December, 2010 Hai Phong Department of Transport Regional Transport Works Project Management Unit Public Disclosure Authorized ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT HAI PHONG URBAN TRANSPORT DEVELOPMENT PROJECT Volume 1A:Construction of the Bac Son - Nam Hai East-West Arterial Road Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized 0 Table of Contents Table of Contents ....................................................................................................................... 1 List of Figure .............................................................................................................................. 3 List of Table ............................................................................................................................... 5 Abbreviations ............................................................................................................................. 6 List of Institutions Involved ....................................................................................................... 8 SUMMARY OF PROPOSED PROJECT .................................................................................. 9 FOREWORD ............................................................................................................................ 11 OVERVIEW ............................................................................................................................. 13 Introduction ........................................................................... 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Policy, Legal, and Administrative Framework ..................................................................... 15 Environmental and Social Safeguards................................................................................... 16 DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED ROAD PROJECT .............................................................. 19 The Bac Son - Nam Hai East-West Link .............................................................................. 19 Two main sections ............................................................................................................. 20 Major Construction Material Quarries ............................................................................... 24 Concrete Batching Plants ................................................................................................... 26 Analysis of Alternatives ........................................................................................................ 27 The Do Nothing alternative ............................................................................................... 27 Build alternatives ............................................................................................................... 27 ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATION .............................................................................. 30 The Human Environment ...................................................................................................... 30 Hai Phong City ................................................................................................................... 30 Existing and Planned Transportation Network .................................................................. 30 Social and Economic Characteristics of Hai Phong City .................................................. 33 Socio-Economic Development of the Wards and Communes ........................................... 35 Existing land use ................................................................................................................ 36 Archeological Resources ................................................................................................... 37 The Natural Environment ...................................................................................................... 38 1 Physical Environment ........................................................................................................ 38 Ecosystems and Protected Areas ....................................................................................... 41 Anticipated Environmental Impact and Mitigation Measures ........................................... 48 Reduced Project Footprint ................................................................................................. 51 Social Effects ..................................................................................................................... 52 Resettlement Program ........................................................................................................ 52 Community-Wide Effects .................................................................................................. 52 Effects on Local Enterprises and Economy ....................................................................... 53 Land Use Effects ................................................................................................................ 57 Impact Assessment of the Cau Rao Curved Bend at the Lach Tray River ........................... 68 AVOIDANCE, MINIMIZATION, MITIGATION AND OFFSET MEASURES ................ 106 Offset Project next to the Vinh Niem Ward ........................................................................ 112 COMMUNITY CONSULTATION PROCESS ..................................................................... 115 CONCLUSION, RECOMMENDATION AND COMMITTMENT ..................................... 118 Conclusions ......................................................................................................................... 118 Recommendations ............................................................................................................... 118 Project Owner Commitments .............................................................................................. 119 Regulation on Water Environment ...................................................................................... 119 List of Preparers .................................................................................................................. 120 Environmental Impacts Assessment Consultants ............................................................ 120 List of staff involved in the EIA report ........................................................................... 120 ANNEX .................................................................................................................................. 122 Result of public consultation ............................................................................................... 122 Consultation with Government Authorities in relation to scope of works covered in EIA TOR ................................................................................................................................. 122 Consultation with community leaders and representatives of affected households on draft EMP ................................................................................................................................. 127 Meetings with affected communities ............................................................................... 129 Environmental and Social issues along the Right of Way .................................................. 138 2 List of Figure Figure 1.1. Hai Phong Location..................................................................................................... 13 Figure 1.2. Hai Phong Road Network .......................................................................................... 15 Figure 3. Proposed 20 Km Alignment Bac Son - Nam Hai ....................................................... 22 Figure 4. Typical Cross Section of Bac Son - Nam Hai ................................................................ 23 Figure 5. Typical Cross Section of Improved Dyke Section ......................................................... 23 Figure 6. Truong Chinh Intersection ............................................................................................ 24 Figure 7. Material Quarries ........................................................................................................... 26 Figure 8. Concrete Batching Plants ............................................................................................... 26 Figure 9. Location of Proposed Alternatives in the Eastern Section of the New Arterial Road. 28 Figure 10. Hai Phong City - Projected Road Network ................................................................. 32 Figure 11. Urban and Rural Population Growth of Hai Phong City (in thousands) .................... 33 Figure 12. Growth of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of Hai Phong City (1995-2007) ....... 34 Figure 13. Current Land Use and Distribution of Communes/Wards along Eight Areas of the Proposed Road ............................................................................................................................... 37 Figure 14. Diagram showing Monitoring Results of Surface Water in the Study Area ................ 40 Figure 15. Biodiversity Areas Close to the Proposed Alignment ................................................. 43 Figure 16. Noise Levels (dBA) obtained from 18 monitoring Stations (K1-K18) in relation to the Maximum Allowed by Vietnam Noise Regulations ................................................................ 46 Figure 17. Monitoring Results of PM10 Emissions in relation to Vietnam Standards ................. 46 Figure 18. Monitoring Results of