E2999 v1 Public Disclosure Authorized ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT FOR ROAD SAFETY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT UKRAINE 2007 Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 1. PHYSIOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS OF THE REGIONS ALONG THE ROAD 2. GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT 3. ASSESSMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS FROM THE PROJECT 5. ASSESSMENT OF IMPACT ON SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT 6. ASSESSMENT OF IMPACT ON TECHNOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT 7. MEASURES FOR MAINTENANCE OF ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 8. COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT OF INVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS 9. ASSESSMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS FROM CONSTRUCTION 2 INTRODUCTION The Feasibility Study for development of Kyiv-Kharkiv-Debaltsevo-Izvaryne Motorroad (M- 03, M-04) was developed by Ukrdiprodor State Enterprise with involvement of Kharkiv Branch of Kharkivdiproshliakh , Donetsk Branch of Ukrdiprodor , the Regional Research Center of Salvage Archeological Service, and Kyivsoyuzshliakhproject Close Corporation by virtue of Task # 20-1/05 issued on 10 February 2005 by the Motorroad Service in Kharkiv Oblast and approved by Ukravtodor State Motorroad Service of Ukraine. The Environmental Impact Assessment Section was developed by Geotechnologiyi Ltd. This Book of Environmental Impact Assessment Section is about assessment of environmental impact from the project in Kyiv and Poltava Oblasts. M-03 with M-04 Motorroad connects the capital of Ukraine with Ukraine’s eastern border with the Russian Federation and crosses the Oblasts of Kyiv, Poltava, Kharkiv, Donetsk, and Lugansk. It provides for local and transit motor transport communication between the Central and the Eastern Regions of Ukraine and for international passenger and freight traffic. In Kyiv Oblast the road starts at the end of Boryspil detour and crosses the Rayons of Boryspil, Pereyaslav-Khmelnitskiy, Baryshivka, and Yagotyn. In Poltava Oblast the road crosses the Rayons of Pyriatyn, Lubny, Khorol, Velyka Bagachka, Reshetylivka, Poltava, and Chutove. The need to develop M-03 Motorroad is accounted for by the current inadequate condition of pavement, lack of convenient interchanges and bypasses around the settlements, and unconformity of engineering and operational characteristics of the motorroad to modern standards. Development of M-04 Motorroad will enable to: - improve the riding qualities, the speed of traffic, and the ride comfort; - improve transport links and increase the transit traffic; - increase the levels of environmental safety; and - increase the levels of road safety. Research and analysis of environmental conditions and predictive assessments of possible impacts during construction and operation of the motorway are conducted within the permanent right-of-way (40 m), in the safety buffer zone (150 - 300 m from the edge of roadway), and in the affected zone (2 - 3 km). Brief Description of Designed Activity and the Types of Its Environmental Impacts The length of Kyiv Oblast section is: along the existing route of M-03 Motorroad: 108.26 km, and together with the existing and designed sections of Boryspil detour: 139.76 km. The design includes rehabilitation of Boryspil northern bypass, approximate length 25 km, to conform to Category Ib, and rehabilitation of 9.947 km of the road across the city to conform to Category Ib. The sections are also being designed (approximate length: 4.8 km and 4.0 km) which will connect M-03 Motorroad with the section of Boryspil bypass and the section of southern bypass (approximate length 10.5 km). All the said sections will correspond to Category Ib. The bypass sections are shown on the map below: The length of Poltava Oblast section is: along the existing route of M-03 Motorroad (subject to existing kilometrage): 268.904 km. Besides, the Feasibility Study includes bypass sections where estimation of lengths is based on the design data: - Velyka Krucha Village, Pyriatyn Rayon: 5.205 km; - Pokrovska Bagachka and Kovtuny Villages, Khorol Rayon: 11.18 km (northern option), 12.03 km (southern option), and 1.37 km across Kovtuny; and - Vasylivka Town, Chutove Rayon: 8.76 km. The skeleton maps of bypass sections around the settlements are shown below: 4 The road along all the designed sections will belong to Category Ib and have the following critical parameters: two lanes per each direction, each 3.75 m wide; and 6.0 m wide centre mall and 3.75 m wide verge beyond the bounds of settlements. The pavement will be black bituminous concrete. The design speed will be 140 km/hr and 120 km/hr for irregular terrain. The vertical alignment will correspond to the requirements of State Building Specifications (DBN) В.2.3-4-2000 «Motor Roads» for Category I roads. Design loads: axle static: 11.5 ton-force; on engineering structures: A-15. The roadbed width will be 28.5m. In Kyiv Oblast seven interchanges in two levels are being designed for crossings with other roads and six interchanges for the area of Boryspil detour. Repair of the pavement and structures on the road will enable to provide for proper traffic capacity of the road, which, in accordance with predictive estimates of Ukrdiprodor , will increase by a factor of 2.8 – 3.0 in Kyiv Oblast and by a factor of 2.8 – 3.0 in Poltava Oblast by the year 2026. Traffic Volume, conditional vehicle/day Section of Road 2005 (actual) 2026 (predictive) in Kyiv Oblast km 45+000 - km 76+015 16,270 46,850 km 76+015 - km 103+690 14,450 42,660 km 103+690 - km 126+160 12,900 39,220 5 in Poltava Oblast km 126+160 - km 156+600 12,890 39,300 km 156+600 – km 192+100 12,660 38,980 km 192+100 – km 207+100 10,980 34,200 km 207+100 – km 235+840 11,840 37,180 km 235+840 – km 243+720 11,000 35,480 km 243+720 – km 286+285 11,790 36,940 km 286+285 – km 306+628 12,800 38,780 km 306+628- km 336+873 13,120 38,740 km 336+873 – km 340+961 24,300 64,860 km 340+961 – km 362+500 14,000 33,490 km 362+500 – km 395+064 10,710 27,080 Construction works and further operation of the road after its commissioning will entail a number of negative environmental impacts. The list of expected environmental impacts from the project during construction and operation: - geological environment: occurrence or activation of hazardous geodynamic processes is possible (erosion, underflooding, ground flash, etc.); - landscapes: changes in local landscapes are possible during construction of the roadway, implementation of erosion- and landslide-prevention design approaches, excavation works, fill construction, and quarrying; - climate and microclimate: no impact expected; - air: exhaust gas emissions, noise, dust, and carbon black; - aquatic environment: temporary changes are possible in regimes of runoff in water bodies and in levels of the water table, abrasion, and pollution of aquatic environment with wastewater containing petrochemicals and other chemical compounds; - earth: temporary withdrawal of lands for reserves, quarries, rights-of-way, etc.; chemical and garbage pollution; - plants, animals, and protected areas: cutting down of green plantations in the area of mottorroad expansion; withdrawal of bush and light forest from the right-of-way; changes in migration conditions of wild animals and possible changes in the existing status of biological and ecological systems in the construction zone; noise; and aerosol fallout; - social environment (population): withdrawal of lands, demolition of buildings, temporary inconveniences during construction works, temporary man-caused impact on historical and architectural heritage; positive impacts: creation of new jobs and increase of investment appeal; - technological environment: impact on buildings and structures is possible from emissions, noise, and vibration; - positive impacts: upgrade of transport infrastructure, improvement of services, and rehabilitation of transportation links. Participatory Stakeholder Consultation 6 The communities gained a chance to have a direct influence on decision-making during design by informing the local governments of their requests as to proper improvements of the motorroad. Opinions of the stakeholder communities will be incorporated as required in par. 1.10 of DBN А.2.2-1-2003. A sampling poll of the citizens residing in the settlements along the motorroad and in the adjacent territories showed that the communities have a positive attitude to rehabilitation of the motorroad. The main benefits which they expect are improvement of conditions, quality, and speed of traffic, as well as increase in demand for services and private trade opportunities. The communities appreciate inconveniences which may occur during the construction works and may be caused by expected increase in the traffic. 2. PHYSIOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS along the route of designed project In terms of geological structure, the territory of the project is located within the north-eastern flank of the Ukrainian Precambrian Shield and the south-western rim of the Dnipro-Donetsk Depression, and the surface of its crystalline basement features continuous gradient towards north- east. The quaternary land sediments form almost continuous cover. Aeolian soils prevail. In river valleys alluvial and fluviolacustrine sands and clays prevail. The territory of the project features landscapes of the terraced part of Dnipro Lowland. The surface is slightly divided and it features flat watersheds and wide river valleys with systems of quaternary and neogenic benches, which form benched surface of the lowland. The territory is shaped by erosion and accumulation, glacial and river waters, a glacier, agglomeration of loess-type rocks and fossil grounds, eolian processes, suffosion, etc. The mean elevations are 50-150 m. The relative elevations vary from 20 to 60 m. The following types of landscapes are observed within the region of the project (west to east): - mixed coniferous-broad-leaved forest, alluvial outwash, and terraced terrain with sod-podzol and turfy grounds, millet-grass, subors, and lowland bogs; - forest-steppe, terraced forest and sand with gray forest and taupe podzolized grounds, millet- grass, and subors.