China - Third Xinjiang Highway Project : environmental impact assessment (Vol. 5 of 5) : environmental impact assessment - addendum and corrigendum to Vol. 2

Addendum and corrigendum E537 Xinjiang III Highway Project Volume 5 The Environmental Impact Assessment 1. Table 2.6-1 (Page 12) is changed with this new one. Enzineering Quantities o_f Kuisai Hi(hway Mainline Unit Total Kuitun- Wusu-Bole Fork Bole Fork - (Proposed Quantity Wusu SiiuLk Alternative)ltem Highway classification Expressway Class I highway Class II highway Total Length Kin 311.5 18.50 235 58.0 Subgrade Earthwork m3 12505 882.426 9548 1948 Subgrade Stones 103 195.5 16.50 179 Pavement 10( 6378 427.521 5428 522 Large bridge m/No 1133.4/5 216.06/1 917.34/4 Medium bridge mrNo 527.92/11 185.96/5 341.96/6 Small bridge m/No 1651.19/88 174.78/8 1057.3 1/53 '119.1/27 Culverts Nc. 923 44 700 Interchange No. 5 2 3 Railway Grade Separation No. 3 1 2 Highway Grade No. 10 2 26 Separation Underpass No. 28 2 8 Intersections No. 15 - 13 2 Pedestrian Overflies No. 8 8 Non-cultivated land acquisition Mu 139048 2054.97 10911.83 938 Cultivated land MIL 1953.7 210.63 1743 acquisition__ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Tree Felling No. 34505 1813 32692 House Resettlement M2 70063.11 700 69363.112 Removal of Electric and _ Telecommunication Cables Piece 3611 77 3534 Management Division No. 1 1 Management Office No. 3 3 Parking Area No. 3 3 Toll Plaza No. 4 3 1 FILE GORsY  Table 8.2-3 (Page 140) is changed with this new one. Place rotal Participants TOR Phase Report Phase Total Minority Han Meeting Questionnaire Meeting Questionnaire Wusu City 76 50 26 44 27 32 29 Toudaochangzi_ Village of Wusu 58 46 12 16 12 12 5 Sikeshu Town 28 15 13 5 5 23 18 Harmaotun Village 33 19 14 21 12 12 6 Gaoquan Town_ G n49 4 45 28 11 21 15 Jinghe County 157 107 50 55 42 102 89 Tuotuo Xiang of Jinghe 23 11 12 20 6 3 3 Mangdin Xiang of Jinghe 25 8 17 17 6 8 4 Bajiahu Xiang of Jinghe 27 11 16 12 8 15 8 Toli Xiang of Jinghe 41 20 121 23 19 18 12 Shashanzi Town of Jinghe 92 5 87 49 38 43 36 BoleCUIty 57 45 12 39 18 18 10 Wutai Town 17 13 4 14 12 3 2 Total 653 324 329 343 216 310 237  3. Appendix 1, Cultural Relics, is newly added. An Investigation Report on Distribution and Protection of Cultural Relics during Construction Along Kuisai Highway Project For the sake of construction of Kuitun-Sailimu Lake Highway Project by the PEO of Xinjiang High-grade Highway Construction Authority, we, the Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology of Xinjiang made survey on distribution of cultural relics in the highway corridor. We have reviewed the "General Survey of C'ultural Relics" and have made the site visits. We can identify that there are no cultural relics in the right-of-way, because the Highway runs basically along the existing National Road 312 with few rehabilitated sections. The cultural relics out of the right-of-way shall be protected during conslruction. If any cultural relics are accidentally found during construction, the construction units are supposed to protect the site, timely report to the cultural relics departrrment and keep the relics in safety according to "Cultural Relics Protection Law of P. R. China". The Institute of Caltural Relics and Archaeology of Xinjiang (stamp) April 10, 2002 Statements of Cultural Relics for EIA of Xinjiang Highway Project III 1. After being authorized by Xinjiang High-grade Highway Construction Authority, the Institution of Cultural Relics and Archaeology of Xinjiang made site visit on cultural relics distribution along the whole line of Kuitun-Sailimu Lake Highway during February 5 7, 2002 (3 days). The method is to study the survey materials in the past years and the plan-out of Kuitun-Sailimu Lake Highway, then to find out the distribution of the cultural relics near the Highway, and finally to check on site one by one so as to confirm whether or not relics is impacted and if construction is influenced. One site survey was made for the Project. 2. The major contents oi the survey: all the heritage and historical remains that can be seen with eyes. 3. The objective of the survey on cultural relics is to make further confirmation if there are any valuable cultural relics. It is the Institution of Cultural Relics and Archaeology of Xinjiang who made the General Survey on Cultural Relics. 4. There are six spots to be surveyed, which are not related to the Project. The details of the 6 spots are shown in the following table.  No. Location Item Distance to Side of Right-of-way 1 K304+000 Ancient Tomb 50 2 K342+140 Ancient Tomb 30 3 K475+000 Ancient Tomb 40 4 K268+100 Soil heap, not cultural tomb 92 5 K301+200 Ancient Tomb 45 6 K415+000 Ancient Tomb 55 5. Two ancient tombs are close to the Project, which are respectively at K475 and K342+140. The distances outside the right-of-way to the two tombs are 40m and 30m. The distance can guarantee normal construction without any damage to ancient tombs. 6. The procedure that the Chinese National Laws on Cultural Relics is stipulated that survey on cultural relics will be made prior to construction of the projects. If the cultural relics have any influence on construction, they should be excavated. If they will not produce any impacts and are close to construction sites, the relics should be protected during construction. If they are far away from construction sites and without any impacts on construction, construction can continue. After the survey on Kuitun-Sailimu Lake Highway, no relics that influences the Project are found. The two relics that are close to the Highway will be well protected under the inonitoring of supervision engineer and the local cultural relics department. Any relics found during construction will be reported in time to the cultural relics management departments. The survey procedures of cultural relics on Kuitun-Sailimu Lake Highway comply with the relevant stipulation of Chinese National Laws on Cultural Relics. Institution of Cultural Relics and Archaeology of Xinjiang May 10, 2002  4. Chapter VII will be r eplaced for Initial Environmental Evaluation Report and Environmental Action Plan of Local Road Rehabilitation Program (LRRP) VII. Policy Framework af EAP for the Future 7 Sub-projects The background, environment, sensitive spots and potential impacts in the 7 future sub-projects are similar to the 5 sub-projects to be implemented soon. Accordingly, the determination of the sensitive spots will focus on schools, hospitals and residential areas. The screening of potential impacts will be the same as the ones for the first 5 sub-projects, including land resources, ecological environment, water pollution, noise pollution, air pollution, traffic safety, and cultural relics. Mitigation measures for environmental protection for the future 7 sub-projects are listed in the Table 7-1. With experiences of the 5 sub-projects, we have decided to invite experts of environmental protection in the design phase of the 7 future sub-projects for better design to make more outcomes in respect of environmental protection. With survey information, we have confirmed that there is no natural protective zone in the areas. Please refer to Fig. 1-1. In addition, all the 7 future sub-projects are to upgrade the existing roads without any new roads. There is no requirement of land acquisition. Accordingly, there will be made no further TEE for the future 7 sub-projects, and only the EAPs will be developed for each sub-project based on this policy framework.