PUBLIC ENTERPRISE DIRECTORATE FOR BUILDING LAND AND CONSTRUCTION OF BELGRADE Njegołeva 84 Belgrade ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT STUDY FOR THE PROJECT OF CONSTRUCTING A BRIDGE ACROSS THE RIVER SAVA IN BELGRADE WITH ACCESS ROUTES œ PHASE I OF SECTION I OF THE INNER ARTERIAL SEMI- RING ROAD FROM ULICA TOŁIN BUNAR TO PAŁTROVIŞEVA ULICA NON-TECHNICAL SUMMARY October 2009 Responsible Client Task Force Zoran Rubinjoni BSc Transport Eng, Executive Project Director Milan Kozlovic, BSc CE, Project Director Vladimir Depolo DSc Transport Eng, Project Director Tatjana Popovic, BSc CE, Head of Technical Preparation Dept. Branka StojadinoviC, BSc CE Dejana Stanojevic, BSc Landscape Arch, independent expert assoc. Boško Maravic, BSc Mech. Eng, Consultant ContractNo. 48713j96000-II-90 Project Environmental impact assessment study of the project for constructing a bridge across the River Sava in Belgrade with access routes - Phase I of Section I the Inner arterial semi-ring road from Ulica Tošin bunar to Paštroviceva ulica NON-TECHNICAL SUMMARY Project Number PVO- 201A j 09 responsible"for stiICI ela boration Signature: tJ;:M~ Ljubo Žnidar, BSc CE ::::8!IPI DDCsvetovanje inženiring. Sea/: ~ Družb. za svetovanje in cec::: .inženiring,d.o.o. 1 Ljubljana. Kotnikava uliCa 40 Date October 2009 Environmental impact assessment for Phase I of Section I of UMP from Non-technical summary Ulica Tołin bunar to Pałtrovişeva ulica CONTENT 1 INTRODUCTION........................................................................................1 2 LOCATION DESCRIPTION..........................................................................4 3 PROJECT DESCRIPTION............................................................................6 4 OVERVIEW OF MAIN ALTERNATIVES ........................................................9 5 OVERVIEW OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS......................................12 5.1 Geological and geomorphological characteristics ...............................................12 5.2 Underground waters .......................................................................................12 5.3 Surface waters ...............................................................................................14 5.4 Soil...............................................................................................................16 5.5 Air pollution and climate characteristics ............................................................17 5.6 Noise.............................................................................................................21 5.7 Vibrations ......................................................................................................24 5.8 Flora, fauna, vegetation, and habitat types.......................................................24 5.9 Natural and cultural heritage...........................................................................27 5.10 Landscaping characteristics and visual characteristics ........................................30 5.11 Socioeconomic characteristics and the quality of life..........................................30 6 DESCRIPTION OF POTENTIAL MAJOR IMPACTS ON THE ENVIRONMENT27 6.1 Geological and geomorphologic characteristics..................................................27 6.2 Underground water........................................................................................28 6.3 Surface waters ...............................................................................................28 6.4 Soil...............................................................................................................29 6.5 Air pollution...................................................................................................30 6.6 Noise pollution...............................................................................................31 6.7 Vibrations ......................................................................................................32 6.8 Flora, fauna, vegetation, and habitat types.......................................................33 6.9 Protected natural and cultural heritage.............................................................34 6.10 Landscaping characteristics and visual quality...................................................35 6.11 Socioeconomic characteristics and the quality of life..........................................35 7 ASSESSMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS FROM AN ACCIDENT........36 8 DESCRIPTION OF MEASURES ENVISAGED TO PREVENT, MITIGATE AND ELIMINATE HARMFUL EFFECTS ON THE ENVIRONMENT........................37 9 PROGRAMME FOR MONITORING ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS................44 Proj. No. PVO-201A/ October 2009 Environmental impact assessment for Phase I of Section I of UMP from Non-technical summary Ulica Tołin bunar to Pałtrovişeva ulica 1 INTRODUCTION Project stakeholder PE Directorate for building land and construction of Belgrade Address Njegołeva 84, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia Phone +381 (0)11 244-94-94 Fax +381 (0)11 344-10-32 E-mail [email protected] The Directorate for building land and construction of Belgrade, Njegołeva 84, Belgrade, is preparing the construction of Phase I of Section I of the new road around central Belgrade, named the inner arterial ring road (hereinafter referred to as UMP). At regional level, the fundamental goal of constructing the inner arterial semi-ring road is to prevent further deterioration of the traffic basis and passenger and cargo transport conditions, as well as to establish the basis for (traffic) system development in the future. From this point of view, we may expect the UMP to ensure the following: Easing the load on the most-congested sections of the motorway passing through Belgrade (within the E-70 and E-75 international roads) œ the parts from Sava centar to Mostar, and from Mostar to Autokomanda; Improved functionality of the entire primary street network in the central zone, especially of today‘s most-congested radial stretches: Ulica Kneza Miloła œ Takovska ulica, Bulevar OsloboČenja, and Brankova ulica - Branko bridge - Bulevar Lenjina. The construction of the UMP around the old core of Belgrade will be one of the most monumental contemporary projects which will become indelibly etched into the nature‘s existing systems and among the city‘s structures. The new road will be a significant generator of further urban development of the metropolis and the wider region alike. New interventions in the sensitive urban texture and landscape of the city do not automatically mean spatial degradation; on the contrary, they may pose a 1 Proj. No. PVO-201A/ October 2009 Environmental impact assessment for Phase I of Section I of UMP from Non-technical summary Ulica Tołin bunar to Pałtrovişeva ulica challenge resulting in well-conceived, creative engineering, urban planning and architectural solutions that will make it possible to establish a new spatial balance, functionally and shape-wise. Seemingly unresolvable conflict situations related to space are the very situations wherein potential solutions for shaping new, quality environments are hidden. A ride or walk down the new routes will offer encounters with new landscapes, a new revival of the urban area, as a panoramic view from a slightly higher position, in particular from the new bridge across the River Sava, will feature an entirely new outlook of Belgrade‘s contours. In 2002, in the General Plan, the General Project and Preliminary Justifiability Study were elaborated for the proposed UMP route. Later, in 2005, a Detailed regulation plan was elaborated and approved for the UMP stretch from the T-6 route to the Panćevo Bridge, whereby some solutions from the General Project were modified. The route proposed in the Programme has been approved by the modifications to the 2005/1 General Plan of Belgrade. The starting foundation for elaborating a strategic assessment study was the Programme for elaborating the UMP section from the T-6 route to the Panćevo Bridge, which was done for the purpose of adopting the Decision on plan elaboration, as well as the Draft Detailed Regulation Plan for the UMP section from Ulica Tołin bunar to the Autokomanda junction in Belgrade. The Detailed Regulation Plan includes only the second UMP section, from Ulica Tołin Bunar to the Autokomanda junction, spanning 6.493 km, and the planned road solution in the hippodrome zone: Pałtrovişeva ulica, part of Pošełka ulica in the hippodrome zone, as well as the new route of Rakovićki put and its connection with the UMP, while the strategic impact assessment encompasses the area of an UMP route spanning approx. 16 km, from the T-6 route in New Belgrade to the Panćevo bridge. Route segmentation for environmental protection purposes in the strategic assessment elaboration phase was associated with the need for a more detailed environmental evaluation and varying levels of protection for specific segments. The particularly sensitive areas are the crossing over the River Sava in the Ada Ciganlija zone, the Topćider and Dedinje zones, as well as zones characterised by exceptional cultural and natural features. For easier comparison and monitoring of conditions, the strategic impact assessment relies on the division of the route into 5 (five) sectors and the stages proposed by the plan‘s programme. The order of the sectors is shown in Picture 1. 2 Proj. No. PVO-201A/ October 2009 Environmental impact assessment for Phase I of Section I of UMP from Non-technical summary Ulica Tołin bunar to Pałtrovişeva ulica 6 - a T d a g i r b h i k s n Vi