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. PUBLIC CONSULTATION 34 5.1 Introduction 34 5.2 Scoping Meetings 34 6. ENVIRONMENTAL BASELINE 35 6.1 Introduction 35 6.2 Characterization of the Physical and Natural Environment 35 6.3 Protected Areas 51 6.4 Existing Environmental Pollution 63 6.5 Cultural Heritage 66 6.6 Borrow Pits and Quarries 66 6.7 Road Safety 67 Page i C:\Documents and Settings\User\Мои документы \Мои документы \88245\!01m3project\11Reports\Final_Feasiblity Study\Appendix\EIA_Draft_Report new1JM.doc Feasibility Study for Rehabilitation and Extension of the Road M3 Chisinau-Giurgiulesti / Romanian Border Environmental Impact Study Joint Venture KOCKS – Universinj s.r.l.