Environmental Monitoring Report

Semestral Report June 2010

PRC: -Zhongwei Railway Project

Prepared by AOSIS Environmental Protection Technology Co., Ltd for the Ministry of Railways and the Asian Development Bank.

This environmental monitoring report 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.

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.

New Project Developed with Loan from Asian Development Bank New Taiyuan – Zhongwei () Railway

Environmental Monitoring Report

(Mid-2010)

Beijing AOSIS Environmental Protection Technology Co., Ltd. June 2010

Mid-2010 Environmental Monitoring Report of Taiyuan-Zhongwei (Yinchuan) Railway

Table of Contents

1. Preface ...... 1

1.1 BRIEFING OF THE PROJECT ...... 1 1.2 ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING ...... 1 2. Progress of the Project ...... 2

2.1 THE CLIENT, CONTRACTOR AND SUPERVISOR OF TAIYUAN-ZHONGWEI (YINCHUAN) RAILWAY ...... 2 2.2 CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS OF THE PROJECT ...... 3 3. Environmental Management ...... 4

3.1 ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING SYSTEM ...... 4 3.2 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT DURING CONSTRUCTION IN THE FIRST HALF OF 2010 ...... 5 4. Supervision and Inspection of Construction Bid Sections ...... 7

4.1 INVESTIGATION ON IMPLEMENTATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION MEASURES ...... 10 4.2 SUMMARY ...... 68 5. Problems and Suggestions ...... 70 6. Photos ...... 72

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List of Photos

1. Zhongning Freight Depot is under construction by Railway 12th Bureau Group Co., Ltd..

2. 120 m continuous beam of the super-major bridge crossing -Taiyuan Railway is being built by China Railway 25th Bureau Group Co., Ltd..

3. Amorpha fruticosas have been survived, planted in the roadbed side slope at the end of Yongning Super-major Bridge by China Railway 12th Bureau Group Co., Ltd..

4. The borrow pit at 40 m on the right of DK521+500 has already been cleared by China Railway 12th Bureau Group Co., Ltd..

5. The borrow pit on the right of DK524+000 has already been cleared by China Railway 12th Bureau Group Co., Ltd..

6. The borrow pit at 170 m on the right of DK566+500 has sent forth vegetation by China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC).

7. The borrow pit at 250 m on the right of DK564+800 has been flattened and vegetated by China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC).

8. China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC) has already flattened the spoil disposal site of Zhongning Railway Station on which houses have been built by the local.

9. 63 mu of land reclamation for spoil disposal site at the Mucun No.1 Tunnel Exit has been completed by the Eighth Operation Division of China Communications Construction Company Limited (CCCC) and recultivated.

10. The spoil disposal site at the Baijiashan Tunnel Exit has been flattened by China Railway 16th Bureau Group Co., Ltd. and land reclamation is 60 mu.

11. China Railway 12th Bureau Group Co., Ltd has flattened the Mapaoquan No. 1 Spoil disposal site where 5 different types of grass seeds have been planted.

12. The spoil disposal site at the second Village Committee of Mucun has been completed by the Eighth Operation Division of China Communications Construction Company Limited (CCCC), with retaining wall built and vegetation restored.

13. The slope at the Xizhigou No.1 Tunnel Spoil disposal site has been graded and leveled by the Ninth Operation Division of China Communications Construction Company Limited (CCCC).

14. The four-level slope-cutting of Wubao Tunnel Entrance Spoil disposal site has been completed by China Railway 16th Bureau Group Co., Ltd., with the top flattened, 50,000 amorpha fruticosas planted and 15 kg grass seeds spread.

15. The Duanjiawan Spoil disposal site has basically been flattened by China Railway 17th Bureau Group Co., Ltd..

16. The Weijialou No. 1 Tunnel Spoil disposal site has basically been restored by China Railway First Bureau Group Co., Ltd..

17. The Weijialou No. 2 Tunnel Spoil disposal site has basically been restored by China Railway First Bureau Group Co., Ltd..

18. The mouth of the drinking water well buried by Wubao Tunnel No. 1 Inclined Shaft Spoil disposal

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site has been restored by China Railway 16th Bureau Group Co., Ltd..

19. The slag and cement clinker from the Beam Fabricating Plant has been placed at random along the riverside outside the yard by the Ninth Operation Division of China Communications Construction Company Limited (CCCC).

20. The temporary bridge used for Yongning Yellow River Super-major Bridge has not been removed by China Railway 4th Bureau Group Co., Ltd. affecting Yellow River’s flood flow.

21. The tunnel leak discharge outlet at the entrance of Lvliangshan Tunnel under the responsibility of China Railway 12th Bureau Group Co., Ltd.

22. The 1000 m2 of borrow pit reclamation has been completed by China Railway 17th Bureau Group Co., Ltd., providing space for newly Zizhou Yucai Primary School.

23. 800 m of flood discharge ditch has been constructed for the local by China Railway 17th Bureau Group Co., Ltd..

24. There are civilian buildings near Liulin Tunnel No.2 Inclined Shaft Jundu Spoil disposal site under the responsibility of the Eighth Operation Division of China Communications Construction Company Limited (CCCC).

25. The Wucheng No. 2 Tunnel Spoil disposal site under the responsibility of China Communications Construction Company Limited (CCCC) is located beside the reservoir flood discharge ditch.

26. The Xialiujiashan Tunnel Spoil disposal site under the responsibility of the Sixth Operation Division of China Communications Construction Company Limited (CCCC) is located in the Sanchuan riverway.

27. The Huotangzhai No. 2 Temporary Spoil disposal site under the responsibility of the Seventh Operation Division of China Communications Construction Company Limited (CCCC) has occupied the Sanchuan riverway.

28. The villagers are processing stone material at the Lishi Tunnel No.1 Inclined Shaft Spoil disposal site under the responsibility of China Coal No.3 Construction Corporation (Group) Ltd..

29. The villagers are processing stone material at the Liulin Tunnel No.1 Inclined Shaft Exit Spoil disposal site under the responsibility of Eighth Operation Division of China Communications Construction Company Limited (CCCC).

30. The villagers are processing stone material at the Suide Tunnel No.2 Inclined Shaft Spoil disposal site under the responsibility of China Railway 19th Bureau Group Co., Ltd..

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1. Preface

1.1 Briefing of the Project

The new Taiyuan – Zhongwei (Yinchuan) Railway is a project developed with loan from Asian Development Bank. This railway starts eastward from Taiyuan South station of Shijiazhuang-Taiyuan Railway, westward runs via Jinzhong city of , xiaodian of Taiyuan city and Qingxu County, enters Jiaocheng County, Wenshui County and Fenyang City of Lvliang City, runs across Lvliang Mountain, and along the west bank of Dongchuan River, via Liulin County runs across Yellow River River and enters Wubao County, , , Hengshan County, and of Yulin City of Province as well as , Taiyangshan Planning Zone and of Wuzhong City of Hui Nationality Autonomous Region and Hongshibao Development Zone of Ningxia, enters and Zhongwei City, and runs across Yellow River and - Railway, and at Huangyanwan Station of Baotou-Lanzhou Railway, it is connected to Yingshuiqiao Marshalling Station; and this section is 747.051km long. Yinchuan rail connecting line starts at Dingbian Station, northwestward it runs through Dingbian County of Yulin City of Shaanxi Province and Yanchi County of Wuzhong City of Ningxia Hui Nationality Autonomous Region, goes by Ningdong Energy and Heavy Chemical Industrial Base and city, runs across Huangye River and enters of Yinchuan City; at Pingjibao Station of Baotou-Lanzhou Railway, it is connected to Yinchuan Station and this line is 193.464km long.

1.2 Environmental Monitoring

The purpose of this environmental monitoring work is to survey and evaluate how the environmental protection measures are taken during the construction of the project, find out existing problems and put forward settlement suggestions on the basis of the design and environmental impact assessment of this project so as to determine whether to meet the requirements set forth in related environmental protection laws and regulations and the requirements of the Ministry of Railway and Asian Development Bank. This environmental monitoring report is to:

Š Prove whether the environmental impact during the construction period meets the environmental protection requirements proposed in the environmental impact assessment. Š Inspect the execution of the environmental protection measures proposed in the environmental impact assessment. Š Identify and find any environmental problems that have not been predicted and propose solutions. Š Report the environmental protection work of this project to the Ministry of Railway, Asian Development Bank and concerned departments.

The environmental monitoring work for Taiyuan-Zhongwei (Yinchuan) Railway is undertaken by Beijing AOSIS Environmental protection Technology Company Limited (hereinafter referred to as “AOSIS Company”), which is determined by means of public bidding. As required in the bid document, the service range for this project includes the environmental monitoring work in the 4.5 years’ construction period and 2 years after completion of Taiyuan– Zhongwei (Yinchuan) Railway (2006 to Dec. 2012); one monitoring report should be submitted by AOSIS Company semiannually during construction period and the evaluation report should be submitted within 2 years of the completion of this railway.

Main contents to be included in the environmental monitoring report are: environmental monitoring design made according to the construction progress of the project, how various environmental protection measures proposed in Environmental Impact Evaluation Report are put into effect (focusing on ecological protection, conservation of water and soil, protection of noise-sensitive points, sewage treatment), environmental protection measures for construction camp, large temporary works and construction detour as well as virescence and recultivation, and the hygiene and disease control for staff.

On April 23, 2010, AOSIS submitted the Implementation Plan for Environmental Monitoring and Investigation Work of Taiyuan – Zhongwei (Yinchuan) Railway Construction Project in mid-2010 to Taiyuan- Zhongwei (Yinchuan) Railway Co., Ltd.. During May 7-16, 2010, in combination with mid-2010 Environmental Monitoring Plan, AOSIS Company took part in the joint inspection of environmental protection organized by Engineering Beijing AOSIS Environmental Protection Technology Co., Ltd. 1

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This report is the construction environmental monitoring report in mid-2010 and is prepared by: Lu Xuecheng Senior engineer Jiao Jusheng Engineer

2. Progress of the Project

2.1 The Client, Contractor and Supervisor of Taiyuan-Zhongwei (Yinchuan) Railway

The client of Taiyuan - Zhongwei (Yinchuan) Railway is Taiyuan-Zhongwei (Yinchuan) Railway Company Limited and the whole line has 6 project contractors of key control bid, 11 project contractors of comprehensive bid and 4 project contractors of beam fabrication bid, 5 units responsible for the removal and relocation of electric power circuit, communication optical cable and factory power circuit, 2 units for the temporary and permanent power, complex of 4 project contractors working at the back of the station and 10 engineering supervisors. It is started for official construction in February 2006 and the planned construction period is 54 months. Table 2-1 lists main project contractors and supervisors for the works before stations of Taiyuan - Zhongwei (Yinchuan) Railway.

Table 2-1: Project Contractors and Supervisor of Taiyuan – Zhongwei (Yinchuan) Railway

Bid Construction range Mileage of bid section Length of bid Construction unit Supervisor section section (km)

ZK-I Zhongning Yellow DK706+943 4.459 China Railway 17th Shunda River Super-major Bureau Group Co., Supervision Bridge Ltd. Company ZK-II Yongning Yellow River LDK672+963 3.956 China Railway 4th Tianyou Super-major Bridge Bureau Group Co., Engineering Ltd. Consultation Company ZK-III Lvliangshan Tunnel DK119+157~DK129+255 20.222 China Railway 12th Entrance Bureau Group Co., Ltd. China Railway No. 1 ZK-IV Lvliangshan Tunnel DK129+255~DK139+895 21.335 China Railway 3rd Engineering Exit Bureau Group Co., Construction Ltd. Supervision ZK-V Lishi Tunnel DK163+325~DK173+400 9.948 China Coal No.3 Company Construction Corporation (Group) Ltd. ZK-VI Wubao Tunnel DK226+600~DK239+500 12.305 China Railway 16th Beijing Tieyan Bureau Group Co., Construction Ltd. Supervision Company ZQ-I-1 South Taiyuan ~ South Taiyuan ~ 17.678 China Railway 25th Railway DK20+300 DK20+300 Bureau Group Co., Bureau Construction Ltd. Supervision Company ZQ-I-2 DK20+300~DK37+000 DK20+300~DK37+000 16.7 China Railway 15th Shenyang Railway Bureau Group Co., Bureau Construction Ltd. Supervision Company

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ZQ-II DK37+000~DK247+81 DK37+000~DK247+817 169.316 China Shenyang Railway 7 Communications Bureau Construction Construction Supervision Company Limited Company, China Railway No. 1 Engineering Construction Supervision Company, Heilongjiang China Railway Construction Group Supervision Co., Ltd. ZQ-V Jinbian ~ East of DK405+800~DK692+650 287.85 China State Beijing Tieyan Zhongning Construction Construction Engineering Supervision Corporation Company, Jinan Shunda Supervision Company ZQ-VI Dingbian ~ Pingjibao LDK513+300~Baotou 179.05 China Railway 12th Beijing Railway K538+650 Bureau Group Co., Scientific Research Ltd. Institute Supervision Company DK247+817~ Suide DK247+817~DK261+550 12.79 China Railway 21st Bureau Group Co., East of Zhongning ~ DK692+650~Baotou 71.55 Jinan Shunda Yingshui Bridge K696+800 Ltd., ZQ-Ⅶ Supervision China Railway 19th Pingjibao ~ Yinchuan Baotou K538+650~Baotou Company K524+514 Bureau Group Co., Ltd. Suide (incl.) DK261+550~DK284+310 20.610 China Railway 16th Beijing Ruite SJSI ~DK284+310 Bureau Group Co., Supervision Ltd. Company SJSII DK284+310~ Weijialou DK284+310~DK329+650 45.340 China Railway 17th Urumchi Railway (incl.) Bureau Group Co., Construction Ltd. Supervision Consultation Company SJSIII DK361+150~Jinbian DK361+150~DK405+800 41.640 China Railway 2nd Xinyatai Station (excl.) Bureau Group Co., Supervision Ltd. Company SJSIV Hengshan Tunnel DK329+650~DK345+419 15.769 China Railway First Urumchi Railway Bureau Group Co., Construction Ltd. Supervision Consultation Company SJSV Xingwangmao Tunnel DK345+419~DK361+150 15.731 China Railway Tunnel Tianjin Xinyatai Group Supervision Company

2.2 Construction Progress of the Project

As of April 2010, for the whole line, 98.35% of earthwork for roadbed has been finished, 96.28% of super-major, major and medium bridges completed, Zhongning and Yongning Yellow River Super-major Bridges completed; all tunnels have been opened; and 957.10 km (65.54%) of normal line has been tracked. The engineering for the back of station has been in full swing: most railway stations such as Zhongning Freight Depot are under construction (See Figure 1), 120 m continuous beam of the super-major bridge crossing Shijiazhuang-Taiyuan Railway is being built (See Figure 2) and slope protection vegetation of roadbed have been survived (See Figure 3).

The design drawings of noise barrier and 5 sewage treatment stations including Lvliangshan Station, Suide Station, Jingbian Station, Dingbian Station and Taiyangshan Station have been delivered to Taiyuan-Zhongwei (Yinchuan) Railway Company Limited in the middle of May, 2010.

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The completed engineering workloads of Taiyuan-Zhongwei (Yinchuan) Railway are summarized in Table 2-2.

Table 2-2: Summary Table of Completed Engineering Workloads of Taiyuan-Zhongwei (Yinchuan) Railway (As of April 27, 2010) Qty. completed Qty. completed since Finished Designed Description Unit totally in the construction designed quantity year commencement quantity (%) Investment RMB10000 3210101 117200 2928116 91.22 Herein, for building RMB10000 2591589 77955 2376613 91.70 installation Earthwork for roadbed 10000m3 10173 35 10005 98.35 Herein: inter-zone earthwork 10000m3 7595.0 35 7427 97.79 Earthwork for station and 10000m3 2578.0 2578 100.00 yard Super-major, major and linear meters 178001.0 5875 171383 96.28 medium bridge Herein: Super-major Bridge linear meters 134425.0 4925 129319 96.20 Major bridge linear meters 33273.0 892 32082 96.42 Medium bridge linear meters 10303.0 58 9982 96.88 Small bridge linear meters Transverse Culvert 51819.0 52 49619 95.75 linear meters Meter (hole) / Tunnel 177568.0 177568 100.00 tunnel Houses m2 160492 18384 101406 63.18 Herein: production house m2 147492 18384 101406 68.75

Living house m2 13000 Tracklaying for normal line km 1460.39 243.30 957.10 65.54 Tracklaying of station track km 212.01 14.70 65.40 30.85 Laid ballast 10000 m3 432 108.70 307.80 71.25

3. Environmental Management

3.1 Environmental Monitoring System

The client and operator of Taiyuan – Zhongwei (Yinchuan) Railway is Taiyuan- Zhongwei (Yinchuan) Railway Co., Ltd., who is responsible for environmental protection of Taiyuan – Zhongwei (Yinchuan) Railway during construction and operation periods. Various local environmental protection bureaus, state land resources bureau, and administrative bureau in the upper and middle reaches along Yellow River are responsible for the environmental protection supervision and management work in the area under their own jurisdiction.

The water and soil conservation work of Taiyuan – Zhongwei (Yinchuan) Railway during construction is undertaken by Monitoring Center of Soil & Water Conservation and Environment of Yellow River. The supervisor of on-site construction is responsible for the supervision of daily environmental protection. In addition, Taiyuan- Zhongwei (Yinchuan) Railway Co., Ltd. engaged Xi’an Yellow River Construction Supervision Co., Ltd. to undertake the supervision work for water and soil conservation.

The environmental monitoring work of Taiyuan – Zhongwei (Yinchuan) Railway during construction is undertaken by Beijing AOSIS Environment protection Technology Company Limited. The client and AOSIS Company shall collect various monitoring data and AOSIS Company is responsible to prepare the monitoring report and submit it to the Ministry of Railways and Asian Development Bank. The monitoring organization worked out the block diagram (See Figure 3-1) on environmental monitoring program of Taiyuan – Zhongwei (Yinchuan) Railway as required in the monitoring contract.

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Taiyuan – Zhongwei (Yinchuan) Railway Company Limited Consultation Service

Consign and Assist Contract awarding

Environmental Contracting Training monitoring and Supervision control organization

Contractor Supervisor

Implementation supervision

Supervise the implementation of project Engineering Construction of Taiyuan – Zhongwei (Yinchuan) Railway

Figure 3-1: Block Diagram of Environmental Monitoring System

Notes: Taiyuan- Zhongwei (Yinchuan) Railway Co., Ltd.: as the project client, entrust and assist the monitoring organization in completing the monitoring work; when awarding the contract, sign up the environmental protection contract with the contractor and the supervisor. Project Contractor: implement the project and fulfill the environmental protection work as required in the contract. Supervisor: Supervise the quality of the project and the environmental protection process as required in the contract. Monitoring organization: as external monitoring organization, evaluate the implementation of environmental protection work and the fulfillment of environmental protection work along the line and submit the monitoring report to the Ministry of Railways and Asian Development Bank.

3.2 Environmental Management during Construction in the first half of 2010

3.2.1 Environmental and Water Protection Management of Taiyuan- Zhongwei (Yinchuan) Railway Co., Ltd. in the first half of 2010

Taiyuan- Zhongwei (Yinchuan) Railway Co., Ltd. is responsible for the environmental and water protection management work along the whole line and shall appoint one full-time (part-time) senior engineer and one Beijing AOSIS Environmental Protection Technology Co., Ltd. 5

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To strengthen the management of environment and water protection work, Taiyuan- Zhongwei (Yinchuan) Railway Co., Ltd. incorporated the contents of environment and water protection work as part of the Measures on Incentive and Restrict Mechanism as well as Comprehensive Assessment for various contractors. Total score is 100 scores. The contractor with the comprehensive assessment score of more than 95 will be rated as excellent, and the comprehensive assessment will be linked to acceptance and valuation of construction. Wherein, the environmental protection work accounts for 10% of total score, i.e. the contractors with the environmental protection work deducted more than 5 scores will be not rated as excellent. On this condition, the contractors will be constrained to pay great attention to and actively carry out the environment and water protection work. In January 2010, Taiyuan- Zhongwei (Yinchuan) Railway Co., Ltd. conducted the 2009 responsibility assessment on Contractors and Supervisors. The leader group for assessment from Taiyuan- Zhongwei (Yinchuan) Railway Co., Ltd. has reviewed the assessment result and decided to reward 18 Excellent Contractors and 9 Excellent Supervisors.

At the beginning of 2010, Taiyuan- Zhongwei (Yinchuan) Railway Co., Ltd. has worked out new plans on the construction progress of Taiyuan- Zhongwei (Yinchuan) Railway this year. Based on the new deployment, the freights transportation in the west of Dingbian Station and west of Suide Station will have been opened up prior to June 30 and August 31 respectively and by the end of 2010 for the whole line. The water conservation engineering shall have been accepted by the Ministry of Water Resources of the People’s Republic of China within the year. As a result, Taiyuan- Zhongwei (Yinchuan) Railway Co., Ltd. entrusted Xi’an Planning and Design Institute of Upper and Middle Yellow River Administrative Bureau, YRCC to investigate and evaluate water conservation work of Taiyuan- Zhongwei (Yinchuan) Railway. The evaluation has been initiated in April 2010.

From May 7 through May 16, 2010, the Project Department of Taiyuan- Zhongwei (Yinchuan) Railway Co., Ltd. organized various units responsible for supervising, monitoring, controlling and evaluating environmental protection and water conservation to carry out the first joint inspection within this year, with the purpose of improving the work efficiency. The inspection had focused on borrow pits/spoil disposal sites restoration measures, and implementation of measures on construction sites, construction detours and construction camps. The Joint Inspection Unit had inspected 16 borrow pits, 93 spoil disposal sites, 3 railway stations and 2 super-major bridges. Taiyuan- Zhongwei (Yinchuan) Railway Co., Ltd. had a better understanding of the status quo of borrow pits/spoil disposal sites under the responsibilities of various bid sections and provided correction measures on the existing questions, thus laying the foundation for overall completion of restoration work. During the inspection, Taiyuan- Zhongwei (Yinchuan) Railway Co., Ltd. organized various units responsible for supervising, monitoring, controlling and evaluating environmental protection and water conservation to exchange views with CCCC on a lot of problems in the restoration of spoil disposal sites.

3.2.2 Supervision on the Water & Soil Conservation

Entrusted by the Project Department of Taiyuan- Zhongwei (Yinchuan) Railway Co., Ltd., Xi’an Yellow River Construction Supervision Co., Ltd. took part in the joint inspection. In addition to this inspection, Xi’an Yellow River Construction Supervision Co., Ltd. had also made an inspection tour from April 6 through April 17, 2010 on all borrow pits/spoil disposal sites along the whole line in company with Soil and Water Reservation Monitoring Center and Xi’an Planning and Design Institute of Upper and Middle Yellow River Administrative Bureau, YRCC. The tour inspection was intended to promote and improve soil and water conservation engineering to ensure satisfying the acceptance criteria of soil and water conservation by the end of this year.

3.2.3 Monitoring on the Soil & Water Conservation

Soil and Water Reservation Monitoring Center of Upper and Middle Yellow River Administrative Bureau, YRCC assigned technologists to tour gauge and investigate the soil and water conservation along the whole line in April and November 2009 respectively. They took over 5600 photos. The investigation focused on implementation of soil and water conservation engineering for the borrow pits/spoil disposal sites, restoration of construction camps, control of soil and water loss during construction and monitoring points where lots of problems were found in the previous monitoring. In addition, soil and water conservation under the responsibility of all contractors was 6 Beijing AOSIS Environmental Protection Technology Co., Ltd.

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4. Supervision and Inspection of Construction Bid Sections

During the monitoring period, AOSIS had participated in the joint inspection on the construction site of Taiyuan- Zhongwei (Yinchuan) Railway from May 7 through May 16, 2010. The mid-2010 environmental monitoring implementation plan has been changed based on the arrangement of Taiyuan- Zhongwei (Yinchuan) Railway Co., Ltd. and the characteristics of environmental protection and soil & water conservation in the later stage of construction. This environmental monitoring has mainly investigated borrow pits/spoil disposal sites along the whole line, gotten to know the progress of environmental protection for after station works, and tracked the key issues proposed in the previous report.

Yu Shengqiang, senior engineer of Project Department of Taiyuan- Zhongwei (Yinchuan) Railway Co., Ltd. is wholly responsible for the organization, coordination and investigation of this joint inspection.

4.1 Investigation on the Implementation of Environment Protection

For more details on the implementation of environmental protection of each bid section of Taiyuan- Zhongwei (Yinchuan) Railway, see Tables 4-1 to 4-18.

Table 4-1: Implementation Details of Environmental Protection Measures of ZK-I Bid Section Project Contractor: China Railway 17th Bureau Group Co., Ltd. Supervisor: Jinan Shunda Supervision Company

Wastewater Environment Garbage treatment Place treatment al protection Remarks

osrcincm Construction camp measures measures bulletin board DK706+317.78~DK707+522. There is garbage treatment There is Available Self-buildin 18 basin and garbage is septic tank g periodically treated. and construction wastewater camp for is 260 persons periodicall y disposed of. Construction Remark Name of tunnel Mileage Tunnel longer than 1000 m progress s

Remark Name Mileage Construction progress Super-majo s r Bridge, major Zhongning Yellow DK704+739.93~DK709+164.5 Completed bridge River Super-major 1 Bridge Main Designed soil-borrowing Execution of Remark borrow pit / Position mileage and spoiling quantity and Progress measures s spoil measures disposal site Remarks

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Table 4-2: Implementation Details of Environmental Protection Measures of ZK-II Bid Section Project Contractor: China Railway 4th Bureau Group Co., Ltd. Supervisor: Shanghai Tianyou Engineering Consultation Company Limited

osrcincm Construction camp Garbage treatment Wastewater Environmental Place Remarks measures treatment measures protection bulletin board No. 8 Production There is garbage Treated in septic Available Team of Lijiaquan treatment basin and tank Village of Wutong garbage is periodically Township treated. Construction Name of tunnel Mileage Remarks Tunnel longer than 1000 m progress

Name Mileage Construction progress Remarks Super-major Yongning LDK670+ Completed Discarded Bridge, Yellow 992.54~LDK674+934.62 soil is major River partially bridge Super-major utilized. Bridge Designed soil-borrowing Position Execution of and spoiling quantity and Progress Remarks mileage measures measures Main Spoil Designed to discard soil Completed Bored piles borrow pit / disposal site of 2×104m3, which was from spoil of No. 4 used to level up ponds Yongning disposal site Production Yellow Team of River Lijiajuan Super-major Village Bridge The temporary bridge used for Yongning Yellow River Super-major Bridge and construction Remarks materials have not been removed, affecting Yellow River’s flood flow. It has been mentioned in 2009 Annual Report, however, remains unchanged.

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Table 4-3: Implementation Details of Environmental Protection Measures of ZK-III Bid Section Project Contractor: China Railway 12th Bureau Group Co., Ltd. Supervisor: China Railway No. 1 Engineering Construction Supervision Company

Garbage treatment Wastewater treatment Environmental Place Remarks measures measures protection bulletin board Shanglinshe There is dustbin There are sedimentation tank Available Self-built Village of and garbage is and drainage facilities set up. for 120 Lijiazhuang periodically persons Township of transported Fenyang outwards to urban garbage station.

osrcincm camp Construction Yangjiazhuang There is dustbin There are sedimentation tank Available Self-built Village of and garbage is and drainage facilities set up. for 120 Lijiazhuang periodically persons Township of transported Fenyang outwards to urban garbage station. Haojiazhuang There is dustbin There are sedimentation tank Available Self-built Village of and garbage is and drainage facilities set up. for 120 Lijiazhuang periodically persons Township of transported Fenyang outwards to urban garbage station. Taohuadong of There is dustbin There are sedimentation tank Available Self-built Xiangyang and garbage is and drainage facilities set up. for 260 Village of periodically persons Fenyang City transported outwards to urban garbage station. Construction Name of tunnel Mileage Remarks progress Tunnel longer than 1000m Entrance section DK119+145~DK129+255, Completed. of Lvliangshan DK119+143~DK129+255 tunnel Name Mileage Construction progress Remarks Super-major Left Bridge, Shanglinshe Completed DK118+890~DK119+066 major Major bridge bridge Right DK118+941~DK119+113 Designed soil-borrowing Position Execution of and spoiling quantity and Progress Remarks mileage measures Main measures borrow pit / Entrance Already discarded waste 46×104m3 Already built Opened 4 3 spoil At 100 m on slag of 30×10 m , area – temporary disposal site right of 95.2 mu, filling height – 15 retaining and DK119+160 m, built retaining wall for protection protection facilities, with

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At 300 m on Already discarded waste 26×104m3 permanent Opened left side of slag of 25.7×104m3, area – retaining wall to be 0# 103.7 mu, filling height – actually built after transverse 25 m, built retaining wall waste slag is gallery for protection completely transported At 1835m of Already discarded waste 50 ×104m3 Opened outward. right front of slag of 48.0×104m3, area - 1# inclined 90.57 mu, filling height – well 40 m, built retaining wall for protection At 1835m of Already discarded waste 55 ×104m3 The protection for Waste right front of slag of 51×104m3, area – entrance to waste slag from 2# inclined 160 mu, filling height - slag yard has been inside of well 25m, built retaining wall for completed and the tunnel protection top surface has been earthed up. This investigation focuses on Lvliangshan Tunnel Entrance, 1# and 2# Inclined Shaft Spoil disposal site. It’s found that some of waste slag has been recycled by China Railway 12th Bureau Group Co., Ltd.. Remarks It is suggested that China Railway 12th Bureau Group Co., Ltd. negotiate with CCCC on providing the Fifth Operation Division of CCCC with the proximal end of Spoil disposal site as spoil disposal site, which can not only provide spoil disposal site for CCCC, but also earth up the dump site at the entrance of Lvliangshan Tunnel.

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Table 4-4: Implementation Details of Environmental Protection Measures of ZK-IV Bid Section Project Contractor: China Railway 3rd Bureau Group Co., Ltd. Supervisor: No. 1 Railway Research Institute Supervision Company

Garbage Wastewater treatment Environmental Place treatment Remarks measures protection measures bulletin board Construction Garbage is Sedimentation tank is built Available Self-built for camp at exit of collected together and wastewater is 300 persons Lvliangshan for periodical discharged after treatment. Tunnel in treatment. Wucheng Town of

osrcincm Construction camp Lvliang city Construction Garbage is Sedimentation tank is built Available Self-built for camp in 2# collected together and wastewater is 300 persons construction area for periodical discharged after treatment. at exit of treatment. Lvliangshan Tunnel in Wucheng Town of Lvliang city Construction Garbage is Sedimentation tank is built Available Self-built for camp in 3# collected together and wastewater is 300 persons construction area for periodical discharged after treatment. at exit of treatment. Lvliangshan Tunnel in Wucheng Town of Lvliang city Construction Name of tunnel Mileage Remarks progress Tunnel longer than 1000m Exit section of DK129+235~DK139+930, Completed Lvliangshan DK129+235~DK139+915 tunnel Super-major Name Mileage Construction progress Remarks Bridge, major bridge Designed Position soil-borrowing and Execution of Progress Remarks mileage spoiling quantity measures and measures DK133+500 Already discarded 105×104m3 153 m of the Discarded Main Spoil waste slag of retaining wall along the waste borrow pit / disposal site 105×104m3, the construction slag into spoil occupied a land of detour has been built. the Right disposal site 136mu, retaining The main retaining gully. wall built at foot of wall will be the slope, and it is constructed after the restored for construction ends. recultivation The spoil disposal site has been leveled.

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DK135+000 Already discarded 56×104m3 The waste slag was Discarded Spoil waste slag of transported by the the waste disposal site 56×104m3, local stone fragments slag into occupying a land of ground, and this the Right 76mu, retaining matter is in gully. wall built at foot of negotiation. the slope, and it is restored for recultivation DK139+500 Already discarded 36×104m3 365 m of the front Discarded Spoil waste slag of retaining wall and the waste disposal site 36×104m3, ditch has been slag into occupied a land of completed. The end the Right 91mu, retaining retaining wall will be gully. wall built at foot of constructed after the the slope, and it is construction ends. restored for The spoil disposal recultivation site has been leveled. This investigation focuses on Lvliangshan Tunnel Exit, 3#, 4# and 5# Inclined Shaft Spoil disposal site. It’s found that some surface of Lvliangshan Tunnel Exit Spoil disposal site has been Remarks earthed up to 2 m. The soil is taken from surrounding mountain surface as requested by villagers without going through any procedure of borrowing earth. The contractor has been required to prevent such activities.

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Table 4-5: Implementation Details of Environmental Protection Measures of ZK-V Bid Section Project Contractor: Taiyuan-Zhongwei (Yinchuan) Railway Construction Commanding Headquarters of China Coal No.3 Construction (group) Corporation Ltd. Supervisor:.No. 1 Railway Research Institute Supervision Company of Taiyuan – Zhongwei (Yinchuan) Railway

Garbage treatment Wastewater treatment Environmental Place Remarks measures measures protection bulletin board Houmajia Village Treated properly Treated properly after Removed of Tianjiahui after the the construction has Subdistrict Office construction has completed. of Lishi District of completed.

osrcincm camp Construction Lvliang City Shimenzui Village Treated properly Treated properly after Removed of Xishuba after the the construction has Subdistrict Office construction has completed. of Lishi District of completed. Lvliang City Gaolimao Village Treated properly Treated properly after Removed of Xishuba after the the construction has Subdistrict Office construction has completed. of Lishi District of completed. Lvliang City Shuangwudu Treated properly Treated properly after Removed Village of Xishuba after the the construction has Subdistrict Office construction has completed. of Lishi District of completed. Lvliang City Construction Name of tunnel Mileage Remarks progress Tunnel longer than 1000m Lishi Tunnel Entrance: DK166 +058 Completed Exit: DK171+934 Super-major Name Mileage Construction progress Remarks Bridge, major bridge Designed Position soil-borrowing and Execution of Progress Remarks mileage spoiling quantity and measures measures Main Spoil Already discarded 40×104m3 Already completed Spoil borrow pit / disposal site waste slag of 311 m of protective disposal site spoil at entrance 40×104m3, with retaining wall has not been disposal site retaining wall built flattened. at foot of slope for protection and grasses planted for virescence

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Spoil Already discarded 34×104m3 Already completed Spoil disposal site waste slag of 128 m of protective disposal site of 1# 34×104m3, with retaining wall has been inclined retaining wall built handed over well at foot of slope for to the local. protection and grasses planted for virescence Spoil Already discarded 36×104m3 Already completed disposal site waste slag of 637 m of protective of 2# 36×104m3, with retaining wall, and inclined retaining wall built Spoil disposal site well at foot of slope for flattened and protection and recultivated grasses planted for virescence Spoil Already discarded 29×104m3 Already completed disposal site waste slag of 382 m of protective at exit 29×104m3, with retaining wall, and retaining wall built Spoil disposal site at foot of slope for flattened and protection and recultivated grasses planted for virescence This investigation has found that some villagers are quarrying at Lishi Tunnel Entrance, 1# Remarks Inclined Shaft Spoil disposal site, which makes the Spoil disposal site impossible to be restored. It shall be dealt with quickly through the negotiation with the local.

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Table 4-6: Implementation Details of Environmental Protection Measures of ZK-VI Bid Section Project Contractor: China Railway 16th Bureau Group Co., Ltd. Supervisor: Beijing Tieyan Construction Supervision Company

Garbage treatment Wastewater treatment Environmental Place Remarks measures measures protection bulletin board Qianwangjiashan Garbage is Sedimentation tank is Available Self-building Village of Wubao collected in built and wastewater construction County garbage basin for is discharged after camp for 107 periodical outward treatment. persons clearing and transport. Tianjia Xiashan Garbage is Sedimentation tank is Available Self-building village of Wubao collected in built and wastewater construction County garbage basin for is discharged after camp for 116 periodical outward treatment. persons clearing and transport. Lujiawa of Yihe Garbage is Sedimentation tank is Available Self-building Town of Suide collected in built and wastewater construction County garbage basin for is discharged after camp for 253 Construction periodical outward treatment. persons camp clearing and transport. Xinguandao of Yihe Garbage is Sedimentation tank is Available Self-building Town of Suide collected in built and wastewater construction County garbage basin for is discharged after camp for 90 periodical outward treatment. persons clearing and transport. Qiaoshang Village Garbage is Sedimentation tank is Available Self-building of Yihe Town of collected in built and wastewater construction Suide County garbage basin for is discharged after camp for 29 periodical outward treatment. persons clearing and transport. Hebaiwan of Yihe Garbage is Sedimentation tank is Available Self-building Town of Suide collected in built and wastewater construction County garbage basin for is discharged after camp for 106 periodical outward treatment. persons clearing and transport. Construction Name of tunnel Mileage Remarks progress Tunnel longer than 1000m Wubao Tunnel DK227+080~DK239 completed +390 Super-major Name Mileage Construction progress Remarks Super-major 2# Major bridge DK226+828.10~ 318.6 m Bridge, major of DK227+072.18 bridge Qianwangjiashan

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Designed soil-borrowing and Execution of Position mileage Progress Remarks spoiling quantity measures and measures Spoil disposal Already discarded 15 ×104m3 Completed site at 314 m on waste soil of 15 right side of ×104m3 DK226+600 Spoil disposal Already discarded 25 ×104m3 Partially building site at 450m on waste slag of 25 retaining wall. left side of ×104m3, with DK227+000 retaining wall built for protection Spoil disposal Already discarded 33×104m3 Executed site at 900m on waste slag of right side of 33×104m3, with DK229+900 retaining wall built Main borrow pit for protection / spoil disposal Spoil disposal Already discarded 44 ×104m3 Partially building site/Spoil site at 255m on waste slag of retaining wall. right side of 44×104m3, with DK231+800 retaining wall built for protection Spoil disposal Already discarded 28.33 ×104m3 Not executed yet site at 700m on waste slag of left side of 28.33×104m3 DK236+600 Spoil disposal Already discarded 30 ×104m3 Executed site at 200m on waste slag of right side of 30×104m3, with DK237+700 retaining wall built for protection Spoil disposal Already discarded 25 ×104m3 Not executed yet site at 200m on waste slag of left side of 25×104m3, with DK239+700 retaining wall built for protection This investigation has focused on the spoil disposal sites of Wubao Tunnel Entrance, 1#, 2#, 3# and 4# Inclined Shaft, Exit and Roadbed. The spoil disposal site of 1# Inclined Shaft previously affected the villagers’ drinking water well and the issue has so far been resolved successfully. Remarks The spoil disposal site of Wubao Tunnel Entrance has already been restored. The spoil disposal sites of 3# and 4# Inclined Shaft will be used as quarries by the local, and therefore handover procedures should be completed as soon as possible. The roadbed spoil disposal site and tunnel exit spoil disposal site are being earthed up for recultivation in no time.

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Table 4-7: Implementation Details of Environmental Protection Measures of ZQ-I-I Bid Section Project Contractor: China Railway 25th Bureau Group Co., Ltd. Supervisor: Shenyang Railway Bureau Construction Supervision Company

Wastewater Environmental Place Garbage treatment measures treatment Remarks protection measures

Construction camp bulletin board Mingli Village West Garbage is classified when Treated in Available 50 stacked and centralized when sedimentation persons collected. tank Concrete mixing Garbage is centralized when Treated in Available 30 station in the north of stacked; leaving the garbage at sedimentation persons Mingli Village the spoil disposal site for the tank construction waste, and the filling up treatment wholesomely for the household garbage. Construction Name of tunnel Mileage Remarks Tunnel longer than 1000m progress None Name Mileage Construction progress Remarks Huolianzuoxian HLDK12+465.24-HLDK16+691.25 823 foundation piles or 100% Super-major completed; 145 pier shafts or Bridge 100% completed.

Huolianyouxia HL right DK12+388.38-HL right 861 foundation piles or 100% n Super-major DK16+691.52 completed; 146 pier shafts or Super-major Bridge 13% completed. Bridge, major Super-major DK9+567.29-DK 1641 foundation piles or 70%, bridge Bridge crossing 16+691.52 completed; 210 pier shafts or Shijiazhuang- 70% completed. Taiyuan Railway Super-major DK16+691.52-DK17+712.19 691 foundation piles or 100% Bridge crossing completed; 34 pier shafts or Integrated 100% completed. Passageway Position Designed soil-borrowing and Execution of Progress Remarks mileage spoiling quantity and measures measures Main 3 4 3 borrow pit / Borrow pit for 50 × 104 m 6 × 10 m spoil Dongzhuang Amorpha fruticosa planted disposal site village of Shitie town, Yuci district. This investigation has focused on Dongzhuang Village borrow pit. Due to the modified design, some roadbed has changed to bridges, which makes roadbed filling decrease from proposed 200× Remarks 104 m3 to 50× 104 m3. The project is under way. There are still over 50 piers to be built for Super-major Bridge crossing Shijiazhuang-Taiyuan Railway and the roadbed will be backfilled through foundation pit excavation.

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Table 4-8: Implementation Details of Environmental Protection Measures of ZQ-I-II Bid Section Project Contractor: China Railway 15th Construction Bureau Co., Ltd. Supervisor: Shenyang Railway Bureau Construction Supervision Company

Garbage treatment Wastewater treatment Environmental Place Remarks measures measures protection bulletin board Houjiazhai of Collected together to Treated in Available Self-built for 40 Beige Town of transport to garbage sedimentation tank persons Xiaodian District yard of Taiyuan DK21+400 Collected together to Treated in Available Self-built for transport to garbage sedimentation tank 170 persons yard DK26+200 Collected together to Treated in Available Self-built for transport to garbage sedimentation tank 180 persons osrcincm camp Construction yard DK29+300 Collected together to Treated in Available Self-built for 60 transport to garbage sedimentation tank persons yard DK29+300 Collected together to Treated in Available Self-built for 48 transport to garbage sedimentation tank persons yard DK29+300 Collected together to Treated in Available Self-built for 21 transport to garbage sedimentation tank persons yard DK32+800 Collected together to Treated in Available Self-built for transport to garbage sedimentation tank 100 persons yard DK32+800 Collected together to Treated in Available Self-built for transport to garbage sedimentation tank 120 persons yard DK36+600 Collected together to Treated in Available Self-built for transport to garbage sedimentation tank 100 persons yard Name Mileage Construction progress Remarks Beigetai DK24+008.14 Completed long （total length 5636m） expressway Super-major Super-major Bridge (left Bridge, line) major bridge Beigetai DK24+004.21 1996 drilled piles, 134 bearing platforms, long （total length 5636m） 111 piers completed, and 43.5 bearing expressway platforms and 62.5 pier shafts uncompleted Super-major Bridge (right line)

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208 DK35+750.73 Completed National Highway Super-major Bridge Designed Position soil-borrowing and Execution of Progress Remarks mileage spoiling quantity and measures measures 4 3 Xiyan Borrowing earth of 150 ×10 m Completed; 4 3 Village 173×10 m ;excavating handover procedure Main Borrow Pit after surface cleaning; is being performed. borrow pit / DK16+150 handed over to local spoil power plant for disposal site continuous borrowing earth after completion DK45+000 Borrowing earth of 10 ×104m3 Completed; Borrow Pit 10×104m3; handed handover procedure over to local Jinyuan is being performed. District as planning land for new district This investigation has focused on Xiyan Village Borrow Pit. The borrow pit has been used by local power plant for continuous borrowing earth. The power plant has reached the written agreement Remarks with Xiyan Village, and the land use has been approved orally by local bureau of land management. The power plant has been proposed to complete the relevant procedures.

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Table 4-9: Implementation Details of Environmental Protection Measures of ZQ-II Bid Section Project Contractor: China Communications Construction Company Limited Supervisor: Shenyang Railway Bureau Construction Supervision Company, China Railway No. 1 Engineering Construction Supervision Company, Heilongjiang China Railway Construction Group Supervision Co., Ltd.

Environment Garbage treatment Wastewater treatment Place -al protection Remarks measures measures bulletin board Wucun Village, Transported to garbage Treated by Recycled Completed Qingxu County dump after collection sedimentation tank Construction Dongfenyang Specialized recycling Treated by Recycled site Village, sedimentation tank recultivated Jiaocheng County Baozi Village, Transported to garbage Treated by Recycled Wenshui County dump after collection sedimentation tank Madong Village, Disposed of properly Discharged after Recycled Wenshui County and periodically after treatment through collection sedimentation tank Xinghuacun Disposed of properly Discharged after Recycled Township, and periodically after treatment through Fenyang City collection sedimentation tank Shuiquan Transported to garbage Treated by Recycled

osrcincm Construction camp Village, Fenyang dump after collection sedimentation tank City Wucheng Transported to garbage Treated by Available Self-built, 32 Township, Lishi dump after collection sedimentation tank persons District Shangwangying, Transported to garbage Treated by Available Rent Wucheng dump after collection sedimentation tank (terminate Township tenancy) Chejiawan Transported to garbage Treated by Available Completed, Village dump after collection sedimentation tank Construction site being recultivated Shang’an Transported to garbage Treated by Available Self-built, Village, Lishi dump after collection sedimentation tank First Division Wangjiata Stacked collectively and Discharged Recycled Completed, Village disposed of properly collectively Construction site being cleaned up Shang’an Transported to garbage Discharged Available Self-built, Village, Lishi dump after collection collectively Project Department Shangbaishuang Transported to garbage Treated by Recycled Village dump after collection sedimentation tank Xiabaishuang Transported to garbage Treated by Recycled Village dump after collection sedimentation tank Wangjiazhuang Transported to garbage Treated by Recycled Village dump after collection sedimentation tank 20 Beijing AOSIS Environmental Protection Technology Co., Ltd.

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Wangjiahui Transported to garbage Treated by Recycled Completed, Village dump after collection sedimentation tank Construction site being cleaned up Tangjiagou Transported to garbage Treated by Available Village dump after collection sedimentation tank Jundu Village Buried in the garbage Settled in the Available Completed, dump of Jundu Village sedimentation tank Construction and discharged into site being local drainage ditch, cleaned up with septic tank Qinghegou Outbound to garbage Settled in the Available Completed, Super-major dump sedimentation tank Construction Bridge and discharged into site being local drainage ditch, cleaned up with septic tank Outbound to garbage Settled in the Recycled Completed, dump sedimentation tank Construction Houmiaoshan and discharged into site being Major Bridge local drainage ditch, cleaned up with septic tank Wubao Railway Outbound to garbage Settled in the Available Self-built Station dump sedimentation tank and discharged into local drainage ditch, with septic tank Leijiagelao, Yihe Transported to garbage Treated by Recycled Staff dump after collection sedimentation tank evacuated Danangou, Transported to garbage Treated by Recycled and land Mantangchuan dump after collection sedimentation tank restored to cultivation Xuejiasi, Transported to garbage Treated by Recycled

Mantangchuan dump after collection sedimentation tank Zhaojiapu, Transported to garbage Treated by Recycled Mantangchuan dump after collection sedimentation tank Sunjiacha, Transported to garbage Treated by Recycled Mantangchuan dump after collection sedimentation tank Construction Remarks Name of tunnel Mileage progress Extending the Open DK113+608~DK115+ Huangzhang 1# Tunnel Completed Tunnel 46 m 400 at the tunnel entrance Extending Tunnel longer than 1000m the Open DK116+760~DK117+ Tunnel 60 m Huangzhang 2# Tunnel Completed 965 at the tunnel entrance and exit Tunnel of Shanglou DK158+287~DK159+ Completed bridge 895

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DK156+855~DK158+ Yiju 2# Tunnel Completed 254 DK187+939~DK190+ Wangjiahui tunnel Completed 030 Reconstructed Xiabaishuang 3# Tunnel DK192+550~Reconstr Completed ucted DK193+919 Reconstructed Wangjiazhuang tunnel DK193+970~Reconstr Completed ucted DK195+712 DK220+398 ～ Baishupin Tunnel Completed DK221+780 DK208+367~DK215+ Liulin Tunnel Completed 998 Name Mileage Construction progress Remarks Wangwu Xiaohe DK37+622.38 Super-major Completed Bridge Yiwang DK59+496.15~DK61+ Super-major 650 Completed Bridge Fenghaoliang DK140+062.35~DK140 Completed Dadongchuan +813.16 right Super-major DK140+096.35~DK140 Bridge +826.48 left Beichuan River Reconstructed Super-major DK174+243.09 Completed Bridge ~Reconstructed DK176+123.81 Liuwan Fenhe DK46+223.83~DK47+ Super-major 616.9 Completed Super-m Bridge ajor Bridge, Baishi Nanhe DK62+972.86 major Super-major Completed bridge Bridge Ciyao River DK66+112.66 Super-major Completed Bridge Wenyu River DK82+431.61 Super-major Completed Bridge Madongcun DK89+160.2 Super-major Completed Bridge Tai-Fen DK92+196.7 Expressway Completed Super-major Bridge Longfangli DK147+656.72~DK148 Super-major +288.68 Completed Bridge

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Xiawanying DK152+589.05~DK153 Super-major +285.75 Completed Bridge Yangshi DK159+967.95 Xiaodongchuan ~DK160+847.39 Completed Super-major Bridge Xiangyang River DK113+239.99 Super-major Completed Bridge Zhaojiazhuang DK175+889.5 Super-major ~DK177+540.42 Completed Bridge Xiyadi DK178+836.49~DK180 Super-major +125.8 Completed Bridge Hejiata Reconstructed Sanchuanhe DK185+856.4 Completed Super-major Bridge Longmenhui Reconstructed Sanchuanhe DK197+612.5 Completed Super-major Bridge Liulin Reconstructed Sanchuanhe DK203+281.63 Completed Super-major Bridge Mucun DK207+730.36 Super-major Completed Bridge Qinghegou Reconstructed Super-major DK223+168.69 Completed Bridge Yihe Town DK223+168.69 Super-major Completed Bridge Xuejiashi Reconstructed Super-major DK245+385.93 Completed Bridge Wubao Yellow DK216+424.07 River (860.8m) Completed Super-major Bridge Designed soil-borrowing and Execution of Main Position mileage spoiling quantity and Progress Remarks measures borrow measures pit / spoil 4 3 4 3 disposal Xinmin Borrow Pit at 80×10 m 70×10 m Protected Buying soil site 24 km on the right of the Line

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DK59+496.15~DK61+6 89674 m3 Flattened 50 Yiwang Super-major and 6×104m3 Bridge Spoil disposal Recultivated site DK46+223.83~DK47+6 97043 m3 Flattened 16.9 Fenhe Super-major and 7×104m3 Bridge Spoil disposal Recultivated site DK68+108 Waste Sand 2300 m3 of spoil, buried in Flattened 2300 m3 Pit the existing sand pit and Used DK72+983 Waste Sand 3.1 ×104m3 of spoil, buried Flattened 3.1×104m3 Pit in the existing sand pit and Used Sanjiao Village Borrow Borrowing earth of over In use Buying soil Pit 180×104m3; excavating directly after surface cleaning. Revegetation or Over 160 handover to local competent ×104m3 authority for other purposes after the completion of borrowing earth. Kaizha Borrow Pit Borrowing earth of Protected Buying soil 32 ×104m3 90×104m3 Xiaonanyu Borrow Pit Borrowing earth of Protected Buying soil 70 ×104m3 130×104m3 Spoil disposal site at 12.5×104m3 Protected Protection 100 m on the left side of added 8.9×104m3 Wucheng 1# Tunnel Exit Spoil disposal site on 11.4 ×104m3 Protected the right and left sides 11.4×104m3 of Youfangping Tunnel DIK149+800 Spoil disposal site at 19.1 ×104m3 Being 300 m away from Yiju 12.3×104m3 flattened 2# Tunnel Entrance Spoil disposal site at 21.7 ×104m3 Being 500 m or so away from flattened 17.2×104m3 Shanglouqiao Tunnel Exit Wucheng Railway 69 ×104m3 Flattened Station Spoil disposal 53×104m3 site DK146+100 On the left side of Discarded waste slag of Protected DK99+600 12.85 ×104m3, with retaining Xiaoxiangzhai Tunnel wall built for protection and 12.8×104m3 Spoil disposal site vegetate the top of the spoil disposal site. On the left side of Discarded waste slag of Protected DK102+840 12.92 ×104m3, with retaining On the left side of wall built for protection and 11.9×104m3 DK103+700 vegetate the top of the spoil Chaoyangpo Tunnel disposal site. Spoil disposal site 24 Beijing AOSIS Environmental Protection Technology Co., Ltd.

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DK110+000 large 106 ×104m3 Being furrow protected; DK111+550 large slope furrow 90.7×104m3 trimming Chujiagou Railway and Station Spoil disposal flattened. site On the left side of 13 ×104m3, with retaining Protected DK113+608 wall built for protection and earthed Huangzhang 1# Tunnel 10.9×104m3 up to plant Entrance Spoil disposal trees site On the left side of 12×104m3, with retaining Being DK115+400 wall built for protection flattened 9.7×104m3 Huangzhang 1# Tunnel Exit Spoil disposal site On the left side of Discarded waste slag of Protected; DK119+900 17.83 ×104m3, with retaining ready for 4 3 Huangzhang 2# Tunnel wall built for protection and 15.9×10 m slop Spoil disposal site vegetate the top of the spoil trimming disposal site DK190+220 Wangjiahui 12.6×104m3; filling deserted Used by the Tunnel Exit Spoil ditches in the Wangjiahui 12.6×104m3 local; gravel disposal site Village for reclamation construction Reconstructed 18.5×104m3; filling deserted Flattened for DK192+550 ditches in the Xiabaishuang reuse Xiabaishuang 3# Tunnel Village for reclamation 16×104m3 Entrance Spoil disposal site Reconstructed 23.5×104m3; filling deserted Being DK193+970 ditches in the Xiabaishuang flattened for Wangjiazhuang Tunnel Village for reclamation 19.1×104m3 reclamation Entrance Spoil disposal site Liulin Tunnel Entrance Designed: 33.7×104m3, with Designed retaining wall built for protection protection preliminary 33.7×104m3 scheme determined, and ready for construction. Liulin Tunnel 1# Designed: 27×104m3, with Designed Inclined Shaft retaining wall built for protection protection preliminary 27×104m3 scheme determined, and ready for construction.

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Liulin Tunnel 2# Designed: 67.8×104m3, with Retaining Remaining Inclined Shaft retaining wall built for wall slag not protection completed transported 50×104m3 and used to build retaining wall Baijiagou Tunnel Spoil Discarded waste slag of Retaining disposal site 6×104m3, with retaining wall wall 6×104m3 and debris dam built for completed protection Houmiaoshan Major Discarded waste slag of Retaining Bridge and Xingzita 6×104m3, with retaining wall wall 6×104m3, Tunnel Spoil disposal built for protection completed site Qinghegou Super-major Discarded waste slag of Retaining Slag from Bridge Spoil disposal 20×104m3, with retaining wall being Qinghegou site wall built for protection built Bearing Platform 19×104m3 Foundation Pit and Pile Foundation work Reconstructed Discarded waste slag of Retaining DK246+488 Xuejiasi 11.6×104m3, with retaining wall 11.6×104m3 Tunnel Exit Spoil wall built for protection completed disposal site Reconstructed Discarded waste slag of 8×104m3 Retaining DK244+967 Danangou 8×104m3, with retaining wall wall Tunnel Exit Spoil built for protection completed disposal site Reconstructed Directly used to fill the 3×104m3 Temporarily DK244+035 Xizhigou roadbed protected Tunnel Exit Spoil disposal site Remarks This investigation has focused on 46 spoil disposal sites. The following suggestions are given from views exchanging on site: Jundu Spoil disposal site of Liulin Tunnel 2# Inclined Shaft is 65 m high, to which more attention should be paid to ensure the long-term stability of the spoil disposal site; Huotangzhai 2# temporary spoil disposal site occupied the Sanchuan Riverway, which needs going through the procedures as soon as possible or transporting; The slag and cement clinker from the Liulin Beam Fabricating Plant has been placed at random outside the yard, which needs cleaning up and strengthening management; Xialiujiashan Tunnel Spoil disposal site has been built in the Sanchuan Riverway, Which needs completing relevant procedures; Wucheng 2# Tunnel Spoil disposal site is placed beside the reservoir flood discharge ditch, which should be approved by department of water resources.

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Table 4-10: Implementation Details of Environmental Protection Measures of ZQ-V Bid Section Project Contractor: China State Construction Engineering Corporation Supervisor: Beijing Tieyan Construction Supervision Company, Jinan Shunda Supervision Company

Wastewater Environmental Garbage treatment Place treatment protection bulletin Remarks measures measures board Songqu Village Dong Already set up Discharged via Available Rent private houses Keng Township, garbage treatment septic tank into for 30 persons Jingbian County basin and original periodically drainage system collected for deep burying Already set up Discharged Available Self-built for 30 garbage treatment after treatment persons Right to Nanwa basin and in Village, Dashuikeng periodically sedimentation Township osrcincm camp Construction collected for deep tank and septic burying tank. Garbage basin is The Available Camp is lent for 20 set and garbage is sedimentation persons periodically tank and septic treated; the tank are Dashuikeng Township method of available while treatment is no drainage reclaim or burn. facilities at the camp. Huianbao Township Piled up together Sewer pipe is Available Rent Yanhuanding Post for for periodical set. Water Resources treatment. (Project Department) Hongsibao Township Garbage basin is Production Available Self-built for 30 No. Project set and garbage is wastewater is persons Department transported into settled at Construction Camp Garbage Station appointed for treatment. points and discharged after treatment. Name of tunnel Mileage Construction progress Remarks Waste slag is Hongjingzi DK550+100~D discarded into Tunnel Completed K551+850 DK549+800 Spoil (Entrance) disposal site Hongjingzi DK551+850~D Tunnel Completed K553+220 Tunnel longer than 1000m ( inclined well ) Hongjingzi DK553+220~ Waste slag is Tunnel (exit) DK555 + 226 discarded into the spoil disposal site Completed at exit and partially used for backfill of roadbed Name Mileage Construction progress Remarks

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Huojiahepan DK433+994 Completed Hongliuhe 546.5m Super-maj Super-major or Bridge, Bridge major Zhongjiawa DK465+027.69 bridge Paijianhe Major 146.32m Completed bridge Xichenquan DK470+956.61 Completed Major bridge Super-major Slag transported Bridge crossing to spoil disposal DK504+297.95 Qinghai-Yinchu Completed site; construction an Expressway site and Super-major construction Bridge crossing detour being DK509+505.11 National Completed flattened Highway 307 Hongzhuang DK526+317.85~ Completed Bridge DK526+464.16 Zhengjiagou DK541+252.45~ Completed Bridge DK541+461.99 Yangjiagou DK549+363.23 Slag discarded to Super-major Completed DK549+800 Spoil Bridge disposal site Duyaogou DK582+543.01 Transported to Super-major Completed spoil disposal site Bridge Wujitang Major Transported to DK565+181.41 Bridge Completed spoil disposal site Wangjia Geda Transported to DK588+803.51 Major Bridge Completed spoil disposal site Bazhuangzi DK623+166.014 Slag transported Super-major to spoil disposal ～DK624+460.84 Completed Bridge site; construction Mahuangkeng DK620+295.40 ～ site and Major Bridge DK620+440.40 Completed construction Laoyanchi DK603+574.90 ～ detour being flattened Major Bridge DK603+753.90 Completed Wangjiashuitan DK592+767.35 ～ g Major Bridge DK592+945.16 Completed Shagedazi DK653+942.07 Residue Super-major ～ Completed transported or Bridge DK654+662.82 bulldozed flat Xinjiawanzi DK635+142.35 Residue Super-major ～ Completed transported or Bridge DK635+773.67 bulldozed flat Mahuanggou Transported to Super-major DK675+379.33 Completed spoil disposal site Bridge Shuangjingzi Super-major DK680+800.19 Completed Bridge Shuangjingzi Major Bridge DK679+567.51 Completed Shigangzi Major Bridge DK686+040.04 Completed 28 Beijing AOSIS Environmental Protection Technology Co., Ltd.

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Dazigou Major Bridge DK687+617.60 Completed Jiuzuofen Major Bridge DK688+406.35 Completed Zhangxiaotoug ou Major DK689+210.00 Completed Bridge Hongsibao First Pump Station DK690+820.77 Completed Major Bridge Hongshanzikou DK691+400.45 Major Bridge Completed Yuanyichang DK692+495.01 Completed Major Bridge Maijiatai DK667+757.125 Hongliugou Super-major ～ Completed DK670+325.15 Bridge Designed soil-borrowing Execution of Position mileage and spoiling quantity and Progress Remarks measures measures Borrow Pit, Xinhuochang Borrowing earth of 4 3 Slope cutting and Village, 36×10 m ; slope cutting, 100% flattening Zhangjiapan flattening and planting turf completed Town on the borrow pit. DK406+900 Borrow Pit, Xinhuochang Borrowing earth of 4 3 Slope cutting and Village, 40×10 m ; slope cutting, 100% flattening Zhangjiapan flattening and planting turf completed Town on the borrow pit. DK407+230 Borrow Pit, Xinhuochang Borrowing earth of 4 3 Slope cutting and Village, 27×10 m ; slope cutting, Main 100% flattening Zhangjiapan flattening and planting turf borrow pit completed and spoil Town on the borrow pit. disposal site DK407+750 Borrow Pit, Xinhuochang Borrowing earth of 4 3 Slope cutting and Village, 35×10 m ; slope cutting, 100% flattening Zhangjiapan flattening and planting turf completed Town on the borrow pit. DK408+150 Borrowing earth of Fengjiamao Tree 4 3 Slope cutting and 24×10 m ; slope cutting, Farm Borrow Pit 100% flattening flattening and planting turf GDK409+800 completed on the borrow pit. Borrowing earth of Fengjiamao Tree 4 3 Slope cutting and 16×10 m ; slope cutting, Farm Borrow Pit 100% flattening flattening and planting turf GDK411+600 completed on the borrow pit. Borrowing earth of Fengjiamao Tree 4 3 Slope cutting and 8×10 m ; slope cutting, Farm Borrow Pit 100% flattening flattening and planting turf GDK412+100 completed on the borrow pit.

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Borrow Pit, Borrowing earth of Lujiashan 4 3 Slope cutting and 13×10 m ; slope cutting, Village, 100% flattening flattening and planting turf Dongkeng Town completed on the borrow pit. GDK413+950 Borrow Pit, Borrowing earth of Lujiashan 4 3 Slope cutting and 11×10 m ; slope cutting, Village, 100% flattening flattening and planting turf Dongkeng Town completed on the borrow pit. GDK414+750 Borrow Pit, Borrowing earth of Lujiashan 4 3 Slope cutting and 11×10 m ; slope cutting, Village, 100% flattening flattening and planting turf Dongkeng Town completed on the borrow pit. GDK416+000 Borrow Pit, Borrowing earth of Lujiashan 4 3 Slope cutting and 11×10 m ; slope cutting, Village, 100% flattening flattening and planting turf Dongkeng Town completed on the borrow pit. GDK416+720 Borrowing earth of Fengjiamao Tree 4 3 Slope cutting and 16×10 m ; slope cutting, Farm Borrow Pit 100% flattening flattening and planting turf GDK417+560 completed on the borrow pit. Borrowing earth of Fengjiamao Tree 4 3 Slope cutting and 11×10 m ; slope cutting, Farm Borrow Pit 100% flattening flattening and planting turf GDK418+520 completed on the borrow pit. Borrowing earth of Yidangwan 4 3 Slope cutting and 13×10 m ; slope cutting, Village Borrow 100% flattening flattening and planting turf Pit GDK420+200 completed on the borrow pit. Borrowing earth of Yidangwan 4 3 Slope cutting and 16×10 m ; slope cutting, Village Borrow 100% flattening flattening and planting turf Pit GDK421+400 completed on the borrow pit. Borrowing earth of Yidangwan 4 3 Slope cutting and 13×10 m ; slope cutting, Village Borrow 100% flattening flattening and planting turf Pit GDK422+200 completed on the borrow pit. Borrowing earth of Yidangwan 4 3 Slope cutting and 16×10 m ; slope cutting, Village Borrow 100% flattening flattening and planting turf Pit GDK423+000 completed on the borrow pit. Spoil disposal site, Discarded earth of Xinhuochang 4 3 Slope cutting and 19×10 m ; slope cutting, Village, 100% flattening flattening and planting turf Zhangjiapan completed on the spoil disposal site. Town DK407+800 Fengjiamao Tree Discarded earth of 4 3 Slope cutting and Farm Spoil 8.1×10 m ; slope cutting, 100% flattening disposal site flattening and planting turf completed GDK413+600 on the spoil disposal site. Spoil disposal Discarded earth of site, Lujiashan 4 3 Slope cutting and 7.9×10 m ; slope cutting, Village, 100% flattening flattening and planting turf Dongkeng Town completed on the spoil disposal site. GDK417+700

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Yidangwan Discarded earth of 4 3 Slope cutting and Village Spoil 8.4×10 m ; slope cutting, 100% flattening disposal site flattening and planting turf completed GDK420+900 on the spoil disposal site. Borrow Pit at the 16.7×104m3 south of Environmental protection 16.7×104 Reconstructed measures: Leveled off for m3 DK422+640 Line recultivation. 0.85×104m3 Borrow Pit at the 4 Environmental protection 0.85×10 south of 3 measures: Leveled off for m DK425+230 Line recultivation. 22.7×104m3 Borrow Pit at the 4 Environmental protection 22.7×10 south of 3 measures: Leveled off for m DK425+250 Line recultivation. 1×104m3 Borrow Pit at the Environmental protection 4 3 south of 1×10 m measures: Leveled off for DK425+250 Line recultivation. 1.5×104m3 Borrow Pit at the Environmental protection 4 3 south of 1.5×10 m measures: Leveled off for DK426+100 Line recultivation. 50×104m3 Borrow Pit at the Environmental protection 4 3 north of 46×10 m measures: Leveled off for DK429+400 Line recultivation. 35.7×104m3 Borrow Pit at the 4 Borrowing Environmental protection 35.7×10 south of 3 measures: Leveled off for m Excavation slope; earth is used to DK429+450 Line recultivation. borrow pits are fill the leveled up and roadbed, and 5.2×104m3 Borrow Pit at the recultivated after the agreement Environmental protection 4 3 south of 5.2×10 m use. has been measures: Leveled off for DK434+200 Line reached. recultivation. 25.6×104m3 Borrow Pit at the 4 Environmental protection 25.6×10 north of 3 measures: Leveled off for m DK436+115 Line recultivation. 5.8×104m3 Borrow Pit at the Environmental protection 4 3 north of 5.8×10 m measures: Leveled off for DK439+630 Line recultivation. 39×104m3 Borrow Pit at the Environmental protection 4 3 south of 39 ×10 m measures: Leveled off for DK440+835 Line recultivation. 4.4×104m3 Borrow Pit at the Environmental protection 4 3 north of 4.4×10 m measures: Leveled off for DK441+220 Line recultivation. 2.3×104m3 Borrow Pit at the Environmental protection 4 3 south of 2.3×10 m measures: Leveled off for DK442+670 Line recultivation. 12.3×104m3 Borrow Pit at the 4 Environmental protection 12.3×10 north of 3 measures: Leveled off for m DK445+300 Line recultivation.

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2.41×104m3 Borrow Pit at the 4 Environmental protection 2.41×10 north of 3 measures: Leveled off for m DK446+260 Line recultivation. 21.2×104m3 Borrow Pit at the 4 Environmental protection 21.2×10 north of 3 measures: Leveled off for m DK447+240 Line recultivation. 9.3×104m3 Borrow Pit at the Environmental protection 4 3 south of 9.3×10 m measures: Leveled off for DK447+280 Line recultivation. 7.7×104m3 Borrow Pit at the Environmental protection 4 3 south of 7.7×10 m measures: Leveled off for DK447+280 Line recultivation. 6.5×104m3 Borrow Pit at the Environmental protection 4 3 north of 6.5×10 m measures: Leveled off for DK447+350 Line recultivation. 10.4×104m3 Borrow Pit at the 4 Environmental protection 10.4×10 south of 3 measures: Leveled off for m DK447+500 Line recultivation. 25.2×104m3 Borrow Pit at the 4 Environmental protection 23.5×10 south of 3 measures: Leveled off for m DK451+250 Line recultivation. 12×104m3 Borrow Pit at the Environmental protection 4 3 north of 12×10 m measures: Leveled off for DK452+450 Line recultivation.

15×104m3 Borrow Pit at the Environmental protection 4 3 south of 15×10 m measures: Leveled off for DK452+600 Line recultivation. 10.8×104m3 Borrow Pit at the Environmental protection 4 3 south of 9.5×10 m measures: Leveled off for DK452+900 Line recultivation. 1.73×104m3 Borrow Pit at the 4 Environmental protection 1.73×10 south of 3 measures: Leveled off for m DK453+100 Line recultivation. 4.5×104m3 Borrow Pit at the Environmental protection 4 3 south of 4.5×10 m measures: Leveled off for DK453+500 Line recultivation. 13.8×104m3 Borrow Pit at the 4 Borrowing Environmental protection 13.8×10 south of 3 measures: Leveled off for m earth is used to DK455+150 Line fill the recultivation. roadbed, and 5.6×104m3 Borrow Pit at the the agreement Environmental protection 4 3 north of 4.5×10 m has been measures: Leveled off for DK455+400 Line reached. recultivation. 20.5×104m3 Borrow Pit at the 4 Environmental protection 20.45×10 south of 3 measures: Leveled off for m DK455+500 Line recultivation.

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Borrow Pit at approx. 300 m away from the 4.6×104m3 4.6×104m3 north of DK455+200 Line Borrow Pit at approx. 200 m away from the 9.3×104m3 9.3×104m3 south of DK457+100 Line Borrow Pit at approx. 120 m away from the 2.5×104m3 2.5×104m3 south of DK457+350 Line Borrow Pit at approx. 150 m away from the 2.5×104m3 2.5×104m3 south of Leveled up; being DK457+500 Line revegetated; Borrow Pit at permitted orally by approx. 300 m local administration away from the 11×104m3 11×104m3 south of DK459+200 Line Borrow Pit at approx. 2 km away from the 1.5×104m3 1.5×104m3 north of DK458+050 Line Borrow Pit at approx. 300 m away from the 4.3×104m3 4.3×104m3 north of DK461+200 Line Borrow Pit at approx. 100 m away from the 5×104m3 5×104m3 north of DK461+300 Line Borrow Pit at approx. 150 m away from the 8.6×104m3 8.6×104m3 north of DK461+700 Line Borrow Pit at approx. 350 m away from the 1.5×104m3 1.5×104m3 north of Leveled up; being DK462+200 Line revegetated; Borrow Pit at permitted orally by approx. 200 m local administration away from the 4.9×104m3 4.9×104m3 north of DK462+600 Line Borrow Pit at approx. 150 m away from the 4.3×104m3 4.3×104m3 north of DK463+200 Line

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Borrow Pit at approx. 400 m away from the 5.5×104m3 5.5×104m3 north of DK463+850 Line Borrow Pit at approx. 350 m away from the 2.2×104m3 2.2×104m3 north of DK464+050 Line

Borrow Pit at approx. 700 m away from the 1.6×104m3 1.6×104m3 north of DK464+600 Line The original landform was Borrow Pit at highland and Leveled up; being approx. 750 m is now 4 3 4 3 revegetated; away from the 4×10 m 4×10 m flattened, permitted orally by south of which has local administration DK465+750 Line been approved by local government. Borrow Pit at approx. 300 m away from the 4.6×104m3 4.6×104m3 south of Leveled up; being DK465+800 Line revegetated; Borrow Pit at permitted orally by Borrowing approx. 20 m local administration earth from side away from the 4.7×104m3 4.7×104m3 slope in the south of excavation DK466+200 Line section Borrow Pit at approx. 120 m away from the 4.3×104m3 4.3×104m3 south of Leveled up; being DK466+400 Line revegetated; Borrow Pit at permitted orally by approx. 300 m local administration away from the 1.1×104m3 1.1×104m3 north of DK468+050 Line DK469+050 Flattening and 30×104m3 27×104m3 slope cutting Borrow Pit completed 4 Flattening and DK469+900 4 3 6.03×10 6.7×10 m 3 slope cutting m Borrow Pit completed 4 DK477+500 4 3 10.08×10 11.2×10 m 3 Borrow Pit m 4 DK476+300 4 3 7.92×10 8.8×10 m 3 Borrow Pit m DK490+900 (Right) Borrow 250 (L)×110 (W) ×2 (D) 5.6×104m3 Pit

DK484+550 (Right) Borrow 170 (L)×158 (W) ×2.5 (D) 6.7×104m3 Pit

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DK477+800 (Right) Borrow 290.5 (L)×60 (W) ×3.6 (D) 6.3×104m3 Pit DK479+200 175 (L)×133 (W) ×3.5 (D) 8.1×104m3 (Left) Borrow Pit DK480+000 97 (L)×92 (W) ×3 (D) 2.7×104m3 (Left) Borrow Pit DK480+300 126 (L)×98 (W) ×2.7 (D) 3.3×104m3 (Left) Borrow Pit DK481+200 149 (L)×90 (W) ×3 (D) 4×104m3 (Left) Borrow Pit DK481+800 195.5 (L)×136(W) ×2.5 (D) 6.6×104m3 (Left) Borrow Pit DK484+550 154 (L)×135 (W) ×4.5 (D) 9.4×104m3 (Left) Borrow Pit DK486+000 162.5 (L)×132 (W) ×3.5 4 3 (Right) Borrow 7.6×10 m (D) Pit

DK478+200 200 (L)×42 (W) ×0.6 (D) 0.5×104m3 (Left) Borrow Pit DK479+800 139 (L)×105 (W) ×4.1 (D) 6×104m3 (Left) Borrow Pit DK480+400 (Right) Borrow 155 (L)×80 (W) ×1.7 (D) 2.1×104m3 Pit DK482+800 Flattening the borrow pits; side 205 (L)×108 (W) ×1.6 (D) 6×104m3 (Right) Borrow slope trimmed Pit roughly at 1:1 DK488+100 4 3 (Right) Borrow 190.5 (L)×35 (W) ×2 (D) 1.3×10 m Environment- Pit al protection DK488+400 measures: (Right) Borrow 187.5(L)×160 (W) ×4 (D) 12×104m3 flattening the Pit borrow pits; DK488+500 side slope 223.5 (L)×100 (W) ×2.65 4 3 trimmed (Right) Borrow 5.9×10 m (D) roughly at 1:1; Pit recultivation DK489+700 and 4 3 (Right) Borrow 142 (L)×136 (W) ×4 (D) 7.8×10 m revegetation Pit after the DK491+200 2.05×104 completion of 135 (L)×76 (W) ×2 (D) 3 (Left) Borrow Pit m the use of DK492+500 borrow pits 195 (L)×128 (W) ×1.5 (D) 3.7×104m3 (Left) Borrow Pit DK493+200 105 (L)×75 (W) ×3 (D) 2.4×104m3 (Left) Borrow Pit DK493+100 12.5×104 199 (L)×195(W) ×3.2 (D) 3 (Left) Borrow Pit m 4 3 DK494+900 3.4×10 m ; Environmental protection measures: 4 3 (Left Line) 3.4×10 m recultivation and Borrow Pit revegetation 4 3 DK497+000 4.2×10 m ; Environmental protection measures: 4 3 4.2×10 m (Left Line) planting grass in side slope Borrow Pit on the top surface

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4 3 DK497+750 2×10 m ; Environmental protection measures: 4 3 2×10 m (Left Line) planting grass in side slope Borrow Pit on the top surface 4 3 DK499+200 8×10 m ; Environmental protection measures: 4 3 (Left Line) 8×10 m planting grass in side slope Borrow Pit on the top surface 4 3 DK499+600 3.2×10 m ; Environmental protection measures: 4 3 (Right Line) 3.2×10 m planting grass in side slope Borrow Pit on the top surface 4 3 DK505+400 13×10 m ; Environmental protection measures: 4 3 13×10 m (Left Line) planting grass in side slope Borrow Pit on the top surface 4 3 5×10 m ; Environmental Excavate for DK506+050 protection measures: 4 3 borrowing earth (Right Line) 5×10 m recultivation and according to the

Borrow Pit revegetation environmental 4 3 20×10 m ; Environmental protection DK505+900 protection measures: 4 3 requirements; side (Left Line) 20×10 m recultivation and slope controlled at

Borrow Pit revegetation 1:1; ground surface 4 3 8×10 m ; Environmental flattened; stacked DK507+100 protection measures: 4 3 slag removed from (Left Line) 8×10 m recultivation and the construction site

Borrow Pit revegetation as required.

4 3 DK507+900 5.6×10 m ; Environmental The above works protection measures: 4 3 (Right Line) 5.6×10 m have basically been recultivation and Borrow Pit completed; and revegetation 4 3 machinery DK508+850 4×10 m ; Environmental equipment is being protection measures: 4 3 (Left Line) 4×10 m used to improve recultivation and Borrow Pit revegetation some defects. 4 3 Roadbed DK510+900 16.2×10 m ; Environmental Filling protection measures: 16.2×104 (Left Line) recultivation and m3 Borrow Pit revegetation 4 3 DK511+250 16.2×10 m ; Environmental protection measures: 16.2×104 (Left Line) 3 recultivation and m Borrow Pit revegetation 4 3 DK512+400 13.8×10 m ; Environmental protection measures: 13.8×104 (Left Line) 3 recultivation and m Borrow Pit revegetation DK514+680 Environmental protection measures: recultivation and 8.5×104m3 North Borrow Pit revegetation DK514+680 Environmental protection measures: recultivation and 7.2×104m3 South Borrow Pit revegetation

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DK519+540 Environmental protection measures: recultivation and 8.5×104m3 South Borrow Pit revegetation Environmental protection 4 DK521+100 18.4×10 measures: recultivation and 3 m North Borrow Pit revegetation Environmental protection 4 DK523+700 14.9×10 measures: recultivation and 3 m North Borrow Pit revegetation Environmental protection 4 DK526+300 52.3×10 measures: recultivation and 3 m North Borrow Pit revegetation Environmental protection 4 DK527+950 17.8×10 measures: recultivation and 3 m South Borrow Pit revegetation Environmental protection 4 DK531+350 33.4×10 measures: recultivation and 3 m South Borrow Pit revegetation Environmental protection 4 DK534+000 34.6×10 measures: recultivation and 3 m South Borrow Pit revegetation Environmental protection 4 DK535+200 38.4×10 measures: recultivation and 3 m South Borrow Pit revegetation Partly completed Environmental protection 4 DK536+900 27.6×10 measures: recultivation and 3 m South Borrow Pit revegetation Environmental protection 4 DK540+560 23.4×10 measures: recultivation and 3 m South Borrow Pit revegetation Environmental protection 4 DK542+140 24.2×10 measures: recultivation and 3 m South Borrow Pit revegetation DK521+100 Environmental protection measures: recultivation and 5.9×104m3 South Borrow Pit revegetation DK539+250 Environmental protection measures: recultivation and 3.2×104m3 South Borrow Pit revegetation Environmental protection 4 DK544+700 10.3×10 measures: recultivation and 3 m South Borrow Pit revegetation Spoil disposal Performed in Earthwork site at 500 m on 4 3 accordance with Filling 5 m 8×10 m from tunnel environmental the left right of excavation DK549+800 protection program Designed spoiling quantity Spoil disposal 4 3 Performed in of 3.5×10 m ; protecting Earthwork site at 100 m in accordance with wall built; following the from tunnel environmental front of inclined principle of “First protect, excavation protection program shaft portal and then discard”. Slag from DK555+120 4 3 Hongjingzi Designed spoiling quantity 10×10 m Retaining wall and Spoil disposal 4 3 Tunnel of 15×10 m , 100 mu currently drain gutter built site excavation earthwork Designed borrowing earth Leveled up for 4 3 DK558+300 of 24×10 m ; 120 mu; dig 5 4 3 reclamation and 24×10 m Borrow Pit m; recultivation and planting grass revegetation seeds. Roadbed

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Designed borrowing earth Leveled up for Filling 4 3 DK559+100 of 13×10 m ; 80 mu; dig 4 4 3 reclamation and 13×10 m Borrow Pit m; recultivation and planting grass revegetation seeds. Designed borrowing earth Leveled up for 4 3 DK559+400 of 13×10 m ; 80 mu; dig 4 4 3 reclamation and 13×10 m Borrow Pit m; recultivation and planting grass revegetation seeds. DK560+000 11×104m3 (recultivation) 90% Under way Borrow Pit DK560+800 12×104m3 (recultivation) 80% Under way Borrow Pit DK561+300 12.8×104m3 (recultivation) 90% Under way Borrow Pit DK562+240 14.5×104m3 (recultivation) 90% Under way Borrow Pit DK562+800 15.2×104m3 (recultivation) 90% Under way Borrow Pit DK563+600 16.3×104m3 (recultivation) 85% Under way Borrow Pit DK564+800 12×104m3 (recultivation) 90% Under way Borrow Pit DK565+600 12×104m3 (recultivation) 90% Under way Borrow Pit DK566+500 12×104m3 (recultivation) 85% Under way Borrow Pit DK567+400 4.7×104m3 (recultivation) 80% Under way Borrow Pit DK567+800 10.5×104m3 (recultivation) 80% Under way Borrow Pit DK569+000 10.5×104m3 (recultivation) 75% Under way Borrow Pit DK578+930 35×104m3 (recultivation) 80% Under way Borrow Pit DK580+600 12×104m3 (recultivation) 90% Under way Borrow Pit DK569+700 Spoil disposal 13×104m3 (barricade) Under way site DK570+880 Spoil disposal 5×104m3 (barricade) Under way site DK572+800 Spoil disposal 20×104m3 (barricade) Under way site DK573+800 Spoil disposal 16×104m3 (barricade) Under way site DK575+300 Spoil disposal 17×104m3 (barricade) Under way site DK579+000 Spoil disposal 16×104m3 (barricade) Under way site DK580+000 Spoil disposal 8×104m3 (barricade) Under way site

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DK585+600 Spoil disposal 12×104m3 (barricade) Under way site DK586+600 Spoil disposal 8×104m3 (barricade) Under way site DK591+200 Spoil disposal 11×104m3 (barricade) Under way site DK592+200 Spoil disposal 13×104m3 (barricade) Under way site Borrow Pit (30×104m3) DK594+400 Environmental protection 26.4328× Roadbed Borrow Pit measures: recultivation and 104m3 Filling revegetation

Borrow Pit (10×104m3) DK596+178 Environmental protection 8.34×104 Roadbed Borrow Pit measures: recultivation and m3 Filling revegetation Borrow Pit (10×104m3) DK599 Environmental protection 7.23×104 Roadbed Borrow Pit measures: recultivation and m3 Filling revegetation Borrow Pit (5×104m3) DK602+200 Environmental protection 4.57×104 Roadbed Borrow Pit measures: recultivation and m3 Filling revegetation Borrow Pit (10×104m3) DK602+300 Environmental protection 8.76×104 Roadbed 3 Borrow Pit measures: recultivation and m Excavate for Filling revegetation borrowing earth Borrow Pit (10×104m3) according to the DK602+350 Environmental protection 9.54×104 environmental Roadbed (Left) Borrow Pit measures: recultivation and m3 protection Filling revegetation requirements; 4 3 DK602+350 Borrow Pit (9×10 m ) abandoned earth Environmental protection 7.34×104 stacked and treated Roadbed (Right) Borrow 3 measures: recultivation and m collectively; side Filling Pit revegetation slope controlled; Borrow Pit (9×104m3) always observe the DK602+400 Environmental protection 7.21×104 stacked slag Roadbed Borrow Pit measures: recultivation and m3 procedure; discard Filling revegetation slag layer-by-layer Borrow Pit (10×104m3) and step-by-step; DK602+500 Environmental protection 7.97×104 slag surface should Roadbed Borrow Pit measures: recultivation and m3 be ground by road Filling revegetation roller 3~4 times Borrow Pit (5×104m3) with raising by 2 m. DK604 Environmental protection 3.66×104 Roadbed Borrow Pit measures: recultivation and m3 Filling revegetation Borrow Pit (8×104m3) DK604+950 Environmental protection 5.82×104 Roadbed Borrow Pit measures: recultivation and m3 Filling revegetation Borrow Pit (7×104m3) DK605 Environmental protection 5.32×104 Roadbed Borrow Pit measures: recultivation and m3 Filling revegetation

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Borrow Pit (5×104m3) DK606+200 Environmental protection 3.54×104 Roadbed Borrow Pit measures: recultivation and m3 Filling revegetation Borrow Pit (5×104m3) DK607+400 Environmental protection 3.28×104 Roadbed Borrow Pit measures: recultivation and m3 Filling revegetation Borrow Pit (15×104m3) DK608+200 Environmental protection 11.31×104 Roadbed Borrow Pit measures: recultivation and m3 Filling revegetation Borrow Pit (7×104m3) DK609 Environmental protection 5.95×104 Roadbed Borrow Pit measures: recultivation and m3 Filling revegetation Borrow Pit (7×104m3) DK610+500 Environmental protection 6.25×104 Roadbed Borrow Pit measures: recultivation and m3 Filling revegetation

Borrow Pit (8×104m3) DK611+500 Environmental protection 7.55×104 Roadbed Borrow Pit measures: recultivation and m3 Filling revegetation Borrow Pit (5×104m3) DK612 Environmental protection 4.75×104 Roadbed Borrow Pit measures: recultivation and m3 Filling revegetation Borrow Pit (15×104m3) DK612+800 Environmental protection 13.22×104 Roadbed Borrow Pit measures: recultivation and m3 Filling revegetation Borrow Pit (15×104m3) Excavate for DK613+300 Environmental protection 13.46×104 borrowing earth Roadbed Borrow Pit measures: recultivation and m3 according to the Filling revegetation environmental Borrow Pit (15×104m3) protection DK616 Environmental protection 13.35×104 requirements; Roadbed Borrow Pit measures: recultivation and m3 abandoned earth Filling revegetation stacked and treated Borrow Pit (8×104m3) collectively; side DK619+900 Environmental protection 7.51×104 slope controlled; Roadbed Borrow Pit measures: recultivation and m3 always observe the Filling revegetation stacked slag Borrow Pit (10×104m3) procedure; discard DK626+000 Environmental protection 8.44×104 slag layer-by-layer Roadbed Borrow Pit measures: recultivation and m3 and step-by-step; Filling revegetation slag surface should Borrow Pit (7×104m3) be ground by road DK626+500 Environmental protection 6.26×104 roller 3~4 times Roadbed Borrow Pit measures: recultivation and m3 with raising by 2 m. Filling revegetation Borrow Pit (10×104m3) DK628+400 Environmental protection 8.39×104 Roadbed Borrow Pit measures: recultivation and m3 Filling revegetation Borrow Pit (10×104m3) DK630 Environmental protection 9.89×104 Roadbed Borrow Pit measures: recultivation and m3 Filling revegetation

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Spoil disposal site DK593 (10×104m3) Environmental 4 3 Roadbed Spoil disposal protection measures: 7.3×10 m Excavation site planting grass in side slope on the top surface Spoil disposal site 4 3 DK598 (15×10 m ) Environmental 4 12.52×10 Roadbed protection measures: 3 Spoil disposal m Excavation site planting grass in side slope on the top surface Spoil disposal site 4 3 DK607 (13×10 m ) Environmental 4 11.01×10 Roadbed Spoil disposal protection measures: 3 m Excavation site planting grass in side slope on the top surface Spoil disposal site 4 3 DK615 (15×10 m ) Environmental 4 11.1×10 Roadbed Spoil disposal protection measures: 3 m Excavation site planting grass in side slope on the top surface Spoil disposal site 4 3 DK617 (20×10 m ) Environmental 4 17.07×10 Roadbed Spoil disposal protection measures: 3 m Excavation site planting grass in side slope on the top surface Spoil disposal site 4 3 DK618 (25×10 m ) Environmental 4 20.5×10 Roadbed protection measures: 3 Spoil disposal m Excavation site planting grass in side slope on the top surface Spoil disposal site 4 3 DK620 (20×10 m ) Environmental protection measures: 17.6×104 Roadbed Spoil disposal planting grass in side slope m3 Excavation site on the top surface; retaining wall completed Spoil disposal site 4 3 DK621 (20×10 m ) Environmental 4 16.33×10 Roadbed protection measures: 3 Spoil disposal m Excavation site planting grass in side slope on the top surface Spoil disposal site 4 3 DK622+500 (10×10 m ) Environmental 4 7.96×10 Roadbed protection measures: 3 Spoil disposal m Excavation site planting grass in side slope on the top surface Planned borrowing earth of Ganquanzi 10 mu; dig 4 m; and 4 3 Borrow Pit environmental protection 1.5×10 m Digging and DK644+900 measures have been sloping are performed. performed Planned borrowing earth of simultaneously at

Fengzhuangzigo 10 mu; dig 3 m; and the sides of borrow u Borrow Pit environmental protection 1.2×104m3 pits; vehicles are DK649+670 measures have been forbidden to grind performed. vegetation nearby Planned borrowing earth of Yedigou Borrow 10 mu; dig 4 m; and and on both sides of Pit environmental protection 1.5×104m3 temporary roads. DK646+402.01 measures have been performed. Borrowing

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Planned borrowing earth of earth from the Honguyao 1# 10 mu; dig 4 m; and borrow pits is DK629+214.07 environmental protection 1.5×104m3 mainly used to measures have been fill the nearby performed. roadbed. So Planned borrowing earth of far completed. Honguyao 2# 10 mu; dig 3 m; and Borrow Pit environmental protection 1.2×104m3 DK630+030.3 measures have been performed. Planned borrowing earth of Tongtiangou 10 mu; dig 4 m; and 4 3 Borrow Pit environmental protection 1.5×10 m DK634+058 measures have been performed. Planned borrowing earth of 10 mu; dig 4 m; and Shuitao 1# 4 3 Borrowing environmental protection 1.5×10 m DK637+794.14 earth from the measures have been borrow pits is performed. mainly used to Shuitao 2# DK664+050 fill the nearby Borrow Pit 1.2×104m3 roadbed. The

DK639+450 borrow pits are Pitiaogou DK643+900 4 3 in use. 1.5×10 m Borrow Pit Digging and sloping are performed Planned borrowing earth of simultaneously at 10 mu; dig 4 m; and Zhoujiajuan 4 3 the sides of borrow environmental protection 1.5×10 m Completed Borrow Pit pits; vehicles are measures have been forbidden to grind performed. vegetation nearby and on both sides of temporary roads. 4 3 2×10 m ; Environmental Excavate for DK665+480 protection measures: 4 3 2×10 m borrowing earth Borrow Pit recultivation and according to the revegetation environmental 4 3 DK672+800 2×10 m ; Environmental protection protection measures: 4 3 Spoil disposal 2×10 m requirements; recultivation and abandoned earth site revegetation buried collectively; 4 3 DK677+140 1×10 m ; Environmental the slope of the protection measures: 4 3 ballast side slope Spoil disposal 4×10 m recultivation and controlled properly; site revegetation for ballast mainly 4×104m3; Environmental consisting of DK682+700 protection measures: 4 3 abandoned stones, 4×10 m Borrow Pit recultivation and the slope is set at revegetation 1:2; 4 m-wide 10×104m3; Environmental packway is built on DK684+360 protection measures: 4 3 the top of retaining 10×10 m Borrow Pit recultivation and wall; for the revegetation stacked ballast over Used for 3×104m3; Environmental the top of the wall, Roadbed DK686+040 protection measures: 4 3 sloping is taken at Excavation 3×10 m Borrow Pit recultivation and 1:2; when stacked and Filling revegetation ballast reaches 10

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3×104m3; Environmental m, set the DK688+450 protection measures: 4 3 secondary packway 3×10 m Borrow Pit recultivation and and so forth; always revegetation observe the stacked slag procedure; discard slag 2.5×104m3; Environmental layer-by-layer and DK691+500 protection measures: 4 3 step-by-step; slag 2.5×10 m Borrow Pit recultivation and surface should be revegetation ground by road roller 3~4 times with raising by 2 m. Borrowing soil of 23.5 ×104m3 with the area of DK666+220 4 2 4 Used for 3.5×10 m ; Environmental 23.5×10 Roadbed South 3 Roadbed protection measures: m Filling Borrow Pit recultivation and revegetation Borrowing soil of 4.69 ×104m3 with the area of The borrow pit DK666+900 4 2 4 Used for 0.667×10 m ; 4.69×10 flattening works 3 Roadbed Roadbed South Environmental protection m has basically Filling Borrow Pit measures: recultivation and completed; sloping revegetation is performed Borrowing soil of around the borrow 20.0×104m3 with the area of pit as required; DK667+400 4 2 4 Used for 2.8×10 m ; Environmental 20.0×10 earth mound in the Roadbed North 3 Roadbed protection measures: m vicinity of the Filling Borrow Pit recultivation and construction site revegetation should be flattened Borrowing soil of 5.9 in time; due to low ×104m3 with the area of stack height, the DK667+800 4 2 Used for 0.467×10 m ; 4 3 retaining wall of 5.9×10 m Roadbed Bridge South Environmental protection spoil disposal site is Filling Borrow Pit measures: recultivation and not put into revegetation practice; after Borrowing soil of 4.6 flattening, it can ×104m3 with the area of meet the key DK671+180 4 2 Used for 0.367×10 m ; 4 3 requirement of soil 4.6×10 m Roadbed Roadbed North Environmental protection and water Filling Borrow Pit measures: recultivation and conservation. revegetation Discarded soil of 16.6 ×104m3 with the area of DK670+760m 4 2 4 Used for 1.4×10 m ; Environmental 16.6×10 South Spoil 3 Disused Soil protection measures: m of Roadbed disposal site recultivation and revegetation Remarks This investigation has focused on 4 borrow pits including 564+800 Right 250m；566+500 Right 170m；578+000；611+500m and 622+800m spoil disposal site. All of them have been revegetated, and meet the delivery conditions.

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Table 4-11: Implementation Details of Environmental Protection Measures of ZQ-VI Bid Section Project Contractor: China Railway 12th Bureau Group Co., Ltd. Supervisor: Beijing Railway Scientific Research Institute Supervision Company

Wastewater Garbage treatment Environmental Place treatment Remarks measures protection measures bulletin board Si’ertan Garbage collecting basin Sedimentation 12 Self-built, Super-major Bridge 80 persons Yanchi Station Garbage collecting basin Sedimentation 6 Self-built, 70 persons Niumaojing Fueling Garbage collecting basin Sedimentation 8 Rent, 100 Station persons Garbage collecting basin Sedimentation 4 Self-built, LDK565+400 250 persons Garbage collecting basin Sedimentation 4 Self-built, LDK569+900 250 persons Build garbage basin to Sedimentation 2 Rent, 270 LDK590+570

Construction camp classify garbage for persons Gaoshawo Town collection Jianeng Husbandry Garbage collecting basin Sedimentation 12 Rent, 230 Company persons Build garbage basin to Sedimentation 22 Rent, 80 Sub-project classify garbage for and percolation persons Department collection discharge No. 6 Project Build garbage basin to Sedimentation 25 Rent, 90 Department of classify garbage for and percolation persons Taiyuan – Zhongwei collection discharge (Yinchuan) Railway Construction Name of tunnel Mileage Remarks progress Tunnel longer than 1000m Excavation:3681 LDK565+522~ Niumaojing Tunnel m; lining: 3362 LDK569+808 m Name Mileage Construction progress Remarks Si’ertan LDK541+840.65~LDK546+026.44 Completed 4185.79m Super-major Bridge Yangshitang LDK552+929.08~LDK553+070.9 Completed 141.82m Super-major Bridge Bridge, Sidunzi Bridge LDK555+118.46~LDK555+264.78 Completed 146.32m major bridge Tianzhangliang LDK558+360.63~LDK558+572.07 Completed 211.44m Bridge Tianjizhang LDK560+960.63~LDK561+171.15 Completed 211.02m Bridge Machangjing LDK595+283.83~LDK595+512.85 Completed 229.02m 1# Bridge

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Machangjing LDK595+676.5~LDK596+167.13 Completed 490.63m 2# Bridge Baota Bridge LDK615+242.17~LDK615+683.05 Completed 440.88m

Shijingzigou LDK632+717.04~LDK 635+22.48 Completed Underbridge Super-major flattened Bridge Dalipujing LDK635+931.50~LDK 637+092.36 Completed Underbridge Super-major flattened Bridge Super-major LDK638+247.47~LDK 639+015.15 Completed Underbridge Bridge flattened crossing Li-Yang Highway Super-major LDK639+197.79~LDK 641+594.52 Completed Underbridge Bridge flattened crossing Gu-Li Railway Guajinzigou LDK642+747.0~LDK 643+776.37 Completed Underbridge Super-major flattened Bridge Huimingxiang LDK629+245.0~LDK 629+498.99 Completed Underbridge Bridge flattened Shaconggou LDK644+902.90~LDK 645+310.83 Completed Underbridge Bridge flattened Super-major LDK664+603.99~LDK668+621.27 Completed 4017.28m Bridge crossing Yin-Ling highway Haojiagou LDK647+785.13~LDK647+571.39 Completed 213.74m Bridge Dongwan LDK650+605.2~LDK650+882.5 Completed 277.3m Bridge Lijiajuan LDK652+210.50~LDK652+393.12 Completed 182.62m Bridge Zhuanzuigou LDK653+058~LDK653+304.30 Completed 246.3m Bridge Xiongjiagou LDK655+761~LDK656+102.96 Completed 341.16m Bridge Zhujiagou LDK661+242.08~LDK661+389.081 Completed 147m Bridge Dawogou LDK662+255.85~LDK662+438.66 Completed 182.81m Bridge Jiaonigou LDK658+629~LDK660+481.51 Completed 1851.78m Super-major Bridge

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Super-major LDK677+943.73~LDK681+034.34 Completed 8324.6m Bridge crossing Shi-Zhong Expressway Madahu LDK681+862.45~LDK684+366.96 Completed 2508.3m Super-major Bridge Designed soil-borrowing and Execution of Position mileage Progress Remarks spoiling quantity and measures measures Borrowing earth of LDK548+300 Borrow 70×104m3, Landform Grass 70×104m3 Pit with vegetation already already restored planted restored Borrowing earth of LDK549+350 Borrow 35×104m3, Landform 35×104m3 Pit with vegetation already already restored restored Borrowing earth of LDK554+500 Borrow 85×104m3, Landform Grass 85×104m3 Pit with vegetation already already restored planted restored Borrowing earth of LDK558+000 Borrow 68×104m3, Landform Grass 68×104m3 pit with vegetation already already restored planted restored Main borrow pit Already discarded waste slag of and spoil LDK565+000 Spoil 4 3 Temporary 25×10 m , 19×104m3 disposal site disposal site drainage with vegetation already restored Already discarded waste slag of LDK570+000 Spoil 4 3 Temporary 25×10 m , 21×104m3 disposal site drainage with vegetation already restored Already discarded waste slag of LDK572+700 Spoil 4 3 Gentle slope 10×10 m , 6 ×104m3 disposal site flattened with vegetation already restored Borrowing earth of LDK574+450 Borrow 30×104m3, Landform 30 ×104m3 Pit with vegetation already already restored restored Borrowing earth of LDK577+700 Borrow 30×104m3, Landform 30×104m3 Pit with vegetation already already restored restored

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Sand-living vegetation LDK579+500 Borrow 21×104m3 21×104m3 planted in the Pit part of the borrow pit Sand-living vegetation LDK584+750 Borrow 20×104m3 20×104m3 planted in the Pit part of the borrow pit Sand-living vegetation LDK589+200 Borrow 14×104m3 14×104m3 planted in the Pit part of the borrow pit Sand-living vegetation LDK596+650 Borrow 34×104m3 34×104m3 planted in the Pit part of the borrow pit Sand-living vegetation LDK599+700 Borrow 15×104m3 15×104m3 planted in the Pit part of the borrow pit Sand-living vegetation LDK602+800 Borrow 23×104m3 23×104m3 planted in the pit part of the borrow pit Sand-living vegetation LDK609+700 Borrow 11×104m3 11×104m3 planted in the Pit part of the borrow pit Sand-living vegetation LDK612+380 Borrow 15×104m3 15×104m3 planted in the Pit part of the borrow pit Sand-living vegetation LDK613+700 Borrow 18×104m3 18×104m3 planted in the Pit part of the borrow pit Borrowing earth of Sand-living 4 3 vegetation LDK614+700 Borrow 19×10 m , 19×104m3 planted in the Pit with vegetation already part of the restored borrow pit

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Sand-living vegetation LDK616+600 Borrow 29×104m3 29×104m3 planted in the Pit part of the borrow pit Sand-living vegetation LDK588+300 Spoil 12×104m3 12×104m3 planted in the disposal site part of the borrow pit Sand-living vegetation LDK594+440 Spoil 10×104m3 10×104m3 planted in the disposal site part of the borrow pit Sand-living vegetation LDK606+900 Spoil 10×104m3 10×104m3 planted in the disposal site part of the borrow pit Borrowing earth of LDK620+780 70×104m3, with Flattened; grass 65.8×104m3 Dongwan Borrow Pit vegetation already not planted yet restored Reconstructed LDK626+400 Landform Grass 30×104m3 25×104m3 Huiminxiang Spoil already restored planted disposal site Reconstructed Discarded waste soil of LDK628+000 50×104m3, with Landform Grass 50 ×104m3 Huiminxiang Spoil vegetation already already restored planted disposal site restored Reconstructed LDK629+800 Landform 20×104m3 20×104m3 Huiminxiang Spoil already restored disposal site Reconstructed Discarded waste soil of LDK630+800 85×104m3, with Landform Site 65×104m3 Mapaoquan Spoil vegetation already already restored utilization disposal site restored Reconstructed LDK639+200 Landform 50×104m3 50×104m3 Mapaoquan Spoil already restored disposal site Discarded waste soil of Reconstructed 30×104m3, with Landform Grass LDK642+200 30 ×104m3 vegetation already already restored planted Erdaogou Borrow Pit restored LDK654+000 Spoil Vegetation 11×104m3 11 ×104m3 disposal site already restored

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Discarded waste soil of LDK649+030 Spoil 24×104m3, with Vegetation 24×104m3 disposal site vegetation already already restored restored Discarded waste soil of LDK646+700 Spoil 20×104m3, with 21×104m3 Flattened disposal site vegetation already restored Discarded waste soil of LDK648+500 Spoil 36×104m3, with 36×104m3 Flattened disposal site vegetation already restored Borrowing earth of LDK663+500 Borrow 60×104m3, with Gentle slope 60×104m3 Pit vegetation already flattened restored Buying soil The soil supplier Huangyangtan Borrow Borrowing earth of for the 180×104m3 has restored to Pit 240×104m3 commercial supply the soil. purpose This investigation has focused on 7 borrow pits/spoil disposal site and 2 railway stations. Most of borrow pits/spoil disposal site has been restored with 5 different grass seeds planted on rainy Remarks days and sprout appeared locally. The station buildings of Yongning Railway Station and Ningdong Railway Station are under construction.

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Table 4-12: Implementation Details of Environmental Protection Measures of ZQ-VII-I Bid Section Project Contractor: China Railway 21st Bureau Group Co., Ltd. Supervisor: Jinan Shunda Supervision Company

Environmental Garbage treatment Wastewater treatment Place protection Remarks measures measures bulletin board Xingzhou North Existing facilities Discharged into the Available Rent, 30 persons Road, Yinchuan in the building; the urban facilities Railway Station garbage will be (No. 1 Project collected for urban Department) centralized treatment Grain Depot of Garbage is Already built septic Available Rent, 30 persons Yuding Township periodically tank but no urban of Zhongning transported to drainage system County (No. 2 appointed local Project garbage station Department) Liujiawan Village Already set up Sedimentation basin is Available Rent, 20 persons of Xindian garbage basin for a set up on construction Township of periodic treatment camp and wastewater is Suide County and domestic to be discharged after (No. 3 Project garbage is for sedimentation Department) centralized burying Liujiawan Village Already set up Sedimentation basin is Available Self-building Construction camp of Xindian garbage basin for a set up on construction construction Township of periodic treatment camp and wastewater is camp, 40 persons Suide County (4# and domestic to be discharged after inclined well) garbage is for sedimentation centralized burying Liujiawan Village Already set up Sedimentation basin is Available Self-building of Xindian garbage basin for a set up on construction construction Township of periodic treatment camp and wastewater is camp, 30 persons Suide County and domestic to be discharged after (Super-major garbage is for sedimentation Bridge team) centralized burying Liaoyazui Village Already set up Sedimentation basin is Available Self-built, 10 of Xindian garbage basin for a set up on construction Persons Township of periodic treatment camp and wastewater is Suide County (3# and domestic to be discharged after inclined well ) garbage is for sedimentation centralized burying Construction Name of tunnel Mileage Remarks progress Suide Tunnel (exit DK254+385~DK259 + Completed Discarded slag Tunnel longer than section) 300 used for leveling 1000m of construction camps of 3# and 4# inclined wells as source of broken stone Super- Name Mileage Construction progress Remarks 50 Beijing AOSIS Environmental Protection Technology Co., Ltd.

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Jinsha Borrowing earth of 70×104m3 Leveling and Borrow pit 5.6×104m3 rolling with side slope trimmed Mengjiawan 20×104m3 covering 10.5 ×104m3 Leveling and The roadbed Borrow pit 1.2×104m3 ,about rolling with side Yingshuiqiao Station of 13m deep slope trimmed Yingshuiqiao Spoil Spoil disposal site Already dug Retaining wall Discarded slag is used disposal site covering 6×104m3 of waste has been set up mainly for backfilling of 3.1×104m2, filling slag along the side of frontal roadbed of Huangyangw height 4m slope with entrance section of an Tunnel rolling the earth tunnel and leveling of covered on the construction site top. Intercepting ditch is set at the top of spoil and drainage system shall be prepared. Beishan Spoil disposal site 16.5×104m3 Retaining wall Spoil covering has been set up disposal site 4.2×104m2, filling along the side of Yuding height 5m slope with Village rolling the earth covered on the top. Suide Tunnel Spoil disposal site 30.9 ×104m3 Temporary Gravel used by the 3# Inclined covering protection Local well spoil 30.9×104m3, filling disposal site height 1.27m DK256+400 4# Inclined 33 ×104m3 33 ×104m3 Temporary Gravel used by the well spoil covering protection Local disposal site 1.93×104m2 (on the right of wellhead) Spoil 5.5 ×104m3 5.5 ×104m3 Used for disposal site covering flattening the at the exit to 3.67×104m2, yard Suide Tunnel (within the gully) The Suide Tunnel 3# and 4# Inclined Shaft Spoil disposal sites have been used as quarries by the local villagers, which makes restoration uneasy, and therefore handover procedures should be Remarks completed as soon as possible. The spoil disposal site in the north of Zhongning East Railway Station has been utilized by the local.

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Table 4-13: Implementation Details of Environmental Protection Measures of ZQ-VII-II Bid Section Project Contractor: China Railway 19 Bureau Group Co., Ltd. Supervisor: Jinan Shunda Supervision Company

Garbage treatment Wastewater treatment Environmental Place Remarks measures measures protection bulletin board Zhaojiapu Village There is garbage Wastewater is discarded Available Self-built for 165 of Mantangchuan treatment basin and into drainage ditch, persons Township of garbage is collector well and Suide County periodically sedimentation basin for treated. treatment Dabaijiagou Withdrawn Village Construction camp Gaojiaya Village There is garbage Wastewater is discarded Available Self-built for 120 treatment basin and into drainage ditch, persons garbage is collector well and periodically sedimentation basin for treated. treatment Construction Name of tunnel Mileage Remarks progress Tunnel longer than 1000m Suide Tunnel DK247+280~DK254 + Completed (Entrance section) 300 Super-major Name Mileage Construction progress Remarks Bridge, major bridge Designed Position soil-borrowing and Execution of Progress Remarks mileage spoiling quantity measures and measures Spoil Already discarded Completed about Waste slag is leveled The design disposal waste slag of 34.05×104m3 and rolled once after of site at 30×104m3 with it is discarded protection entrance of retaining wall built to be Zhaojiapu and grasses planted approved village for virescence Main borrow pit / Spoil Already discarded Completed Waste slag is leveled The design disposal waste slag of 23.7×104m3 and rolled once after of spoil 4 3 disposal site site for 1# 20×10 m with it is discarded protection inclined retaining wall built to be well of and grasses planted approved Dabaigou for virescence village Spoil Already discarded Completed Already built disposal waste slag of 55.65×104m3 retaining wall at the site of 2# 30×104m3 with Entrance inclined retaining wall built well and grasses planted for virescence

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This investigation has focused on the spoil disposal sites of Suide Tunnel Entrance, 0#, 1# and 2# Inclined Shafts. It has found that Suide Tunnel has been opened; common problems shared by Remarks Tunnel Entrance Spoil disposal site, 1# and 2# Inclined Shaft Spoil disposal site are: the local has utilized the original spoil disposal site which has been flattened as gravel plant with the ground in disorder. It’s suggested to go through the handover procedure without delay.

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Table 4-14: Implementation Details of Environmental Protection Measures of SJS-I Bid Section Project Contractor: China Railway 16th Bureau Group Co., Ltd. Supervisor: Beijing Ruite Supervision Company

Environment Garbage treatment Wastewater treatment Place al protection Remarks measures measures bulletin board Suide Railway Collected for Treated in septic tank Available Rent, 100 persons Station outward transportation Ershilipu, Suide Collected for Treated in septic tank Available Rent, 100 persons County outward Construction camp transportation Baijiashan Exit Collected for Treated in septic tank Available Rent, 60 persons Mixing Station outward transportation Construction Name of tunnel Mileage Remarks progress Baijiashan tunnel DK266+401~DK271 5320 m Excavation Completed Tunnel longer than +721 1000m Miaojiaping 1# DK279+701~DK281 1659 m Excavation Completed Tunnel +360 Miaojiaping 2# DK282+030~DK284 2200 m Excavation Completed Tunnel +230 Name Mileage Construction progress Remarks Wulidian GK337+446.92~GK 759.66 m bridging Completed Super-major 338+242.58 Bridge Ershilipu DK263+596.5~DK2 857.2 m bridging Completed Super-major 64+453.7 Bridge Jizouxiankua JZK0+271.57~JZK 626.18 m bridging Completed Super-major 0+897.75 Bridge Super- Dingjiagou DK264+810.7~DK2 1467.5 m bridging Completed major Super-major 66+278.2 Bridge, Bridge major Shijiawan DK271+995.18~DK 815.47 m bridging Completed bridge Super-major 272+810.65 Bridge Yejiaping DK273+456.54~DK 1775 m bridging Completed Super-major 275+231.45 Bridge Dongjiawan DK275+715.54~DK 3984.5 m bridging Completed Super-major 279+700 Bridge Miaojiaping DK281+352.13~DK 667.72 m bridging Completed Super-major 282+019.85 Bridge Beijing AOSIS Environmental Protection Technology Co., Ltd. 55

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Main Designed borrow soil-borrowing and Execution of Position mileage Progress Remarks pit / spoiling quantity measures spoil and measures disposa Suide Railway Retaining wall 100 ×104m3 Under construction l site Station Spoil built for protection; disposal site (Spoil flood discharge disposal site) channel; recultivation Baijiashan Tunnel Collected for 19×104m3 Completed Entrance Spoil outward disposal site transportation Baijiashan Tunnel Already discarded 17 ×104m3 Completed 1# Inclined Shaft waste slag of Spoil disposal site 20×104m3, with retaining wall built for protection and recultivation Baijiashan Tunnel Retaining wall 25 ×104m3 Completed Exit (Spoil disposal built for protection; site) flood discharge channel; recultivation Miaojiaping 1# Retaining wall 15 ×104m3 Unimplemented Entrance (Spoil built for protection; disposal site) flood discharge channel; recultivation Miaojiaping 1# Exit Retaining wall 10.5 ×104m3 Unimplemented (Spoil disposal site) built for protection; flood discharge channel; recultivation Miaojiaping 2# Collected for 14×104m3 Unimplemented Under Entrance (Spoil outward secondary disposal site) transportation transportation Miaojiaping 2# Exit Retaining wall 10×104m3 Completed 1# (Spoil disposal built for protection; site) flood discharge channel; recultivation Miaojiaping 2# Exit Retaining wall 8×104m3 Unimplemented 2# (Spoil disposal built for protection; site) recultivation Shijiawan Village Slope trimming 10.12×104m3 Unimplemented Borrow Pit and revegetation Xujiaping Village Slope trimming 9.84×104m3 Unimplemented Borrow Pit and revegetation Yanjiacha Roadbed Slope trimming 2.21×104m3 Unimplemented Borrow Pit and revegetation This investigation has focused on Baijiashan Tunnel 1# Inclined Shaft and Exit, Dingjiagou Tunnel Entrance, Miaojiaping 1# Tunnel Entrance and Exit, Miaojiaping 2# Tunnel Entrance Spoil disposal Remarks site and Xujiaping Borrow Pit. The Baijiashan Tunnel Exit Spoil disposal site has been restored very well and reclaimed 60 mu. The local villagers are still quarrying at the Miaojiaping 1# Tunnel Exit. Other spoil disposal sites are being restored as planned.

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Table 4-15: Implementation Details of Environmental Protection Measures of SJS-II Bid Section Project Contractor: China Railway 17 Bureau Group Co., Ltd. Supervisor: Urumchi Railway Construction Supervision Consultation Company

Garbage Wastewater treatment Environmental Place treatment Remarks measures protection measures bulletin board Niujiagou Village Already set up Wastewater is discharged Available Self-built, 32 garbage basin into existing drainage persons for periodic system treatment Macha Township Already set up Wastewater is discharged Available Rent, 28 garbage basin into existing drainage persons for periodic system treatment

Construction camp camp Construction Matigou Town Already set up Wastewater is discharged Available Self-built, 56 garbage basin into existing drainage persons for periodic system treatment Zhoujiajian Town Already set up Wastewater is discharged Available Self-built, 35 garbage basin into existing drainage persons for periodic system treatment Construction Name of tunnel Mileage Remarks progress Diujiushan DK284+330~DK287+431 Completed Tunnel longer than 1000m Tunnel 3122m Zhangjiazhai DK287+520~DK289+796 Completed tunnel 2266m Name Mileage Construction progress Remarks Zizhou Dali DK291+223.15 All completed River 2867.4m Super-major Bridge Lijiagua Dali DK295+114.84 All completed River 2794.2m Super-major Bridge Super-major Bridge, Matigou Dali DK299+520.35 All completed major River 2529.4m bridge Super-major Bridge Xunjiansi Dali DK302+744.62 All completed River 3051.7m Super-major Bridge Shuangmiaowan DK307＋614.8 All completed Dali River 1059.89m Super-major Bridge

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Shizhuang Dali DK309+847.86 All completed River Bridge 470.12m Yangzhuang DK310+870.58 All completed Dali River 832.38m Super-major Bridge Zhaochangcun DK314+911.79 All completed Dali River 4147.8m Super-major Bridge Fengqu Bridge DK317+597.2 All completed 279.6m Majiagoucha DK319+695.68 All completed Dali River 2902m Super-major Bridge Jiaochangping DK323+129.29 All completed Dali River 1154.5m Super-major Bridge Jiaochangping DK324+970.48 All completed 1# Bridge 211.15m Jiaochangping DK325+535.03 All completed 2# Bridge 172.72m Jiaochangping DK326+263.39 All completed 3# Bridge 340.72m Qilingou Bridge DK327+555.4 All completed 342.5m Designed soil-borrowing Execution of Position mileage and spoiling Progress Remarks measures quantity and measures DK283+810 left Already 19×104m3 Flattened, Discarded slag spoil disposal site discarded waste retaining wall from entrance of slag of and ditch built Diujiushan 19×104m3, tunnel occupied a land of 40mu, with Main retaining wall borrow pit / built for spoil protection and disposal site drainage ditch built DK285+520 left Already 14×104m3 Partially Discarded slag spoil disposal site discarded waste completed from open-cut slag of hole of 14×104m3, Diujiushan occupied a land tunnel of 45mu, with retaining wall built for protection

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DK287+640 right Already 40×104m3 Flattened, Discarded slag spoil disposal site discarded waste retaining wall from exit of slag of and ditch built Diujiushan 40×104m3, tunnel and occupied a land entrance of of 98mu, with Zhangjiazhai retaining wall Tunnel built for protection and drainage ditch built DK289+760 right Already 22×104m3 Flattened, Discarded slag spoil disposal site discarded waste retaining wall from exit of slag of and ditch built Zhangjiazhai 22×104m3, Tunnel occupied a land of 49mu, with retaining wall built for protection and drainage ditch built DK298+900 Right Borrowing 12 ×104m3 Slope trimmed Backfilling borrow pit earth of and flattened roadbed of Mati 12×104m3, ditch occupied a land of 30mu and already leveled for vegetation DK304+820 right Already 19×104m3 Flattened Discarded slag spoil disposal site discarded waste from Duanjia slag of Tunnel 19×104m3, occupied a land of 56mu, with retaining wall built for protection and drainage ditch built DK310+900 Right Borrowing 18.5 ×104m3 Slope trimmed Backfilling borrow pit earth of and flattened roadbed of 18.5×104m3, Shuangmiaowan occupied a land of 28.6mu and already leveled for vegetation

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DK313+260 right Already 22 ×104m3 Flattened; ready Discarded slag spoil disposal site discarded waste for grouting from slag of ditch Zhoujiajian 22×104m3, Tunnel occupied a land of 33.7mu, with retaining wall built for protection and drainage ditch built This investigation has focused on Dujiawan, Suqucun, Zhangjiazhai, Lijiabian, Duanjiawan, Zhangjiabian Spoil disposal sites and Zhangjiabian, Yingpancun Borrow Pits. The Spoil disposal Remarks sites has been basically restored. The land has been reclaimed with abandoned soil of 3×104m3, on which Zizhou Yucai Primary School has been newly built by the local.

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Table 4-16: Implementation Details of Environmental Protection Measures of SJS-III Bid Section Project Contractor: China Railway No. 2 Engineering Group Co., Ltd.

Supervisor: Tianjin Xinyatai Supervision Company

Garbage treatment Wastewater Environmental Place Remarks measures treatment measures protection bulletin board Northern Already set up garbage Discharged into the In progress To be rent for Livestock basin for periodic outward existing facilities 35 persons Husbandry transportation for Company in treatment Yangqiaopan Town of Jinbian County Experimental Periodically treated after Discharged into the No To be rent for sand harnessing being collected existing facilities 40 persons station in Yangqiaopan town of Jinbian County 1# mixing station Periodically treated after Sedimentation tank No Self-building being collected is built and construction Construction camp wastewater is camp for 40 discharged after persons treatment. 2# mixing station Periodically treated after Sedimentation tank No Self-building being collected is built and construction wastewater is camp for 20 discharged after persons treatment. 3# mixing station Periodically treated after Sedimentation tank No Self-building being collected is built and construction wastewater is camp for 30 discharged after persons treatment. Construction Name of tunnel Mileage Remarks Tunnel longer than 1000m progress

Name Mileage Construction progress Remarks Super-major DK373+720.36~DK377+279.26 Completed Bridge crossing Hekoumiao Reservoir Luhe DK383+490.32~DK385+000 Completed Super-major Bridge Super-major DK398+381.24~DK400+334 Completed Bridge crossing Super-major Bridge, major bridge majorbridge Bridge, Super-major Yu-Jing Expressway Beijing AOSIS Environmental Protection Technology Co., Ltd. 61

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Jiajiawan DK372+942.63~DK373+246.24 Completed Bridge Baoqu Bridge DK368+863.9~DK369+198.77 Completed

Position Designed soil-borrowing and Execution of Progress Remarks mileage spoiling quantity and measures measures On the right of Borrowing earth of 39×104m3 Completed Already leveled off DK366+350 and leveled off On the right of Borrowing earth of 11×104m3 Completed Already leveled off DK369+400 and leveled off On the right of Borrowing earth of 4×104m3 Completed Already leveled off DK378+500 and leveled off On the right of Borrowing earth of 4×104m3 Completed Already leveled off DK378+750 and leveled off On the right of Borrowing earth of 30×104m3 Completed Already leveled off DK379+250 and leveled off On the right of Borrowing earth of 20×104m3 Completed Already leveled off DK379+600 and leveled off On the left of Borrowing earth of 25×104m3 Completed Already leveled off DK380+000 and leveled off On the left of Borrowing earth of 30×104m3 Completed Already leveled off DK383+100 and leveled off On the right of Borrowing earth of 17×104m3 Completed Already leveled off DK384+015 and leveled off Main On the right of Borrowing earth of 30×104m3 Completed Already leveled off borrow DK386+500 and leveled off pit / 4 3 spoil On the right of Borrowing earth of 21×10 m Completed Already leveled off disposal DK391+000 and leveled off site On the right of Borrowing earth of 25×104m3 Completed Already leveled off DK391+100 and leveled off Borrow pit on Borrowing earth of 25×104m3 Completed Already leveled off the right side and leveled off of DK393＋ 000 Borrow pit on Borrowing earth of 35×104m3 Completed Already leveled off the right side and leveled off of DK394＋ 600 Borrow pit on Borrowing earth of 35×104m3 Completed Already leveled off the right side and leveled off of DK400+300 Borrow pit on Borrowing earth of 35×104m3 Completed Already leveled off the right side and leveled off of DK401+000 Borrow pit on Borrowing earth of 35×104m3 Completed Already leveled off the right side and leveled off of DK404+500

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Borrow pit on Borrowing earth of 35×104m3 Completed Already leveled off the right side and leveled off of DK405+800 Borrow pit on Already discarded waste slag of Completed Already leveled off Has planted the right side 26 ×104m3 and with slope the farm of DK365＋ protected and recultivated crop 750 Spoil disposal Already discarded waste slag of Completed Already leveled off Partially site on the 8 ×104m3 and with slope restored the right side of protected and recultivated vegetation DK373＋250 Spoil disposal Already discarded waste slag of Completed Already leveled off Partially site on the 20 ×104m3 and with slope restored the right side of protected and recultivated vegetation DK374＋830 Spoil disposal Already discarded waste slag of Completed Leveling off of Utilized by site on the left 2.2×104m3 and with slope slope protection the local side of DK383 protected and recultivated already completed government ＋400 Spoil disposal Already discarded waste slag of Completed Leveling off of Utilized by site on the 1.8×104m3 and with slope slope protection Southwest right side of protected and recultivated already completed Company DK398＋870 The borrow pits/spoil disposal sites have been handed over, and therefore have not been investigated Remarks this time.

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Table 4-17: Implementation Details of Environmental Protection Measures of SJS-IV Bid Section Project Contractor: China Railway First Group Co., Ltd. Supervisor: Urumchi Railway Construction Supervision Consultation Company

Garbage Wastewater treatment Environmental Place treatment Remarks measures protection measures bulletin board Wayaoqu Village of Already built Already built Available Main works Weijialou garbage basin sedimentation tank for completed; Township and periodically sedimentation and dismantled buried garbage purification before discharging Baishuqu Village Already built Already built Available Main works garbage basin sedimentation tank for completed; and periodically sedimentation and dismantled buried garbage purification before discharging Wangjiamao Already built Already built Available Self-built; Main Village of garbage basin sedimentation tank for works Weijialou and periodically sedimentation and completed; with

Construction camp Township buried garbage purification before 20 persons discharging available Yangjialou Village Already built Already built Available Main works of Weijialou garbage basin sedimentation tank for completed; Township and periodically sedimentation and dismantled buried garbage purification before discharging Gangcheng Village Already built Already built Available Main works of Shuangcheng garbage basin sedimentation tank for completed; Township and periodically sedimentation and dismantled buried garbage purification before discharging Construction Name of tunnel Mileage Remarks Tunnel longer than 1000m progress Hengshan Tunnel DK333+265~DK344+713 Completed Name Mileage Construction progress Remarks Weijialou DK332+957.35, Completed 540.6m of bridge Super-major 550.4m long in Super-major Bridge total Bridge, across Mayi major River bridge Gangcheng DK344+826.11, Completed 204.5m of bridge bridge across 209.37m long in Mayi River total Designed soil-borrowing Position Execution of and spoiling quantity Progress Remarks mileage measures Main and measures borrow pit / Spoil disposal Already discarded waste 39×104m3 Masonry completed spoil 4 3 disposal site site at entrance slag of 39×10 m , with of Hengshan retaining wall built for Tunnel protection 64 Beijing AOSIS Environmental Protection Technology Co., Ltd.

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Spoil disposal Already discarded waste 44.5×104m3 Not built site of 1# slag of 44.5×104m3, with inclined well retaining wall built for of Hengshan protection Tunnel Spoil disposal Already discarded waste 56.5×104m3 Retaining wall not in site of 2# slag of 56.5×104m3, with construction inclined well retaining wall built for of Hengshan protection Tunnel Spoil disposal Already discarded waste 70.4×104m3 Retaining wall not in site of 3# slag of 74.0×104m3, with construction inclined well retaining wall built for of Hengshan protection Tunnel Spoil disposal Already discarded waste 22.8×104m3 Retaining wall not in site at exit of slag of 22.8×104m3, with construction Hengshan retaining wall built for Tunnel protection Spoil disposal Already discarded waste 8.6×104m3 Masonry completed site of slag of 8.6×104m3, with Dalumao retaining wall built for tunnel protection Spoil disposal Already discarded waste 10.5×104m3 Retaining wall not in site of slag of 10.5×104m3, with construction Weijialou retaining wall built for 1#/2# Tunnel protection Spoil disposal Already discarded waste 13.1×104m3 Retaining wall not in site of slag of 13.1×104m3, with construction Weijialou 2# retaining wall built for and 3# Tunnels protection Weijialou 1#, 2# and 3# Tunnel Spoil disposal sites have been flattened, with soil saving dam built. Hengshan Tunnel 2# and 3# Inclined Shafts and Exit Spoil disposal site have been basically leveled Remarks off, with retaining wall and flood ditch to be constructed. Other spoil disposal sites are being restored as planned.

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Table 4-18: Implementation Details of Environmental Protection Measures of SJS-V Bid Section Project Contractor: China Railway Tunnel Bureau Corporation Supervisor: Tianjin Xinyatai Supervision Company

Garbage Wastewater treatment Environmental Place treatment Remarks measures protection measures bulletin board Entrance of Already built Completion of Gangcheng Tunnel garbage basin works / / (DK345+430) and periodically buried garbage Entrance of Already built Completion of Xingwangmao garbage basin works / / Tunnel and periodically (DK350+100) buried garbage Exit of Gangcheng Already built Completion of Tunnel garbage basin works / / (DK350+005) and periodically buried garbage

Construction camp camp Construction 2# inclined well of Already built Completion of Xingwangmao garbage basin works / / (DK354+600) and periodically buried garbage 3# inclined well of Already built Completion of Xingwangmao garbage basin works / / (DK356+550) and periodically buried garbage Exit of Already built Completion of Xingwangmao garbage basin works / / Tunnel and periodically (DK361+170) buried garbage Construction Name of tunnel Mileage Remarks progress Xingwangmao DK350+115~DK361+170 Completed Tunnel longer than 1000m Tunnel (11070m) Gangcheng DK345+430~DK350+005 Completed Tunnel (4575m) Super-major Name Mileage Construction progress Remarks Bridge, major bridge Designed soil-borrowing Position Execution of and spoiling quantity and Progress Remarks mileage measures Main measures borrow pit / Spoil disposal Already discarded waste 55×104m3 Permanent protection spoil 4 3 disposal site site at exit of slag of 55×10 m , with completed Xingwangmao retaining wall built for Tunnel protection

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1# spoil Already discarded waste 54.6×104m3 Permanent protection disposal site slag of 54.6×104m3, with completed of retaining wall built for Xingwangmao protection Tunnel 2# spoil Already discarded waste 41×104m3 Permanent protection disposal site slag of 41×104m3, with completed of retaining wall built for Xingwangmao protection Tunnel 3# spoil Already discarded waste 50×104m3 Permanent protection disposal site slag of 50×104m3, with completed of retaining wall built for Xingwangmao protection Tunnel Spoil disposal Permanent protection sites at exit of completed Already discarded waste Xingwangmao slag of 60×104m3, with Tunnel and 60×104m3 retaining wall built for entrance of protection Gangcheng tunnel Spoil disposal Already discarded waste 45×104m3 Permanent protection site at slag of 50×104m3, with completed entrance of retaining wall built for Xingwangmao protection Tunnel Spoil disposal Already discarded waste 5×104m3 Filled the original site longer slag of 5×104m3, with highway with pits than 1,100 m retaining wall built for borrowing from deep at the entrance protection pits. to Gangcheng Tunnel Remarks The works have been completed and spoil disposal sites restored.

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4.2. Conclusion

The construction of Taiyuan – Zhongwei (Yinchuan) Railway is approaching the end and the civil work engineering under the marked line at the whole line will be completed by the end of June 2010. The restoration of the borrow pits/spoil disposal sites along the whole line has been improved markedly comparing with that of 2009. In the special joint inspection of Environmental Protection and Water Conservation organized by the Project Department of Taizhongyin company for the borrow pits/spoil disposal sites, there are total 114 sites were found, including 16 borrow pits and 93 spoil disposal sites, 3 railway stations, and 2 super-major bridges at 14 bid sections, Of which, 46 sites are under the management of China Communications Construction Company Ltd. (CCCC). Through the joint inspection, we obtained the general situation of restoration at the borrow pits/spoil disposal sites along the whole line, facilitating to define the following working emphasis.

4.2.1. About Borrow Pits/Spoil disposal sites

According to the Situation Summary Table of the Borrow Pits and Spoil disposal sites of Taiyuan – Zhongwei (Yinchuan) Railway reported by various bid sections in April 2010, the contractors actually set up 310 borrow pits with total borrowing soil of 5056 × 104 m3 and 301 spoil disposal sites with total discarding waste slag of 5137.3 × 104 m3 along the whole line of Taiyuan – Zhongwei (Yinchuan) Railway.

4.2.1.1 Borrow Pits

Most borrow pits of Taiyuan – Zhongwei (Yinchuan) Railway were located in the desert plain area in the west to Suide, Shaanxi Province and Ningxia. Up to now, the earth fetching work of 310 borrow pits along the whole line has been basically completed.

3 project departments of China Railway No. 2 Engineering Group Co., Ltd. have gone through the handover formalities for 22 borrow pits/spoil disposal sites with the local bureau of land management. 71 borrow pits under the responsibility of China Railway 12th Bureau Group Co., Ltd. have been restored and the borrow area has been verified by local bureau of land management, and thus 71 borrow pits are ready for delivery. Most of 197 borrow pits under the management of China State Construction Engineering Corporation have been restored and the delivery criteria are met. Of all 16 borrow pits focused on in this investigation, the side slopes of only fewer borrow pits need trimming. It’s suggested to plant grasses and trees before the rainy season comes.

Photo 4: The borrow pit at 40 m on the right of DK521+500 has already been cleared by China Railway 12th Bureau Group Co., Ltd., ready for handover.

Photo 5: The borrow pit on the right of DK524+000 has already been cleared by China Railway 12th Bureau Group Co., Ltd. , ready for handover.

Photo 6: The borrow pit at 170 m on the right of DK566+500 has sent forth vegetation by China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC).

Photo 7: The borrow pit at 250 m on the right of DK564+800 has been flattened and vegetated by China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC).

4.2.1.2 Spoil disposal sites

The borrow pits/spoil disposal sites along the whole line of Taiyuan – Zhongwei (Yinchuan) Railway mainly concentrated in the jurisdictions under CCCC (144), CSCEC (51), China Railway 12th Bureau Group Co., Ltd.(39), and adjacent regions of various tunnels. As of May 2010, the design of spoil disposal sites has been issued to all contractors who strive to plan the construction as designed.

● Among the spoil disposal sites which have been restored, the contractors make full use of the discarded earth to fill in the gully or build dam and soil-retaining dam, level off for reclamation, thus providing the civilians along the railway with a great deal of new valuable farmland and useful land.

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Photo 8: China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC) has already flattened the spoil disposal site of Zhongning Railway Station on which houses have been built by the local.

Photo 9: 63 mu of land reclamation for spoil disposal site at the Mucun No.1 Tunnel Exit has been completed by the Eighth Operation Division of China Communications Construction Company Limited (CCCC) and recultivated.

Photo 10: The spoil disposal site at the Baijiashan Tunnel Exit has been flattened by China Railway 16th Bureau Group Co., Ltd. and land reclamation is 60 mu.

● More spoil disposal sites have been basically leveled off and protected properly, or revegetated, meeting the handover criteria.

Photo 11: China Railway 12th Bureau Group Co., Ltd has flattened the Mapaoquan No. 1 Spoil disposal site where 5 different types of grass seeds have been planted. It has been restored and thus ready for handover.

Photo 12: The spoil disposal site at the second Village Committee of Mucun has been completed by the Eighth Operation Division of China Communications Construction Company Limited (CCCC), with retaining wall built and vegetation restored.

Photo 13: The slope at the Xizhigou No.1 Tunnel Spoil disposal site has been graded and leveled by the Ninth Operation Division of China Communications Construction Company Limited (CCCC).

Photo 14: The four-level slope-cutting of Wupu Tunnel Entrance Spoil disposal site has been completed by China Railway 16th Bureau Group Co., Ltd., with the top flattened, 50,000 amorpha fruticosas planted and 15 kg grass seeds spread.

Photo 15: The Duanjiawan Spoil disposal site has basically been flattened by China Railway 17 Bureau Group Co., Ltd..

Photo 16: The Weijialou No. 1 Tunnel Spoil disposal site has basically been restored by China Railway First Group Co., Ltd..

Photo 17: The Weijialou No. 2 Tunnel Spoil disposal site has basically been restored by China Railway First Group Co., Ltd..

4.2.2 Problem Tracking of 2009 Report

● The mouth of the drinking water well buried by Wupu Tunnel No. 1 Inclined Shaft Spoil disposal site has been restored using dry stone pitching by China Railway 16th Bureau Group Co., Ltd. on May 5, 2010 (See Photo 18).

● The slag and cement clinker from the Beam Fabricating Plant has been placed at random along the riverside outside the yard by the Ninth Operation Division of China Communications Construction Company Limited (CCCC) (See Photo 19). It has been mentioned in 2009 Annual Report, however, remains unchanged in this investigation.

● The temporary bridge and construction materials in the riverway used for Yongning Yellow River Super-major Bridge has not been removed by China Tiesiju Engineering Group Co., Ltd., after the completion of the main works (See Photo 20).

4.2.3 Lvliangshan Tunnel Leakage

As we have learned, Lvliangshan Tunnel leakage is mainly from Lvliangshan Tunnel Exit section, currently maintaining at 800m3/h. The tunnel has been opened, and thus leak discharge outlet is at the entrance of Lvliangshan Tunnel (See Photo 21). The contractors are still shutting off water. As early as the beginning of 2010, the Ministry of Railway had negotiated with the local government on how to deal with the problem. At present, Beijing AOSIS Environmental Protection Technology Co., Ltd. 69

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4.2.4 Beneficiary project to mass

The railway construction of TZY Railway has come to an end; each construction unit is summarizing the performance for such project. Through investigation, it is also found that there are a large number of cases of Beneficiary project to mass. China Railway 17 Bureau Group Co., Ltd. has made full use of 3×104m3 discarded soil and slag to fill the pit and 2000 m3 grouted stone pitching to build retaining wall and reclaimed 1000 m2, providing space for newly Zizhou Yucai Primary School (See Photo 22). 800 m of flood discharge ditch has been constructed at the foot of the mountain by China Railway 17 Bureau Group Co., Ltd. (See Photo 23), improving the living conditions of the local villagers.

5. Problems and Suggestions:

(1) Jundu Spoil disposal site under the responsibility of CCCC

The spoil disposal site under the responsibility of CCCC on the hillside behind Jundu Village was originally planned for temporary storage, and the spoil should be transported. The total discarded slag is about 27 ×104m3, and 10×104m3 still remained after partial transportation. In January 2010, CCCC had negotiated with the design institute to terminate the transportation and decide to build the permanent spoil disposal site on the hillside behind Jundu Village. The design institute planned to design after on-site investigation, and is currently going through the relevant procedures. On April 25, 2010, the Eighth Operation Division of China Communications Construction Company Limited (CCCC) had entered into the agreement with the local government and the program had been approved. The contractors will build the permanent spoil disposal site after the completion of the formal design drawings.

The on-site investigation has found that remaining waste slag stack is about 65 m high, and the landform of the spoil disposal site is infundibular with wide at top, narrow at bottom. The Jundu Village is right located within 200 m away from the slope toe of the spoil disposal site. In the event of the collapse of the spoil disposal site, the disastrous consequences will occur. The Taiyuan-Zhongwei (Yinchuan) Railway Co., Ltd. has been suggested to pay more attention to the safety and stability of the spoil disposal site in the Jundu Village. If it is necessary to set a spoil disposal site there, always go through the formalities for examination and approval of the spoil disposal site.

The emergency preparedness for flood season should be made before the completion of the spoil disposal site retaining wall.

Photo 24: There are civilian buildings near Liulin Tunnel No.2 Inclined Shaft Jundu Spoil disposal site under the responsibility of China Communications Construction Company Limited (CCCC).

(2) Completion of the relevant procedures for the spoil disposal sites built in the riverway and reservoir

The Wucheng Tunnel Spoil disposal site under the responsibility of China Communications Construction Company Limited (CCCC) affects the reservoir flood discharge ditch. The Xialiujiashan Tunnel Spoil disposal site under the responsibility of the Sixth Operation Division of China Communications Construction Company Limited (CCCC) is located in the Sanchuan riverway, and the waste slag in the riverway has not been cleaned up. The Huotangzhai No. 2 Temporary Spoil disposal site under the responsibility of the Seventh Operation Division of China Communications Construction Company Limited (CCCC) has occupied the Sanchuan riverway. The above problems have been mentioned in 2009 Annual Environmental Monitoring Report, however, remains unchanged. It’s suggested that the units concerned complete the procedures without delay, or improve according to the requirements stated by competent authorities. Otherwise, it is likely to fail the acceptance of soil and water conservation.

Photo 25: The Wucheng Tunnel Spoil disposal site under the responsibility of China Communications Construction Company Limited (CCCC) affects the reservoir flood discharge ditch.

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Photo 26: The Xialiujiashan Tunnel Spoil disposal site under the responsibility of the Sixth Operation Division of China Communications Construction Company Limited (CCCC) is located in the Sanchuan riverway.

Photo 27: The Huotangzhai No. 2 Temporary Spoil disposal site under the responsibility of the Seventh Operation Division of China Communications Construction Company Limited (CCCC) has occupied the Sanchuan riverway.

(3) Stone processing by the local villagers on the spoil disposal sites

This on-site investigation has found that local villagers are processing stone on the following spoil disposal sites: Lishi Tunnel Entrance, 1# Inclined Shaft Spoil disposal site under the responsibility of China Coal No.3 Construction Corporation (Group) Ltd.; Liulin Tunnel No.1 Inclined Shaft Exit Spoil disposal site under the responsibility of Eighth Operation Division of China Communications Construction Company Limited (CCCC); Wupu Tunnel 3#, 4# Inclined Shaft Spoil disposal site under the responsibility of China Railway 16th Bureau Group Co., Ltd.; Suide Tunnel 1#, 2# Inclined Shaft Spoil disposal site under the responsibility of China Railway 19 Bureau Group Co., Ltd.; Suide Tunnel 3#, 4# Inclined Shaft Spoil disposal site under China Railway 21st Bureau Group Co., Ltd.; and Miaojiaping 1# Tunnel Exit Spoil disposal site under China Railway 16th Bureau Group Co., Ltd.. The spoil disposal sites are difficult to be restored in the near future. It’s suggested that contractors actively negotiate with the competent authorities to accelerate spoil disposal sites’ restoration or handover as early as possible.

Photo 28: The villagers are processing stone material at the Lishi Tunnel No.1 Inclined Shaft Spoil disposal site under the responsibility of China Coal No.3 Construction Corporation (Group) Ltd..

Photo 29: The villagers are processing stone material at the Liulin Tunnel No.1 Inclined Shaft Exit Spoil disposal site under the responsibility of Eighth Operation Division of China Communications Construction Company Limited (CCCC).

Photo 30: The villagers are processing stone material at the Suide Tunnel No.2 Inclined Shaft Spoil disposal site under the responsibility of China Railway 19 Bureau Group Co., Ltd..

(4) Restoration of the construction sites

With the works coming to the end, more and more construction points have been removed. This on-site investigation has found that, however, the on-site cleaning at the construction points where all works have been completed is not thorough with many works remained. At the same time, construction waste materials have been discarded randomly. It’s suggested that all contractors complete the on-site cleanup according to the high standards, and thus preparing the acceptance.

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1、Zhongning Freight Depot is under construction by China Railway 12th Bureau Group Co., Ltd..

2、120 m continuous beam of the super-major bridge crossing Shijiazhuang-Taiyuan Railway is being built by China Railway 25th Bureau Group Co., Ltd..

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4、The borrow pit at 40 m on the right of DK521+500 has already been cleared by China Railway 12th Bureau Group Co., Ltd..

5、The borrow pit on the right of DK524+000 has already been cleared by China Railway 12th Bureau Group Co., Ltd..

6、The borrow pit at 170 m on the right of DK566+500 has sent forth vegetation by China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC).

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7、The borrow pit at 250 m on the right of DK564+800 has been flattened and vegetated by China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC).

8、China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC) has already flattened the spoil disposal site of Zhongning Railway Station on which houses have been built by the local.

9、63 mu of land reclamation for spoil disposal site at the Mucun No.1 Tunnel Exit has been completed by the Eighth Operation Division of China Communications Construction Company Limited (CCCC) and recultivated.

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10、The spoil disposal site at the Baijiashan Tunnel Exit has been flattened by China Railway 16th Bureau Group Co., Ltd. and land reclamation is 60 mu.

11、China Railway 12th Bureau Group Co., Ltd has flattened the Mapaoquan No. 1 Spoil disposal site where 5 different types of grass seeds have been planted.

12、The spoil disposal site at the second Village Committee of Mucun has been completed by the Eighth Operation Division of China Communications Construction Company Limited (CCCC), with retaining wall built and vegetation restored.

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13、The slope at the Xizhigou No.1 Tunnel Spoil disposal site has been graded and leveled by the Ninth Operation Division of China Communications Construction Company Limited (CCCC).

14、The four-level slope-cutting of Wubao Tunnel Entrance Spoil disposal site has been completed by China Railway 16th Bureau Group Co., Ltd., with the top flattened, 50,000 amorpha fruticosas planted and 15 kg grass seeds spread.

15、The Duanjiawan Spoil disposal site has basically been flattened by China Railway 17th Bureau Group Co., Ltd..

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16、The Weijialou No. 1 Tunnel Spoil disposal site has basically been restored by China Railway First Bureau Group Co., Ltd..

17、The Weijialou No. 2 Tunnel Spoil disposal site has basically been restored by China Railway First Bureau Group Co., Ltd..

18、The mouth of the drinking water well buried by Wubao Tunnel No. 1 Inclined Shaft Spoil disposal site has been restored by China Railway 16th Bureau Group Co., Ltd..

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19、The slag and cement clinker from the Beam Fabricating Plant has been placed at random along the riverside outside the yard by the Ninth Operation Division of China Communications Construction Company Limited (CCCC).

20、The temporary bridge used for Yongning Yellow River Super-major Bridge has not been removed by China Railway 4th Bureau Group Co., Ltd. affecting Yellow River’s flood flow.

21、The tunnel leak discharge outlet at the entrance of Lvliangshan Tunnel under the responsibility of China Railway 12th Bureau Group Co., Ltd.

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22、The 1000 m2 of borrow pit reclamation has been completed by China Railway 17th Bureau Group Co., Ltd., providing space for newly Zizhou Yucai Primary School.

23、800 m of flood discharge ditch has been constructed for the local by China Railway 17th Bureau Group Co., Ltd..

24、There are civilian buildings near Liulin Tunnel No.2 Inclined Shaft Jundu Spoil disposal site under the responsibility of the Eighth Operation Division of China Communications Construction Company Limited (CCCC).

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25、The Wucheng No. 2 Tunnel Spoil disposal site under the responsibility of China Communications Construction Company Limited (CCCC) is located beside the reservoir flood discharge ditch.

26、The Xialiujiashan Tunnel Spoil disposal site under the responsibility of the Sixth Operation Division of China Communications Construction Company Limited (CCCC) is located in the Sanchuan riverway.

27、The Huotangzhai No. 2 Temporary Spoil disposal site under the responsibility of the Seventh Operation Division of China Communications Construction Company Limited (CCCC) has occupied the Sanchuan riverway.

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28、The villagers are processing stone material at the Lishi Tunnel No.1 Inclined Shaft Spoil disposal site under the responsibility of China Coal No.3 Construction Corporation (Group) Ltd..

29、The villagers are processing stone material at the Liulin Tunnel No.1 Inclined Shaft Exit Spoil disposal site under the responsibility of Eighth Operation Division of China Communications Construction Company Limited (CCCC).

30、The villagers are processing stone material at the Suide Tunnel No.2 Inclined Shaft Spoil disposal site under the responsibility of China Railway 19th Bureau Group Co., Ltd..

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