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Bi-Annual Environmental Monitoring Report. July Bi-annual Environmental Monitoring Report Project Number: 42145 July - December 2016 Armenia: North-South Road Corridor Investment Program, Tranches 1 and 2 (Financed by the ADB) Prepared by the “Organization for Implementation of North-South Road Corridor Investment Program” State Non- Commercial organization (PIU) based on the monthly Environmental Monitoring Reports of the Project Management Consultant (PMC) Table of Contents Part I Introduction .................................................................................................................................. 5 1. Construction Activities and Project Progress During Reporting Period ............................................ 6 1.1 Tranche 1, Yerevan-Ararat M2 road section (PK 9+312-PK 28+900) and Yerevan-Ashtarak M1 road section (PK 18+370-PK 29+773): ........................................................................................ 6 1.2 Tranche 2 Ashtarak-Talin M1 road (PK 29+600-PK 71+500): ................................................. 7 2. Environmental Safeguards Staffing................................................................................................ 7 2.1 PIU External Impact and Resettlement Component ................................................................ 8 2.2 The PMC Environmental Safeguards Unit .............................................................................. 8 2.3 The Contractor’s Environmental Unit ...................................................................................... 9 Part II Environmental Management ........................................................................................................ 10 3. Environmental Safeguards Program ............................................................................................ 10 3.1 Compliance with National Safeguards .................................................................................. 10 3.2 Compliance with ADB Safeguards ........................................................................................ 10 3.3 Contractor’s Compliance with the EMP ................................................................................. 11 3.4 Approvals of the Site-specific environmental management plans for Quarries, Borrow Pits, Blasting works, Excavated Material Dumping, Topsoil Stockpiling, Concrete Batching Plants and Historical monuments ...................................................................................................................... 11 3.5 ADB Mission ......................................................................................................................... 12 3.6 Trainings and awareness raising orientation ......................................................................... 12 3.7 Archaeological Works Program ............................................................................................ 13 3.8 Grievance redress mechanism and Consultations ................................................................ 13 3.9 Communication .................................................................................................................... 15 Part III Environmental Monitoring ........................................................................................................... 17 4. Monitoring .................................................................................................................................... 17 4.1 Monitoring of the Compliance with EMPs in Tranche 2 (Ashtarak-Talin road Section). ......... 17 4.2 Instrumented Measurements and Monitoring of Environmental Parameters of Air Quality, Noise and Vibration, Water Quality. ................................................................................................ 17 4.3 PPMS Indicators .................................................................................................................. 18 4.4 Non-compliance Notices ....................................................................................................... 18 Conclusions and Recommendations ................................................................................................... 19 ANNEXES ANNEX A: The Status of Topsoil Stockpiling and Excavated Material Dump Sites in Tranche 2 ANNEX B: Summary Table on Status of Archaeological Excavations ANNEX C: Non-Conformances Detected During Monitoring Visits in Reporting Period ANNEX D: Status of Measurements on Dust, Noise, Water Quality And Vibration in Jul-Dec 2016 ANNEX E: Status of environmental permits and licenses ANNEX F: Extracts from Noise, Dust and Vibration Assessment Reports ANNEX G: MoC approval and community’s non-objection for the new temporary access road in Nerkin- Sasnashen ANNEX H: Post-Construction Environmental Audit Checklist for Tranche 1 List of Abbreviations ADB Asian Development Bank CEMP Contractor’s Environmental Management Plan EMP Environmental Management Plan EIA Environmental Impact Assessment IEE Initial Environmental Examination IES International Environmental Specialist NES National Environmental Specialist PMC Project Management Consultant organization PIU Project Implementation Unit MNP Ministry of Nature Protection MOTCIT Ministry of Transport, Communication and Information Technologies MoC Ministry of Culture SEMP Site Specific Environmental Management Plan TMP Traffic Management Plan EMR Environmental Monitoring Report Part I Introduction This Bi-annual Environmental Monitoring Report covers the time period from July to December of 2017. The Report was prepared with close cooperation with Project Management and Supervision Consultant (PMC), which is the joint venture of French “Safege” and Spanish “Eptisa” companies for T1 and T2. 1. The RA has selected the Bavra-Yerevan-Agarak route as the North-South Road Corridor to be rehabilitated, reconstructed and expanded and has appointed the “North-South road Corridor Investment Program PIU” SNCO (“NSRP” PIU SNCO) of the Ministry of Transport, Communication and Information Technologies (MOTCIT) to co-ordinate the work. The Program is funded by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) under a multi-tranche funding facility (MFF). 2. The MFF is designed to rehabilitate and upgrade national north-south roads to form a new, upgraded and expanded North-South highway. The main objective is to widen the existing 2-lane roads (often in poor condition) to become 4-lane divided roads along existing alignments wherever possible or to construct new alternate 2-lane roads where a single 4-lane road would not be feasible. 3. Tranche 1 Project is to improve two road sections of the North-South Corridor, namely, the M-1 section of road north from Yerevan to Ashtarak from km 18+370 to km 29+773 (Section 3 in the contract with Contractor) and the M-2 section of road south from Yerevan to Ararat from km 9+312 to km 47+400 (Section 2 in the contract with Contractor). 4. The Tranche 2 Project starts at km 29+600 in Ashtarak and end at km 71+500 close to Talin (Section 1 in the contract with Contractor). Two bypasses will be constructed in Agarak starting at km 29+934 to km 32+600, and in Ujan from km 36+600 to km 40+300. The Project will also have a new road alignment (8.95 kilometres) at Katnagbyur starting from km 59+950 to km 68+900 that will be located on the left side of the existing highway to join the existing alignment in Talin. Figure 1. Tranche1 and Tranche2 of North-South Road Corridor 1. Construction Activities and Project Progress During Reporting Period 1.1 Tranche 1, Yerevan-Ararat M2 road section (PK 9+312-PK 28+900) and Yerevan-Ashtarak M1 road section (PK 18+370-PK 29+773): Construction works under Tranche 1 in general are completed. Take-over Certificate for Tranche 1 was signed by MOTCIT, the PMC/Engineer and the Contractor on June 16, 2016. Currently the works on Tranche 1 is in Defects Notification Period up to June 16, 2017. The Contractor continued implementation of works partially remaining on Yerevan-Ararat M2 road section (PK 9+312-PK 28+900) and Yerevan-Ashtarak M1 road section (PK 18+370-PK 29+773). Construction works were implemented by “Corsan Corviam Construction” S.A. Armenian Branch. The following construction works were implemented: repairing of concrete pavement, repairing of cracks through injections, installation of additional guardrails, repairing of precast drainage works. Safety/security measures: the construction works through this period include installation of traffic regulating signs/signals, road marking and road maintenance of road. 1.2 Tranche 2 Ashtarak-Talin M1 road (PK 29+600-PK 71+500): Construction works were implemented by “Corsan Corviam Construction” S.A. Armenian Branch and its subcontractors AAB, Rafael, Aparag, Betonica, Dental Import, Hydroenergetica, Isolux Corsan, Mergheryan shin, Miranda, MLL Mining. The following construction activities were implemented: embankment, excavation, rock breaking, construction of drainage and structures work, clearing and grubbing works, production of precast pieces, placement of precast boxes and culvert pieces, installation of base and subgrade materials, construction of shoulders and concrete pavement works. Warning signs are installed near the dumping sites and top soil stockpiling places. Safety/security measures: the construction works through this period include installation of concrete blocks and traffic regulating signs/signals and road maintenance of road. 2. Environmental Safeguards Staffing The Project Management Unit is implementing day-to-day management of project execution. The
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