China - Fujian Provincial Highway Project : environmental impact assessment (Vol. 1 of 6) : EIA : Quanzhou-Xiamen section of Fuzhou-Xiamen Expressway

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VII rVIS4Y Rtpori E0052 China Fujian Provinlcial Higlhway -Project EA Category A Environmental Impact Statement 1 of 6 September 1992 This report has been prepared by the Borrower or its Consultant  ~O~1( r EMVIROHAL IMPACT.STATEMENT QUIMIAR .-XIAMEH SBfION OF U -XIAME EXPRESSWAY. .~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ S~~ ; * ~ ~ ~ pVgo"CMcA4A > f ~" B# j2 i 0fl  4, .~~~~~ Environmental Imact Statment * OQum=u-xia.n Section of Fuzhou-Xia.n Expressway Contents I .Adinistrative sumry 1.1 Origin of the Project 1.2 Staff Asigned to EA Work 1.3 The Review of Environmental AssessmenL in Retroset 1.4 The Laws.Regulations and Criteria Applied in EA Vork 1.5 lhe Main Methodology Used in EA Work 1.6 Public Participation in EA Work 1.7 The Main Conclusions of EA Work Il.ProjecL Description 2.1 The Route Strike of the Expresswayand Lhe Main Wurkw .22 Comparison and Selection of the Engineering AlLernatives 2.3' T.rafric rorecasl for the Epressway and Econuoic BeneriLs SLemming from the Expresmw 2.4 The Imets of Encineering Goology and Hydrolog : .5 'Ihe Constrution F Plannirn an Environmpnli.1 abnagmwnt 2.6 Iraff ic .4angebnt Plan at the Cxntrution Stage 2.7 The Protection Plan of Culturai Relics 2.8 The Displacemont of the Lal Pec.ple _-I-  1IL.T11 StAtus quo of the Fvirarnt 3.1 The Scope of Studies 3.2 Natural Envirommt 3.2.1 Mateorolo 3.2.2 Terains and Toporaphic Features 3.2.3 Soil Category and Distribution , . 3.2.4 Vegetation 3.2.5 River System 3.3 Social Environment 3.3.1 Population and Cultivated Land Along the Route 3.3.2 Industry and Agriculture and the Struture of Agriculture. Forestry.1IusbarduR.Sideline Production and Fishery 3.3.3 Agricultural Production Conditions along the Route 3.3.4 Traffic Conditions along the Route 3.3.5 Cultual Relics and Landscape 3.4 The Status quo of EnvironmenLal Quality 3.4.1 The SLatus quo of Atmospheric Environment Qwality 3.4.2 Ihe Status quo of Acoustical Environwent Quality 3.4.3 lhe Status quo ater Envirnm t Quality 3.4.4 The Status or Vibration Environment IV.The Projection or Environmental Im1t 4.1 The Assessmt or Atmospheric Environmental ImPact 4.1.1 The ConLents"'to Be Assessed 4.1.2 The Source Intemsity Analysis of the Pollutants 4.1.3 The PredicLive Nodel and uw Parameter Selection -. 4.1.4 The Prsoection of Atmospheric Environmental Iwact 4.1.5 The Anlysis or lhe Projection Outcomes 4.1.6 Suggestions 2  ,... - 7 4.2 ihe ProJection of Rolm. and Vibration Environntal Iwacts 4.2.t The Analysis of Roie and Vibrition Fhvironmntl Iwact at the Construction Staue 4.2.2 The Projection of Evlroni tal Noise Ipct at the Stage of Orjrt ion * . 4.2.3 The ProJectlon and Aswet e _mnt of Vibration Environment 4.2.4 Countermasr and Siuestions for the Control of Noise and Vibration 4.3 The Environmental Imat Projection of Soil Erosion 4.3.1 The Status quo of Soil Erosion along the Route 4.3.2 Cntributing Factor Analysis of Soil Eosion Caused by the Construction of the Highway 4.3.3 The Piecewise Anlysis of the Sensitivity of Soil Erosion along the Route 4.3.4 The Projection of the PoLential Soil Erosion Caused by the Expreswa 4.3.5 The Potential Impact of Soil Erosion on the Eological Environuent : 4.3.6 Measures and Suwestions 4.4 The lupect of the Eressway on the-Ecological Environment alons the Route 4.4.1 The I439t on the Ezologicl Environnenl. along the Route at the SLa-e of Construction 4.4.2 The Iuact on the Ecological Environuent, along the Route at the Stage of Opetion 4.4.3 MiLigsl.ing Measures and Stwpestions ror the Ecoigical Environ -ent ImPact Caused by the Exrssway 4.4.4 Suggestions as to the Afforestatian along the Route -3-  4.4.5 The Iect an the Wild Aniuls and the ProJection hsuwes 4.5 The Projection of Watdr Environmet Ict 4.5.1 Analysis on the Water Pollutant Sources 4.5.2 Prediction ModI1 4.5.3 Outoms of the ProJection 4.5.4 Conclusions and uSuwstioes 4.6 Public Perticipation 4.6.1 Paels and Investigation Natho& 4.6.2 Findinss 4.6.3 Probler and Susgestions V.Environaental Managemnt Plan 5.1 The Objectives and Groda for the Planning 5.2 EnvironmentaLmnageent Crunizational System 5.3 Fjvironntal Mnagement at the Stage of Construction 5.4 Environmental Managmnt at the Staoe of Lhe Operation 5.5 Environmental Monitering and Training Prvgrase VI.Conclusiom and Counterneaswes C. I Conclusions 6.2 Countermeasues and Suestions ror the Environmental Protection -4-  Enviromntal Ipat Stitement Qunzhou-Xiamn Section of Fuzhou-Xlann Expressw I.Achintstrative Sorn 1.1 Origin of the ProJect In order to mt the dund raisod for the open-door Pollcy and the devlopmnt of the highwa transport facilities along Fuzhou-Xiaun hluhv.y to solve the proble of sharp inmresing of trafric on the existing coastal arteries. it's simested that an expressway be first constructed between Qumhou and Xianen. After that. Xiamen- Zhangzhou Section. Fuzhou- Putian Section. Putian-Quanzhou Section will be built step by step. The design or the expreswy was conducted by Fujian Provincial Coummications Planning and Design Instituts (FPCPDI). Being a component of National Route 324 from Furhou to Kunoing. Yunnan Province, Fuzhou- Xiaoen Exressway serves as a trarfic artery to connect Fuzhou Econosic Development Zone and Xiaoen Special Economic Zone and the Xiamen-Zhangiiouandm Economic Development Zone in the southernpart or Fujian Province. acting not only as a collecting and distributing route for uritime car8os at ports, but also as a window to the world. wiCnzhou-Xiauen Section of FuzhwouXiamen Expressway comprises an area with fairly developed econow and its influence area covers 5696. 5 XNf with a Population of 5. 242 mill ion and an avr population density of 920 gmperson/12axnd Gross Industrial Output value of RMs I 2. 595 billion yuan. Since the reform. Fujian has witnessed a rapidly developed economy and a fast growth or trarfic volume. According to the obsevations ade by the traffic volue observation stations between 198 O and 1290. the -daily ixed traffic(converted into mediui trucks) increased at an averae rate or 14. 191. resulting in frequen road accidents and 1kw travelling speed.It's Predicted that by 20M0 th*e Oross Output Value or Agriculture Ind Industry along Quaou-Xiaimen Section will reach RMB 42. 70 billion yuan(on the-basis of fixed price F 10980). the daily average traffic volume is 29. 983 when converted inLo si I I cars and 14. 992 wien cnverted into m.diuu trudcs on the existing _ I _  QCn,ehiw-XIasen Hishway.In' order to Improve the trnpwort infrastructure and investment environment and to develop exprt-oriented econow, it's extremely urgent to constrwct QmnWiou-XIamen Suction of Fuzhou-Xiunen In line with "Environmental Protection Law of PRC', "nmnt Guildline on Environoental Protection of Construation Projects. No. 003 issued by the State Environmental Protection Commission. State Planning ComissionPC) and the State Enomic-Comission-:) and "Nsres for Envirormental Protection Mbnamnt or Tmransport Construstion Projects. No. 17 issued by MC of PRC. Fujian Provincial Office of Freeway CotruLtionOC) entrusted in September, 1991, Fujian Provincial Environmental Protection Research InstitutePRI) to prepare an Enviromental Jm)act Statement for Quan*wouXiamen Section of FuzLou- Xiauen Expresswa. 1.2 Staff Assigned to EA Work .PEPRI, awarded Licence A after the examination held by the SLate Environmental Protection Bureau CEB) and qualified for EA work for the project as a juridical persbnality. is responsible for the envircnmental assessment work.FPEPRI has once undertaken EA work ror over 30 large and medium construction projecLs and the personnel in charge of the assessment comprised Mr. Zhou Shi Liang. senior engineer.director or the Assessment Department of FPEPRI and Mr. Omn Zhen Jin. senior engineer. direcwtr ow FPoP RI. Ihe assessment woup was cowd of 3 senior engineers and 10 engineers and 86 Nunsmonth was spend on it. Among the Parteners was Highway Science Research Itati.;uteUlSRI) of HOC or PRC. which was also awarded Licence A by the State Environmental Protection Bureau. Hr. Song Gwo 2hen,senior engineer and director of the Assssment Department or HURI was held lhe respibility for the -2-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~.  ensineering Job analysis. Since the environmental wonitoring was condchited by such local statutoy units for environmental wonitoring as- Quanhou Environmental Protection Monitoring Station, Tong'ean County Environmental Protection Monitoring Station. Material Structure Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Quanzhou Gage Station, Xiaume University and Fujian Agricultural College. therefore, the basis data of the aessment are rel iable. 1.3 The Review of Environmental Assesent in Restrospect FPEPRI was involved in the work even at the beginning of 1990 when the alignment of road was secwed. From then on. the units concened participated in the discsions on the route selection and the relative environmental problems. and the findincs was fed back to the design department on time. During this period four substantial modifications wer- inde. each adding new measur or environmental protection. Tne relevant suggestions vere mide by the units involved in rA work in th- form of 'Precies of Environmental Iwact Statement MMIS) or Fuanz-hou- Xiamen Expressway Section of Fwhou-Xiaamn Highway". When the plan of the expressway was subsitted and approved in Rovember. 1991. Lhe units in charge cr the assessmnt loSL no time in Preparation of "Outline of EA and submitted iL La the SFPB for review. which Passed the examination swonsered by the SEPB in February, 1992. On the basis of the comments nude by the SEPB and the suggestions wade b; environmental specialists from the Vorld Bank, EA work was condur".d. in July. 1992. the field survey and 1. 4 The Laws. Regulations and Critwria Applied in EA work 1L4.1 The Basis on which the Assessment was nade. (I)Environmental Protection Law of PbC. -3.-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  (2)Atmospheric Pollution Abtement Law of PRC. (3)Vatr Pollution Abateent Law of PRC. (4)nauement Guildline on Evironmntl Protection of Corntru- tion Projects. No.003(86) issued by the SEPB (5)N MO for EivIro btal Prottlion Ihnuemnt of Constu- tion ProJects, No.117(86) issued by Ministry of Urban and Rural Cnstructlon and Environmental Protection. ()Operational Directives 4.00 of the World Bank (7)Vasures for Environmntal Protection l ;anaemet of Transport Construction Projects. No.17 issued by IOC of PRC (8)The Trust Deed of Fujian Provincial Leading Group of Fuzhou- Xiam-Zhangzhou Freewa Construction(September Uth, 1991) (9)Engineering Feasibility Studr Report on Qumzhou-Xiamen Section Project of Fuzhou-Xiaen Ep a by FPCPHIOIoveuber.1991) (IO)Engineering Feasibility Study Supplementar, Report on Quanzhou- Xiame'n Section of Fuzhou-Xiamen Expresw by FPCPDI(Y..1992) (1 )The OuLline of EA for Ouanzhou-Xiamen Swction or Fuzhou-XiaMM Expressw13y by FPEPRI(February. 199) C12)Reply on the Comments on the Outline of EIA for Quanzhou-Xiaaenr. Section cf Fuzhou-Xiamen Expressway, No.056(1992) issued by the (13)The Comments on the Location of Quan*ihou lntervchange, No. 1007 (1992) by Quanzhou Huniciple Government. (14)lhe Notice on Land Acquisition and Resettleient of Fujian Peo- Ple's Governm r hej Construction or Frhumu-Xismrn- hanou EipressmNo.270(1992) issued by riujian Provinciai Government. 1.4.2 lhe Scope of the hessment.-  EA work or Qmuiu -Xismn Suction Or Puvhu-Xlamn Expre- ww coprisose Ml)the Expresway Sectlon (81.40 104 in length) betwen Xiu lit Quanzhou and Guenlilntou In Xiamn; M2)Class I automobile aacouochtion Hlihwa (7.57 Kil In length ) froa Tianeoo to Jimi, Xiam.n; (3)Class 11 Highway (6.26 KM in length) trom Vulins to Shedian. Jiniiasng; The Asessment work is cowsed of the survey -and ameL on the status quo of Environment in the key areas along the sections mentioned above. the Prediction of environmental ImWPcts during construction and operation and niking environmental Protection counLermeasures and sugstions. lhe sowpe or the as mnt on the atLusprhric environmenLal iwpact covers an aera 500 eter rro weach side or Je central line or the proposed expressway. The noise and vibration studies include a Lalt ares up to 500 meters rrom each sliould&r of the oxpressway. 1.4.3 Environmental Stancards Ml)Atmospheric Backgod QualiLy SLandardl M 095-85) (2)AmbienL Noise SLandard For Urban Aras (0B3006-82) (3)Maxiamuu Permissible Concentration of Atmsheric Pc-IluLants for the Proecl.ion oAgricultUral Crops (0B9137-83) ()Famland TrrisiLion Voler QualiLy SLardards (0B5084-r5) (5Wnvironmenal Qualty Standrdso oSurrace Vte (03-338-&) (61&ca 1bte. Quda ity SLandfrds (08309-&2) (7)En&ironienta qiL-jtion Standards in Ciy Rdwior!s OBIOO7G-83) (8)Lead and Inornnic Compounds Iygicniv Standuirs or Atn wPhrii (GB 7355-87t) (9)Noise Criteria for ConstrucLtion Sites (GBI2t-9i) Th criteria ror ea Iluation Cor the areas :rn be seen in Tab 1- Ii. .~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~*r -'  1.5 The ain Nthodolow Applied In EA work The thodolog applied In IA work coisries field monitorins. collection of data,an.logical survey and cowputerized simulation. Since every effort ws mad to kep, the alisnment of the exprussay away frcs town. and residentlel areas and there is few original data. field mnitorings were adopted, Including atmospheric environental monitoring. water environmental monitoring, acoutic environmental monitoring, vibration environmental monitoring and aquaLic ortgaism environm.ntal monitoring. On the whole, the meeorological and hydrological data required a lon-term au sulation.Such being thU Case. the data rrom the relative meteorological observatories and hydrologic stations were used in accordane with the relevant resulaLiona in China. Some suplementary obsrvations wer zade. or instance. lhe locai turbulence and ground wind field were observed by using triaxial vind meters. lhe ecological environmental a -essMenL was carried ouL in hth ,erm of field investigations and. the survey was made in every vi I:jge and town to obtain the-first-hand inforration. on theo.basis or which Lhe *ssessment and predictions were conducted. In order to 1.^t more local people participate in the a::s-s;ment; work; Lhe suplingr srveys of the r-sidents living along th r;uLu were carried out. rums held and visits, paid to sm famiilies and individuals. In the envirnmwental Prediction. Ihe firsL place was given t t.he coawterized simulaLiuns.at the sam tim, in combination with analogical - surveys. The eatha.atical models applied were the mature- ones both in China and abroad. which'.mere so examined and approved by the specialists i.~~~~~~~.  In the prooem of the rnu.mmt o the outline an to hance the relibilIlty of the prediction. 1.6 Public Partlcipetion In EA E work in Chim Is for the rpom of protecting the living onvironmnt of the people.In aonfority with this. the EA work should be curried out with the Involvent of the local people. GennllY speking, hrinnso are adopted In the developed countries. Anyone who is willing to participete my so to the matings to obtain the relative inforutlon. and to air their views and make requiroumnts. However.the walkse of this type of investiation lies in the fact that. on the dy people should leave their posts and give up their rests to attend the meeting, therefore. the nuwer of mople who can so to thi meetings my be limited. In addition. fewor peoole will havoi a chance to air their opinions due to the limitation of time. As far as the units in charse of the amsemnt are concerned. what they can do is to add the opinions and comments from th hearins to their cowleted EA reports. Taking al-I this into accounts.Aho herin my be no are than a Passine assessment method. The actual conditions in China. the wide distribution or the famiiies livinm along the route and the different understanding aboul the environmental Problems may mke hewrings unpmractical. and the local people my not sped s much time and money to participate in the hearings. For this reason. what was adopted in EA work was tha EA assessors mie a direct observation on the resiints alorn the )route. which was an active assessmnt. The A asessors held face-torrace taiks with the local People to infora th or the environmentl problems ad hear the opinion and requirements of the local residents. Suchd a way of doing things was characteristic or: .7-  (A) lnvolvins mo people and xrting no Influec on their work and rest and adding no additional outlay-.of local peowle. (B) eins able to collect widely different opinlona,for exawle.soue pople W in favor of the proJect while others wer aainst it: Sm raioed problem while others put forward sugmations. (C) uaranteeing all people, - and womun.old and young.the freedo. to air their idmes regardless of their educational backoncids.AAt the same tine.no bodb felt constricted when airing their views. (D) Scientifically speaking, such a stochastic method blad adwNuate representation and the dbta obtained in the process was in con- formity with statistical theo. --erefore. wvht was adopted by the Environmental Assessors in the direct observations on the local people alons the route is in line wiLh the national conditions of or country. adopting itself to the current states of the social, political and economic acLivelies and living and educational levels and is on the basis or science and rationality. In the process of the sample srveys of Lhe residents along the alleient. 130 households were investigated, amon which 51 wculd be displaced. The outcomes of the survey would be adkessed in Section 4.8. The results of the surveys revealed that ir the problems of the resettlement were properly solved, the livins standards or ille People along the route wouldn't be lowered and the would give suppwrt to the constlrucion of the epresswa 1.7 7he Rain conlusions or EA work The details and cnclusionso EA work will be addressed i., the following chapters. Here the comprehensive assessment on the Envinxuent lIm-ls stening from the proposed highway will be carried ouL by labulating.  mthod, which is also a ood wa ror environmental s.creenins.The results my be seen in Table 1-2. The Tabulatins ithod is on the basis of xrdins Lechnolog. and the impacts ae sraded by their swerity, advanLuses and disadvantages. The negative f;iues represent advere lpacs. Positive figures stand ror favourable influences while zeros represent no iwpats or little imPacts. In the overall evaluation. if the lotal suw or Lhe pWsitives is greater than that of Ihe negatives, the results indicate that the favourable impacts exceceds Lhe adverse ones. From Table 1-2. iL my be concluded that Lhe sum of Lhe ravw,ble impacL values in operation phase stands aL -22. and thLar Lhe advre impact. values at -9. the favo;uable impacts during construction sLand at -1. while Lhe adverse impacts aL -9. indicating that the adverse impacts only exisl in t.he construction Phase. After the cowlteLionor th expressray. ravourable rators will supass the unravowrable onrs.Eherefoce. iL's very necessury to cdnstruct Lhe expressway. The enviranrmnLal ProLection measures will be eoiborailed in Saction 6.2. Conclusions are as follows: (1) Through Lhe environmntal assessment. the Principles rollowed In the process or location or line to keep the alinmenL away from the residential areas and minimiz the demolilJon arme cunsiderd as appropriate and thl laYot,l or the al ignmnt is ratiXt. (2) It's recommended lhai. the alignment near Xiahxuba villac aut the footL or L.Xiao-Yingling be rukher comPared.keeping ii rrom the villawe. (3) Ho residenlial quartLrs. insLiLuLions and sciooli; should be established wilhin 100 metrs frm each sides or the expressway in fuUtre. (4)EEA work revealIsLhaL the vro.iect. is envirofmentally accepLable on  condition that various Protection maswr identified in the following chapters be applied. 11. Project Description 2.1 The Route Strike of the Expressway.and the lain lorks. Quanzhou-Xiauen Section or Fuzhou-Xiamen Epresay is 81. 40 IN0 in length. The starting point will be located near K185+720 on the existing Fuzhou-Xiamn Hishay in the vicinity or Xifu of Ounizou. The terwinal will be at Guanlintou in Guankou District or Xiarn.n intersecting National Highww NO. 319. BAtending southward from Xiru.its origin.along Ihe eastern side oa the existing Fuzhou-Xianen Hiwy.it passes by Xiru at KOJ600 and through Yulan Village and Doning Village. continuing its route through ML. Dapinguhan Road Tunnel (1100 M)at K5+200 to K18588 to intersect Quandwu- Xiutu Highway. where an int rchag is to be constructed. ArLer passing by Chen;dhu and crossing over Jiniiang River at [+9950. it takes its route via Liushi Lo intersect Qizho- Qrmitshi Highway near 1(13+700. After passing by Zencun. Chidian. 5Shantou.Laicuo. Zhanglin. Shangwulons to Vaulin at K21+500 wher an inhange will be erected.Lte alimnt takes its route southward fuwr by way or Banwei. Dazhai.Ciyuan.Gmnshi,Shangling or Ieikeng at K25.180,Louzi at 1(278O in Nan'an County. the intermediate zone between Xivei and Shanglin to go throu4h Xiwei Bridce (206 meters) at K33+500. Pass.ing srou Zhang.hai and at K34*180 inLersecting the c'siLing Fuzh-Xiamen rishway by Puli Interhnge which is located at 226-840 on the exisLirng Fuzhou-Xiazmn flighway.it Lravels via [anglong Primary School.and Sucu= to Pass thr;wug Sucu Road Turn. (350 meters) at K39+630. Slhntou Road Tunnel (580 meters) at K40.500 and Shantou Village.Along the slopeon Lhe right side or the exIsting FuzhoutXiamen Highw. iL runs by way of Jincuo,Xiah.uba to go through Mt. Xiaoyingling Road Tuinel (560 meters) . After passing *-~ ~ to -  throh Xiashaxi Road Tunnel (250 .eters)at K465300.the route carvs out its way via Xiashaxi. Tiwaniongyng. Liantang, Nixianhu and the Junction between Zenulin and Hou'an to Intbrsect [253030 on the existing Fuzhou- Xiamn Highway at K55+780 in Luitou by an interchange. Before passing through Shixun Lae Bridhe (606 meters) at [6980 in Shixun and crossing over Xixi River in Tong'an Conty at K61+850. it go via Xionman, Neiman. Lonsjuedon. LonIjuexi. After passing Putou, it intersects the existing Fuzhou-Xiamn Highway by an intecag at K65+5 00 in Hou'an. After running throsuh Sungcuo Large Brkidge (126 meters) iL goes by way of OCuantulou of Shanwei to pass through Mt. Damoshan Raod Tunnel (850 meters) at [71 and Tianeuo by an interchange. ending up at Guanlintou. the terminal. by way or Dongzhai.Tiantou and Ilumei.The route alignment can be seen in MEIp 2. lhere are two link roads rr the exressw section: (A)Class I automobile accoiodation rabd belween Tiancuo and Jimei. totals 7. 57 IK with Tianew Interae as its origin and Jiuei as iLs teminal via Duishan and Suncuo. (B) Class 11 highway between lulin and Shodian totals 6. 26 IK with -ulin Interchange as its origin and Shedimn as its terminal via Thanglin and Goasqian. Te main works for aOanahou-Xiauen section of Fudiou-Xiamen Expreswa comprises six interchanses,five large bridws,six twin-barrm! tunnels. lbs details or scale or construction and technical criteria can -be seen in Table 2-1. lhe findinss or Proection or lhe fuLiore traffic volume of Quanariou- Xiamn ExPressw Section ay be seen in Table 2-2. 2.2 Comparison and SelecLion of the Engineering Alternatives. -Prom the beginning of 198I, Ehree years wee spent by Fwa'I in ^- * . . - c~~11.  eEking fleld reconnaissanes. investiations.surveys and designing.During this Period. "Prefeasibility Study Report for Cu,uiJhou-Xiamen Section of Fuwiou- Xiamen Expressway"."Prefeaslbi I ity Study Supplementary Report"," Engineering Feasibility Study Report for Quanzhou-Xiamen Section or Fuou-XiabnE Eprs"sway and 'Engineerins Feasibility Study Supplenentary Report" were Prepared one by one. and for four times, the specialists from the province and other provinces were organized to make prmject appraisals and the departmnts coerned and local sovments were called in for csultations. In Lhe location survey. FPCPDI devoted every effort to keep the alinment away from such sensitive spots as the residential areas and schools ror the purpose of reducing disturbance and protecting natral landscape. lhe starting section of the altenative line would pass Oversees Chinese University. which might "exert a -great inrluence on the environemnt. 4 Closely parallelling Fuzhou-Xia.en Hishway. the alianent would pass by severil viii;ses rrom lJlu'an to Duishan and the noise iu'act problem could not be solved .AL lasL.it was decided tha the alignment would cut throush Tian Stud. Taking all into accounts. the two options were not environmentalIly acpeptable. In March,1993.Chiia Internatiowal Ensinoering Consuinrg Crporation c-arried out _sIsmts :::d screwning on the alternat:ies. At last. t6e route strike was dcided wi