Environmental Monitoring Report PRC: Lanzhou Sustainable Urban

Environmental Monitoring Report

Semiannual Report June 2012

PRC: Lanzhou Sustainable Urban Transport Project

Prepared by the Lanzhou Project Management Office with assistance from the Lanzhou Jiaotong University and External Environmental Consultant for the Lanzhou Municipal Government and Asian Development Bank

LANZHOU SUSTAINABLE URBAN TRANSPORT PROJECT

LANZHOU ADB LOAN PROJECT MANAGEMENT OFFICE

Semi-Annual Environmental Monitoring Report

(Covering September 2011 to June 2012)

June 2012

TABLE OF CONTENT

I. INTRODUCTION ...... 1

II. DESCRIPSION OF THE PROJECT ...... 3

III. IMPLEMENTATION PROGRESS ...... 8

IV. DESCRIPSION OF THE ENVIRONMENT ...... 13

V. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING ...... 14

VI. ENVIRONMENTAL INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING AND CAPACITY BUILDING ...... 24

VII. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS ...... 26

APPENDIX 1: ENVIRONMENTAL PERSONNEL AND PERFORMANCE ...... 27

APPENDIX 2: IMPLEMENTATION OF MITIGATION MEASURES ...... 30

APPENDIX 3 ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY MONITORING ...... 111

APPENDIX 4 SITE PHOTOES ...... 116

ABBREVIATIONS

ADB Asian Development APs Affected Persons BRT bus rapid transit CDM clean development mechanism CNY Chinese (Renminbi) Ruan CSC construction supervision company EA executing agency EEM external environmental monitoring EIA environmental impact assessment EMC environmental monitoring consultant EMP environmental management plan EPB environmental protection bureau GDP Gross Domestic Product GPG Gansu Provincial Government GRM Grievance Redress Mechanism IA implementing agency LEPB Lanzhou Municipal Environmental Protection Bureau LEMS Lanzhou Environmental Monitoring Station LMG Lanzhou Municipal Government NMT nonmotorized transport PMO ADB Loan Project Management Office PRC People’s Republic of China SEIA Summary environmental impact assessment

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I. INTRODUCTION

1.1 General Introduction

1. This report is the fourth semiannual environmental report for the Lanzhou Environmental Improvement Project (the Project) for the period from September 2011 to June 2012. It is prepared by the Lanzhou Project Management Office (PMO) with the assistance of Independent Environmental Consultant and Environmental Monitoring Centre, Lanzhou Jiaotong University (LJU). The independent environmental consultant and LJU have since September 2009 been providing consulting services to Lanzhou Implementation Office of ADB Loan for Lanzhou Urban Traffic Project (the PMO) who is the Implementing Agency for the project.

2. This report is prepared in accordance with the environmental monitoring program as part of the environmental management plan (EMP). The field sampling and lab analysis were undertaken by the Environmental Monitoring Centre, Lanzhou Jiaotong University under contract to the PMO.

1.2 Monitoring Objectives

3. The purpose of this monitoring report is to investigate how the environmental protection measures are taken during the construction of the project, find existing problems and put forward settlement suggestions on the basis of the design and environmental impact assessment of this project and it is to supplement the environmental impact assessment and to supervise how the environmental protection measures are ascertained. It is to reflect the fulfilment details of the field environmental protection work during construction and to determine whether the requirements set forth in related environmental protection laws and regulations. More exactly, this report is to:

(i) Prove whether the environmental impact during the construction period meets the environmental protection requirements proposed in the environmental impact assessment;

(ii) Inspect the execution of the environmental protection measures proposed in the EMP;

(iii) Identify and find any environmental problems that have not been predicted and propose solutions;

(iv) Report the environmental protection work of this project to the LEPB, Asian Development Bank and concerned departments.

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1.3 Monitoring Content

4. Execute the achievement obtained during the bid invitation for monitoring work this project according to the environmental management plan for the project. The environmental monitoring work of the Lanzhou Sustainable Urban Transport Project is undertaken by Environmental Monitoring Centre of Lanzhou Jiaotong University (LJU). LJU is a qualified university with certification for conducting air quality, noise, water quality and solid waste monitoring. In the construction period, the semiannual environmental monitoring reports are required to be submitted on the basis of the field survey and environmental quality monitoring. The monitoring report contains the following contents:

(i) Setting, protection, reclamation and greening measures of borrow pits and spoil grounds, their impact on water and soil preservation facilities, disturbance caused by construction to earth surface and vegetation, their recovery and treatment measures;

(ii) Disposal of noise, sewage, air pollutants and solid wastes resulted from construction camp, construction detour and temporary works;

(iii) Fulfilment details of various environmental protection measures taken for this project;

(iv) Environmental problems brought by the local economic development induced by construction of the project.

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II. DESCRIPSION OF THE PROJECT

2.1 Project Summary

5. The basic information about the loan Project is provided in Table 1.

Table 1: Basic Information ADB Loan No. 2601PRC Project Title Lanzhou Sustainable Urban Transport Project Borrower People’s Republic of China Executing Agency Lanzhou Municipal Government Total Estimated Cost $480.27 million ADB Loan $150.00 million Counterpart Financing $330.27 million Elapsed Months 12 Type of This report Second Environmental Monitoring Report Period Covered by This Progress Report September 2011 to June 2012

6. ADB funded civil work contracts of the last report period have progressively completed. New contracts have been awarded since September 2011, and construction of several awarded contract started in September 2011. This Report describes the activities undertaken in the period from September 2011 till June 2012 with respect to the implementation of the environmental management plan (EMP) of the project components. This Report contains the following activities and topics: (i) the environmental institutional strengthening and capacity building, (ii) mitigation measures undertaken to minimize adverse environmental impacts arising from the construction of the Project facilities, (iii) environmental monitoring and assessment, and (iv) conclusions and suggestions.

2.2 Project Components

7. The Project will focus on providing sustainable urban transport. It will have four components under ADB financing in Lanzhou city's Anning and Qilihe districts:

(i) Lanzhou Road Network and Related Infrastructure. Under this component, the Project will build a comprehensive urban road network of about 33.8 kilometres (km) in length together with the related municipal infrastructures including drainage pipelines, sewers, public green areas, lighting and traffic management facilities to promote and facilitate the urban expansion into the urban fringe area in Anning district. The project also includes a BRT facility and NMT lanes, details comprising:

a) about 21.4 km of new road construction; 3

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b) about 12.4 km of reconstruction of existing roads; c) about 13.0 km of BRT lanes and 22 BRT stations in the middle of the road sections; and d) dedicated access for bicycles for the 3.5 m to 5.0 m wide NMT lanes between sidewalks and carriage ways;

(ii) Introduction and application of advanced traffic management , including:

a) advanced traffic control system (signal control), b) TDM strategy and policy reform, and c) NMT development plan;

(iii) Install and application of advanced environmental monitoring system , including air quality sensors, with such advanced environmental monitoring system consisting of monitoring stations and a data processing centre that will monitor air pollution, such as nitrogen dioxide, sulfur dioxide and suspended particulate matter; and

(iv) Capacity building and Institutional Building.

8. The components (ii), (iii) and (iv) are nonstructural in nature to support project implementation and training of the implementing agencies (IAs). The purpose of the capacity building component is to build up the capacity of the PMO, IAs and contractors so that they are more capable in implementing the EMP and environmental monitoring.

2.3 Project Investment Plan

9. The investment cost of the Project is estimated at $480.27 million, including taxes and duties of $21.42 million (Table 4). The detailed cost estimate by expenditure category is in Table 1.

10. ADB has provided a loan of $150 million from ADB’s ordinary capital resources to help finance the Project. The loan will have a term of 25 years, including a grace period of 5 years, an interest rate determined in accordance with ADB’s London interbank offered rate–based lending facility, a commitment charge of 0.15% per annum, and such other terms and conditions set forth in the draft Loan and Project Agreement. The Borrower has informed ADB that interest during implementation and commitment charges will be paid by LMG. The Government will provide ADB with (i) the reasons for its decision to borrow under ADB’s London interbank offered rate–based lending facility on the basis of these terms and conditions and (ii) an undertaking that these choices were its own independent

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decision and not made in reliance on any communication or advice from ADB at loan negotiation.

Table 4: Project Investment Plan ($ million) Item Amount a A. Base Cost b 1. Civil Works Components 151.66 a. New Roads 96.44 b. Reconstructed Roads 55.22 2. Equipment 58.27 a. Bus Rapid Transit 11.10 b. Advanced Traffic Signal System 18.18 c. Environment monitoring system 0.74 d. Utility equipment 28.25 3. Consulting Services for Implementation 13.93 a. Design, Supervision, Monitoring 12.93 b. Technical Advisory Services 1.00 4. Capacity Building 0.50 5. Taxes and Duties 21.42 6. Resettlement and Compensation 138.32 7. Project Administration Cost 0.47 Subtotal (A) 384.57 B. Contingencies c 46.26

C. Financing Charges During Implementation d 49.44

Total (A+B+C) 480.27 a Includes taxes and duties of $21.42 million. b In early 2009 prices. Base cost includes taxes and duties estimated at $21.42 million. c Physical contingencies are computed at 10% for civil works, equipment, and land acquisition and resettlement. Price contingencies are computed at 1.9% for 2009, 1.0% for 2010, 0.0% for 2011, 0.3% for 2012, and 0.5% thereafter for foreign exchange costs and at 0.8% for 2009, 1.0% for 2010, 1.5% for 2011, and 2.0% thereafter for local currency costs. d Includes interest and commitment charges. Interest during construction has been computed at the 5year fixed swap rate plus a spread of 0.2%. Source: Asian Development Bank estimates.

2.4 Financing Plan

11. The ADB loan of $150 million will finance 31.3% of the project cost including financial charges during implementation. The domestic Bank of China will finance $240.31 million, or 50.0% of the project cost. LMG will finance the remaining cost of $89.96 million, or 18.7% of the project cost. LMG has provided a commitment letter to confirm (i) the timely provision of adequate counterpart funds and (ii) the provision of additional counterpart funding to cover any funding shortfalls that may occur during project implementation. The financing plan is summarized in Table 5.

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Table 3: Financing Plan Amount Source ($ million) % Asian Development Bank 150.00 31.3 Bank of China 240.31 50.0 Lanzhou Municipal Government 89.96 18.7 Total 480.27 100.0 Source: Asian Development Bank estimates.

2.5 Project Implementation Arrangement

12. LMG will be the Executing Agency (EA) for the Project. LMG has established a project steering committee (PSC). The deputy mayor of Lanzhou will chair PSC meetings every 3 months, or more often if necessary, to review implementation, resolve coordination issues, and provide guidance for the timely completion of the Project. LMG has established and staffed a project management office (PMO). The PMO will coordinate (i) project management; (ii) supervise the procurement of works, goods, and services financed under the Project; (iii) monitor the utilization of the ADB loan, domestic bank funding; and (iv) Government funding; and prepare and review the reports to be submitted to ADB and the Government. LMG has appointed a project manager for the daytoday management of project implementation.

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III. IMPLEMENTATION PROGRESS

3.1 Updated Procurement and Contract Awards

13. The contracts financed partially and wholly by ADB’s loan are procured following ADB’s procurement guidelines including preparation, review and approval of bidding documents, advertisement, tendering, opening and evaluation bids, and issuances of noobjection notice by ADB, and awards of the contracts. The most uptodate procurement contains 18 contracts (Table 5).

3.2 Engineering Progress

14. Detailed descriptions of engineering progress in the various components as of June 2012 are provided in Table 6.

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Table 5 Contract List of Procurement Ite Contract Contract Ge neral description Estimated Procur. PQ Advertisin ADB ADB m No. Road contract method g date approval finance value date percentage (10,000CNY) % 1 A02 West 518# 610m of road, 40789 m 3 of earthwork, 1,620m of drainage pipe, 35 road lamps, 2,585 m 2 of 844.65 NCB no 2009.11.05 2009.1.18 100 greening 2 A02 South 470# 491m of road, 31,796 m 3 of earthwork, 1,419m of drainage pipe, 33 road lamps, 1,683 m 2 of 744.34 NCB no 2009.11.05 2009.1.18 100 greening 3 A01 South 571# 1,171m of road, 33,847 m 3 of earthwork, 3,295m of drainage pipe, 76 road lamps, 2,145 2101.47 NCB no 2009.11.05 2009.1.18 100 m2 of greening 4 A09 572# 903m of road, 62.084 m 3 of earthwork, 2,646m of drainage pipe, 100 road lamps, 816m of 1970.89 NCB no 2010.05.06 2010.7.1 27 utility tunnel 5 A09 576# 848m of road, 40.431 m 3 of earthwork, 1,535m of drainage pipe, 104 road lamps, 774m of 1867.89 NCB no 2010.05.06 2010.7.1 27 utility tunnel 6 A02 518# 1,748m of road, 222,871m3 of earthwork, 1853.42 NCB no 2010.05.06 2010.7.1 100 2,915m of drainage pipe, 109 road lamps 7 B05 North 578# 1,655m of road, 16,171m 3 of earthwork, 1339.14 NCB no 2010.05.06 2010.7.1 100 1,974m of drainage pipe, 128road lamps 8 A03 502# 953m of road, 45,498m 3 of earthwork, 2,738m 1958.07 NCB no 2009.11.05 2009.1.18 100 of drainage pipe, 70 road lamps 9 A05 511# 2,417m of road, 238,213m 3 of earthwork, 7,341m of drainage pipe, 128 road lamps, 1 10071.84 ICB no 2010.12.31 2011.8.4 100 bridge, 2,152m of utility tunnel 10 A07 511# 5,764m of road, 367,325m 3 of earthwork, 16,211m of drainage pipe, 316 road lamps, 1 9488.35 ICB no 2010.09.02 2011.4.4 27 bridge 3 11 A08 580# 2,305m of road, 89,075m of earthwork, 6951.27 ICB no 2010.09.02 2011.3.23 27

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Ite Contract Contract Ge neral description Estimated Procur. PQ Advertisin ADB ADB m No. Road contract method g date approval finance value date percentage (10,000CNY) % 6,731m of drainage pipe, 115 road lamps, 2,262m of utility tunnel 12 B01 514# 3,445m of road, 90,691m 3 of earthwork, 12,505m of drainage pipe, 193 road lamps, 13870.99 ICB no 2010.09.02 2011.3.2 100 3,672m of utility tunnel, 10,430m 2 greening 13 B02 5141# 1,339m of road, 37,844m 3 of earthwork, 6,400m of drainage pipe, 78 road lamps, 1 5711.76 ICB no 2010.09.02 2011.3.2 100 bridge, 1,363m of utility tunnel, 1 bridge 14 B02 5142# 2,189m of road, 56,696m 3 of earthwork, 5,332m of drainage pipe, 138 road lamps, 2 3682.17 ICB no 2010.09.02 2011.3.2 100 bridge, 3,940m 2 of greening 15 A10 510# 3,244m of road, 151,633m 3 of earthwork, 4645.48 NCB no 2011.01.08 2011.5.30 27 5,435m of drainage pipe, 163 road lamps 16 A06 530# 2,109m of road, 415,467m 3 of earthwork, 6348.54 NCB no 2011.01.08 2011.5.13 100 12,381m of drainage pipe, 119 road lamps 17 B03 North 571# 1,327m of road, 19,107m 3 of earthwork, 900.56 ICB no 2010.05.06 2010.7.1 100 2,106m of drainage pipe, 69road lamps 18 B04 Dunhuang 1,552m of road, 17,899m 3 of earthwork, 119 2 2896.12 NCB no 2010.09.02 2011.1.27 100 Rd road lamps, 2,620 m of greening Note: the PMO planned to increase the ADB finance percentage from 27 to 100 for the packages of A07 to A10. The variation request has been submitted to the ADB and waiting for approval.

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Table 6: Summary Engineering Progress

Item Cont Contr a Road Road Estimated Completed Progress description ract ct length （（（ width contract value value No. Road m）））（（（m））） (10,000CNY) (10,000CNY) Completed A02 South 491.40 32 688.15 688.15 Totally completed in 2010 470# A02 West 610.63 36 778.42 778.42 Totally completed 518# Completed A01 South 1171.46 36 2101.47 1980 Main work completed and opened to traffic. Waiting for power in 2011 571# supply to conduct project completion check and acceptance.

A02 Middle 11734 36 1853.42 1700 Main work completed and opened to traffic. Waiting for power 518# supply to conduct project completion check and acceptance.

A09 572# 904 30 1970.89 1700 Main work completed and opened to traffic. Waiting for power supply to conduct project completion check and acceptance. A09 576# 860 30 1967.89 1050 Main work completed and opened to traffic. Waiting for power supply to conduct project completion check and acceptance. B03 North 1327 24 900.56 850 Main work completed and opened to traffic. Waiting for power 571# supply to conduct project completion check and acceptance. Planned to A07 511# 5764 36 10166 700 Completed 820m of kerbs, 4 caisson piles of a bridge be Complete 91,000 cubic meters of earthwork, account for 11.08% completed of the total; in 2012 Complete 4,200 m of rain pipelines, account for 41.4%; Complete 2,700 m of sewer pipelines, account for 42.01%. A08 580# 2305 32 4550 340 200m of sewer pipelines and 200m of rainwater pipelines were installed. B02 5141# 1338.56 52 9031 7500 Main road from Huanghe Market to Shilidian Bridge already completed and opened to traffic. For the section of Shilidian Bridge

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Item Cont Contr a Road Road Estimated Completed Progress description ract ct length （（（ width contract value value No. Road m）））（（（m））） (10,000CNY) (10,000CNY) B02 5142# 2189.183 40 to Shuiguazhuang Bridge, road pavement of two lanes of north half was completed. Main road of Shilidan Bridge and Shuiguazhuang Bridge have been completed, and currently the central caisson piles are under construction. B04 Dunhua 1552 40 2896.11 1100 Main work completed and opened to traffic. Waiting for power ng Rd supply to conduct project completion check and acceptance. A05 516# 2417 40 10607.17 80 Waiting for house removal

A06 530# 2109 60 6366.81 400 Waiting for house removal

B05 578# 1655 20 1339.14 15 Waiting for house removal

A03 East 973 36 1958.07 0 Not started 502# A10 510# 3247 32 3939.01 0 Not started

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IV. DESCRIPSION OF THE ENVIRONMENT

4.1 Overview

As the capital of Gansu Province, Lanzhou is one of the important cities in Northwest China, and is the Province’s main political, economic, trade, information and cultural centre. As of the end 2007, the Lanzhou residential population is 2.26 million.

Lanzhou city is located on the Loess Plateau in northwest PRC, in the upper middle reaches of the Yellow River. The city lies in a valley between two mountains with the river passing through it. The construction is sited on smooth and flat terrain with elevations from 1,572 to 1,576 meters (m) above sea level.

The project area is characterized by a semiarid, continental climate. It features dry, cold, and long winters; sandstorms in the early spring; and rains in the transition from summer to autumn. The average temperature is −6.8°C in January and 22.6°C in July. The average wind speed is 0.6 meters per second (m/s) in January and 1 m/s in July. Annual average precipitation is 327.7 mm. Annual average sunshine is 2,520 hours.

Among PRC’s major cities, Lanzhou is the most polluted for air particulate matter under 10 micrometers (PM10), at 0.192 milligrams per cubic meter (mg/m 3), and one 3 of the most polluted cities for nitrogen dioxide (NO 2) (0.052 mg/m ). It ranks poorest among the PRC’s cities by the number of days when air quality is equal to or worse than grade II (205 days).

The Yellow River dominates the hydrology of Anning District. The river is regulated by the Liujiaxia Dam, located 70 km upstream from Lanzhou city. The width of the rivers ranges from 200 m to 500 m and depth from 1.5 to 3.0 m. The average river gradient is more than 1%, and flow speed in a dry season is over 0.5 m/s. It is reported that from 1986 to 1999 the average annual flow rate was 894 m 3/s, and average amount of sand in the river was 1.57 kg/m3. According to monitoring data from the Lanzhou Environmental Monitoring Station (2007) for the Lanzhou stretch of the Yellow River (lowwater period), only fecal coliform, volatile phenol, and average petroleum exceed standards while the other 20 parameters of water quality are within the standards. There are four debris flow channels (sloots) in the project area: Da Sha (Qing Shi) Sloot, Lou Ti Sloot, Shen Sloot, and Jiandi Sloot. The groundwater table in the project area ranges from 5 m to 15 m. A class II water source protection area is located in the southwest part of the project area.

Semiarid grassland is dominant in the project area. Some 18 families, 27 genera and 43 species of flora are reported, with mostly shrubs and subshrubs scattered in the hilly area. Herbaceous plants are mainly xerophyte, including wormwood, camel

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An environmentally sensitive area involves a community of old fruit trees growing in Majiazhuang village (7 ha, 80 Ruanerli pears), Zoujiazhuang village (4 ha, 50 Ruanerli pears), Cuijiazhuang village (5 ha, 40 Ruanerli pears), and Anningbu village (47 ha, 900 jujubes). According to the survey made by the Lanzhou University, in total there are 343 trees of different species including 336 jujubes, 6 Ruanerli pear trees, and 1 paulownia within the ROWs of the planned roads.

V. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE EMP

5.1 Objectives

The objective of establishing an EMP is not only to propose appropriate mitigation measures, but also to recommend establishment of institutions or mechanisms to monitor and ensure compliance with environmental regulations and implementation of the proposed mitigation measures. Such institutions and mechanisms will seek to ensure continuously improving environmental protection activities during preconstruction, construction, and operation in order to prevent, reduce, or mitigate adverse impacts. The EMP drew on the individual EIA reports and on the PPTA discussions and agreements with the relevant government agencies.

The implementation agency (IA) for Road Construction Components is the Lanzhou Implementation Office of ADB Loan for Lanzhou Urban Traffic Project. They have the ultimate responsibility for all aspects of Project construction including environmental protection and adverse impact mitigation during the construction.

5.2 Fulfilment of Responsibilities

An environmental management system, consisting of inspection, monitoring, reporting, and initiating corrective actions or measures, was set up prior to project implementation. In the design stage, PMO passed the EMP to the design institutes for incorporating mitigation measures into the detailed designs of the subprojects. The EMP was reviewed and confirmed at the end of the detailed design, and was finally passed onto selected contractors. To ensure that contractors will comply with the EMP’s provisions, PMO prepared and provided the following specification clauses for incorporation into the bidding procedures: (i) a list of environmental items to be budgeted by the bidders in their proposals; and (ii) environmental clauses for contract conditions and specifications.

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An Environmental Management Unit (EMU) was established by the PMO prior to the start of the project implementation. It is charged with the responsibility of coordinating and supervising the EMP implementation. The EMU is headed a deputy general manager of the PMO. The PMO has also recruited an environmental officer who also serves as the focal point for grievance redress.

The PMO has signed a contract with the Lanzhou Jiaotong University to conduct quarterly environmental monitoring. The results of the environmental monitoring are summarized in the ensuing chapter.

5.3 Implementation of Mitigation Measures

The important aspects of the implementation of mitigation measures are highlighted as follow. Detail implementation of mitigation measures are shown in appendix 2.

1) Environmental Clauses in Civil Works Contracts

All civil works contracts contain provisions on workers’ and community, environmental protection. The environmental clauses are summarized below.

Workers’ and Community Safety

The contractor will take precautionary measures to ensure workers’ safety. Protective equipment will be worn at all times for any person entering the construction site. Safety training shall be undertaken for workers and staff. In case of bodily harm to any worker, the contractor will have full responsibility for medical care and compensation according to PRC labor law. The contractor will also be responsible for any bodily harm and property damage caused by construction activities on site or in the vicinities, including land occupation.

The contractor is required to strengthen safety management, especially in regard to the use of flammables, explosives, toxic and corrosive substances. Before the start of construction, the contractor shall submit to the independent construction supervision agency an emergency preparedness and response plan.

Environmental Protection

The contractor will comply with all relevant laws and regulations on environmental protection, and will take precautionary measures to minimize any potential impact on the environment. It will be responsible for restoring and rehabilitating the environment to its original state at its own costs. An environmental management plan (EMP) with mitigation measures will be prepared and submitted to the construction supervision agency for approval before the commencement of construction.

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The contractor will treat and dispose its construction wastewater, sewage from workers’ camps and solid wastes properly so as not to cause any damage to the environment, drinking water sources and public health. The disposal of spoils and solid wastes shall not obstruct flood ways and risk public safety. All slopes shall be protected with retention walls, proper drainage systems and vegetation to avoid geological hazards. Noise, dust, air emissions, wastewater and waste oils will be controlled to minimize annoyance to local communities

2) Pollution Control Measures

Major pollution control measures are listed below.

Construction Wastewater

The major pollutant in construction wastewater is suspended solids. At the construction sites, settlement ponds are used to retain the sediments in the construction wastewater before they are discharged into municipal storm sewers. The settlement ponds are cleaned when they are filled up with sediments. Tires of construction vehicles are cleaned with water sprays before they leave the construction site. Since the construction sites are located in urban areas, the sewage from construction camps is discharged directly into the municipal sewerage network which in turned is sent to the municipal sewage treatment plant.

Air Pollution Control

The major sources of air emissions are construction equipment and construction vehicles. The vehicles delivering granular and/or fine materials to the sites are covered with tarpaulin sheets. Overloading of these vehicles has been avoided. Vehicle speeds are controlled on construction sites. A regular inspection and certification system has been initiated to make sure that exhaust gases complied with emission standards. Besides, proper maintenance of vehicles and diesel equipment, and avoidance of unnecessary running of vehicle and equipment engines are adopted to reduce emissions.

All the roads on the construction sites are sprayed by water trucks to suppress dust, according to a daily schedule and taking weather conditions into consideration. These roads are kept clean, solid, smooth, and clear of all dust, mud, or extraneous materials dropped from transportation vehicles. The construction sites are enclosed by the appropriate walls and sprayed with water twice a day. Dust suppression equipment has been installed in concretebatching plants. The materials in the storage site are organized, such as separate stone and sand materials; store concrete in separate storage place and reduce the onsite storage time of the construction. The

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When construction takes places during dry and windy days, water is sprayed on earth piles and exposed surfaces to suppress dust. Construction will be stopped during strong winds and the stockpile will be covered.

Noise Control

Construction facilities and equipment will include bulldozers, air picks, air compressors, excavators, graders, stabilizers, concrete mixers, drills, stonecrushing and screening, rollers, poker vibrations, concrete pumps, loading machines, and other heavy machineries.

The contractors have undertaken a series of measures to reduce noise levels. Equipment that generates low levels of noise has been selected, and all machinery is properly maintained to minimize noise. Noise reduction devices or methods (e.g., hoarding) have been applied where piling equipment is operating within 500 m of sensitive sites such as schools. Concretemixing plants and similar activities are located at least 300 m away from sensitive areas such as residences, schools, and hospitals. To reduce noise at night, the operation of machinery generating high levels of noise, such as piling, is restricted to between 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. in accordance with PRC regulations. The movement of heavy vehicles along urban and village roads has also been restricted to between 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m.

Solid Waste Management

Most of the excavated earth has been reused as backfill. Topsoil were stored onsite for greening and revegetation use. Small quantities of garbage from construction camps is collected by the municipal sanitation bureau and disposed of in the municipal sanitary landfill. Housing demolition wastes were sent to the Dashagou Landfill site, as proposed in the EMP.

5.4 Implementation of Environmental Monitoring Program

Environmental monitoring includes internal monitoring and external monitoring.

The internal monitoring has been undertaken by the onsite environmental engineer of the contractor, PMO officers on a regular basis. The monitoring includes visual inspections of such things as soil erosion, restoration of vegetation, solid waste disposal and so on.

External monitoring is undertaken through several ways:

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1) The environmental safeguard specialist of the loan implementation consultancy for advising the PMO, environmental quality monitoring unit and construction contractors on the environmental monitoring requirements, reviewing the monitoring activities and results, and assisting the PMO to meet the environmental reporting requirements. The IA has contracted an independent environmental specialist to supervise overall implementation of the EMP and prepare the semiannual environmental monitoring report. The specialist has 26 years experience and involved in more than 30 ADB PPTA and Loan projects.

2) Each supervision company is required to include at least one environmental specialist for conducting daily field inspections of the implementation of environmental mitigation measures such as dust control, solid waste disposal, restoration and vegetation and so on. Some of them have received environmental monitoring training organized by Environmental Center under Ministry of Transport. For this project, the independent environmental specialist has provided environmental training to these staff once every half year. Monthly environmental monitoring report has been prepared by each supervision company and submitted to the PMO and reviewed by the independent environmental specialist.

3) The environmental monitoring unit for monitoring environmental quality such as water quality, air quality, noise levels through field sampling and lab analysis. The environmental quality monitoring has been conducted, according to the environmental monitoring program as stipulated in the SEIA, by the licensed Lanzhou Jiaotong University under contract to the PMO. Monthly air quality noise level monitoring reports, and semiannual water quality monitoring reports have been prepared and submitted to the PMO. Detail results are presented in the appendix 3.

Lanzhou Jiaotong University conducted environmental monitoring in December 2010 and January 2011. Pulsing the baseline environmental monitoring during EIA preparation stage, the monitoring data was therefore made available to PMO to reflect the basic situation and changes in the environmental quality of the Project area.

The Lanzhou Jiaotong University has the certification issued by Gansu Provincial EPB to conduct environmental monitoring. The approved scope of service include water quality monitoring, air quality monitoring, solid waste analysis and noise monitoring. Below is a copy of the cover page of the certification.

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Lanzhou Jiaotong University Environmental Monitoring Certification

During the reporting period, the Lanzhou Jiaotong University conducted monthly noise and air quality monitoring in September 13, 2011, October 9, 2011, December 12, 2011, November 17, 2011, January 9 th , 2012, February 16, 2012, and semi annual water quality monitoring from December 4 to 11, 2012. Five people involved in the monitoring. Detail monitoring results are shown in appendix 3.

It is shown from the monitoring and assessment results that in this reporting period. The water quality of Yellow river can meet class III standards.

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The level of TSP still exceeds the class II Ambient Air Standards. Table A33a shows the air quality of baseline and that of the construction phase. It can be seen that the SO2 and TSP level during construction are similar with the baseline level which show that the construction of the Project has no unfavourable impacts air environment of the Project area.

The sonic environmental quality at night time in the Project area generally met the relevant standards. However, the day time noise level exceeds the standard. Table 34a shows that the noise level increased compared with the baseline level thus can concluded that the project had unfavourable impacts on sonic environment.

The contractors of all the awarded contracts have been implementing mitigation measures and the negative impacts on the environment have been reduced to a minimum level possible during construction. The monitoring and evaluation exercise has revealed that the EMP is generally being satisfactorily implemented, and the following conclusions can be drawn:

The environmental management system which was established during the inception stage of the Project implementation consultancy has progressively been improved and strengthened during this reporting period. Coordination between the PMO, CSCs and LEPB has been undertaken for better implementation of the EMP and to comply with the environmental requirement of the Project Agreement.

Noise, dust and solid waste pollution during construction have been minimized through undertaking the relevant mitigation measures. There has been no significant negative impact on the sensitive areas in the vicinity.

PMO has been coordinating with LEPB and Anning EPB on the EEM arrangement.

5.5 Implementation of Disclosure, Conclusion and Grievance Redress

1) Information Disclosure

A project information bulletin board has been erected at some construction sites. The bulletin board contains a description about the project, layout map, construction safety, labour standards, environmental and health standards, name of the contractor(s) and names and contact information of the onsite managers and company executives.

2) Public Consultation

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3) Grievance Redress

At the time of the PPTA, ADB 2009 safeguard policy was not implemented and grievance redress mechanism was not set up in the PPTA report. During the implementation of the project, the independent environmental specialist advised the PMO to establish grievance redress mechanism, and supervision firms to conduct public consultation to address public complaints.

The environmental officers in PMO serve as the grievance focal points. The PMO has visited construction sites on a regular basis. During the site visits, the PMO has interviewed the local residents living near the construction sites. The informal interviews have focused on public complaints about community annoyances from construction activities, such as construction noise and dust, as well as public concerns about the environment and resettlement.

Contact information for the contractor and onsite project managers has been posted at most of the construction sites. Public complaints and concerns can also be channelled through the hotline of the Lanzhou EPB.

According to the information from the LEPB and Anning EPB, the PMO, supervision companies and construction contractors, no complaints has been received through the formal grievance mechanisms (Lanzhou EPB hotline, Anning EPB hotline, and posted hotlines of construction contractors). The informal interviews during site visits have received comments and suggestions from the local residents. The key concerns are transportation vehicle drive too fast, overload and not cover well. Suggestions are listed in the following section.

5.6 Issues Identified during the EMP Review and Correction Suggestions

PMO, CSCs and LEPB conducted a series of site visits to some ongoing civil works sites. Appendix 4 presents some photographs showing the general conditions of the sites. It was observed that the advanced technology adopted and proper construction arrangement has minimized negative impacts on environment, land subsidence and road traffic disturbance typically associated with road construction. Fences were established surrounding the sites. Permission granted by the authority for sites’ temporary occupation and public notices issued by the contractors are posted on the fences. Construction sites are cleared and watering was provided to reduce dust.

Although PMO has assessed that the implementation of EMP during the reporting period has been satisfactory, some areas such as safety arrangements, construction site fencing and usage of personal protective equipments by the construction workers require to be improved further. Some problems were also found during the site visits:

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1) The 580# road construction site is polluted by domestic solid waste and wastewater. The contractor should build temporary sewer pipelines to connect these residential houses with civil sewer network, and contact with Anning District Sanitation Department to collect and transport domestic solid waste to landfill site.

2) Although all of the contractors have set information bulletin boards at construction sites, however, the information provided in some of the projects sites are not enough, including roads of 580#, 516# and 511#. The information should at least include brief project information and map, project managers’ name list and contact phone numbers, fire prevention and security safeguard, safety protection notice board, enlightened construction, environmental management system board.

3) 530# road connected with the north Binhe Road, wheel of transport vehicles are not clean and brought earth to the north Binhe road. Contractors should ensure all muddustgenerating vehicles are washed before leaving the site.

4) Over speed of transportation vehicles, the construction contractors should issue notice to all drivers to stringently obey speed limits.

5) Some vehicles transporting earth not covered well or overloaded and earth falling on road surface causing mud and dust. Construction contractors should issue notice to all drivers to: a) inspect and repair all covers; b) all earthcarrying vehicles drive slowly.

5.7 How issues from the previous monitoring report have been addressed

The issues identified from previous EMP review have been reported to the PMO. The PMO then informed environmental staff of supervision companies and the chief construction engineers of each contractor. Correction measures have been taken to address these issues as follows.

Issue 1: environmental clauses have been incorporated into the civil work contract. However, these clauses are not as detail as that listed in the EMP. It is suggested the EMP should be used as a reference when preparation of the rest contracts.

Response actions: The PMO has taken the EMP as a reference when they sign civil work contracts contractors. More detail environmental clauses have been incorporated in the contracts.

Issue 2: CSCs have conducted site visits to monitoring the environmental performance. However, there is no monitoring report is available. It is suggested that the CSCs should submit monthly environmental monitoring reports to the PMO. The environmental information captured in these reports should include environmental monitoring status of construction sites, pollution control measures being adopted, and measures for workers safety at construction site and camp site etc.

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Issue 3: at some sites, residential buildings are close to the construction site without fenced. It is suggested that temporary fence to be provided at these areas.

Response actions: All of the construction sites have been fenced.

Issues 4: environmental quality monitoring. However, due to the delay in appointment such environmental monitoring agency, the monitoring frequency is not fully complying with that required in the EIA. It is suggested that the monitoring plan should be developed and conducted based on the EIA environmental monitoring requirement

Response actions: monthly air quality and noise levels monitoring, and semiannual water quality monitoring has been conducted as required by the EIA.

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VI. ENVIRONMENTAL INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING AND CAPACITY BUILDING

6.1 Institutional Arrangements and Improvement

The environmental management system has progressively been improved and strengthened during the reporting period. All awarded civil contracts have been managed with personnel designated for environmental management, monitoring, supervision and reporting for the respective components. Their responsibilities and interactive cooperation are also clearly defined. PMO has been actively communicating with Lanzhou Municipal Environmental Protection Bureau (LEPB) on environmental management and monitoring issues for the construction phase of the Project, and LEPB has been providing supports and instructions to the related matters.

6.2 Responsibilities and Performance

The Lanzhou PMO continues to play critical roles in the overall management establishing policies, report review, monitoring and coordinating of environmental management, and also in coordination with the ADB, the contractors, the supervision companies and related government departments. During this reporting period, the PMO continues to actively coordinate with the related parties including LMG and LEPB on the external environmental monitoring procedure. Consequently, the Environmental Monitoring Centre of Lanzhou Jiaotong University has provided some related environmental monitoring data on the Project to facilitate the preparation of this semiannual environmental report.

The PMO has designated its environmental personnel whose relevant duties and performance to date are shown in Appendix 11.

Contractors

The contractors appointed for the ongoing civil work contracts have designated staff from their site management team to be responsible for internal monitoring and management at each construction section. The designated environmental personnel of the contractors are shown in Appendix 12 which also show their relevant duties and performance to date.

Construction Supervision Companies

To date, ten construction supervision companies (CSCs) have been appointed:

The CSCs have appointed their respective environmental supervision engineers to be responsible for environmental supervision for all awarded civil work contracts. The designated environmental supervision engineers of the CSCs and their relevant duties and performance to date are shown in Appendix 13.

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External Environmental Monitoring

PMO has appointed the Environmental Monitoring Centre of Lanzhou Jiaotong University (LJU) to undertake that the environmental quality monitoring, and the necessary cost will be covered by fiscal allocation to LJU. In this reporting period, PMO has been actively coordinating with LEPB and LJU on the EEM arrangement, carrying out project scope discussion, conducting site visits and preparing the monitoring programme. Detailed environmental quality monitoring started from September 2010.

Independent External Environmental Monitoring Consultant has initiated meetings with a number of project related parties, assisted in arranging for EEM and training environmental staff from IA, contractors and CSCs, and helped the PMO in the preparation of this SemiAnnual Environmental Report.

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VII. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

During the period of this report, civil works construction is ongoing for several engineering components. In the construction phase, the contractors of all the contract sections have on the whole fulfilled their promise to protect the environment. Adequate attention has been paid to the implementation of mitigation measures and environmental monitoring. Through the implementation of the mitigation measures, the environmental impacts have been prevented or reduced to the minimum level possible.

Environmental provisions have been incorporated into the civil works contracts. Field inspections by the independent construction supervision agencies, IA’s environmental officers and loan implementation environmental consultants have confirmed that the civil works contractors have complied with the environmental requirements.

The PMO has assigned two officers in charge of environmental management. They also serve as grievance focal points. Project and contact information has been posted in the bulletin boards at all construction sites. Public complaints can also be transmitted via the Lanzhou EPB 24hour telephone hotline and email. To date, there have been no significant public complaints about the Project.

Environmental monitoring has been conducted on a quarterly basis in accordance with the environmental monitoring program contained in the SEIA. The environmental monitoring covers air, water and noise. The dust (TSP and PM10) and daytime noise in the Project areas exceeds the applicable limits. Project related construction activities are a contributing factor. However, the impact will be temporary and localized and will disappear once the construction is completed

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APPENDIX 1: ENVIRONMENTAL PERSONNEL AND PERFORMANCE

A1-1: IA’s environmental personnel and performance in this reporting period from September 2011 to March 2012

IA Chief Person Contact Performance Lanzhou Director of Liu 13893673996 Implemented the EMPs; Implementation Admin Haijun supervised and Office of ADB Office coordinated the Loan for Contractors and Lanzhou Urban Supervision Company’s Traffic Project environmental work; dealing with environmental grievance issues; and assist in preparation of this SemiAnnual Environmental Report. DUTIES:  to refine and implement the EMP;  to ensure the mitigation and monitoring measures recommended in the EMP and EIA are incorporated into the design and bidding documents;  to supervise and coordinate implementation of mitigation measures and internal monitoring in construction phase;  to analyze internal monitoring reports; to organize external compliance monitoring;  to monitor and coordinate environmental supervision;  to establish, organize and carry out training plan;  to establish and implement publish consultation plan;  to prepare semiannual progress report and annual environmental report with assistance of the Consultant; and  to undertake other related work as required.

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Table A1-2 Appointed contractors’ environmental personnel for the ongoing contracts in this reporting period from September 2011 to June 2012

No. Contract Road Contractor s Environmental Contact Package section Person 1 A07 511# Gansu No.4 Tang Jingli 13909448135 Construction Company 2 A08 580# Gansu No.4 Liu Zong 13893689799 Construction Company 3 B01 514# No.13 of China Rail Mr. Wang 15309242629 Company 4 B02 5141# Beijing Municipal Yang Shitong 13919298436 Construction 5 B02 5142# Beijing Municipal Mr. Yang 13919298436 Construction Shitong 6 B04 Dunhuang Gansu No.2 Wang Jingli 13893363615 Road Construction Group 7 A06 530# Gansu No.2 Yan Zong 13919254293 Construction Company 8 A05 516# Luoyang Municipal Liu Zong 13919218208 Construction Group 9 B05 North 578# Hubei Yitong Ning Zhejing 13635784563 Construction Co., Ltd. 10 A03 East 502# Wuxi Municipal Song Chengke 18919006398 Construction Group, Zhejiang Province DUTIES:  to implement mitigation measures during construction phase; to establish internal monitoring plan and detailed action plan as needed; to carry out internal monitoring, maintain relevant records, produce weekly reports, and submit to the relevant CSC and IA; to participate relevant environmental training; to assist with public consultation; to assist with resolving environmental problems during construction; and to provide information and undertake other work as required.

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A1-3: Appointed CSCs’ Environmental Personnel and Performance for the Ongoing Contracts

No. Contract Road Supervision firm Environment Contact package person 1 A07 511# Lanzhou Jiande Chen Ximing 13993187767 Supervision Company 2 A08 580# Lanzhou Huatie Zhang 13893671168 Supervision Company Duoshou 3 B01 514# Lanzhou Jincheng Ma Qiang 13099120886 Supervision Company 4 B02 5141# Hengyu Supervision Mr. Zhou 13609335467 Company 5 B02 5142# Hengyu Supervision Mr. Zhou 13609335467 Company 6 B04 T112# Gansu Kaida Mr. Liao 18993134597 Supervision Company 7 A05 516# Gansu Jingcheng Ma Qiang 13099120886 Supervision Company 8 A06 530# Gansu Fangyuan Mr. Liu 15593128849 Supervision Company 9 B05 North 578# Lanzhou Kaitai Zhou Wenyu 13639367070 Supervision Company 10 A03 East 502# Gansu Jiande Chen Ximing 13993187767 Supervision Company DUTIES:  to participate various review meetings and recommend environmental improvement to construction arrangements, technical issues, progress etc.; to review environmental performance of construction equipment; to supervise the implementation and any changes of mitigation measures; to inspect ambient environment and impacts; to report and help to deal with any environmental problems or accidents encountered; to prepare monthly environmental supervision report and submit to PMO; to participate in construction completion audit in terms of environmental aspects, and submit related reports or certification as needed.

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APPENDIX 2: IMPLEMENTATION OF MITIGATION MEASURES A2-1 Implementation of Environmental Management Plan-514#, 514-1# and 514-2# road sections Environmental Mitigation Measures Implementation Status Time frame Impact/Issue 1. PRECONSTRUCTION 1.2 EIA and Feasibility Study 1.3 Design 1.4 Construction Preparation 1.4.1 Prepare environmental causes in bidding documents and technical Environmental causes in bidding documents and March 2011 Environmental specifications; reference this EMP and monitoring table. technical specifications were prepared; reference Clauses and this EMP and monitoring table. Specifications for Contractors. 1.4.2 Preparation of an environmental operation and supervision manual by Environmental operation and supervision manual by March 2011 Environmental the contractors as required by the contract for approval by IA supervision company and IA. Operation and Supervision Manual 1.4.3 Complaint Establish a Complaint and Information Office (CIO) before starting the CIO was established at the PMO. March 2010 and Information construction Office Ensure that staff at CIO are well trained to handle the crisis situations or CIO staff were trained by environmental specialist conflicts with residents due to suffering from environmental impacts 1.4.4 Environmental specialists will be invited to provide training on the Environmental specialist hired by IA has provided March 2012 Environmental implementation of environmental mitigation measures and supervision to training on the implementation of environmental September Protection relevant persons mitigation measures and supervision to 2011 Training environmental staff from IA, contractors and supervision company.

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Environmental Mitigation Measures Implementation Status Time frame Impact/Issue 1.4.5 Establish a resettlement office comprising local government officials to Resumption of manage the resettlement process. Land and Conduct community consultation programs and ensure information is Property disseminated about entitlement being based on the Land Administration Law. Ensure that all relocation and resettlement activities are reasonably completed before construction starts on any section of the project road. 1.4.6 Old Trees According to the preliminary survey made by the PMO, in total there are 514# road does not affect old trees. Protection 343 trees of different species including 336 jujubes, 6 Ruanerli pear trees and 1 paulownia within the ROWs of the planned roads T532# and T577#. According to the field survey, the old trees are represented by only jujubes. The exact number of old trees within the ROW was assessed as 160. A permanent protected area for the community of ancient trees should be set up within the location of ancient trees to ensure the ancient trees within the protected area can really be protected; Meanwhile, those ancient trees that are in good health within the road construction area should be relocated to the protected area; The ancient trees on lane separators and sidewalks of the new roads should be kept as much as possible; Cutting the trees which will be unable to survive after relocation needs to be approved by the department in charge and to go through the relevant procedures; The PMO should work out a specific implementation plan (Tree Management Plan) and submit it to the Anning District Government and Municipal Gardening Bureau for approval.

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Environmental Mitigation Measures Implementation Status Time frame Impact/Issue 1.4.7 Other Trees located on roads #T514(#514), #T5141(#5141), and Trees located on 514# has been relocated to Anning Trees Protection #T5141(#5142). Around 640 trees are located on the separation Wetland Park, Changfeng Park, 518# road side, 596 between MV and NMV lanes will be affected at the section from Qi Li He road side and Nongsha road side. Bridge to Peili Square and partly up to the Anning Government Building. In case any trees within this area will be affected the proposed mitigation measure will be replanting of these trees to roadsides of the new roads such as #T580(#580), #T550(#550), #S554(#571), #S556(#572), #S569(#510), #T571(#502), etc. Flora located within the ROWs of new roads including #T571(#502) (between #B584 and 590#, and between 5761# and S578(#578)), #S569(#510) (between 5761# and #T550(#550)), #S583(#518) (between 5701# and Binhe road (N), and #S568(#576) and #S554(#571)), as well as #S554(#571) and #S556(#572). The total number of affected tees in all the locations was assessed as 600 (with around 300 valuable trees) that can be relocated to roadsides of the new roads such as #T580(#580), #T550(#550), #S554(#571), #S556(#572), #S569(#510), #T571(#502), etc. Before any groundbreaking, selected contractors must prepare a vegetation replanting layout on a topographic map of site (e.g., detailed design base map) showing replanting area, type of replanting, and maintenance program to undertaken.

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Environmental Mitigation Measures Implementation Status Time frame Impact/Issue 1.4.8 Utility Make full preparations before construction: make elaborate surveys of Has relocated 50m of Ф300 pipe and 50mof Ф500 October, 2011 Relocation the roads, electricity supply and communication; cooperation with the pipe at locations of Liujiapo square, and north side of relevant departments in setting up demolition and relocation, traffic Shiji Road, as well as electricity poles. management schemes should be established in advance; potential emergency situations related to the Project and their potential effects and mitigation should be examined; Relocate all utilities prior to commencement of construction on any section of the project road subject to prior approval of the concerned agencies. 1.4.9 Each contractor will complete environmental screening of any new No new access road involved. June 2011 Environmental access road and provide a list of necessary mitigation measures. Screening of Prepare a sketch map of all existing roads to be used as access routes All of the construction road has been fenced New to construction sites Construction Site Access Road 1.4.10 In case of slight deviation of alignment (or additional physical No deviation of alignment. Environmental component), mitigation measures should be proposed and incorporated Impact Analysis into the detailed design drawings by the environmental engineer due to deviation In case of major deviation of alignment (or additional physical of alignment or component) that may cause substantial environmental impacts or new physical involve additional affected people. PMO should form an EIA team to component conduct additional environmental assessment and also public consultation. The revised EIA reports should be submitted to LEPB for approval To determine whether the deviation is minor or major, PMO should consult with ADB

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Environmental Mitigation Measures Implementation Status Time frame Impact/Issue 1.4.11 In order to minimize the Project’s impact to lives of the residents and At road crossing area, bulletin boards were erected September Information urban traffic including congested traffic, special lines of city traffic should to provide the public with a short description of the 2011 to June Disclosure and be defined in design and divergence in the course of construction; Project, construction timetable, feedback and 2012 consultation cooperation with the traffic control department of the Public Security complaint hotlines. Bureau should be set up, the potential of massmedia (TV, radio, and newspapers) to inform the public about road transport restrictions should Five project information boards and one map were be used to the full extent. erected at Liujiapu square area as required by PRC Information boards containing a short description of the Project, regulation construction timetable, feedback and complaint hotlines, and asking for public understanding for the inconveniences caused by the Project Constructed 9 electricity distribution room and should be installed at the construction sites; installed 9 transformers. The construction activities will require large amounts of water and electricity. Therefore, the construction unit should contact to the relevant Pedestrian traffic has been diverted to safe departments to set up a pipeline connection scheme and organize carriageway with appropriate safety barriers and temporary pipelines. For some areas that lack electricity and water, signs. installation of water supply lines and electrical lines should be completed Illumination lamps were fixed at a proper height and in advance in case there are temporary cutoffs that will affect the normal directed in such a way not to cause any supply of water and electricity to citizens, businesses, and governmental inconvenience to the nearby residents organizations located within the area. If a footpath near a construction site is closed, pedestrian traffic should be diverted to an alternative route or safe carriageway. Appropriate safety barriers and signs should be provided. Illumination lamps should be fixed at a proper height and directed in such a way not to cause any inconvenience to the nearby residents

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Environmental Mitigation Measures Implementation Status Time frame Impact/Issue 2.1 Solid Waste 2.1.1 Refuse Collect and timely cleanup the refuse and dispose of in landfill. Refuse were collected and transported by June 2011 to generated on Sort of construction waste and recycle of reuse if possible. designated place by environmental sanitation June 2012 construction Maximize the reuse of excavated soil for backfilling workers. sites, Dispose the waste to designed sites only. construction & Strip and stockpile topsoil in a protected location. Greening and The topsoil has been stockpiled at designated place demolition revegetation using topsoil originally removed. and will be reused for backfill. waste, excavated soil 2.1.2 Disposal Construct intercepting ditches and chutes to prevent outside runoff No spoil site involved sites entering disposal sites, and divert runoff from sites to existing drainage system or ponds. Rehabilitate the disposal sites into grassland, woodland or farmland after closing. 2.1.3 Borrow Strip and stockpile the topsoil, No borrow pit involved. areas build interception ditches and chutes to reduce erosion from borrow pits. Restore or revegetate the disposal sites into grassland, woodland or farmland after closing.

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Environmental Mitigation Measures Implementation Status Time frame Impact/Issue 2.1.4 Set up hoarding around the construction site, build temporary drainage Regularly washing construction sites and March 2011 to Construction ditch and hoarding for temporary living quarters, install hoarding and surrounding areas. June 2012 sites and drainage for temporary roads, regularly water haul road, cover the soil temporary land and aggregate materials on the truck during transport Rainy season construction plan has been developed use areas Build drainage ditch and slop protection during site formation Develop rainy season construction plan to prevent surface runoff and Not due. soil erosion Protect farmland and channels near construction sites Rehabilitate the temporary sites into grass, wood and farmland on completion of activities 2.1.5 Solid waste Garbage bins will be provided in the camps and regularly emptied, and Garbage bins were provided in the camps and March 2011 to from work the garbage disposed will be maintained in hygienic manner in regularly emptied, and the garbage disposed were June 2012 camps, canteens accordance with local norms. maintained in hygienic manner in accordance with local norms 2.2 Water Quality

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Environmental Mitigation Measures Implementation Status Time frame Impact/Issue 2.2.1 Impact on Temporary irrigation and drainage systems will be built and connected Temporary irrigation and drainage systems were surface and before a permanent drainage system is blocked or removed as part of built. subsurface the construction process water flow or If groundwater drainage or an open channel irrigation flow is cut, the flow No water and drainage channels near the project drainage or should be rerouted by piping or leakage repaired immediately by area. The construction materials were not kept at irrigation system sealing the damaged surface area with concrete to prevent leakage or construction sites for long period. contamination. Construction materials such as asphalt should not be kept close to construction sites for long periods of time, and if they are stored for the The construction area is not in erosion and short term, they should be kept away from sources of water or drainage floodprone areas. channels; the erodible materials should be covered over to prevent their No water body near the project area. scouring. Construction in erosion and floodprone areas should be restricted to the Not involved. dry season. Replanting should be completed as soon as possible following fill placement to facilitate regeneration of a stabilizing ground cover. It is strictly prohibited to discharge into water body. Construction of the road #T532(#530) will encroach into the channelbed of Da Sha (Qing Shi) Sloot, to avoid soil erosion and pollution of the Yellow River the construction activities should be restricted there during rainy seasons. 2.2.2 Strengthen management, discharge domestic wastewater to the nearby Wastewater was discharged into urban sewer Wastewater from sewer network or have it treated by onsite package plant network and treated. construction workers, canteens

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Environmental Mitigation Measures Implementation Status Time frame Impact/Issue 2.2.4 Vehicle The onsite fuelling area should be selected away from water bodies, There is no onsite fuelling. and Equipment and should be protected by a dike to prevent runoff and to prevent Maintenance runoff from leaving the fuelling area. The onsite fuelling facilities should All vehicles and equipment that regularly enter and and Cleaning be only used for equipment must be fuelled on site, and all vehicles and leave the construction site have been cleaned offsite. equipment that regularly enter and leave the construction site should be fuelled offsite. Construction wastes have been transported to The vehicle and equipment wash area must be properly identified by designated disposal area. sign and located away from drainage facilities and watercourses. It must be equipped with a septic tank to collect and disposal of wash water. All vehicles and equipment that regularly enter and leave the construction site must be cleaned offsite. The bilge water is likely to be very small, but will contain a lot of pollutants such as lube oil, petroleum; this wastewater should be taken to and treated by appropriate treatment facilities. The waste water from washing watercraft will contain silts and smaller quantities of oil. This wastewater should be settled before being discharged into rivers. A construction materials handling protocol (e.g., storage away from watercourses and provision of retention areas, to contain accidental spills of toxic, hazardous, and harmful construction materials, such as caustic and acidic substances, oil and petroleum products, and asphalt materials) will be prepared and applied.

2.3 Air Quality

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Environmental Mitigation Measures Implementation Status Time frame Impact/Issue 2.3.1 Generation Avoid truck overloaded, vehicles delivering fine materials to the sites Vehicles delivering fine materials to the sites have of dust must be covered, timely clear the dust clean up the earth that drops on been covered. The earth that drops on the road the road during transportation should be in a timely manner to reduce during transportation has been cleaned up to reduce dust. dust. Contractors will be required to spray road surfaces, excavation, construction and demolition sites to keep them moist for dust control; Every day at 10:00, watering the construction sites, Potential significant adverse impacts to adjacent residents or site nearby roads, and surrounding areas. employees during construction will be mitigated by either discontinuing No significant adverse impacts to adjacent residents until favorable conditions are restored, and sites should be watered to or site employees. prevent dust generation. No construction waste was burned. Burning waste construction materials as fuels is prohibited in the course of construction. Solvents and volatile materials will be properly used. Construction sites have been enclosed with blue Enclose the demolition sites and road construction sites with colored steel board. fencing. Trucks carrying earth, sand or stone will be covered with tarps to avoid Trucks carrying earth, sand or stone have been spilling. cleaned first and then covered with tarps to avoid Proper timetables and routes for transportation should be developed. spilling. Separate stone and sand materials, store concrete in separate storage place and minimize transportation required. Everyday, all the roads have been cleaned up by Set up hoarding around construction site, particularly for sensitive street cleaner. receivers nearby roads, including school, worshipping place, hospital, residential areas. All the roads and pavements used by vehicles of the contractors or any subcontractor or supplier will be kept clean and clear of all dust, mud, or extraneous materials dropped by their construction vehicles. Such cleaning must be completed on a regular basis.

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Environmental Mitigation Measures Implementation Status Time frame Impact/Issue Preconstruction monitoring of existing ambient air quality will be undertaken to provide a baseline for the measurement of air quality impacts during the construction period.

2.3.2 Emission Select appropriate machinery and transportation vehicles in compliance Machinery and transportation vehicles are in from Vehicles with national emission standards compliance with national emission standards and equipment Machinery and equipment will be fitted with pollution control devices, which will be checked at regular intervals to ensure that they are in working order. 2.4 Noise

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Environmental Mitigation Measures Implementation Status Time frame Impact/Issue 2.4.1 Noise from At construction sites within 250 meter of the nearest habitation, noisy No construction activity between 23:00 to 06:00 vehicles, plant, construction work will be stopped between 2300 and 0600 hours. hours. and equipment The construction unit should contact the management in the above The construction unit contacted the management in mentioned sensitive spots in advance, and arrange the construction the sensitive spots in advance, and arranged the scheme to avoid impacts of construction noise to residents. construction scheme. If construction activities occur near schools, the construction unit should High noise level equipment and machinery can meet consult with the school management about the construction timetable of PRC GB 1252390 large machinery. In case there is still a need for construction works in Low noise machinery is selected. regular hours acoustic screens of 2.5m4.0m in height should be set up to keep noise levels below 60dB (A). In order to effectively protect the sensitive spots, bidding documents clearly specified the noisesensitive spots and environment protection measures mentioned in this report. Noise levels from equipment and machinery must strictly conform to PRCGB 1252390 Use low noise machinery Install temporary noise barrier around noisy machinery Avoid concrete mixing, use premixed concrete Traffic control on site and limit the horning During transportation, loading and unloading of construction materials, horning is prohibited when vehicles pass through sensitive receivers

2.5 Impact on Flora and Fauna

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Environmental Mitigation Measures Implementation Status Time frame Impact/Issue 2.5.1 Loss of or Relocate the trees affected by the construction, avoid trees cutting and During trees relocation, vegetation specialist was damage to flora restore the vegetation on completion of construction. hired to instruct the relocation according to the and fauna All works will be carried out by minimizing damage of flora and fauna and vegetation of features. construction workers will be instructed to protect natural resources, Construction workers have been provide training on fauna and flora. flora and fauna protection.

2.6 Impacts on Cultural Heritage Sites 2.6.1 Cultural Should culture heritage discovered during the construction, stop No cultural heritage was found. Heritage construction, protect the site and report to the Lanzhou and Gansu Heritage Bureaus 2.7 Health and Safety Aspects 2.7.1 Loss of At all times during construction, the contractor will provide safe and All of the crossing areas have been provided with Access convenient passages for vehicles, pedestrians, and livestock to and from safe and convenient passages. side roads 2.7.2 Health An education program for HIV/AIDS and STDs will be implemented Attended the HIV/AIDs and STDs education Aspects such as concurrently with the project implementation. programme held by local community. illness of Maintain efficient sanitation in the construction area; provide health workers, spread check to workers; Safety training and management has been of HIV/AIDS and Safety training and management should be strengthened to ensure the strengthened to ensure the safe construction. STIs safe construction Construction workers should be equipped with personnel protection Construction workers were equipped with personnel utilities, such as earplug, helmet, etc when necessary protection utilities.

Special safety staff was designated to check the construction sites. 2.8 Landscape

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Environmental Mitigation Measures Implementation Status Time frame Impact/Issue 2.8.1 visual Construction sites should be well organized and the construction Construction sites were well organized and the quality of activities should be carried out according to the schedule; construction activities were carried out according to landscape For safety and visual quality reasons construction sites should be the schedule. affected by fenced; construction During construction sites should be cleaned up in a timely manner; The construction sites were cleaned timely. activities After construction is completed the area occupied by construction sites, Construction sites were fenced with blue colour steel temporarily occupied land, construction camps, should be restored boards. 2.9 Social 2.9.1 Lives of the In order to mitigate adverse impacts associated with construction, further Meetings were held with local people to listening their Residents public consultations with local residents should be conducted with an concerns and comments. aim to inform them about the intended activities of the Project, and to obtain their proposals and comments about the Project and potential mitigation measures. 2.10 Tourist Attractions 2.10 Botanical Construction activity on the roads #T571(#502), and #T571(#502) will No involved. Garden and be executed with restricted access of the public to the construction sites Renshoushan as during this period, the Project will affect visitors and tourist of the Park Lanzhou Botanical Garden and Renshoushan Park. In order to minimize adverse impacts of civil works, the construction period in vicinity to these sensitive spots will be reduced as much as practical. During construction, using temporarily sound insulation facilities is justified to minimize noise impacts to sensitive spots. CCEChief Construction Engineer, EIAEnvironmental Impact Assessment, EPBEnvironmental Protection Bureau, GRIEGansu Research Institute of Environmental Sciences, PMOProject Management Office, GPGGansu Provincial Government, GWRBGansu Water Resource Bureau, IAImplementation Agency, LEPBLanzhou Environmental Protection Bureau, RPResettlement Plan, 不SPASocial Poverty Analysis, WRBWater Resource Bureau.

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A2-2 Implementation of Environmental Management Plan (511# road) Environmental Impact/Issue Mitigation Measures Implementation Status Time Frame 1.1 Environmental Clauses Prepare environmental clauses in bidding documents and technical Yes, environmental clauses has May 2011 and Specifications for specifications; reference EMP and monitoring table. been incorporated in bidding Contractors. documents and civil contracts

1.2 Environmental Preparation of an environmental operation and supervision manual by the Supervision manual was prepared May 2011 Operation and Supervision contractors as required by the contract for approval by IA Manual 1.3 Complaint and Establish a Complaint and Information Office (CIO) before starting the CIO was established and May 2011 Information Office construction environmental personnel was Ensure that staff at CIO are well trained to handle the crisis situations or designated conflicts with residents due to suffering from environmental impacts

1.4 Environmental Environmental specialists will be invited to provide training on the Environmental training on how to September 2011, Protection Training implementation of environmental mitigation measures and supervision to implement EMP were provided by June 2012 relevant persons the environmental specialist

1.5 Old Trees Protection A permanent protected area for the community of ancient trees should be set No old tree involved in this area. up within the location of ancient trees to ensure the ancient trees within the protected area can really be protected;

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Environmental Impact/Issue Mitigation Measures Implementation Status Time Frame 1.6 Utility Relocation Make full preparations before construction: make elaborate surveys of the RP has been prepared May 2011 roads, electricity supply and communication; cooperation with the relevant Traffic management schemes was departments in setting up demolition and relocation, traffic management established schemes should be established in advance; potential emergency situations Approvals were acquired for related to the Project and their potential effects and mitigation should be utilities relocations examined; Relocate all utilities prior to commencement of construction on any section of the project road subject to prior approval of the concerned agencies.

1.7 Environmental Each contractor will complete environmental screening of any new access No new access road involved Screening of New road and provide a list of necessary mitigation measures. Construction Site Access Prepare a sketch map of all existing roads to be used as access routes to Road construction sites 1.8 Environmental Impact In case of slight deviation of alignment (or additional physical component), No deviation of alignment involved Analysis due to deviation of mitigation measures should be proposed and incorporated into the detailed alignment or new physical design drawings by the environmental engineer component

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Environmental Impact/Issue Mitigation Measures Implementation Status Time Frame 1.9 Information Disclosure In order to minimize the Project’s impact to lives of the residents and urban Information boards, on which May 2011 and consultation traffic including congested traffic, special lines of city traffic should be defined included project information, in design and divergence in the course of construction; cooperation with the construction period, contact traffic control department of the Public Security Bureau should be set up, the information, were erected at Taolin potential of massmedia (TV, radio, and newspapers) to inform the public village and east side of Botanic about road transport restrictions should be used to the full extent. Garden (K0+000, K1+680) Information boards containing a short description of the Project, construction timetable, feedback and complaint hotlines, and asking for public understanding for the inconveniences caused by the Project should be installed at the construction sites; The construction activities will require large amounts of water and electricity. The project does not involve large Therefore, the construction unit should contact to the relevant departments to amount of water and electricity set up a pipeline connection scheme and organize temporary pipelines. For some areas that lack electricity and water, installation of water supply lines and electrical lines should be completed in advance in case there are temporary cutoffs that will affect the normal supply of water and electricity to citizens, businesses, and governmental organizations located within the area. If a footpath near a construction site is closed, pedestrian traffic should be diverted to an alternative route or safe carriageway. Appropriate safety barriers and signs should be provided. Illumination lamps should be fixed at a proper height and directed in such a Lamps were installed at place at way not to cause any inconvenience to the nearby residents area far from residents

2. Construction Phase

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Environmental Impact/Issue Mitigation Measures Implementation Status Time Frame 2.1 Solid Waste

2.1.1 Refuse generated on Collect and timely cleanup the refuse and dispose of in landfill. Construction waste was collected September 2011 construction sites, Sort of construction waste and recycle of reuse if possible. and transported to place to June 2012 construction & demolition Maximize the reuse of excavated soil for backfilling designated by local environmental waste, excavated soil Dispose the waste to designed sites only. sanitation department. Strip and stockpile topsoil in a protected location. Greening and revegetation Excavated soil was reused for using topsoil originally removed. backfilling and additional soil was reused by 514# road construction

Topsoil was stockpiled for revegetation using. 2.1.2 Disposal sites Construct intercepting ditches and chutes to prevent outside runoff entering Excavated soil was reused for September 2011 disposal sites, and divert runoff from sites to existing drainage system or other construction project. Extra to June 2012 ponds. waste will be backfilled to existing Rehabilitate the disposal sites into grassland, woodland or farmland after abandoned borrow pits near North closing. Binhe Road 2.1.3 Borrow areas Strip and stockpile the topsoil, Build interception ditches and September 2011 build interception ditches and chutes to reduce erosion from borrow pits. chutes to reduce erosion from to June 2012 Restore or revegetate the disposal sites into grassland, woodland or borrow pits. farmland after closing.

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Environmental Impact/Issue Mitigation Measures Implementation Status Time Frame 2.1.4 Construction sites and Set up hoarding around the construction site, build temporary drainage ditch Construction site was fenced. September 2011 temporary land use areas and hoarding for temporary living quarters, install hoarding and drainage for Regular watering haul road and to June 2012 temporary roads, regularly water haul road, cover the soil and aggregate covered the soil and aggregate materials on the truck during transport materials on the truck during Build drainage ditch and slop protection during site formation transport. Develop rainy season construction plan to prevent surface runoff and soil Protect farmland and channels erosion near construction sites Protect farmland and channels near construction sites Rehabilitate the temporary sites Rehabilitate the temporary sites into grass, wood and farmland on into grass, wood and farmland on completion of activities completion of activities 2.1.5 Solid waste from work Garbage bins will be provided in the camps and regularly emptied, and the Garbage bins were provided in the September 2011 camps, canteens garbage disposed will be maintained in hygienic manner in accordance with camps and regularly emptied, and to June 2012 local norms. the garbage disposed were maintained in hygienic manner in accordance with local norms 2.2 Water Quality

2.2.1 Impact on surface and Temporary irrigation and drainage systems will be built and connected before No irrigation system involved September 2011 subsurface water flow or a permanent drainage system is blocked or removed as part of the At K1+300 where drinking water to June 2012 drainage or irrigation system construction process pipeline exist, protection measure If groundwater drainage or an open channel irrigation flow is cut, the flow was taken to protect the pipeline. should be rerouted by piping or leakage repaired immediately by sealing the Wastewater during construction damaged surface area with concrete to prevent leakage or contamination. was treated through sedimentation tank before discharge.

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Environmental Impact/Issue Mitigation Measures Implementation Status Time Frame Construction materials such as asphalt should not be kept close to Asphalt will not stored in the construction sites for long periods of time, and if they are stored for the short construction site for long period term, they should be kept away from sources of water or drainage channels; the erodible materials should be covered over to prevent their scouring. Construction in erosion and floodprone areas should be restricted to the dry season.

Replanting should be completed as soon as possible following fill placement Wasteland are used as temporary to facilitate regeneration of a stabilizing ground cover. construction site It is strictly prohibited to discharge into water body.

2.2.2 Wastewater from Strengthen management, discharge domestic wastewater to the nearby Domestic wastewater was treated September 2011 construction workers, sewer network or have it treated by onsite package plant by onsite package plant. But it is to June 2012 canteens found a few of construction workers from No.1 and No.2 working area still defecates in the open. Education need to be strengthened. 2.2.4 Vehicle and The onsite fuelling area should be selected away from water bodies, and Vehicles have been repaired at the September 2011 Equipment Maintenance should be protected by a dike to prevent runoff and to prevent runoff from designated workshop. to June 2012 and Cleaning leaving the fuelling area. The onsite fuelling facilities should be only used for equipment must be fuelled on site, and all vehicles and equipment that regularly enter and leave the construction site should be fuelled offsite. The vehicle and equipment wash area must be properly identified by sign Vehicles were covered. Specific and located away from drainage facilities and watercourses. It must be area has been designated for equipped with a septic tank to collect and disposal of wash water. vehicle washing

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Environmental Impact/Issue Mitigation Measures Implementation Status Time Frame All vehicles and equipment that regularly enter and leave the construction Implemented site must be cleaned offsite. The waste water from washing watercraft will contain silts and smaller No onsite car washing quantities of oil. This wastewater should be settled before being discharged into rivers. A construction materials handling protocol (e.g., storage away from watercourses and provision of retention areas, to contain accidental spills of toxic, hazardous, and harmful construction materials, such as caustic and acidic substances, oil and petroleum products, and asphalt materials) will be prepared and applied.

2.3 Air Quality

2.3.1 Generation of dust Avoid truck overloaded, vehicles delivering fine materials to the sites must be Transportation trucks are covered September 2011 covered, timely clear the dust clean up the earth that drops on the road to June 2012 during transportation should be in a timely manner to reduce dust. Contractors will be required to spray road surfaces, excavation, construction Watering three times a day and demolition sites to keep them moist for dust control; Potential significant adverse impacts to adjacent residents or site employees Construction material was stored during construction will be mitigated by either discontinuing until favourable at covered place conditions are restored, and sites should be watered to prevent dust generation. Burning waste construction materials as fuels is prohibited in the course of No burning waste construction construction. Solvents and volatile materials will be properly used. materials happened Enclose the demolition sites and road construction sites with colour fencing. Demolition sites and construction Trucks carrying earth, sand or stone will be covered with tarps to avoid sites was fenced spilling. 50

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Environmental Impact/Issue Mitigation Measures Implementation Status Time Frame Proper timetables and routes for transportation should be developed. Timetable and routes for Separate stone and sand materials, store concrete in separate storage place transportation has been developed and minimize transportation required. and avoid sensitive areas Set up hoarding around construction site, particularly for sensitive receivers nearby roads, including school, hospital, residential areas. All the roads and pavements used by vehicles of the contractors or any subcontractor or supplier will be kept clean and clear of all dust, mud, or extraneous materials dropped by their construction vehicles. Such cleaning must be completed on a regular basis. Preconstruction monitoring of existing ambient air quality will be undertaken to provide a baseline for the measurement of air quality impacts during the construction period. 2.3.2 Emission from Select appropriate machinery and transportation vehicles in compliance with Drivers have been required to September 2011 Vehicles and equipment national emission standards conduct regular machinery check to June 2012 Machinery and equipment will be fitted with pollution control devices, which and maintenance. will be checked at regular intervals to ensure that they are in working order.

2.4 Noise 2.4.1 Noise from vehicles, At construction sites within 250 meter of the nearest habitation, noisy No construction at night time at September 2011 plant, and equipment construction work will be stopped between 2300 and 0600 hours. residential area (K0+000K1+680). to June 2012 The construction unit should contact the management in the above Horn was prohibited at residential mentioned sensitive spots in advance, and arrange the construction scheme area. to avoid impacts of construction noise to residents. Has developed the construction If construction activities occur near schools, the construction unit should schedule base on consultation with consult with the school management about the construction timetable of the village committee large machinery. In case there is still a need for construction works in regular hours acoustic screens of 2.5m4.0m in height should be set up to keep 51

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Environmental Impact/Issue Mitigation Measures Implementation Status Time Frame noise levels below 60dB (A). In order to effectively protect the sensitive spots, bidding documents clearly specified the noisesensitive spots and environment protection measures mentioned in this report. Noise levels from equipment and machinery must strictly conform to PRCGB 1252390. Use low noise machinery Install temporary noise barrier around noisy machinery, avoid concrete mixing, use premixed concrete 2.5 Impact on Flora and Fauna 2.5.1 Loss of or damage to Relocate the trees affected by the construction, avoid trees cutting and At regular supervision meetings, September 2011 flora and fauna restore the vegetation on completion of construction. workers have been instructed to to June 2012 All works will be carried out by minimizing damage of flora and fauna and protect natural resources, fauna construction workers will be instructed to protect natural resources, fauna and flora. and flora. 2.6 Impacts on Cultural Heritage Sites 2.6.1 Cultural Heritage Should culture heritage discovered during the construction, stop No heritage was discovered. Has September 2011 construction, protect the site and report to the Lanzhou and Gansu Heritage informed the contractors to stop to June 2012 Bureaus construction once any cultural heritage found. 2.7 Health and Safety Aspects 2.7.1 Loss of Access At all times during construction, the contractor will provide safe and Has provided access roads September 2011 convenient passages for vehicles, pedestrians, and livestock to and from (K0+000K1+680) to June 2012 side roads

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Environmental Impact/Issue Mitigation Measures Implementation Status Time Frame 2.7.2 Health Aspects such An education program for HIV/AIDS and STDs will be implemented Education were provided April to September as illness of workers, spread concurrently with the project implementation. Safety utilities were provided of HIV/AIDS and STIs Maintain efficient sanitation in the construction area; provide health check to workers; Safety training and management should be strengthened to ensure the safe construction Construction workers should be equipped with personnel protection utilities, such as earplug, helmet, etc when necessary

2.8 Landscape

2.8.1 visual quality of Construction sites should be well organized and the construction activities Construction sites have been well September 2011 landscape affected by should be carried out according to the schedule; organized and the construction to June 2012 construction activities For safety and visual quality reasons construction sites should be fenced; activities were carried out During construction sites should be cleaned up in a timely manner; according to the schedule; After construction is completed the area occupied by construction sites, Construction sites were fenced. temporarily occupied land, construction camps, should be restored

2.9 Social 2.9.1 Lives of the Residents In order to mitigate adverse impacts associated with construction, further Consultation has been conducted, September 2011 public consultations with local residents should be conducted with an aim to no conflict happened between to June 2012 inform them about the intended activities of the Project, and to obtain their contractors and local people. proposals and comments about the Project and potential mitigation measures. 2.10 Tourist Attractions 2.10 Botanical Garden and Construction activity on the roads #T571(#502), and #T571(#502) will be 511# road is close to the Botanic Renshoushan Park executed with restricted access of the public to the construction sites as Garden of Renshoushan Park, the

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Environmental Impact/Issue Mitigation Measures Implementation Status Time Frame during this period, the Project will affect visitors and tourist of the Lanzhou construction sites and road have Botanical Garden and Renshoushan Park. In order to minimize adverse been regularly watered to reduce impacts of civil works, the construction period in vicinity to these sensitive dust. Temporarily sound insulation spots will be reduced as much as practical. During construction, using facilities were installed to minimize temporarily sound insulation facilities is justified to minimize noise impacts to noise impacts to sensitive spots. sensitive spots. 2.11. Environmental Supervision 2.11.1 Environmental IA will set up an unit for environmental management (EMO) for internal IA set up an unit for environmental September 2011 supervision and monitoring supervision of implementation of the mitigation measures management (EMO) for internal to June 2012 IA will contract with a professional environmental supervision company to supervision of implementation of supervise the environmental practices externally during the construction the mitigation measure. PMO, Lanzhou and Anning district EPBs, local WRBs will also inspect IA has contracted with a implementation of mitigation measures professional environmental The environmental monitoring program will be implemented according to the supervision company to supervise monitoring program specified in EIA and SEIA the environmental practices A monitoring and inspection report will be sent to PMO, LEPB to assess the externally during the construction needs of further mitigation measures The environmental monitoring program has been implemented according to the monitoring program specified in EIA and SEIA CCEChief Construction Engineer, EIAEnvironmental Impact Assessment, EPBEnvironmental Protection Bureau, GRIEGansu Research Institute of Environmental Sciences, PMOProject Management Office, GPGGansu Provincial Government, GWRBGansu Water Resource Bureau, IAImplementation Agency, LEPBLanzhou Environmental Protection Bureau, RPResettlement Plan, SEIASummary Environmental Impact Assessment, SMEDIDesign Institute, SPASocial Poverty Analysis, WRBWater Resource Bureau.

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A2-3 Implementation of Environmental Management Plan-530# road sections Environmental Mitigation Measures Implementation Status Time frame Impact/Issue 1. PRECONSTRUCTION 1.2 EIA and Feasibility Study 1.3 Design 1.4 Construction Preparation 1.4.1 Prepare environmental causes in bidding documents and technical Environmental causes in bidding documents and September Environmental specifications; reference this EMP and monitoring table. technical specifications were prepared; reference 2011 Clauses and this EMP and monitoring table. Specifications for Contractors. 1.4.2 Preparation of an environmental operation and supervision manual by Environmental operation and supervision manual by September Environmental the contractors as required by the contract for approval by IA supervision company and IA. 2011 Operation and Supervision Manual 1.4.3 Complaint Establish a Complaint and Information Office (CIO) before starting the CIO was established at the PMO. March 2010 and Information construction Office Ensure that staff at CIO are well trained to handle the crisis situations or CIO staff were trained by environmental specialist conflicts with residents due to suffering from environmental impacts 1.4.4 Environmental specialists will be invited to provide training on the Environmental specialist hired by IA has provided June 2012 Environmental implementation of environmental mitigation measures and supervision to training on the implementation of environmental September Protection relevant persons mitigation measures and supervision to 2011 Training environmental staff from IA, contractors and supervision company.

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Environmental Mitigation Measures Implementation Status Time frame Impact/Issue 1.4.5 Establish a resettlement office comprising local government officials to Resettlement was conducted based on RP. September Resumption of manage the resettlement process. 2011 Land and Conduct community consultation programs and ensure information is Property disseminated about entitlement being based on the Land Administration Law. Ensure that all relocation and resettlement activities are reasonably completed before construction starts on any section of the project road. 1.4.6 Old Trees According to the preliminary survey made by the PMO, in total there are 530# road does not affect old trees. Protection 343 trees of different species including 336 jujubes, 6 Ruanerli pear trees and 1 paulownia within the ROWs of the planned roads T532# and T577#. According to the field survey, the old trees are represented by only jujubes. The exact number of old trees within the ROW was assessed as 160. A permanent protected area for the community of ancient trees should be set up within the location of ancient trees to ensure the ancient trees within the protected area can really be protected; Meanwhile, those ancient trees that are in good health within the road construction area should be relocated to the protected area; The ancient trees on lane separators and sidewalks of the new roads should be kept as much as possible; Cutting the trees which will be unable to survive after relocation needs to be approved by the department in charge and to go through the relevant procedures; The PMO should work out a specific implementation plan (Tree Management Plan) and submit it to the Anning District Government and Municipal Gardening Bureau for approval.

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Environmental Mitigation Measures Implementation Status Time frame Impact/Issue 1.4.7 Other Trees located on roads #T514(#514), #T5141(#5141), and 530# road does not involve in tree reloation. Trees Protection #T5141(#5142). Around 640 trees are located on the separation between MV and NMV lanes will be affected at the section from Qi Li He Bridge to Peili Square and partly up to the Anning Government Building. In case any trees within this area will be affected the proposed mitigation measure will be replanting of these trees to roadsides of the new roads such as #T580(#580), #T550(#550), #S554(#571), #S556(#572), #S569(#510), #T571(#502), etc. Flora located within the ROWs of new roads including #T571(#502) (between #B584 and 590#, and between 5761# and S578(#578)), #S569(#510) (between 5761# and #T550(#550)), #S583(#518) (between 5701# and Binhe road (N), and #S568(#576) and #S554(#571)), as well as #S554(#571) and #S556(#572). The total number of affected tees in all the locations was assessed as 600 (with around 300 valuable trees) that can be relocated to roadsides of the new roads such as #T580(#580), #T550(#550), #S554(#571), #S556(#572), #S569(#510), #T571(#502), etc. Before any groundbreaking, selected contractors must prepare a vegetation replanting layout on a topographic map of site (e.g., detailed design base map) showing replanting area, type of replanting, and maintenance program to undertaken.

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Environmental Mitigation Measures Implementation Status Time frame Impact/Issue 1.4.8 Utility Make full preparations before construction: make elaborate surveys of Approvals have been obtained before any utility September, Relocation the roads, electricity supply and communication; cooperation with the relocation. All utilities have been relocated prior to 2011 relevant departments in setting up demolition and relocation, traffic commencement of construction. management schemes should be established in advance; potential emergency situations related to the Project and their potential effects and mitigation should be examined; Relocate all utilities prior to commencement of construction on any section of the project road subject to prior approval of the concerned agencies. 1.4.9 Each contractor will complete environmental screening of any new Construction site fence plan was developed and September Environmental access road and provide a list of necessary mitigation measures. approved. 2011 Screening of Prepare a sketch map of all existing roads to be used as access routes New to construction sites Construction Site Access Road 1.4.10 In case of slight deviation of alignment (or additional physical No deviation of alignment. Environmental component), mitigation measures should be proposed and incorporated Impact Analysis into the detailed design drawings by the environmental engineer due to deviation In case of major deviation of alignment (or additional physical of alignment or component) that may cause substantial environmental impacts or new physical involve additional affected people. PMO should form an EIA team to component conduct additional environmental assessment and also public consultation. The revised EIA reports should be submitted to LEPB for approval To determine whether the deviation is minor or major, PMO should consult with ADB

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Environmental Mitigation Measures Implementation Status Time frame Impact/Issue 1.4.11 In order to minimize the Project’s impact to lives of the residents and At road crossing area, bulletin boards were erected September Information urban traffic including congested traffic, special lines of city traffic should to provide the public with a short description of the 2011 to June Disclosure and be defined in design and divergence in the course of construction; Project, construction timetable, feedback and 2012 consultation cooperation with the traffic control department of the Public Security complaint hotlines. Bureau should be set up, the potential of massmedia (TV, radio, and newspapers) to inform the public about road transport restrictions should Five project information boards and one map were be used to the full extent. erected as required by PRC regulation Information boards containing a short description of the Project, construction timetable, feedback and complaint hotlines, and asking for Pedestrian traffic has been diverted to safe public understanding for the inconveniences caused by the Project carriageway with appropriate safety barriers and should be installed at the construction sites; signs. The construction activities will require large amounts of water and electricity. Therefore, the construction unit should contact to the relevant Illumination lamps were fixed at a proper height and departments to set up a pipeline connection scheme and organize directed in such a way not to cause any temporary pipelines. For some areas that lack electricity and water, inconvenience to the nearby residents installation of water supply lines and electrical lines should be completed in advance in case there are temporary cutoffs that will affect the normal supply of water and electricity to citizens, businesses, and governmental organizations located within the area. If a footpath near a construction site is closed, pedestrian traffic should be diverted to an alternative route or safe carriageway. Appropriate safety barriers and signs should be provided. Illumination lamps should be fixed at a proper height and directed in such a way not to cause any inconvenience to the nearby residents

2. Construction Phase

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Environmental Mitigation Measures Implementation Status Time frame Impact/Issue 2.1 Solid Waste 2.1.1 Refuse Collect and timely cleanup the refuse and dispose of in landfill. Refuse were collected and transported by September generated on Sort of construction waste and recycle of reuse if possible. designated place by environmental sanitation 2011 to June construction Maximize the reuse of excavated soil for backfilling workers. 2012 sites, Dispose the waste to designed sites only. construction & Strip and stockpile topsoil in a protected location. Greening and Excavated soil has been reused for backfill. demolition revegetation using topsoil originally removed. waste, The topsoil has been stockpiled at designated place. excavated soil 2.1.2 Disposal Construct intercepting ditches and chutes to prevent outside runoff No spoil site involved sites entering disposal sites, and divert runoff from sites to existing drainage system or ponds. Rehabilitate the disposal sites into grassland, woodland or farmland after closing. 2.1.3 Borrow Strip and stockpile the topsoil, No borrow pit involved. areas build interception ditches and chutes to reduce erosion from borrow pits. Restore or revegetate the disposal sites into grassland, woodland or farmland after closing.

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Environmental Mitigation Measures Implementation Status Time frame Impact/Issue 2.1.4 Set up hoarding around the construction site, build temporary drainage Regularly washing construction sites and September Construction ditch and hoarding for temporary living quarters, install hoarding and surrounding areas. 2011 to June sites and drainage for temporary roads, regularly water haul road, cover the soil 2012 temporary land and aggregate materials on the truck during transport Rainy season construction plan has been developed use areas Build drainage ditch and slop protection during site formation Develop rainy season construction plan to prevent surface runoff and soil erosion Protect farmland and channels near construction sites Rehabilitate the temporary sites into grass, wood and farmland on completion of activities 2.1.5 Solid waste Garbage bins will be provided in the camps and regularly emptied, and Garbage bins were provided in the camps and September from work the garbage disposed will be maintained in hygienic manner in regularly emptied, and the garbage disposed were 2011 to June camps, canteens accordance with local norms. maintained in hygienic manner in accordance with 2012 local norms 2.2 Water Quality

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Environmental Mitigation Measures Implementation Status Time frame Impact/Issue 2.2.1 Impact on Temporary irrigation and drainage systems will be built and connected Temporary irrigation and drainage systems were September surface and before a permanent drainage system is blocked or removed as part of built. 2011 to June subsurface the construction process 2012 water flow or If groundwater drainage or an open channel irrigation flow is cut, the flow No water and drainage channels near the project drainage or should be rerouted by piping or leakage repaired immediately by area. The construction materials were not kept at irrigation system sealing the damaged surface area with concrete to prevent leakage or construction sites for long period. contamination. Construction materials such as asphalt should not be kept close to construction sites for long periods of time, and if they are stored for the The construction area is not in erosion and short term, they should be kept away from sources of water or drainage floodprone areas. channels; the erodible materials should be covered over to prevent their No water body near the project area. scouring. Construction in erosion and floodprone areas should be restricted to the Not involved. dry season. Replanting should be completed as soon as possible following fill placement to facilitate regeneration of a stabilizing ground cover. It is strictly prohibited to discharge into water body. Construction of the road #T532(#530) will encroach into the channelbed of Da Sha (Qing Shi) Sloot, to avoid soil erosion and pollution of the Yellow River the construction activities should be restricted there during rainy seasons. 2.2.2 Strengthen management, discharge domestic wastewater to the nearby Wastewater was discharged into urban sewer September Wastewater from sewer network or have it treated by onsite package plant network and treated. 2011 to June construction 2012 workers, canteens

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Environmental Mitigation Measures Implementation Status Time frame Impact/Issue 2.2.4 Vehicle The onsite fuelling area should be selected away from water bodies, There is no onsite fuelling. September and Equipment and should be protected by a dike to prevent runoff and to prevent 2011 to June Maintenance runoff from leaving the fuelling area. The onsite fuelling facilities should All vehicles and equipment that regularly enter and 2012 and Cleaning be only used for equipment must be fuelled on site, and all vehicles and leave the construction site have been cleaned offsite. equipment that regularly enter and leave the construction site should be fuelled offsite. Construction wastes have been transported to The vehicle and equipment wash area must be properly identified by designated disposal area. sign and located away from drainage facilities and watercourses. It must be equipped with a septic tank to collect and disposal of wash water. All vehicles and equipment that regularly enter and leave the construction site must be cleaned offsite. The bilge water is likely to be very small, but will contain a lot of pollutants such as lube oil, petroleum; this wastewater should be taken to and treated by appropriate treatment facilities. The waste water from washing watercraft will contain silts and smaller quantities of oil. This wastewater should be settled before being discharged into rivers. A construction materials handling protocol (e.g., storage away from watercourses and provision of retention areas, to contain accidental spills of toxic, hazardous, and harmful construction materials, such as caustic and acidic substances, oil and petroleum products, and asphalt materials) will be prepared and applied.

2.3 Air Quality

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Environmental Mitigation Measures Implementation Status Time frame Impact/Issue 2.3.1 Generation Avoid truck overloaded, vehicles delivering fine materials to the sites Vehicles delivering fine materials to the sites have September of dust must be covered, timely clear the dust clean up the earth that drops on been covered. The earth that drops on the road 2011 to June the road during transportation should be in a timely manner to reduce during transportation has been cleaned up to reduce 2012 dust. dust. Contractors will be required to spray road surfaces, excavation, construction and demolition sites to keep them moist for dust control; Every day at 10:00, watering the construction sites, Potential significant adverse impacts to adjacent residents or site nearby roads, and surrounding areas. employees during construction will be mitigated by either discontinuing No significant adverse impacts to adjacent residents until favorable conditions are restored, and sites should be watered to or site employees. prevent dust generation. No construction waste was burned. Burning waste construction materials as fuels is prohibited in the course of construction. Solvents and volatile materials will be properly used. Construction sites have been enclosed with blue Enclose the demolition sites and road construction sites with colored steel board. fencing. Trucks carrying earth, sand or stone will be covered with tarps to avoid Trucks carrying earth, sand or stone have been spilling. cleaned first and then covered with tarps to avoid Proper timetables and routes for transportation should be developed. spilling. Separate stone and sand materials, store concrete in separate storage place and minimize transportation required. Everyday, all the roads have been cleaned up by Set up hoarding around construction site, particularly for sensitive street cleaner. receivers nearby roads, including school, worshipping place, hospital, residential areas. All the roads and pavements used by vehicles of the contractors or any subcontractor or supplier will be kept clean and clear of all dust, mud, or extraneous materials dropped by their construction vehicles. Such cleaning must be completed on a regular basis.

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2.3.2 Emission Select appropriate machinery and transportation vehicles in compliance Machinery and transportation vehicles are in September from Vehicles with national emission standards compliance with national emission standards 2011 to June and equipment Machinery and equipment will be fitted with pollution control devices, 2012 which will be checked at regular intervals to ensure that they are in working order. 2.4 Noise

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Environmental Mitigation Measures Implementation Status Time frame Impact/Issue 2.4.1 Noise from At construction sites within 250 meter of the nearest habitation, noisy No construction activity between 23:00 to 06:00 September vehicles, plant, construction work will be stopped between 2300 and 0600 hours. hours. 2011 to June and equipment The construction unit should contact the management in the above The construction unit contacted the management in 2012 mentioned sensitive spots in advance, and arrange the construction the sensitive spots in advance, and arranged the scheme to avoid impacts of construction noise to residents. construction scheme. If construction activities occur near schools, the construction unit should High noise level equipment and machinery can meet consult with the school management about the construction timetable of PRC GB 1252390 large machinery. In case there is still a need for construction works in Low noise machinery is selected. regular hours acoustic screens of 2.5m4.0m in height should be set up to keep noise levels below 60dB (A). In order to effectively protect the sensitive spots, bidding documents clearly specified the noisesensitive spots and environment protection measures mentioned in this report. Noise levels from equipment and machinery must strictly conform to PRCGB 1252390 Use low noise machinery Install temporary noise barrier around noisy machinery Avoid concrete mixing, use premixed concrete Traffic control on site and limit the horning During transportation, loading and unloading of construction materials, horning is prohibited when vehicles pass through sensitive receivers

2.5 Impact on Flora and Fauna

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Environmental Mitigation Measures Implementation Status Time frame Impact/Issue 2.5.1 Loss of or Relocate the trees affected by the construction, avoid trees cutting and Tree location has been conducted by Anning District September damage to flora restore the vegetation on completion of construction. Bureau of Parks and Gardens 2011 to June and fauna All works will be carried out by minimizing damage of flora and fauna and 2012 construction workers will be instructed to protect natural resources, fauna and flora. 2.6 Impacts on Cultural Heritage Sites 2.6.1 Cultural Should culture heritage discovered during the construction, stop No cultural heritage was found. Heritage construction, protect the site and report to the Lanzhou and Gansu Heritage Bureaus 2.7 Health and Safety Aspects 2.7.1 Loss of At all times during construction, the contractor will provide safe and All of the crossing areas have been provided with September Access convenient passages for vehicles, pedestrians, and livestock to and from safe and convenient passages. 2011 to June side roads 2012 2.7.2 Health An education program for HIV/AIDS and STDs will be implemented Regular worker health check has been conducted. September Aspects such as concurrently with the project implementation. Safety training and management has been 2011 to June illness of Maintain efficient sanitation in the construction area; provide health strengthened to ensure the safe construction. 2012 workers, spread check to workers; of HIV/AIDS and Safety training and management should be strengthened to ensure the Construction workers were equipped with personnel STIs safe construction protection utilities. Construction workers should be equipped with personnel protection utilities, such as earplug, helmet, etc when necessary Special safety staff was designated to check the construction sites.

2.8 Landscape

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Environmental Mitigation Measures Implementation Status Time frame Impact/Issue 2.8.1 visual Construction sites should be well organized and the construction Construction sites were well organized and the September quality of activities should be carried out according to the schedule; construction activities were carried out according to 2011 to June landscape For safety and visual quality reasons construction sites should be the schedule. 2012 affected by fenced; construction During construction sites should be cleaned up in a timely manner; The construction sites were cleaned timely. activities After construction is completed the area occupied by construction sites, Construction sites were fenced with blue colour steel temporarily occupied land, construction camps, should be restored boards. 2.9 Social 2.9.1 Lives of the In order to mitigate adverse impacts associated with construction, further No public consultation was held, will be September Residents public consultations with local residents should be conducted with an strengthened. 2011 to June aim to inform them about the intended activities of the Project, and to 2012 obtain their proposals and comments about the Project and potential mitigation measures. 2.10 Tourist Attractions 2.10 Botanical Construction activity on the roads #T571(#502), and #T571(#502) will Not involved. Garden and be executed with restricted access of the public to the construction sites Renshoushan as during this period, the Project will affect visitors and tourist of the Park Lanzhou Botanical Garden and Renshoushan Park. In order to minimize adverse impacts of civil works, the construction period in vicinity to these sensitive spots will be reduced as much as practical. During construction, using temporarily sound insulation facilities is justified to minimize noise impacts to sensitive spots. CCEChief Construction Engineer, EIAEnvironmental Impact Assessment, EPBEnvironmental Protection Bureau, GRIEGansu Research Institute of Environmental Sciences, PMOProject Management Office, GPGGansu Provincial Government, GWRBGansu Water Resource Bureau, IAImplementation Agency, LEPBLanzhou Environmental Protection Bureau, RPResettlement Plan, SEIASummary Environmental Impact Assessment, SMEDIDesign Institute, SPASocial Poverty Analysis, WRBWater Resource Bureau.

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A2-4 Implementation of Environmental Management Plan-516# road sections Environmental Mitigation Measures Implementation Status Time frame Impact/Issue 1. PRECONSTRUCTION 1.2 EIA and Feasibility Study 1.3 Design 1.4 Construction Preparation 1.4.1 Prepare environmental causes in bidding documents and technical Environmental causes in bidding documents and September Environmental specifications; reference this EMP and monitoring table. technical specifications were prepared; reference 2011 Clauses and this EMP and monitoring table. Specifications for Contractors. 1.4.2 Preparation of an environmental operation and supervision manual by Environmental operation and supervision manual by September Environmental the contractors as required by the contract for approval by IA supervision company and IA. 2011 Operation and Supervision Manual 1.4.3 Complaint Establish a Complaint and Information Office (CIO) before starting the CIO was established at the PMO. March 2010 and Information construction Office Ensure that staff at CIO are well trained to handle the crisis situations or CIO staff were trained by environmental specialist conflicts with residents due to suffering from environmental impacts 1.4.4 Environmental specialists will be invited to provide training on the Environmental specialist hired by IA has provided June 2012 Environmental implementation of environmental mitigation measures and supervision to training on the implementation of environmental September Protection relevant persons mitigation measures and supervision to 2011 Training environmental staff from IA, contractors and supervision company.

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Environmental Mitigation Measures Implementation Status Time frame Impact/Issue 1.4.5 Establish a resettlement office comprising local government officials to Resettlement was conducted based on RP. September Resumption of manage the resettlement process. 2011 Land and Conduct community consultation programs and ensure information is Property disseminated about entitlement being based on the Land Administration Law. Ensure that all relocation and resettlement activities are reasonably completed before construction starts on any section of the project road. 1.4.6 Old Trees According to the preliminary survey made by the PMO, in total there are Construction at the 577# road section has not Protection 343 trees of different species including 336 jujubes, 6 Ruanerli pear commenced. trees and 1 paulownia within the ROWs of the planned roads T532# and T577#. According to the field survey, the old trees are represented by only jujubes. The exact number of old trees within the ROW was assessed as 160. A permanent protected area for the community of ancient trees should be set up within the location of ancient trees to ensure the ancient trees within the protected area can really be protected; Meanwhile, those ancient trees that are in good health within the road construction area should be relocated to the protected area; The ancient trees on lane separators and sidewalks of the new roads should be kept as much as possible; Cutting the trees which will be unable to survive after relocation needs to be approved by the department in charge and to go through the relevant procedures; The PMO should work out a specific implementation plan (Tree Management Plan) and submit it to the Anning District Government and Municipal Gardening Bureau for approval.

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Environmental Mitigation Measures Implementation Status Time frame Impact/Issue 1.4.7 Other Trees located on roads #T514(#514), #T5141(#5141), and Trees Protection #T5141(#5142). Around 640 trees are located on the separation between MV and NMV lanes will be affected at the section from Qi Li He Bridge to Peili Square and partly up to the Anning Government Building. In case any trees within this area will be affected the proposed mitigation measure will be replanting of these trees to roadsides of the new roads such as #T580(#580), #T550(#550), #S554(#571), #S556(#572), #S569(#510), #T571(#502), etc. Flora located within the ROWs of new roads including #T571(#502) (between #B584 and 590#, and between 5761# and S578(#578)), #S569(#510) (between 5761# and #T550(#550)), #S583(#518) (between 5701# and Binhe road (N), and #S568(#576) and #S554(#571)), as well as #S554(#571) and #S556(#572). The total number of affected tees in all the locations was assessed as 600 (with around 300 valuable trees) that can be relocated to roadsides of the new roads such as #T580(#580), #T550(#550), #S554(#571), #S556(#572), #S569(#510), #T571(#502), etc. Before any groundbreaking, selected contractors must prepare a vegetation replanting layout on a topographic map of site (e.g., detailed design base map) showing replanting area, type of replanting, and maintenance program to undertaken.

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Environmental Mitigation Measures Implementation Status Time frame Impact/Issue 1.4.8 Utility Make full preparations before construction: make elaborate surveys of Approvals have been obtained before any utility September, Relocation the roads, electricity supply and communication; cooperation with the relocation. All utilities have been relocated prior to 2011 relevant departments in setting up demolition and relocation, traffic commencement of construction. management schemes should be established in advance; potential emergency situations related to the Project and their potential effects and mitigation should be examined; Relocate all utilities prior to commencement of construction on any section of the project road subject to prior approval of the concerned agencies. 1.4.9 Each contractor will complete environmental screening of any new At the liujiapu square, coloured fence and red signal September Environmental access road and provide a list of necessary mitigation measures. lamp has been set. 2011 Screening of Prepare a sketch map of all existing roads to be used as access routes New to construction sites Construction Site Access Road 1.4.10 In case of slight deviation of alignment (or additional physical No deviation of alignment. Environmental component), mitigation measures should be proposed and incorporated Impact Analysis into the detailed design drawings by the environmental engineer due to deviation In case of major deviation of alignment (or additional physical of alignment or component) that may cause substantial environmental impacts or new physical involve additional affected people. PMO should form an EIA team to component conduct additional environmental assessment and also public consultation. The revised EIA reports should be submitted to LEPB for approval To determine whether the deviation is minor or major, PMO should consult with ADB

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Environmental Mitigation Measures Implementation Status Time frame Impact/Issue 1.4.11 In order to minimize the Project’s impact to lives of the residents and At road crossing area, bulletin boards were erected September Information urban traffic including congested traffic, special lines of city traffic should to provide the public with a short description of the 2011 to June Disclosure and be defined in design and divergence in the course of construction; Project, construction timetable, feedback and 2012 consultation cooperation with the traffic control department of the Public Security complaint hotlines. Bureau should be set up, the potential of massmedia (TV, radio, and newspapers) to inform the public about road transport restrictions should Five project information boards and one map were be used to the full extent. erected as required by PRC regulation Information boards containing a short description of the Project, construction timetable, feedback and complaint hotlines, and asking for Pedestrian traffic has been diverted to safe public understanding for the inconveniences caused by the Project carriageway with appropriate safety barriers and should be installed at the construction sites; signs. The construction activities will require large amounts of water and electricity. Therefore, the construction unit should contact to the relevant Illumination lamps were fixed at a proper height and departments to set up a pipeline connection scheme and organize directed in such a way not to cause any temporary pipelines. For some areas that lack electricity and water, inconvenience to the nearby residents installation of water supply lines and electrical lines should be completed in advance in case there are temporary cutoffs that will affect the normal supply of water and electricity to citizens, businesses, and governmental organizations located within the area. If a footpath near a construction site is closed, pedestrian traffic should be diverted to an alternative route or safe carriageway. Appropriate safety barriers and signs should be provided. Illumination lamps should be fixed at a proper height and directed in such a way not to cause any inconvenience to the nearby residents

2. Construction Phase

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Environmental Mitigation Measures Implementation Status Time frame Impact/Issue 2.1 Solid Waste 2.1.1 Refuse Collect and timely cleanup the refuse and dispose of in landfill. Refuse were collected and transported by September generated on Sort of construction waste and recycle of reuse if possible. designated place by environmental sanitation 2011 to June construction Maximize the reuse of excavated soil for backfilling workers. 2012 sites, Dispose the waste to designed sites only. Waste from K2+50K2+105 was sorted and reused construction & Strip and stockpile topsoil in a protected location. Greening and Excavated soil has been reused for backfill. demolition revegetation using topsoil originally removed. waste, The topsoil has been stockpiled at designated place. excavated soil 2.1.2 Disposal Construct intercepting ditches and chutes to prevent outside runoff No spoil site involved sites entering disposal sites, and divert runoff from sites to existing drainage system or ponds. Rehabilitate the disposal sites into grassland, woodland or farmland after closing. 2.1.3 Borrow Strip and stockpile the topsoil, No borrow pit involved. areas build interception ditches and chutes to reduce erosion from borrow pits. Restore or revegetate the disposal sites into grassland, woodland or farmland after closing.

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Environmental Mitigation Measures Implementation Status Time frame Impact/Issue 2.1.4 Set up hoarding around the construction site, build temporary drainage Regularly washing construction sites and September Construction ditch and hoarding for temporary living quarters, install hoarding and surrounding areas. 2011 to June sites and drainage for temporary roads, regularly water haul road, cover the soil 2012 temporary land and aggregate materials on the truck during transport Rainy season construction plan has been developed use areas Build drainage ditch and slop protection during site formation Develop rainy season construction plan to prevent surface runoff and soil erosion Protect farmland and channels near construction sites Rehabilitate the temporary sites into grass, wood and farmland on completion of activities 2.1.5 Solid waste Garbage bins will be provided in the camps and regularly emptied, and Garbage bins were provided in the camps and September from work the garbage disposed will be maintained in hygienic manner in regularly emptied, and the garbage disposed were 2011 to June camps, canteens accordance with local norms. maintained in hygienic manner in accordance with 2012 local norms 2.2 Water Quality

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Environmental Mitigation Measures Implementation Status Time frame Impact/Issue 2.2.1 Impact on Temporary irrigation and drainage systems will be built and connected Temporary irrigation and drainage systems were September surface and before a permanent drainage system is blocked or removed as part of built. 2011 to June subsurface the construction process 2012 water flow or If groundwater drainage or an open channel irrigation flow is cut, the flow No water and drainage channels near the project drainage or should be rerouted by piping or leakage repaired immediately by area. The construction materials were not kept at irrigation system sealing the damaged surface area with concrete to prevent leakage or construction sites for long period. contamination. Construction materials such as asphalt should not be kept close to construction sites for long periods of time, and if they are stored for the The construction area is not in erosion and short term, they should be kept away from sources of water or drainage floodprone areas. channels; the erodible materials should be covered over to prevent their No water body near the project area. scouring. Construction in erosion and floodprone areas should be restricted to the Not involved. dry season. Replanting should be completed as soon as possible following fill placement to facilitate regeneration of a stabilizing ground cover. It is strictly prohibited to discharge into water body. Construction of the road #T532(#530) will encroach into the channelbed of Da Sha (Qing Shi) Sloot, to avoid soil erosion and pollution of the Yellow River the construction activities should be restricted there during rainy seasons. 2.2.2 Strengthen management, discharge domestic wastewater to the nearby Wastewater was discharged into urban sewer September Wastewater from sewer network or have it treated by onsite package plant network and treated. 2011 to June construction 2012 workers, canteens

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Environmental Mitigation Measures Implementation Status Time frame Impact/Issue 2.2.4 Vehicle The onsite fuelling area should be selected away from water bodies, There is no onsite fuelling. September and Equipment and should be protected by a dike to prevent runoff and to prevent 2011 to June Maintenance runoff from leaving the fuelling area. The onsite fuelling facilities should All vehicles and equipment that regularly enter and 2012 and Cleaning be only used for equipment must be fuelled on site, and all vehicles and leave the construction site have been cleaned offsite. equipment that regularly enter and leave the construction site should be fuelled offsite. Construction wastes have been transported to The vehicle and equipment wash area must be properly identified by designated disposal area. sign and located away from drainage facilities and watercourses. It must be equipped with a septic tank to collect and disposal of wash water. All vehicles and equipment that regularly enter and leave the construction site must be cleaned offsite. The bilge water is likely to be very small, but will contain a lot of pollutants such as lube oil, petroleum; this wastewater should be taken to and treated by appropriate treatment facilities. The waste water from washing watercraft will contain silts and smaller quantities of oil. This wastewater should be settled before being discharged into rivers. A construction materials handling protocol (e.g., storage away from watercourses and provision of retention areas, to contain accidental spills of toxic, hazardous, and harmful construction materials, such as caustic and acidic substances, oil and petroleum products, and asphalt materials) will be prepared and applied.

2.3 Air Quality

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Environmental Mitigation Measures Implementation Status Time frame Impact/Issue 2.3.1 Generation Avoid truck overloaded, vehicles delivering fine materials to the sites Vehicles delivering fine materials to the sites have September of dust must be covered, timely clear the dust clean up the earth that drops on been covered. The earth that drops on the road 2011 to June the road during transportation should be in a timely manner to reduce during transportation has been cleaned up to reduce 2012 dust. dust. Contractors will be required to spray road surfaces, excavation, construction and demolition sites to keep them moist for dust control; Every day watering the construction sites, nearby Potential significant adverse impacts to adjacent residents or site roads, and surrounding areas. employees during construction will be mitigated by either discontinuing No significant adverse impacts to adjacent residents until favorable conditions are restored, and sites should be watered to or site employees. prevent dust generation. No construction waste was burned. Burning waste construction materials as fuels is prohibited in the course of construction. Solvents and volatile materials will be properly used. Construction sites have been enclosed with blue Enclose the demolition sites and road construction sites with colored steel board. fencing. Trucks carrying earth, sand or stone will be covered with tarps to avoid Trucks carrying earth, sand or stone have been spilling. cleaned first and then covered with tarps to avoid Proper timetables and routes for transportation should be developed. spilling. Separate stone and sand materials, store concrete in separate storage place and minimize transportation required. Everyday, all the roads have been cleaned up by Set up hoarding around construction site, particularly for sensitive street cleaner. receivers nearby roads, including school, worshipping place, hospital, residential areas. All the roads and pavements used by vehicles of the contractors or any subcontractor or supplier will be kept clean and clear of all dust, mud, or extraneous materials dropped by their construction vehicles. Such cleaning must be completed on a regular basis.

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Environmental Mitigation Measures Implementation Status Time frame Impact/Issue 2.4.1 Noise from At construction sites within 250 meter of the nearest habitation, noisy No construction activity between 23:00 to 06:00 September vehicles, plant, construction work will be stopped between 2300 and 0600 hours. hours. 2011 to June and equipment The construction unit should contact the management in the above The construction unit contacted the management in 2012 mentioned sensitive spots in advance, and arrange the construction the sensitive spots in advance, and arranged the scheme to avoid impacts of construction noise to residents. construction scheme. If construction activities occur near schools, the construction unit should High noise level equipment and machinery can meet consult with the school management about the construction timetable of PRC GB 1252390 large machinery. In case there is still a need for construction works in Low noise machinery is selected. regular hours acoustic screens of 2.5m4.0m in height should be set up to keep noise levels below 60dB (A). In order to effectively protect the sensitive spots, bidding documents clearly specified the noisesensitive spots and environment protection measures mentioned in this report. Noise levels from equipment and machinery must strictly conform to PRCGB 1252390 Use low noise machinery Install temporary noise barrier around noisy machinery Avoid concrete mixing, use premixed concrete Traffic control on site and limit the horning During transportation, loading and unloading of construction materials, horning is prohibited when vehicles pass through sensitive receivers

2.5 Impact on Flora and Fauna

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2.8 Landscape

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Environmental Mitigation Measures Implementation Status Time frame Impact/Issue 2.8.1 visual Construction sites should be well organized and the construction Construction sites were well organized and the September quality of activities should be carried out according to the schedule; construction activities were carried out according to 2011 to June landscape For safety and visual quality reasons construction sites should be the schedule. 2012 affected by fenced; construction During construction sites should be cleaned up in a timely manner; The construction sites were cleaned timely. activities After construction is completed the area occupied by construction sites, Construction sites were fenced with blue colour steel temporarily occupied land, construction camps, should be restored boards. 2.9 Social 2.9.1 Lives of the In order to mitigate adverse impacts associated with construction, further No public consultation was held, will be September Residents public consultations with local residents should be conducted with an strengthened. 2011 to June aim to inform them about the intended activities of the Project, and to 2012 obtain their proposals and comments about the Project and potential mitigation measures. 2.10 Tourist Attractions 2.10 Botanical Construction activity on the roads #T571(#502), and #T571(#502) will Not involved. Garden and be executed with restricted access of the public to the construction sites Renshoushan as during this period, the Project will affect visitors and tourist of the Park Lanzhou Botanical Garden and Renshoushan Park. In order to minimize adverse impacts of civil works, the construction period in vicinity to these sensitive spots will be reduced as much as practical. During construction, using temporarily sound insulation facilities is justified to minimize noise impacts to sensitive spots. CCEChief Construction Engineer, EIAEnvironmental Impact Assessment, EPBEnvironmental Protection Bureau, GRIEGansu Research Institute of Environmental Sciences, PMOProject Management Office, GPGGansu Provincial Government, GWRBGansu Water Resource Bureau, IAImplementation Agency, LEPBLanzhou Environmental Protection Bureau, RPResettlement Plan, SEIASummary Environmental Impact Assessment, SMEDIDesign Institute, SPASocial Poverty Analysis, WRBWater Resource Bureau.

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A2-5 Implementation of Environmental Management Plan-578# road Environmental Mitigation Measures Implementation Status Time frame Impact/Issue 1. PRECONSTRUCTION 1.2 EIA and Feasibility Study 1.3 Design 1.4 Construction Preparation 1.4.1 Prepare environmental causes in bidding documents and technical Environmental causes in bidding documents and September Environmental specifications; reference this EMP and monitoring table. technical specifications were prepared; reference 2011 Clauses and this EMP and monitoring table. Specifications for Contractors. 1.4.2 Preparation of an environmental operation and supervision manual by Environmental operation and supervision manual by September Environmental the contractors as required by the contract for approval by IA supervision company and IA. 2011 Operation and Supervision Manual 1.4.3 Complaint Establish a Complaint and Information Office (CIO) before starting the CIO was established at the PMO. March 2010 and Information construction Office Ensure that staff at CIO are well trained to handle the crisis situations or CIO staff were trained by environmental specialist conflicts with residents due to suffering from environmental impacts At K0+046K0+320 information boards were erected. 1.4.4 Environmental specialists will be invited to provide training on the Environmental specialist hired by IA has provided June 2012 Environmental implementation of environmental mitigation measures and supervision to training on the implementation of environmental September Protection relevant persons mitigation measures and supervision to 2011 Training environmental staff from IA, contractors and supervision company.

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Environmental Mitigation Measures Implementation Status Time frame Impact/Issue 1.4.5 Establish a resettlement office comprising local government officials to Resettlement was conducted based on RP. September Resumption of manage the resettlement process. 2011 Land and Conduct community consultation programs and ensure information is Property disseminated about entitlement being based on the Land Administration Law. Ensure that all relocation and resettlement activities are reasonably completed before construction starts on any section of the project road. 1.4.6 Old Trees According to the preliminary survey made by the PMO, in total there are 578# road does not affect old trees. Protection 343 trees of different species including 336 jujubes, 6 Ruanerli pear trees and 1 paulownia within the ROWs of the planned roads T532# and T577#. According to the field survey, the old trees are represented by only jujubes. The exact number of old trees within the ROW was assessed as 160. A permanent protected area for the community of ancient trees should be set up within the location of ancient trees to ensure the ancient trees within the protected area can really be protected; Meanwhile, those ancient trees that are in good health within the road construction area should be relocated to the protected area; The ancient trees on lane separators and sidewalks of the new roads should be kept as much as possible; Cutting the trees which will be unable to survive after relocation needs to be approved by the department in charge and to go through the relevant procedures; The PMO should work out a specific implementation plan (Tree Management Plan) and submit it to the Anning District Government and Municipal Gardening Bureau for approval.

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Environmental Mitigation Measures Implementation Status Time frame Impact/Issue 1.4.7 Other Trees located on roads #T514(#514), #T5141(#5141), and The section of K0+046K0+320 does not involve tree Trees Protection #T5141(#5142). Around 640 trees are located on the separation relocation. between MV and NMV lanes will be affected at the section from Qi Li He Bridge to Peili Square and partly up to the Anning Government Building. In case any trees within this area will be affected the proposed mitigation measure will be replanting of these trees to roadsides of the new roads such as #T580(#580), #T550(#550), #S554(#571), #S556(#572), #S569(#510), #T571(#502), etc. Flora located within the ROWs of new roads including #T571(#502) (between #B584 and 590#, and between 5761# and S578(#578)), #S569(#510) (between 5761# and #T550(#550)), #S583(#518) (between 5701# and Binhe road (N), and #S568(#576) and #S554(#571)), as well as #S554(#571) and #S556(#572). The total number of affected tees in all the locations was assessed as 600 (with around 300 valuable trees) that can be relocated to roadsides of the new roads such as #T580(#580), #T550(#550), #S554(#571), #S556(#572), #S569(#510), #T571(#502), etc. Before any groundbreaking, selected contractors must prepare a vegetation replanting layout on a topographic map of site (e.g., detailed design base map) showing replanting area, type of replanting, and maintenance program to undertaken.

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Environmental Mitigation Measures Implementation Status Time frame Impact/Issue 1.4.8 Utility Make full preparations before construction: make elaborate surveys of Before construction, investigation was conducted on September, Relocation the roads, electricity supply and communication; cooperation with the the underground pipe networks. Passenger way has 2011 relevant departments in setting up demolition and relocation, traffic been set at density residential area and special management schemes should be established in advance; potential person is designated to guide the passengers. emergency situations related to the Project and their potential effects and mitigation should be examined; Relocate all utilities prior to commencement of construction on any section of the project road subject to prior approval of the concerned agencies. 1.4.9 Each contractor will complete environmental screening of any new Construction site fence plan was developed and September Environmental access road and provide a list of necessary mitigation measures. approved. 2011 Screening of Prepare a sketch map of all existing roads to be used as access routes New to construction sites Construction Site Access Road 1.4.10 In case of slight deviation of alignment (or additional physical No deviation of alignment. Environmental component), mitigation measures should be proposed and incorporated Impact Analysis into the detailed design drawings by the environmental engineer due to deviation In case of major deviation of alignment (or additional physical of alignment or component) that may cause substantial environmental impacts or new physical involve additional affected people. PMO should form an EIA team to component conduct additional environmental assessment and also public consultation. The revised EIA reports should be submitted to LEPB for approval To determine whether the deviation is minor or major, PMO should consult with ADB

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Environmental Mitigation Measures Implementation Status Time frame Impact/Issue 1.4.11 In order to minimize the Project’s impact to lives of the residents and At road crossing area, bulletin boards were erected September Information urban traffic including congested traffic, special lines of city traffic should to provide the public with a short description of the 2011 to June Disclosure and be defined in design and divergence in the course of construction; Project, construction timetable, feedback and 2012 consultation cooperation with the traffic control department of the Public Security complaint hotlines. Bureau should be set up, the potential of massmedia (TV, radio, and newspapers) to inform the public about road transport restrictions should Pedestrian traffic has been diverted to safe be used to the full extent. carriageway with appropriate safety barriers and Information boards containing a short description of the Project, signs. construction timetable, feedback and complaint hotlines, and asking for public understanding for the inconveniences caused by the Project Illumination lamps were fixed at a proper height and should be installed at the construction sites; directed in such a way not to cause any The construction activities will require large amounts of water and inconvenience to the nearby residents electricity. Therefore, the construction unit should contact to the relevant departments to set up a pipeline connection scheme and organize temporary pipelines. For some areas that lack electricity and water, installation of water supply lines and electrical lines should be completed in advance in case there are temporary cutoffs that will affect the normal supply of water and electricity to citizens, businesses, and governmental organizations located within the area. If a footpath near a construction site is closed, pedestrian traffic should be diverted to an alternative route or safe carriageway. Appropriate safety barriers and signs should be provided. Illumination lamps should be fixed at a proper height and directed in such a way not to cause any inconvenience to the nearby residents

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Environmental Mitigation Measures Implementation Status Time frame Impact/Issue 2.1 Solid Waste 2.1.1 Refuse Collect and timely cleanup the refuse and dispose of in landfill. Refuse were collected and transported by September generated on Sort of construction waste and recycle of reuse if possible. designated place by environmental sanitation 2011 to June construction Maximize the reuse of excavated soil for backfilling workers. 2012 sites, Dispose the waste to designed sites only. Excavated soil has been reused for backfill. construction & Strip and stockpile topsoil in a protected location. Greening and Construction waste transport to designated landfill demolition revegetation using topsoil originally removed. site. waste, The topsoil has been stockpiled at designated place. excavated soil 2.1.2 Disposal Construct intercepting ditches and chutes to prevent outside runoff No spoil site involved sites entering disposal sites, and divert runoff from sites to existing drainage system or ponds. Rehabilitate the disposal sites into grassland, woodland or farmland after closing. 2.1.3 Borrow Strip and stockpile the topsoil, No borrow pit involved. areas build interception ditches and chutes to reduce erosion from borrow pits. Restore or revegetate the disposal sites into grassland, woodland or farmland after closing.

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Environmental Mitigation Measures Implementation Status Time frame Impact/Issue 2.1.4 Set up hoarding around the construction site, build temporary drainage Regularly washing construction sites and September Construction ditch and hoarding for temporary living quarters, install hoarding and surrounding areas. 2011 to June sites and drainage for temporary roads, regularly water haul road, cover the soil 2012 temporary land and aggregate materials on the truck during transport Rainy season construction plan has been developed use areas Build drainage ditch and slop protection during site formation Develop rainy season construction plan to prevent surface runoff and soil erosion Protect farmland and channels near construction sites Rehabilitate the temporary sites into grass, wood and farmland on completion of activities 2.1.5 Solid waste Garbage bins will be provided in the camps and regularly emptied, and Garbage bins were provided in the camps and September from work the garbage disposed will be maintained in hygienic manner in regularly emptied, and the garbage disposed were 2011 to June camps, canteens accordance with local norms. maintained in hygienic manner in accordance with 2012 local norms 2.2 Water Quality

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Environmental Mitigation Measures Implementation Status Time frame Impact/Issue 2.2.1 Impact on Temporary irrigation and drainage systems will be built and connected Temporary irrigation and drainage systems were September surface and before a permanent drainage system is blocked or removed as part of built. 2011 to June subsurface the construction process 2012 water flow or If groundwater drainage or an open channel irrigation flow is cut, the flow No water and drainage channels near the project drainage or should be rerouted by piping or leakage repaired immediately by area. The construction materials were not kept at irrigation system sealing the damaged surface area with concrete to prevent leakage or construction sites for long period. contamination. Construction materials such as asphalt should not be kept close to construction sites for long periods of time, and if they are stored for the The construction area is not in erosion and short term, they should be kept away from sources of water or drainage floodprone areas. channels; the erodible materials should be covered over to prevent their No water body near the project area. scouring. Construction in erosion and floodprone areas should be restricted to the Not involved. dry season. Replanting should be completed as soon as possible following fill placement to facilitate regeneration of a stabilizing ground cover. It is strictly prohibited to discharge into water body. Construction of the road #T532(#530) will encroach into the channelbed of Da Sha (Qing Shi) Sloot, to avoid soil erosion and pollution of the Yellow River the construction activities should be restricted there during rainy seasons. 2.2.2 Strengthen management, discharge domestic wastewater to the nearby Wastewater was discharged into urban sewer September Wastewater from sewer network or have it treated by onsite package plant network and treated. 2011 to June construction 2012 workers, canteens

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Environmental Mitigation Measures Implementation Status Time frame Impact/Issue 2.2.4 Vehicle The onsite fuelling area should be selected away from water bodies, There is no onsite fuelling. September and Equipment and should be protected by a dike to prevent runoff and to prevent 2011 to June Maintenance runoff from leaving the fuelling area. The onsite fuelling facilities should All vehicles and equipment that regularly enter and 2012 and Cleaning be only used for equipment must be fuelled on site, and all vehicles and leave the construction site have been cleaned offsite. equipment that regularly enter and leave the construction site should be fuelled offsite. Construction wastes have been transported to The vehicle and equipment wash area must be properly identified by designated disposal area. sign and located away from drainage facilities and watercourses. It must be equipped with a septic tank to collect and disposal of wash water. All vehicles and equipment that regularly enter and leave the construction site must be cleaned offsite. The bilge water is likely to be very small, but will contain a lot of pollutants such as lube oil, petroleum; this wastewater should be taken to and treated by appropriate treatment facilities. The waste water from washing watercraft will contain silts and smaller quantities of oil. This wastewater should be settled before being discharged into rivers. A construction materials handling protocol (e.g., storage away from watercourses and provision of retention areas, to contain accidental spills of toxic, hazardous, and harmful construction materials, such as caustic and acidic substances, oil and petroleum products, and asphalt materials) will be prepared and applied.

2.3 Air Quality

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Environmental Mitigation Measures Implementation Status Time frame Impact/Issue 2.3.1 Generation Avoid truck overloaded, vehicles delivering fine materials to the sites Vehicles delivering fine materials to the sites have September of dust must be covered, timely clear the dust clean up the earth that drops on been covered. The earth that drops on the road 2011 to June the road during transportation should be in a timely manner to reduce during transportation has been cleaned up to reduce 2012 dust. dust. Contractors will be required to spray road surfaces, excavation, construction and demolition sites to keep them moist for dust control; Every day, watering the construction sites, nearby Potential significant adverse impacts to adjacent residents or site roads, and surrounding areas. employees during construction will be mitigated by either discontinuing No significant adverse impacts to adjacent residents until favorable conditions are restored, and sites should be watered to or site employees. prevent dust generation. No construction waste was burned. Burning waste construction materials as fuels is prohibited in the course of construction. Solvents and volatile materials will be properly used. Construction sites have been enclosed with blue Enclose the demolition sites and road construction sites with colored steel board. fencing. Trucks carrying earth, sand or stone will be covered with tarps to avoid Trucks carrying earth, sand or stone have been spilling. cleaned first and then covered with tarps to avoid Proper timetables and routes for transportation should be developed. spilling. Separate stone and sand materials, store concrete in separate storage place and minimize transportation required. Everyday, all the roads have been cleaned up by Set up hoarding around construction site, particularly for sensitive street cleaner. receivers nearby roads, including school, worshipping place, hospital, residential areas. All the roads and pavements used by vehicles of the contractors or any subcontractor or supplier will be kept clean and clear of all dust, mud, or extraneous materials dropped by their construction vehicles. Such cleaning must be completed on a regular basis.

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Environmental Mitigation Measures Implementation Status Time frame Impact/Issue 2.4.1 Noise from At construction sites within 250 meter of the nearest habitation, noisy Construction hours are: 07:0018:00 September vehicles, plant, construction work will be stopped between 2300 and 0600 hours. The construction unit contacted the management in 2011 to June and equipment The construction unit should contact the management in the above the sensitive spots in advance, and arranged the 2012 mentioned sensitive spots in advance, and arrange the construction construction scheme. scheme to avoid impacts of construction noise to residents. High noise level equipment and machinery can meet If construction activities occur near schools, the construction unit should PRC GB 1252390 consult with the school management about the construction timetable of Low noise machinery is selected. large machinery. In case there is still a need for construction works in regular hours acoustic screens of 2.5m4.0m in height should be set up to keep noise levels below 60dB (A). In order to effectively protect the sensitive spots, bidding documents clearly specified the noisesensitive spots and environment protection measures mentioned in this report. Noise levels from equipment and machinery must strictly conform to PRCGB 1252390 Use low noise machinery Install temporary noise barrier around noisy machinery Avoid concrete mixing, use premixed concrete Traffic control on site and limit the horning During transportation, loading and unloading of construction materials, horning is prohibited when vehicles pass through sensitive receivers

2.5 Impact on Flora and Fauna

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Environmental Mitigation Measures Implementation Status Time frame Impact/Issue 2.5.1 Loss of or Relocate the trees affected by the construction, avoid trees cutting and September damage to flora restore the vegetation on completion of construction. 2011 to June and fauna All works will be carried out by minimizing damage of flora and fauna and 2012 construction workers will be instructed to protect natural resources, fauna and flora. 2.6 Impacts on Cultural Heritage Sites 2.6.1 Cultural Should culture heritage discovered during the construction, stop No cultural heritage was found. Heritage construction, protect the site and report to the Lanzhou and Gansu Heritage Bureaus 2.7 Health and Safety Aspects 2.7.1 Loss of At all times during construction, the contractor will provide safe and All of the crossing areas have been provided with September Access convenient passages for vehicles, pedestrians, and livestock to and from safe and convenient passages. 2011 to June side roads 2012 2.7.2 Health An education program for HIV/AIDS and STDs will be implemented Regular worker health check has been conducted. September Aspects such as concurrently with the project implementation. Safety training and management has been 2011 to June illness of Maintain efficient sanitation in the construction area; provide health strengthened to ensure the safe construction. 2012 workers, spread check to workers; of HIV/AIDS and Safety training and management should be strengthened to ensure the Construction workers were equipped with personnel STIs safe construction protection utilities. Construction workers should be equipped with personnel protection utilities, such as earplug, helmet, etc when necessary Special safety staff was designated to check the construction sites.

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Environmental Mitigation Measures Implementation Status Time frame Impact/Issue 2.8.1 visual Construction sites should be well organized and the construction Construction sites were well organized and the September quality of activities should be carried out according to the schedule; construction activities were carried out according to 2011 to June landscape For safety and visual quality reasons construction sites should be the schedule. 2012 affected by fenced; construction During construction sites should be cleaned up in a timely manner; The construction sites were cleaned timely. activities After construction is completed the area occupied by construction sites, Construction sites were fenced with blue colour steel temporarily occupied land, construction camps, should be restored boards. 2.9 Social 2.9.1 Lives of the In order to mitigate adverse impacts associated with construction, further No public consultation was held, will be September Residents public consultations with local residents should be conducted with an strengthened. 2011 to June aim to inform them about the intended activities of the Project, and to 2012 obtain their proposals and comments about the Project and potential mitigation measures. 2.10 Tourist Attractions 2.10 Botanical Construction activity on the roads #T571(#502), and #T571(#502) will Not involved. Garden and be executed with restricted access of the public to the construction sites Renshoushan as during this period, the Project will affect visitors and tourist of the Park Lanzhou Botanical Garden and Renshoushan Park. In order to minimize adverse impacts of civil works, the construction period in vicinity to these sensitive spots will be reduced as much as practical. During construction, using temporarily sound insulation facilities is justified to minimize noise impacts to sensitive spots. CCEChief Construction Engineer, EIAEnvironmental Impact Assessment, EPBEnvironmental Protection Bureau, GRIEGansu Research Institute of Environmental Sciences, PMOProject Management Office, GPGGansu Provincial Government, GWRBGansu Water Resource Bureau, IAImplementation Agency, LEPBLanzhou Environmental Protection Bureau, RPResettlement Plan, SEIASummary Environmental Impact Assessment, SMEDIDesign Institute, SPASocial Poverty Analysis, WRBWater Resource Bureau.

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A2-1 Implementation of Environmental Management Plan-BRT component Environmental Mitigation Measures Implementation Status Time frame Impact/Issue 1. PRECONSTRUCTION 1.2 EIA and Feasibility Study 1.3 Design 1.4 Construction Preparation 1.4.1 Prepare environmental causes in bidding documents and technical Environmental causes in bidding documents and March 2011 Environmental specifications; reference this EMP and monitoring table. technical specifications were prepared; reference Clauses and this EMP and monitoring table. Specifications for Contractors. 1.4.2 Preparation of an environmental operation and supervision manual by Environmental operation and supervision manual by March 2011 Environmental the contractors as required by the contract for approval by IA supervision company and IA. Operation and Supervision Manual 1.4.3 Complaint Establish a Complaint and Information Office (CIO) before starting the CIO was established at the PMO. March 2010 and Information construction Office Ensure that staff at CIO are well trained to handle the crisis situations or CIO staff were trained by environmental specialist conflicts with residents due to suffering from environmental impacts 1.4.4 Environmental specialists will be invited to provide training on the Environmental specialist hired by IA has provided June 2012 Environmental implementation of environmental mitigation measures and supervision to training on the implementation of environmental September Protection relevant persons mitigation measures and supervision to 2011 Training environmental staff from IA, contractors and supervision company.

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Environmental Mitigation Measures Implementation Status Time frame Impact/Issue 1.4.5 Establish a resettlement office comprising local government officials to Resumption of manage the resettlement process. Land and Conduct community consultation programs and ensure information is Property disseminated about entitlement being based on the Land Administration Law. Ensure that all relocation and resettlement activities are reasonably completed before construction starts on any section of the project road. 1.4.6 Old Trees According to the preliminary survey made by the PMO, in total there are There is no old tree around the BRT stations. Protection 343 trees of different species including 336 jujubes, 6 Ruanerli pear trees and 1 paulownia within the ROWs of the planned roads T532# and T577#. According to the field survey, the old trees are represented by only jujubes. The exact number of old trees within the ROW was assessed as 160. A permanent protected area for the community of ancient trees should be set up within the location of ancient trees to ensure the ancient trees within the protected area can really be protected; Meanwhile, those ancient trees that are in good health within the road construction area should be relocated to the protected area; The ancient trees on lane separators and sidewalks of the new roads should be kept as much as possible; Cutting the trees which will be unable to survive after relocation needs to be approved by the department in charge and to go through the relevant procedures; The PMO should work out a specific implementation plan (Tree Management Plan) and submit it to the Anning District Government and Municipal Gardening Bureau for approval.

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Environmental Mitigation Measures Implementation Status Time frame Impact/Issue 1.4.7 Other Trees located on roads #T514(#514), #T5141(#5141), and Trees are relocated to Wetland Park by Anning Trees Protection #T5141(#5142). Around 640 trees are located on the separation district forest management department. between MV and NMV lanes will be affected at the section from Qi Li He Bridge to Peili Square and partly up to the Anning Government Building. In case any trees within this area will be affected the proposed mitigation measure will be replanting of these trees to roadsides of the new roads such as #T580(#580), #T550(#550), #S554(#571), #S556(#572), #S569(#510), #T571(#502), etc. Flora located within the ROWs of new roads including #T571(#502) (between #B584 and 590#, and between 5761# and S578(#578)), #S569(#510) (between 5761# and #T550(#550)), #S583(#518) (between 5701# and Binhe road (N), and #S568(#576) and #S554(#571)), as well as #S554(#571) and #S556(#572). The total number of affected tees in all the locations was assessed as 600 (with around 300 valuable trees) that can be relocated to roadsides of the new roads such as #T580(#580), #T550(#550), #S554(#571), #S556(#572), #S569(#510), #T571(#502), etc. Before any groundbreaking, selected contractors must prepare a vegetation replanting layout on a topographic map of site (e.g., detailed design base map) showing replanting area, type of replanting, and maintenance program to undertaken.

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Environmental Mitigation Measures Implementation Status Time frame Impact/Issue 1.4.8 Utility Make full preparations before construction: make elaborate surveys of Communication cables affected during construction September Relocation the roads, electricity supply and communication; cooperation with the has been connected to ensure properly operation. 2011 to June relevant departments in setting up demolition and relocation, traffic 2012 management schemes should be established in advance; potential Other utilities has been relocated before the emergency situations related to the Project and their potential effects construction. and mitigation should be examined; Relocate all utilities prior to commencement of construction on any section of the project road subject to prior approval of the concerned agencies. 1.4.9 Each contractor will complete environmental screening of any new No new access road involved. June 2011 Environmental access road and provide a list of necessary mitigation measures. Screening of Prepare a sketch map of all existing roads to be used as access routes The construction road has been enclosed. New to construction sites Construction Site Access Road 1.4.10 In case of slight deviation of alignment (or additional physical No change of BRT location. Environmental component), mitigation measures should be proposed and incorporated Impact Analysis into the detailed design drawings by the environmental engineer due to deviation In case of major deviation of alignment (or additional physical of alignment or component) that may cause substantial environmental impacts or new physical involve additional affected people. PMO should form an EIA team to component conduct additional environmental assessment and also public consultation. The revised EIA reports should be submitted to LEPB for approval To determine whether the deviation is minor or major, PMO should consult with ADB

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Environmental Mitigation Measures Implementation Status Time frame Impact/Issue 1.4.11 In order to minimize the Project’s impact to lives of the residents and Traffic signs were installed to guide to traffic and September Information urban traffic including congested traffic, special lines of city traffic should ensure traffic safety.. 2011 to June Disclosure and be defined in design and divergence in the course of construction; 2012 consultation cooperation with the traffic control department of the Public Security Bureau should be set up, the potential of massmedia (TV, radio, and newspapers) to inform the public about road transport restrictions should be used to the full extent. Information boards containing a short description of the Project, construction timetable, feedback and complaint hotlines, and asking for public understanding for the inconveniences caused by the Project should be installed at the construction sites; The construction activities will require large amounts of water and electricity. Therefore, the construction unit should contact to the relevant departments to set up a pipeline connection scheme and organize temporary pipelines. For some areas that lack electricity and water, installation of water supply lines and electrical lines should be completed in advance in case there are temporary cutoffs that will affect the normal supply of water and electricity to citizens, businesses, and governmental organizations located within the area. If a footpath near a construction site is closed, pedestrian traffic should be diverted to an alternative route or safe carriageway. Appropriate safety barriers and signs should be provided. Illumination lamps should be fixed at a proper height and directed in such a way not to cause any inconvenience to the nearby residents

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Environmental Mitigation Measures Implementation Status Time frame Impact/Issue 2.1 Solid Waste 2.1.1 Refuse Collect and timely cleanup the refuse and dispose of in landfill. Refuse were collected and transported by June 2011 to generated on Sort of construction waste and recycle of reuse if possible. designated place by environmental sanitation June 2012 construction Maximize the reuse of excavated soil for backfilling workers. sites, Dispose the waste to designed sites only. Excavated soil has been reused for backfill construction & Strip and stockpile topsoil in a protected location. Greening and The topsoil has been stockpiled at designated place demolition revegetation using topsoil originally removed. and will be reused for greening. waste, excavated soil 2.1.2 Disposal Construct intercepting ditches and chutes to prevent outside runoff No spoil site involved sites entering disposal sites, and divert runoff from sites to existing drainage system or ponds. Rehabilitate the disposal sites into grassland, woodland or farmland after closing. 2.1.3 Borrow Strip and stockpile the topsoil, No borrow pit involved. areas build interception ditches and chutes to reduce erosion from borrow pits. Restore or revegetate the disposal sites into grassland, woodland or farmland after closing.

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Environmental Mitigation Measures Implementation Status Time frame Impact/Issue 2.1.4 Set up hoarding around the construction site, build temporary drainage Regularly washing construction sites and September Construction ditch and hoarding for temporary living quarters, install hoarding and surrounding areas. 2011 to June sites and drainage for temporary roads, regularly water haul road, cover the soil 2012 temporary land and aggregate materials on the truck during transport Dusty areas were covered during transportation. use areas Build drainage ditch and slop protection during site formation Develop rainy season construction plan to prevent surface runoff and soil erosion Protect farmland and channels near construction sites Rehabilitate the temporary sites into grass, wood and farmland on completion of activities 2.1.5 Solid waste Garbage bins will be provided in the camps and regularly emptied, and Garbage bins were provided in the camps and September from work the garbage disposed will be maintained in hygienic manner in regularly emptied, and the garbage disposed were 2011 to June camps, canteens accordance with local norms. maintained in hygienic manner in accordance with 2012 local norms 2.2 Water Quality

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Environmental Mitigation Measures Implementation Status Time frame Impact/Issue 2.2.1 Impact on Temporary irrigation and drainage systems will be built and connected Temporary irrigation and drainage systems were September surface and before a permanent drainage system is blocked or removed as part of built. 2011 to June subsurface the construction process 2012 water flow or If groundwater drainage or an open channel irrigation flow is cut, the flow No water and drainage channels near the project drainage or should be rerouted by piping or leakage repaired immediately by area. The construction materials were not kept at irrigation system sealing the damaged surface area with concrete to prevent leakage or construction sites for long period. contamination. Construction materials such as asphalt should not be kept close to The construction area is not in erosion and construction sites for long periods of time, and if they are stored for the floodprone areas. short term, they should be kept away from sources of water or drainage No water body near the project area. channels; the erodible materials should be covered over to prevent their scouring. Construction in erosion and floodprone areas should be restricted to the dry season. Replanting should be completed as soon as possible following fill placement to facilitate regeneration of a stabilizing ground cover. It is strictly prohibited to discharge into water body. Construction of the road #T532(#530) will encroach into the channelbed of Da Sha (Qing Shi) Sloot, to avoid soil erosion and pollution of the Yellow River the construction activities should be restricted there during rainy seasons. 2.2.2 Strengthen management, discharge domestic wastewater to the nearby Wastewater was discharged into urban sewer September Wastewater from sewer network or have it treated by onsite package plant network and treated. 2011 to June construction 2012 workers, canteens

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Environmental Mitigation Measures Implementation Status Time frame Impact/Issue 2.2.4 Vehicle The onsite fuelling area should be selected away from water bodies, There is no onsite fuelling. September and Equipment and should be protected by a dike to prevent runoff and to prevent 2011 to June Maintenance runoff from leaving the fuelling area. The onsite fuelling facilities should All vehicles and equipment that regularly enter and 2012 and Cleaning be only used for equipment must be fuelled on site, and all vehicles and leave the construction site have been cleaned offsite. equipment that regularly enter and leave the construction site should be fuelled offsite. The vehicle and equipment wash area must be properly identified by sign and located away from drainage facilities and watercourses. It must be equipped with a septic tank to collect and disposal of wash water. All vehicles and equipment that regularly enter and leave the construction site must be cleaned offsite. The bilge water is likely to be very small, but will contain a lot of pollutants such as lube oil, petroleum; this wastewater should be taken to and treated by appropriate treatment facilities. The waste water from washing watercraft will contain silts and smaller quantities of oil. This wastewater should be settled before being discharged into rivers. A construction materials handling protocol (e.g., storage away from watercourses and provision of retention areas, to contain accidental spills of toxic, hazardous, and harmful construction materials, such as caustic and acidic substances, oil and petroleum products, and asphalt materials) will be prepared and applied.

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Environmental Mitigation Measures Implementation Status Time frame Impact/Issue 2.3.1 Generation Avoid truck overloaded, vehicles delivering fine materials to the sites Vehicles delivering fine materials to the sites have September of dust must be covered, timely clear the dust clean up the earth that drops on been covered. The earth that drops on the road 2011 to June the road during transportation should be in a timely manner to reduce during transportation has been cleaned up to reduce 2012 dust. dust. Contractors will be required to spray road surfaces, excavation, construction and demolition sites to keep them moist for dust control; Every day, watering the construction sites, nearby Potential significant adverse impacts to adjacent residents or site roads, and surrounding areas. employees during construction will be mitigated by either discontinuing No significant adverse impacts to adjacent residents until favorable conditions are restored, and sites should be watered to or site employees. prevent dust generation. No construction waste was burned. Burning waste construction materials as fuels is prohibited in the course of construction. Solvents and volatile materials will be properly used. Construction sites have been enclosed with blue Enclose the demolition sites and road construction sites with colored steel board. fencing. Trucks carrying earth, sand or stone will be covered with tarps to avoid Trucks carrying earth, sand or stone have been spilling. cleaned first and then covered with tarps to avoid Proper timetables and routes for transportation should be developed. spilling. Separate stone and sand materials, store concrete in separate storage place and minimize transportation required. Everyday, all the roads nearby have been cleaned up Set up hoarding around construction site, particularly for sensitive by street cleaner. receivers nearby roads, including school, worshipping place, hospital, residential areas. All the roads and pavements used by vehicles of the contractors or any subcontractor or supplier will be kept clean and clear of all dust, mud, or extraneous materials dropped by their construction vehicles. Such cleaning must be completed on a regular basis.

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Environmental Mitigation Measures Implementation Status Time frame Impact/Issue 2.4.1 Noise from At construction sites within 250 meter of the nearest habitation, noisy No construction activity between 23:00 to 06:00 September vehicles, plant, construction work will be stopped between 2300 and 0600 hours. hours. 2011 to June and equipment The construction unit should contact the management in the above The construction unit contacted the management in 2012 mentioned sensitive spots in advance, and arrange the construction the sensitive spots in advance, and arranged the scheme to avoid impacts of construction noise to residents. construction scheme. If construction activities occur near schools, the construction unit should High noise level equipment and machinery can meet consult with the school management about the construction timetable of PRC GB 1252390 large machinery. In case there is still a need for construction works in Low noise machinery is selected. regular hours acoustic screens of 2.5m4.0m in height should be set up to keep noise levels below 60dB (A). Premix concrete was used to avoid onsite mixing. In order to effectively protect the sensitive spots, bidding documents clearly specified the noisesensitive spots and environment protection measures mentioned in this report. Noise levels from equipment and machinery must strictly conform to PRCGB 1252390 Use low noise machinery Install temporary noise barrier around noisy machinery Avoid concrete mixing, use premixed concrete Traffic control on site and limit the horning During transportation, loading and unloading of construction materials, horning is prohibited when vehicles pass through sensitive receivers

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Environmental Mitigation Measures Implementation Status Time frame Impact/Issue 2.5.1 Loss of or Relocate the trees affected by the construction, avoid trees cutting and During trees relocation, vegetation specialist was September damage to flora restore the vegetation on completion of construction. hired to instruct the relocation according to the 2011 to June and fauna All works will be carried out by minimizing damage of flora and fauna and vegetation of features. 2012 construction workers will be instructed to protect natural resources, Construction workers have been provide training on fauna and flora. flora and fauna protection.

2.6 Impacts on Cultural Heritage Sites 2.6.1 Cultural Should culture heritage discovered during the construction, stop No cultural heritage was found. Heritage construction, protect the site and report to the Lanzhou and Gansu Heritage Bureaus 2.7 Health and Safety Aspects 2.7.1 Loss of At all times during construction, the contractor will provide safe and All of the crossing areas have been provided with Access convenient passages for vehicles, pedestrians, and livestock to and from safe and convenient passages. side roads 2.7.2 Health An education program for HIV/AIDS and STDs will be implemented Safety training and management has been September Aspects such as concurrently with the project implementation. strengthened to ensure the safe construction. 2011 to June illness of Maintain efficient sanitation in the construction area; provide health 2012 workers, spread check to workers; Construction workers were equipped with personnel of HIV/AIDS and Safety training and management should be strengthened to ensure the protection utilities. STIs safe construction Construction workers should be equipped with personnel protection Special safety staff was designated to check the utilities, such as earplug, helmet, etc when necessary construction sites.

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Environmental Mitigation Measures Implementation Status Time frame Impact/Issue 2.8.1 visual Construction sites should be well organized and the construction Construction sites were well organized and the September quality of activities should be carried out according to the schedule; construction activities were carried out according to 2011 to June landscape For safety and visual quality reasons construction sites should be the schedule. 2012 affected by fenced; construction During construction sites should be cleaned up in a timely manner; The construction sites were cleaned timely. activities After construction is completed the area occupied by construction sites, Construction sites were fenced with blue colour steel temporarily occupied land, construction camps, should be restored boards. 2.9 Social 2.9.1 Lives of the In order to mitigate adverse impacts associated with construction, further Regular meetings were held with local people to September Residents public consultations with local residents should be conducted with an listening their concerns and comments. 2011 to June aim to inform them about the intended activities of the Project, and to 2012 obtain their proposals and comments about the Project and potential mitigation measures. 2.10 Tourist Attractions 2.10 Botanical Construction activity on the roads #T571(#502), and #T571(#502) will No involved. Garden and be executed with restricted access of the public to the construction sites Renshoushan as during this period, the Project will affect visitors and tourist of the Park Lanzhou Botanical Garden and Renshoushan Park. In order to minimize adverse impacts of civil works, the construction period in vicinity to these sensitive spots will be reduced as much as practical. During construction, using temporarily sound insulation facilities is justified to minimize noise impacts to sensitive spots. CCEChief Construction Engineer, EIAEnvironmental Impact Assessment, EPBEnvironmental Protection Bureau, GRIEGansu Research Institute of Environmental Sciences, PMOProject Management Office, GPGGansu Provincial Government, GWRBGansu Water Resource Bureau, IAImplementation Agency, LEPBLanzhou Environmental Protection Bureau, RPResettlement Plan, 不SPASocial Poverty Analysis, WRBWater Resource Bureau.

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APPENDIX 3 ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY MONITORING

(1) Monitoring Location and Methodology

Project Name Environmental monitoring Monitoring date 2011.12.4—2011.12.11 Reporting date 2011.12. 12 Monitoring content Noise, Air quality and Water Quality Parameters and pH GB 69201986, SS GB 119011989, NH 3N GB 74791987, COD methodology GB 119141989, BOD 5 GB 74881987, DO GB 74891987, Oil GB ／ T164881996, SO 2 HJ 4832009, TSP GB/T 154321995, GB/T 146231993

(2) Water Quality Monitoring

In accordance with the EIA report, the class III standards under the Surface Water Environmental Quality Standards (GB38382002) are adopted in the EIA for Yellow River (Lanzhou section).

During the semiannual report preparation, water quality data for the year of 2009 and first year of 2010 was collected from the LEMS. According to the monitoring data for the Lanzhou stretch of the Yellow River, faecal coliform level exceeds the standard. Other parameters of water quality are within the standard limits. The water quality monitoring data is presented in Table A31.

Table A3-1 Water Quality Standards for Basic Parameters Unit ：：：mg/L( except for pH)

pH DO BOD 5 NH 3-N Oil CODcr SS 69 5 4 1.0 0.05 20 150 Note: Class III of Surface Water Environmental Quality Standards (GB38382002)

Specific water quality monitoring for the project was conducted in December 2011 and the results are presented in Table A32.

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Table A3-2 Water Quality of Yellow River (Lanzhou Section) parameters CODcr NH3N BOD5 pH SS DO Oil location and time left 8.6 0.212 1.2 8.11 226 6.8 L 12.05 middle 8.2 0.209 1.1 8.07 216 6.6 L (10:00) Anmen right 8.3 0.218 1.3 8.11 211 7.1 L bridge left 8.9 0.204 1.1 8.13 229 6.9 L 12.05 middle 8.8 0.214 1.2 8.12 227 6.8 L (22:00) right 8.7 0.218 1.1 8.12 241 6.9 L Yintan 12.08 left 8.7 0.204 1.9 8.10 223 6.9 0.05 bridge (10:30) middle 8.8 0.219 2.1 8.11 235 6.8 0.06 right 9.3 0.216 2.2 8.12 223 6.9 L 12.08 left 8.7 0.213 2.0 8.12 227 7.0 L (22:30) middle 8.8 0.216 2.1 8.11 223 6.8 0.05 right 8.3 0.217 2.2 8.10 211 6.9 L Zhongshan 12.11 left 9.3 0.211 2.1 8.10 226 6.9 0.05 bridge (11:00) middle 8.9 0.213 2.2 8.10 231 7.0 L right 9.3 0.212 2.4 8.10 232 6.6 0.05 12.11 left 9.7 0.226 2.3 8.10 222 6.7 0.06 (23:00) middle 9.8 0.227 2.2 8.11 233 6.7 L right 9.3 0.224 2.2 8.10 224 6.7 0.05 Note ：“L” means not detectable

It can be seen from the above tables that the water quality at the project section of the Yellow river can generally meet the class III standard.

A3-2a Water Quality of Before and During Construction (unit: mg/L) pH DO BOD5 NH3N CODcr SS

2009 8.30 7.38 1.78 0.54 15.96 n.a Jan. to May 2010 8.31 7.26 1.48 0.55 16.20 16.17 Sep. 2010 8.30 7.31 0.52 0.22 13.44 13.44 December 2010 8.11 6.8 2.1 0.22 8.8 236 June 2011 8.07 6.6 1.1 0.21 8.2 246 December 2011 8.11 6.8 2.1 0.22 8.8 235 Standard 69 5.00 4.00 1.00 20.00 150.00

Note: Monitored at Yintan Bridge located at downstream of the project area by Lanzhou Environmental Monitoring Center during preparation of the EIA, and by Lanzhou Jiaotong University during construction.

(3) Air Quality Monitoring

Monthly Air Quality Monitoring for the project area has been conducted by Lanzhou Jiaotong University. The daily average and hourly average data are presented in Table A33.

Table A3-3 Air Quality Monitoring Results Data (unit: mg/m 3)

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Location TSP SO2 Daily Hourly Daily Hourly average average average average At crossing of 518# 36°05′57″N Sept. 13 0.34 0.38 0.011 0.018 and 580# 103°43′02″E At crossing of 541# 36°06′28″N Sept. 13 0.32 0.34 0.011 0.015 and 571# 103°41′27″E Oct. 9 At crossing of 151# 36°04′09″N 0.33 0.36 0.011 0.017 and 112# 103°42′42″E Oct. 9 At crossing of 514# 36°06′19″N 0.32 0.34 0.012 0.016 and 578# 103°41′38″E Nov. 17 At crossing of 514# 36°06′13″N 0.33 0.36 0.011 0.016 and 580# 103°42′17″E Nov. 17 At crossing of 514# 36°06′04″N 0.34 0.35 0.011 0.015 and 574# 103°42′21″E Dec. 12 At crossing of 514# 36°06′19″N 0.28 0.32 0.009 0.011 and 576# 103°42′21″E Dec. 12 At crossing of 520# 36°05′54″N 0.23 0.31 0.011 0.013 and 571# 103°41′27″E Dec. 12 At crossing of 519# 36°06′04″N 0.21 0.28 0.011 0.013 and 571# 103°42′19″E Jan. 9 At north gate of 36°10′08″N 0.35 0.37 0.011 0.015 Xibei Shida 103°73′59″E Jan. 9 At crossing of 514# 36°10′44″N 0.32 0.35 0.011 0.014 and 578# 103°71′38″E Feb. 16 At crossing of 520# 36°09′90″N 0.35 0.37 0.012 0.015 and 574# 103°70′07″E Feb. 16 At gate of 36°10′99″N 0.33 0.35 0.011 0.014 ecogarden 103°69′27″E

Table A3-3a Air Quality Before and During construction -Daily Average Data (unit: mg/m 3) During construction Baseline data Monitoring Time (March, 2007) location TSP SO2 TSP SO2 At crossing of Sept. 13 0.34 0.011 0.161~0.346 0.008~0.019 518# and 580# At crossing of Sept. 13 0.32 0.011 0.168~0.341 0.007~0.021 541# and 571# Oct. 9 At crossing of 0.33 0.011 0.168~0.341 0.007~0.021 151# and 112# Oct. 9 At crossing of 0.32 0.012 0.161~0.346 0.008~0.019 514# and 578# Nov. 17 At crossing of 0.33 0.011 0.161~0.346 0.008~0.019 514# and 580# Nov. 17 At crossing of 0.34 0.011 0.168~0.341 0.007~0.021 514# and 574# Dec. 12 At crossing of 0.28 0.009 0.218~0.333 0.010~0.035 514# and 576# Dec. 12 At crossing of 0.23 0.011 0.168~0.341 0.007~0.021 520# and 571# Dec. 12 At crossing of 0.21 0.011 0.168~0.341 0.007~0.021 519# and 571# Jan. 9 At north gate of 0.35 0.011 0.218~0.333 0.010~0.035 Xibei Shida Jan. 9 At crossing of 0.32 0.011 0.161~0.346 0.008~0.019 514# and 578# 113

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Feb. 16 At crossing of 0.35 0.012 0.168~0.341 0.007~0.021 520# and 574# Feb. 16 At gate of 0.33 0.011 0.168~0.341 0.007~0.021 ecogarden Standard (Class II) 0.30 0.15 0.30 0.15

It can be seen from the above table that the levels of SO 2 at all sampling locations are in compliance with the Class II standard of the Ambient Air Quality Standard (GB 3095-1996). But the levels of TSP at most of the locations do not meet the standard.

(4) Ambient Noise Monitoring and Assessment for the Project Area

Noise Level Monitoring has been conducted by Lanzhou Jiaotong University every month during construction period. The monitoring data is presented in table A34.

Table A3-4 Noise Monitoring Data for the Project Areas unit: db(A)

Monitoring Results Time Monitoring location Location Day standard Night Standard At crossing of 518# 36°05′57″N Sept. 13 57.4 60 45.1 50 and 580# 103°43′02″E At crossing of 541# 36°06′28″N Sept. 13 53.8 60 43.6 50 and 571# 103°41′27″E Oct. 9 At crossing of 151# 36°04′09″N 58.3 60 51.2 50 and 112# 103°42′42″E Oct. 9 At crossing of 514# 36°06′19″N 53.7 60 45.1 50 and 578# 103°41′38″E Nov. 17 At crossing of 514# 36°06′13″N 57.6 60 46.2 50 and 580# 103°42′17″E Nov. 17 At crossing of 514# 36°06′04″N 56.4 60 43.6 50 and 574# 103°42′21″E Dec. 12 At crossing of 514# 36°06′19″N 57.9 60 42.7 50 and 576# 103°42′21″E Dec. 12 At crossing of 520# 36°05′54″N 59.4 60 43.1 50 and 571# 103°41′27″E Dec. 12 At crossing of 519# 36°06′04″N 60.1 60 44.4 50 and 571# 103°42′19″E Jan. 9 At north gate of 36°10′08″N Northwest Normal 103°73′59″E 55.9 60 45.2 50 University Jan. 9 At crossing of 514# 36°10′44″N 53.7 60 44.3 50 and 578# 103°71′38″E Feb. 16 At crossing of 520# 36°09′90″N 54.4 60 44.1 50 and 574# 103°70′07″E Feb. 16 At gate of 36°10′99″N 53.6 60 44.3 50 ecogarden 103°69′27″E

Table A3-4a Noise Level of Before and During construction (dB(A)) Time Monitoring location During Baseline construction (February 2-3, 2007) Day Night Day Night Sept. 13 At crossing of 518# and 580# 57.4 45.1 63.9 61.0

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Sept. 13 At crossing of 541# and 571# 53.8 43.6 63.9 61.0 Oct. 9 At crossing of 151# and 112# 58.3 51.2 67.1 64.14 Oct. 9 At crossing of 514# and 578# 53.7 45.1 67.1 64.14 Nov. 17 At crossing of 514# and 580# 57.6 46.2 56.8 45.4 Nov. 17 At crossing of 514# and 574# 56.4 43.6 52.3 49.9 Dec. 12 At crossing of 514# and 576# 57.9 42.7 59.6 46.0 Dec. 12 At crossing of 520# and 571# 59.4 43.1 65.1 Dec. 12 At crossing of 519# and 571# 60.1 44.4 52.3 49.9 Jan. 9 At north gate of Northwest 64.3 59.9 55.9 45.2 Normal University Jan. 9 At crossing of 514# and 578# 53.7 44.3 64.3 59.9 Feb. 16 At crossing of 520# and 574# 54.4 44.1 47.0 42.8 Feb. 16 At gate of ecogarden 53.6 44.3 52.3 49.9 Standard 60 50 60 50

It can be seen from the above table, both day time and night time noise levels in the project areas met the standards. And the noise level is lower than the baseline level in 2007.Iit implies that the road construction activities have no significant adverse noise impact on the surroundings.

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APPENDIX 4 SITE PHOTOES

Construction site of 580#, topsoil are Bridge construction of 514# road stripped and stored for future greening

Fenced construction site of 514# Water spray vehicle of 5141#

Information board of 514#1 BRT construction site

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580# construction site, wastewater and Information board of 578# road domestic solid waste from nearby residents polluted the site

572# road, main road construction Construction site of 511# roadwest completed, waiting for greening section, pedestrian road constructed

502# road construction site 502# road construction sitesite clearance

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570# road, completed and opened to 530# construction site traffic

530# construction siteinformation board 530# construction siteinformation board

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