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E-75 Highway Nis – Border of FYRM, Section: Grabovnica - Grdelica 20110921, FINAL Environmental Management Plan - EMP Corridors of Serbia d.o.o. Belgrade 21 Kralja Petra Street, 11000 Belgrade www.koridor10.rs www.koridorX.rs tel. 33 44 174, PIB: 105940792, mat.no.: 20498153 Public Disclosure Authorized ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN & CHECK LIST for CORRIDOR X HIGHWAY PROJECT Public Disclosure Authorized Component 1 - Corridor Xd The M-1 Road to FYR Macedonia (E-75) NIS - Border of FYRM Section: GRABOVNICA – GRDELICA CORRX.E75.WB.PACK1.ICB Public Disclosure Authorized - Environmental Category A - ( Final, 20110921 ) Public Disclosure Authorized Belgrade, July 2011 E-75 Highway Nis – Border of FYRM, Section: Grabovnica - Grdelica 20110921, FINAL Environmental Management Plan - EMP TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ……………………………………….………………………..3 1. PROJECT DESCRIPTION ………………………………………………………………..15 2. POLICY, LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK …………………………19 3. BASELINE CONDITIONS ASSESSED DURING ALIGNMENT SURVEY ………….21 4. SUMMARY OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS …………………………………….26 5. DESCRIPTION OF MITIGATION MEASURES …………........................…………….41 6. DESCRIPTION OF MONITORING PROGRAM ……...............................................…50 7. PUBLIC CONSULTATIONS …………………………………………..…………………56 8. INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS ...……………………………………………….60 9. IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE AND REPORTING PROCEDURES ......................61 10. REFERENCE………………………..…………………………………………………….62 APPENDICES I CHECK LIST - MITIGATION II CHECK LIST - MONITORING III RELEVANT SERBIAN LEGISLATION IV PRECONDISIONS FROM THE RELEVANT INSTITUTIONS ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS EIA Environmental Impact Assessment EMP Environmental Management Plan HSE Health, Safety and Environment IBRD International Bank for Reconstruction and Development INP Institute for Nature Protection of the Republic of Serbia IPCM Institute for Protection of Cultural Monuments of the Republic of Serbia KS Koridori Srbije Drustvo sa Ogranicenom Odgovornoscu (“Corridors of Serbia”) NCA Natural Cultural Assets PAP Project Affected Person PEPS Public Enterprise “Putevi Srbije” (Roads of Serbia) PMC Project Management Consultant SSIP Site Specific Implementation Plan STI Sexually Transmitted Infection WB The World Bank Group WMP Waste Management Plan - 2 - E-75 Highway Nis – Border of FYRM, Section: Grabovnica - Grdelica 20110921, FINAL Environmental Management Plan - EMP EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Introduction The World Bank‟s Board of Executive Directors on July 9, 2009 approved the Corridor X Highway Project for Serbia, IBRD Loan: EUR€275.2 million, Terms: Maturity = 20 years; Grace Period = 8 years, Project ID: P108005. The Corridor X Highway Project for Serbia aims to increase transport efficiency and improve traffic safety on the three Project sections of Corridor X, between Leskovac and Levosoje and Nis and Dimitrovgrad respectively, and to improve road management and road safety in Serbia. The missing Corridor Xd highway section from Grabovnica to Levosoje is approximately 74 km long. The ending point in Levosoje corresponds to the starting point of the 22 km long, already constructed highway section, finished with domestic budget support. Within the missing highway section, the World Bank will be financing the first section of 5.6 km of highway between Grabovnica and Grdelica, and the section of 26.3 km between Vladicin Han and Donji Neradovac. The subject of this EMP document is the component of the Corridor X Highway Project, M-1 road to FYR Macedonia (E-75, Corridor Xd) Nis – Border of FYRM, section Grabovnica - Grdelica. Section begins close to settlement M.Kopasnica on km 868+166 and end of the section is close to settlement Gornje Polje on km 873+700. Total length of proposed highway section is 5.6 km. Location description The area covered by the study falls entirely in the region of Southern Serbia. The most expansive spatial boundaries of the region of interest for studying the effects of the planned highway cover the expanded area of the southern part of Leskovac from Grabovnica to Grdelica. The corridor of the planned highway follows along the banks of the Southern Morava in this area. The cadaster parcels which are covered by the belt of expropriation for the construction of the highway are: CM Dobrotin, CM Mala Kopasnica, CM Grdelica Village and CM Oraovica. The studied area is located in the basin of the Southern Morava and its tributaries, which more or less flow directly into it (Slatinska River, Kopasnicki Creek, Vojnicki Creek and Oraovacki Creek). The remaining smaller flows and streams are oriented towards these waterways and all together belong to the Black Sea Basin. In the observed area there are no registered water supply wells for urban water supply. However, there are several privately-owned wells that are used for irrigation and agricultural water supply. For these wells active water quality protection measures will be undertaken, if required. In the sense of geological structures, the studied area within the corridor of the variants of the highway from Grabovnica to Grdelica is formed from metamorphic, igneous and sedimentary rocks of various ages. The analysis of the seismicity of the subject section was carried out using seismological maps and should be treated with an intensity of 8° on earthquake Mercalli Intensity Scale. - 3 - E-75 Highway Nis – Border of FYRM, Section: Grabovnica - Grdelica 20110921, FINAL Environmental Management Plan - EMP The section of the planned highway is located in a flat region with an elevation of around 250 m above sea level and follows along the Southern Morava intersecting with it at several locations. The soil is fertile so autochthonous vegetation has been replaced by agricultural ecosystems. These changes in vegetation have also led to changes in the wildlife. Through a review of the existing planning and design documentation as well as a reconnaissance of the terrain, it has been established that within the zone of the affected region are two cultural heritage structures (Mala Kopasnica and Seliste). Information on cultural heritage has been recorded based on data from the Institute for the Protection of Cultural Monuments - Belgrade. According to a review carried out on the commercial and residential structures, as well as on the infrastructure and superstructure which is located within the affected zone of the highway, it can be said that there are no larger commercial structures. The populace is primarily involved in agriculture. A majority of individual residential structures include a basement, ground floor and attic. The plots of land include several auxiliary structures and gardens. Local traffic of residents from the surrounding villages takes place partially on the major road M-1 Belgrade - Skoplje and regional road R-214. Between them are the Southern Morava and the railway line Nis - Presevo – FYR Macedonian border so each of the two mentioned roads independently performs its function of connecting the villages with the centers and further towards the north or south. Project description Based on the TOR for drafting of the preliminary design of the E-75 Highway, Nis - FYR Macedonian border and the final report on the expert review of the general design of the highway for the section Grabovnica - Grdelica by the Republic Revision Commission, the elements of the cross-section have been dimensioned for a calculated speed of 120 km/h (total width of the plane 27.4 m) and an AADT for 2021 amounting to 18 400 veh/24h. The total length of the highway section Grabovnica – Grdelica is L = 5.53km. Crossings and intersections of the newly planned highway and existing network of highways are envisaged in the design. On the alignment of the analyzed section of the highway there are 8 bridges and the “Grdelica” loop. The problem of consumption of energy and various natural resources for construction and operation of the highway also represents a component which must be analyzed in great detail. The influence of this parameter may be quantified through the volume of works as well as the quantity of used materials. Upon review of the basic positions for construction of the newly planned highway, one can see that there is a significant quantity of earth material needed during construction of the road base, which with it brings the requirement of forming a borrow pit. The used borrow pits, following operation, must be recultivated and in that way the present negative consequences are reduced. The emission of polluting materials in the construction phase is limited by time and, in relation to the length of operation, in a majority of cases, can be disregarded along with the presence of the road itself which, except for the immediate placement of new relations in the environment, does not contribute to the release of materials which may endanger the condition of the environment. The movement of motor vehicles is the only possible cause of degradation of present ecological potentials. Because of the adopted methodology for modeling of emissions, it is fitting to divide emissions from these sources into three groups: - 4 - E-75 Highway Nis – Border of FYRM, Section: Grabovnica - Grdelica 20110921, FINAL Environmental Management Plan - EMP gaseous materials, solid and liquid phases, noise. From the aspect of the durational character of emissions, pollution in the wider sense may be constant, seasonal and incidental (accidental). The emission of gaseous materials resulting as a product of the combustion of fossil fuels in the engines of motor vehicles