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Environmental Project Brief Public Disclosure Authorized IMPROVED RURAL CONNECTIVITY Public Disclosure Authorized PROJECT (IRCP) REHABILITATION OF PRIMARY FEEDER ROADS IN EASTERN PROVINCE Public Disclosure Authorized ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECT BRIEF September 2020 SUBMITTED BY EASTCONSULT/DASAN CONSULT - JV Public Disclosure Authorized Improved Rural Connectivity Project Environmental Project Brief for the Rehabilitation of Primary Feeder Roads in Eastern Province Improved Rural Connectivity Project (IRCP) Rehabilitation of Primary Feeder Roads in Eastern Province EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Government of the Republic Zambia (GRZ) is seeking to increase efficiency and effectiveness of the management and maintenance of the of the Primary Feeder Roads (PFR) network. This is further motivated by the recognition that the road network constitutes the single largest asset owned by the Government, and a less than optimal system of the management and maintenance of that asset generally results in huge losses for the national economy. In order to ensure management and maintenance of the PFR, the government is introducing the OPRC concept. The OPRC is a concept is a contracting approach in which the service provider is paid not for ‘inputs’ but rather for the results of the work executed under the contract i.e. the service provider’s performance under the contract. The initial phase of the project, supported by the World Bank will be implementing the Improved Rural Connectivity Project (IRCP) in some selected districts of Central, Eastern, Northern, Luapula, Southern and Muchinga Provinces. The project will be implemented in Eastern Province for a period of five (5) years from 2020 to 2025 using the Output and Performance Road Contract (OPRC) approach. GRZ thus intends to roll out the OPRC on the PFR Network covering a total of 14,333Kms country-wide. Project Objective The overall objective of the project is to improve rural accessibility for communities in the selected areas. The rehabilitation of the rural roads will lead to the following: ▪ Guarantee a high degree of pass ability throughout the year to contribute to economic development and poverty reduction. ▪ Increased access to sources of raw materials and thus facilitate value chain development in rural areas; ▪ Facilitate access to rural and urban markets for primary agro-producers which will contribute to sustainable livelihoods; and ▪ Increased access to health and educational service, connecting rural communities to urban markets. Project Area and Extent The initial phase of the project, supported by the World Bank will be implementing the Improved Rural Connectivity Project (IRCP) in some selected districts of Central, Eastern, Northern, Luapula, Southern and Muchinga Provinces. The project will be implemented for a period of five (5) years from 2020 to 2025 using the Output and Performance Road Contract (OPRC) approach. GRZ thus intends to roll out the ii Improved Rural Connectivity Project Environmental Project Brief for the Rehabilitation of Primary Feeder Roads in Eastern Province Output and Performance Based Road Contracting System (OPRC) on the PFR Network covering a total of 14,333Kms country-wide. RURAL CONNECTVITY PROJECT OPRC PACKAGE 1 - EASTERN PROVINCE PETAUKE / NYIMBA DISTRICTS CHIPATA DISTRICT N CENTRAL PROVINCE PETAUKE SERENJE DISTRICT DISTRICT Sasare Malaza D134 RD 582 U 20 RD 135 Chilembwe RD 513 RD 140 R 160 RD 140 SINDA R 164 D 139 DISTRICT Mwape R158 T4 RD507 Nyampande SINDA R165 D140 PETAUKE R 1 6 6 RD141 D 136 Mayembe RD511 RD142 RD 413 U17 RD 418A Nyanje Luyembe RD 415 D 414 RD136 NYIMBA RD 418 R 13 RD 143 R 161 RD508 R12 DISTRICT Kaulu Simalama R 163 R RDD 5509 R159 RD 416 Chikalawa RD 419 RD 414 RD419 NYIMBA Mantonji RD 407 Mwanjabanthu RD 162 Manyani R14 RDR5D1 0510 MOZAMBIQUE RD 144 LEGEND: T4 International / Provincial / District Boundary National Trunk / Main Roads District Feeder Roads OPRC Package 1 - Nyimba District (RD143, RD144, R166, RD418, RD418A) OPRC Package 1 - Petauke District (RD140, RD510, RD414, D414, RD415, RD508 & RD509) OPRC package 1 – Nyimba and Petauke Districts RURAL CONNECTIVITY PROJECT N PACKAGE 2 ROADS - EASTERN PROVINCE CHADIZA / VUBWI DISTRICTS CHIPATA MALAWI D128 T4 CHIPATA T4 DISTRICT RD580 D125 D130 D127 D128 R276 RD406 D581 R297 D129 B59 U10 CHADIZA D406 VUBWI RD407 VUBWI R282 R278 U11 U003 R281 RD405 DISTRICT R284 KATETE U12 RD593 R286 R285 DISTRICT RD523 RD408 RD405 R287 R289 R288 MOZAMBIQUE T6 LEGEND Provincial/ District Boundary National Trunk / Main Roads Provincial Roads District Feeder Roads PACKAGE 2 - CHADIZA DISTRICT (RD405, RD523 & RD408) VUBWI DISTRICT (RD406 & RD580) Package 2 Roads - Chadiza and Vubwi Districts iii Improved Rural Connectivity Project Environmental Project Brief for the Rehabilitation of Primary Feeder Roads in Eastern Province RURAL CONNECTIVITY PROJECT OPRC PACKAGE 2 ROADS - EASTERN PROVINCE PETAUKE / SINDA / KATETE DISTRICTS N CHIPATA DISTRICT CHIPATA D598 DISTRICT PETAUKE DISTRICT Sasare Malaza U23 R297 T4 RD582 R303 R296 RD687 U24 D134 Chilembwe D125 R302 RD513 B60 R305 RD410 CHADIZA RD411 DISTRICT U22 U26 KATETE RD135 U20 RD592 D588 RD412 R300 T6 RD705 RD699 U29 RD704 R306 SINDA R299 RD585 RD409 RD701 R295 D583 RD703 D134 U21 RD409 RD409 U27 R308 D136 R292 T4 R293 D409 R291 Nyanje R294 R290 SINDA RD413 DISTRICT U28 MOZAMBIQUE RD13 R12 LEGEND Provincial/ District Boundary Chikalawa National Trunk / Main Roads Provincial Roads District Feeder Roads PACKAGE 2 - KATETE DISTRICT (U23, RD410, U22 & R300) SINDA DISTRICT (R12, RD13, R306 & U20) PETAUKE DISTRICT (RD513 & RD582) OPRC Package 2 Roads – Petauke/Sinda/Katete Districts Project Cost and Implementation Date The rehabilitation of selected PFR in Eastern Province, estimated to be 648.904km and cost US$25,956,160.00 using the US$40,000/km will begin as soon as approval is granted by ZEMA. The Project will be implemented for a period of five (5) years from 2020 to 2025. The project roads for Eastern Province are shown in the tables below. List of Roads in Package 1 (Nyimba and Petauke North and South-West) No. Road District Road Location Length, km 1 R166 Nyimba Nyimba - Mwape 49.300 2 RD 140 Petauke/Nyimba Nyamphande – Mwape 52.600 3 RD143 Nyimba Nyimba – Luembe 30.200 4 RD418 Nyimba/Petauke T4 to Mambe - Mtilizi 33.950 5 RD418b Petauke RD418 – Mtilizi Clinic 3.300 6 RD510 Petauke Manyani-Matonje 13.740 7 RD144 Petauke T4-Hofmeyer 9.200 8 RD414 Petauke Mumbi-Manyani 22.478 9 RD416 Petauke Mumbi-Mwanjawanthu 23.125 10 RD508 Petauke Mwanjabanthu – T4 36.384 11 RD509 Petauke Chisenjere – Mtukusi School 12.381 12 RD415 Petauke Minga T4 - Nyalukomba D414 17.208 13 RD414 Petauke T4- RD416 (Mumbi-Mwanjabanthu) 20.900 Total 324.766 iv Improved Rural Connectivity Project Environmental Project Brief for the Rehabilitation of Primary Feeder Roads in Eastern Province List of Roads in Package 2 (Petauke North-East, Sinda, Katete, Chadiza and Vubwi) No. Road District Road Location Length, km 1 R300 Katete Vulamukoko junction with 11.160 RD411 – T4 2 R306 Sinda Sinda – junction with U20 15.310 3 RD410 Katete St Francis Hospital – Chisale 4.200 School 4 U20 Katete Adoni (RD412) – R306 23.180 5 U22 Chadiza T4 – Kalumbi School 4.200 6 U23 Vubwi T4 to D598 at Kasamanda 32.020 7 RD405 Chadiza D128 - Mwangala 51.259 8 RD406 Vubwi Vubwi - D130 17.997 9 RD408 Chadiza T6 – Mkhande 12.495 10 RD580 Vubwi D804 – Mwami Border 16.725 11 RD523 Chadiza RD405 – R278 30.000 12 RD513 Petauke RD135 - D134 19.000 13 RD582 Petauke Chilembwe – Malaza 20.500 14 R012 Petauke/Sinda Mtukusi – Nyanje 45.010 15 RD413 Sinda T4 – R12 Nyanje 21.082 Total 324.138 The Need for Environmental and Social Impact Assessment In order to ensure that the positive impacts are enhanced and the negative impacts are prevented or minimized, an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), through the preparation of an Environmental Project Brief (EPB), has been prepared for a road network per province in line with the provisions of the Environmental Management Act of 2011 and the Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations, SI 28 of 1997. The World Bank introduced an environmental assessment (EA) policy, Operational Policy (OP) 4.01, and Bank Procedures (BP) 4.01. These apply to any Bank-financed or implemented project if there is the potential for that project to result in adverse environmental impact. It is also designed as a tool to improve project performance and to enhance the quality and sustainability of projects. It does so by providing the guidance that allows borrower decision makers and Bank operational staff the flexibility to ensure that the project options under consideration are environmentally sound and sustainable. With specific reference to Environmental Assessment OP 4.01, this is is the Umbrella Safeguards Policy which specifies the environmental assessment process used to ensure compliance with the other Safeguard Policies. ▪ Category A projects require full EIA (ESIA) with EMP (ESMP). ▪ Category B projects require some type of environmental analysis report (more flexible). ▪ Category C projects require no environmental analysis (beyond initial screening). ▪ Category FI projects require assessment/strengthening of capacity of financial intermediaries that fund sub-projects v Improved Rural Connectivity Project Environmental Project Brief for the Rehabilitation of Primary Feeder Roads in Eastern Province The proposed project is screened out as Category B in which “potential adverse environmental impacts...are less adverse than category A; site-specific, few if any irreversible, mitigatory measures designed more easily than for Category A” and the Scope of environmental assessment narrower than for Category B. In these projects. Different instruments could be used, not necessarily a full, detailed environmental and social impact assessment (ESIA). Based on the correspondence to Road Development Agency (RDA) of 3 May 2017, Zambia Environmental Management Agency (ZEMA) provided guidance on the need to prepare one EPB per province. This is largely due to the fact that the roads are not new and the potential impacts not significant.
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