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Morava Corridor Motorway Project Appendix-13: Non-Technical Summary APPENDIX -13 Non-Technical Summary ESIA Final Report November 2020 SE102-000-ES-REP-00002 1 / 26 1 MORAVA CORRIDOR MOTORWAY PROJECT September 2020 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT NON-TECHNICAL SUMMARY 2 Morava Corridor Motorway Project Non-Technical Summary -September 2020 Morava Corridor Motorway Project Non-Technical Summary -September 2020 3 1 INTRODUCTION 4 2 ESIA OBJECTIVES 8 3 PROJECT DESCRIPTION 10 3.1 Project Planning Background 11 3.2 Project Technical Overview 15 3.3 Project Development and Project Alternatives 15 3.3.1 Technological Alternatives 17 3.3.2 Zero Alternatives 17 3.3.3 Final Design 17 4 LEGAL FRAMEWORK 18 5 BASELINE CONDITIONS 20 5.1 Area of Influence 21 5.1.1 Environmental Area of Influence 21 5.1.2 Social Area of Influence 21 5.2 Environmental Baseline Conditions 22 5.3 Social Baseline Conditions 27 6 IMPACT ASSESSMENT 28 6.1 Environmental Impact Assessment and 29 Mitigation Measures 6.2 Social Impact Assessment and 31 Mitigation Measures 7 STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT 32 7.1 Stakeholder Engagement 33 7.2 Grievance Mechanism 34 7.3 Grievance Mechanism 35 7.3.1 Public Grievance Mechanism 35 7.3.2 Worker Grievance Mechanism 35 8 CONCLUSION 36 4 Morava Corridor Motorway Project Non-Technical Summary -September 2020 5 The Republic of Serbia through the Ministry of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure (MoCTI) has developed the Morava Corridor Motorway Project that is 112 KM long and located in the West Morava Region of Serbia as well as connecting the country from Preljina to Pojate (see Figure 1 1). 1 INTRODUCTION Figure 1 1. Project Alignment Government of Serbia (GoS entity responsible for the access to the Project Site, land acquisition, resettlement and executives the Project on behalf of GoS. The Roads of Serbia (RoS) will be the responsible party for maintenance and preservation, exploitation, construction, reconstruction, organization and control of toll collection, development and management of the Motorway during the operation phase. The design, procurement and construction of the Project will be conducted by the Joint Venture of Bechtel ENKA UK Limited (BEJV) as the Contractor. The Morava Corridor Motorway Project consists of design and construction of motorway and motorway facilities,river regulation, protection and relocation of existing utilities and associated temporary facilities (camps, equipment maintenance yards, batch plants, asphalt plants, etc.) in the West Morava Region of Serbia. The GoS (represented by the Ministry of Finance) is intending to finance the Project through financial loan from various International Financial Institutions (IFI). According to the IFI’s policies and performance standards, a project of this scale requires a full Environmental and Social Impact Assessment. 2U1K Engineering and Consultancy Inc. is the ESIA Consultant were engaged to undertake the supplementary environmental and social documents and prepared this ESIA Report to meet the IFI standards. According to the Preliminary Economic Analysis and Feasibility Study1 , the necessity of the proposed Project (i.e., the goals of the realization of this project) is as follows: • Reduce flood risk in the region; • Improved employment in the Morava Valley with 9,950 employees by 2030; • Increased tourism participation by 9% by 2025; • Less time-consuming transportation from Pojate to Preljina (around 1 hour); • Additional telecommunication connection for inhabitants; • Overall Internal Rate of Return (IRR) of 7.75%, 7.91% and 13.49% for the three Sections 1, 2 and 3 (see project overview for detailed information about road sections) respectively; • Toll revenue of €74.44m per year by 2044; and • Accidents will reduce by over 50%. 1 Preliminary Economic Analysis and Feasibility Study for the E-761 the Republic of Srpska border - Požega - Preljina – Pojate Highway Construction. 6 Morava Corridor Motorway Project Non-Technical Summary -September 2020 Morava Corridor Motorway Project Non-Technical Summary -September 2020 7 The Project is strategically significant for economic development and investments in the region. The Project will also enable a connection between the municipal centres Ćićevac, Varvarin, Kruševac, Trstenik, Vrnjačka Banja, Kraljevo and Čačak as well as economic zones and tourist destinations in the region. The Project will include construction of telecommunication infrastructure that will make the Motorway a digital highway, with modern optical and digital cables, free internet and notifications to drivers for a safe traffic. In the operational phase of the Project, the transit time between Pojate and Preljina will be reduced from two hours to less than one hour. In addition to Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA), the Project was subject to a national environmental impact assessment (EIA) to Serbian standards and an environmental permit was issued for Sections 1 and 3 of the Project. The remaining section is still in progress. The preliminary design and EIA studies for the Project were prepared for three sections by two different consultants. The responsible consultants for the Project design and national EIA studies are as follows: • Institute of Transportation (CIP ) CIP is responsible party for preparation of EIA Reports for Section-1 and Section-2 • Highways Institute is engineering and technical consulting company and responsible party for preparation of EIA Report for Section-3. Following a gap assessment of the national EIA reports, the IFIs required preparation of a complete ESIA and number of supplementary environmental and social studies and documents to fill the gaps necessary to meet the IFI performance standards and international good practice. With this intention, the Project is committed to follow the Equator Principles, IFC performance standards on environmental and social sustainability (2012), Environmental and Social Standards (ESSs) of the World Bank Group as well as international environmental and social guidelines and standards in addition to the relevant national environmental legislation and regulations. Ramboll UK Ltd. has been assigned as the lenders’ International Environmental and Social Consultant (IESC) to review and advise to lenders about the ESIA Report. 2U1K Engineering and Consultancy Inc. is the ESIA Consultant were engaged to undertake the supplementary environmental and social documents and prepared this ESIA Report to meet the IFI standards. The ESIA Report has been prepared based on the Preliminary Designs conducted by the Institute of Transportation (CIP) for Sections 1 & 2 and the Highways Institute of Serbia for Section-3. This Non-Technical summary (NTS) provides a summary of the ESIA Report prepared for the proposed Morava Corridor Motorway Project in Serbia through non-technical language including the main data collection, impact assessment studies and stakeholder engagement activities. This NTS focusses primarily on the motorway infrastructure development and river regulation but also includes the construction associated facilities. Soft copies of the ESIA Report can be reached from the following links: • http://koridorisrbije.rs/en/news Hard copies of the ESIA Report can found in the headquarters of the Corridors of Serbia (CoS) (Address: Belgrade, Kralja Petra 21) in Belgrade and the public relation offices of the seven municipalities (i.e., Ćićevac, Varvarin, Kruševac, Vrnjačka Banja, Trstenik, Kraljevo, Čačak) along the motorway route. Any inquiry or comment about the ESIA Report can be forwarded to 2U1K Engineering and Consultancy Inc. represented by Mr. Gunal Ozenirler ([email protected]; +90(312) 287-2507) on behalf of the CoS. 8 Morava Corridor Motorway Project Non-Technical Summary -September 2020 9 The aim of this Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) study was to carry out an environmental and social assessment of the Project, document the potential environmental and social impacts associated with its construction and operation phases and provide mitigation measures to prevent, avoid, reduce or compensate. The following Table presents the Key Stages for the ESIA study. 2 ESIA OBJECTIVES Table 2 1. Key Stages for the ESIA Study ESIA Activities Description of Activities Undertaken Gap Assessment for Scoping This study identifies the requirements for any further investigations and supplementary documentation that will need to be prepared as well as additional procedures and Report activities that will need to be undertaken so as to meet the requirements of IFIs. The primary objective of the ESIA process is to appraise the potential changes that the proposed project may have upon the existing environment and society and how this can be avoided or mitigated. Within the scope of the ESIA study, data on the Area of Influence were collected aiming Environmental and Social to determine the existing physical, biological and social status. In order to do so; literature study, assessment of existing Project documents and field study were conducted by Baseline 2U1K experts. The field study involved physical surveys, social-economic surveys, verification of secondary information, and consultation in order to gather information on physical, biological, cultural and socio-economic aspects of the Project through sampling, site walkovers and engagement with the stakeholders. The impact assessment studies forecast Project impacts on a wide range of existing physical, biological and human community receptors. The study also identifies