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(Bumbobi)-Bubulo-Lwakhakha Road Bumbobi-Bubulo-Lwakhakha Road ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIAL IMPACT STATEMENT (ESIS) Updated Final Report November 2013 i Uganda National Road Authority Consultancy Services for Feasibility Study, Detailed Engineering Design, Tender Assistance and Project Management for Upgrading to Bituminous Standards: Lot E Updated Final Report November 2013 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT FINAL REPORT Prepared by: _________________________________ Robert Ndyabarema Certified and Registered Environmental Practitioner Team Leader /Natural Resources Specialist Area of Expertise: Environment and Natural Resources __________________________________ Irene Nakiwu Certified and Registered Environmental Practitioner Senior Sociologist Area of Expertise: Social Sector Planning _________________________________ Jovah Ndyabarema Certified and Registered Environmental Practitioner Environmental Specialist Area of Expertise: Environmental Sanitation, Social Impact Assessment, Community Management, Zoology, Entomology, Parasitology, Policy and Institutional Review i Uganda National Road Authority Consultancy Services for Feasibility Study, Detailed Engineering Design, Tender Assistance and Project Management for Upgrading to Bituminous Standards: Lot E Updated Draft Final Report September 2013 THE STUDY TEAM Name Position NEMA Certified as an environmental assessment practitioner Robert Ndyabarema Team Leader / Natural Yes Resources Specialist Irene Nakiwu Senior Sociologist / Yes Participation Expert Jovah Ndyabarema Environmental Specialist Yes Omino Joseph Oteu Environment Specialist Yes Jane Mugano Sociologist Yes Peter Khawukha Local Knowledge Assistant No Eng. Michael Daka Road/Highway Yes Engineer & Project Manager ii In Association with Uganda National Road Authority Consultancy Services for Feasibility Study, Detailed Engineering Design, Tender Assistance and Project Management for Upgrading to Bituminous Standards: Lot E Updated Draft Final Report September 2013 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Introduction In line with the 10-Year Road Sector Development Program (RSDP3) the Government of Uganda (GoU) has applied for an approval for a loan from the African Development Bank (AfDB) to finance the upgrading of Mbale (Bumbobi)-Bubulo-Lwakhakha road to improve the current bad conditions of the road characterized by potholes, rapid loss of gravel, scouring of drainage channels and below standard road alignment. In accordance with the Uganda laws, the proposed development falls under the category of "major infrastructure development projects" which are listed under the Third Schedule of the National Environment Act, Cap. 153. Section 2 of the Third Schedule obliges a developer to conduct an EIA before implementation of such a project. Under the same Schedule, all major roads are among transportation projects requiring mandatory Environmental Impact Assessment to be done before their implementation. In line with all these requirements, this ESIA for the Upgrading of Bubombi –Bubulo –Lwakhakha Road was undertaken. The Government represented by the Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) therefore engaged SMEC International Pty (SMEC) in association with Newplan Limited (NPL) to provide the required services of conducting an Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA). As per AfDB requirements, the summary covers: i) Project Description and Justification; ii) Policy, Legal and Administrative Framework; iii) Description of the Project Environment; iv) Project Alternatives; v) Potential Impacts and Mitigation/Enhancement Measures; vi) Environmental Hazard Management; vii) Monitoring Program; viii) Public Consultations and Public Disclosure; ix) Complementary Initiatives; x) Conclusion; and xi) References. Project Description and Justification Project Description The Bumbobi- Bubulo -Lwakhakha Road is a 44.5 km gravel road situated in the districts of Mbale and Manafwa in the Mt. Elgon region of eastern Uganda. It is among the national road networks that have been identified for upgrading from gravel to high class bitumen. The full road alignment follows the existing Bumbobi- Bubulo - Lwakhakha gravel road from Bumbobi Trading in the Mbale -Tororo Road in Bunghokho sub-County through the trading centres of Nabumali, Mayenze, Bubulo, Bugobero, Butiru, Bubuto, Munamba to Lwakhakha Township on the Kenya Uganda border. A ROW of 30 m will be applied for the entire road with carriageway of 7m. Intersections/junctions have been proposed as per the design manual guidelines with segregated 2m wide footpaths in the trading centres. Service roads and 2m wide pedestrian footpaths have also been proposed at the trading centres of Mayenze, Bugobero and Sihana and Lwakhakha. Bus bays will be provided at all trading centres near institutions such as schools and near major junctions. Details of other towns through which the road alignment passes and those to be bypassed are shown below: a) Km 4+365: Nabumali Trading centre; the existing roundabout has been retained but widened to control the traffic flow iii In Association with Uganda National Road Authority Consultancy Services for Feasibility Study, Detailed Engineering Design, Tender Assistance and Project Management for Upgrading to Bituminous Standards: Lot E Updated Draft Final Report September 2013 b) Km 6+500 to 7+100: The existing kink on the horizontal alignment has been removed and replaced by a straight line. c) Km 12+500 to 13+500: Mayenze trading centre; possibility of a by-pass investigated but the alignment was agreed to be passed through the centre but shifted to LHS to minimise impacts of structures on both sides d) Km 15+000-15+400: Bubulo-Manafwa trading centre; a single curve introduced to this trading centre to improve the road geometry and avoid the narrow existing road through the centre e) Km 15+800 to 16+600: Bridge over River Manafwa; the alignment has been modified to improve the approaches to this bridge. Affected structures within Nabwima trading centre are to be compensated f) Km 16+900 to 17+100: Kufu trading centre; A horizontal curve has been introduced at this location to improve the road geometrics g) Km 17+800 to 19+200: Alignment improved at Bunangabo area, affected structures to be compersated h) Km 21+700 to 24+100: Bugobero trading center; alignment shifted to the RHS to save more structures on the LHS i) Km 25+00 to 25+700: Alignment shifted to the LHS to save many structures on the RHS j) Km 29+300 to 30+200: Realignment carried out at this section k) Km 33+500 to 34+800: realignment to avoid congested Bubutu trading center l) Km 37+200 to 37+800: Geometric improvements at Bumulekei trading center m) Km 39+600 to 40+400: Munamba II bypass alignment passed on the RHS to improve geometry and minimise compensation n) Km 40+700 to 41+800: Bukhomeli bypass; alignment shifted to the LHS minimising compensation o) At Lwakhakha town, (km 44+200 to 44+672) centreline shifted to the LHs minimising structural destruction on both sides of the town The Road links Uganda to Kenya and its upgrading will be appreciated as an enhancement to the integration of the East African community (EAC). Other than removing sharp corners and reducing steep slopes, there is no major alternative road route but to follow the existing road alignment. The technical design, construction and post construction activities will include among others, civil works (widening of existing bituminous surfaced road with 1.5m bituminous shoulder on both sides of the 7m carriageway, improvement of the 30 m ROW, readjusting the filling and cutting of the soil, providing stone masonry drains in the cut areas for road side drainage and covered concrete drains in urban areas. In terms of recommended structures, a total of 61 piped culverts, 7 box culverts and 4 bridges have been proposed. iv In Association with Uganda National Road Authority Consultancy Services for Feasibility Study, Detailed Engineering Design, Tender Assistance and Project Management for Upgrading to Bituminous Standards: Lot E Updated Draft Final Report September 2013 Two of the existing bridges will be replaced with new structures and additional bridges are proposed for the others A Camp sites and workshops will be established on at least three sites yet to be identified. The planned project activities are in three phases namely i) pre-construction (setting up servitudes and site camps, surveying, clearing and grubbing, topsoil stripping and construction of access roads, transporting materials, establishing of crusher plants) ii) construction phase (construction of new bridges/culverts, earth works including cutting, drilling/blasting, works in borrow pits and quarries, pavement layers preparation of sub-base, surfacing, drainage structures, side ditches / offshoots, road furniture including road marking, sign posts, warning signs /guardrails as well as site cleaning and rehabilitation,) and carrying out of the HIV/AIDS awareness campaigns, road safety and environment protection activities such as tree planting. iii) Operational phases (de-silting of side ditches, shoulder recharging and re-surfacing). Project Justification The development of Bumbobi - Bubulo- Lwakhakha Road is a Ugandan Government initiative aiming at improving the current bad conditions of the road characterized by potholes, rapid loss of gravel, scouring of drainage channels and below standard road alignment. The carriage way width is small and this poses danger to driving especially during the rainy season. With this road developed, linkage between Mbale town and the people living on the
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