Environmental and Social Assessment Report PUBLIC ENTERPRISE FOR STATE ROADS Republic of North Macedonia ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL ASSESSMENT REPORT (ESAR) FOR THE PROJECT LOT 4: REHABILITATION OF THE REGIONAL ROAD P1104, SECTION KUMANOVO – NIKUSHTAK, L=11km Investor: Public Enterprise for State Roads Prepared by Marija Jankovska, GD Granit AD Skopje October, Skopje 2019 1 Environmental and Social Assessment Report Contents 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................................................................4 2. POLICY, LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK .........................................................................4 3. PROJECT DESCRIPTION ....................................................................................................................................6 3.1 LOCATION OF THE PROJECT ................................................................................................................................... 7 3. 2 TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIVITY ......................................................................................................... 8 3.2.1. CURRENT ROAD SITUATION ............................................................................................................................... 8 4 BASELINE DATA ........................................................................................................................................... 10 4.1 GEOLOGICAL, GEOMORPHOLOGICAL AND HYDRO-GEOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS ........................................... 10 4.2 RELIEF ................................................................................................................................................................ 11 4.3 SEIZMOLOGY ...................................................................................................................................................... 11 4.4 CLIMATE AND METEROLOGY .............................................................................................................................. 11 4.5 HYDROLOGY ....................................................................................................................................................... 12 4.6 AIR QUALITY ...................................................................................................................................................... 12 4.7 NOICE ................................................................................................................................................................. 12 4.8 BIODIVERSITY ..................................................................................................................................................... 12 4.9 SOCIO-ECONOMIC PARAMETARS .................................................................................................................. 14 5. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS.......................................................................................................................... 15 5.1 EMISSIONS IN THE AIR ........................................................................................................................................ 15 5.2 EMISSIONS S IN WATER ....................................................................................................................................... 16 5.3WASTE GENERATION ........................................................................................................................................... 16 5.4 SOIL CONTAMINATION ................................................................................................................................. 18 5.5. NOISE AND VIBRATION ................................................................................................................................. 18 5.6. IMPACTS ON THE BIODIVERSITY ................................................................................................................... 19 5.7. SOCIO ECONOMIC IMPACT ............................................................................................................................ 20 6. ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL MANAGEMENT AND MONITORING PLAN (ESMMP) .......... 21 7. ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF ESMMP........................................ 30 7. APPENDEXIES ............................................................................................................................................... 31 2 Environmental and Social Assessment Report LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS BP Bank Procedure EIA Environmental Impact Assessment EMP Environmental Management Plan EPSAU Environmental Protection and Social Aspects Unit ESAR Environmental and Social Assessment Report ESMMP Environmental and Social Management and Monitoring Plan EU European Union IPMU International Projects Management Unit NTS National Transport Strategy NRRRP National and Regional Road Rehabilitation Project MoEPP Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning PRs Performance Requirements PCE Public Communal Enterprise PESR Public Enterprise for State Roads PHI Private Health Institution PIU Project Implementation Unit RNM Republic of North Macedonia EBRD European Bank for Reconstruction and Development 3 Environmental and Social Assessment Report 1. Executive summary The Project is consistent with the National Transport Strategy (2007-17), which sets out improved road connectivity to the Corridors as the national priority after the completion of Corridors X and VIII. The strategy highlights the important role of roads in promoting the country’s competitiveness and harmonious development through ensuring that the national road network is connected efficiently to the corridors and existing bottlenecks are eliminated. This Project represents the implementation of the last phase of NRRRP for the period 2017- 2019 and covers the following: - improvement of condition on state road network by means of rehabilitation of approx. 61 km of the existing roads - increase of road safety condition through appliance of measures for improvement of road safety in all phases of the Project implementation The achievement of the road rehabilitation project will be measured through - Reduction in travel time for passenger vehicles - Reduction of vehicle operating costs - Roads in good and fair condition as part of total classified roads - Road safety design audit implemented - Design documentation including road safety components - Shortening of the total duration of procurement process Project LOT 4: Rehabilitation of Regional Road R1104, Kumanovo-Nikustak Section, 11 km long will be implemented in accordance with the Project Idea Solution submitted to Contractor No. 08-58 / 11 (PESR) from 14.01.2019 and 12-251 dated 16.01.2019 (DG Granit AD Skopje), while for the preparation of this Report the following documents from the Contract Documentation were used for: Book 2: Bill of Quantities, Book 3: Technical Specifications, Chapter 14: Environmental Protection and EIA Implementation, Book 5: Conceptual design for LOT 4 and RAport on environmental impact assessment and social aspects (the level of a project), the conceptual design and bill-calculation for the project. The project Rehabilitation of the Rehabilitation of Regional Road R1104, Kumanovo-Nikustak Section, 11 km is classified as Category B project according to the EBRD Environmental and Social Policy. In its Environmental and Social Policy, EBRD has adopted a comprehensive set of specific Performance Requirements (PRs) that the projects are expected to meet. For the project which is a subject of this ESAR the following Performance Requirements (PRs) are relevant: PR 1: Assessment and Management of Environmental and Social Impacts and Issues, PR 2: Labour and Working Conditions, PR 4: Health and Safety, PR 6: Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Management of Living Natural Resources, PR 10: Information Disclosure and Stakeholder Engagement. The potential environmental and social impacts of the project are assessed in this Environmental and Social Report, which is designed to meet the requirements of Macedonian national legislation and the EBRD Environmental and Social Policy. Impacts on the environment and social aspects as a result of the implementation of project activities, ie the rehabilitation of the section will be local, short term and insignificant. Implementation of appropriate mitigation measures during the rehabilitation activities will ensure that the negative impacts of the project are reduced to an acceptable level. In addition, the rehabilitation of the section will improve the technical conditions of the road and contribute to safe, fast, economical and convenient road traffic. 2. Policy, legal and administrative framework The Environmental Assessment process is intended to serve as a primary input for the decision-making process by North Macedonian authorities and the EBRD, which have to approve the project before it can be implemented. National Environmental Legal Framework 4 Environmental and Social Assessment Report Republic of North Macedonia has developed full legal and institutional framework for Environmental Assessments. This framework is generally in compliance with the existing EBRD Environmental Assessment rules and procedures as well as in compliance with the EU EIA Directives. Environmental Impact Assessment of certain projects is required to be carried out in accordance with Articles 76-94 of the Law on Environment (“Official Gazette