FINAL ENGINEERING REPORT 09/2009 M3 SECTION: COMRAT SOUTH TO CIUMAI APPENDIX: VOLUME 5 EUROPEAN UNION REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR THE REHABILITATION AND EXTENSION OF THE ROAD M3 CHISINAU – GIURGIULESTI/ROMANIAN BORDER Europe Aid/125919/C/SER/MD Koblenz, Germany Chisinau, Moldova Road M3 Chisinau — Giurgiulesti/ Romanian Border Extension and Rehabilitation Project Final Engineering Report: Comrat South to Ciumai VOLUME 5 A 5.1 Environmental Assessment Report Joint Venture Kocks Consult GmbH, Koblenz – Universinj SRL, Chisinau ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT 01/2009 EUROPEAN UNION REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR THE REHABILITATION AND EXTENSION OF THE ROAD M3 CHISINAU – GIURGIULESTI/ROMANIAN BORDER Europe Aid/125919/C/SER/MD Koblenz, Germany Chisinau, Moldova Kocks Consult GmbH • Stegemannstr. 32-38 • D-56068 Koblenz • Tel.: +49 261 1302-0 Fax: +49 261 1302-400 • E-Mail:
[email protected] • Internet: www.kocks-ing.de Feasibility Study for Rehabilitation and Extension of the Road M3 Chisinau-Giurgiulesti / Romanian Border Environmental Impact Study Joint Venture KOCKS – Universinj s.r.l. Table of Contents 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY v 2. INTRODUCTION 1 2.1 Project Background 1 2.2 Objective and Scope of the Environmental Assessment 6 2.3 Approach and Methodology 7 3. POLICY, LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK 9 3.1 National Environmental Policy 9 3.2 National Environmental Legislation and Institutional Framework 9 3.3 IFI-Environmental Policies 13 3.4 Land Acquisition and Resettlement Policy 17 4. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT 18 4.1 Introduction 18 4.2 Corridor Description 18 4.3 General Project Layout 20 4.4 Alignment Options 22 4.5 Economic and Social Need for the Project 28 4.6 Existing Traffic Volumes and Forecasts 28 4.7 Traffic Forecasts 29 4.8 On-site Works 31 4.9 Off-site Works 32 4.10 Construction 33 4.11 Implementation Schedule and Staffing 33 4.12 Lifespan of the Project 33 5.