Initial Environmental Examination GEO: Sustainable Urban Transport
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Initial Environmental Examination September 2013 GEO: Sustainable Urban Transport Investment Program – Tranche 3 (Tbilisi-Rustavi Urban Road Link [Section 2]) Prepared by the Municipal Development Fund of Georgia for the Asian Development Bank. This initial environmental examination is a document of the borrower. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of ADB's Board of Directors, Management, or staff, and may be preliminary in nature. Your attention is directed to the “terms of use” section of this website. In preparing any country program or strategy, financing any project, or by making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area in this document, the Asian Development Bank does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area. 2879-GEO: Sustainable Urban Transport Investment Program ENGINEERING, PROCUREMENT, CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT AND SUPERVISION OF THE MODERNIZATION OF TBILISI-RUSTAVI SECTION (SECTION 2) OF THE TBILISI-RED BRIDGE (AZERBAIJANI BORDER) ROAD DRAFT IEE FOR SECTION 2 29th August 2013 Joint Venture of i Loan2879-GEO: Engineering, Procurement, Construction Management and Supervision of the Modernization of Tbilisi-Rustavi Section (Section 2) of the Tbilisi-Red bridge (Azerbaijani Border) Road __________________________________________________________________________ Table of Content 1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Background ................................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Objectives ...................................................................................................................................... 1 1.3 Methodology for IEE .................................................................................................................... 1 2. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT................................................................................................ 3 2.1 Overview ....................................................................................................................................... 3 2.2 Selection of alignment for section 2 .............................................................................................. 3 2.3 Type and Category of the Project .................................................................................................. 5 2.4 Need for Project ............................................................................................................................ 5 2.5 Location ......................................................................................................................................... 6 2.6 Proposed Schedule for Implementation ........................................................................................ 9 2.7 Design Criteria and Parameters ..................................................................................................... 9 2.8 Road Pavement Structure ............................................................................................................ 11 2.9 Engineering structures ................................................................................................................. 11 2.10 Utility Relocation ........................................................................................................................ 16 2.11 Road Safety ................................................................................................................................. 16 2.12 Construction works ..................................................................................................................... 16 2.13 Equipment Use during Construction ........................................................................................... 18 2.14 A complex of auxiliary building objects ..................................................................................... 19 2.15 Quarries ....................................................................................................................................... 19 2.16 Traffic Management During Construction .................................................................................. 22 3. GOVERNMENT Policy LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK .......................... 25 3.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................. 25 3.2 Georgian Legislation Related to Environmental Permitting ....................................................... 25 3.3 ADB Environmental and Social Safeguards Requirements (SPS 2009) ..................................... 30 3.4 EIA Requirements under Georgian and ADB Procedures .......................................................... 31 3.5 Environmental Screening for Current Project ............................................................................. 32 3.6 Administrative Framework ......................................................................................................... 32 3.7 International Treaties and Conventions ....................................................................................... 34 4. DESCRIPTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT ................................................................................. 36 4.1 Physical Resources in Project Area ............................................................................................. 36 4.1.1. Climate ...................................................................................................................................... 36 4.1.2 Air Quality................................................................................................................................ 39 4.1.3. Background noise and Vibration ............................................................................................... 40 4.1.4. Background radiation ................................................................................................................ 43 4.1.5. Information about the surface watercourses and ground pollution ........................................... 44 4.1.6. Topography and relief ............................................................................................................... 46 4.1.7 Geology and tectonics of the area .............................................................................................. 48 4.1.8 Assessment of the Design Corridor Engineering-Geological Conditions by pickets (kilometer points) .................................................................................................................................................. 53 4.1.9 Water Resources ......................................................................................................................... 57 4.2 Ecological Resources – Landscape and Flora ............................................................................ 60 4.3. Ecological Receptors - Fauna ........................................................................................................... 69 4.3.1 General description of fauna ...................................................................................................... 69 4.3.2 Description of Biotopes in Project Area ..................................................................................... 70 4.3.3 Fauna Within the Design Road Corridor .................................................................................... 71 5. SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ............................................................................................. 74 5.1 Demography ................................................................................................................................ 74 5.2 Socio-economic characteristics ................................................................................................... 76 5.3. Expected social impact of the Project .............................................................................................. 83 5.3.1. General social impact of the Project .......................................................................................... 83 5.3.2. Construction-related social impacts .................................................................................... 84 5.4. Land Acquisition and Resettlement ............................................................................................ 85 _____________________________________________________________________________________________ Early Draft IEE for Section 2 ii Loan2879-GEO: Engineering, Procurement, Construction Management and Supervision of the Modernization of Tbilisi-Rustavi Section (Section 2) of the Tbilisi-Red bridge (Azerbaijani Border) Road __________________________________________________________________________ 5.5. Socio-Cultural Environment ....................................................................................................... 87 5.5.1 Historical Context ..................................................................................................................... 87 5.5.2 Cultural Heritage in Project Area ............................................................................................. 89 6. ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES .................................................................................................