National Highway Authority (NHA) Feasibility Study of New Four Lane Motorway Starting from Yarak on Indus Highway N–55 to Hakla on M–1 Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) March 2017 Feasibility Study of New Four Lane Motorway Starting from Yarak on Indus Highway N–55 to Hakla on M–1 Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) March 2017 MM Pakistan (Pvt.) Ltd. 2nd Floor, CTI Building 27-Empress Road Lahore 042-36300440, 36300460 36363234, 36292525-7 042-36292528, 36360267 [email protected] http://www.mmpakistan.com Issue and Revision Record Rev Date Originator Checked Approved Description 01 March 2016 Omer Rasheed Azmat Beg Pervez Anjum First draft. Ihsan-ul-Haq Farooqi Rizwan Baig Muhammad Hanif Meraj Ihsan 02 June 2016 Omer Rasheed Azmat Beg Pervez Anjum Final draft after Ihsan-ul-Haq Farooqi Rizwan Baig addressing NHA Muhammad Hanif comments. Meraj Ihsan 03 March 2017 Omer Rasheed Azmat Beg Pervez Anjum Final incorporating Rizwan Baig Pb–EPA comments. 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Yarak at N55 to Hakla at M1 Contents List of Abbreviations ............................................................................................................................. i Glossary of National Terms ................................................................................................................ iii Executive Summary ............................................................................................................................. iv 1 Introduction............................................................................................................................... 1-1 1.1 Overview ....................................................................................................................................... 1-1 1.2 China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) .................................................................................. 1-1 1.3 Background of the 4–Lane Motorway Project ............................................................................... 1-2 1.4 Proponent of the Project ............................................................................................................... 1-2 1.5 Proposed Packages ...................................................................................................................... 1-3 1.6 Purpose of this Document ............................................................................................................. 1-3 1.7 Project Categorization ................................................................................................................... 1-3 1.8 Scope of EIA ................................................................................................................................. 1-4 1.9 Project EIA Study Area ................................................................................................................. 1-4 1.10 Approach & Methodology .............................................................................................................. 1-5 1.10.1 Approach ........................................................................................................................ 1-5 1.10.2 Methodology ................................................................................................................... 1-5 1.11 Organization of the Report ............................................................................................................ 1-8 1.12 EIA Team ...................................................................................................................................... 1-8 2 Project Description .................................................................................................................. 2-1 2.1 Overview ....................................................................................................................................... 2-1 2.2 Objectives of the Proposed Project ............................................................................................... 2-1 2.3 Proposed Alignment of the 4–Lane Motorway .............................................................................. 2-1 2.4 Project Administrative Jurisdiction ................................................................................................ 2-1 2.5 Project Implementation Schedule ................................................................................................. 2-3 2.6 Components of the Project, Land-Use and Vegetation Features along each Package Site ......... 2-3 2.6.1 Road Access to Project Site ........................................................................................... 2-4 2.7 Geometric Design of the Proposed Road Project ......................................................................... 2-7 2.7.1 Design Criteria ................................................................................................................ 2-7 2.8 Civil Works .................................................................................................................................... 2-8 2.8.1 Pavement Design: .......................................................................................................... 2-8 2.9 Traffic Forecast ........................................................................................................................... 2-10 2.9.1 Traffic Count Survey ..................................................................................................... 2-10 2.9.2 Categorization of Origin/ Destination into Zones .......................................................... 2-11 2.9.3 Package wise Diverted Traffic ...................................................................................... 2-12 2.9.4 Generated Traffic for 4–Lane Motorway ....................................................................... 2-12 2.9.5 Total Traffic (Diverted + Generated) for the 4–Lane Motorway .................................... 2-12 2.9.6 Future Traffic Growth Estimates ................................................................................... 2-13 2.10 Construction Materials ................................................................................................................ 2-15 2.10.1 Borrow Soil for Embankment ........................................................................................ 2-15 2.10.2 Borrow Material for Sub Base ....................................................................................... 2-15 2.10.3 Asphalt, Reinforcement and Cement ............................................................................ 2-16 2.11 Construction Camps ................................................................................................................... 2-16 2.11.1 Solid and Liquid Waste Generation .............................................................................. 2-16 2.12 Manpower Requirements ............................................................................................................ 2-16 2.13 Construction Equipment .............................................................................................................. 2-18 2.14 Cost of the Project and Magnitude of Works Involved in Each Package..................................... 2-18 2.15 Schedule of Implementation ....................................................................................................... 2-19 Environmental Impact Assessment March 2017 Feasibility Study of New Four Lane Motorway from MM Pakistan (Pvt.) 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Yarak at N55 to Hakla at M1 2.16 Analysis of Alternatives ............................................................................................................... 2-19 2.16.1 Overview....................................................................................................................... 2-19 2.16.2 Alternative - I (No Project) ............................................................................................ 2-19 2.16.3 Alternative - II (With Project) ......................................................................................... 2-20 2.16.4 Alternative Routes ........................................................................................................ 2-20 2.16.5 Alternative between Four-Lane Expressway and Four-lane Motorway ......................... 2-21 2.16.6 Alternative Mode of Transportation (Environmental Perspective – Carbon Emission/ footprint Parameter) .................................................................................................................... 2-21 2.16.7 Use of Existing Roads vs. 4–Lane Motorway ............................................................... 2-21 2.16.8 Construction of Railway vs. Existing Roads.................................................................. 2-21 2.16.9 Construction of Railway vs. 4–Lane Motorway ............................................................. 2-21 2.16.10 Conclusion ...................................................................................................................