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Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) Final Report IPA 2008 - Preparation of Feasibility Study, Preliminary and Detailed Design of Vlora bypass and Preparation of Preliminary and Detailed Design for doubling of Milot – Rreshen road section Contract 2010/248-16 EuropeAid/129604/C/SER/AL ALBANIA EuropeAid/129604/C/SER/AL VLORA BYPASS Final Design Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) Final Report Design Drawings Phase Section/ Bridge Type Free number A 1 5 E V 2 0 0 0 R 0 0 3 Revision Date Subject 0 16.01.2012 Initial Issue (Delivered to Contracting Authority ) 1 27.03.2012 Final Report Egis International 1 / 1 Released on 16.01.2012 Albania - Vlora Bypass Env / DG/DG/PMe Revised on: 27.03.201 v.1 ESIA –Final Report 2/182 EGIS Released on: 16.01.2012 Albania - Vlorë Bypass ENV/DG/DG/PM Revised on: 27.03.2012 v.1 ESIA - Final Report Acknowledgement This Environment and Social Impact Assessment has been prepared by Daniel Gauthier and a team of environmental experts of EGIS Environment and Albanian Environmental Sub-Consultants. ALBANIAN ENVIRONMENTAL SUB-CONSULTANTS Specialist Area of Study Consultant Local team leader, institutional and legal Andrian Vaso issues, environmental baseline issues and general support EIA expert, biodiversity, protected areas, Jak Gjini environmental sensitivity Social Expert, socio-economic issues Desdemona Stefa Philologist, cultural heritage issues Kujtim Jaho Environmental expert, data collection on Skerdilajd Anagnosti land use, land and water quality and general support 3/182 EGIS Released on: 16.01.2012 Albania - Vlorë Bypass ENV/DG/DG/PM Revised on: 27.03.2012 v.1 ESIA - Final Report 4/182 EGIS Released on: 16.01.2012 Albania - Vlorë Bypass ENV/DG/DG/PM Revised on: 27.03.2012 v.1 ESIA - Final Report 1. NON-TECHNICAL SUMMARY 1.1. BACKGROUND 1.1. PARATHENJE This is the Draft ESIA report for the Ky është raporti i Draftit ESIA për ndërtimin e construction of the Vlorë Bypass. Bypass-it të Vlorës. Vlorë is a strategically located city and port, Vlora është një qytet dhe port i vendosur në një situated 180 km south of Tirana that provides pozicion strategjik, i ndodhur 180 km në jug të access to other Mediterranean ports and Tiranës që ofron mundësi hyrjeje në portet dhe countries. It is one of the main entry points for shtetet e tjera të Mesdheut. Ajo është një nga tourists coming in ferries to visit regional pikat kryesore hyrëse për touristët që vijnë me amenities offered by the southern Albanian anije për të vizituar kënaqësitë që ofron bregdeti coast. Vlorë is also an important fishing port and jugor i Shqipërisë. Vlora është gjithashtu një port will also in the future accommodate new peshkimi dhe do të akomodojë në të ardhmen një strategic development such as power stations, zhvillim të ri strategjik si stacionet e energjisë, etc. etj. North of Vlorë, the national road network is Në veri të Vlorës, rrjeti i rrugës kombëtare është currently being developed with the construction në zhvillim e sipër me ndërtimin e dy linjave të of new dual two carriageway links. The closest dyfishta të transportimit. Pjesa më e afërt section between Levan and Vlorë is currently ndërmjet Levanit dhe Vlorës aktualisht është në under construction and will end close to the port ndërtim e sipër dhe do të përfundojë afër portit në in the northern part of the city. pjesën jugore të qytetit. On the south outskirt of Vlorë, the existing Në pjesën periferike të Vlorës, rruga bregdetare Coastal single lane route has been considerably ekzistuese njëkalimshme me një korsi është upgraded, thanks to the important infrastructure përmirësuar në mënyrë të konsiderueshme, falë spending of the last decade, not only to improve infrastrukturës së rëndësishme të investuar access to towns but also to contribute to the dekadat e fundit, jo vetëm për të përmirësuar emergence of tourism by providing better access hyrjen në qytete por gjithashtu edhe për të to beaches and coastal resorts. kontribuar në emergjencën e turizmit, duke ofruar akses më të mirë në plazhe dhe në resortet The legal framework for Environmental and bregdetare. Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) procedure in Albania is based on Law No. 8990 on Procedura e Sistemit ligjor për Vlerësimin e Environmental Impact Assessment approved on Ndikimit Mjedisor dhe Social në Shqipëri është e January 23, 2003, as amended by Law no.10050, bazuar në Ligjin nr. 8990 mbi Vlerësimin e Ndikimit dated 24.12.2008. A new law on Environmental të Mjedisit i miratuar më 23 janar 2003, i Impact Assessment is now being studied by the rregulluar nga Ligji nr. 10050, datë 24.12.2008. Një government of Albania. A draft of this law has ligj i ri mbi Vlerësimin e Ndikimit të Mjedisit është been released on June 25th 2010. This law is not tani në studim e sipër nga qeveria shqiptare. Një yet entered into force. draft i këtij ligji është kaluar më 25 qershor 2010. Ky ligj nuk ka hyrë ende në fuqi. However, because the Ministry of Transport and Telecommunications has requested the Megjithatë, për shkak se Ministria e Punëve European Bank for Reconstruction and Publike, Transportit dhe Telekomunikacionit i ka Development (“EBRD”) to participate in the kërkuar Bankës Europiane për Rikontruktim dhe funding of the Project, the ESIA has also been Zhvillim (“BERZH”) që të jetë pjesëmarrëse në structured to meet EBRD’s specific financimin e Projektit, ESIA është strukturuar requirements for an ESIA. gjithashtu për të plotësuar kërkesat specifike për një ESIA. 1.2. TECHNICAL ASPECTS OF THE PROJECT 1.2. ASPEKTE TEKNIKE TE SKEMES Vlorë Bypass comprises a 29.0 kilometres route Bypass-i i Vlorës përshin një rrugë prej 29,0 km të that will be classified, according to Albanian gjatë e cila do të klasifikohet, sipas Manualit të 5/182 EGIS Released on: 16.01.2012 Albania - Vlorë Bypass ENV/DG/DG/PM Revised on: 27.03.2012 v.1 ESIA - Final Report Road Design Manual (ARDM), as a secondary road Dizenjuar për Rrugët në Shqipëri (ARDM) , si një with a single carriageway. rrugë dytësore me një korsi kalimi. Km 0 is located where a roundabout will be built Km 0 është vendosur aty ku do të ndërtohet një at the end of the Levan to Vlorë Carriageway. rrugë e tërthortë në fund të autostradës Levan For the first 800 m, the alignment will first Vlorë. Për 800 m e parë, rreshtimi do të ndjekë në follow a small valley, and will pass close to fillim një luginë të vogël, dhe do të kalojë afër 20 approximately 20 houses. Then for 2,2 km, it will shtëpive të vlerësuara. Në vazhdim për 2,2 km, ajo climb up a hill covered with olive groves. On the do të ngjitet mbi një kodër të mbuluar me pemishte top of the hill, it will pass close to a single ulliri. Në majë të kodrës, ajo do të kalojë pranë një house, a water reservoir and a cemetery. Until shtëpie të vetme, një rezervuari dhe një varreze. the Babica e Madhe roundabout at km 7+150, the Deri tek rruga e tërthortë Babica e Madhe në km Project will go trough an agricultural plain. 7+150, Projekti do të përshkojë një fushë bujqësore. Then for 350 m the alignment follows an existing Në vazhdim, për 350 m rreshtimi ndjek një rrugë agricultural dirt road where two houses are bujqësore me baltë ku janë të vendosura dy shtëpi. located. At km 7+500, the alignment starts to Në km 7+500, rreshtimi fillon me ngjitjen në kodër climb up hills covered with olive trees all the të mbuluar me pemishte ulliri përgjatë gjithë rrugës way to the junction with the existing road to në kryqëzimin me rrugën ekzistuese në Kaninë në km Kaninë at km 10+070. 10+070. From this point the Bypass will offer to the Nga kjo pikë Bypasi do t’i ofrojë automobilistit motorist spectacular views toward the bay of pamje spektakolare përgjatë gjirit të Vlorës. Projekti Vlorë. The Project is positioned on the slopes shmang qendrën e fshatit duke qënë se është i below the village, avoiding the centre of the planifikuar në shpatet poshtë fshatit. Disa prerje do village. Some cut will be more then 10 m high. të jenë më shumë se 10 m të larta. After Kaninë, the road starts to climb again, on Pas Kaninës, rrugët fillojnë të ngjiten përsëri, në mountains covered with low Mediterranean male të mbuluara nga bimësia mesdhetare, deri sa vegetation, until it reaches it summit close to a të arrijë majën e tij afër urës së ndodhur në 513 m bridge situated at 513 m above sea level at km mbi lartësinë e detit në km 16+000. Duke ecur më 16+000. Going down, the Project encounters poshtë, Projekti ndeshet me peisazhe kullote dhe pastureland and younger olive groves. In the rrënjë më të reja ulliri. Në fushën e Orikumit, valley of Dukati, the Project goes trough Projekti kryqëzohet me toka bujqësore dhe dy agricultural lands and two small rivers. lumenj të vegjël. The Vlorë Bypass is planned to be in operation in Bypass-i i Vlorës është planifikuar të vihet në zbatim 2014. në 2004. The economic justification is based on savings in Justifikimi ekonomik është bazuar duke kursyer travel time, vehicle operating costs, accidents kohën e udhëtimit, kostot operative të makinave, and coherent urban development. aksidentet dhe zhvillimin aktual urban. 1.3. ALTERNATIVE OPTION CONSIDERED 1.3. GJENDJA EKZISTUESE E MJEDISIT In the Preliminary design Study, 3 alternatives were considered. Two peripheral options and one 1.3.1. TRASHEGIMIA option following an existing street situated in ARKEOLOGJIKE DHE KULTURORE Vlorë city center. (See figure 3.1) Zona në studim karakterizohet nga prezenca e Alternative A is the longest of the three qyteteve antike, fshatrave të vjetra në majë të alternatives.
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