DANGO PROJECT CONSULT EOOD 1618 Sofia, 46, Lyublyana str., phone/fax 02/81-80-602, cell phone 088 8934 772 е-mail: [email protected] ; www.dangoltd.com Public Disclosure Authorized UPDATED Full Environmental Assessment of TTFSE II Project, Component II: “Construction of a 3.4 km access road to Public Disclosure Authorized Kapitan Andreevo Border Crossing Point (BCP), part of Maritsa Motorway” FINAL REPORT Public Disclosure Authorized EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Public Disclosure Authorized Final Sofia, June 2010 Updated Full Environmental Assessment of TTFSE II Project, Component 2 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY “Construction of 3.4 km access road to FINAL REPORT Kapitan Andreevo Border Crossing Point, part of Maritsa Motorway” TABLE OF CONTENT Introduction .............................................................................................................................. 1 1. General information............................................................................................................. 3 1.1. Project location................................................................................................................ 3 1.2. Legal and regulatory framework ..................................................................................... 7 1.3. Institutional arrangements............................................................................................... 7 1.4. Institutions, legal entities and natural persons concerned by the project ........................ 8 2. Project Alternatives - Road alignment options of the 3.4 km access road to Kapitan Andreevo BCP ........................................................................................................................ 10 2.1. Basic option (Existing road I-8, No-project alternative)............................................... 10 2.2. Project Option from 2007 – Access road alignment “Close TIR connections and low vertical alignment elevation”........................................................................................ 10 2.3. Project Option from 2009- Access road alignment “Alignment from 114+000 km to 117+345.10 km, Technical design from 2009”............................................................ 11 3. Analysis and assessment of the environmental factors by design project options ....... 13 3.1. Option 1: Existing road І – 8 (Baseline conditions; No project Option)....................... 13 3.1.1. Air Quality.............................................................................................................. 13 3.1.2. Surface and underground water.............................................................................. 13 3.1.3. Drainage ................................................................................................................. 13 3.1.4. Water supply and sanitation ................................................................................... 13 3.1.5. Soil pollution.......................................................................................................... 13 3.1.6 Flora ........................................................................................................................ 14 3.1.7. Fauna ...................................................................................................................... 14 3.1.8. Noise and vibrations............................................................................................... 14 3.1.9. Waste management ................................................................................................ 15 3.1.10. Health and sanitary aspects .................................................................................. 15 3.2. Option 2: Close TIR-connections and low vertical alignment elevation (2007 design)15 3.2.1. Air Quality.............................................................................................................. 15 3.2.2. Surface water.......................................................................................................... 15 3.2.3. Underground water................................................................................................. 16 3.2.4. Drainage ................................................................................................................. 16 3.2.5. Water supply and sanitation ................................................................................... 17 3.2.6. Soil pollution.......................................................................................................... 17 3.2.7. Flora ....................................................................................................................... 17 3.2.8. Fauna ...................................................................................................................... 18 3.2.9. Noise and vibrations............................................................................................... 18 3.2.10. Waste management .............................................................................................. 19 3.2.11. Landscape............................................................................................................. 19 3.2.12. Health and sanitary aspects .................................................................................. 19 3.2.13. Cultural heritage................................................................................................... 20 3.3. Option 3: Alignment from km 114+000 to km +117+345.10 (2009 design, revised based on 2007 design) .................................................................................................. 20 3.3.1. Air quality .............................................................................................................. 20 3.3.2. Surface water.......................................................................................................... 20 3.3.3. Underground water................................................................................................. 21 3.3.4. Drainage ................................................................................................................. 21 3.3.5. Water supply and sanitation ................................................................................... 22 3.3.6. Soils pollution ........................................................................................................ 22 3.3.7. Flora ....................................................................................................................... 22 3.3.8. Fauna ...................................................................................................................... 23 DANGO PROJECT CONSULT LTD i Updated Full Environmental Assessment of TTFSE II Project, Component 2 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY “Construction of 3.4 km access road to FINAL REPORT Kapitan Andreevo Border Crossing Point, part of Maritsa Motorway” 3.3.9. Noise and vibrations............................................................................................... 23 3.3.10. Waste management .............................................................................................. 24 3.3.11. Landscape............................................................................................................. 24 3.3.12. Health and sanitary aspects .................................................................................. 24 3.3.13. Cultural heritage................................................................................................... 24 4. Environmental impact mitigation measures.................................................................... 26 4.1. Measures during the pre-constr uc tion and construction stage ...................................... 26 4.2. Mitigation measures during operation........................................................................... 27 5. Environmental monitoring plan during road construction and during operation...... 29 6. Conducted consultations and public hearing .................................................................. 30 DANGO PROJECT CONSULT LTD ii Updated Full Environmental Assessment of TTFSE II Project, Component 2 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY “Construction of 3.4 km access road to FINAL REPORT Kapitan Andreevo Border Crossing Point, part of Maritsa Motorway” Abbreviations List ACP Additional Counting Point BAS Bulgarian Academy of Sciences BCP Border Crossing Point BDA Biodiversity Act BPD Border Police Directorate BDS Bulgarian State Standard CAW Construction and Assembly Works CIRT Center of Investigation of the Road Transport CM Council of Ministers CMD Council of Ministers Decree CPS Civil Protection Service DCF Discounted Cash Flows DNCS Directorate for National Construction Supervision DIOX Dioxins and furans DSP Detailed Spatial Plan EA Environmental Assessment EEA Environmental Executive Agency EIA Environmental Impact Assessment EMP Environmental Management Plan EPA Environmental Protection Act ЕU European Union FEA Full Environmental Assessment GDP Gross Domestic Product GHG Green House Gases GP Gross Product HHPL Human health protection limit IBRD International Bank for Reconstruction and Development ICE Internal Combustion Engines IRR Internal Rate of Return IT Income Tax MAC Maximum Allowable Concentration MH Ministry of Health MoI Ministry of Interior ML Ministry of Labor MoEW Ministry of Environment and Waters MP Monitoring Point MRA Municipal Road Administration MRDPW Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works MRDPEE Methodology for Road