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Anhui- Provincial Highway-Project -S328-Nanzhao-'Funan-Yangqiao Section of Highway Maintenance-Component Environmental -Impact-Repoirt
Anhu-i Provinrdial Cnomnmunica-tiohs Department April-2002 WB Loan ProjectI
Anhui Provincial Highway Project S328 Nanzhao-Funan-Yangqiao Section of Highway Maintenance Component Environmental Impact Report
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Name List of the Engineers Preparing the Report Name Title Work permission for environmental assessment Cheng Jingru Senior engineer (Environmental assessment) Work
perm_ i s siXon No A 01167 YanDetian Senior engineer (Environmental assessment) Work permission No A 01169 LiuShishul Senior engineer (Environmental assessment) Work
_permisson No A 01 165 Huang Shuqing Senior engineer (Environmental assessment) Work ._oermision No. A 01173 Zhang Huifen Engineer (Environmental assessment) Work I______I permission No A 08858 CONTENTS 1. General Description . I 1. I Project Background . 1.2 Aim of the Environmental Assessment .-. 2 1 3 Report Preparation Basis. 2 1.4 Assessment Criteria .------..------...... 3 2. General Description of the Construction . --..-----.-----.-- 7 2.1 Geographic Location .7------...... 7 2.2 Project Name and Construction Nature .----..-.-.-.----. ----.------.... 7 2.3 Technical Standard of Project Design .*------7 2.4 Major Technical and Economic Indicators ...... 7 2.5 Basic Process of Pavement "Rehabilitation" Construction .10 2.6 Project Affected Areas ...... 10 2.7 Sources of Materials .*--..-....--....-....-- ..-....-....--...... --. *.--- .*.*10 2.8 Traffic Volume Prognosis .*------..------1 I 2.9 Major Technical Indicators before and after Rehabilitation .11 2. 10 Project Investment Estimate and Financing Arrangement .12 2.11 Arrangement of Project Implementation Plan .12 3. Environment Description ...... *13 3.1 Natural Environment .--..-...... --...... ---13 3.2 Ecological Environment .14
3.3 Social Environment .---....-- *------1 5 3.4 Living Quality ...... 15 4. Environmental Status Investigation and Assessment .17 4.1 Monitoring and Assessment of Environment Quality...... 17 4.2 Investigation into Industrial Pollution Generators .20 4.3 Special Environment Investigation .20 5. Forecast and Evaluation of Potential Environmental Impact .21 5.1 Construction Period .21 5.2 Operation Period .27 5.3 Other Environmental Problems .30 6. Environmental Management and Monitoring Plan .31 6.1 Environmental Management Organization ... -- 31 6.2 Possible Environmental Impact Compensation Measures .32 6.3 Environmental Monitoring Plan .41.. .. 4 1 6.4 Staff Training ...... 43 6.5 Cost Estimate of Environmental Protection Action Plan .*-45 7. Public Participation and Information Disclosure .- 47 7.1 Public Participation ...... 47 7.2 Information Disclosure .*-..------.------51 8. Conclusion ...... 55...... 55 Annex: .------..------.... ------..------..----56 Annex 1: "Evidential Document" issued by Fuyang Municipal Forestry Bureau of Anhui Province, dated on Dec. 11, 2001 Annex 2: "Evidential Document" issued by Fuyang Municipal Cultural Relics Sector of Anhui Province, dated on Dec. 11, 2001
2 1. General Description
1.1 Project Background 1.1. I Project Source The proposed S328 Nanzhao-Funan-Yangqiao highway section is one of the highway maintenance component of Anhui Province applying for the World Bank loan. This component is selected from more than 400 highway sections totaling 8000km long, based on the comparison conducted by Anhui Provincial Communications Department of China. The criteria of selection for the highway maintenance component are: (1) Beneficial to the economic development in the poverty stricken areas; ( 2 ) Favorable to transportation centralization and decentralization of the main route (Hefei-Anqing Highway ) ; (3) Fitted for the
provincial 1IOh five-year plan of highway improvement, and priority given to the sections which have started construction and completed tasks of subgrade widening or land acquisition under the 9' five year plan so as to improve efficiency of the whole route and the highway network; (4) The existing road sections cannot meet the increasing demand for transportation and need rehabilitation. (5) The average indicators (PQI) of road pavement quality are low and pavement is poor. S328 Nanzhao-Funan-Yangqiao section is located on the north of Huai River of Anhui Province where the major transportation relies only on road for there is no railway to reach these areas. Therefore the improvement of road pavement and the increase of the communication capacity directly relate with the local economic development and people's living quality. As the economy develops and the transportation increases, the existing road with low grade, narrow pavement and poor quality cannot mect the demands of economic development and transportation. Thus, Anhui Provincial Communications Department is applying for the World Bank loan (remaining volume) to support the rehabilitation of S328 Nanzhao-Funan- Yangqiao highway section for the sake of improving local condition of transportation to the outside. stimulating local economic development and bettering the people's life. According to the requirement of Anhui Provincial Communications Department of China, in July 2001, Anhui Provincial Highway Administration Bureau entrusted the job to Hefei Design & Research Institute, Ministry of Coal Industry, of environmental assessment and preparation of the environmental impact assessment on S328 Nanzhao-Funan- Yangqiao section of highway maintenance. 1.1.2 Status of Environmental Assessment The assessment unit, after accepting the entrustment, set up an environmental assessment group in July 2001. The group together with Anhui Provincial Highway Administration Bureau and Anhui Provincial Highway Survey and Design Institute carried out field visits and public participation and consultation along S328 Nanzhao--Funan- Yangqiao highway section. The group conducted deep field investigation relatingts environmental status and environmental protective targets along the section. Based on the site visits, data collection and further study of the
I project feasibility study report and under the direction and assistance of the environmental experts of the World Bank, the group worked out the draft "Environmental Impact Report of S328 Nanzhao-Funan-Yangqiao section of Highway Maintenance Component of the World Bank- financed Anhui Provincial Highway Project of China". Now the report is submitted to the World Bank for review. 1.2 Aim of the Environmental Assessment The report shall make qualitative or quantitative anticipation analysis and assessment on the possible environmental impacts caused by the project construction, on the base of the investigation into the natural and social environment and environment quality within the assessment scope of S328 Nanzhao-Funan-Yangqiao section, and combined with the understanding of the environmental status and relative environmental issues along the section. The report shall point out the potential problems and propose effective and reasonable alleviating measure correspondingly. The alleviating measures shall be put into practice to reduce the environmental impact during the project construction and operation to the lowest degree. The following targets shall be reached as well. (1) Provide basis for the decision making relating the project, fairly and objectively identify and describe possible environmental impacts during the construction as well as the impacted scope and degree, so as to assure the rationality and appropriation of the construction and operation of the project. (2) Investigation result shall be presented in the report based on the understanding towards the public opinions via the investigation along the section. (3) Various measures of prevention; alleviation and reduction to the lowest degree of the negative impacts shall be proposed, established on the result of environmental impact anticipation and applicable compensation methods shall be proposed as well. The aim is to identify negative impact before the construction, raise attention in finalizing the design document and bid contract, and carry out the alleviation methods during the construction period. (4) The environmental assessment shall work as decision making reference, provided to the highway administration Bureaus and local government institutions along the section in making environmental administration plan and environmental development programs. 1.3 Report Preparation Basis 1.3.1 The World Bank Requirements (1) "Environmental Assessment" (OP4.01), the World Bank, January 1999. 1.3.2 The National Environmental Protection Laws, Regulations and Technical Standard and Guideline of Assessment (2) "Environmental Protection Law of the People's Republic of China", Dated on December 26, 1989
2 (3) "Environment Noise Prevention Law of the People's Republic of China" Dated on Oct. 29, 1996(4) "Water Pollution Prevention Law of the People's Republic of China" Datedon May, 15, 1996 (5) "Air Pollution Prevention Law of the People's Republic of China" Dwlel on Aug. 29, 1995 (6) "Solid Waste Prevention Law of the People's Republic of China" Dated on Oct. 30, 1995 (7) "Soil and Water Conservation Law of the People's Republic of China" Dated on June. 29,1991(8) "Highway Law of the People's Republic of China" Dated on July 3, 1997 (9) "Cultural Relics Protection Law of the People's Republic of China" Dated on Nov. 19, 1982 (10) "Environmental Protection Management Rules for Projects under Construction" 253' order of the State Council, Datedon Nov. 18, 1998 (11) "Environmental Protection Management Methods of Communications Project under Construction"(90), 1 7horder of the CommunicationsMinister (12) "Circular on the Management Work of Environmental Impact Assessment of the Projects Financed by Intemational Financial Organizations" the Stale Environment Protection Agency, the State Development & Planning Committee, Ministry of Finance and the People 's Bank of China, 1993 (13) "Environmental Impact Assessment Standard of Highway Project Construction (trial) "JTJ 005-96, Ministry of Communications (14) "Technical Guideline of Environmental Impact Assessment" HJ/IT2. 1-2.3-93, HJ/I'2.4-1995, HJ'T19-1997, ihe State EnvironmentalProlection Agency 1.3.3 Project Design Document and Relative Data (15) "Studies on the Highway Maintenance Component * Anhui Province Highway Project Financed by the World Bank" dated on Sep. 2001, prepared by Anhui ProvincialHighway Survey andDesign Institute (16) "Two Phases Preliminary Designs of S328 Nanzhao--Funan-Yangqiao Section Improvement Project" dated on March 2002, prepared by Anhui Provincial Highway Survey and Design Institute (17) Relative data provided by Anhui Provincial Highway Administration Bureau and municipal highway administration bureau, statistics and data collected on site. 1.4 Assessment Criteria 1.4.1 Class of Environmental Assessment In line with the criteria set in the World Bank "Environmental Assessment" (OP4.01 ), the environmental assessment of S328 Nanzhao-Funan-Yangqiao highway section should be classified as class A in accordance with Hefei-Anqing
3 highway Project which environmental assessment is Class A. Therefore Environmental Impact Assessment report should be prepared. 1.4.2 Environmental Assessment Range The assessment range is shown in the following Tablel- 1. Environmental Assessment Range
Table 1-I No. Assessment contents Assessment range I Social environment The area within 200m away from both sides of the highway and the area to be impacted directly by the construction 2 Ecological environment The area within 200m away from both sides of the central lIne of the highway ___ 3 Acoustic environment The area within 200m away from both sides of the central lIne of the highway 4 Environment air The area within 2O0m away from both sides of the central line
______I of the highway |5 Pavement water environment Rivers and ditched within 200m away from both sides of the central Ime of the highway 6 Cultural relics, historic sites, The area withtn 200m away from both sides of the central line landscapes of the highway
1.4.3 Selection of Assessment Factors Based on the analysis over the potential environmental impact sources and their impact, the assessment factors are selected as follows: (1 ) Social environment: social economy, living quality; (2) Ecological environment: terrestnal vegetation, soil erosion; (3) Environment Noise: equivalent continuous A sound level (Leq):
(4) Environment air: TSP. NO2
(5) Pavement water environment: SS, CODcr, BOD5 1.4.4 Standard of Environmental Assessment It is found through investigation that there are not any environmental sensitive objects like natural protective areas, tourist landscapes, cultural relics and historic sites that need special protection. The main protective objects are identified as schools, hospitals and farming crops along both sides of the highway. Thus the standard of environmental assessment is finalized as follows concerning the protective objects and the requirements of the World Bank. (I ) Acoustic Environment Assessment of acoustic environment implements "Environmental Noise Standard in Urban Areas" (GB3096-93) , among which Class I is suitable for schools and hospitals and Class 4 for the rest. Table 1-2 shows the environmental noise standard (extracts); Class I is fit for asphalt mixture stations in accordance with "Noise
4 Standard of Industrial Enterprises" (GBI2348-90) . Table 1-2 shows the extractions as well. Environmental noise during the construction period shall be fit for " Noise Limit of Construction Sites) (GB12523-90) . Table 1-3 shows the extracts.
Assessment Standard of Environmental Noise (extracts)
Table 1-2 Umt :dB (A)
Type Daytime Night Applicable range time 1 55 45 Main location of urban residential distncts and governmental institutions, reference for the environment of rural residential areas 2 70 55 Areas of both sides of main roads in the cities, areas of both sides of nvers crossing the cities Mixture stations meet Class I standard of noise limit implemented by industnal enterpnses
Noise Limit of Construction Sites (extracts)
rable 1-3 Unit. dB (A)
Construction Noise generators Noise hmit pCnrio Daytime Night time earthwork Soil shlfter, excavator, shovel loader 75 5_ Structure Mtxer, rapping stick, electric saw 70 55
(2) Environment Air Assessment standard of environment air shall implement Class 11 of "Environment Air Quality Standard" (GB3095-1996) . Table 14 shows the extracts. Air pollution discharge shall reach Class 11 of " Comprehensive Discharge Standard of Air Pollutants" (GBI6297-1996) .
Environment Air Quality Standard (extracts) Table 1-4
3 Pollutants (TSP) (NO2 ) (CO) BaP( i g/m ) Concentration Daily 0 30 0.12 4 00 0.01 limit average __ . (mg/mr) Hourly / 024 10.00 / average I . I (3 ) Pavement Water Environment
Pavement water environment shall implement Class V of "Pavement Water Environment Quality Standard" (GHZBI-1999) . Table 1-5 shows the extracts.
5 Pavement Water Environment Quality Standard (extracts) Table 1-5 Item CODcr BOD5 Class V standard (mg/1) 40o | <1 0
(4) Ecological Environment Assessment standard of soil erosion on the areas crossed by the highway shall implement "Class and Grade Standard of Soil Erosion ". Table 1-6 shows the Class standard and Table 1-7 shows soil unit loss allowance.
Class Standard of Soil Erosion Intensity Table 1-6 Class of soil erosion Average erosion modulus (t/km2- a) Averagc loss thickness (mm/a) Least seriously eroded (no <200. 500, 1000 <0.15, 037, 074 apparent erosion) Less seriously eroded 200, 500, 1000-2500 0 15, 0 37, 0 74- 1.9 Medium seriously eroded 2500-5000 1.9-3 7 Seriously eroded 5000-8000 3.7-5 9 More seriously eroded 8000- 15000 5 9- 11.1 Most seriously eroded > 15000 >11 1 Note: Loss thickness is calculated on the base of soil unit weight 1.35g/cm 3. Loss thickness could be calculated based on local soil umt weight
Soil Unit Loss Allowance of Soil Eroded Areas (extracts) Table 1-7 Type of Areas Soil unit loss allowance (t/km2 . a) Northem earth and stone mountam area 200 Southem red soil hilly area 500 1.4.5 Assessment Methods The assessment is conducted via the way of "concentration on points and combination of points and the section". The method of investigation and analysis is applied in the evaluation on society and living quality. The method of modulus calculation is applied in acoustic environmental assessment. The analytic method of comparison and anticipation is applied in environment air quality assessment. The analytic method is applied in ecological environmental assessment.
6 2. General Description of the Construction
2.1 Geographic Location Anhui Province is located in the southeast of China, downstream of Changjiang River, having Jiangsu Province and Zhejiang Province on the east, Jiangxi Province on the south, Henan Province and Hubei Province on the west and Shangdong Province on the east. The Changjiang River crosses the southem part of Anhui Province from the southwest to the northeast and Jingjiu railway crosses the province from north to the south. S328 Nanzhao-Funan-Yangqiao highway section lies in the Huaibei Plain on the north of Huai River, starting at Nanzhao Town in the east, and ending at Yangqiao Town in the north. The total length is 94.73km. The alignment of S328 Nanzhao- Funan-Yangqiao section is identified in the Drawing 2-1. 2.2 Project Name and Construction Nature Project name: S328 Nanzhao-Funan-Yangqiao Section of Highway Maintenance Component of Anhui Provincial Highway Project of China". Construction Nature: "Rehabilitation" of road pavement Heavy reparation of the poor road pavement is classified as "rehabilitation" set in "Technical Standard of Highway Maintenance" of China. Accordingly S328 Nanzhao - Funan - Yangqiao section belongs to the "rehabilitation"engineering, meaning the construction shall be carried out on the existing subgrade for improvement. 2.3 Technical Standard of Project Design 2.3.1 Technical Standard of Highway Design (1) Highway class: Class II highway in the plain and hilly areas. (2) Calculated traffic speed: 80km/h. (3) Subgrade and pavement: the width of subgrade, 15.0m; the net width of road pavement, 12.Om; subgrade designed for flood frequency 1/50. (4) Designed loading capacity of bridge: vehicle-20, trailer-100. 2.3.2 Technical Standard of Road Pavement Design The pavement structure layer: 3cm fine granular asphalt concrete + 5cm medium sized asphalt macadam + I cm bottom seal coat + 15cm cement stabilized macadam(basic course) +36cm natural lime(bottom basic course). 2.4 Major Technical and Economic Indicators The major technical and economic indicators of the project are shown in the Table 2- 1. Drawing2-1 Geographic Location of S328 Nanzhao-Funan-Yangqiao Section of Highway Maintenance Component
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Table 2-1 No Item Unit Quantity Remark A Basic indicator I Highway grade Class if 2 Calculated traffic speed (plain, hill) Km/h 80.0 3 Estwnated total cost 10,000 17082 934 yuan 4 Average cost / km 10,OOOyu 180 333 an B Route 5 Total length km 94.73 6 Route extension coefficient % 131 73 7 Average crossover point/km No. 1.0028 8 Horizontal curve minimum radium m/no. 500 9 The len.gth of horizontal curve accounting for % 33.657 the tota iength 10 The maximum length of straight lme m 3157 529 11 Maximum longitudtnal gradient 4.42% Wno 1.65/1 12 Minimum grade M/no. 100/1 grpde chrg 13 The length of vertical curve accounting for the % 27.35 total lengtn 14 longitudmal gradient change times/km times 1.7523 15 The shortest radium of vertical curve, convex shape M/no. 6000/1 concave shape M/no. 5000/1 C Subgrade and pavement 16 Subgrade width km 15.0 17 The total length of subgrade of 15m wide m 94.73 18 Designed accumulative axle times 10,000 300
tines ______19 pavement structure type and width ti_nes Asphalt concrcte course of 12m wide km 94 19 Cement concrete pavement of ISm wide km 0 54 unipass Jingjiu D Bridge and culvert 20 Designed traffic loadmg capability Vehicle-20, trailer-100 21 Net width of bndge pavement Net 14m+2 X 0 Sm The total 22 Extremely large bridges and large bndges M/no. 164 04/1 ength/no of 26 Mediumn bridge MIno. 153.53/no. The total length/no.of bridge 27 Small bridge n/no. 251.3/11 The tootal length/no.of bridge 25 The average length of large and medium m 3.352 bndges every kilometer 26 The average length of small bridges every m 2.653 klomcter E Route crossing 27 Separate grade: n/no 25.39/1 Main alignment underpass grade separation 28 Grade crossing. with highway No. 35 F Traffic engineerng and highway facilities 29 igh.way traffic engineenng and Safety km 94 73
30 Traffic signs No. 245 G Environmental protection 41 Greening km 188.32 2.5 Basic Process of Pavement "Rehabilitation" Construction The construction of the project shall not require any addition land acquisition and therefore shall not involve with any resettlement of structures. Chart 2-2 shows the basic process of pavement "rehabilitation" construction of S328 Nanzhao-Funan- Yangqiao highway section.
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Chart 2-2 Process of Pavement "Rehabilitation" Construction
2.6 Project Directly Impacted Areas According to the investigation, the affected towns are identified as follows. Nanzhao Town, Huatuomiao Town, Huanggang Town, Miaoji Town, northern district of Funan County, Zhaoji Town, Huilong Town, Lvzhai Town, Huaji Town, Laoji Town, Fanji Town and Yangqiao Town etc. There are 12 towns and districts in total. 2.7 Sources of Building Materials The "rehabilitation" construction does not require a big quantity of earthworks. The major works shall be the pavement widening and intensification. Major materials shall be rubble, macadam, sand, lime, asphalt, cement and so on. All these materials shall be procured from markets. Except for that sand to be procured from Huaibin County Sand Pit of Henan Province, macadam, lime, cement shall be procured from Fengtai Stone Pit, Fengtai Lime Pit, and Fengtai Cement Plant etc. Asphalt oil shall be obtained from Wuhu Huanyu Asphalt Material Company. According to "Environmental Protection Law of the People's Republic of China", building materials such as stones, sand should be provided by those who have the mining licenses. The environment issues produced by the sand pits and stone pits are the business of the owners who is responsible for the rehabilitation of its ecological environment in consistence with the relative 19th regulation set in the above law. The Law stipulates "excavating natural resources should be taken with measures of protecting ecological environment". Thus the project would not consider the environmental problems caused by sources of the materials of sand and stone pits. Table 2-2 shows the sources of the major materials and ways of transportation.
10 Major Material Sources and Transportation Status Table 2-2
Transportation l Material Matenal source distance Way of Remark name (htl) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~transportaion Rubblc Fengtai Stone Pit 85 automobile Macadam Fengtai Stone Pit 85 automobile Sand Huaibin County Sand Pit of Henan 45 automobile Province Lime Fengtai Lime Plant 85 automobile Cement Fengtai Cement Plant 80 automobile Asphalt Wuhu City Huanyu Asphalt Matenal 350 automobile Limited Company
2.8 Traffic Volume Prognosis Table 2-3 shows traffic volume prognosis on the project feasibility study. Traffic Volume Prognosis Table 2-3 Unit No. /day (MTE) Highway name Vehicle Traffic volume type 2001 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 Bus 369 553 828 1189 1640 2164 S328 Nanzhao-Funan- Truck 510 674 869 1083 1308 1516 Yangqiao highway section tractor 151 164 171 159 143 126 total 1030 1391 1868 2431 3091 3806
2.9 Major Technical Indicators of Highway Pavement before and after Rehabilitation S328 Nanzhao-Funan-Yangqiao highway section is designed to be Class II and the traffic speed is 80km/h. Table 2-4 shows the major indicators of the highway before and after rehabilitatiorL Major Technical Indicators of Highway Pavement before and after Rehabilitation Table 24 Before rehabilitation Aftcr rehabilitation Name Length subgrade Pavement Pavement Construct Construct. (km) Grade width dth aveme Grade width tavmenpe p=
S328 Nan7hao- 2002 5 Funan 80 11 16-22 6-9 Asphalt 11 12 Asphalt Reabditatn oil oil -Yangqiao 200 4 highway 2.10 Project Investment Estimate and Financal Arrangement
Estimated investment of S328 Nanzhao - Funan - Yangqiao highway section is RMB 170,829,340 yuan. Average unit cost is estimated RMB 1,803,300 yuan/km. The project shall be composed of the World Bank loan and provincial counterpart funds. The World Bank loan would account for 40% of the total investment, and the provincial counterpart fund would account for the 60%. 2.11 Arrangemnet of Project Implementation Plan According to the construction plan of "rehabilitation" of S328 Nanzhao-Funan- Yangqiao section, the project design and environmental assessment have been conducted from Aug. 2001 to Apr. 2002, the construction shall fully start in May of 2002, complete and operate in Apr. 2004. The construction period shall cover 24 months. Table 2-5 shows the arrangement of project implementation progress plan
Arrangement of Project Implementation Progress Plan Table 2-5 plementation 2001 2002 2003 2004 time 89101112 1 234567891011 12 1 234567891011 12 1 2345 Contents\ Feasibility study Environmcntal assessment Project design Construction Completion and acceptance
12 3. Environment Description
3.1 Natural Environment 3.1. I Topography
S328 Nanzhao-Funan -Yangqiao section is located at Fluaibei Plain, part of -*Nuang-Huai-Hai Plain. The terrain is flat and slightly slopes towards southeast. The natural slope decline is 1/10000. 3.1.2 Meteorological Phenomena and Climate Fuyang district belongs to warm temperate and semi-monsoon climatic zone that has the obvious feature of transition. It has warm weather and distinguished four seasons, suitable for the growth of farming crops. Table 3-1 shows the major meteorological parameters of the cities and counties in project areas.
Local Meteorological Parameters of Project Areas
Table 3-1 Yearly average Precipttion Frst-ree Major wind Yearly average Names of city and tncaf Poiaon Fotfe Mjrwnd wind speed county ( IC ) (mm) period (d) direction (m/s)
Fuyang City 15 5 914 222 NE 3.1 Funan County 15.4 845 228 NE 3.2 Linquan county 15 7 838 223 NE 2.9
Note: Data are extracted from national economic statistics of the year 2000 of Funan City, Funan County, and Linquan County
3.1.3 Soil Vegetation Yellow and brown soil and Sajiang soil are the main soil of Fuyang district. The whole area is classified as the vegetation belt mixed of deciduous leave, evergreen. There is little natural vegetation due to the long time of human activities. At present, most existing vegetation on both sides of the road and around houses are planted, namely white poplar, locust and ailanthus. Farming crops are wheat, bean, Kaoliang, corn, oil crop, peanut, sesame, cotton, various vegetable, melon and fruits. 3.1.4 Soil Erosion Status According to the Class of soil erosion type of China, Fuyang located in Huai River basin, has hydrodynamic erosion as the main feature. It is identified in the data provided by Fuyang Municipal Water Resource Bureau, local soil erosion modulus is 200-500 t/km' * a, ranking as slightly eroded. The soil loss volume exceeds 200tIkm2 . a of soil unit loss allowance set out by the state. 3.1.5 Water Resources Status
13 (I) Pavement Water The major pavement system is Huai River in the region. The main canal of the river passing through the area is about 210 km long. Huai River system related are Hong River, Quan River, Ci River, Yin River, Gu River, Xifei River and Guo River. As reported in "Anhui Province Statistics", local pavement water area is about 450 km2. Mainly is the passing water and rainfall. The average annual total water volume is 3.8 i,Aul ion m3 in total in the normal year. (2) Underground Water The underground water storage in the shallow layer in the region is estimated 20 billion m3. The area with rich and medium rich water accounts for 77.8% of the total underground water. The places lacking of water account for 22.2%, distributing in Funan County and Linquan County. 3.1.6 Natural Resources There are not rich natural resources in the region, except for huge storage of coal of good quality in the east and some iron. The stored quantity of petroleum oil in the west has not been made clear. The above resource is in the position of excavation or has not been excavated yet. 3.2 Ecological Environment 3.2.1 Natural Ecological Environment The project lies in Huaibei Plain of Anhui Province, where the history of human activities is very long and there is not any large-sized wild animals or large-belt natural vegetation. There is few rare wild animals or vegetation to be protected in this place. The man-planted vegetation and small wild animals could be seen within 200 m away from the highway, including forestry in the mounds, green belts on both sides of the highway, farming crops in the fields and various small wild animals as frogs, snakes and insects as well. 3.2.2 Agricultural Ecological Environment The region is Huaibei cultivated area. The main crops along the section are wheat, bean, kaoliang, corn, sweet potato, oil crop, peanuts and sesame and also fruit and melon. National economic statistics of 2000 says that the farming land in Fuyang City, Funan County and Linquan County volumes to 642,000 ha/a. The people living along the route raise livestock and fowls, including chicken, ducks and geese, pigs, cattle, sheep etc. The trees along the road are man-planted as poplar, platen and paulownia. There are some trees of pear, peach and apple too. The land for forestry of Fuyang City, Funan County and Linquan County volumes to 1190 ha, shown in the national economic statistics of 2000. The raised aquatic products of the project areas are fishes like bighead, crucian, carp and grass carp. The aquatic output reaches 55000 t/a.
14 3.3 Social Environment Table 3-2 presents the basic information of the areas covered by S328 Nanzhao- Funan- Yangqiao. Basic Information of the Project Areas
Table 3-2
J/' Per capita GDP Per capita nct Population Farming land Per capita GDP income of Name (104) (ha) farmung land (billion (yuan/a) farmers (mu) yuan/a) (yuan/a)
Fuyang City 878 61 583676 1 05 35.056 2821 1834 Funan County 145.23 101292 1.06 3 276 2289 1398 Linquan 186 24 115607 0 96 3 747 2079 1498
C ounty I _ _ _ I_ _ _ I______I__ _ _ _ I______Note: The data are extracted from Statistics in 2001 of Fuyang City, Funan County and Linquan County. The project is located in the less developed Huaibei Plain of Anhui Province.Highway is the major way of transportation. In addition, Funan and Linquan counties are listed as the state poverty stricken counties. The local per capita GDP is compared with per capita GDP of the whole province presented in the Table 3-3.
Comparison of Per Capita GDP
Table 3-3 Name Anhui Provmce Fuyang City Funan County Lmquan county
Per capita GDP 4707 2821 2289 2079 (yuan/a) percentage (%) 100 59 9 48 6 44.2
Note- The data are extracted from "Anhui Provincial Statistics in 2000". The above table presents that per capita GDP of Fuyang City, Funan County and Linquan County accounts for 59.9%, 48.6% and 44.2% of per capita GDP of the province. Per capita of Funan County and Linquan County are lower in particular. The project is believed to improve the existing transportation capacity and condition, increase the flowing in and out of the goods and people, create more opportunities to the poor countryside with less developed communications, and benefit social economic development along the highway. 3.4 Living Quality There are 18 middle and primary schools along the highway and students and teachers are 11770 and 562 respectively in school. There are 3 town clinics owning 50 ward beds and 85 medical staff. Table 3-4 shows enrollment ratio of primary schools and middle schools.
15 Enrollment Ratio of Primary Schools and Middle Schools in the Project Areas Table 3-4
Enrollment of pnmary school Enrollment of middle schools Name School-age Enrollment Enrollment Primary school Enrollment of Enrollment children ratio % graduate middle school ratio % Fuyang 918357 916021 99.75 181428 169618 93 5 City _ _ _ _ _ Funan County 156745 156465 99.82 30197 28000 92.7 Linquan 197176 197102 9996 39812 38260 96 1 Countv ______Note: The data are extracted from Statistics in 2001 of S328 Nanzhao City and Funan County Various social resources and channels are mobilized to promote people's cultural knowledge. In addition to the schools, hospitals set up by the governments, all kinds of training classed regarding agricultural science of planting and raising etc. are held to update people's skill and capacity. To sum up, the project shall improve the pavement quality, better the transportation condition, decline TSP and noise of traffic. As a result, the social economic development and local people's living quality shall be improved.
16 4. Environmental Status Investigation and Assessment
The environment and its status have been conducted and monitored along the highway, including industrial pollutants and special environment along the highway. Hefei Municipal Environmental Monitoring Station, on entrustment, has monitored environment quality of environment noise, environment air and pavement water ,rel'ative with sensitive points from Jan. 22, 2002-Jan. 30, 2002 The distribution of monitoring points is shown in Drawing 4-1. 4.1 Monitoring and Assessment of Environment Quality 4.1.1 Acoustic Environmental status Table 4-1 shows the finding of environment noise via monitoring on the major sensitive points along the highway. Monitoring Record of Environment Noise Status of Major Sensitive Points along S328 Nanzhao-Funan -Yangqiao Section Table 4-1
l Noise Traffic volume Distance from gradetdB(A)J (No/h) No Momtonng point Location central line of hughway (m) Day Night Day Night time time time time I Dafangzhuang Pnmary School Kl+350 50 47.8 36 2 97 18 2 Qinghe Middle School K3+600 170 49.8 38 4 104 21 3 Lou Prinmry School K5+590 50 48 5 36 8 95 17 4 Huanggang Junior Middle School K1 8+480 80 50.2 35 6 120 19 5 Huanggang Center Primay School K19+450 70 49.5 36 4 54 11 6 Liuda Primary School K24+400 50 46.8 35 1 71 12 7 Tianguaidongliang Middle School K25+980 30 51.3 40.2 98 15 8 Zhanggu Village Primary School K28+350 90 49.2 39.5 95 16 9 L,uzhai Junior Middle School K29+900 80 48 3 37.7 108 24 10 Shengqiao Primary School K31+510 40 50.5 38.2 125 25 I I Jizhuang Primary School K35+800 65 485 37.8 98 17 12 Chengjao Town Middle School K37+200 120 50 2 39.5 102 19 13 Zhaoji Niddle School K46+600 80 49.6 37.8 106 22 14 Liuji Primnay School K50+230 60 52.5 372 96 12 15 Huilong Middle School K53+550 50 50.2 38 4 110 23 16 Lvzhai Middle School K57+550 60 48.6 39.2 66 21 17 Lvzhaililao Primary School K60+530 50 48.7 37.8 96 19 18 HuajiPrimarySchool K64+070 100 51 2 37 1 72 16 19 Huanggang Clinic K20+300 60 48.6 37.1 68 15 20 Miaojt Chlnc K33+600 50 49.1 38.7 77 14 21 Zhaoji Clinic K52+700 50 54.7 39 6 242 31 Evaluation criteria (GB3096-93) Class 1 55 45 / /
Note: The traffic volume is not converted to MTE.
17 Drawing 4-1 Monitoring Distribution Location of Envirb'nment Status of S328 Nanzhao-Funan-Yangqiao Highway Sectiojn Yamqiao tmn End:Yanlgqiao s102 to LiI'~ 0 1(94+730. 115 S102 to Puyang
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0 2 4 6 Ri) 'p The environment noise of daytime 46.8-54.7dB (A), nighttime 35.1 -40.2dB (A) presented in the Table 4-1, basically meets the limit of Class I stipulated in "Environmental Noise Standard in Urban Areas" (GB3096-93) . The quality of environment noise of major environmental sensitive points along the highway is good. 4.1.2 Status of Environment Air Quality The monitoring record of environment air is shown in the 'Table 4-2. Monitoring Record of Environment Air Status of Major Sensitive Points along S328 Nanzhao-Funan-Yangqiao Section Table 4-2 Serial Momntonng point Location Concentration value range of major pollutant (mg/m3l) number of TSP NO2 CO sensitive
potnt__ _ _ _ 7 Tianguai K25+980 0 11-0.17 0.008-0.038 3.10-4 90 Dongliang Middle School 20 Miaoji clinic K32+700 0.08-0.12 0.0110.040 3 14-3.65 Evaluation (GB3095-1996) Class I 0.30 0.24 10.0
Note: The above TSP is the average daily concentration value range. NO2 and CO are average hourly concentration value range.
Table 4-2 shows that average daily concentration value of TSP, average hourly concentration value of NO2 and CO of sensitive points are both below the limits of Class 11 set in "Environment Air Quality Standard". The record means the quality of environment air of sensitive points along the highway is good. 4.1.3 Status of Pavement Water Environment Quality Trable 4-3 shows the monitoring record of major rivers crossed over by the highway, that is, Taozi River and Jienan River.
Monitoring Record of Pavement Water Environmental Status of S328 Nanzhao-Funan -Yangqiao Section Table 4-3 Concentration value of major pollutant (mg/I) River name CODer BOD, SS TaoziRiver 15.8 2.39 8.4 Jienan River 17.1 2. 74 9. 1 Evaluation cnteria (GHZBI-1999) <-40 -
19 Table 4-3 presents that concentration value of CODCr and BODs of the major pollutants contained in the water body of the rivers is below the limit of Class V classified in "Pavement Water Environment Quality Standard". The water body of major rivers along the highway is proved good quality. 4.2 Investigation into Industrial Pollution Generators According to the investigation into industrial pollution generators, there are not any large sized constant industrial pollution generators along the highway, except for some township agricultural side products processing plants (small-sized) and social service sectors. Due to the poor pavement of the highway, much instant TSP is produced when vehicle passes by. This affects air environment of the highway to some degree but the impact is limited. Meanwhile, air whistle loud speakers ane used frequently so that noise dB exceeds the limit instantly. 4.3 Special Environment Investigation According to the investigation along the highway and consultation with Fuyang Municipal Cultural Relics Administration Office and Fuyang Municipal Forestry Bureau, there are not any natural protective zones, cultural relics, historic sites and wild animals and plants which need protection, within 200m away from the central line of the highway. Further investigation shows there is not any natural protective zone within 20km away from the highway either. However, in case any buried ancient graves or historic ruins are discovered, the contractor shall have to report to local cultural relics and historical site administration Bureaus. The contractor shall not go on constructing until relative Bureaus complete concemed work. The evidential documents of the investigation provided by relative units are attached to the report Annex 2: Evidential document issued by Fuyang Municipal Forestry Bureau, dated on Dec.1 1, 2001 Annex 3: Evidential document issued by Fuyang Municipal Cultural Relics Administration Office, dated on Dec. 11, 2001
20 5. Forecast and Evaluation of Potential Environmental Impact
5.1 Construction Period The road pavement "rehabilitation" of S328 Nanzhao-Funan-Yangqiao section covers a whole length of 94.73km. The existing width of the subgrade is 16-22m and the width of the pavement is 6.0-9.0m. It is designed to widen the road pavement to 12.0 m with asphalt macadam on the basis of the existing subgrade during the construction period. Therefore, this construction period does not involve land acquisition or resettlement, excavation or fill. The negative impacts of the construction on the nearby environment would cover the following aspects: 5.1.1 Impact on Acoustic Environment Quality (1) Noise from the machinery in the construction period During the construction of this project, various machines and vehicles would be used and the tested noise values are showed in Table 5-1. The main machinery contains shovel loaders, road rollers, paver buckets and dumpers that would make unavoidable noise during the construction. The transportation of construction materials like cobblestones, sand, cement, asphalt oil and etc. would increase the traffic volume and affect a larger scope. As the mixing process of asphalt macadam would be done in the station, the transportation of pavement materials would cause traffic noise increasing. Nevertheless, the adding value of traffic noise is rather small compared to the existing traffic volume. Tested Noise Value of Main Machinery in Construction Table 5-1 No. Machtnery Type Distance from the noise (m) L,,dB (A) I Wheel shovel loader ZL series 5 90 2 Three wheels roller 5 81 3 Paver bucket Fifond3 11 ABG CO 5 82
(UK)______4 Dumper 5 82 Note. the construction machinery and the notse values are adopted from "Standards for Envtronmental Impact Evaluation in Highway Construction (Trial Implementation)" (ITJO05-96) Most of the section passes through open fields and just a few passes through towns and villages. During the implementation of the project, the noise of construction and traffic would affect the quality of the residents' life on both sides of the road. Occasionally the noise in the daytime might slightly surpass the limit [ >55dB (A) ]. The investigation shows that the construction of S328 Nanzhao-Funan-Yangqiao section comes across 21 middle or primary schools and hospitals within 200m on both sides of the highway. The details are presented in the following Table 5-2. Because the sensitive points of schools and hospitals on either side of the road lie at the distance of 30-170m from the road, the noise of construction and traffic might generate noise impact on the classrooms of schools and the wards of hospitals.
21 Investigation of Major Environmental Sensitive Points along S328 Nanzhao-Funan-Yangqiao Section Table 5-2
Distance Students in Falt No. School name Areas fi-omte the school Faculty Location Notes (MIn) center line (No.) (No.)
(in __ _ _ _ I Dafangzhuang 350 50 210 9 K1+350
2 Qinghe Middlc 650 170 250 11 K3+600 school ______3 Lixi Primary 350 50 200 10 K5+590 School Huanggang 4 Junior Middle 15300 80 800 36 K18+480 School ._. 5 Huanggang 4700 70 600 40 K19+450 Pnmary School I 6 Liuda Primary 2000 50 200 9 K24+400 School ______Tianguai 7 Dongliang 2500 30 200 12 K25+980 Middle School 8 Zhanggucun 650 90 240 10 K28+350 Primary School 9 Liuzhai Junior 2700 80 500 30 K29+900 Middle School 10 Shenqiao 2600 40 380 11 K31+510 Primary School 11 Jizhuang 450 65 220 12 K35+800 Primary School . 12 Chengjiaoxiang 6500 120 1350 65 K37+200 Middle School 13 Zhaoji Middle 3500 80 1250 62 K46+600 School
14 LiujhPomar 2000 60 400 10 1(50+230 15 Huilong Middle 18500 50 1450 85 K53+550 School ______16 Luzhai Middle 53360 60 1200 70 K57+550 School 17 LilSo Primay 2600 50 320 13 K60+530 School ______18 Suajiiooary 23350 100 2000 67 K64+070 School ______Total 142060 11770 562 Ara Distance to Bestf No. Hospital name (m2) the road (No.) (No.) Location Notes
19 Huangan 6700 60 20 30 K119+400 ____ ~Clinic 20 Miaoji Chnic 2670 50 20 40 K32+700 21 Zhaoji Clinic 3300 50 10 K48+100 Total 12670 50 85
22 Attenuation type of point sound source would be applied considering the types of machines and their noise. Vehicles for transportation would be regarded as sound source in the construction. The following Table 5-3 is the estimate of noise level generated by main machines and vehicles to different distances during the construction. Estimate of Noise Level Generated by Main Machines and Vehicles to Different Distances during the Construction Table 5-3 unit dB (A) Dis\ce (m) 20 40 50 60 80 100 150 200 250 300
Wheel shovel loader 78 72 70 68 66 64 60 58 56 54 Three wheel roller 69 63 61 59 57 55 51 49 47 45 Paver bucket (UK) 70 64 62 60 58 56 52 50 48 46 Dumper 70 64 62 60 58 56 52 50 48 46
"Noise Limits of Construction Site" (GB12523-90) stipulates: noise of construction site is limited to 70-75dB (A) in the daytime and 55dB (A) at night. Table 5-3 shows that impacted distance by the noise of machinery is within 50m in the daytime and the distance beyond 50m meets the regulated noise limit. At night, the distance beyond 300m can basically meet the noise limit. According to the investigation, within the distance of 50m on either side of S328 Nanzhao-Funan-Yangqiao section, the sensitive points of noise are only Tianguai Dongliang Middle School and Shenqiao Primary School. Thus, the noise of construction (mainly the noise from the wheel shovel loader) in the daytime might generate little impact on the schools and hospitals, except the above-mentioned two schools. But strong noise of machines and operations is forbidden at night. (2) Noise from the asphalt mixing station The asphalt mixing station will be set up at the maintenance squad during the construction. On the investigation of the site, there are no environmental sensitive points (such as schools, residential areas, sanatoriums or hotels) to be protected within 200m. Based on the analogy monitoring to the asphalt mixing station by Hefei Environmental Monitoring Station, the actual tested noise values are shown in Table 54. The actual tested values show the noises of the asphalt mixing station ( the machine is about 40m away from the site boundaries) are 53.4-54.6dB (A) in the daytime and 41.9-44.8dB (A) at night at the places L.Om from the boundaries. So the noise values in the daytime and at night are both lower than the "Noise Limits for Site Boundary of Industrial Enterprises" (GB 12348-90) Class I.
23 Noise of the Asphalt Mixing Station Table 5-4 Mainoise source Distance to the Actual tested noise value LeqgdB (A) I No Main noise source noise source and site direction (inm) In the daytime At night I Asphalt nmxer 1.0 86 6 / 2 Eastern site 1.0 54.2 44.8 boundary 3 Southem site 1.0 54.6 41.9 boundary 4 Western site I 0 53 4 44.3 boundary _ 5 Northeem site 1.0 54.5 44.5 boumdary Site (GB12348-90) Class 1 55.0 45 0 standards
By the analogy monitoring, the noise of the asphalt mixing station can meet the requirements of "Urban Areas Environment Noise Limits" Class I. Therefore, it is believed in the evaluation that the noise will not affect the environment and people nearby. 5.1.2 Impact on Environment Air Quality The major impacts in the construction period are identified as the flying dust caused by the transportation of the materials, the exposed wind-eroded road pavement and the NO2 and CO by vehicles. These have some impacts on the air environment on either side of the highway. (1) Road dust During the construction period, the increasing volume of vehicles increase the flying dust. According to the monitoring to the Beijing-Tianjing-Tangshan Highway in the construction period by the Highway Institute of MOC, the TSP density was 5.093 at the distance 150m leeward, exceeding the "Environment Air Quality Limits " (GB3095-1996) Class IL However, the necessary watering will reduce the flying duct at least 70%. The analogy monitoring on the flying dust in the similar condition is shown in Table 5-5.
TSP of the Construction Road Table 5-5
Distance to the road (m) 0 20 30 100 200 TSP density Before watenng 11 03 2.89 I 1.15 0 86 0 56 (mg/rn3) AfterWaterng 211 140 0.68 060 029
24 The table shows that the necessary watering will reduce the flying duct 50%-80% during the construction. The impact on air environment will be distinctly decreased. (2) Tail gas As the transportation increases, the N02 and CO in the tail gas by vehicles increase as well. The analogy monitoring conducted within the distance of 30m on either side of the road shows that the average density per hour of NO2 and CO is 0.037-0.066 mg/m3 and 0.95-1.65 mg/rn3 , which meet the limits in "Environment Air Quality Limits" (GB3095-1996) Class II. Therefore, it can be said that the NO2 and CO in the tail gas by the increasing vehicles will not affect the air environment on either side of the road. (3) Asphalt lampblack In this project, the asphalt macadam used to pave the road pavement needs heating. When heated and paved, asphalt lampblack is created and affects the air environment. The major pollutants are THC, TSP, BaP and etc., in which BaP is poisonous. In the relevant documents, the closed decocting technology will keep the density of BaP less than S0.0001 I' g/m3 at the distance 50m leeward, lower than the standard value 0.03 i. g/m 3 in the "Environment Air Quality Limits" (GB3095-1996) Class II. The density of THC at the distance 60m leeward is <0. 16 mg/m3 (At present, there are no air environment limits and discharge standards set for THC in China) the construction materials will be mixed in the station, and the station is kept 200m away from the sensitive points and residential areas. Therefore, the asphalt lampblack will not affect the air environment. (4) Construction campsite The main pollutants in the construction campsite are TSP and SO2 from the cooking stoves. As the campsite is set at the distance 200m leeward away from the environmental sensitive points, moreover, the discharge is at intervals and limited, the impact on the air environment is slight. 5.1.3 Impact on Ecological Environment In case of the implementation of the project to widen and reinforce shoulders of the existing road into road pavement, there would be little impact on the ecological environment. Some weeds on the shoulders and part of bush vegetation would be cut and destroyed. Around 9000 trees in the investigation might be cut in the course of widening the road. There is not any grassland or woods along the road. Since no land acquisition occurs, the farmland on either side of the road would remain the same as before. The vegetation beyond the both banks of the road would be protected through stressing the environmental ideas among the workers to reduce the impact to the lowest degree. In addition, some TSP pollutants would be generated due to the mixing of pavement materials during the construction and would land on the vegetation and leaves of crops, as a result, the photosynthesis and the unit yield will be affected. The stimulated test of dust proves that the impact is slight. In addition, the TSP landed on
25 leaves would be rushed away with the rainwater and would not stay long, the impact on the growth of plants is negligible. 5.1.4 Impact on the Pavement Water During the construction period, the impacts on the water environment involve in the following aspects: the watering when rolling the road the wastewater of washing machinery and the residential wastewater in the construction campsite. (1) Watering in the construction During the works of rehabilitation of pavement, water content would be kept for pavement reinforcement in the rolling to reach the required degree of enforcement. Limited water would be used for the mixing of reinforcing materials and rolling. The water would be absorbed by materials of pavement and leave little water into the side ditches and farming land. Consequently there is no impact on water environment. (2) Wastewater of washing machinery and dropped machine oil in maintenance When the machinery needs repairing and washing in a rainy day, the water used is just a little. Generally it can go directly into the ground, with little impact on the pavement water. There is no maintenance station in the construction, and all the repair work is done at the maintenance shops in the city or county. As result, no dropped machine oil in the construction site will affect the pavement water. (3) Residential wastewater in the construction campsite There are 3 contract sections in this project, and each has set upl campsite, so there are 3 campsites. On the basis of the existing construction rules, each section has about 40 workers. The water used is limited, for there is no bathroom in the campsite and the toilet without water (dry toilet). The maximum water used is about 60 I/p/d, that is, the water consumption in each campsite comes up to 2.4m3/d and the wastewater is 3 about 2.0m /d. The wastewater mainly contains BOD5, CODCr and oil. Therefore, the residential wastewater has a little impact on the pavement water. As long as necessary measures are taken, the impact on water environment can be lessened. (4) Residential garbage in the construction campsite The residential garbage of the workers is rather little. It volumes to about 20kg in each campsite in term of 0.5kg/p/d. It is collected in a garbage bin, and then carried to the treatment stations in the nearby city or county. Therefore, the residential garbage will not affect the pavement water. 5.1.5 Impact on the Irrigation System During the works of rehabilitation of road pavement, the road will pass through some of the irrigation system in the farmland. Attention will be paid not to block the ditches, canals or culvert with the construction materials so as to let the water through. So the construction will have no impact on the water environment and the irrigation system. 5.1.6 Impact on Traffic in the Bridge Construction
26 The major rivers passed by this project are Taozi River, Jienan River and etc. they are all seasoning rivers and the width of the rivers are 10- 15m or so in winter. Along The whole road, I extremely large bridge with a length of 160.04m, 2 medium bridges with a length of 153.53m and II small bridges with a length of 251.3m will be built. The vehicles and people can pass through the existing bridges in the construction. So the bridge construction will not affect traffic. It has been considered in the design that the vehicles and people can go by a temporary path while small bridges are under construction. There will be some impacts, but very little. In addition, the structure of the bridge base will be enlarged by stone concrete, a small part of it will be piles. Consequently attention must be paid not to drop the materials into the river when pouring the concrete, avoiding polluting the river water and the farmland. In building extremely large and large bridge, as the steel concrete grouting is designed for the lower structure of the bridge, it would flow into the river and pollute the water or farmland if the sludge in the base drilling is not reused or enclosed with cofferdam. 5.1.7 Impact on Soil and Water Conservation This project lies in the plain and there is no slope. Furthermore, as the widening of the road is based on the existing subgrade, there is little excavation and fill. So the affected area is small, and the soil erosion caused by loss of soil and water in the construction is not serious. According to the documents provided by Fuyang Irrigation Bureau, it belongs to a preventive area with light erosion. In terms of the soil erosion modulus in this area 1800-2000tlkm2/a, the total volume of soil and water erosion will volume to 2540-2820t in this construction. 5.1.8 Traffic Environment and Others In order to keep the traffic open during the construction, half of the road or the two halves in tum is under construction which might inevitably cause jam and affect traffic environment to some degree. However the negative effect is only temporary. In addition, certain impact would be generated by busy traffic of transportation on the construction site and would certainly bring inconvenience to the production activities, travel, living and rest of the residents along the road. But the impact is limited and could be acceptable. To sum up, the main potential impacts of this project during the construction period would be the impact of traffic noise, the TSP pollutants in the construction and the pollutants in the campsite. 5.2 Operation Period 5.2.1 Impact from Traffic Noise This project will come into the operation period once the project is completed. As the traffic condition is improved, the yearly traffic volume of various vehicles will increase. The traffic volume would increase from the average 1030 no./d in the year of 2001 to 1868 no./d in the year of 2010. The traffic volume would increase from the
27 average 2431 no./d in the year of 2015 to 3806 no./d in the year of 2025. This shows the noise impact of traffic would rise due to the traffic volume grows and the high speed of vehicles. 18 primary and middle schools and 3 clinics are located within 200m away from the road. All of these schools and hospitals have enclosing walls which are 30-170 m away directly from the road. Traffic noise declines at a geometrical level, and the impact varies with the transmission distance to the classrooms or the wards. Estimate of environmental sensitive points of traffic noise in S328 Nanzhao-Funan- Yangqiao section is presented in the Table 5-6.
Forecast of Traffic Noise in the Environmental Sensitive Points along S328 Nanzhao-Funan-Yangqiao Section Table 5-6 No. Environment Distance to the Forecast time sensitive point road center (m) Year 2005 Year 2010 1 Dafangzhuang 50 54 5/448 56.2/46.5 1 daytime noise/night Middle School noise 2 Qinghc Middle 170 42.4/34.9 42.9/35.5 2. Data with lIme below is School the figure exceeding the 3 Lixi Pnmary School 50 54,5/44.8 56.2/46.5 required limit ~Huanggang Junior 48.8/41.4 50.9/44.1 3. The Bank requires that 4 Huanggang JSchoo X0 48.8/41.4 50,9/44.1 Environmental sensitive points implement the Imit s Huanggang Center 70 50.0/42.6 52.5/45.0 of Class 1. Primary School 4 The hospital s are on 6 Liuda Primary School 50 54.5/44.8 56.2/46.5 the first floor. There are Tianguam Donliang 57.4/500 57.9/50.5 higher buildings standing 7 Middle School 30 in between. 8 Zhanggucun Pnmary 90 47.8/40.4 48.3/40.9 School Lwuzhai Junior 48.8/41.4 50.9/44 1 9 80 Middle School
10 Shenqiao Pimary 40 55.4/47.5 56 9/48 2 School 11 Jizhuang Primary 65 51.6/43.2 52.4/43.7 School 12 Chengjiaoxiang 120 45 4/38 0 45.9/38.5 Middle School 13 Zhaoji Middle School 80 48.8/41 4 50.9/44.1 14 Liuji Primary School 60 52.8/44.0 53.6/44.4 15 Huilong Middle 50 54.5/44.8 56.2/46 5 School 16 Luzhai Middle School 60 52.8/44.0 53.6/44.4 17 Lilao Primary School 50 54.5/44.8 56.2/46.5 18 Huaji Primary School 100 46.9/39.5 47.4/40.2 19 Huanggang Clinic 60 52.8/44.0 53.6/44.4 20 Miaoji Cimc 50 54.5/44.8 56.2/46.5 21 Zhaoji Clinic 50 54.5/44.8 562/46.5
28 The estimate shows that, in the year 2005, the impact of traffic noise mainly on Tianguai Donliang Middle School and Shenqiao Primary School outdoors exceed the limits by 0.4-2.4dB (A) in the daytime and 2.5-5.0dB (A) at night. After the year 20 10, as the traffic volume increases, the impact of traffic noise on the environmental sensitive points at the distance of (50m outdoors would exceed the requirements of "Urban Areas Environment Noise Limits" (GB3096-93) Class 1 by 1.2-2.9dB (A) in the daytime and 1.5-5.5dB (A) at night. The maximum exceeding value in the daytime and at night (year 2010) will be outside the classroom of Tianguai Dongliang Middle School, for it is closer to the road in distance. The forecast of the rest is lower than the limits of Class I both in the daytime and at night. Therefore, the increase of the enclosure of the schools and hospitals, the properly shut-down of windows and doors of the classrooms and wards along the highway and the addition of green belt can separate or decrease the noise from the traffic. 5.2.2 Impact on Environment Air
During the operation of the project, the increasing emission of NO2 and CO would grow on environment air quality along the road corresponding to the rise of traffic flow by years. The forecast of the traffic volume in the operation period would be average 1868 no./d in the year of 2010 and 3096 no./d in the year of 2020. Table 5-7 shows the forecast of NO2 and CO in the tail gas.
Forecast of the Tail Gas in S328 Nanzhao-Funan-Yangqiao Section Table 5-7 strce (m) Year 2005 Year 2010 Stability Pollut 10 20 30 10 20 30 CO 0.0204 0.0007 0 0001 0 0379 0 0013 0 0003 Unstable NO2 0.0049 0.0002 0.0000 0.0078 0 0003 0 0001 CO 0 0121 0.0017 0.0004 0 0226 0.0032 0.0007 Neutral NO2 0.0029 0.0004 0.0001 0 0046 0.0006 0.0001 CO 0 0218 0.0050 0 0014 0 0408 0 0093 0.0025 Stable I0 00 I NO, 0.0052 0.0012 0 0003 0.004 0.0019 I0 0005
The forecast shows that, as the traffic volume increase in the operation penod, the forecasted density of NO2 and CO emitted by vehicles under different conditions is lower than the limits in the (GB3095-1996) Class II. Moreover, The design of green trees on both sides can make full use of the green belt to absorb the air pollutants. And this is beneficial for air diffusion. Consequently the emission of NO2 and CO generated by vehicles would slightly affect the air environment. During the operation period, the traffic condition of the road would be improved greatly. And the TSP produced by vehicles would decrease correspondingly compared with the existing road. The impact of TSP to the sensitive points would decline as well.
29 In conclusion, it is considered in this evaluation that the potential environmental impacts of this project are traffic noise and the tail gas. 5.3 Other Environmental Problems On the basis of the features of this "rehabilitation" project and the description of environment, the evaluation group thinks that the suggested project involves no sensitive areas, therefore, the impacts on the following environmental problems are tiny or can be neglected: (1) There is slight impact on wild animals, for there are no species of wild animals. (2) There are no natural protection areas, scenic spots, cultural relics and historic sites along the road. (3) The "rehabilitation" project will not fetch or discard the earth, so there are no ecological problems. (4) This project involves no land acquisition or resettlement.
30 6. Environmental management and Monitoring Plan
6.1 Environmental Management Organization Anhui Provincial Communications Department will be responsible for the overall environmental management. Fuyang Highway Administration Bureau will be in charge of implementation and operation. The provincial, municipal and county Environmental Protection Bureaus will be responsible for the routine supervision. The environmental supervision plan is shown in Table 6-1. The management and monitoring organization is shown in Chart 6-1. Environmental Supervision Plan for S328 Nanzhao-Funan-Yangqiao Section Table 6-1
Period Supervision Tasks Goals unit 1. accomplish the feasibility study report and the preliminary design; 1. analyze the potential environmental Design World Bank 2 accomplish the report of EIA, effects of the construction; penod Anhw EPB 3 the prelimunary design will include 2. proper charts to demonstrate the environmental protection investment, the environmental effects or the mtigation selection for asphalt concrete mixing site and measures and fix the relevant facilities the stacking place for construction materials 1. take asphalt concrete mixing site (including lime mixer) and the stacking place for plenty 1. the environmental protection faclities of materials into account, will be designed, constructed and operated World Bank 2 the control of construction noise and dust together with the main project; and the mitgation measures must be 2. determnine all the pollutton prevenuon Anhui EPB mentioned m EAP; and treatment facilities of EAP ConstTuction Fuyang EPB 3 check and supervise the dLscharge o f decrease the construction dust and noise Funan EPB wastewater and solid wastes, cffects on the sensaivc sites of villages, Linqian EPB 4. check and supervtse the implementation o hospitals and schools, environmental monitoring plan in the 4. prevent serious effects of the wastewater construction period, discharge on the environment 5 investigate and handle the envtronmental accidents in the construction period I take the environment mitigation plan in the 1. guarantee the implementation of the World Bank operation period into account environmental monitoring plan, Anhui EPB 2. consider the environment quality in the 2 guarantee the environment quality and Operation Fuyang EPB sensitive sites of villages, hospitals and the human health m the sensitive sites of period schools, villages, hospitals and schools; Funan EPB 3 coordinate with the investigation and 3. prevent and lessen the unfavorable Lmqian EPB handling of the environmental accidents. effects because of the traffic accidents as many as possible
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Chart 6-1 Environmental Management and Monitoring Organization 6.2 Possible Environmental Impact Compensation Measures 6.2.1 Design Period 6.2.1.1 Set the Site for Building Materials and Mixing Station This project is a rehabilitation project of widening and strengthening on the basis of the existing highways. On the analysis of the potential environmental impact factors, the stacking sites for the building materials such as cobblestones, sand and lime, carried from outside should be kept far away from schools, hospitals, residential areas, towns and streets beyond 200m leeward when designed. The site for the mixing station is selected at Shuangbei, 200m north suburb of Funan, without environmental sensitive points or residential areas. The mixer is made in Qianzhou, Fujian Province, equipped with dust-provertion apparatus. The asphalt will be melted in an oil tank with a volume of 200t and a hot-oil conducting device. This kind of mixer can effectively stop producing asphalt lampblack and reduce the flying powder. 6.2.1.2 Dig Side Ditches and Build Road Slopes In the design, side ditches and culverts along the road will be improved, and the slopes of the subgrade will be built with bricks and vegetation.
32 6.2.1.3 Water to Reduce the Road Dust In the material mixing and the construction procedure, watering equipment must be designed in order to water the easily-dusting materials and decrease the dust. In the dry weather, it is necessary to water 4 times to reduce the dust pollution to the nearby environment. 6.2.1.4 Greening In the design, a whole length of 188.32km green belt and outside the road shoulder on both sides of the highway and the slope protection works have been taken into account to protect the slope and lighten the loss of water and soil. The varieties of vegetation should be properly selected in the natural conditions. 6.2.1.5 Safety Signs 245 signs and warning posts have been designed in the crosses, sensitive points, main crosswalks and etc. 6.2.2 Construction Period The potential environmental impacts in the construction period include in the traffic noise and road dust. The following mitigation measures are suggested: 6.2.2.1 Select a Site for the Asphalt Macadam Mixing Station The mixing station will be set up at Shuangbei, 200m north suburb of Funan. Central yard mix is used and the mixed materials will be carried by trucks to each section for pavement so as to reduce the noise radiation to the residents especially to the schools and hospitals along the highway. If road mix is used in the building material "three- mixed" within 200m away from the sensitive points, night work (22:00-6:00 at night) would be forbidden so as not to affect the study, living and rest of the students, patients and residents. 6.2.2.2 Control the Construction Dust In the construction period, it is necessary to water the easily-dusting sections and materials in a fixed time, especially in the sections passing through villages and towns, 4 times/day according to the design, in order to reduce the dust pollution to the nearby environment. 6.2.2.3 Store Bulk Materials and Prevent Dust Bulk materials must be stored 200m away from the sensitive sites of schools, hospitals, towns and villages. In dry days with strong wind, the easily-dusting bulk materials must be covered by canvas or plastic cloth to prevent the air pollution in the construction sections. 6.2.2.4 Treat Wastes Owing to all the building materials carried from outside, there are few wastes. If any, the action of central disposition in each section will be taken to conserve the water and soil.
33 6.2.2.5 Protect Crops The contractor has the responsibility to tell the staff and workers to pay attention to protecting the fields and crops along construction sections and not to destroy the farmland, so as to decrease the damage to the crops. 6.2.2.6 Ensure Traffic Order The half-side pavement will be used in the rehabilitation project, thus traffic block will not be avoided. In the construction sections, warning signs or detour signs must be put to ensure the project quality and keep the traffic in good order. There must be assigned persons in charge of conducting the traffic. 6.2.2.7 Water and Soil Conservation When working with the fill or excavation, the exposed slopes must be done with vegetation. Some slopes and side ditches must be built up with bricks or stones, as designed, to stop the water and soil being washed away in the operation period. 6.2.2.8 Prevention Measures in Bridge Construction It is suggested in the bridge construction that the surplus earth be used to strengthen the embankment of the river to reduce the block of river course and loss of water and soil. Moreover, it would be better to build the bridge in a dry season, if possible, to reduce the loss of water and soil. In addition, drilling cofferdam and deposit tank for sludge must be set up so that the sludge cannot flow into the river and affect the growth of crops. After the construction, the construction unit must clear up the remainders and not discard the remainders in case of blocking the river. 6.2.2.9 Greening A length of 188.32km green belt on both sides of the road will be finished during the construction period, and 47188 trees will be planted after construction. 3 rows of arbors and bushes will be added in the sensitive sections of schools and hospitals. Attentions must be paid to the selection of tree varieties to lessen the pollution and beautify the environment. The greening works must be finished together with the main project. 6.2.2.10 Discharge the Water on the Road and Protect the Slopes The slopes of the subgrade and side ditches will be improved. And trough for rush water will be set up in the easily-washed slopes. The slopes will be laid with bricks or planted with vegetation to protect soil erosion. 6.2.2.11 Road Signs By the end of the construction, the construction unit must, in line with the design, set up the road signs of crosswalk, warning, village and so on at the distance of I 00m in the front of schools, hospitals and towns to reduce traffic accidents. 6.2.2.12 Cultural Relic Protection If any ancient tombs or cultural relics are found in the earth, the contractor must report to the related sector at once. Only after the cultural relics are unearthed, the 34 work can go on by the approval of the cultural relic sector. 6.2.2.13 Environmental Sanitation and Disease Prevention in Campsites It is essential for the contractor to pay attention to the living environment, treating the residential wastewater in the temporary septic, collecting daily garbage in a bin and carrying out to fill. The cooking stoves will use clean fuels to decrease the smokes that will be discharged into the air environment. The contractor will be responsible for the workers' health and prevent local, contagious diseases, AIDS and etc. The contractor must check the workers' health. If patients with contagious diseases or AIDS are found out, they must be sent to hospital at once or separate for treatment. Drug taking and whoring are banned, if any, the one will be expelled and sent to public security organs. 6.2.2.14 Set Accusation Signs for Environment Pollution The construction unit must set up accusation signs for environment pollution in the sensitive points, with the name of the construction unit, telephone number, the person in charge and the telephone number for the local EPB to solve the environmental problems in time if something occurs. 6.2.3 Operation Period 6.2.3.1 Measures to Prevent Traffic Noise The forecast in the operation period, after the year 2010, the impact of traffic noise on the environmental sensitive points outdoors would basically meet the requirements of "Urban Areas Environment Noise Limits" (GB3096-93) Class 1, except Qinghe Primary School, Huanggang Junior Middle School, Huanggang Primary School, Zhanggucun Primary School, Liuzhai Junior Middle School, Jizhuang Primary School, Chengjiaxiang Middle School, Zhaoji Middle School, Lvzhai Middle School, Huajie Primary School. The environment noise in the rest schools and hospitals outdoors would exceed the limits by 1.2-2.9dB(A)in the daytime and I .5-5.5dB(A)at night. It is suggested in this evaluation to increase the existing enclosures of Tianguai Dongliang Middle School (40m) and Shenqiao Primary School (30m) from 2m to 3m. Furthermore, the windows and doors of the classrooms and wards along the highway can be properly shut to keep the noise below 45 dB (A) . In addition, 3 rows of arbors and bushes will be added on either side of the road to decline the noise impact on the schools and hospitals. 6.2.3.2 Plan the Buildings on Each Side During the operation period, It is suggested that no residential area (Class II) within I OOm and no schools, hospitals or sanatoriums (Class I) within 200m be set up on either side of the highway in the local plan. 6.2.3.3 Maintain Greening and Slopes
35 As the highway goes through the sensitive points of schools and hospitals, attentions must be paid to the selection of tree varieties and the arrangement of higher or lower trees to lessen the pollution and beautify the environment. Responsibility must be set up in each section and let the residents know the importance of road protection. 6.2.3.4 Maintain Road Signs Various kinds of road signs will be set up by the end of the construction. And the signs must be immediately changed or replaced if they are damaged or missed in the operation period. 6.2.3.5 Manage Environment The highway squad is directly in charge of maintaining the road pavement, the ditches and slopes as well. Meanwhile the squad is responsible for repairing the damaged water conservation and greening. A management plan will be made for the responsibility in each section so as to keep the highway and environmental protection in good order. 6.2.3.6 Monitor Environment The highway management sector must cooperate with the local environmental monitoring station and check the tail gas from the vehicles at a regular time. The unqualified vehicles are banned to travel on the highway. In both construction and operation periods, the environmental monitoring plan in the EIA must be taken into great accounts, moreover, be implemented in accordance with the requirements. 6.2.4 Mitigation Measures to Environmental Impacts 6.2.4.1 Table 6-2 shows the mitigation measures to the major environmental impacts in S328 Nanzhao-Funan-Yangqiao section.
36 Mitigation Measures to Environmental Impacts on Sensitive Points Table 6-2 Period Environmnental Measures taken or to be taken Implemen- Organ. in Sensitive pont Noise environment Air environment tation organ charge
7. Tianguai * Construction umt will * Matenal mixing Contractor APCD Dongiliang Middle increase the existing stations must be 200m Construction AHAB School enclosing walls from 2m away from the leeward Supervisor Fuyang HAB 10. Shenqiao Pnmary to 3 m, no whistling. of the sensitive sites School * Equipment with strong - Water in time in the noise is forbidden from easily-dusting sections (22:00-6:00) at night * work on weekends and *Material mixing stations holidays as possible. must be 200m away from * Keep campsites 200m the leeward of the sensitivesensielve sites.sies awayensitive from pomins. envtronment I Dafangzzhuatg Pny *Make use of the existing School 2 Qinghe Middle School Th-high enclosig walls 3. Lixd Pnrmy School * Equipment with strong z 4 Hu-nggsag Junior noise is forbidden from i Middle School (22:00-6:00) at night; no 5. H-Wpitga Pf"-y whistling. 8 School M 6 Liuda Piiary School * Matenal nmxing station 7 Tianguti Middle School must be 200m out of the 8 Zhangguun Pnmary leeward. c;School 9. Luzhm Junmor Middle School 10 Shenqio Punmy School 11 kiziuang Pnmary School 12.Chengjiaoxiang Middle School 13. Zhaoji Middle School 14 Liuji Pnmary School 15 Huilong Middle School 16 Lt(hai Middle School 17 L.flao Pmnary School 18 Iluaji Prnaiy School 19 Huanggang Clinic 20 Miaoji Climc 21. Zhaoji Climuc
37 Continued 6-2 Period Environmental - Measures taken or to be taken Implemen- Organ, in Sensitive point Noise environment Air environment tation organ charge 7 Tianguai Increase the existmg Improve the greentng, HAB APCD Donglliang Middle enclosing walls from 2m replant and repair in AHAB School to 3m to separate noise, time, and decrease dust. 10. ShenqiaoPrimary properly close the doors *Sound the mntenancFuyang HAB School and windows on the side squad and do a good job of the roads all the time *Add 3- rwsrowsAd3 oof arborsarbrs .Forbid to dry or thresh and bushes on the side of gramsbid to road highway to decrease grans on the road noLse. - Set signs to ban whistles
I Ltfangzhuang Primary *Make use of the existtng 2 QSche M Schoo 2m-high enclosure to 3 Loxi Primary School separate noise. 4 Huanggang Jumuor *Add 3 rows of arbors 5 NlhddieSchool and bushes on the side of .5 Huanggg Pr the highway to decrease 6 Liuda Pnmazy School 7 Tianguai Middle School *Set signs to ban 8 Zhaggcn Primary whistles. School 9 Ltuzhai Junor Middle School 10. Slbqiao Prmay School II Jizhuang Primary School 12.Chengjioxtang Midde School 13 Zhaoji Mdidle School 14 Liuji Pnmary School 15 Huilong Middle School 16 LOzhai Middle School 17 Lilao Pnmary School 18 Huaji Pnmary School 19 Huanggang Climc 20. Miaoji Chnic 21. Zhaoji Chlnc
38 6.2.4.2 Table 6-3 shows the action plan for the environmental protection in S328 Nanzhao-Funan-Yangqiao section. Action Plan for Environmental Protection in S328 Nanzhao-Funan-Yangqiao Section
Table 6-3 Environmental Measures taken or to bc taken Implementation Organ. in charge problems organ. A Design period I Soil erosion *No land acquwsition and resettlement Design unit APCD * Design side ditches on either side of the road, build Evaluation unit AHAB bricks on the roadside and plant vegetation, design Fuyang HAB green belt outside of the road shoulder to prevent soil erosion 2 Traffic noise - Increase the enclosing walls and green belt to Design unit APCD decrease noise in the noise-exceeding areas. Evaluation unit AHAB Fuyang HAB 3 Pavement * Perfect the ditches on either side of the road Design unmt APCD water pollution - Don't let the earthwork block the nver Use the Evaluation unit AHAB discarded earthwork to strengthen the nver bank Fuyang HAB *Put septic tanks to treat the wastewater m campsites 4. Air pollution * Keep bulk matcrials away from towns, residential Design umt APCD areas, schools and hospitals. Evaluation Utit AHAB * Set the mixing station at Shuangbei 200km south Fuyang HAB suburb of Funan. * Mix asphalt macadam in a station and then cariy to the construction site. - Equip watenng apparatus for the bulk maternals and easily-dustmg road. 5 Traffic signs * Put 245 waming signs and information signs at Design unit APCD crosses of towns, schools and hospitals. Evaluation unit AHAB Fuyang HAB 6. Cultural relics Investigated by Fuyang Cultural Relic Bureau and Fuyang Cultural APCD and histonc sites Forest Bureau, there are no cultural relics, hustonc Relic Sector AHAB sites, scenic spots and natural protective areas along Fuyang HAB the highway Fuyang_HAB 7 Land *No land acquisition and resettlement. acquisition and resettlement 8. Greening - A length of 188.32km green belt is designed on Design umt APCD either side and 2 rows of arbors and bushes are added Evaluation unit AHAB at the sensitive points. And the design for greening will be finished in the design of working drawing. Fuyang HAB 9 Accident risks * It is considered in the design that side ditches are Design unit APCD of dangerous dug to prevent the runoff on the road pavement from Evaluation unit AHAB articles directly going into the drnkable water or breeding waters, in case traffic accident happens to the Fuyang HAB vehicles with dangerous articles - Fences for bridges and culverts will be improved to stop the vehicles from falhng down into the rivers or canals.
39 Continued 6-3 Environmental Measures taken or to be taken Implementation Organ. in charge problems organ B Constuction period I Ecological Contractor must tell the workers not to damage the Contractor APCD protection vegetation out of acquired land, and the construction unit is Construction AHAB in charge of this Supervisor * Places must be designed for the discarded earthwork. Fuyang HAB * Greening must be finshed with the main project. * The cut-open hills when widentng the road must be laid with bricks or planted with vegetation. * Contact with the local weather forecast and take proper measures against rain and snow. - Avoid working on the sections in bad geological conditions in the rainy season 2. Soil erosion * Plant vegetation or lay bncks on the slopes, and replant Contractor APCD prevention and 47188 arbors and bushes. Construction AHAB imgation system -The newly-built subgrades must be solid and plain and the Supervisor slopes must be laid with bncks or planted with turf Fuyang HAB * Keep rivers and canals through from being blocked with soil or stones. 3. Construction * When construction site is less than 200m away from Contractor APCD noise residential area, machinery with strong noise must stop Construction AHAB (22: 00-6: 00) at night. Machinery with strong noise is Supervisor forbidden near schools and hospitals, and work on Fuyang HAB weekends and holidays as possible. * Increase the enclosing walls of Tianguai Dongliang Middlc School and Shcnqiao Pnmary School from 2m to 3m before construction. - Maintain the machinery to reduce noise to lowest degree. 4. Pavement water - Strictly check the asphalt oil apparatus to prevent the Contractor APCD pollution leakage to the nearby water Constructon AHAB * Forbid to damp waste oil and garbage mto the rivers. Supervisor *Prevent the discarded soil, sand, stones to block nvers and Fuyang HAB canals, treat the wastewater tn the construction campsites in temporary septic tanks. * Drain away the water on the subgrade, pavement and slopes. 5 Air pollution - Use canvas to cover the easily-dusting or bulk matcrials Contractor APCD like cement, sand and lime to reduce dust, and water 4 time Construction AHAB a day in the sensitive points Supervisor * The mixing station and asphalt oil heating site must be Fuyang HAB kept 200m away from the sensitive points 6. Bridge -In addition, use surplus earthwork to strengthen banks; set Contractor APCD construction up drilling cofferdam and deposit tank for sludge so that the Construction AHAB sludge cannot flow into the river and affect the growth of Supervisor AHAB crops The newly dug-out earthwork must be properly piled Fuyang HAB up. The surplus discarded earthwork and wastes must be cleared up so as not to drop into the river to block and pollute the river. 7 Cultural relics - Contractor must tell workers the knowledge of cultural Contractor APCD and histonc sites relics and historic sites. Construction AHAB - If cultural relics and historic sites are found in Supervisor construction, woTk must stop and report to related sectors Fuyang HAB Work can go on after approval. 8. Material - Select reasonable routes to transport matenals to reduce Contractor APCD transport air and noise pollution. Construction AHAB - Make plans for matenal transport to avoid traffic jam. Supervisor Fuyang HAB 9. Construction - Set up garbage bin and carry out regularly Contractor APCD campsites - Use septic tank to treat residential wastewater Construction AHAB * Contractor will be in charge of the workers' health, Supervisor prevent and control contagious diseases and AIDS Fuyang HAB
40 Continued 6-3 Environmental Measures taken or to be taken implementation Organ. in charge problcms organ C Operation period I. Traffic noise * It is suggested that no residential area (Class 11) HAB APCD within lOOm and no schools, hospitals or saniatoriums AHAB (Class I) within 200m be set up on either side of the hughway in the local plan. Fuvang HAB -Set up signs of slow-down and no whistling at either end of the sensitive points, such as towns. schools and hospitals. * Increase the enclosures of Tianguat Donliang Middle School and Shenqiao Primary School from 2m to 3m before construction, and add 3 rows of arbors and bushes at all the sensitive points. - Add 3 rows of arbors and bushes on the road side near the sensitive points 2. Air pollution Strictly control tail gas, check tail gas regularly and HAB APCD forbid the unqualified vehicles to travel on the road. AHAB * It is suggested that the vehicles tise non-lead gas Fuyang HAB and install tail gas filter 3 Pavement * The water in side ditches is not allowed to go into HAB APCD water pollution the fish ponds, canals and breeding waters AHAB Fuyang HAB 4. Leakage risks - Vehicles with dangerous articles must have papers HAB APCD of dangerous issued by public security sectors and label the sign in AHAB articles easily-seen places Fuyang HAB * If leakage occurs, report must be sent to the related sector at once and take urgent actions. D Environmental management and Environmental control plan I Environmental Strengthen environmental management along the HAB APCD management road, set up maintenance squads and make plans for AHAB staff training Fuyang HAB * Make plans for highway management and clarify Fuyang EPB responsibility * Let the residents know the traffic rules and how to protect the highway. * Regularly cultivate and prune the trees and kill harmful insects -Table 6-1 shows the environmental supervision plan in each period of this project. 2 Environmental * The environmental monitonng plan, made out by Fuyang EMS APCD monitonng plan Fuyang Environmental monitonng Station authorized AlHAB by Fuyang Highway Bureau, is shown in Table 64. Fuyang HAB
Fuyang EPB 6.3 Environmental Monitoring Plan Fuyang Environmental monitoring Station authorized by Fuyang Highway Administration Bureau is in charge of monitoring the environment noise and air regularly in the sensitive sites of schools and hospitals within 200m on the sides of the 41 S328 Nanzhao-Funan-Yangqiao section. The environmental monitoring plan is shown in Table 6-4. The environmental monitonrng plan in the construction period is shown in Table 6-5. The environmental monitoring plan in the operation period is shown in Table 6-6. The report procedure of the environmental monitonrng data is shown in Chart 6-2. The environmental sensitive sites and the monitoring distributions are shown in Chart 6-3. Environmental monitoring Plan for S328 Nanzhao-Funan-Yangqiao Section Table 6-4 Period Monitonng Monitonng places Monitoring items Monitoring frequency Implementation aspects 1.Dafangzhuang Prtmary The noise value Leq School dB (A) inside and Monitoning once Environment 2. Qinghe Middle School outside classrooms construction within 3. Lixi Primary School and wards at night the monitoring site Construction 4 Huanggang Junior and in the daytime May 2002 Middle School Monitonng when April 2004 5 Huanggang Pnmary there is construction Environment School TSP within the monitoring air 6 Liuda Primary School sitc, 2 days running, 2 7. Tianguai Dongliang samples each day Middle School The noise value Lcq 8 Zhanggucun Primary dB (A) inside and Environment School outside classrooms Once a year noise 9 Liu7ha Junior Middle and wards at night School and in the daytime 10 Shenqiao Pnmary School 11. Jizhuang Primary School 12.Chengliaoxiang Middle May 2004- Operation School Apnl 2019 13 Zhaoji Middle School Once a year, 3 days Environment 14 Liuji Primary School TSP nmning, 2 samples air 15 Huilong Middle School each day 16. Luzhai Middle School 17 Lilao Primary School 18 Huaji Pnmary School 19 Huanggang Clinic 20. Miaoji Climc 21. Zhaoji Chlic Taozi River Monitonng once m Construction Water quabty Jienan River SS COD, BOD, bridge construction, 2 May 2002- moWmtonng days runiing, I Appnl 2004 sample each day
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42 Environmental Monitoring Plan for S328 Nanzhao-Funan-Yangqiao Highway in the Construction Period Table 6-5 Year May 2002--April 2004 Note Monitoring once to noise and TSP in Monitoring plan - -sensitive points; monitoring once to water quahty in bridge construction Note- Monitoring once when the construction comes about in the sensitive sites Environmental Monitoring Plan for S328 Nanzhao-Funan-Yangqiao Highway in the Operation Period Table 6-6 Year 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Month 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 Monitonng plan ------Year 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Month 10 10 10 10 10 10 Monitoring
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6.4 Staff Training Anhui Provincial Communications Department shall be in charge of the construction of S328 Nanzhao-Funan-Yangqiao section. Before the start of implementation of the project, a special training course of environmental protection knowledge would be
43 Drawing 6-3 Monitoring Distribution Location of Environment Sensitive Points Yangiao tomn End:Yaiao and Environment of S328 Nanzhao-Funan-Yangqiao Highway Section so02 to .1 .115 S102 to FUY=g
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Scale 0 KO+OO 0 K5~~~~~~~~~~~NazastownFuh held to promote staff's awareness of environmental protection. During the implementation, another training would be held on environment law and regulations combining with the practice. Anhui Provincial Communications Department is responsible for the training. The training is planned to be in mid-May of 2002 and (before the implementation) and May of 2003 respectively. The training would need 2 days for each in the home country. The attendants would come from the city and county highway administration bureaus and their branches, construction units and supervision units. The training is designed to cover environmental protection laws, regulations and environment standard and related environmental protection knowledge. By way of training, attendants would understand the potential environmental problems during the implementation of the project, the importance of ecological environmental protection and possible measures to alleviate and prevent the pollution, promote their awareness of environmental protection. The sense of environmental protection would penetrate into all the staff in the work. Table 6-7 shows the training plan. Training Plan Table 6-7 Attendant Cost Name Organizationts of (person) Timing Days (10,000 Content yuan) Fuyang Highway 2 2X2 0.08 X 2 I. environmental Admmistation Bureau . protection laws, regulations and S328 Funan Highway 3 3X2 0 12X2 environental Yangqiao'- Admimstration Bureau 32nvomna Funan'- Linqian Highway 33X2 0.12X2 2 environmental Yangqiao AdministTation Bureau _____.Ma202roetn . ~~~~~~~~~1.May 2002 pTotection Project construction unit 15 15 X2 0 60 X2 knowledge, Construction supervision 4 2 May 2003 4 X 2 0 16 X 2 3eimpacts on unit 4 2Myecological an Anhwl Highway 2 X 2 envtronmental and Adminstration Bureau 2 2X2 0.08 X 2 preventive measures; 4. environmental Anhui Provincial I x2 Communications 1 0.04 x 2 supervtsion in Department Departrnent ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~constructionand major measuresperiod to prevent Total 30 30>x2 1.20 x 2 environmental pollution.
6.5 Cost Estimate of Environmental Protection Action Plan 6.5.1 Cost Estimate of Environmental Protection The cost estimate of environmental protection and environmental benefits of S328 Nanzhao-Funan-Yangqiao section in the construction period and operation period are shown in Table 6-8.
45 Cost Estimate of Environmental Protection Action Plan and Environmental Benefits Table 6-8 No. Items Cost (YI 0,000) Environmental benefits I I watering car 7 50 Decrease road dust pollution in the construction period 2 94.16 km greening on the sides of the 41.61 Beautify environment and decrease noise and highway (excluding culverts) dust at the same time 3 Increase the enclosurng walls of Tianguai 1.00 Separate traffic noise Dongliang Middle School and Shenqiao Pnmary School 4 Environmental monitoring in the construction 3.00 period Know environment quality to provide technical 5 Environmental monitoring in the operation 45.00 basis for pollution control _penod (15 years' service) 6 Environmental supervision 15 00 Supervise the implementation of environmental I _ ' action plan 7 Decrease the construction dust 500d (Y I00/d) 5 00 Reduce air pollution 8 Plant 28000 trees 8.00 Reduce noise and air pollution to protect study and living environment 9 5 persons on safe duty for 2 years 10 00 Guarantee the trafic and sidewalkers' safety IO Staff traiung 2.40 Raise the staffs quahty and professional level 11 Environmental Impact Assessment 8.00 Provide basis for the decision departnent and beautify the environment Total 146.51
6.5.2 Environmental benefits The greening works on the sides of the highway can not only change the scenery, improve the ecological environment and reduce water lose and soil erosion, but also decrease the road dust pollution owing to the fallen tree leaves. The environmental monitoring can find out the degree of noise impact on the sensitive sites so as to take effective mitigation measures if necessary. Therefore, the greening works and environmental monitoring are benefacial for ecological environment and human health. There are distinct environmental benefits.
46 7. Public Participation and Information Disclosure
7.1 Public Participation 7.1.1 Investigation Method and Interviewees As required by the 253' order "Environment Protection Management Rules" issued by the State Council dated on Nov.29, 1998 and EIA, the assessment institute conducted investigation into government Bureaus, organizations, schools of S328 Nanzhao-Funan-Yangqiao project areas and residents along the highway in August 2001. The staff of the institute visited over 4 villages and 18 middle and primary schools and 3 hospitals that might be impacted by the project, focusing on the attitude of the residents, teachers and students towards the project of "rehabilitation" and their comments on contrary strategies to alleviate the impacts. The investigation consisted of various forms like meetings, visits, questionnaire and inquiries. Up to now 2 meetings have been held and 70 people attended the meetings. 40 people have been inquired. 70 people were involved with questionnaire. 70 papers of questionnaire have been distributed and 58 papers have been returned. The general background of interviewees is presented in Table 7-1.
General Background of People Involved in Public Participation
Table 7-1 Bc-sex Educaion Profession Back- Sex background Profession ground M F Univer Middle Prnmary Cadre Worker Farmer Teach Other sity school school or Statistics Result 120 60 38 134 8 II 5 132 28 4 (prson) I___I_ Percentage 67 33 21 75 4 6 3 73 16 2
7.1.2 Investigation Contents and Results In the activities of disclosure participation and investigation, interviewers presented the highway alignment drawing, described the project, and explained both positive effects on residents such as improving traffic conditions and stimulating local economy and negative effects of noise and dust. Interviewees volunteered to fill in the paper "Public Participation and Inquiries". The result of the questionnaire is shown in Table 7-2.
47 Public Participation and Inquiries Table 7-2 Item Results I What do you think Item Agree Opponent Indifference Others of the project of the ps 6 highway 65 maintenance? Ratio 100% / / / 2 What impact do Item Improve traffic Promote economy Improve life Others you think the project Quality of the highway person 48 15 2 maintenance will make? Ratio 74% 23% 3% / 3. What impact on Item Traffic noise Road dust Damage ecology Others the environment do 35 22 you think the project person of the hlghway Rato 54% 12% / 34% maintenance will make? 4. What is your Item actively care Not damage Indifference Others attitude to the person 52 i highway and the grcen works9 Ratio 80% 15% 5% / 5. What do you think Item Traffic block Road dust Pedestrians' No idea of the enviromnental safety problems in the construction period? person 18 32 8 7 Ratio 28% 490/o 12% 11% 6. What do you think Item Traffic noise Tail gas passageway Others of the enviromnental pern SS 2 problems in the operation period? Ratio 85% 8% 4% 3% I It is favorable for the country and the people to use the foreign funds We hope it will 7 What suggestion be implemented as early as possible and have social, environmental and economic do you have for the benefits highway 2. It is suggested the highway management sector perform the object management, construction? maintenance and greemng works 3. It is necessary to strengthen the education on "Highway Laws" to raise public awareness of taking care of the highway.
The following is the summary of the public opinions: 1. 100% of the participants support the rehabilitation of S328 Nanzhao-Shuchen- Yangqiao section. They think first priority should be given to the construction of road in the process of becoming rich. To build road would benefit both the country and the people as well. 2. Participants think that construction of road could promote the traffic conditions, stimulate the economy, and improve the residents living quality. The percentage is 74%, 23% and 3% respectively. 3. 54% and 12% participants think the impacts of the road building are traffic noise and dust. 34% participants think trees should be planted in case that the existing trees might be cut in the construction of road pavement. 4. 28%, 49% and 12% parttcipants think traffic jam, dust and safety of pedestrians
48 would be the focus people most concern in the construction period. Another 11% participants have not expressed any comments. The focues that people most care during the operation period are traffic noise, polluted tail air and sidewalks. The corresponding percentage of participants is 85%, 8% and 4%. In addition, 3% of participants think it is necessary to strengthen the administration of highway operation. 5. 80% participants expressed their concern for highway facilities and greening. 7.1.3 Public Opinion and Suggestions The investigation shows, although some participants think the construction and operation of the highway might produce negative effects such as traffic noise, dust and polluted air on the, residents, this negative effect would be alleviated by means of planting trees on both sides of the highway after construction. In a word, the construction of the project would produce much more positive effect than negative ones. Most participants wish the project start the sooner the better so as to let the highway contribute earlier to society, environment and economy. In addition, it is suggested that highway administration departments should enforce the highway management, maintenance and greening as well for the purpose of keeping the highway in good condition. To sum up, 100% participants expressed their positive attitude toward the project, which plays a good foundation for the project. Highway administration departments and construction units shall fully concern the public opinions and suggestions and try their efforts to bring the project into full play. 7.1.4 Public Participation and Inquiries Records Public participation and inquires records are shown in Table 7-3. The places of public participation and inquires are marked in Drawing 7-1.
49 Drawing 7-1 Location of Pubic Participation and Information Display
Yaiiao ton End:Yangiao of S328 Nanzhao-Funan-Yangqiao Highway Section
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> 4,l 8~(km) tow <3Huangtown NManzhao twi & Public Participation and Inquiries Records Table 7-3 Inquire time, place, objects People Inquires form Project local governments, people's congress, (male/female) (meeting, name olitical consultation committee, workers paper and Inquires result union, Bureaus of agriculture, forestry, visit) Main comments =mmunrcations, environmental protection and masses) S328 3/8/ 2001 Huanggang Huatuomiao 28/12 Paper Support the pavement improvement Nanzhao TOvn Village I - 4/8/2001 iaoji Town Tianguai 19/9 Meetmg Improve traffic condition and living Funan _ iluage quality Yangqiao 58/2001 Zhaoji Liuqiao 22/8 Paper Hope to alleviate negative impact highway Town Village via greening 6/8/2001 uaji Town ruizhai 26/14 Visit Concern traffic noise in the [Village operation /8/2001/ Governments, people's 25/7 Meeting timulate economic development ngress, political and emphasize the highway facility nsultation committees. management f Fuyang City, Funan County, Linquan county, Total villages, 3 government departnents and 180 persons 2 meetings, 70 paper issued, 40 people inquired _ rgamzations
7.2 Information Disclosure 7.2.1 Contents and Forms of Information Disclosure During the early stage of environmental assessment of the project, the environmental assessment group provided information 14 to the public in the activities of public participation. After the completion of draft EIA, Information 5 was provided to concerned social organizations. All the information was printed and issued to the concerned people and representatives of organizations along the highway. * Information 1 - Construction Target
The project name: S328 Nanzhao - Funan - Yangqiao Section of Highway Maintenance Component of Anhui Provincial Highway Project of China. The project is the Component of Hefei - Anqing Highway. The first target is to improve transportation conditions of Huaibei Plain in Anhui. The second is to promote the pavement quality and traffic capacity to assure the safety of driveing. The third is to increase people's life level and encourage local economy via rehabilitation. * Information 2- Project Description 328 Nanzhao-Funan-Yangqiao highway section lies in the Huaibei Plain, the northwest of Anhui Province, starting at Nanzhao Town in the east (connecting G105 highway, and ending at Yangqiao Town (connecting S102 highway). The highway passes through the following towns: Nanzhao Town, Huatuomiao Town, Huanggang Town, Miaoji Town, Chengbei district of Funan County, Zhaoji Town, Huilong Town, Lvzhai Town, Huaji Town,Laoji Town, Fanji Town, and Yangqiao Town. The total length is 94.73km. The sensitive points of 18 schools and 3 clinics are named as the
51 follows: Dafangzhuang Primary School, Qinghe Middle School, Lixi Primary School, Huanggang Junior Middle School, Huanggang Center Primary School, Liuda Primary School, Tianguaidongliang Primary School, Liuzhai Junior Middle School, Zhanggucun Primary School, Shengqiao Primary School, Jizhuang Primary School, Chengiao Town Primary School, Zhaoji Middle School, Liuji Primary School, Huilong Middle School, Lvzhai Middle School, Lilao Primary School, Huaji Primary School, Huanggang Clinic, Miaoji Clinic and Zhaiji Clinic. S328 Nanzhao-Funan-Yangqiao section traffic volume prognosis (converted to medium truck equivalent) : in 2005, 1391 no./d; in 2010, 1868 no./d: in 2020, 3091 no./d; in 2025, 3806 no./d. The total cost of the rehabilitation of S328 Nanzhao-Funan-Yangqiao section is estimated at RMB170,829,934 yuan. In addition, the cost of Environmental Action Plan is RMB1,465,100 yuan. The project is planned to start in May 2002, and complete in April 2004, covering the period of 24 months. * Information 3- potential environmental impact of the project (I ) The noise and dust during the construction shall have negative effects on the sensitive points along the highway. The construction shall bring inconvenience to the nearby residents in their daily life. The residential waste and wastewater of the construction sites shall affect environment. However the construction shall not affect the rivers and irrigation system of farming land. (2) The noise along the highway shall increase as the traffic volume increases once the highway is in full operation after completion of the project. In the far future (after 2010), as for the sensitive points, the top noise value of daytime is estimated at 57.9 dB (A) , exceeding the limit of Class I by 2.9dB (A), set out in "Environment Noise Standard in Urban Areas" (GB3096-93) and the top noise value of nighttime is estimated to reach 50.5dB (A) , exceeding the limit by 5.5dB (A). The noise shall affect sensitive points to some degree. The improvement of the pavement will better the traffic condition and reduce dust during the operation period and shall not produce negative impact on environment air of the residential areas. * Information 4-Alleviation Plan of Environmental Impact (1 ) Designing stage: select proper place for storing building materials and for mixture, over 200m away from sensitive points: carry out regular maintenance to noise machines; equip spraying vehicle to control dust; improve greening belts on both banks to alleviate the impact of tail air and dust; complete road drainage, slope protection and highway facilities such as signs of warning, indication and highway alignment etc. (2) construction stage: Building materials for road pavement like asphalt macadam shall be centralized for mixture and delivered by vehicle to each construction site. Strong noise machines shall stop working at night in the places of sensitive points. Spraying shall be done in the places with much dust whenever needed. The planting of green belts of highway shall be finished at the same time of the completion of
52 major construction work. The temporary wastewater treatment facilities shall be established for the treatment of centralized residential wastewater and waste of the construction site. (3) operation stage: Waming signs shall be set up at the place near the sensitive points. On the other hand, those sensitive points, such as Tianguailiandong Middle chool and Shengqiao Primary School, at the distance 5Om away from the highway shall promote their enclosing walls from existing 2m to 3m and pay proper attention to the opening time of doors and windows. In addition, three lines of arbors and bushes shall be added in the section near sensitive points. Highway environmental management, environmental supervision institutes and environmental monitoring report system shall be reinforced. Highway environmental protection targets and environmental management plan shall be established as well. - Information 5-Conclusion of Environmental Impact Assessment The monitoring results of major sensitive points along the highway shows daytime 46.8-54.7dB (A) and nighttime 35.1-40.2dB (A) basically meet Class I set in "Environment Noise Standard in Urban Areas" (GB309693) , which reflects the quality of environment noise along the highway is good. The daily top value of TSP and hourly top value of NO2 and CO are both below the limits of Class II set in "Environment Air Quality Standard" (GB3095-1996), which means the quality of environment air of sensitive points along the highway is good. Concentration value of CODC, and BODs of the major pollutants contained in the water body of rivers is below the limit of Class V classified in "Pavement Water Environment Quality Standard" (GHZB-1999). The pavement water environment along the highway is proved good quality. The noise of construction and dust in the implementation of the project shall produce certain effect on the sensitive points nearby, but the limited effects shall not last long Environment pollution on the construction site shall be controlled by various measures such as temporary facilities of treatment and some action to be taken to prevent infectious disease, local disease and AIDS. Simultaneously propaganda and education shall be emphasized. Although traffic noise and polluted air generated during the operational period shall cause negative effects on the sensitive points along the highway,such impacts shall be limited once the alleviation measures are put into practice and green belts on both sides of the highway are built. Besides, more efforts have to be made on the environmental management and maintenance. 7.2.2 Information Disclosure Channels For the purpose of further collecting comments from the public, the environmental assessment group sent the printed draft Environmental Assessment Report, results of public participation and social organization consultation to the libraries or cultural activity centers of Miaoji Town of Funan County, Funan County, Linquan Huaji Town and Fuyang City. The display lasted one month from November to December of 2001. Before the display, broadcast regarding the time and place of the display of the draft
53 EIA was announced three times every day via the broadcasting stations of Fuyang City, Funan County, and Linquan County. Information disclosure channels are presented in Table 7-1. The locations of the information display are identified in the Drawing 7- 1. Information Diselosure Channels Table 7-1 No. Display place Location Disclosure form Contents I Miaoji Town Cultural Broadcast and display of Draft "EIA", Enviromnental Action Plan, center pnnted documents Record of public consultation 2 Funan County Library Broadcast and display of Daft "EIA", Enviromnental Action Plan, printed documents Recrd of public consultation 3 Huaji Town Cultural Broadcast and display of 3mft "EIA", Environmental Action Plan, cneter pnnted documents Record of public consultation 4 Fuyang City Cultural Broadcast and display of Draft "EIA", Environmental Action Plan, center printed documents Record of public consultation
At the same time of information disclosure, environmental assessment group published its address for contact as follows. Assessment Unit: Hefei Design & Research Institute, Ministry of Coal Industry Address: No. 355, Fuyang, north road, Hefei, Anhui Province Postcode: 230041. Telephone: 0551-5534145, Fax: 0551-5526002.
54 8. Conclusion
The proposed "rehabilitation" construction of S328 Nanzhao-Funan-Yangqiao highway section is one of the highway maintenance component of Anhui Province proposed to apply for the World Bank loan. The total length is 94.73km. This component is also one of the highway improvement projects in the 10 five-year plan. This is the action to promote transportation condition of Huaibei Plain of Anhui Province and lay better foundation for local economic development and flow of goods and people. The civil works of the project shall implement within the range of existing reserved subgrade, thus there is no requirement for additional land acquisition or demolition or resettlement. According to the investigation and consultation with Anhui Provincial Cultural Relics Administration Bureau and Fuyang Municipal Forestry Bureau, there are not any special environmental sensitive objects requiring protection along the highway such as natural protective zones, cultural relics, historic sites, tourist landscapes, wild animals and plants. The project implementation has sound social basis and natural environment. The monitoring results of major sensitive points along the highway showthat noise of daytime and nighttime basically meet Class I set in "Environment Noise Standard in Urban Area" (GB3096-93) . The monitoring of air environment shows the daily concentration value of TSP and hourly concentration value of NO2 and CO are both below the limits of Class II set in "Environment Air Quality Standard". Concentration value of CODCr and BODs of the major pollutants contained in the water body of rivers is below the limit of Class V classified in "Pavement Water Environment Quality Standard" . Therefore environment quality of water, air and noise is basically good. The other ecological environment and social environment shall not produce constraining impacts. During the implementation, noise and dust generated by the construction shall produce certain effects on the sensitive points along the highway, but the impacts are temporary and limited to the acceptable level. In the operation period, due to the increase of traffic, noise and polluted air generated shall cause negative effects on the sensitive points along the highway. The impacts shall be limited to the least degree once the "three simultaneousness" is put into practice, highway environmental management, supervision system, environmental monitoring data management and report procedure shall be reinforced meanwhile. To sum up, this project would produce negative effects on the resident's life, school's study and hospital's wards. However as long as the mitigation measures proposed in EIA are actually taken, the unfavorable effects will be effectively controlled and decreased to the lowest degree. Through the comprehensive assessment, the social benefits and economical benefits are considerable. 100% of the people along the highway support the project. Therefore this project is feasible in conclusion.
55 Annex 1
Fuyang Municipal Forestry Bureau of Anhui Provence
Wanfulinghanzi [2001] 13
Letter of Investigation on Natural Protective Zones, Wild Animals
and Plants along S328 Nanzhao-Funan-Yangqiao Section of
Highway Maintenance Component
Anhui Highway Administration Bureau:
On your request, we made an investigation along S328 Nanzhao-
Funan-Yangqiao highway section from December 3, 2001 to December
6 and reviewed relative files and data. There are not any rare wild animals and plants and natural protective zones in the areas witiin 200m away from both sides of the highway.
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Fuyang Municipal Cultural and Relics Administration Sector
Fuwenhanzi [2001] 16
Letter of Investigation on Cultural Relics and Historical Sites along
S328 Nanzhao-Funan-Yangqiao Section of
Highway Maintenance Component
Anhui Highway Administration Bureau:
On your request, we made an investigation along S328 Nanzhao-
Funan-Yangqiao highway section from December 2, 2001 to December
4 and reviewed files and data of three counties of Yingshang, Funan and
Linquan. No historical sites or ancient graves have been found in the areas within 200m away from both sides of the highway. We have no objection to the design and construction of the project.
In case any ancient graves or relics are discovered during the construction period, inform our office immediately. Quick saving action might be taken if necessary. The cost shall be implemented in accordance with the state regulation.
December 11, 2001
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