E-2 7 NATIONAL ROAD ROUTE 210 FROM BAOTOU TO NANNING HIGHWAY SECTION FROM BAOTOU TO DONGSHENG AND NATIONAL ROAD ROUTE 208 FROM ERLIAN TO HEKO HIGHWAY SECTION FROM BAIYINCAGAN TO FENGZHENG TE- TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT OF INNER MONGOLIA AUTONOMOUS REGION DECEMBER 1997 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. General Description 2. Project Description 3. Environment Condition and Sensitive Points 4. Environmental Impacts 5. Environmental Mitigation Measures 6. Alternatives Analysis 7. Outline of Environment Action Plan Environment Cost 8. Benefit Analysis Of The Environment Economy 9. Public Participation 10. Conclusion Appendices 1: National road route 210 BaoTou to DongSheng highway Appendixl-l Sensitive sites along the road statistical results Appendixl-2 Machi branch sensitive sites statistical results Appendixl-3 Ditstribution of Historic Relics along the Highway Route Appendixl-4 Sensitive areas (points) resent traffic noise statistical results Appendixl-5 Machi branch sensitive areas (points) resent traffic noise statistical Results Appendixl-6 Air environmental CO monitoring results Appendixl-7 Air environmental NO, monitoring results Appendixl-8 Building Dismantling Works Appendixl-9 Sensitive Spots Overproof Forecast Value of Environmental Noise Statistics Appendix 1-10 The Effecting Degrees of Sensitive Spots Atmospheric To The Protected Goal Appendixl-11 Noise Control Measure for Sensitive Sites Appendixl-12 Comparison Results for the Route Schemes Appendixl-13 Statistics Retrieved from Questionnaires for Public Consultation Appendixl-14 Statistics Retrieved from Questionnaires for Public Consultation Appendices 2:National Road Route 208 Baiyinchagan To Fengzhen Highway Appendix 2-1 Sensitive sites along the road statistical'results Appendix 2-2 Sensitive spots existing environmental noise monitoring statistical Results Appendix 2-3 Air environmental CO monitoring results Appendix 2-4 Air environmental NO, monitoring results Appendix 2-5 Air environmental TSP. monitoring results Appendix 2-6 Sensitive Spots Noise Overproof Value Appendix 2-7 The Effecting Degrees To The Protected Goal (In Far Term) Appendix2-8 Noise Control Measure for Sensitive Sites Appendix 2-9 Environmental Monitoring Program Appendix 2-10 Comparison Results for the Route Schemes Appendix 2-11 Statistics Retrieved from Questionnaires for Public Consultation Appendix 2-12 Statistics Retrieved from Questionnaires for Public Consultation 2 1. GENERAL DESCRIPTION 1.1 The highway BaoTou to D6ngSheng is a section of the National Road 210 From NanNing-BaoTou in Inner Mongolia. The highway Baiyincagan to Fengzhen is a section of the National Road 208 Erlian-Hekou in Inner Mongolia. Its construction have important political and economic significance in developing economic, cultural, hygienic and educational undertakings in minority nationality regions and in promoting the stability and unity on the northem border territory of country. In April. 1996. the Communication Department of Inner Mongolia entrusted the Environmental Science Research Institute of Inner Mongolia ( with class A evaluation certificate issued by the National Enviromnental Protection Bureau) to carry out the work of the environmental impact assessment of the projects. The Environmental Science Research Institute of Inner Mongolia completed the on-the-spot survey required by the environmental evaluation outline by June. 1996. And in July. 1996. the National Environmental Protection Bureau and the Inner Mongolia Environmental Protection Bureau organized the evaluation and examination of the environmental evaluation outline. EIA was made ready in July. 1997 based on a great quantity of work. (on-the-spot investigation, monitoring, analysing, forecasting and public investigation). 1.2 Aims of Working Out the Project 1) Through investigation and assessment of the natural, ecological and social environments of the to be built project areas, to analyze and forecast the various effects and extents possible for the project to bring about to the environments during and after the project construction period, so as to expound and verify the feasibilies of the construction and route schemes of the project from environment protection angles. 2)To put forward practical environment protection measures, plans of environment protection and of environment monitoring so as to reduce or eliminate unfavorable effects brought about by the project. 3) To provide scientific basis for departments of environmental designing and of environment protection management and policy makers. 4) To cause harrnonious surrounding economic development of project spot areas. 1.3. Basis of Working Out thc Project 1.3.1 Document and Data Concerning the Credit Project. National road route 208 BaiyinchaGan to FengZhen highway: 1) Inner Mongolia Traffic Designing Institute: "Feasibility Research Report of the Project of the Baiyincagan-Fengzhen Section of National Road 208 Erlian-heko Highway." 2) "Environmental Impact Assessment Outline for the Project of National Road 208 from Baiyincagan to Fengzhen Section." 3) Inner Mongolia Environment Protection Bureau document I.E.D[19973 No. 18 "Opinions on Highway Enviromnental Impact Assessment Outline of National Road 208 Baiyincagan-Fengzhen Section." National road route 210 BaoTou to DongSlieng highway: 1) "Feasibility Research Report of the Project for the Baotou- Dongsheng Section of Baotou-Nanning Highway of National Road Route 210". 2) "Assessment Outline of Environmental Effects of the Baotou-Dongsheng Section of the Highway of the National Road Route 210". 3)"Assessment Ideas of the Assessment Outline of Environment Effects of the Baotou-Dongshing Section of the Highway of the National Road Route 2 1 0". 4)"Reply Letter of Examination Ideas for the Assessment Outline of Environment Effects of the Baotou- Dongsheng Section of the Highway of the National Road Route 210". 1.3.2 Environment Protection Laws and Regulations 1) "Management Methods for Construction Project Environment Protection" 2) "Some Opinions on Construction Project Environment Protection" 3) "Management Methods for Traffic Building Project Environment Protection" 4)"Notice concerning Strengthening Management Work of International Financial Organization Credit Project Environmental Effect Assessment." 5) "Implementation Detailed Rules of Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region building Project Environment Protection Management Methods" 1.3.3 Environment Protection Laws and Regulations by Credit Organizations 1) "World Bank Work Guides for Environment Protection" 2) Guiding Principles 4.01 of World Bank and Attached Articles 1.4 Assessment Scope 1) Atmosphere and Noise Within the 200 limits on both sides along the line of the Highway. 2) Ecological Environments Current situation investigation of ecological environments takes 500-lOOOm limits on both sides of the Highway as its working scope. 3) Social Economy Environments (1)National road route 208 BaiyinchaGan to FengZhen highway: The project's direct effect area of Cahaeryouyihou Banner , Jining city, Cahaeryouyiqian Banner and Fengzhen City is taken as its assessment scope, with nearby areas on both sides along the Highway route as its stress. (2)National road route 2 10 BaoTou to DongSheng highway: The project's direct effect area of Baotou City, Dalate Banner and Dongsheng City is taken as its assessment scope, with nearby areas on both sides along the Highway route as its stress. 1.5 Assessment Standards 1) Atmosphere: The Class B standards of "Environmental Air Quality Standards" GB3085-1996 is carried out. 2) Noise: "Environmental Noise Standards of Urban Areas" GB 3096- 93 is carried out (Inhabitants: Class 4, Schools: Class 2). 1.6 Assessment Year Intervals 1) National road route 208 BaivinchaGan to FengZhen highway: Highway construction period: 1997-2000 Year. Highway service period: service period Short term 2001 Year service period Middle term 2007 Year service period Long term 2015 Year 2) National road route 210 BaoTou to DongSheng highway: Highway construction period: 1997-2000. Highway service-period: Short term: 2000 Middle tern: 2010 Long term: 2020 2 1.7 Contents of Work 1) Assessments of present ecological environment situation and of the impacts; 2) Assessments of present social economic environmental situation and of the impacts; 3) Assessments of present environmental noise situation and of theirimpacts; 4) Assessments of present atmospheric environmental situation and of the impacts; 5) Environmnent protection measures; 6) Substitution scheme analysis; 7) Beneficial results analysis of environmental economic beneficial results; 8) Plans for environmental protection management and for environmental monitoring; 9) Public participation 2. PROJECT DESCRIPTION 2.1 National road route 210 BaoTou to DonaSheng highway 2.1.1 Geographic Location The Highway to be built is that from Baotou to Dongsheng, a section of the National Road Route 210 within the area of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, its starting point in Baotou City, and its ending point in Dongsheng City. The Highway total length 103.3 km.The route goes through Baotou City, Dalate Banner and Dongsheng City of Yikezhao League area. 2.1.2 Construction Standards Technical Standards and Construction Standards seen Table. Technical Standards and Construction Standards Road section Mileage Construction standards Width of (Krn) roadbed (m) KO+000 - K10+500 10.5 Old roadbed widened full width to Class A 24.5 K10+500 - K15+200 4.7 ClassASeparationtype Old 12.0 New 12.5 K15+200 - K40+500 25.3 Newly built full width Class A 24.5 K40+500 - K91t+000 50.5 ClassASeparationtype Old 12.0 ____________________ ~~~~ ~~New 12.5 K91+0 0 K103+300 12.3 Newly built normal Class B 12.0 Machi branch 12.0 Newly built normal Class B 12.0 Dongsheng Linkin Line 2.4 Newly built full width Class A 24.5 | Total 11T7. Note: Here in above "Old" standing for original old road sections with the old road surface solidly repaired and "New" for newly built road sections. 2.1.3 Technical Standard Road section Road section Description standard: Class I standard: Class 11 Designed car running speed 100 80 kmlhr Roadbed width 24.5 12.0 m Road surface width 16.0 9.0 m Sight distance for stopping 160 110 m Level curve limit minimum radius 400 250 m Max. toprake 4 5 .% Net width of big and middlesizedbridgesurface 2 x 10.75 9+2 x 1.5 in Road surface set-up form Superb surfacc (bitulith) Superb surface (bitulith) 2.1.4 Connecting Lines There aze two sections of connecting lines, total length 14.4 km. Machi Connecting Line: Its total length 3 is 12 km, built to the Class 11 highway standard. Dongsheng Connecting Line: Its total length is 2.4 km, built to the Class I highway standard with a width 24.5 m of the roadbed. 2.1.5 Bridge and Culvert Projects Two great bridges are to be built: Yellow River Bridge 810 m long, 12 m wide; Hetonggou Bridge, "T" type beam with 4 apertures of 30.0 m prestressing force. Also there are to be built 2 middle-type bridges. 24 small bridges, 48 passages and 241 culverts. For Marchi Branch Line 3 bridges of one opening, 8.0 ni long and 1 passage. 2.1.6 Overpass Projects For all the route 5 overpasses of interIlowing type are to be built, and 5 crossing overpasses for highway-railroad crosses. In Baotou City's urban areas are to be built 10 level overpasses, as well as 15 such for the Dongsheng section. And one overpass for the Machi Branclh highway-railroad cross. 2.1.7 Facilities along the Route For the whole route there's one service area provided, and other facilities along the route are: traffic safety facilities, traffic managing facilities and the fees collecting svstem ( for the whole route 4 fees collecting stations set). 2.1.8 Investment Investment for the highway to be built is 165 million US dollars, amounting to RMIB 1374 million yuan, in which 45% is to be borrowed from the World Bank while the remainder settled by the Ministry of Conmmunications and Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. 2.1.9 Overall Rate of Advance Plan June 1995-Dec. 1997 Initial stage work 1998 - 2000 Construction End of 2000 Completed and open to traffic. 2.2 National road route 208 BaiyinchaGan to FengZhen highway 2.2.1 The starting spot of the intended highway is in the north to the town Baiyinchagan, in the locality 156+000, with the main control spots along the route as: Daliuhao, east to Jining, Tuguiwula, Hongshaba and Fengzhen, and the end on the common boundary with Shanxi Province, the total length 142 km. The run of the route is S-N. 2.2.2 Construction Scope and Technical Standards The Main Techni-al Standard Targets Index Unit K156+000 - K226+000 K226+000 - K288+000 _K288+000 - K298+000 Construction Standard The Class 11 Special for Class B Roadbed Width m 12.0 12.0 Road Surface Width m 9.0 9.0 Designed Car Running Speet kmlh 80 80 Level Curve Limit Minimum m 250 250 Radius . Sight Distance For Stopping m 110 110 Max. Top Rake % 5 5 NetWidth Of _,BigandMiddlc m 11 + 2 x 0.5 11 + 2 0.5 Sized Bridge Surface . 4 The highwvay section fromr Baivinchlagan to Jining (K156+000-K226+000) is to be built in linc vith general flat-hill area standards of Class 11, with roadbed 12m. wide and 9m. width of the roadsurface. The length of this section is 70km., of which 47. lkm is the original road transformed, 15.9km. with the route 110 made use of and the branches, and 7.0km. ncwly built road. The section from Jining to Fengzhen (K226+000 - K288+000), of mountainous-hilly area, is to be built with the technical staridards of flat-hill area of mobile-specialized Class- 11 adopted, its roadbed 12m wide and road surface 9.Om. of width. All length of the section is 62km.. of wvhich 3.6km. has the original route 208 utilized, 8.2km. the original road transformed and 50.2km the road newly built. The section K288+000 - K29S+000 ,of which 3km. beiig the original route 208 made usc of, and 7km. the original road transformed. 2.2.3 Branches the Branches highway: I.Okm branch by Daliuhao,5.0km by Tuguiwula, both making the total of 6.0km. 2.2.4 Roadbed When the route passing through streets of rather important towns, the roadbed is not to be raised than the usual height. For the transformed sections of the original highway, the roadbed is to be widened by both sides. 2.2.5 Bridges and Culverts It is needed to build 10 big or medium sized bridges (for 592.7m. extended), overall utilize 2 original medium-sized bridges (for 85m. extended), build 20 new small bridges (for 263.5m. extended), utilize io original small bridges (for lOOm. extended), build 169 new culverts and utilize 39 original culverts. 2.2.6 Crisscross Works one overpass for newly-built highway and railroad is to build. A level-crossing is to build for the highway and the specialized railway at Daliuhao. At Jining and Fengzhen there are 3 crisscrosses utilized. For crisscross works of provincial, county or township level roads, all are considered to build level crossings, with 10 allover the line. 2.2.7 Facilities along the Route Along the route there are such facilities: facilities for traffic safety and traffic management and 4 charge collecting stations. 2.2.8 Project Time Limit Arrangement Construction time lirmit for this project is 3 years: 1998 - 2000. 2.2.9 Investment Estimate The investment estimated for the intended project is 359.842 million yuan (R.M.B.). 2.2.10 Road Building Materials Steels, woods and cement needed are supplied by Jining and Fengzhen. The rich and high-quality sand, rock and lime along the route can directly put to use in the construction of the project. 3. ENVIRONMENT CONDITION AND SENSITIVE POINTS 3.1 National road route 210 BaoTou to I)nn,Sh," higha 3.1.1 Natural Environment r 1) Geomorphology: The north part of Baotou-Dongsheng Highway area is at the edge of the alluvial-pluvial plain in front of the Yinshan Range, and the south part in the Erduose Plateau. The landform of the area along the Highway is the south higher than the north. Along the route geomorphology may be divided into four classes. i.e., geomorphological zones of pluvial alluvial plain zone, river flat zone, Kubuqi Desert zone and hilly dissected zone. 2) Climate and Meteorology: Features of the climate: areas along the route are of typical arid-scmiarid continental climates, with strong sunshine, arid and lacking rains, rainfalls concentrated, mainly distributing in months from July to September. Here winds are strong with plenty of sand, ranges of temperatures great, and the frostless season is very short. 3) Surface water Surface water bodies along the highway route to be built mainly are: the Yellow River, Hantai River and Hetong Ditch. The Yellow River is the second longest river of China, its yearly average flow 824 m3/s, frozen up in winter, while Hantai River and Hetong Ditch are seasonal rivers, without all year flows but with water flowing in wet seasons or in rains. 4) Hydrology With atmospheric precipitation as its main source of supply, the underground water along the whole route is principally of stratum pore phreatic water of the Fourth Era, mainly imbedding in the pluvial- alluvial strata of the Fourth Era under the plain areas of the Yellow River Bend and rivcr valleys of Hantai River and of various branch ditches, their imbeddings shallow with rich water yield. 5) Mineral Resources Mineral resources are utterly abundant in this area. The demonstrated reserves of Baotou's rare earth resources are approximately over 100 million tons, accounting for 90% of the country's total reserves and 70% of the world's total reserves. Yikezhao League area is famous for its concentrated extent of resources rarely seen in the world, mainly coal, natural gas. tronite trona. reussin, salt, all with very rich reserves, of which coal field proved reserves more than a hundred billion tons, ore expectant 669 billion tons. 3.1.2 Social and Economic Environment 1) Population Distribution along the Route The influenced region of the project is inhabited by many minority nationalities with Mongolians as mainstay and Han the majority, its directly influenced area populatior. 1.722 million. The average population density in the area along the route is 84.7 persons/km2. higher tha't the avcrage level of thc whole Inner Mongolia, but lower than that of the entire country. 2)Social and Economic The areas the Highway going through are the economic development zones with enriched resources of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, having enormous latent developing capacity. Baotou City is the greatest developing industrial city of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, a city giving priority to heavy industry. The Yikezhao League rea is celebrated for its being the zone of resources enrichment seldomseen in the world. The present regional economy of Yikezhao League area is one witlh agriculture and animal husbandry as its mainstay. 3) Living Standards A disproportion exists in living standards of inhabitants along the route: those of Baotou City, Dalate Banner and Dongsheng City higher, lower for the great majority of farmers and herdsmen along the route, and some parts being poverty stricken areas. 4) Education, Culture and Hygiene Along the route, educational, cultural and hygienic organs mainly group in urban areas, of which Baotou City takes a significant position in educational, cultural and hygienic conditions in the Autonomous Region, Dongsheng City of normal level and Dalate Banner comparatively backward. 6 5) Tourism Resources In the project influencing region, there exist comparatively rich tourism resources, but presently they cannot be fully exploited due to causes of inconvenient traffic and communication conditions. 6) Cultural Relics and Historic Sites There are 4 major ancient historical remains distributing wvithin 200 m. limits on both sides along the Highway, but no historic reservation spots (areas) of State or Autonomous Region level discovered. 3.1.3 Ecological Environment 1) Vegetation and Plant Resources In this region the vegetation assessed is of drv steppe one, with main natural vegetation types needlegrass and thymes formation as the representative community, distributing interlaced with dry farm lands. The region assessed has only poor plant resources. There long- run overherding has resulted in serious degeneration of meadows. Distribution of plant species varies to a rather hiigh extent. Here in this region there is not rare natural plant in imminent danger. 2) Current Situation of Animal Resources Through investigation along the route, there's no rare animal of national protection in imminent danger discovered. There are not many animal species distributed in this region except for lots of birds, besides, numerous housekept sheep or goats. 3) Soil Erosion Along the Highway route there exist bad soil erosion and serious land desertification, dominant in compound erosion by both wind and water. Witlhin the assessed region, current desertificated land area 21.7 kin2. 3.1.4 Current Situation of Noise The noise source of the two sections of Highway to be built, the one through Baotou's urban area and the other of Linking Line near Dongsheng City proper, widened on the basis of the original roadbed, now both sides already urbanized, is mainly traffic noise.The other regions, being rural areas, pastoral areas and desert areas, within the 200m limits on both sides of the intended Highway route there are only 7 villages and 4 schools, there no fixed noise polluting source of higher levels involved. The result of monitoring shows: in the widened Higlhway route sections, current traffic noise surpassed the noise standard mainly due to very high proportion of heavy vehicles passing through; all environmental noise values of other sensitive plots along the route were normal by the standard. 3.1.5 Atmospheric Environment In the intended Highway areas, chief atmospheric polluting sources concentratively distribute in the cities and towns the Highway passing through. Within the assessed atmospheric environment along the Highway route, except the section going through Baotou City area and the Dongsheng linking line section near the urban area receiving the influence of the atmospheric polluting sources, the atmospheric environments of other areas are not affected by the atmospheric industrial polluting source. The regional atmospheric qualities are basically showing no difference. except TSP exceeding standard recorded in the urban section of Baotou City, others areas along the to be built Highway route are all rather clean with decent environmental atmosphere quality. 3.1.6 Environment Sensitive Points Via surveys, within the 200m scope along the route, there are 7 villages, 4 schools, no specially sensitive spots of hospitals, health resorts or places of historic interest and scenic beauty. 3.2 National road route 208 BaivinchaGan to FengZhen highway 3.2.1 Natural Environment 7 1) The section of the intended highway between Bayinchagan and Jining is within plain and low hill area, and that between Jining and Fengzhen is within mountainous and higlh hill area. The total length of the line passing the plain and low hill area is approximately 70km, and that passing the mountainous and high hill area is approximately 62km. 2) The formation and the distribution of the ground water of the area along the route depend on such *factors as meteorology lithology and geomorphic landform. The climate along route is arid and the water flow of the ground surface running dry. The main source of the ground water depends on the precipitation to make up. The ground water is generally within the depth of ten meters in the area in the north to Jining ard buried relatively deeper in the ground in the area on the south of Jining. 3) The area of the intended project is located in mid-temporate zone of the continental monsoon climate. The annual amount of precipitation is generally between 150 and 400 mm and is often focused within July and August. taking up 51-58% of the amunl amount of precipitation. The yearly average temperature is between 0 'C and 7 C. The all year wind direction are mainly inclined to northwest. The mean annual wind speed is between 2.2 and 5 m/second. The annual humidity is inostli between 45 and 60%. 4) The ground water bodies along the intended highway mainily includes Bawang River and Yinma River, etc. all seasonal rivers. The run-offs are mostly focused in the flood season of July and August with an occupation of about 20-80% of the annual run-offs. In other seasons, the flow of water is very little and often cut off. 5)There are no natural reserves in the area along the intended highway route. On both sides of the highway, the biological resources are mainly farm crop resources and wild plants. 6) The natural conditions are no good in the area along the route with bad ecological environments. Due to arid weathers with strong winds and rare precipitations,' the area suffers from wiind orosioDv , desertification and soil erosion with rains but from droughts without rain, added with large areas of land reclamation, resulting in the unbalance of ecological environments with ceaseless extension of the area of wind-eroding and weathered land, the advance of desertification surpassing that of harnessing. 7) There are rich mineral resources in the regions along the route, with 69 kinds now verified. Metal mines are mainly of iron, chromium, aluminium, copper, gold, and so on, with rather big reserves. Non- metal mines have many categories with big reserves, mainly of floatstone, fluorite, limestone, marble, graphite, coal, and so forth. 3.2.2 Social and Economic Environment 1) The average population density in the area along the route is 105 persons/kM2, hligher than the average level of the whole Inner Mongolia, but lower than that of the entire country. 2)The areas passed by the route are mostly of poor Banners (counties), regions of economically undeveloped area, the regional economy giving its main place to agriculture and animal husbandry. 3)The living standards of the inhabitants along the route are ratlher low, people in most regions being improverished, their undertakings of culture, hygiene and education also rather backward. 4) Communications here are mainly by railways and highways, without aviation and water transport. 5)The natural environments along the route are comparatively bad, rather poor in natural tourist resources. 6)Within the 200m limits on both sides along the intended highway route, via the on-the-spot survey made by the cultural relics departments, no historic preservations (spots) have been disovered. 3.2.3 Ecological Environment 1) In the assessed areas, the natural plant resources are poor, mainly existing plants of the grass family, 8 the goosefoots, the bean or pea family, the composite family, etc. Plant categories in the area along the route are mostly extensively distributed species without rare plant species in imminent extinct danger. 2)The regional animal make-up is rather poor, with relatively poor species. All species are extensively distributed ones, without rare animal species in imminent extinct danger inside the assessed area. 3)The soil categories along the route are mainly of types of chestnut soil, marshy grassland soil, blown- sand soil and badius soil, with low contents of organic matter and deficient in nutrient, unfavorable for plant growing. 4)Land use forms alone the roiite are principally of farming, with animal husbandry as auxiliary. 3.2.4 Current Situation of Noise By day the noise equivalent level along the route does not excced 60 dB(A), and at night not cxceed 50 dB(A), most districts here of rather quiet ones. 3.2.5 Atmospheric Environment The regional atmospheric qualities are basically showing no difference. During the monitoring periods, the area's wind speed being rather high, in winter there being scarce ground surface vegetation, raising dust on the ground surface easily formed, the air has ratlher high TSP concentration within, it surpassing the criteria standards, but rather low NOx and CO concentrations, resulting in rather clean content of air. 3.2.6 Environment Sensitive Points Via surveys, within the 200m scope along the route, there art 21 villagcs, 1 school, no specially sensitive spots of hospitals, health resorts or places of historic interest and scenic bcauty. 4. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS 4.1 The National road route 210 BaoTou to DongSheng highway 4.1,1 Social and Economic Environmental Impacts 4.1.1.1 Impacts on Social Environmental 1) Impacts on Population The population of the project directly effected area account for about 1.722 million. 2) Arrangement for Removal Arrangement for removal will be in the charge of local govemments and village committees to help settle down nearby, and compensations for removal granted by building organs. In order for arranging work to be carried out appropriately and smoothly, there will be provided extra personnel and organs by building units for laying down corresponding arranging measures and implementing plans. Because of not big quantity of removal and arranging nearby, this job doesn't badly affect the living of households to remove, and their environmental living conditions may even be renewed and improved. 3) Public Facilities (1) Traffic and Transport Short term: during the construction, some inconvenience for traffic will be brought about in widened road sections and junctions. (2) Public Facilities along the Route 299 electric- telecommunication posts will be removed. Well arranging substitution lines prior to removal of olds will not produce affections on transmission of power and telecommunications. 9 4) Social Security (1) Social Stability With regard to improving mutual trust and understanding of respective nationalities of the region, to promoting solidarity and progress of various nationalities and to maintaining social stability, it bears great significance. (2) Traffic Accidents Completion of the Highway and its being put into service will extrcmcly improve traffic conditions. consequently reduce the occurrence rate of traffic accidents. 5) Affections of Highway Separation Corresponding passages and bridge culverts set up along the to be built Highway route may meet the need of inhabitants on both sides of the Highway and nearby cuttinig across the route or the nceds of industrial and agricultural production. The Highway to be built will cut off some parts of irrigating channels, producing some infavorable influence on partial farm field irrigation. 6) Employment The project to be built may greatly increase employments directly or indirectly. Peasants losing their farm land because of the Highway occupying their fields can have their work arranged by local governments or building units or have their farm land allocated anew. 4.1.1.2 Impacts on Economic Environmental 1) Economy The project works utterly great effects on the resources development of the region proper, and have weighty influence on carrying out the strategy of transformation of Inner Mongolian resources anid boosting as well as driving the economic construction of Inner Mongolia, especially its western regions. This project construction will bring about long term important favorable effect on regional economy. 2) Industrial Structure This project will drive the urban and rural economic development along the route, advance development and utilization of land and of resources and guide the overall arrangement of industries tending to rationalization. 3) Demand Level Regional social economic developmcnt and inhabitants along the route chcrish vcry high demand level towards this project. 4) Income and Distribution On driving commodity circulation of areas along the route, on increasing inhabitant income along the route and on reducing poor population, it will produce very great effect. The quickened pace of regional development caused by the project construction has long term favorable effects on narrowing the gap between the poor and the rich and that between border areas and inland to raise the overall local living standards. 4.1.1.3 Tourism Resources The construction of Baotou-Dongsheng Highway leads to improving traffic facilities. That will play a very great accelerating role in developing tourism business of undeveloped areas. 4.1.1.4 Effects on Cultural Relics and Historic Sites There are very few cultural relics involved in the Highway construction, and they are of rather low protection class. Their sites can be surveyed by cultural relics departments concerned and excavated before 10 construction. The project will not ause much affectioni on cultural rclics and historic sites. 4.1.2 Ecological Environment Impacts 4.1.2.1 Land Utilization Impact The building of the route takes up a rather small quantity of land, and the local land resources are abundant, so the land occupied by the project makes rather small effect on land use: Along with the completion of the highway and its being put into service, it will add value to the regional land use, raising the usable value of the land rusources. 4.1.2.2 Impacts on Soil and Vegetation In the course of the Highway building, great amounts of work: excavating for roads, roadbed earth taking, throwing earth away, setting up temporary working shelters and houses, building working shortcuts, building-persons' stepping and all kinds of vehicles rolling, on the working spots storing constructing materials and other slugs, fields for mixing or earth excavating out, all such make to various extent damage and pollution to the soil vegetation within the areas along the Highway route, making some areas of soil hardened with its nutrients reduced, vegetative covers failing to grow at normal but only with sparse vegetation, soil constituents changed, especially most sections of the Highway, being in desert areas, easily getting their earth desertized after the vegetative covers damaged. Besides, after the completion of the Highway, the greenmaking design made for both sides of the Highway to introduce greenmaking plants will change the original plant community make-up along the Highway route, increasing the regional vegetation coverage rate in the areas along the Highway route, bringing about active function to the succession of plant community, making it convert in favorable direction, as well as extremely reducing effects on soil vegetation along the Highway route made by the construction. 4.1.2.3 Impacts on Landscape Ecology In the construction stage, the high filling and deep excavating, earth borrowing and spoil and so on will damage the natural landscape. In the service stage, the recovery of vegetalion and greening oln both sides of the highway will improve the natural environment. 4.1.2.4 Impacts on Animal and Plant Resources In the area along the route, the ecological environment mainly involves farming. All the plants and animals are usual species. There are no rare animals and plants in imminent extinct danger distributed, so the project building does not give much effect on wild animals and plants. 4.1.2.5 Impacts on Soil Erosion and Soil Desertification The whereabouts of the project are arid and semi-arid areas with scarce vegetation and ratlher serious soil erosion, and parts of the area along the route suffering soil desertification. In the highway construction stage, the damage of vegetation and the ground surface damaged by earth borrowing and the earth spoils may lead to partial soil erosion and the aggravation of soil desertification. The environment protection measures of the project will favor the jobs of the regional water and soil conservation and prevention of soil desertification in the area along the route, and executing the greenmaking and vegetation recovering programs will further better the ecological environment along the route. 4.1.3 Noise Environment Impact Assessment 1) Construction Period During the construction period, the noise source is the noise produced by construction machines. Through analogue monitoring and formula calculation, the affecting distance by day is 50m, and that at night may reach lOOm. So where is near inhabitant areas, night construction should be prohibited. 2) Servicc Period 11 Noise Impact Assessment was made at sensitive spots of 7 villages and 4 schools involved along the route. Through calculation, in this section of the Highsway for the first row of the inhabitant area along the route, vehicle noise impacts universally surpass-d the standards, surpassing range 0-13.7 dB(A).the 3 schools surpassed the standards, surpassing range 0.10- 3.7 dB(A). and the impacts at night were the heaviest. Therefore, measures necd to take for these sensitive spots to reduce vehicle noise impacts. 4.1.4 Atmospheric Environments Impact 1) Construction Period During the construction of the Highway. noise and dust will have soIIIe inpact on the rcsidcnts living near the Highway being built. Therefore some suitable measures will be taken to minimize those problems. 2)Service Periods Durinig the Higlhway service course, the tailgas emissions from moLor vehicles will not exceed the concentration value specified for the sensitive spots on both sides of the r route, thus producing relatively small effect on the environment. 4.1.5 Other Impact on Environments 1) Service Areas Service areas will produce such pollutants as waste gas,waste water and rubbish. Waste gas is fume given out by boilers, which cquipped with dust removers in designs. It will not exert much effect on the environment. Waste water is mainly of living sewage and car-wash sewage. In the design, there are sewage treating facilities equipped able to make waste water discharge up to the standard. Rubbish is concentratedly stored to be buried in valleys and low-lying places. Pollutants produced by service areas will not cause environmental pollution. 2) Coal Dust Effects of Coal Transporting Vehicles Strictly in line with stipulation concerned to enforce reinforcing management. there will not happen the coal dust pollution problem caused by coal vchicles sprcading raw coal along the road. 3) The Yellow River Bridge (1) Effects on the Water Quality of the Yellow River Effects on the water quality of the water body of the Yellow River arc mainly in the construction period, when within a section of the Bridge's downstream, sand and mud and oil content in the water body are caused to increase a bit. (2) Effects on Water Transport The design of the Yellow River Bridge combined withi the program of water transport w ill not affect this section of water transport. 4.2 National road routc 208 BaiyinchaGan to FcnZ,Zhen hig-hway 4.2,1 Social and Economic Environmental Impacts 4.2.1.i Impacts on Social Environmental 1) Impacts on the population The population of the project-directly-affecting area are abovt 1.0 14 miYlion persons. 2) Relocation There are rather vare villages spreading along the intended highway route, resulting in rather small dismantling and resettlement of the residents all over the route, furthermore, the removed residents are settled nearby, without unfavoroble effects produced by the resident relocation. 29 3) Public facilities (I) Communications In the short run: during the construction stage, in the wvidened road sections and in the intersections inconvenient traffic will be brought about. In the long run: the local highway communications status will be extremcly best improved. (2) Public facilities along the route Along the route in 26 spots the electric and telecommunication posts will be relocated, witlh substitution lines well arranged beforehand prior to the orginal ones removed, so no influence produced on the transmission of electric power or telecommunication. 4) Social Safety It offers weighty significance on increasinig reciprocal trusL and understanidinig among various nationialities of the area, promoting the unity and progress of the different nationalities, and as the result, maintaining social stability. 5) Separation by the highway Without enclosure screenings on both side of the highway, also without the height of the roadbed raised higher than that of the original street when the highway passing through towns or townships, so it will not harm the comes and goes of the persons on both sides. In the newly-built sections of the road, there are some parts of irrigation ditches separated, whlich must be fully considered so as not to exert effects on farming irrigation. 6) Employment The intended project can directly or indirectly increase employees by big quantities. As for peasants with their cultivating land lost because of their land occupied by the highway,- they will be arranged for employment or with their land relocated by local governments or building units to have the problem settled. 4.2.1.2 Impacts on Economy 1) Economy The building of this project will bring about long-term very important favorable effects on the regional economic development for the area along the route. 2) Demand levels The regional socioeconomic development and the residents along the route cherish very high demand levels towards this project. 3) Income and distribution Building the intended highway will make important effects on boosting the commodity circulation of the areas along the route, on adding the income of residents along the route and on helping get rid of poverty to get rich. In the long run, it will have favorable effects on narrowing the gap between poverty and wealth between the bordering areas and the inlands and on raising the overall living levels in the locality. 4.2.1.3 Impacts on Tourism The exploitation of the local tourist resources wil be promoted. 4.2.1.4 Cultural Relics and Historic Sites According to surveys, there are no cultural relic sites discovered, so the highway building will not deal with cultural relics. 13 4.2.2 Ecological Environment Impacts 4.2.2.1 Impacts on Landscape In the construction stage, the high filliig and deep excavating, earth borrowing and spoil and so on will damage the natural landscape. In the service stage, the recovery of vegetation and greening on both sides of the highway will improve the natural environment. 4.2.2.2 Impacts on Animal and Plant Resources In the area along the route, the ecological environment mainly involves farming. All the plants and animals are usual species. There are no rare animals and plants in imminent extinct danger distributed, so the project building does not give much effect on wild animals and plants. 4.2.2.3 Impacts on Land Use The building of the route takes up a rather small quantity of land. and the local land resources are abundant, so the land occupied by the project makes rather small effect on land use: Along with the completion of the highway and its being put into service, it will add value to the regional land use, raising the usable value of the land rusources. 4.2.2.4 Impacts on Soil Erosion and Soil Desertification The whereabouts of the project are arid and semi-arid areas with scarce vegetation and rather serious soil erosion, and parts of the area along the route suffering soil desertification. In the highway construction stage, the damage of vegetation and the ground surface damaged by earth borrowing and the earth spoils may lead to partial soil erosion and the aggravation of soil desertification. The environment protection measures of the project will favor the jobs of the regional water and soil conservation and prevention of soil desertification in the area along the route, and executing the greenmaking and vegetation recovering programs will further better the ecological environment along the route. 4.2.3 Noise Impact 1) Construction Period During the construction period, the noise source is the noise produced by construction machines. Through analogue monitoring and formula calculation, the affecting distance by day is 50m, and that at night may reach 100m. So where is near inhabitant areas, night construction should be prohibited. 2) Service Period During the service stage of the highway, the influence of the traffic noise on the sensitive spots within 200 limits on both sides along the line is relatively little, influencing relatively little on all sensitive spots along the line except for Hongshaba Elementary School which receives a certain influence of the noise. Only in the later future service, may the influence of noise on the first row of houses beside the road in some individual sensitive places exceed the criteria a little to the extent of 0.1-1.0 dB(A). But the influence at night on every sensitive spot is somewhat great, able to exceed the noise criteria in every service period of the highway.Therefore, measures need to take for these zzn:iti.c spot to reducc -,licle noie s.. 4.2.4 Impact on the Atmosphere During the construction of the Highway, noise and dust will have some inpact on the residents living near the Highway being built. Therefore ome suitable measures will be taken to minimize those problems. 14 During the Highway service course, the tailgas emissions from motor vehicles will not excccd thc concentration value specified for the sensitive spots on both sides of the route, thus producing rclatively small effect on the enviroiiment. 5. ENVIRONMENTAL MITIGATION MEASURES 5.1 The projects design is adequate in respect of alignment, soil works,cultural relics ,resettlememt and afforestation . Also, the project design of Baotou-Dongsheng highway has considered corresponding wastc treatnures measures for the service zone to be set up. 5.2 The project EIAs has spelled out environmental impact mitigation/offsetting measures for both construction and operation stages ,Implementation of such measures will be responsibility of constructors.To this end ,perfect surveillance and menagement mechanism is entablished to ensure implementation of such measures . 5.3 Corresponding mitigation/offsetting measures are proposed for traffic noise and exhaust among other environmental impacts in the operation stage. Also,the ElAs includes provisions of two Highway sections of Noise Control Measure for Sensitive Sites 5.4 With all the mitigation/offsetting measures implemented,any adverse impacts in operation stage will be minimized, 5.5 Inner Mongolia minister of communications will set up a special environmatal agency which is staffed with 4 full-time persons being responsibility for in the construction stage.When the road is completed,lnner Mongolia Highway Management Agency Enviromental Protection Agency is responsibility of management agency evvironmental menagement in the operation stage. 5.6 Environmental monitoring of the project is mainly implemented by the local special environmental monitoring authoritties co-operation with Highway Construction Headquarters and Highway management Authority. 5.7 The project-related environmental protection cost totals: BaoTou to DongSheng highway environmental protection cost totals:30.37 million RMB. BaiyinchaGan to FengZhen highway environmental protection cost totals: 18.283 million RMB. 15 ____________ summary of Environmental mitigation measures for construction stage No. Environmnental Issue Environmental Measure Implementor supervisor I removal of electric and substitutional lines must be well fixed before removing tde original ones. Contractors The Communications Department of Inner commnunication posts Mongolia During construction I. Strengthening trafric managem- ent at traflic conflict spots with specific persons to maintaini traffic order; Inner Mvonigolia Envirotunental Mlanagemenlt Agency of 2 period Toward traffic 2. Before construction, for the least blocking traffic plans should be made to lessen elfects on traflic; Communications Inner Mongolia Highway Construction hold ups or jams 3. Encouraging contractors taking night material conveying or preparing materials in slack seasons. Reconnalssance & Design Authority ______________________ lnistitute,contractors ditto Environmental Managemenit Agency of Present irrigating or Inner Mongolia Highway Construction 3 draining systems cut Ought to be rebuilt or reformed in proper way through sufficient conisultation with local persons concemned. Authority Local Environniental across or damaged Agricultural, Forestrv & Conservancy Departments I.To properly arrange longitudinal allocattion of subgrade soil work: ditto ditto 2.ro borrow soil from highlanid in case of inadequacy of embankmenit but to control the excavationi depth with 4 subgrade soil spoil & consideration to use of solid industrial waste materials nearby; soil Borrowing 3.To Plave excavatioi niaterials in low-lying areas and to borrow soil from fighland for facilitating fuituire rectamation; 4.To temiiporarily put aside the cropped soil wherever it is necessary to borrow soil fronm fanmialuid or to place excavation material in farmland, to level and to place back the cropped soil for familand recovery; 5. To strictlv control excavation depth so as to avoid borrow pits. IT.o maximize use of wasteland or poor land and to minimize fanitland; contractors Enivironomental klanageinent Agency of Land Area for 2.TFo properly compensate for any temporary use of farmlatid according to thse duration of stcli occupation; Inner Mongolia H ighsway constmuction 5 Temporary Use 3.Upon completion of construction activities ,to clean the land for temporary use and to recover it; Authority,Local Environmnental land 4.To minimize land areas for temporary use . Nlanagement & Agricuiltural Departments I Any waste msaterial resulting from bridge/cilvert coisstniction should not be let into the river channel to avioid any Contractors Management Agency of' Inner Mlongolia conistruction of Bridge & intpact on the flood dischalrge calpacity or original ftictio,is oftie river; Iligiwmay constriuctioti Authority,l.ocal 6 Culvert 2.Not to destroy any of the river dykes and not to affect the flood discharge capacity; Environntental Agencies 3.To not narrow the original river channel. Domestic Sewage from I .To dischairge nightsoil and consumer wastewater after siusply treated in septic tanks; ditto ditto 7 Cottstniction workers 2.Any conisumer wvastesvater dtue to conistnrction of bridges aitd culverts shall not be let irltO surface water; 3.1'to stockpile domestic trash for concentrated treatitient . I.To select transportation route in a scientific and careful manner so as to minimize interference with the existing dtitto dtitto Blown Dust Arising frons conmmunications to miniinsize hauling distance and blown dust; 8 Building Material 2.To water the surface of the transportation route at least twice in tlhc iiorning and twice in the aflemoon (especially in the Transportation sutiunser )so as to reduce blowni dust; 3.To water and cover the surface of fly ash (or other solid industrial waste )and soil being transported; 4.To cover the surface of cement and liine being transported . t.Construction material should be stockpiled beyond lOOmii leeward of any village (or residetitial site) rather than at ditto ditto 9 Construction Meterial windward of any village; Stockpiling 2.To cover the stockpile in case of rainv,snowvy and windy days; 3.To stockpile any constnictiol niaterial on iseitlier bank of a river (especially a river with peniatient flow). 16 summary of Environmental mitigation measures for construction sta e No. Environmental Issue Environmental Measure Implementor supervisor I.To fumish pillar,bulldozer ,grader ,excavator and any other noise source equipment operators with earplugs for protect their physical Contractors Management Agency of health; Inner Mongolia Highway 10 Construction Noise 2.To keep material hauling vehicles in good condition so as to cut down noise impacts due to such vehicles; construction 3.To equip high-noise equipment with sound-proof housing; Authority,Local 4.To suspend construction activities during night hours form 22:00-6:00 Environmental Agencies Blown Dust due to Lime Soil 1. To centrally mix lime and soil materials; ditio ditto 11 Mixing 2.To locate lime and soil mixing plants more than 200m leeward of residential sites; 3.To provide lime and soil mixing plant operators with necessary protection measures,such as gauze masks and goggies. I.To centrally mix asphalt concrete; ditto ditto 2.To provide asphalt concrete delivery systems wvith precipitation devices; 3.To locate asphalt concrete batching plants operators with necessary protection measures , such as shift work and shorter time of 12 Asphalt Smoke exposure to asphalt smoke; 4.To provide asphalt concrete batchinig plant operators with necessary protection measures ,such as shift work and shorter time o exposure to asphalt smoke; 5.To exercise regular physical examingations on such operators so as to replace anybody with health problems or to take other measuires as required. Underground Cultural Relics I.To suspend work for the purpose of protecting any discovered cultural relics; dtitto Local Archiaeological 13 to Be Discovered in 2.To report to archaeological departments; Agencies Construction 3.To provide cooperation and assistace in archaeological salvatioln; 4.To resume work when archaeological excavationi is completed and the archaeological departnent allows wvork resumption . Set up: Ininer Mongolia Environniental I.The forest belt for wind-break, sand-break anid snow-break. ommunications Management Agency of 14 Aflorestation 2. The forest belt for water and soil conservation Reconnaissince & Iincr Mongolia highway 3.Noiseproof'woods Design ihnstitute . cons ructioni authorit% 4.Aflorestation along the Highway conitractors 5. Greening of fees-collecting stations and the service sector ditto Mtanagemient Agency of To adopted water-soil conservancy measures are road sideslope protection, cut-slope protection, Highway shelterbelts niaking, land Inner Mlongolia llighway 15 Water-Soil Loss recultivation and vater-soil conservancy measures for both side slope surfaces ofthe l-lighway. constructioni Atithority,Local Lniviroriniental Agencies I .The protection measures for the slope of the road base ditto ditto 16 Land Desertification 2.Sand-break for protecting the Highway 3.The comprehensive measures for prevention fron sand erosion arotund the fighwayv 17 summary of Environmental mitigation measures for the Operation Period No. Environmental Issue Environmental Measure Implementor supervisor I.To exercise noise monitoring of vehicles and to stop any vehicle failing to meet the national Expressway Inner Mongolia standard from entering into the road; Management,Traflic Police Departmentof Public 2.Any lowv-speed vehicle shall not be allowed to go on this road; &Environmental Monitoring Security, Department of Traffic Noise 3.To enhance road maintenance and to ensure road quality; Departments Communications and Local 4.To provide comprehensive measures for sensitive points %%ithout sound arresters within 200 m Cons ruction Environmental from the road.e.g.provision of sound-proof forest belts,raising fences and provision of double- Management Agency layer glass windows. I.To carry out exhaust monitoring of vehicles and not to allow any vehicle failing to meet the ditto ditto national standard onto the road; 2 Vehicle Exhaust 2.To properly maintain afforestation workes and to ensure adequacy of greenbelts; 3.Not to locate any more residential site,school or any other sensitive points xvithin a range 200 ni from both sides of the road. 3 Water-Soil Loss To properly protect the slope vith turf,save concrete blocks or grids,to avoid water and soil loss Expressway Maintenance Expressway Management due to scouring precipitated water. Squads Department I .To set up vastewater treatment facilities for treating vastewater before discharged from service Expressway Management Local Environmental zone; Department Management Agencies 4 Sewage from Service Zone 2.To equip the boilers in the service zones %vith precipipitators for the smoke concentration to satisfy the national standard; 3.To enhance service szone managemeng and to remove out any trash in the rigt time; 4.To prevent any oil leakage or fire disaster from occurring at service stations near the service zone. 18 6. ALTERNATIVE ANALYSIS 6.1 National Road Route 210 Baotou To Dongsheng Highway There are no environmental sensitive areas (sopts) needed to be protected and passed round along the intended highway. The content of this chapter mainly discusses the environmental sensibility in the four route comparative schemes and the two comparative schemes for partial lines put forward by the feasibility report of. the project and recommends the best scheme in respect of the environmental protection. 6.1.1 Analysis of thc Substitution Route Scheme There are four schemes of the project to be constructed. In the third scheme, the old highway from Guannianfang (K40+500) to Dongsheng interchange (K9 1+000) to be broadened out, considering the present traffic volume on the highway from Baotou to Dongsheng, a subsidiary highway of 50 km for the passage of heavyduty vehicles during the construction must be first constructed. Moreover, there are many level crossings with low linear index in the old second-grade highway. If reforming is to be made by raising index, except that the line location and partial roadbed earthwork of the existing highway can be used, the bridges and culverts and road surface are practically unable to be used and all is required to be rebuilt. There is a marked unfeasibility in both economic and teclnical aspects of the scheme. Compared with the,first, second and fourth schemes the advantages and disadvantages read as follows: 1) First scheme: Advantages: (1) Less farmland is occupied, the old highway is fully used, and the project costs are decreased. (2) The old highway is fully used and the role of the old highway is fully played. The existing normal traffic is also not disturbed during the reconstruction. Disadvantages: (1) The mileage of construction is 1 km longer than that of the second scheme. 2) Second scheme: Advantages: (1) It benefits motor vehicles and their rational distribution on both the old and the new roads. (2) Most of the old highway can be used as a subsidiary highway. Disadvantages: (1) Because the old highway is not used when the new highway is constructed, the old highway is not fully used without the role of the old highway played. (2) The scale of project investment is big and costs of the project higher. 3) Fourth scheme Advantages: (1) It benefits motor vehicles and their rational distribution on both the old and the new road. (2) Most of the old highway can be used as a subsidiary highway. Disadvantage: (1) The mileage of the road to be constructed is 1 km more than that of the second scheme. Because the routes of the four schemes are about the same, the difference of their effects on the environment is not great. In the view of the volume of earthwork, a minimal roadbed earthwork is employed and two less separate level crossings in the first scheme, the occupied area of the first scheme is by 97.5 ha and 101.5 ha. less than that of the second and fourth schemes separately. The investment of the first scheme is 1,370,000,000 yuan (RMB). that of the second scheme is 1,650,000,000 yuan, that of the fourth scheme is 1,530,000,000 yuan. 19 According to the comprehensivc evaluation, the first schemc is recommendcd. 6.1.2 Route Analysis for the Local Substitution Schemes 6.1.2.1 Brief Introduction for the Local Route There are two routes for the local road section arrangcd from Jiuxiao ferry to Guaniiianfang: 1) Scheme 1: Jiuxiao ferry. Luodavingzi, Banhangadu. Nanhuofang. Guannianfang. 2) Scheme 2: Jiuxiao ferry, Guanjiaving, Hetan Village. Dayaozi Village, Guamnianfang. 6.1.2.2 Analysis for the Environment Sensitivity The two schemes are compared and analysed in the environment sensibility in Table 6-1. Table 6-1 Compare and Analyses for the Environment Sensibility Items to the Environment Sensibility Schemz I Sheme 2 The involved sensitive villages 8 3 The involved schools The involved electric lines, railway and communication many positions a few positions equipment along the Route The fertile land occupied must a little Transportation of earthwork for filling the roadbed far local supplies for I:== I=:= most zones Interferenceto trucks c:ai-yinigconistructioniiimaterialls big smliall land railway _ L 6.1.2.3 Analysis Results According to the above comprehensive analyses on the environment sensibility, the second scheme is recommended. 6.2 National Road Route 208 Baiyinca,an To Fengzheng Highway There are no environmental sensitive areas (sopts) needed to be protected and passed round along the intended highway. The content of this chapter mainly discusses the environmental sensibility in the tow route comparative schemes and the two comparative schemes for partial lines put forward by the feasibility report of the project and recommends the best scheme in respect of the environmental protection. 6.2.1 Analysis of the Highway Route Substitutional Schemes There are two schemes in comparison for the highway from Baiyinchagan to Fengzhen. 6.2.1.1 Comparison of the Schemes 6.2.1.1.1 The First Scheme: 1) Strong Points: (1) The original road is fully utilized with less engineering work, fewer structures ,less occupied cultivated land and reduced construction costs. 195,460,000 Juan may be saved in the construction investment. (2) The highway goes past many important towns and villages, favorable for the local economic development. (3) Since this highway is built near the railway and other roads, it's favorable for joining the railway with the roads and for the collection and distribution of the goods along the route. 2) Weak Points: (1) The line type is poorly arranged, 10.5km longer than that in the second scheme. (2) The line goes past many towns and villages, which must increase the interference of pedestrains and make heavier volume of the mixed traffic by affecting driving safety. (3) Unfavorable for the master planning for the main artery of the National Road and the highway network. Unfavorable for the construction planning of the towns along the line. 20 6.2.1.1.2 The Second Schemc: 1) Strong Points: (1) The route liic is well arranged and is 10.5km shorter than that Lin the first sclhcmc. (2) The line goes past fewer towns and villages, favorable for increasing the car driving speed and for driving safety. (3) Favorable for the master planning for the main artery of the national road and the highway network. Favorable for the construction planning of the towns along the line. 2) Weak Points: (1) The investment is large, 195.460,000 yuan invested more than that ii the first scheme. 6.2.1.2 Comparison of Environmental Sensibility 1) The Present Situation of the Environmental Quality The present situation of the environment quality in the areas the routes going through in the two schemes is almost the same. 2) Sensibility Analysis Scheme One (1) The route goes past more villages. (2) There is less removal of houses and less land taken over for use than there is in Scheme Two. Scheme Two (l) The route goes past fewer villages. (2) There is more removal of houses and more land taken over for use than there is in Scheme One. 6.2.1.3 Result of thc Analvsis Assessed comprehensively, Scheme One is recommended. 6.2.2 Analysis of thc Institution of the Partial Lines 6.2.2.1 Scheme There are two shemes in comparison for the section from Jininlg to Huaer Village (that is K220 to K240): 1) Scheme for utilization and transformation of the original road. 2) Scheme for straightening the line between Jining and Huaer Village. 6.2.2.2 Comparison of the Schemes: 1) The main strong and weak points of the scheme for utilization and transformation of the original road: (1) The line type is improperly arranged, being right angled in shape. (2) 6.0Km longer than the line planned to be straightened. (3) The investment is less than that in the scheme for straightening the line. 2) The main strong and weak points of the plan for straightening the line from Jining to Huaer Village: (1) The line is straight and reasonable. (2) 6km shorter than the line in the plan for utilizing the original road. (3) The investment is more than that in the scheme for utilizing the original road. According to the analysis of the environmental sensibility degree, the area concerned in the plan for straightening the line is the famous high yield grain area in Qahar Rightwing Front Banner. Along the route, the landform is level, the soil is of good quality and the irrigation is convenient. If the plan is carried out, beside the occupation of 840 mu high yield irrigated land by the roadbed, all the earth and stone needed to fill the roadbed must be transported from places far away, which will make great effects on the environments. If the scheme for utilizing and transforming the original road is carried out, the original road only need be widened on both sides with almost no necessity of taking over additional land for use. There will be little effect made on the environments. 21 6.2.2.3 Analysis Result Analyzed in respect of the environments, the scheme for utilizing and transforming the original road is recommended. 7. OUTLINE OF ENVIRONMENT ACTION PLAN ENVIRONMENT COST 7.1 Environment Cost I) National Road Route 210 Baotou To Dongsheng Highway The investment for environment protection for the Highway section from Baotou to Dongsheng is 30.37 million yuan RMB in total. The investment in environment protection is used mainly for: No. Items Cost (thousand yuan RMB) 1 Water And Soil Conservation 3,020 2 Sand Control Measures 4,602 3 Greening: For Service Sector, Fee-Collecting Stations, Viaducts, Etc. 300 Along Both Sides Of Highway 15,055 4 Environment Protection Facilities In The Service Sector 500 5 Management Equipment For Environment Protection 456 6 Unearthing Cultural Relics 1,000 7 Noise Preventive Treatment 1,800 8 Environment Monitoring 3420 9 Personal Training 217 2) National Road Route 208 Baiyincagan To Fengzhen Highway The investment for environment protection for the Highway section from Baiyinca,an to Fengzhen is 18.283 million yuan in total. The investment in environment protection is used mainly for: No. Items Cost (thousand yuan) 1 Water and soil conservation organism measures 1000 2 Reclamation of land 450 3 Sand control measures 4500 4 Greening: 4920 5 Management equipment for environmenl protcction 609 6 Noise preventive treatment 3600 7 Environmental Monitoring Cost 3120 8 Personal training Cost 84 7.2 Orgnizational Structure Of Environmcntal Management See Fig 7-1, Fig. 7-2 22 Environment Protection Office ofthe Bureau of Conununications The Consrtction Command Post for the Highwa Staff size of Environment Protedion Section: 4 Persons)I | Environmental Administration for Baotou-Dongsheng Highway during the nstruction l Environmental Administration for Baiyincagan-FengZhen Highway dufing the construcion The Highway Construction The Highway Constructioni The Highway -Fhe Highlway The Highway Construction The lHighway Construction The Highway Construction Comimuand Post of Baotou Comumand Post of Dalate Construction Construction Coiiasand Conuinaiid Post of liNing Command Post of Conunand Post of FengZhen (Staff size of Environment Banier. (Stafl'size of Command Post o Post of Baiyincagan (Stafl size of Environment CaYouQianQi (Staff size of (Staff size of Environment Protection Office, 2 Persons) Environment Protection Dongsheng (Staff size (Staff size o Protection Offic, 2 Envirnosnent Protection Protection Office, 2 Persons) Office. 2 Persoris) of Environment Environment Protection Persons) Office, 2 Persons) Protection Office: 2 Ollice, 2 Persons) Persons) Fig 7.1 Environmental Management Institutions and Personal Network during the Period of Construction 23 Environment Protection Office of Bureau of Communications The Highway Administrative BuCeau (Staffsize of Environment Protection Section: 4 Persons) Environmental Adnministration for Baoto -Dongsheng Highway during the Operation Period Environmental Administration for T3aiyincagan-Fene7hen Highvay during the Operation Period Baotou Highway Dalate Highway Dongsheng tHighway Baivincagan Managetion JiNing M;anagetion Cavouqianqi Nlanagetion FengZhen Managetior Adtiinistration Station Adnministration Station Administrative Station Station of Iligh-grade Station of High-grade Station of High-grade Station of High-grade Highway (staff size of (Stafn size o (Staff size of Environment Highway (stall' size o Highway (staff size of Highway (staflf size of Highway (stafl size of Environunent lProtectioni Environment Protection Office: 2 Environuent Protectionl Enivironment Protection) Environment lProtectioni Environmiient 011ice: 2 personis) Protection Oflice: 2 Persons) Office: 2 persons) Oftice: 2 persons) 0111ce: 2 persons) Protection Oflice: 2 Persons) persons) Fig. 7-2 Environmental Administration Institutions and Personal Networ-k during the Operation Period. 24 During the period of construction, in each section, there is one person concurrently holding a post on environment protection and taking charge of the daily monitoring on environment protection. 7.3 Personal Training 1) The persons holding a post concurrently on environment protection will be trained by the Communication Bureau of Inner Mongolia. 2)The persons holding a part time post concurrently on environment protection during the construction will be trained by the Construction Command Post for the high-grade Highway. See Table 7-1. Table 7-1 Plan For Environmental Training USD $ 1 =RMB 8.3 yuan No. Target of Training At-Home Training Overseas Training = Total Cost No. o Person- Cost No. of Person- Cost RMB USD USD Remarks Person Month (RMB) Person Month (US1D) Equiivalenit I Training of High- 2 2 18560 18560 18560 iManagernent & Supervision Level staff of Environmental Projects 2 Administration for 7 7 49000 49000 5903 Regulation & Administration Environrnental for Enivironmental Protection Protect 3 Environmental 7 7 49000 49000 5903 Environmental Engineering & Engineering & Tcchnology,and Analysis ot Technology Environrmental Data 4 Environment 7 7 49000 49000 5903 Regulatory Environmental Supervision Supervision 5 Total __1__ XF_____ 147000 36269 7.4 Equipment Expense The administrative persons in charge of environment protection need some working equipment. The equipment expense is estimated at 1066 thousands yuans (RMB). See table 7-2. Table7-2 Working equipment table Nomenclature Numerical Spending Remarks l 10' Yuan ) I Computer 7 14 Each wltere one set for Baotou, DalateQi , Dongsheng, BaiYinCaGan, l__ __I_|_lJiNing. CaYouQianQi Bainerand FengZhen' headquarters Operating 7 84 ditto vehicle |_l_l_._l Camera 7 1.4 ditto Pickup camera 7 4.9 ditto Talk back 14 2.4 Each where two set for Baotou, DalateQi , Dongsheng, BaiYinCaGan, machine | l JiNin_. CaYouQianQi Bannerand FengZhen 'headquarters 7.5 Environmental lUonitoring 1 ) Monitoring Contents The main respects on monitoring are the implementing conditions and operation status of the environmental protective facilities. Items for monitoring of the natural environient: atmosphere, noise, surfacc water. For monitoring and measurement of the ecological environment: ecosystem, vegetation recovery, planting trees, water and soil conscrvation and soil erosion by desetification. For monitoring of the social environment: tracing investigation for the removed residents, 25 roadblocks during the construction and work spot clearing after the construction. For monitoring of the polluting sources in the service area: waste gas, waste water. 2) Monitoring Methods The methods of monitoring and measurement for the natural environment include: distributing thc spots, sampling, analyses and data treatment and such technical links. All procedures are carried out according to the unified Standards issued by the National Bureau of Environment Protection and thc departments concerned. The monitoring and measurement for the ecological environment and the social environment will be carried out with the method of on the spot investigation. 3) Data Treatment The statistics, treatment and analyses of data will be carried out with computers, using floppy discs for transmitting the measured data. 4 )The Institutions for Monitoring The local stations of environment protection are in charge of monitoring for atmosphere, noise, ground water and partial ecological environment. The Highway Construction Command Post and the stations are in charge of monitoring for social environment and partial ecological environment. 5) The Report System for Monitoring (Shown in the following block diagram) Inner Mongolia Bureau of Environment Protection Office The World Bank Envnment Proetion of the Bureau of Communications Local Bureaus of The Highway Construction Command Post Environment Protection (Renamed: The Highway Administrative Bureau) T The Highway Construction Command Section (Renamed: TheHi Lhwvay Admnsrtv Setonal Local Environment Monitoring Stations Fig 7-3 The Report System for Monitoring 8. BENEFIT ANALYSES OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMY 8.1 National Road Route 210 Baotou To Dongsheng Highway 8.1.1 Economic Assessment 1) Assessment on the National Economy Assessment results issued by "The Report on Feasibilities" are as follows: EIRR=32.6% ENPV=2259.13 million RMB EBCR=3.66 The assessment results demonstrate that this project has very good economic benefits. According to the analyses on the sensibilities of the national economy, this project has very good capability against risks. 2) Assessment on Finance The assessment results are as follows: FIRR=7.7% (After tax) FNPV=751.72 million RMB (After tax) FBCR=1.44(After tax) This project has very good benefit capacity on finance. 26 According to the analyses on the financial sensibility, the project has very good capability against risks. 3) Analyses on Refundable Capability for Loan This project has good refiundable capability for loan. 8.1.2 Benefit and Loss Analyses on Environmental And Economic 8.1.2.1 Analyses on Benefits 1) Social Benefits The construction of Baotou-Dongsheng highway will bring the following social benefits: the project will (1) Play important and promotive roles in exploiting the local mineral resources, carrying out the strategic transformation of the resources in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, and promoting the economic construction of Inner Mongolia. (2) Have an ijmportant significance in enhancing the trust and understanding each other among the nationalities, promoting the national unity and progress and making the society stable. (3) Play an important role in increasing income for the people living near the highway area and decreasing the poor population in the area. (4) Promote the exploitation of the local tourism resources. (5) Increase the amount of local employment and decrease the pressure of employment. (6)Significantly improve the conditions of local transport. (7) Decrease traffic accidents. 2) Economic Benefits The construction of Bao-Dong Highway will bring about bigger economic benefits for the highway area. On direct economic benefits, analysis on the national economy shows: the economic net increment value will reach 2259.13 million RMB (2.25913 billion RNIB). As indirect economic benefits, the highway will promote the formation of the industrial zone and the development of comprehensive services along the road. 3) Environmental Benefits (l) It will improve the atmospheric and noisy environment beside present Route 210 highway section from Baotou to Dongsheng. (2) It will promote the work on water and soil conversation and improve the work on protection against sand in the highway area. (3) It will make abundance and variety of products. (4) The natural environment will be improved through planting trees along the highway. 8.1.2.2 Loss Analyses The project will produce the following loss: l)Compensation for the occupied land; 2) Compensation for the removed households; 3) Polluting atmospheric environment by vehicle tail gas; 4) Producing noise pollution with vehicle transport; 5) Paying funds for the environmental protective measures. 8.1.2.3 Analyses for Benefit and Loss The benefit of the project will be much more than the loss, so the project is good and feasible. 8.2 National Road Route 208 Baiyincagan To FengLhen Highway 8.2.1 Economic Assessment 8.2.1.1 Assessment on National Economy 1) Evaluation of national economy Assessment results issued by "The Report on Feasibilities" are as follows: 27 EIRR=20.52% ENPV=1995.5 millioni RMB EBCR=1.82 The assessment results demonstrate that this project has very good economic benefits. According to the analyses on the sensibilities of the national economy, this project has very good capability against risks. 2) Assessment on Finance The assessment results are as follows: FIRR=10.63% (After tax) FNPV=537.54 million RiMB (After tax) FBCR=2.03 (After tax) This project has very good benefit capacity on finance. According to the analyses on the financial sensibility, the project has very good capability against risks. 3) Analyses on Refundable Capability for Loan This project has good refundable capability for loan. 8.2.2 Benefit and Loss Analyses on Environmental And Economic 8.2.2.1 Analyses on Benefits 1) Social Benefits The construction of the Baiyincagan to Fengzhen highway will bring about social benefits in the following respects: (1) Giving great facilitation in exploiting and utilizing the mineral rcsources in the area to convert the rich resources superiority into economic superiority to develop the economic, cultural, hygiene and educational undertakings etc. in the minority nationality regions. (2) Have an important significance in enhancing the trust and understanding each other among the nationalities, promoting the national unity and progress and making the society stable. (3) Play an important role In increasing income for the people living near the highway area and decreasing the poor population in the area. (4) Increase the amount of local employment and decrease the pressure of employment. (5)Significantly improve the conditions of local transport. 2) Economic Benefits The construction of Baiyincagan-Fengzhen Highway will bring about bigger economic benefits for the highway area. On direct economic benefits, analysis on the national economy shows: the economic net increment value will reach 199.55 million P,MB. As indirect economic benefits, the highway will promote the formation of the industrial zoie and the development of comprehensive services along the road. 3) Environmental Benefits (1) The measures taken for water and soil conservation in the construction of the highway not only reduce the soil erosion volume added by the construction of the highway but also reduce the soil erosion volume of the primary ground surfacc, so that the soil erosion on both sides of the highway will be brought under control and the building of the original ecotope will be promoted. (2) The various measures taken for protecting the ecotope promote the local water and soil conservation and sand-prevention and sand-fixation to improve the microclimate conditions, favorable for the growth of the natural vegetation, so that the regional soil erosion and wind-erosion- desertification as well as sand formation will be reduced. (3) Enriching the varieties of species by means of planting trees and recovering the vegetation so as to improve the ecotope along the route. 8.2.2.2 Loss Analysis The project will produce the followNing loss: 1)Compensation for the occupied land; 2) Compensation for the removed households; 3) Polluting atmospheric environment by vehicle tail gas; 4) Producing noise pollution with vehicle transport; 2S 5) Paying funds for the environmental protective measures. 8.2.2.3 Analyses for Benefit and Loss The benefit of the project will be much more than the loss, so the project is good and feasible. 9. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION 9.1 The Scope of Public Participation 1) National Road Route 210 Baotou To Dongsheng Highway The scope of public participation is the area impacts directly by the project, i. e. Baotou City, Dalate Banner, Dongsheng City and the zone along the Highway. 2) National Road Route 208 Baiyincagan To Fengzhen Highway The scope of public participation is the area impacts directly by the project, i. e. Baiyincagan , Jining City, Cahaeryouyiqianqi Banner, Fengzhen City and the zone along the Highway. 9.2 The Mode of Public Participation and the Main Participators The modes of public participation this time are as follows: 1) Invite the local environmental workers to take part in inspection for "Thc Outline of Environment Impact Assessment " and "The Report of Environment Impact Assessment". 2) Specially visit the people's representatves and the other representatives of the academically associations,the mass groups and the village resident committees. 3) Invite some departments and persons concerned to attend the discussion meetings. 4) Issue public investigating questionnaires. (1) National Road Route 210 Baotou To Dongsheng Highway: A total of 400 questionnaires were issued and 342 questionnaires were recalled actually. (2)National Road Route 208 Baiyincagan To Fengzhen Highway: A total of 400 questionnaires were issued and 400 questionnaires were recalled actually. 9.3 Public Consultation 1)The local goverment and public opinions have been incorporated in dcsign slage of thc road And the design has considered the local interests as far as possible. 2) In the EIA process,representatives from the local environmental agencies have gathered to discuss and finalize sensitive points deserving focus of the EIA . The local responsible environmental agencies have also reaclhed agreement on the EIA standards. 3) What the local people are concerning .about is the project land coverage and copensation,and they hope that proper compensation be made in accordance with the provincial compensation procedures in the light of the local reality.They also hope this work should be open in order to ensure fair and reasonable compensation. 4) At the EIA outline review meeting ,experts and representatives from the environrmental agencies expressed their view on the environmental concerns and highlights of the EIA .AII the comments and recommendations of the meeting participants have been considered in the EIA . - 5) In the investigation ,those people whose housings will be relocated will agree to remove from their land afer they get proper compensation,they hope they can be resettled elsewhere in the origional villages. 9.4 The Public Views and Suggestions 29 1) The Construction of Baotou to Dongsheng section into a high-grade highway and Baivincagan To Fengzhen Highway is welcomed and supported by the public of the area along the road. 2) The Specific Problems Concerned by the Public (1) Reasonable Arrangements for the Resident Removal Each resident household having to remove pays utter attention to the rcmoval affecting their vital benefits. So when carrying out the removing work iinvestigation of each household to fix specific compensation expenses according to the stipulations of the Government should bc well arranged and specific persons should be authorized to take charge of this work. (2) Occupied Farmland and Facilities Some farmland occupied by the Highwav involving farmers' living and their production must be reasonably arranged according to the stipulations concerned, making reasonable compensation for the occupied farmland and facilities damaged. (3) The Separationi Problem ( The highway may separate some villages or individuals' farmland into two parts so that the natural connection will be cut by the road.This problem will make their living and production inconvenient. It is important to listen to the public opinions during the design. The passage should be considered to specially set up. The separated farmland should be adjusted and culverts for irrigation canals well arranged. (4) Environmental protection facilities In Public investigation, all the participants requested that the ccological environment be well protected when building the Highway. Many people recommended planting trees along the highway and make the Highway section to be built into a "Green Corridor", reduce the pollution caused by the traffic, and raise the natural environmental quality. For the specific questions or problems put forward by the public during the intention investigation, the recommended relevant countermeasurcs arc stated in the scction "Environment Mitigation Measures" of The EIA. 10. ASSESSMENT CONCLUSION 10.1 National Road Route 210 Baotou To Dongsheng Highway 1) The intended Highway will extremely improve the transportation conditions from Baotou to Dongsheng area bringing considerable social and economic benefits for these areas, also playing important roles in promoting exploitation of the local mineral resources, making the overall economy in these areas rapidly develop, enhancing the unity among the nationalities in the minority area and making the society stable, increasing income for the people living in the poor areas along the highway and reducing the poor population, as well as developing local tourism cause. 2) The Highway construction involves less cultural relics and no protection areas of cultural relics at the levels of the state and Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. In order to protect thc historic relics, the construction work should not be started until the prospecting and unearthing of relics arc carried out by related administrative departments of cultural relics. 3) The project has not much house removing and settlement work involved. The working plan will be drawn up in details for the land requisition, house-removing and settlement, and someones will be put in charge of these affairs. All this work will be finished by the end of December, 1997. 4)The intended Highway can alleviate traffic jams on the present National Road Route 210 and mnitigate the atmosphere and noise pollution along the road, making evident effects on improving the traffic conditions. 5)The intended Highway will occupy some land. However, there being rich land resources in these 30 areas, the effect exerted by the project is not quite serious. The highway will make increment in value for the land in these areas and have its utilized value improved. 6)The ecological environment along the Highway is mainly of farming, species of plants and animals all of general kinds, no rare plants and animals in imminent danger, so the influence on the wild plants and animals around is not quite big. 7)The project is located in the arid or semiarid region, with sparse vegetation, bad water and soil erosion and land in the part of areas desertified. The excavation and fill of earth and stone, for the construction of the planned highway, will partially transform the topographic features of the areas along the route. The destruction of the vegetation and earth surface due to borrow and spoil of earth may cause partial soil erosion and worsen land desertification. The use of the environment protection measures for the project will be helpful for the water and soil conservation and the prevention of land desertification in some areas along the highway. By implementing the greening and vegetation recovering project, the destroyed vegetationi can be recovered gradually, thus optimizing and beautifying the ecological environment along the route. 8)During the construction of the Highway, noise and dust will have some effect on the residents living near the Highway being built.Therefore some suitable measures will be taken to minimize those problems. 9)During the Highway service course, the environmental noise at the sensitive spots within the range of 200 meters limits on both sides of the Highway is beyond the specified level in most cases, more serious at night than by day, and the impact of noise on the sensitive spots will become stronger with the increase of the traffic volume. So it is necessary to take some comprehensive countermeasures to minimize the effect made by the noise. lO)During the Highway service course, the tailgas emissions from motor vehicles will not exceed the concentration value specified for the sensitive spots on both sides of the route, thus producing relatively small effect on the environment. 1 l)Each measure for environment protection recommended in The EIA should be carried out during the periods of design, construction and service. After these measures are carried out, some negative influence can be diminished or lowered to an acceptable level. 12)The plans recommended in the alternative plans are all decided in the preliminary design documentation. 13)The economic benefits of this project are evident. The recovery time for investment is reasonable and the project has a certain capability against the risks. The total investment on environment Measures is 30.37 million yuan. 14)The public along the highway are active in supporting the intended Highway. Their main problem concerned is about compensation for land for use taken over, removing and settling down. The construction units should make explanation to them and give them reasonable compensation. 15) From the view of environment protection, the highgrade Highway from Baotou to Dongsheng is a good project with its route reasonable and its benefits considerable. The project can be realized. 10.2 National Road Route 208 Baiyincagan To Fengzhen Highway l)The intended Highway will extremely improve the transportation conditions from BaiyinCaGan to Fengzhen area bringing considerable social and economic benefits for these areas, also playing important roles in promoting exploitation of the local mineral resources, making the overall economy in these areas rapidly develop, enhancing the unity among the nationalities in the minority area and making the society stable, increasing income for the people living in the poor areas along the highway and reducing the poor population, as well as developing local tourism cause. 31 2) According to the initial on-the-spot investigation . no identified cultural relic spots have been found along the intended highway. If cultural relics are found during the construction, the construction work should be stopped and the relevant cultural relic department should be informed. The construction can't be continued until the relics are unearthed and well arranged. The project construction won't affect the cultural relics concerned along the route. 3)The project has not much house removing and settlement work involved. The wvorking plan will be drawn up in details for the land requisition, house-removiig and settlemcnt, and soieonces will be put in charge of these affairs. All this work will be finished by the end of December, 1997. 4)The intended highway occupies rather little land and the occupation of the land has rather little effects on the utilization of the land. Along with the completion of the highway, and its being put into service the land along the route will get increment in value, raising the usable value of the land resources. 5)The ecological environment along the Highway is mainly of farming, species of plants and animals all of general kinds, no rare plants and animals in imminent danger, so the influence on the wild plants and animals around is not quite big. 6)The project is located in the arid or semiarid region, with sparse vegetation, bad water and soil erosion and land in the part of areas desertified. The destruction of the vegetation and earth surface due to borrow and spoil of earth may cause partial soil erosion and worsen land desertification. The use of the environment protection measures for the project will be helpful for the water and soil conservation and the prevention of land desertification in some areas along the highway. By implementing the greening and vegetation recovering project, the destroyed vegetation can be recovered gradually, thus optimizing and beautifying the ecological environment along the route. 7) The present situation of the sound environment along the intended highway is relatively good. The on-the-spot monitoring results show that no monitoring spot record surpasses the noise criteria. 8) The influence limits of noise from the operating machines in the daytime during the stage of the construction: the noise criteria beyond 50 meters are all below 70 dB(A) and those beyond 100 meters are all below 60 dB(A). Broader influence limits from the operating machines may appear at night. The noise criteria of the most operating machines may be up to 55 dB(A) about 100 meters away and the strong noise may reach 55 dB(A) beyond 300 meters or so. Some measures are to be taken during the construction in order to reduce the influence on the inhabitant around. 9) During the service stage of the highway, the influence of the traffic noise on the sensitive spots within 200 limits on both sides along the line is relatively little, influencing relatively little on all sensitive spots along the line except for Hongshaba Elementary School which receivcs a certain influence of the noise. Only in the later future service, may the influence of noise on the first row of houses beside the road in some individual sensitive places exceed the criteria a little to the extent of 0.1-1.0 dB(A). But the influence at night on every sensitivc spot is somewhat great, able to cxcecd the noise criteria in every service period of the highway. Therefore, the comprehensive measures must be taken to reduce the influence of noise to the minimal extent. 10 )The present situation of the atmospheric environment in the arca along the intended highway is rather good. The on-the-spot monitoring results show that, except for a higher TSP background value for other targets, rather clean results are recorded with relatively low conentration values of every monitoring spot. I I)During the construction of the Highway, noise and dust will have some inpact on the residents living near the Highway being built. Therefore some suitable measures will be taken to minimize those problems. 12)During the Highway service course, the tailgas emissions from motor vehicles will not exceed the concentration value specified for the sensitive spots on both sides of the r route, thus producing 32 relatively small effect on the environmient. 13)Each measure for environrment protection recommended in The EIA should be carried out during the periods of design, construction and service. After these measures are carried out, some negative influence can be diminished or lowered to an acceptable level. 14)The plans recommended in the alternative plans are all decided in the preliminary design documentation. 15)The economic benefits of this project are evident. The recovery time for investment is reasonable and the project has a certain capability against the risks. The total investment on environment protection is 18.283 million yuan. 16)The public along the highway are active in supporting the intended Highway. Their main problem concerned is about compensation for land for use taken over, removing and settling down. The construction units should make explanation to them and give them reasonable compensation. 17)From the view of environment protection, the Highway from BaiYinCaGan to FengZhen is a good project with its route reasonable and its benefits considerable. The project can be realized. 33 C-)~~~~~~~~ :~~~ V~ ~ ~ ~~~~~ X Pop!^s's R c puiDl o f C hina o~~ ig Li, 1-C I Geocr-ap'l-iIcalH poSitLiOIl m--ap of Innr.-IiJioncrolia Aut-onlomois-Resion China At ' 4~~~ % Ru.sl , r- G : r kA Z. 11 ,'yF^K8^ I, r /P At.' 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ENVIRONMENTAL COND1TION AND SENSMTVE POINTS .................................................. 1 0 3.1 ENVrRONMENTAL CONDITION ......... .................................I......10 3.2 ENVIRONMENTAL SENsrrIvE PONrs ................................................. 13 4 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT PREDICITION ................................................. 16 4. 1 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF L-Z SECTION ................................................. 1 6 4.2 ENVIRONMENT IMPACT OF X-G SECTION ................................................. 21 5 NMTIGATORY MEASURES AND SUGGESTIONS ................................................. 29 5. 1 MITIGATORY M EASURES AND SUGGESTION OF L-Z SECTION ................................................. 29 5.2 MITIGATORY MEASURES AND SUGGESTION OF X-G SECTION . ................................................ 33 6 ALTERNATIVE ANALYSIS . ............................... 35 6.1 ALTERNATIVF ANALYSIS OF L-Z SECTION ................................ 35 6.2 ALTERNATIVE ANALYSIS OF X-G SECTION ................................ 36 7 OUTLINE OF EAP AND ENVIRONMENTAL COST ........................................... 40 7.1 OUFLINE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION PLAN .................................... 40 7.2 0RGALSa C3oF o ENK ALm s UIMON ................................................. 46 7.3 ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING ................................................. 47 7.4 EQUIMENT FOR ENVIRONMNTAL MoNIToRiNG ............ ............................................................... 49 7.5 ENVIRONMNETAL PERSON TRAINING ..................................... 49 7.6. TOTAL NET COST OF ENVIRONMENT .................................... 49 8. BENEFTT ANALYSIS OF ENVORONMENT AND ECONMY .............................................1 S 8.1 ECONOMIC BENEFIT ANALYSIS ............................................. 51 8.2 SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT BENEFIT. ............................................. 5 1 9 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ............................................. 52 9.1 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION OF L-Z SECTION ............................................. 52 9.2 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION OF X-G SECTION ............................................. 55 9.3 THE PLANNED WORK OF THE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION WHEN EIA, EAP AND ES ARE COMPLETED ..57 10 CONCLUSIONS: ............................................. 58 1 0. 1 CONCLUSIONS OF L-Z SECTION ................................ 58 10.2 CONCIUSIONS OF X-G SEC-ION .......................... 60 1 General The Liugouhe-Zhonghe Highway(hereafter referred as to "L-Z") and the Xujiamo-Gulang highway (hereafter referred as to "X-G") are two sections of National Trunk Road312 Shanghai-Yining and Lianyungang-Horgous in Gansu-Province. The Road 312 is one of the arteries of traffic connecting -Western and Eastem China. With the opening of Asian-European Continent Bridge. the interior economy in China will be centered on and there will be more economic dealings of Xinjiang with other part of the country. The present Liugouhe-Zhonghe highway, low in grade, seriously streetlike jammed with traffic, and frequent with accidents, goes from east to west through the city proper of Lanzhou, capital of Canstu Province. With the economic growth in China and the economic development in the northwest region, the highway can no longer satisfy the traffic need, so L-Z Highway should be built as early as possible. In addition, the counties which the route of X-G section passes (Yongdeng, Tianzhu and Gulang), are of the economically developing belt which is rich in natural resources. Also. the X-Z road is an access to the Hexi Corridor called the bam in Gansu. However, the existing Xujiamo-Gulang Highway can no longer meet the requirements of rapid growth of economy as a national trunk artery due to low in grade, numerous crossings, frequent with accidents and, as a result, low transport efficiency. Thus, it has held back the economic growth in Lanzhou City and its neighbouring countries. So, it is very necessary and also urgent to build the X-G road as earily as possible. Therefore, Gansu Province plans to get a loan from the World Bank to build thoes sections of the road. Entrusted bv GPCDI in compliance with the ELA requirements of the World Bank, Lanzhou University completed the EIA reports and EAP of L-Z section in 1997, Xian Highway University completed the EIA reports and EAP of X-Z section in 1997.All of the documents are approved by NEPA. 1.1 Purpose of EIA (1) To determine the target of environimenital protection by surveying present situations of natural environment and social surroundings along the route; (2) To predict and assess the impact on the environment on both sides during construction and operation phases; (3) To analyze the positive and negative impact on both sides of the road, put forward necessary environmental mitigatory measures to minimize the adverse impact appTopriately to keep highway construction in step with environmental protection; (4) To provide evidences for the engineering design of environmental protection and environmental management of the section. 1.2 Bases for the EIA Report (1) "Environmental Management Methods for Construction Projects" issued by NEPAC No 003(86); (2) "Environmental Management Methods for Traffic Construction Projects" issued by MOC No 17.(90): (3) "A Circular Letter on Strengthening ETA of Projects Usilng Loans from International Finance Organizations" No 324(1993); (4) Review of the Pioject Proposal of Lanzhou Liugouhe-zhonghe Highway issued by PDMC. Letter No.622(1994): (5) Feasibility Research Report on Lanzhou Liuliouhe-zhonglie of National Road 312. issued by GPCPDL 1/96 (6) Outline of Environmental Impact Assessment of Lanzhou Liugouhe-Zhongbe of National Trunk Road 312 (7) Mandate of Environmental Impact Assessment of Lanzhou Liugouhe-Zhonghe in National Road 312 (8) "Official Reply on Proposal of Project of Liugouhe(in Lanzhou)-Gulang Highway" No 622(1994)(from MOC); (9) "Project Feasibility Study Report of X-G" by Gansu Planning & Design Institute of Communications. Feb. 1997; (10) "An Outline of EIA;" (I1) "An Inspection Reply on the Outline of EIA of X-G" from the NationaL Environmental Protection Agency, No 293.[1996]; (12) "A Reply on the Outline of EIA of X-G" from the National Environmental Protection Bureau; (13 ) "Soil and Water Conservation law of P.R.C." (14) The Operation directives of the World Bank. 1.3 Scope and Standards of EIA For the scope and standards of EIA of the proposed road, see Table I - I Table 1-1 The scope and Standards of the EIA Item Scope Standards Factors Soil erosion within 200m. extend the scope earth waste and borrow area Agricultural within 200m. Sv-' Gb 14935-94. Food Sanitatioii Pb in crop ecology Standards Ambient air within 200m. GB 3095-96, Ambient air quality CO, NOx, standards(ll) TSP, Pb THC 2 Item Scope Standards Factors Acoustics within 200m. GB 309693, Environmental Noise Leq environment Standards in city Area, class 11 for school _________ _and hospitals. Social Direct impact: within environment 200m, Indirect impact: Key area Water within 1000m of the lower GB 3838-88, Surface water Environmental pH, COD, oil, reaches of rivers or Quality Standard, class II or III use different ss _________ reservoirs classes for the different surface water. Soil within 200m GB 15618-95 soil Environment Quality Pb in soil I_ Standards, class 11. 1.4 Assessment periods: L-Z section Construction Period( 1998-2002) Operation Period: Initial Period( 1 998-2002), Middle Period(20 1 0), Late peTiod(2020) X-G section 1) Construction phase: 1998-2002 2) Medium-term operation phase: 2010 3) Long-term operation phase: 2022 1.5 Assessment Methods For assessment contents and methods see Table 1-2. Table 1-2 Assessment Contents and Methods Item Methods Remarks ecological environment model analys:s for soil erosion and lead content sectional calculation for in soil; analogical methods for lead content in soil erosion; typical land crops analysis for lead content traffic noise impact field monitoring for existing environment sensitive spots as subjects ambient air impact quality; model prediction combined with of assessment water impact analogical analysis :--r eavironment impact social environment collecting data, questionaires and prediction analysis 3 2 Project Description 2.1 Project Description ot L-Z section 2. 1.1 Location, Alignment and Major controling points of L Z Section The highway starts at k2196 on National Trunk Road 312, on the liugoube of the east outline of lanizbou, nuis northlward across quanzigou, Liugouhe, Majiagou, Daqling mountain to Guchlenping, then it pass Bao-lan and Long-lhai Railways to soutlhern bal)1k of Yellow River. Because of the separation by Yellow River. The route mav have twvo alternative scheme, They are Nothem scheme (N-scheme) and southlern scheme (S-scheme). The Ilighway of N-scheme pass Yellow River to it's iortlheni bank, througli Qinbaishi to Zaoshugou on the east side of Yanchangbu.(this sclheme liave beeii recommended by the Feasibility researcli report of the project). S- scheme runs westward aloug the soutlhem baak of the Yellow River, through the NoTtliside of Gansu education institute, to eastern Yantan, then it rmns Northward and pass Yellow river to Zaoshugou on Northern bank of Yellow River linking to N- scieine. theni it extends along the Zaoshugou across Baishitougou, xiaogou, luotuoxialzi, National Trunk road 109 to west side of Dasbagou, extends nortlhward to Zhonglie on the end of project. The Routine can be seen in Fig2.2 From above, We know that the section from Douggang to Zaoshugou of the project lhave two partial altemation scheme. One is at the Nortlern bank of the Yellow River and another at the southem bank. '. 1.2 Constretiction Scale and Main Techlnical Indexes of L-Z Section 112e wlhole activities of the project (Recomniended schieme) are slhowed in table 2.1 and 2.2. 4 Table.2. I Construction Scale and Main Engineering Volume of the Project Items Unit Quantity N-Scheme MIav-in Road km 33.028 .otal Estimated Invesnmenit thiousand vuan 148358.0014 Lazud for Construction 2843 Retmoval of Houses I,, 8660 Remioval of Wire Poles 108 Removal of Optical Cables kmi. 3 Constriction Penod year 4 Roadbed Earthwork thousand ni3 8084.763 Pa.;vement thousand n3 201.415 TTunnels m 0 Large Bridges ditto 3265.20/8 Medium and Small Bridges ditto 43.54/1 hiterchinge 9 It )erpazs 3 Chiarge Installations 3 Table. 2.2 Main Technical Indexes Technical Grade N-Scheme Tec}Hr; .. Jsce.w Mountain Expressway (' alculnted DriVing Speed (kIm/lh) 80 Width of Roadbed (m) 21.5 Widthi of Driving Lane (ni) 37.5 x 2 iHoriziontal Ctu-ve (in) 200 ITcp Rile(%) S Design Flood Frequenicy of Roadbed 1/100 Design Load of Bridges and Culverts Truck--over 20 Grade with Trailer 120 5 2.2 Project Description of X-G section 2.2. l Alignment and Major Controlling Points of X-G Section (1) Geographical location The proposed highway starts at Heba of Xujiamo and meets with Shuping- Xujiamo lighlway wlhichi is under construction. It terminates nortli of Gulang Country- L,ll an(I is connected withi existing Trunik Line 312 at K2432+700. then extends lbnvard till K2433+474 (destination). Tfle total length covers 148.99kmr Fig. 2-1 slhows its geograpllical location. (2)Aligninent ( recommended) and major controlling points Basically', the route goes from soutlh to north. Starting at Heba of Nujiamo. it goes tiortlwxvards oni tlhe' easteni terrace of Zhuanlang River against the current along with exisling liizliway 312 and Lan-Xini Railroad. 'Thien the route goes following this alignment: Lonigquanlsi--Majiapinig--Yongdeng County-town -- Tianzhu County-- towii--Anwen -Wusliao Mountains--Anyuan Town--Longgoubao--Heisongyi-- Sliibaipu--Gulang Gorge--north of Gulang Town--meets existing National Trunk Line 3 12 at(K2432+700)--destination K2433+474. Thle major controlling spots are: Heba of Xujianio, Longquansi west of Yongdeng CoLnty-town. Wushengyi. east of Tianzhu County-town,Anyuan Town. Siubaipu and Gulanig. For thieir locations, see Fig 2-1. 12.2. Construction Scale and Main Tecllnical Indexes of X-G Sectioni The planned X-G road is 148.9km loing and the total cost of the project is estimated to be 1,618,440,000 RMB yuan (about $194,992,771). Thle teclhnical standards for this project are those for auto-only highways in liglht rolling areas and lhilly areas. For major teclnical indexes oftlle roa( see Table 2-3. :inl.le 2.3 Major Techlnical Indexes of X-G Section sections Xiujiaio-- Lcngqtansi Anmen- Mohewan connecting itetius Longgualsi -Anmen Mohewan -Gulang line land features liglit rolling plain light ieanvy rolling heavy rolling light rolling area on plan i aarea rea il hiarea rea in hills area on plan area class automobile-only, class 11 large width, class Ill class [I design speed (km/h) 80 60 width of sibgrade(m) 16.50 T 12.00 12.00 15.00 8.50 jstopping vision I10 75 110 75 dist(ni) designed load of automobile-super 20, trailer- 120 automobile 20 bridge & culvert trailer 100 6 2.2.3 Work Amount of X-G Section Tlue work amounlt of X-G sectioni is listed in Table 2-4. Table 2-4 Work Amount of the project of X-G section sections in Yongdeng in Tianzilu in Gulanig total unit County CoLnty CoLunty items _ ittile tengti kin 63.658 54.105 31.2 148.99 CL,Ih-nid enIrrh) kill; 55700(0 1825.73 1373.37 10769.10 s.tb-rade stone kii3 _ 615.27 648.29 1263.56 v:nrk paveoinelt kn3 602.60 477.027 368.388 1448.015 iarge brige mn/place 599.80/3 360.78/2 116.00/1 1076.58/6 nied.& small brige rn/place 1296.6/56 1438.5/48 520.4/10 3254/114 cthlvert place 362 216 84 662 tecTlalige 4 2 , 6 ('rade separation 5 3 5 13 passage 43 21 - 64 service area I I 2 :Omininistratioii I I . 3 IWLmitilenia_iwe _ 2 2 I 5 2.2.4 Wotk SclheduLle [)esign: June, 1996 - Dec., 1998 Coonstrulctioni: July. 1998 - Juie 30,2002(48 .;months) 2.L2.5 Cost estimate and Funds Raise Thie proposed highway will cost 1,628,437,000 Rennimnbi yuan including a loan of I US $60,000,000 from the World Bank(415,080,000 yuan).subsidizationi of t50).000,00) yuan from MOC. with the remaininig raised by the Government of Gansu provinice. 7 Fig. 2.1 Mlap of Project Location HuoX ,uosU E Qingi Provinceg l QQ1JT C Bai\ inL CAit
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