China - Fourth National Highway Project (Vol. 12 of 8)

E-255 VOL.12 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACTION PLAN FOR TONGSHAN-CHONGYANG-PUQI HIGHWAY OF NATIONAL HIGHWAY PROJECT i IN HUBEI PROVINCE . D . * :; FMOA,-4CAG Sca'-. Hubei Provincial Crmictions Department Feb. 1999 Wuhan . China  CONTENTS 1. Intoduction ........................................................... (l) 1.1 Main Conclusions of the EIA report ....................................................... (3) 1.2 Regulations and Standards for Environmental Administration ............................... (5) 1.3 Organizations and Responsibilities for Environmental Protection .......................... (5) 1.4 COmponents of the Environmental Protection Action Plan ................................... (8) 2. Environmental Protection Management Program .............................................. (9) 2.1 Environmental Protection Program in the Project Feasibility Study Stage ....................................................... (9) 2.2 Environmental Protection Program in Engineering Design Stage. (9) 2.3 Environmental Protection Program in Construction Stage .................................. (9) 2.4 Environmental Protection Program in Operation Stage .................................... (11) 2.5 Cost Estimation for the Environmental Protection ........................ (14) 2.6 Environmental Protection Staff Training Program ......................................... (14) 3. Environmental Protection Supervision Program ............................................ (17) 4. Environmental Monitoring Program ........................................................( 17) 4.1 Monioring Purpose ...........................................................( 17) 4.2 Monitoring Organization ........................................................... (17) 4.3 Implementation of Conventional Environmental Monitoring Work ............................ (17) 4.4 Monitoring Equipment, Cost and Report Institutional Arrangement ......................... (17) Appendix Key elements of Environmental Management Plan for Tongshan' Chongyang- Puqi Highway of National Highway project IV in Hubei Province ........................................... (21) Attached Fig. Sketch Map of the Location of Environmental Monitoring Spots of Tongshan: Chongyang- Puqi Highway of National Highway Project IV in Hubei Province during Construction and Service Time  1. Introduction The Tongshanahongyang^Puqi Highway of National Highway Project U in Hubei Province is a part of the National Highway Project IV in Hubei Province (World Bank loan project), belonging to the poverty region helping projects of World Bank loan. It has been listed in the WE Loan Projects in commercial year of 1999 with the Southern Section of the Jingzhu National Trunk Line Project in Hubei Province. TongshanxChongyang-Puqi Highway of National Highway Project IV in Hubei Province situated in the southeastern part of Hubei Province. It passes Tongshan County, Chongyang County, and Puqi City of Xianning Prefecture in Hubei Province, see the geographical location map of the project (Figure 1). The route starts from Xinqiao of heigang Township at the east of Tongshan County , extending westwards to Chongyang County (this section has been involved in the National Highway No. 106 ), from there on, extending northwestwards to Puqi City, the ending point is the Puqi interchange of Southern Section of Jingzhu Line. The total length of the proposed Tongshan -hongyang-Puqi Highway is 95.245km, including 22.31km new road in short sections, 59. 95km renovated road, and 15.985km original road. Whole line of the road is designed as Class 2 highway. Section K0+000-K57+000 and K85+000-K95+245 base on standard of designing vehicle speed of 80km/h, with a length of 67.245km. Section K57+000-K85+000 bases on standard of designing vehicle speed of 40km/h, with a length of 28km. The EIA Standards for Tongshan-Chongyang-Puqi Highway of National Highway Project TV in Hubei Province are as follows: (1) The acoustic environment quality is judged by 'Standard of Environmental Noise of Urban Area (GB3096-93)". See Table 1-1. For schools, observe class I . For villages, observe class TV. Table 1-1 Standard of Envi onmen:tal Noise of Urban Area (GB3096-93) Classification | Daytime dMA) Nighttime dBMA) Applicable area 0 50 40 Special resident area 1 55 45 Resident, education and institution 2 l 60 50 Resident,commercial,industrial mixed area 3 I 65 55 Built-up industrial area 4 J 70 55 Both sides of trunk road (2) The ambient air quality is judged by class 2 in Ambient Air Quality Standards, ( GB3095 -1996)", see Table 1-2. 1  Legend ~~~~Shaanxi Prov. Province-level capital 6 ~ > - ~ ~ \>5-jt Wuhan city 4 Clty <3 t ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Henan Prov. /0 County seat )_'A;tdd Ledlfudrinh Town