E-75 Highway Nis – Border of FYRM, Section: Grdelica (Gornje Polje) – Caricina Dolina 20110718, FINAL Environmental Management Plan - EMP Corridors of Serbia d.o.o. Belgrade 21 Kralja Petra Street, 11000 Belgrade www.koridor10.rs www.koridorX.rs tel. 33 44 174, PIB: 105940792, mat.no.: 20498153 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN & CHECK LIST for CORRIDOR X HIGHWAY PROJECT Component 1 - Corridor Xd The M-1 Road to FYR Macedonia (E-75) NIS - Border of FYRM Section: GRDELICA (GORNJE POLJE) – CARICINA DOLINA CORRX.E75.EIB.PACK1.ICB CORRX.E75.EIB.PACK2.ICB - Environmental Category A - ( Final, 20110718 ) Belgrade, July 2011 E-75 Highway Nis – Border of FYRM, Section: Grdelica (Gornje Polje) – Caricina Dolina 20110718, FINAL Environmental Management Plan - EMP TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. PROJECT DESCRIPTION ………………………………………………………………..14 2. POLICY, LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK …………………………18 3. BASELINE CONDITIONS ASSESSED DURING ALIGNMENT SURVEY ………….20 4. SUMMARY OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS …………………………………….25 5. DESCRIPTION OF MITIGATION MEASURES …………........................…………….40 6. DESCRIPTION OF MONITORING PROGRAM ……...............................................…49 7. PUBLIC CONSULTATIONS …………………………………………..…………………55 8. INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS ...……………………………………………….57 9. IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE AND REPORTING PROCEDURES ......................58 10. REFERENCE………………………..…………………………………………………….59 APPENDICES I CHECK LIST - MITIGATION II CHECK LIST - MONITORING III RELEVANT SERBIAN LEGISLATION IV PRECONDISIONS FROM THE RELEVANT INSTITUTIONS ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS EIB European Investment Bank EIA Environmental Impact Assessment EIS Environmental Impact Study / Environmental Impact Statement EMP Environmental Management Plan HSE Health, Safety and Environment INP Institute for Nature Protection of the Republic of Serbia IPCM Institute for Protection of Cultural Monuments of the Republic of Serbia KS Koridori Srbije Drustvo sa Ogranicenom Odgovornoscu (“Corridors of Serbia”) MOESP Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning NCA Natural Cultural Assets PAP Project Affected Person PEPS Public Enterprise “Putevi Srbije” (Roads of Serbia) PMC Project Management Consultant SSIP Site Specific Implementation Plan WB The World Bank Group WMP Waste Management Plan - 2 - E-75 Highway Nis – Border of FYRM, Section: Grdelica (Gornje Polje) – Caricina Dolina 20110718, FINAL Environmental Management Plan - EMP INTRODUCTION Corridor X is one of the ten pan-European corridors and Serbia’s main transport route. It provides vital links to Bulgaria in the east, FYR Macedonia and Greece in the south and to Croatia, Hungary and Western Europe in the north. The construction of the E-75 motorway, running from Nis to the Border of FYR Macedonia, will allow Serbia to capitalize further on its location as a transit country for international transport. The second section of the E-75 motorway, from Nis to Grabovnica, has already been built. The missing Corridor Xd highway section from Grabovnica to Levosoje is approximately 74 km long. The ending point in Levosoje corresponds to the starting point of the 22 km long, already constructed highway section, finished with domestic budget support. The EIB funds together with loans from the World Bank and the HIPERB will be used to finance the construction of the remaining sections of the new four lane motorway. The EIB has been approached by the “Corridors of Serbia” (former Corridor 10 Company) for a long term senior loan to co-finance the construction of E-75 and E-80 motorway, which forms part of the larger Trans-European Corridor X project in Serbia. Other co- financing sources include the World Bank (WB) and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). Specifically, the E-75 is a new 4-lane motorway, that will link Nis, located in south east Serbia, to the border with FYR Macedonia. Republic of Serbia intends using the proceeds of a loan from the EIB (the Bank) for a project ''Corridor X Motorway Project''. The proposed Project’s Objective is to facilitate sustainable economic development and ensure that the country capitalizes on its geographical position to continue its development as a key transit country on the Trans- European Network as well as to increase transport efficiency and improve traffic safety on sections of Corridor X, and to improve road management and road safety in Serbia. The Project will be carried out by the Project Implementing Entity: “Corridors of Serbia” Limited Liability Company (KS). Civil works on construction of motorway from Nis to border of FYRM on Corridor X, E- 75, with the EIB financing covering: o Section 2 from Grdelica (Gornje Polje) to Caricina Dolina (cca 11.8 km) and o Section 3 from Caricina Dolina to Vladicin Han (cca 14.1 km) Contracts to be financed with the proceeds of a loan from the Bank are subject to the Bank's Procurement Policies and Rules and will be open to firms from any country. This Environmental Management Plan (EMP) is related to 11.8 km long E-75 Motorway section from Grdelica (Gornje Polje) to Caricina Dolina. - 3 - E-75 Highway Nis – Border of FYRM, Section: Grdelica (Gornje Polje) – Caricina Dolina 20110718, FINAL Environmental Management Plan - EMP 1. PROJECT DESCRIPTION The subject of this Environmental Management Plan (EMP) is 11.8 km long E-75 motorway section from Grdelica (Gornje Polje) to Caricina Dolina. This motorway section consists of two sub-sections: LOT 1 - Road and bridges from Grdelica to tunnel Predejane, approximately 6.1 km LOT 2 - Road and bridges from tunnel Predejane to Caricina Dolina, approximately 4.7 km Commencement of the motorway section is on km 873+720, close to settlement named Gornje Polje. End of the Section is located on km 885+523, close to settlement Susevlje in Caricina Valley. This component involves the construction of cca 11.8 km of new motorway, bridges and one long tunnel (“Predejane”) which is divided into two separated tunnel tubes (1110 m long right tube and 865 m long left tube). Motorway will be tolled and be part of the closed system encompassing the whole Serbian motorway network. Picture 1: Corridor Xd Highway Project with marked Grdelica – Caricina Dolina highway section According to the Bank Environmental Policy, this project is classified as Category “A” because the project could result in potentially significant adverse future environmental impacts. - 4 - E-75 Highway Nis – Border of FYRM, Section: Grdelica (Gornje Polje) – Caricina Dolina 20110718, FINAL Environmental Management Plan - EMP Picture 2: Grdelica (Gornje Polje) – Caricina Dolina Highway section - 5 - E-75 Highway Nis – Border of FYRM, Section: Grdelica (Gornje Polje) – Caricina Dolina 20110718, FINAL Environmental Management Plan - EMP Just after the new constructed bridge over Southern Morava river (chainage km 874+286) , motorway alignment enter the Grdelica gorge and take completely new alignment, leaving egzisting M-1 arterial road to serve as a alternative road for local transport. On one part of the alignment (km 883+800.00 to km 884+400.00), egsisting road will be moved on separate alignment, close to the railway and S.Morava river. Based on above facts, during motorway construction, all local transport will be enabled by using existing M-1 road. After completing works, M-1 road will stay as non-comercial, alternative road for local transport. The studied area is located in the basin of the Southern Morava and its tributaries, which more or less flow directly into it (Palojska River, Licindolska River and Predejanska River). The remaining smaller flows and streams are oriented towards these waterways and all together belong to the Black Sea Basin. In the observed area there are no registered water supply wells. Two forms of relief are characteristic, conditioning use of appropriate elements of horizontal and vertical projection. The highway route on this section passes through two types of different topographic characteristics. flat – highway route is located on the Southern Morava river draft; Hilly – mountainous – with the route located in a cut or deep cut with steep slopes on the left bank of the Southern Morava. With the beginning of the section, the route enters into Grdelica Gorge and follows the railroad Nis – Skopje, main road M-1 and regional road R-214 in a parallel manner. Grdelica gorge is one of the biggest gorges in Serbia (30 km long and 550 m wide). Due to topographic and infrastructure constraints the route follows the valley and crosses the river Southern Morava for seven times, by means of structures of different lengths. In the zone of Predejane, the highway route is located in a tunnel due to the hilly terrain in the area. The expanded area of the analyzed corridor encompasses rural settlements. The cadaster parcels which are covered by the belt of expropriation for the construction of the highway are: CM Bojisna, CM Graovo, CM Bocevica, CM Palojce, CM Licin Do, CM Koracevac, CM Predejane Varos, CM Bricevlje and CM Susevlje. EIA procedure prescribed by the Serbian Law on EIA (“Official Gazette of RS” No. 135/2004, 36/2009) is completed. Public Consultation and Public Disclosure for the Draft Environmental Impact Study (EIS) is finished (see chapter 7 – Public Consultations). The Technical Commission evaluated the EIS, together with the systematized report on the consultations of the authorities, organisations and the public concerned and the report on the completed impact assessment procedure, and evaluated the suitability of the measures envisaged to prevent, reduce or eliminate the likely