China - Inner Mongolia Transport and Transport Facilitation Project : environmental evaluation report and environmental action plan (Vol. 1 of 4) : Initial environmental evaluation report and action plan

Initial Environmental Evaluation Report and Environmental Action Plan E998 v. 1 THE LOCAL ROAD IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM IN INNER MONGOLIA FINANCED BY WORLD BANK LOAN INITIAL ENVIRONMENTAL EVALUATION REPORT AND ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION PLAN INNER MONGOLIA ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES ACADEMY May 2004 THE LOCAL ROAD IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM IN INNER MONGOLIA FINANCED BY WORLD BANK LOAN INITIAL ENVIRONMENTAL EVALUATION REPORT AND ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION PLAN Accepting Unit: Inner Mongolia Environmental Sciences Academy Inner Mongolia Environmental Sciences Academy  Initial Environmental Evaluation Report and Environmental Action Plan The Director: Du Junfeng Responsible Person: Lu Qianzhong Senior Engineer Certificate number: A14010012 Compiler: Lu Qianzhong Senior Engineer Certificate number: A14010012 Li Xiaoxia Engineer Certificate number: A14010007 Liu Dongmei Senior Engineer Certificate number: A14010011 Taoli Senior Engineer Certificate number: A14010004 Zhang Yugang Senior Engineer Certificate number: B14070005 Du Qianggeng Engineer Certificate number: B14070001 Zhao Jiaming Engineer Certificate number: B14070186 Check: Du Junfeng Zhang Shuli Co-operator: Hulunbeier City Environmental Monitoring Station The Director: Wu Shuozhu Inner Mongolia Environmental Sciences Academy  Initial Environmental Evaluation Report and Environmental Action Plan PART1 INITIAL ENVIRONMENTAL EVALUATION REPORT 1. BRIEF INTRODUCTION OF THE PROJECT 1.1 Project Components And Description Communication is an important infrastructure and basic industry of civil economy, as well as basic conditions of improving social development. Expediting infrastructure construction, which is a main measurement of the strategy developing the west part of China, plays a very important role in improving economic development of jumping-off and depressed area, production and consumption environment of countryside and pasturing areas, and living conditions of farmers as well. The highway possessed by Inner Mongolia is fairly less. The length of highway per million square kilometers is only 1/3 of national average level, even much lower in needy areas. Inner Mongolia "The Local Road Improvement Program" ( LRIP ) will be constructed in terms with the following standards: To improve local economic development of needy areas To promote local products commerce of needy areas To solve the problems of education and medical treatment for the local residents of needy areas To improve communication in port areas Considering above principles, IMCD and Hulunbeier city selected 12 roads, which needed to be improved. Through screening, five roads about 431.4 km long are given the priority to be this "The Local Road Improvement Program" (LRIP). The project area is a needy banner of state level and autonomy region level. Accomplishing the project will be significant to quicken the local economy, improve the production and living environment of farmers. This report is oriented to the LRIP financed by the World Bank, the LRIP consisting of 5 components, which are separately described as follows: Dayangshu-Baihuapai Highway Zhalainuoer-Heishantou Highway Honghuaerji-Handagai Highway Alatanemule-Arihashate Highway Amugulang-Ebuduge Highway The following is a brief of the above mentioned 5 road upgrading components. Inner Mongolia Environmental Sciences Academy 1  Initial Environmental Evaluation Report and Environmental Action Plan 1. Dayangshu-Baihuapai Highway Dayangshu-Baihuapai Highway project is located in the Elunchun Autonomous Banner, Hulunbeier City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of China. Total of the road length is 70.5 km. The starting spot of the highway is at Dayangshu Town, with the main control spots along the route as: Wulubutie Town, Naerkeqi Township, and the terminal at the farm Baihuapai in the Jiagedaqi area. The highway will be constructed to match the standards of Class II on the basic of existing road of Class III in mountainous/seriously rolling areas. The subgrade is 8.5m wide, the surface is 7.0m wide, and the speed is designed to be 40km/h. 2. Zhalainuoer-Heishantou Highway Zhalainuoer-Heishantou Highway located in Inner Mongolia, passes through Hulunbeier City, Manzhouli City Xinbaerhu Left Banner Chenbarerhu Benner and Eerguna City, with a total length 158km. The highway starts at Zhalainuoer Mineral Area and ends at Town Heishantou going through Cuogang Farmland, Quanhe Hulieyetu Fishfarm and Badaguan meadow. The highway will be constructed to match the standards of Class III on the basic of existing natural road on grassland. The subgrade is 7.5m wide and the surface is 6.0m wide. 3. Honghuaerji-Handagai Highway Honghuaerji-Handagai Highway located in Ewenke Autonomous Banner of Hulunbeier City, Inner Mongolia, starts at Town Honghuaerji and ends at Handagai Farmland with a total length 99km, no other township along the highway. The highway will be constructed to match the standards of Class III on the basic of existing natural road on grassland. The subgrade is 7.5m wide and the surface is 6.0m wide. 4. Alatanemule-Arihashate Highway Alatanemule-Arihashate Highway located in Xinbaerhu Right Bannerof Hulunbeier City, Inner Mongolia starts at Town Alatanemule of Xinbaerhu Right Banner and ends at Arihashate Port, with a total length 82.5km, passes through Huretingbeijiawu Vanadium. The highway will be constructed to match the standards of Class III on the basic of existing road of Class IV. The subgrade is 7.5m wide and the surface is 6.0m wide. 5. Amugulang-Ebuduge Highway Amugulang-Ebuduge Highway located in Xinbaerhu left banner of Hulunbeier City, Inner Mongolia, starts at Town Amugulang of Xinbaerhu left banner and ends at Ebuduge Port, with a total length 21.4 km. The highway will be constructed to match the standards of Class III on the basic of existing natural road on grassland. The subgrade is 8.5m wide and the surface is 7.0m wide. Technical grades and cost estimates of these road segments are shown in Table 1.1-1 and Table 1.1- 2. Inner Mongolia Environmental Sciences Academy 2  Initial Environmental Evaluation Report and Environmental Action Plan Table1.1-1 Summary of Road Upgrading Components Existing Highway Upgrading Standard Length Total Cost Construction No. Name Traffic Volume Subgrade Surface Type of Subgrade Surface Type of (km) Grade Grade 104RMB Period (2003 year) Width (m) Width (m) Surface Width (m) Width (m) Surface Dayangshu-Baihuapai Mountain 2005- 1 70.5 III 1022 8 6.5 arenaceous 8.5 7 Asphalt 18947 Highway area II 2006 Zhalainuoer-Heishantou No 2005- 2 158 366 III 7.5 6 Asphalt 22059 Highway Grade 2006 Honghuaerji-Handagai No Mountain 2006- 3 99 378 7.5 6 Asphalt 16785 Highway Grade area III 2007 Alatanemule-Arihashate 2005- 4 82.5 IV 292 6.5 3.5 arenaceous III 7.5 6 Asphalt 6467.9 Highway 2006 Amugulang-Ebuduge No 2005- 5 21.4 298 III 8.5 7 Asphalt 2771.9 Highway Grade 2006 Total 431.4 67030.8 Remarks: Class II: Speed 80-40km/h, average daily traffic: 2000-5000, width of roadbed: 12-8.5m, width of road surface: 9-7 m. Class III: Speed 60-30km/h, average daily traffic: less than 2000, width of roadbed: 8.5-7.5m, width of road surface: 7-6 m. Class IV: Speed 40-20km/h, average daily traffic: less than 200, width of roadbed: 4.5-6.5m, width of road surface: 3-5 m. Inner Mongolia Environmental Sciences Academy 3  Initial Environmental Evaluation Report and Environmental Action Plan Table 1.1-2 Summary of main engineering technical indicators for all segments Road name No. Indicators Unit Dayangshu-Baihuapai Zhalainuoer-Heishantou Honghuaerji-Handagai Alatanemule-Arihashate Amugulang- buduge Highway Highway Highway Highway Highway Occupied forestry ha 124.78 14 1 land Grassland ha 221.2 124.6 20.27 permanently Cultivated ha 108.87 Temporary land ( Grassland 2 ha 13 (wilderness) 3.53 14 4 2.33 ) 3 Removal building m2 0 0 0 0 0 Removal power supply 4 Place 0 0 0 0 0 wires Heightening communication 5 Place 0 2 0 0 1 wires 6 Earthwork 103m3 1147.757 1672.455 1109.76 95.459 163.699 7 Stone work 103m3 201.318 2.1 0 0 0 8 Big, medium bridge( 20m) m/set 102/2 0 67.5/1 0 0 9 Small bridge m/set 124/8 126/8 78/3 0 21.5/2 10 Plane intersection place 19 5 5 0 2 11 Design vehicle speed Km/h 40 60 30 60 60 Inner Mongolia Environmental Sciences Academy 4  Initial Environmental Evaluation Report and Environmental Action Plan 1.2 The Features of The Project 1.2.1 Reconstruction Standard 5 components of the LRIP are all located in rural areas. All components are widening subgrades and improving surfaces in order to increase the technical grade and capacity of existing roads. All 5 segments are improved on the basis of original roads, of which Dayangshu-Baihuapai Highway improved from Class III to Class II; Alatanemule-Arihashate Highwayimproved from Class IV to Class III; others improved from natural road on grassland to Class III. 1.2.2 Vehicle Volume Forecast The vehicle volume is predicted in table 1.1-3. Table 1.1-3 Vehicle Volume Forecast (Vehicle /D) Project name Vehicle Volume Forecast No. 2007 year 2010 year 2015 year 1 Dayangshu-Baihuapai Highway 1806 2454 3593 2 Zhalainuoer-Heishantou Highway 601 822 1223 3 Honghuaerji-Handagai Highway 717 981 1653 4 Alatanemule-Arihashate Highway 427 609 929 5 Amugulang-Ebuduge Highway 611 870 1500 1.3 Temporary used land To choose the temporary land used for taking soil, machinery, materials, construction camp, etc. considering the following: 1. Not to occupy farmland, with less vegetation and wild animals and plants in them, 2. Far away from atmosphere sensitive points, 3. Far away from residents and schools so that decreasing effect to local people's life. After the construction, land restoration will be taken in these places, so no negative effect will take place to the environment. 1.4 Project Schedule Honghuaerji-Handagai Highway will be constructed in 2006 and put into operation in 2007, so the construction period is 2 years. Other 4 highways will be constructed in 2005 and put into operation in 2006, so the construction period is 2 years as well. Inner Mongolia Environmental Sciences Academy 5  Initial Environmental Evaluation Report and Environmental Action Plan 2. ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING 2.1 Natural Environment 2.1.1 Geographical Location The LRIP is located in Hulunbeier city of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Hulunbeier city is situated in the northeast part of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region with an area of 25.3