questions and Choices of Answers to_1_ (2) r (3)

_ Understanding extent of the Project 74.3 22.5 3.2(I) Much (2) A little (3) No

2 General attitude to the proposed Project2 (1) Start Project as soon as possible (2) Hold the Project (3) Cancel it 92.5 4.0 3.53 In your opinion, is it necessary to build the connecting road 92.5 2.0 5.5

(1) Very necessary (2) Unnecessary (3) None of my business 94 Do you agree with the route alignment (1) Yes (2) No (3) No idea 85.5 4.5 10.0

In your opinion, whom the proposed connecting road and expressway will5 benefit the most 91.5 66.3 59.8

___(select more if needed): (I) State (2) Local area (3) IndividualsOpinions on land acquisition and resettlement:

6 (1) As close to original place as possible (2) Settled in new areas (3) Do not 89.0 11.0 0obeyIf there are impacts, in your opinion, which is the most serious (select more if

7 needed): (1) Noises from machinery and traffic (2) Dust from construction (3) 22.0 38.0 41.5_____ Traffic Safety and Others

If influence exists, which measure you can accept the most:9 (1) Noise barrier or insulation windows (2) Planting (3) Adjust the route 38.1 45.6 16.3

alignment _

The results from the questionnaires show that majority of the people consulted have theknowledge of the Project and support it. While resettlement and relocation are an issueraised the most and apparently with high concern, no body expressed objection to theproposed resettlement and relocation. With explanations by the survey personnel fromthe EA team, the people who filled the questionnaire also indicated the adverse impacts

they felt would affect them.

During the first round of public interviews and meetings, the people consulted also

expressed other concerns and opinions. In the following EA work, the EA teamanalyzed the issues of public concerns and developed mitigation measures which werelater communicated to the public during the second round of the public consultation.

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The public concerns/opinions, together with the responses from the EA team, aresummarized in Table 4.6-3.

Table 4.6-3 Public Opinions/Concerns and Responses

Dates Location No. Form Concerns/Opinions Responses(mm/dd/yy)_08/10/2000 Suizhou People' s 8/6 M Very support but hope to use Has been incorporated in03/11/2001 Congress local labors RAP98/12/2000 Suizhou Political 7/3 M Coordination of different PIU is to have coordination03/13/2001 Consultative construction units plan08/16/2000 Hedian Political 8/4 M Hope to use local labors Has been incorporated in04/06/2001 Consultative ___________RA P08/19/2000, Nanjiao Political 4 Protection of resettled and Has been incorporated in04/17/2001 Consultative relocated people RAP09/20/2000, Hedian High School 6 M Traffic safety for students lines included in the design05/17/2001 liesicldd nth esg

09/20/2000, Hagiwn 5 Landscaping foll.owing the Landscaping included in the05/17/2001 Huangiawan construction design

09/22/2000, Damage the trees and Contractors will be required05/17/2001 Dengiawan 4 1 bushes outside the road land to protect trees/Close

construction supervision09/23/2000, S 6 l Timely reclaim the borrow Will be a contractor05/18/2001 unjiawan pits following the uses requirements

09/23/2000, Qianjin School 7 M Traffic accidents may Special traffic signage and05/1 8/2001' Qianjin School 7 M increase due to increased lnsicue ntedsg

speed and noise at school09/24/2000, Lupuwan 12 1 Hope to use their own Has been included in RAP05/19/2001 village labors09/26/2000, S Do not set up the camp in Will be a contractor05/22/2001 Sunsui 4 _ the village requirement09/26/2000, C River pollution and Drainage design05/22/2001 Changlmg M materials storage /Construction management

The EA team provided the public with an overview of the Suizhou connecting roadproject before undertaking the initial consultation, including Project objectives, briefdescription of the Project, project alignment and anticipated environmental and socio-economic impacts to the surrounding areas. After the completion of Draft EIA report,the consultation team further provided various groups and the general public with asummary of the EA' s conclusions.

The initial results of public consultations and the Draft EIA report were made availablein public locations of affected cities and counties as part of the information disclosureto the general public. The distribution of the documents is summarized in Table 4.6-4.The public has the access to these documents and through these documents obtainsrelevant information on detailed alignment comparison and selection, impactassessment and mitigation planning, as well as Project' s decision-making process.The public could also obtain information on the responses to the public from the publicthrough the public consultation process. The public consultation is a continued processand the public is invited to further express their concerns about the Project and theProject EA following their review of the relevant documents. Further responses to thepublic from this process are subsequently included into Environmnental Action Plans.

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Table 4.6-4 Public Locations for Disclosure

No Public Region Disclosed DocumentsLocations

I Hedian Hedian town of Suizhou city Draft EIA report, EMP (October 2001 version). Partcultural center of public consultation record

2 Suizhou Zendu district, Suizhou Draft EIA report, EMP (October 2001 version). Partlibrary I _Iof public consultation record

Similar to the mainline expressway, the public advertising for the connecting road wascarried out on Hubei daily (December 31, 2001) which is the largest paper in theprovince and distributes in all counties and regions across the province. The publicnotice includes very briefly Project background, length of the expressway, beginningand finishing time and available EA documentation in the local public library. The sameinformation has also published in two world wide web sites: people.com (a nation wideweb site with wide influence) and Chutian.com (Hubei province based web site andwell known in the province).

In addition, HPCD has published and distributed a hot line for the interested orotherwise concerned public to contact the Project EA team located at 600 MinshengRoad, Shanghai, EA Department, ZIP: 200134. The hotline is: (021)-5885-6638-2433,Fax: (021) 5821-1402. Contact names of the EA team are also provided to the publicfor them to contact the EA team to further expressway their concerns or provide inputto the EA.

The final version of the EA documents have been released in the libraries of Suizhouand Hedian township. The news of this release will soon be advertised in Hubei Dailyand in the web-sites (wwwpeole.com.cn and www.cnhubei.com).

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Chapter 5 Mitigation Measures

5.1 Environment Protection Measures in Design Stages

Soil ErosionPermanent protection engineering works along the whole alignment have been includedin the project Preliminary Design. The protection works include concrete/stonepavement on the slopes and/or vegetation coverage of the slopes for deep cut/high fillareas and segments. Table 5.1-1 lists the location and size of slope protectionengineering works of high fill and deep cut sections.

Table 5.1-1 Slope Protection Engineering Works at High Fill & Deep Cut SectionsNo. Pile No. Height (m) Length (m)

I KO+250-KO+450 3.0 2192 Kl+295-KI+440 2.7 1453 KI+610-K2+060 6.0 4504 K2+750-K3+060 4.5 310

5 K3+590-K4+085 9.5 4656 K4+275-K4+530 5.0 2257 K4+735-K4+835 2.8 1008 K4t870-K4+950 5.5 809 K5+-035-K5+160 7.0 12510 K5+875-K6+120 8.0 24511 K6+245-K6+275 3.0 3012 K6+435-K6+570 5.0 13513 K7+020-K7+175 6.0 15514 K7+205-K7+350 8.0 14515 K7+755-K7+850 4.0 9516 K8+145-K8+550 12.5 37517 K8+550-K8+770 9.5 19018 K8+785-K9+110 10.5 29519 K9+220-K9+415 6.5 19520 K9+530-K9+625 2.5 9521 K9+920-K9+960 7.0 4022 K10+000-K10+440 8.0 44023 K10+860-K11+050 3.0 19524 K1±+355-KI1+770 6.5 35225 K12+247-K]2+640 6.5 393

Experience from similar mitigation measures in other highway projects in Hubeiprovince show that these mitigation measures are highly effective. Soil erosion will becompletely under control once the slope protection works such as pavement arecompleted. For slope vegetation, the erosion control effectiveness will graduallyincrease as the vegetation matures and will reach its designed effect five years from thetime of planting.

Borrow Pits and Disposal Areas

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Before excavating the borrow pits selected for this project, drainage gutters will first bebuilt by each of the pits. The drainage gutters will be trapezium shaped and the slopeswill be 1:1.5. The inner wall will be tamped and two grit sediment ponds will be builton the discharge ends of each gutter. The drainage gutters will be connected witharound ditches via the ponds. The cultivate soil of top 30 cm of the surface layer will bepeeled off. This soil is stored aside of the borrow pit and reused as the cover soil duringthe final rehabilitation upon the completion of the borrowing operation. The depth ofborrow pit is controlled to a maximum of 3.0 m. The excavated side slope is controlledwithin 1: 1.5. At the end of the earth borrowing operation, the pits will be landscaped.As the original 30 cm top soil will be used for rehabilitation, the landscaping should bereadily implemented.

There are many engineering measures to assure the stability of the disposal areas (thestockpiles) and avoid soil erosion. In this project, retaining walls, drainage systems andvegetation planting will be applied to the disposal areas. The specifications of theseengineering works are determined based on the site area/disposal capacity, height ofstacks, potential impacts to the surrounding environment and cost considerations. At thecompletion of the disposal operation, the stack of waste will be covered with soil andlandscaped on the surface.

The rehabilitation measures taken for the borrow pits and disposal areas aresummarized in Table 5.1-2.

Table 5-1-2 Location and Rehabilitation of Borrowing Pits and Disposal Sites

Pile' s Borrow/Disposal Land Depth of Rehabilitation/ProtectionNo. No. site Occupied Pit/Height of Site Design

No. _____site ___ (mu) (m)I kO+350 Earth borrow pit 2.4 Depth 3.0 L+R+P

2 k2t430 Stone disposal site 38.3 Height 2.5 Protection engineering &surface planting

3 k3+350 Stone disposal site 5.9 Height 2.5 Protection engineering &

4 k4+235 Stone disposal site 11.5 Height 2.5 Protection engineering &

5 k6+783 Stone disposal site 16.6 Height 2.5 surface planting

6 k7+650 Stone disposal site 34.4 Height 2.5 Protection engineering &

7 k8+465 Earth borrow pit 63.7 Depth 3.0__ L+R+P8 klO+250 Earth borrow pit 25.7 Depth 3.0 L+R+P9 kl-1+600 Earth borrow pit 8.1 Depth 3.0 L+R+P10 k12+650 Earth borrow pit 48.6 Depth 3.0 L+R+P

Total 255.2 _ _I

Note: "L+R+P" means "Leveling off, Restoring the top-soil, Planting"

The estimated cost for the rehabilitation measures for the project is RMB250,000.Following the rehabilitation, the impacted areas will be well landscaped with very lowrisks of soil erosion, although the visual impacts of generally moderate pits or stackswill still exist.

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Traffic Noise MitigationNoise mitigation measures (Table 5.1-3), have been identified and incorporated into theengineering design and will be included in the project tendering documents

Table 5.1-3 Traffic Noise Mitigation Measures

No. Sensitive Piles No. Distance to Mitigation costs x104 Yuan ImplementationReceptor central line (m) measure time

To build theenclosure with

I Hedian Mid. Sch. KO+250 West 30 height of 4 m 8.5 2005and plant trees

80 X loI m

Water Environment ProtectionThe drainage systems for pavement and subgrade have been included in the design.Ditches on both sides of the subgrade are designed not directly connecting with fishponds or farmland. Cofferdam techniques will be used in bridge construction on the Furiver to minimize the distance to the water quality.

To mitigate the impacts to irrigation, flood discharge and other functions of waterwayscrossed by the proposed road, the design includes one large bridge, two mediumbridges, two small bridges and 47 culverts along the proposed alignment. Theseengineering works will eliminate or reduce any potential impacts to waterway functionsto the minimum.

Cultural RelicsThree cultural relics site will be affected by the Project. To minimize the damageproject caused, excavation will be conducted as follows on the site prior to thecommencement of construction.

HPCRI has established Xiaogan to Xiangfan Expressway Project ArchaeologicalInvestigation Team, to be led by Dr. Wang Hongxing, Director of HPCRI to conduct theprotective excavation, clearance, value determination and other studies and protectionworks for the road project, including the main expressway and other two connectingroads. The Suizhou museums will appoint local staff to help the Team for theexcavation.

As the current plan calls for a start of project construction this summer, the Team' swork is scheduled to start early April. The formal excavation for the sites will start atmid-end April with progress reports to HPCD every two weeks. All excavation(common or focal) will be completed at least 10 days before the construction. Theexcavation will include the following works:

* Excavation of entire area to be affected by the project;

* Collection and preliminary classification of all artifacts;

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* Preparation of site drawings, video record, and photography;* Artifacts cleaning, repair and value determination (indoors, away from site);* Report preparation;* Publish the reports in provincial level archaeological magazines;* Transfer all artifacts to Suizhou museums.

All excavation work will follow strictly the procedures in the "Field Excavation WorkCodes" , issued by State.Cultural Relics Bureau of China.

The details of the excavation plan is presented in Table 5.1-4.

Table 5.1-4 Cultural Relics Sites Excavation PlanCultural relics Implementation Team leader Excavation Preservation Cost

site Time mode Location (Yuan)Dengjiazui end April-early Xiong Common Suizhou Museum 200,000

Tomb June Beisheng excavation

Middle April-- Xab FocalYaziwanTomb ealy June Feng Xioo excavation (part Suizhou Museum 800,000Yaziwan Tomb eary June areas) i I

Lijiawan Tomb end April-middle Fu Shouping excavation Suizhou Museum 200,000

During early stage (earth work) construction, members of the Team will be assigned tocontractors working in their respective sections to assist on chance finds, includingprotection, identification and evaluation. Any significant finds will result in a halt ofconstruction and report to HPCRI and HPCD.

In addition to the training of contractors management and technical staff, the HPCRITeam will visit all construction sites at the beginning of the construction to conduct sitetraining to workers of contractors. The contents will include simple knowledge ofcultural relics artifacts identification, emergency measures during "chance finds",and protection and reporting procedures. During the construction stage, senior membersof the Team will visit the construction sites regularly to provide guidance on culturalrelics protection.

Air Pollution MitigationAt the design stage, the main consideration for mitigating impacts to air quality iscareful selection of the locations for earth borrowing pits, asphalt mixing sites, othersources of air emissions. In-plant asphalt mixing will be adopted and the plants will belocated at least 300 m leeward from residential and other sensitive areas.

PlantationA full design of vegetation planting and landscaping has been included in theengineering design, including trees, bushes, and lawns. The veneration planting area

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designed for this project covers central medium where appropriate, subgrade slopes,deep cut/high fill slopes, interchange space and both sides of the roads.

5.2 Environment Protection Measures in Construction Phase

Contractor ManagementOne of the main lessens learnt from environmental management practices of theprevious highway construction projects in Hubei province, including the last two WorldBank financed expressway projects is that contractors must be committed toenvironmental management and pollution control during the construction phase. Aneffective measure to involve in the contractors in environmental management is tomake the environmental management, monitoring and other environmentalresponsibilities contractual obligations to the contractor. Therefore, the environmentalrequirements. mitigation measures and monitoring plans listed in this report and theEnvironmental Management Plan (EMP) will be included in the tendering documents.This way, the contractors will "buy into" and take the "ownership" theenvironmental requirements and mitigation measures from the very beginning. Anycosts incurred for taking the mitigation and monitoring measures will be included incontractors' bids so that there will be sufficient resources allocated for these measuresduring the implementation stage for the proposed Suizhou connecting road.

Ecological Environment and Soil FrosionThe following measures will be taken during the construction stage for the ecologicalenvironmental protection and soil erosion control and mitigation:* Construction workers should be educated to understand and to protect flora and

fauna. The contractor is held responsible for self-supervision of their ownactivities for the protection.

* Temporary settling ponds will be built to intercept mud and silt where runoffoccurs during subgrade construction. Temporary protection shelters such as grassmats are necessary during torrential rains.

Noise Prevention MeasuresThe noise mitigation measures to be taken during the construction phase include:* High level noise construction activities in sites less than 150 m to a residential

area will be stopped at night (22:00-6:00).* At the work sites nearby schools, working time should be well arranged by

coordinating with the authorities of schools. The best working time at sites nearbyschools will be weekend or holidays, which will be arranged as much as possible.

* Piling operation is forbidden at nighttime.* Maintenance for machinery and vehicles will be enhanced to keep their noise at

the minimum level possible.

Water Quality and Irriaion System

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The water quality impact mitigation measures to be taken during the construction phaseinclude:* Cofferdam technique will be adopted in bridge construction on the Fu river to

minimize the disturbance to the river;* Oils, asphalt and chemicals are not allowed to store or stockpile nearby rivers,

water wells and other surface water bodies. All such storage will be covered withcanvas for preventing runoff during rains;

* Wastewater produced near the subgrade and bridge construction will be preventedfrom entering into rivers and irrigation system directly;

* Measures such regular checking and cleanup will be taken to prevent earthworksand stonework from impeding site rivers, canals, and existing irrigation anddraining systems.

* Wastewater from construction camps will be treated in septic tanks anddischarged to sewer systems where possible. The direct discharges of domesticwastewater into surface water bodies will be prevented.

Air Quality Protection MeasuresAir quality impact mitigation measures to be taken at the construction phase willinclude:* Asphalt mixing stations will be situated in leeward direction and at least 300 m

away from residential areas.* Dust from construction sites and temporary access roads will be suppressed by

water sprays twice a day on a dry day, one in the morning and on in the earlyafternoon. The construction site will be equipped with at least six water trucks fordust control.

* Stockpiles of powdering materials will be covered and watered as needed. Trucksloaded with powdering materials will be covered to minimize airborne dust.

Cultural RelicsThe contractor should provide the knowledge of cultural relics to the constructionworkers.

* If a large number of valuable or invaluable articles such as fabrics, coins, artifacts,structures, or other geographic or archeological relics are discovered under groundat one spot, the local related department should be notified immediately. Theexcavation should be stopped until authorized department identifies articles.

ResettlemenResettlement work will follow the final resettlement action plan approved by WorldBank. The specific actions will include continued public consultation, timelydispensing compensation funds, providing special assistance to the disadvantagedgroups such as families below the poverty line, headed by a women or ethnic minorityand with ill people, and reclaiming temporary occupied as scheduled.

5.3 Mitigation Measures during Operation Phase

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Fnvironmental ManagementTo establish and implement an environmental management system during the highwayoperation is a key measure for the operation phase. More specifically, the followingmeasures will be taken:* A zoning and approval process will be established which will disallow any new

construction of schools, hospitals, residential houses or other environmentallysensitive operations within 37 m to the center line of the road on both side.

* Prohibit high noise motor vehicles from using the connecting road.* Implement mitigation measures such as the traffic noise mitigation measures

listed in Table 5-1-2 and comply and enforce with state and provincialenvironmental program such as those on motor vehicle emission standards, cleanfuels, etc.

Ha7ardous Materials Transportation ManagementThe following measures will be taken for control of hazardous materials transportationon the connecting road:* An emergency team will be set up to deal with traffic accident involving

hazardous materials; this team will be part of the project wide effort and the localbrigade of the provincial team.

* For transportation of hazardous materials, three certificates issued bytransportation department are required, including a special permit, driver license,and guar license. Vehicles loaded hazardous materials will be marked visibly andclearly with warning signs.

* Public security, transportation and fire-fighting department will designate aspecial route for these vehicles. The vehicles can only park at designated parkingareas.

* In case of a spill of hazardous materials, related department will be notified asquickly as possible to take emergency actions.

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Chapter 6 EIA Summary

Based on the environmental assessment for the Suizhou connecting road, the followingconclusions may be drawn:

Environmental Baseline* Noise level of all sites monitored can reach the Class 0 standards in GB3096-93,

indicating excellent existing acoustic environment along the proposed road.* Average concentrations of NO2 and TSP are below than the Class 2 standards in

the Ambient Air Quality Standard (GB3095-1996), indicating excellent existingambient air quality along the project area.

* Water pollutant concentrations in the Fu river exceed the Class III standards forCODcr, SS and Oil, indicating the water has been polluted and can not meet therequirements of Classification of Surface Water Function of Hubei Province.

Impacts Assessment and Mitigation* Public consultation shows that most people along the road support the project and

place a high trust the to the government. Compared with the main line, the publicalong the connecting road shows more support as the connecting would benefitdirectly to the residents along the road. The main concerns include soil erosion,resettlement compensation and relocation places.

* Soil erosion is a relatively major ecological problem in construction phase. Theproblem will be solved by designing permanent protection engineering works, andbuilding temporary retain wall, draining ditches and settling basins in constructionphase;

* Impacts will be imposed on water environment of Fu river during the constructionperiod if construction activities are not controlled. Enhanced management shall beprovided. With more appropriate construction process and relevant protectionmeasures, pollution of surface water quality can be minimized.

* By designing and constructing culverts, the project will cause little disturbance toirrigation systems;

* In construction phase, the main noise sources are construction machinery andmotor vehicles. By coordinating with related units, making a suitable constructionschedule and strengthening construction management, noise pollution will beminimized at sensitive receptors;

* In construction phase, the main air pollutants are dust and asphalt smog, whichcan be controlled by water sprays, materials covering, etc. Another measure is tolocate the dust/smog sources far away from residential areas and use appropriatemixing equipment.

* The impact of traffic noise on the villages is predicted to be light through theoperation phase. However, the noise will impose some impact on Hedian MiddleSchool where the noise level will exceed applicable standards during the day time.The enclosure will be built and trees will be planted between the school and the

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connecting as the mitigation measure which is expected to reduce the noiseimpact to the school.Air quality impact during operation phase comes primarily from increased motorvehicle traffic. Relevant state and provincial motor vehicle emission controlprograms will be enforced to mitigate the impacts.

General ConclusionsThe construction of the Suizhou connecting road to link the city with Xiaogan toXiangfan expressway will have significant social and economic benefits, and is stronglysupported by the people of the area and the local government. It wil also have adverseenvironmental impacts during construction and operation. However, by takingappropriate mitigation measures and through environmental management, supervisionand monitoring systems, the adverse impqacts can be avoided, mitigated or otherwiseminimized to acceptable levels.

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Chapter 7 Environmental Management Plan

7 Components of Environmental Management Plan

This EMP include the following major components:

* Environmental mitigation plan: which is a serious of management and controlactivities to prevent or reduce negative environmental impacts;

* Environmental supervision plan: which is supervision activities to ensure all themitigation measures be implemented simultaneously with the project construction;

* Environmental monitoring plan: which is environmental monitoring activities during

WB Project Management Consultation

Preparation stage Project Proposal Initial EIA analysis

Pre-assessment Fbility Study TOR

Planned Assignment EIA Report

Preliminary Design EMP

(Draft)

Assessment Bidding EMP

I ((Final)

Negotiation Construction Plan

Supervision

Implementation Engineering

Supervision Examination & Acceptance

of EMP

Completion &

Open to Traffic

Figure 7-1 Environmental Management procedures for the Project

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the construction and operation periods to supervise the environmental performanceand deternine the effectiveness of mitigation measures.

The environmental protection management procedures for the Project is shown in Figure 7-1.

7.2 Organization of Environmental Management

Various provincial and local organizations will be take part in environmentalmanagement during the Suizhou connecting road design, construction and operation.Each of these organizations play a different role, including supervision, regulatory reviewand approval, regulation enforcement, environmental management and mitigationmeasures planning and implementation, etc. These environmental managementorganizations and their inter-relationships are shown in Figure 7-2. According to theirfunctions, they can be classified into two parts: management organizations andsupervision organizations.

Environmental management organizations are primarily those which are directlyinvolved in implementation of environmental protection and impact mitigation measures.They are responsible for the Project environmental performance, compliance withapplicable regulations and standards, and/or design or implementation of mitigationmeasures. These organizations include Project executing agencies, design and EA teams,and contractors.

The supervision organizations include primarily environmental enforcement agencieswhich determine the compliance status of a project through design and EIA review, siteinspections, review of monitoring reports, etc. In this Project, the supervisionorganizations are primarily environmental protection bureaus within different levelgovernments in the project area.

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highest daily supervisionEPO of HPCD Environmental Management & Provincial organizations

Executive Agency in the design and EPBconstruction phase . ... -

Iui.hou EPB Daily supervision. . . ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Suizhou EPBExpressway Co. Office of world organizationsBank of HPCD

Zengdu EPB| Conracto | |Environmental | esig EIA ||evronmnad

Supervision engineer Unit Unit monitoring unit.. ........................ .......................... ............ ............. .................................................... ....................... ............................................... ... ..........

Suizhou Suizhou Environmental supervision organizationsCommunication Connecting

Department Road Project

Environmental Management &Executive Agency in operation phase

....................................................... ... .. ....... ................................... ... .... ...... ...... ... .... ... ... .... ..... .. .. ... .. .. ..... .. .. .. ... .. .. .... .. .. . ...... . .... .. .. ... .. .. .. ... ... .. .. .. .. . ... .. ... .... .... .... .... ....

Figure 7-2 Environmental Protection Organizations

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7.3 Environmental Mitigation Plan

The mitigation measures for the connecting road have been described in theprevious chapter 5. They are summarized in Table 7.3-1 together withimplementation and responsible organizations, as part of the mitigation plan.

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Table 7.3-1 Environmental Mitigation Plan

Environmental Issues Mitigation Measures | Implementation sponsaibe Con Clauses in Bidorganizations organizations Documents

A. Design Phase* Select road alignment with environmental considerations Design unit,

Alignment selection * Optimize the alignments with the least adverse EA unit HPCDenvironmental impacts.

* Permanent protection engineering works along the whole Design unit,Soil erosion alignment. EA unit HPCD

* Vegetation planting and landscaping.* Protect the disturbed area during construction such as Design unit,

Borrowing Pits interception ditches . ' HPCD* Rehabilitate borrowing pits when they are completed. EA unt* Implement the noise mitigation measures listed in Table

Traffic Noise 5-1-2. Design unit, HPCD* List the noise control requirements in tendering EA unit

documents for contractors.* Include drainage systems for pavement and subgrade into

Water Environment the design. Design unit, HPCD* Ditches on both sides of subgrade are designed not EA unit

connecting with fish ponds and farmland directly.* Carefully select locations for earth borrowing pits, and

Air Pollution asphalt mixing sites. Design unit HPCD* Asphalt mixing stations will be placed at least 300 m EA unit

leeward from residential areas.* Investigation for cultural relics has been made on the line.

Cultural Relics Three tomb sites without significant archaeological and HPRARI HPCDhistorical values have been discovered along the EA unitalignment and will be excavated prior to the construction.

Land Acquisition and RAP Office of Land HPCDResettlement * Preparing a ~ Acquisition HPC3

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Table 7.3-1 Environmental Mitigation Plan (Continued)

Imlmnato eposbe ContractlSpeciricationEnvironmental Issues Mitigation Measures Implementation Responsible Clauses in Bidorganizations organizations DocumentsB. Construction Phase

* Involving contractors in environmental management* Include environmental management, impact mitigation

measures and monitoring requirements in the tendering WBFPO ofContractor management documents Contractor HPCD

* Hold contractors liable for their environmentalperformance and make environmental management acontractual obligation for contractors.

* Educate construction workers to protect flora and fauna.* Build temporary settling ponds to intercept mud and sand WBFPO of

Ecological Environment from the runoff during subgrade construction. Contractor HPCD* Provide temporary protection shelters such as grass mats

during torrential rains.* Stop high level noise construction activities in sites 150 m

to residential areas at night (22:00-6:00). WBFPO ofConstruction Noise * Forbid piling at nighttime. Contractor HPCD

* Maintain machinery and motor vehicles to keep theirnoise at a minimum.

* Locate asphalt mixing stations 300 m leeward fromresidential areas.

* Water spray unpaved areas twice a day. WBFPO of4.Air Pollution * * Cover stockpile of powdering materials water spray Contractor HPCD

them as needed* Cover trucks loaded with powdering materials to reduce

spills.* Use cofferdam technique in bridge construction on the Fu

. river ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~WBFPO ofFu river river Contractor WFOo* Prevent materials storage at river side or near other HPCDsurface water bodies or wells.

* Implement the RAP WBFPO ofResettlement * Dispense the compensation on time Contractor HPCD

* Continue the public consultation l

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Table 7.3-1 Environmental Mitigation Plan (Continued)

EniometlsImplementation Responsible Contract/SpecificationEnvironmental Issues Mitigation Measures organizations organizations Clauses in BidDocuments

C. Operation Phase* Disallow construction of any new schools and hospitals Planing and

Management Measures within 37 m to the center line of the road. Communication CD* Enhance the traffic management Departments of HP* Implement mitigation measures in the EMP Suizhou city .* Enforce the licensing and permitting requirements Communication HPCD

Hazardous Materials o Mark the trucks loaded with hazardous materials Department and HPSB((HubeiTransportation * Designate transportation routes and parking areas for Public Security PubinciaManagement trucks loaded with hazardous materials Department of Public

* Establish emergency response team and respond spills Suizhou City Securitypromptly. Department)

* Closely monitor the environmental performance Monitoring unit ledMonitoring * Report and react to monitoring results by taking new by HPCD HPCD

_____________ mitigation measures as needed. _4

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7.4 Environmental Supervision Plan

One of the key elements in the project environmental management plan is aneffective supervision system during both construction and operation stages of theproject. The supervision plan for the Suizhou connecting road is presented in Table7.4-1.

Table 7.4-1 Environmental Supervision PlanPhase Organization Description Objectives

* Improve decision-making on theproject

* To ensure the EA content fullyFeasibility SEPA * Examine the TOR of EIA. cover all relevant issuesFeasibility HPEPB * Examine the EIA report. * To ensure the significant and

StudY WB * Examine the EMP. potential environmental issuesaddressed properly.

* To ensure the environmentalmitigation measures effective.

* Review preliminary design * Strictly enforce the regulatoryand EMP. requirements for construction

* Review of the cost for projectsenvironmental protection. * Ensure investment adequate for

* Review mitigation and environmental protection.rehabilitation measures and * Ensure construction sites inreview and approve the compliance with environmental

Design and HPEPB implementation time. protection requirementsconstruction Suizhou EPB * Supervise EMP * Ensure no impacts beyond thephases Zengdu EPB implementation EIA prediction or new actions

Zengdu CRB * Review monitoring reports will be imposed.and request new mitigation * Protect cultural relicsmeasures as needed.

* Review and inspect culturalrelics underground ifexcavated prior to or duringconstruction

* Supervise implementation of * Ensure implementation of EMP.EMP * Ensure implementation of

HPEPB * Supervise implementation of monitoring plan.Operation Suizhou EPB the monitoring plan. * Ensure unexpected impacts, ifPhase Zengdu EPB * Protect the sensitive receptors any, can be identified and

* Supervise the emergency addressed properly and promptlyresponse activities * Ensure accidents can be handled

I properly and promptly

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7.5 Environmental Monitoring Plan

Monitoring OrganizationHubei Road Environmental Monitoring Station (HBREMS) will be responsiblefor the environmental monitoring during construction and operation phases of theproject. The monitoring will be formal and the results are legal records of theenvironmental performance of the project as they are compared and assessedagainst the applicable regulatory standards and as they are filed with SEPA, theprovincial EBP as well as the World Bank.

In addition, contractors and construction supervision will be requested to conductdaily monitoring on their own and file on a regular basis (once a month) ofenvironmental monitoring reports to HPCD. It is recognized that the such selfmonitoring may have a limit but the contractors and supervision are on site at alltime while the formal monitoring by HBREMS can only be conducted once in awhile. Relevant staff from contractors and supervision companies will berequested to undertake a mandatory training program prior to the commencementof the construction for monitoring requirements, technical and reporting, as wellas other aspects of the environmental management during construction.

Monitoring ElanHBREMS will carry out a following monitoring plan as specified in Table 7.5-1.The locations of monitoring sites are shown in Map 7-1.

Table 7.5-1 Environmental Monitoring Plan

Phases Site Item Frequency Sampling Implement |ResponsibleI I II time I organization I organization

Ambient AirConstruction Stockpiles, f Sampling Morning 1 H

phase mixing station, TSP randomly and HBREMS HPCDphaise Iunpaved roads for one day afternoon

Noise

Hedian Mid. Once aConstruction School wee a Twice a

phase Qianjin School, Leq, A week for day HBREMS HPCDChangling Vill. one day

Operation Hedian Mid. Four times One time atOperation ~~~~~~~~~daytimeSchool, Leq, A a year, one HBREMS HPCD

phase Changling Vill. day at time one time at

Surface Water. One time in

oanst a Oc Fu river Ss week for moering HBREMS HPCD

paeOil one day oneem

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Map 7-1 Location of Sensitive Spots and Planned Monitoring Spdts

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Monitoring Reporting ChannelsFigure 7-3 shows the institutions and their inter-relationships in filing andreceiving environmental monitoring reporting. The organizations which receivethe reports will also be response for review and provide appropriate comments,particularly if the reports show unexpected environmental impacts which needadditional mitigation measures to address.

HPEPB EPO of HPCD

l_ tWorld BankWBFPO Of HPCD

(In construction phase)Suizhou EPB Expressway Co.Zengdu EPB (In Operation phase)

_~~~~~7 ISuizhou Municipality and

Zengdu DistrictCommunicationsDepartment

(In operation phase)

__ ~HBREMS |

Figure 7-3 Monitoring Report Procedure

Monitoring Equipment and Estimated CostsThe environmental monitoring equipment and facilities can be shared with theXiao-Xiang Highway. In the main EIA report for the expressway, a list ofenvironmental monitoring equipment has been proposed and procurement forthese equipment will be carried out in the early stage of the Project. Theseequipment is primarily for HBREMS which will be responsible for both theexpressway and the Suizhou connecting road environmental monitoring duringthe construction and operation phases.

The cost for monitoring in construction phase is estimated to be RMB20,000/year.For the expected 1.5 years of construction time for the connecting road, the totalcost would be RMB30,000. For the operation phase, the monitoring cost isestimated to be about RMB200,000 per year.

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7.6 Personnel Training

One environmental supervision engineer, two environmental managementspecialists and two emergency dealing specialists from Suizhou city and Zengducounty communications departments will be trained for environmental protectionduring the construction period and the operation period, the training cost aboutRMB50,000. In addition, the contractors and supervision companies will also takepart in personnel training for monitoring and environmental management.

7.7 Estimated Costs for Environmental

Table 7.7-1 summarizes the estimated costs for environmental protection for theSuizhou Connecting road.

Table 7.7-1 Cost of Environmental Protection

Items Description Quantity Cost (104 RMB)

EIA, environmental EIA study and reporting,design and study environmental design and I 10

design ~~study_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Environmental Monitoring, equipment and 23monitoring staff costsReserving fund for 1 4emergencyStaff training 5 5Environmentalsupervision engineerRehabilitation of 5 borrow pits, 5 25borrowing pits disposal areas

Noise mitigation The enclosure and 1 8.5measures plantation

Dust suppression Watering vehicles 1 20

Preservation for Temporar-y retain wall,Pecstervation fo draining ditches, settling 1 0

basins and straw matsCultural relics Excavation 3 site 120

Cost for plantingalong the roadside Planting 12.95 km 65 (RMB50,000/km)and subgrade slope

Total 292.3

The total cost for environmental protection of this project is esimated to beRMB2.923 million. Compared with the total cost for the whole project atRMB77.92 million, the cost for environmental protection is 3.75%.

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