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Road Department of the Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure of Georgia Road Department of the Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure of Georgia Environmental and Social Impact Assessment of Reconstruction of Gurjaani-Bakurtsikhe Bypass Road Kakheti Regional Roads Improvement Project and Third Secondary and Local Roads Project Draft Final Report August 2015 LIST OF ACRONYMS AH Affected households AP Affected people CSC Construction Supervision Consultant CC Construction Contractor EA Environmental Assessment ESIA Environmental and Social Impact Assessment EMP Environmental Management Plan EWH East-West Highway GIS Geographic Information System GoG Government of Georgia GRC Grievance Redress Committee HSE Health, Safety, Environment HS Health and Safety HGV Heavy Goods Vehicle KP Kilometer Post MCMP Ministry of Culture and Monument Protection MENRP Ministry of Environment and Natural Resource Protection MESD Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia MLHSA Ministry of Labor, Health and Social Affairs NACHP National Agency of Cultural Heritage Protection NGO Non-Governmental Organization OP/BP World Bank’s Operational Policy / Bank Policy QC/QA Quality Control and Quality Assurance RAP Resettlement Action Plan RD Road Department of the Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure of Georgia MENRP Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Protection MRDIG Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure of Georgia RBG Red Book of Georgia Protected Species RD Roads Department of the Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure of Georgia RoW Right of Way SEP Stakeholder Engagement Plan ToR Terms of Reference WB The World Bank WHO World Health Organization Page 1 of 121 CONTENTS LIST OF ACRONYMS ................................................................................................................. 1 CONTENTS................................................................................................................................... 2 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................................ 4 1. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................ 8 2. LEGAL AND POLICY FRAMEWORK .......................................................................... 10 2.1 World Bank Safeguard Policies Applicable to Gurjaani-Bakurtsikhe Bypass Reconstruction ............................................................................................................................ 10 2.2 National Environmental Legislation .................................................................................. 11 2.3 Environmental permitting procedure – National and WB regulations ........................ 13 2.4 Comparison of the national environmental legislation and WB requirements ........ 14 2.5 Institutional Framework .................................................................................................... 15 3. PROJECT DESCRIPTION ................................................................................................... 17 3.1 Conceptual Design Options ............................................................................................... 18 3.1.1 Road Cross-Section ......................................................................................................... 18 3.1.2 Pavement Design ............................................................................................................. 18 3.1.3 Junctions ............................................................................................................................ 19 3.2 River crossings..................................................................................................................... 19 3.3 Quarry and Borrow pits sites ............................................................................................. 19 3.4 Construction Camps ............................................................................................................ 20 4. METHODOLOGY ............................................................................................................. 23 4.1 Botanical and Faunistic Surveys ....................................................................................... 23 4.2 Waste..................................................................................................................................... 24 4.3 Pollution (Soil, Air) ............................................................................................................... 24 4.4.1 Air ........................................................................................................................................ 24 4.4.2 Noise .................................................................................................................................. 25 4.5 Methodology for Analysis (Ranking) of Alternatives ...................................................... 26 5. BIOPHYSICAL AND SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT ............................................................... 27 5.1 Landscape ............................................................................................................................ 27 5.2 Climate .................................................................................................................................. 27 5.3 Hydrology .............................................................................................................................. 28 5.4 Geomorphology and Soils .................................................................................................. 31 5.5 Pollution................................................................................................................................. 32 5.6 Flora and Fauna .................................................................................................................. 34 5.6.1 Flora ................................................................................................................................... 34 5.6.2 Fauna ................................................................................................................................. 37 5.7 Cultural Heritage .................................................................................................................. 38 5.8 Social Backround ................................................................................................................. 42 5.9 Land ownership and land use ............................................................................................ 44 6 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACTS..................................................................... 46 6.1 Construction phase ............................................................................................................. 46 6.1.1 Clearing the RoW ................................................................................................ 46 6.1.2 Preparing the RoW .............................................................................................. 46 6.1.3 Construction of Temporary Buildings ............................................................... 46 6.1.4 Traffic Impact ........................................................................................................ 46 6.1.5 Building New Bridge ............................................................................................ 46 Page 2 of 121 6.1.6 Impact from Sourcing of Construction Materials............................................. 47 6.1.7 Other Impacts Caused by Temporary Works .................................................. 47 6.1.8 Impact on archeological heritage located within the RoW ............................ 47 6.1.9 Safety of Employees ........................................................................................... 47 6.1.10 Impact on air ......................................................................................................... 47 6.1.11 Noise and vibration impact assessment: road construction .......................... 48 6.1.12 Socio-economic impacts .................................................................................... 49 6.2 Impacts of Motorway Operation ..................................................................................... 50 6.2.1 Air Quality ............................................................................................................. 50 6.2.2 Drainage ................................................................................................................ 51 6.2.3 Socio-economic impacts ................................................................................................. 52 6.2.4 Residual Impacts .............................................................................................................. 52 7. PROJECT ALTERNATIVES ................................................................................................ 53 7.1 Alternative 1 – Purple line .................................................................................................. 53 7.2 Alternative 2 – Red line....................................................................................................... 53 7.3 Alternative 3 – Green line ................................................................................................... 54 7.4 Conclusion ............................................................................................................................ 54
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