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Initial Environmental Examination ARM: Sustainable Urban Initial Environmental Examination January 2017 ARM: Sustainable Urban Development Investment Program – Tranche 2 Construction of Road Links of the Yerevan Western Ring Road Babajanyan-Ashtarak highway road link Prepared by the Yerevan for the Asian Development Bank. This initial environmental examination is a document of the borrower. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of ADB’s Board of Directors, Management, or staff, and may be preliminary in nature. Your attention is directed to the “terms of use” section of this website. In preparing any country program or strategy, financing any project, or by making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area in this document, the Asian Development Bank does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area. REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA YEREVAN MUNICIPALITY CONSTRUCTION OF ROAD LINKS OF THE YEREVAN WESTERN RING ROAD Sustainable Urban Development Investment Program TRANCHE 2 Babajanyan–Ashtarak highway road link Initial Environmental Examination Date Rev Drafted by Checked and compiled by Approved by 25/01/2017 V.16 Local experts P. BOURGUIGNON R.THADANI 1 0 1 5 E V 0 0 0 0 0 R 0 0 0 0 0 1 Consultant Funding Agency Implementing Agency Asian Development Bank VERSION HISTORY Version Date Modifications Draft 27/06/2014 First Issue Draft V2 16/07/2014 Following PIU comments Draft V3 04/12/2014 As per ADB and PIU comments Draft V4 20/03/2015 As per ADB and PIU comments V5 10/02/2016 As per PIU comments V6 16/02/2016 As per PIU comments V7 26/02/2016 Minutes of 2nd public consultation meeting added V8 06/04/2016 As per ADB and PIU comments V9 12/04/2016 As per ADB comments V10 23/08/2016 integration of additional noise study V11 25/08/2016 As per PIU comments V12 29/08/2017 As per PIU comments V13 25/01/2017 As per ADB and PIU comments V14 27/03/2017 Update noise studies V15 28/04/2017 ADB Clarifications / comments V16 03/05/2017 ADB Comments Sustainable Urban Development Investment Program Final INITIAL ENVIRONMENTAL EXAMINATION TABLE OF CONTENTS ABBREVIATIONS ADB Asian Development Bank AM Accountability Mechanism AP Affected Person Engineer Construction Supervision Consultant EA Executing Agency EARF Environmental Assessment and Review Framework EIA Environmental Impact Assessment EIEC Environmental Impact Expertise Center SNCO EMP Environmental Management Plan ERT Emergency Response Team ES Environmental Specialist GRM Grievance Redress Mechanism HSE Health, Safety & Environment IA Implementing Agency IEE Initial Environmental Examination IUCN International Union for Conservation of Nature LARP Land Acquisition and Resettlement Plan MFF Multi-tranche Financing Facility MNP Ministry of Nature Protection MOC Ministry of Culture MOE Ministry of Economy MENR Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources. MPC Maximum Permissible Concentration NGOs Non-government organizations NO Nitrogen oxide NO2 Nitrogen Dioxide PIU Project Implementing Unit RA Republic of Armenia RAMSAR Ramsar Convention on Wetlands REA Rapid Environmental Assessment (checklist) SEI State Environmental Inspectorate SEMP Site-Specific Environmental Management Plan SNCO State Non-commercial Organization SO2 Sulfur Dioxide SPS Safeguard Policy Statement (2009) SUDIP Sustainable Urban Development Investment Program TOR Terms of Reference UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization USD United States of America Dollar YMPIU Yerevan Municipality Project Implementation Unit YM Yerevan Municipality WEIGHTS AND MEASURES dBA Decibel (A-weighted) km Kilometer(s) 2 km Square kilometer(s) l Liter m Meter(s) 3 mg/m Milligram(s) per cubic meter Page 3 of 85 Sustainable Urban Development Investment Program Final INITIAL ENVIRONMENTAL EXAMINATION TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS A. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................................................................. 6 A.1. Project Background ....................................................................................................................... 6 A.2. Screening and Classification ......................................................................................................... 6 A.3. Compliance and Fulfilment of the SPS Policy &Republic of Armenia (RA) Law on EIA .............. 6 A.4. Grievance Redress Mechanism .................................................................................................... 7 A.5. Report, Methodology and Scope of the Study .............................................................................. 7 A.6. Tasks and Accomplishments ........................................................................................................ 8 B. POLICY, LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK .................................................................................... 11 B.1. ADB Environmental Assessment Requirements ........................................................................ 11 B.2. Armenian Laws Governing Environmental Management and Assessment ............................... 11 B.3. Armenia’s Participation in International Environmental Conventions and Protocols .................. 13 B.4. Administrative Framework .......................................................................................................... 16 C. DESCRIPTIONOFTHEPROJECT ............................................................................................................................. 21 C.1. Type of Project ............................................................................................................................ 21 C.2. Location of the Project ................................................................................................................ 21 C.3. Description of the Works ............................................................................................................. 23 C.4. Magnitude of Operation .............................................................................................................. 25 C.5. Screening and Classification ....................................................................................................... 25 D. DESCRIPTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT (BASELINE DATA) ............................................................................. 26 D.1. Physical Resources..................................................................................................................... 26 D.2. Ecological Resources ................................................................................................................. 38 D.3. Social and Cultural Resources .................................................................................................... 40 D.4. Economic Development .............................................................................................................. 41 E. ANTICIPATED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AND MITIGATIONMEASURES ................................................. 42 E.1. Introduction ................................................................................................................................. 42 E.2. Positive impacts .......................................................................................................................... 42 E.3. Negative impacts and mitigation measures during construction phase...................................... 43 E.4. Negative impacts and mitigation measures during operation phase .......................................... 55 E.5. Cumulative Environmental Effects .............................................................................................. 60 F. ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES ............................................................................................................................... 62 G. INFORMATION DISCLOSURE, PUBLIC COMMUNICATION, CONSULTATION AND PARTICIPATION ...... 65 G.1. Information Disclosure ................................................................................................................ 65 G.2. Consultation and Participation .................................................................................................... 65 H. ACCOUNTABILITY &GRIEVANCE REDRESS MECHANISM .............................................................................. 68 H.1. ADB’s Accountability Mechanism ............................................................................................... 68 H.2. Grievance Redress Mechanism .................................................................................................. 68 I. ENVIRONMENTALMANAGEMENT PLAN .............................................................................................................. 72 I.2. Monitoring ................................................................................................................................... 78 I.3. Implementation arrangement ...................................................................................................... 79 I.4. Costs and sources of funding ..................................................................................................... 81 I.5. Reporting ..................................................................................................................................... 81 J. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ....................................................................................................... 83 J.1. Conclusions ................................................................................................................................
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