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Initial Environmental Examination Project Number: 45169-001 November 2018 Kyrgyz Republic: CAREC Transport Corridor 3 (Bishkek–Osh Road) Improvement Project, Phase 4 Main Report Prepared by the Ministry of Transport and Roads of the Kyrgyz Republic for the Asian Development Bank. This is an updated version of the previous IEE available on http://www.adb.org/projects/45169-001/documents. 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 on ADB’s 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. INITIAL ENVIRONMENTAL EXAMINATION ____________________________________________________ Project Number: 45169 Loan Number: 3056/Grant Number 0366-KGZ Updated in 2015, 2017 and 2018 CAREC Transport Corridor 3 (Bishkek – Osh Road) Improvement Project, Phase 4 Engineering and construction supervision This Initial Environmental Examination Report was prepared for the Ministry of Transport and Communications of the Kyrgyz Republic and updated in 2015 and 2018 by EPTISA Servicios De Ingenieria S.L./Eptisa Muhendislik/RAM Engineering in accordance with the Kyrgyz Republic Environmental Protection Legislation and ADB requirements. It is a document of the Borrower. i TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................... 1 A. Background ............................................................................................................................ 1 B. Environmental Protection Legislation..................................................................................... 5 C. Environmental Standards ....................................................................................................... 9 II. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT ......................................................................................... 11 A. Overview ............................................................................................................................... 11 B. Type and Category of Project .............................................................................................. 11 C. Need for Project ................................................................................................................... 11 D. Analysis of Alternatives ........................................................................................................ 11 E. Location ................................................................................................................................ 13 F. Size or Magnitude of Operation............................................................................................ 13 G. Work Camps ........................................................................................................................ 14 H. Traffic Volume ...................................................................................................................... 14 I. Proposed Schedule for Implementation ................................................................................ 15 J. Detail of the Project ............................................................................................................... 15 K. General Environmental Profile ............................................................................................. 16 L. 200 Roads to Receive Waste Asphalt .................................................................................. 18 III. DESCRIPTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT ................................................................................ 20 A. Physical Resources in Project Area ..................................................................................... 20 B. Ecological Resources in Project Area .................................................................................. 26 C. Human and Economic Resources ....................................................................................... 28 IV. ALIGNMENT SHEETS .............................................................................................................. 32 V. BASELINE MEASUREMENTS ................................................................................................. 39 A. Air Quality Measurements .................................................................................................... 39 B. Water Quality ........................................................................................................................ 43 C. Noise .................................................................................................................................... 47 D. Vibration ............................................................................................................................... 50 VI. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES ............................................ 52 A. Design Phase ....................................................................................................................... 52 B. Construction Phase .............................................................................................................. 57 C. Operation Phase .................................................................................................................. 69 D. Benefits ................................................................................................................................. 71 E. Construction Action Plan (CAP) ........................................................................................... 72 VII. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN (EMP) ................................................................. 82 A. Institutional Framework ........................................................................................................ 82 B. Reporting Requirements ...................................................................................................... 83 C. Environmental Management Plan ........................................................................................ 83 E. Mitigation and Monitoring Costs ........................................................................................ 115 VIII. STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATION AND INFORMATION DISCLOSURE..................... 118 A. Stakeholder Consultations ................................................................................................. 118 IX. Grievance and Redress Mechanism .................................................................................... 126 A. Objectives ........................................................................................................................... 126 B. Grievance Redress Group ................................................................................................. 126 C. Functioning of the GRG within the Grievance Redress Mechanism ................................. 126 D. Duties of GRG Members .................................................................................................... 127 E. Grievance Resolution Process ........................................................................................... 129 F. GRG Records and Documentation .................................................................................... 131 G. 2017 Update ....................................................................................................................... 131 X. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ...................................................................... 132 A. Conclusions ........................................................................................................................ 132 B. Recommendations ............................................................................................................. 134 ii ANNEXES Annex 1: Public Consultation Meetings ................................................................................. 135 Annex 2: 2013-2017 Baseline Air, Noise And Water Quality Monitoring ................................... 151 Annex 2a: Vibration Study March 2018 ...................................................................................... 171 Annex 3-3a: Construction Environmental Management Workplan and Compliance Checklist 172 Annex 4: Updated SSEMP 6 and 7 and Addendum on the 88 secondary Roads .................... 192 LIST OF TABLES Table 1. Relevant Laws and Regulations on the Environmental Impacts of Road Projects ......... 5 Table 2.Kyrgyz ambient air quality standards ................................................................................ 9 Table 3. Kyrgyz outdoor noise standards (dB) ............................................................................... 9 Table 4. Surface Water quality standards .................................................................................... 10 Table 5. Traffic count. Vehicle totals for April 2015, June 2017 (total vehicles per day) ............ 14 Table 6. Road classifications in the Kyrgyz Republic .................................................................. 15 Table 7. Main hydrological