Annual Environmental Management Report
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Annual Environmental Management Report Reporting Period: 1/1/2019÷ 31/12/2019 Submitted to EYPE/Ministry of the Environment, Planning and Public Works within the framework of the JMDs regarding the Approval of the Environmental Terms of the Project & to the Greek State in accordance with Article 17.5 of the Concession Agreement Aegean Motorway S.A. – Annual Environmental Management Report – January 2020 Table of Contents 1. Introduction ................................................................................................................. 3 2. The Company ............................................................................................................... 3 3. Scope .......................................................................................................................... 4 4. Facilities ....................................................................................................................... 7 5. Organization of the Concessionaire ................................................................................ 9 6. Integrated Management System .................................................................................. 10 7. Environmental matters 2019 ....................................................................................... 12 8. 2019 Public Relations & Corporate Social Responsibility Activity ..................................... 31 Appendix 1 ........................................................................................................................ 34 MANAGEMENT SYSTEM CERTIFICATES Appendix 2 ........................................................................................................................ 35 ANNUAL ENVIRONMENTAL REPORT FOR 2018 MKCJV – Maliakos Kleidi Construction Joint Venture Aegean Motorway S.A. – Annual Environmental Management Report – January 2020 Page2 1. Introduction This Report concerns the Environmental Management activities of the Project during the year 2019. The Report is drawn up within the framework of the requirement of Article 17.5 of the Concession Agreement, Law 3605/2007 (Gov. Gazette A’ 190/08,08,2007), as this is in force following its amendment by Law 4219/2013 (Gov Gazette A 269/11.12.2013) for the submission of the Annual Environmental Management Report to the Greek State, as well as in compliance with the requirement of the Approved Environmental Terms of the Project regarding submission of Annual Environmental Bulletin to the Special Service of the Environment (EYPE) of the Ministry for the Environment, Energy and Climate Change by the 31/01/2020. Aegean Motorway S.A. maintains the website www.aegeanmotorway.gr, where the latest, updated Annual Environmental Report for the Project is published. 2. The Company Aegean Motorway S.A. was established with the sole objective to enter into a Concession Agreement with the Greek State. The Concession Agreement for the “Design, Construction, Financing, Operation, Maintenance and Exploitation” of the Maliakos-Kleidi Section of PATHE Motorway was signed with the Greek State on June 28, 2007 and was ratified by Law 3605/2007 (Gov Gazette A’ 190/08.08.2007). The Concession Commencement Date was March 5th, 2008 and two weeks later, on March 20, 2008 the Project was handed over to AEGEAN MOTORWAY SA. The Management of the Operation of PATHE Motorway, Maliakos – Kleidi Section began that day. Following the successful conclusion of the negotiations, on 28.11.2013 the Concessionaire and the Greek State signed the Agreement for the Amendment of the Concession Agreement (C3A) which was ratified by L. 4219/2013 (Gov Gazette Α’ 269/11.12.2013). The Effective Amendment Date was the 17.12.2013. The Concession’s duration is 30 years from the Concession Commencement date. The Works/Project Completion Agreement was signed on 17 January 2017 which arranged the matters between Aegean Motorway and Greek State regarding the successful completion of the project on 31 march 2017. AEGEAN MOTORWAY S.A. has undertaken to reconstruct, upgrade, repair, maintain and operate the Section of the Motorway from Raches, Fthiotida to Kleidi, Imathia, i.e. a total of 230 kilometers, as well as 34 kilometres along the Old National Road in Tembi area. At the end of the Concession Period, Aegean Motorway SA is obliged to deliver the motorway to the State fully operational. Aegean Motorway S.A. – Annual Environmental Management Report – January 2020 Page3 The following companies participate in the Share Capital of Aegean Motorway SA: • Hochtief PPP Solutions GmbH • AKTOR Concessions S.A. • J&P-AVAX S.A. • VINCI CONCESSIONS S.A. 3. Scope The project pertains to a section of PATHE motorway, starting from Raches in Fthiotida (K.P. 242 + 079) and ending at Kleidi in Imathia (K.P. 471 + 470) pursuant to the new mileage, extending in total 229.4 kilometres, as well as 34.3 kilometres of the Old National Road from Evangelismos I/C to Leptokarya I/C (Tembi area), as shown in Figure 1. ALMYROS MSS SALT STORAGE Figure 1: Extent of Aegean Motorway The main scope of the Concessionaire includes the following key activities: Aegean Motorway S.A. – Annual Environmental Management Report – January 2020 Page4 • Operation, Maintenance and Exploitation of the Existing Sections of the motorway • Rehabilitation Works at the Existing Sections of the Motorway • Design and Construction of a new Section of the motorway, at the Evangelismos – Skotina section, of a total length of 25 km approximately, which includes 3 Twin Tunnels, Interchanges and Bridges as well as Service roads • Accompanying works for the exploitation and operation of the motorway, such as Toll Stations, Operation & Maintenance Centers, Tunnel Service Buildings, etc. • Construction of four new Motorist Service Stations (MSS) at both sides of the motorway • Operation of five Motorist Service Stations (MSS) at both sides of the motorway 3.1 Technical Scope AEGEAN MOTORWAY S.A. has undertaken to complete an important Technical Project which includes the reconstruction, upgrading and repair of the existing sections, as well as the design and construction of the new Section between Evangelismos and Skotina. The following parties participate in the Project: • Maliakos-Kleidi Construction Joint Venture (the Contractor), which has undertaken the Construction under the Design & Construction Agreement; • The Independent Engineer, who has undertaken to inspect and supervise the implementation of the Design & Construction Agreement; • The Greek State which via its Services is competent for the monitoring of the terms of the Agreement within the framework determined therein; • The Lenders, which are financing the Project and have entered into special agreements with the Concessionaire, the Greek State and the Contractor. Description of the works Maliakos-Kleidi Construction Joint Venture is provided in Annex 2 hereof. 3.2 Motorway Management Motorway Management focuses on the following activities: • Technical Policing • Motorway maintenance • Road Assistance • Customer Service • Toll Collection • Motorist Service Stations Aegean Motorway S.A. – Annual Environmental Management Report – January 2020 Page5 Technical Policing Aegean Motorway S.A. must ensure the technical policing of the Project (monitoring, detection and handing of emergencies, removal of vehicles, provision of information to the Users, traffic management and assistance to the Competent Authorities) using its own personnel and resources, and to that end it has installed special traffic management systems both at the open sections of the motorway and in the tunnels of the Project. The above operations are controlled and coordinated by the Motorway Management Center (MMC) located at Moschochori in Larissa. Motorway Maintenance Further, within the context of its obligations under the Concession Agreement in respect of the motorway maintenance, Aegean Motorway S.A. has special crews responsible for: • the regular inspection and maintenance of the motorway facilities and equipment; • intervening and, to the extent possible, immediately repairing faults in the motorway facilities and equipment; • carrying out winter maintenance works and ensuring that the motorway operates safely during snow conditions. For this reason, there are two Operation & Maintenance Centers at Moschochori, Larisa and Leptokarya and two Technical Bases at Drymonas and Korinos, Pieria respectively. Road Assistance To ensure the service level for motorway users, special teams have been set up and are patrolling along the motorway from the first day of its operation aiming to provide road assistance services to motorway users if and when required. Toll Collection According to the Concession Agreement, Aegean Motorway S.A. is entitled to the uninterrupted exercise of its exclusive Right to the impose and collect Tolls from the users of the Motorway, used to fund the largest part of the Project. Customer Service A Customer Service Department for the motorway has been developed and is responsible for the following operations: • The development and support of the eway electronic toll subscription service • The management of the service points of sale/distribution (3 Customer Service Points and back office support team) Aegean Motorway S.A. – Annual Environmental Management Report – January 2020 Page6 • The management (15/7) of the company telephone lines, (customer service line, company line and emergency line) for the effective information, service and immediate support of drivers • The complete management of the motorway users’/customers’