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Feasibility Study, Detailed Design and Supervision of the Construction of the Northern Corridor Route, Mbarara By- Pass Environmental and Social Impact Statement The Republic of Uganda Uganda National Roads Authority Feasibility Study, Detailed Design and Supervision of the Construction of the Northern Corridor Route, Mbarara By- Pass Environmental and Social Impact Statement May, 2010 In association with and Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) Feasibility Study, Detailed Design and Supervision of the Construction of the Northern Corridor Route, Mbarara By-Pass Environmental and Social Impact Statement May 2010 Report no. 07045-3 Issue no. 004 Date of issue May, 2010 Prepared NO/BBD Checked DRS Approved JNP Feasibility Study, Detailed Design and Supervision of the Reconstruction of Sections of the Northern Corridor Route, Mbarara By-Pass ii Table of Contents Consultants Team i Acknowledgements vi Acronyms vii Executive Summary ix Introduction ix ESIA Study Methodologies xii 1 Introduction 1 1.1 Background 1 1.2 Access to Economic Opportunities 2 1.3 Project Description and Justification 2 2 Alternative Alignments 8 2.1 Northern Alternative Option/Routing 8 2.2 The Southern Option 9 2.3 Southern Long Option 10 2.4 Northern Short (Green) Option 10 2.5 Zero Option 11 2.6 Conclusion and Recommendation on the Best Alternative/Option 11 3 Project Area Description 13 3.1 Biophysical Conditions 13 3.2 Vegetation Characteristics 17 3.3 Socio Economic Setting 23 3.4 Road Project Design Process Activities 32 4 The ESIA Study 36 4.1 Rationale and Purpose of the ESIA 36 Feasibility Study, Detailed Design and Supervision of the Reconstruction of Sections of the Northern Corridor Route, Mbarara By-Pass iii 4.2 Methodology for Preparation of the ESIA 37 5 Public Consultations 44 5.1 Overview of the Public Consultation Process 44 5.2 Emerging Issues arising from Public Consultations 46 5.3 Public Disclosure and Public Hearing 49 5.4 Public Hearings 50 6 Policy, Legal and Institutional Framework 51 6.1 Policy Framework 51 6.2 Legal Framework 54 6.3 Institutional Framework 59 6.4 Institutional Coordination 61 7 Potential Impacts and Mitigation Measures 63 7.1 Overview of effects 63 7.2 Overall impacts assessments 64 7.3 Positive Impacts 69 7.4 Potential Negative Impacts 69 8 Environmental Management and Monitoring Planning 98 8.1 Overview 98 8.2 Project Monitoring Phases 98 9 Institutional and Capacity Building Arrangements 105 9.1 Institutional Requirements 105 References 107 Table of Appendices Annex 1: Household Socio-Economic Survey Questionnaire Annex 2: Parishes and Cell that Make up Kakiika Sub-County Annex 3: Agricultural and other Economic Activities in Kakiika Annex 5: Quality and Access to Social Services in Kakiika Sub-County Annex 6: Details of community Meetings including dates, venue and number of participants in 6 parishes Annex 7: Number and names of landowners likely to be affected in Kakiika Annex 8: Additional Persons Contacted Feasibility Study, Detailed Design and Supervision of the Reconstruction of Sections of the Northern Corridor Route, Mbarara By-Pass iv Annex 9: COWI Action on Key NEMA Comments on the EIS for ESIA for the project Annex10: Water Quality Results for Ruharo Water Works Annex 11 (a): The Role of the Contractor’s Environmentalist Annex 11 (b): The Role of the Contractor’s Safety Officer Feasibility Study, Detailed Design and Supervision of the Reconstruction of Sections of the Northern Corridor Route, Mbarara By-Pass v List of Tables Table 3.1: Counties Sub-counties and cells where Mbarara By-Pass transverses 13 Table 3.2 Population levels and trends by sex of Mbarara Municipality 14 Table 3.3: Mbarara Monthly Total Rainfall (mm) 2005-2006 15 Table 3.4: Monthly Mean Maximum and Minimum Temperature (0C) 15 Table 3.5: Humidity Summary for 2005-2007 for Mbarara District 15 Table 3.6: Water Quality Parameters from 03 Water Points along the Alignment 16 Table 3.7: Geographical Analysis of Poverty Pockets in Mbarara District 27 Table 3.8: Social services in Nyakayojo Sub-county 28 Table 3.9: Ownership of means Transport in Mbarara District 31 Table 3.10: Summary of Preliminary Cost Estimate (EURO) - Mbarara By-Pass 35 Table 5.1 A summary of Stakeholder Consultation Meetings and Population reached by various categories 46 Table 5.2: Concerns and fears raised by various stakeholder s that were consulted 48 Table 7.1: Magnitude of Impacts 64 List of Figures Figure 1.1: Location Map 4 Figure 2.1: The Main Alignment Options Considered Northern Long (Blue) Option 8 Figure 2.2: The purple option, passes developed areas near Katete 10 Figure 2.3: Developed areas between Kabaara and Kitebero 10 Figure 2.4: First three km of the green option is rolling 11 Figure 3.1: Illustrated Summaries of the Sections Through the Planned Project Areas 18 Figure 3.2: Livestock owned by households in project area 24 Figure 3.3: Source of household income 24 Figure 3.4: Land tenure systems in the project area 27 Figure 3.5: Literacy levels by gender 29 Figure 3.6: Main Source of Water Sources 30 Figure 3.7: Source of Energy for Cooking 32 Figure 3.8: Process of field Test investigations in progress 32 Figure 5.1: Potential negative social impacts 46 Figure 5.2: Potential positive impact of the By-Pass 47 Feasibility Study, Detailed Design and Supervision of the Reconstruction of Sections of the Northern Corridor Route, Mbarara By-Pass vi Acknowledgements The consultants would like to thank all stakeholders including Government De- partments, who took part in the process of preparing this ESIS. Local communities and all consulted during field trips deserve recognition and sincere appreciation for their time and open contributions and insight into the activities of the project. The experts including project engineers and surveyors who provided technical information regarding this project need also special recognition. The Uganda National Roads Authority for their support and contributions to- wards the ESIA process and preparation of this report. Feasibility Study, Detailed Design and Supervision of the Reconstruction of Sections of the Northern Corridor Route, Mbarara By-Pass vii Acronyms AOI Area of Influence BOQ Bill of Quantities CAO Chief Administrative Officer CBOs Community Based Organizations CFR Central Forest Reserve COWI Danish Consultant DCP Dynamic Cone Penetrometer DLB District Land Boards DRSC District Road Safety Committees DWD Directorate of Water Development ESIA Environmental Impact Assessment EIRR Economic Internal Rate of Return ESIS Environmental and Social Impact Statement EMP Environmental Management Plan EU European Union EU European Union EMP Environmental Management Plan FY Financial Year GDP Gross Domestic Product GoU Government of Uganda IMF International Monetary Fund IRR Internal Rate of Return (economic) HIV Human-Immuno Virus LHS Left Hand Side MBAZARDI Mbarara Zonal Agricultural Research and De- velopment Institute MDGs Millennium Development Goal MoFED Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development MLHUD Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Devel- opment MoWT Ministry of Works and Transport MT Motorized Traffic NCR Northern Corridor Route NEA National Environment Act NEMA National Environment Management Authority NFA National Forestry Authority NGO Non-Government Organization NMT Non-Motorized Transport Feasibility Study, Detailed Design and Supervision of the Reconstruction of Sections of the Northern Corridor Route, Mbarara By-Pass viii NRM National Resistance Movement NVT Non Vehicular Traffic NWSC National Water and Sewerage Corporation OSH Occupational Safety and Health PEAP Poverty Eradication Action Plan PWD People With Disabilities RAP Resettlement Action Plan RDC Resident District Commissioner RE Resident Engineer RHS Right Hand Side ROW Right of Way SIA Social Impact Assessment SSA Sub-Saharan Africa STD Sexually Transmitted Diseases TC Trading Centre ToRs Terms of Reference TSS Total Suspended Solids UBOS Uganda Bureau of Statistics ULC Uganda Land Commission UNDP United Nations Development Programme UNRA Uganda National Road Authority UPDF Uganda Peoples Defence Forces USD US Dollar Feasibility Study, Detailed Design and Supervision of the Reconstruction of Sections of the Northern Corridor Route, Mbarara By-Pass ix Executive Summary Introduction Infrastructure development is one of the top priorities for the Government of Uganda in its agenda for economic transformation within the next decade as depicted in its Financial Budget estimates for 2008/09. Transport infrastructure especially roads play a pivotal role rural transformation process. The main objective of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) Government has been to improve access to transport services in the rural and urban areas by so doing contribute to poverty eradication. Of paramount importance is the im- provement of the transport system; improve performance of the transport sector so that Uganda is effectively connected to the countries in the region, effi- ciently accessing the sea ports and is linked to the rest of the world by air. The Government of Uganda represented by the Uganda National Roads Author- ity (UNRA) intends to construct the Mbarara By-Pass road of 13.88 km to divert heavy traffic away from the town centre of Mbarara and in anticipation of possi- ble elevation of the Mbarara Municipality to a city status. The project will cost an estimated 17.7 million Euro. The cost will cover construction supervision and construction costs. The detailed road designs are being conducted by M/S. COWI (U) Limited. The purpose of this project is to support the Government in the achievement of its socio-economic goals outlined in the MGDS, which include the develop- ment of the roads and other national infrastructure Project Description and Justification The By-Pass road to be constructed will be an Asphalt Concrete Surfacing con- sisting of 60 mm of wearing course and 90 mm of binder course. The effect of the new By-Pass will be a roughness of 2 m/km. Based on the preliminary geometric, pavement and drainage design, a preliminary bill of quantities (BOQ) has been prepared.
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