China - Liaoning Urban Transport Project : environmental assessment (Vol. 1 of 7)

E-244 VOL. 1 Liaoning Urban Transport Project Environment Assessment EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Liaoning Environmental Science and Research Institute Post Buckley International, Inc. October, 1998  LIAONING URBAN TRANSPORT PROJECT ENVIRONMENT ASSESSMENT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Liaoning Environmental Science and Research Institute Director: Song Jiming Chief Author: Li He, Senior Engineer Other Staff: Yang Wenjuan, Engineer Yue Li, Senior Engineer Liu Xiuyun, Senior Engineer Fang Juyan, Senior Engineer Zhang Wenqing, Engineer Xu Shaoli. Engineer Wen Zhenyu, Engineer Post Buckley International, Inc., Project Consultant Dahong Li, Senior Environmental Specialist  Liaoning Urban Transport Project EA Summary LIAONING URBAN TRANSPORT PROJECT ENVIRONMENT ASSESSMENT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Table of Contents 1. INTRODUCTION ....................................I 1.1 Project Background .................................... I 1.2 Basis for the EA Report ....................................1 1.3 Scope of Assessment and Applicable Standards ..................................2 2. PROJECT DESCRIPTION ....2 3. DESCRIPTION OF THE EXISTING ENVIRONMENT ....4 3.1 Physical Setting ..4 3.2 Air Quality ......4 3.3 Noise and Vibration ..5 3.4 Surface Water ..6 3.5 Sunshine..6 3.6 Soil and Vegetation .6 3.7 Socio-economic Environment ..7 4. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES ...........................................7 4.1 Air Quality .....................................................7 4.1.1 Impact Assessment .....................................................7 4.1.2 Mitigation and Residual Impacts .....................................................9 4.2 Noise and Vibration .....................................................9 4.2.1 Impact Assessment .....................................................9 4.2.2 Mitigation and Residual Impacts .................................................... 10 4.3 Surface Water .................................................... . 11 4.3.1 Impact Assessment .................................................... I 1 4.3.2 Mitigation and Residual Impacts .................................................... 13 4.4 Sunshine .................................................... . 14 4.4.1 Impact Assessment .................................................... 14 .4.4.2 Mitigation and Residual Impacts .................................................... 15 4.5 Soil and Vegetation .................................................... 15 4.5.1 Impact Assessment .................................................... 15 4.5.2 Mitigation and Residual Impacts .................................................... 1 5 4.6 Socio-economic Impacts .................................................... 16 4.6.1 Impact Assessment .................................................... 16 4.6.2 Mitigation and Residual Impacts .................................................... 18 4.7 Resettlement .................................................... . 18 5. ALTERNATIVES ANALYSIS . . . . ................................................ 19 6. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND MANAGEMENT PLAN ....................................... 20 6.1 Management Institutions, Staffing and Training ........................................... 20 6.1.1 Management Institutions .................................................... 20 6.1.2 Staffing and Training .................................................... 21 6.2 Environmental Monitoring Plan .................................................... 22 6.2.1 Monitoring Program .................................................... 22 6.2.2 Responsible Institutions for Monitoring .................................................... 23 6.2.3 Environmental Monitoring Costs .................................................... 24 j7. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION . .................................................... 24 7.1 Approach and Methodology .................................................... 24 7.2 Major Public Concerns and Responses .................................................. 25 8. CONCLUSION ...................................................... 25 i  Liaoning Urban Transport Project EA Summary List of Tables Table I Key Project Components with Potential Environmental Impacts 3 Table 2 Physical Setting of the Project 4 Table 3 Noise levels Exceeded Standards 5 Table 4 Key Socio-economic and Community Indicators 7 Table 5 Total Motor Vehicle Air Emission Comparison (Year 2010) 8 Table 6 Hunhenan Road Flooding and Traffic Interruption 13 Table 7 Project Impact on Vegetation (cut or occupied) 15 Table 8 New Trees and Green Areas and Residual Impacts on Vegetation 15 Table 9 Scope of Resettlement and Rehabilitation 19 Table 10 Alternative Alignments/Design Comparison 19 Table 11 Environmental Personnel Training Programs 22 Table 12 Environmental Monitoring Program 23 Table 13 Estimated Costs for Environmental Monitoring (RMB) 24 Table 14 Public Participation Program 24 Table 15 Major Public Concerns and Solutions 25 List of Figures Figure I Project Location A-1 Figure 2 Shenyang Project and Environmental Background Monitoring Stations A-2 Figure 3 Anshan Project and Environmental Background Monitoring Stations A-3 Figure 4 Fushun Project and Environmental Background Monitoring Stations A-4 Figure 5 Project Organization Chart A-5 Figure 6 Shenyang Environmental Monitoring Program A-6 Figure 7 Anshan Environmental Monitoring Program A-7 Figure 8 Fushun Environmental Monitoring Program A-8 i1  Liaoning Urban Transport Project EA Summary LIAONING URBAN TRANSPORT PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Liaoning Province, the People's Republic of China (October, 1998) 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 Project Background Liaoning Urban Transport Project (LUTP), to be partially financed by the World Bank, consists of three subprojects in three cities: provincial capital Shenyang, and key industrial cities of Anshan and Fushun. The three cities, centrally located in the province, are the provincial political and economic centre, as well as one of the most important industrial bases in China. Figure 1 shows the location of the project cities (see Appendix for figures). The overall objective of LUTP is to relieve bottle neck sections in the urban transportation infrastructure, reduce transportation cost, improve road maintenance, protect the environment and promote sustainable development, increase operation efficiency and road system safety, and improve public transportation service quality and efficiency. When implemented, LUTP is expected to serve as the backbone of the urban transportation framework, relieve transportation congestion, promote the development of urban economy, and increase the standard of living for urban residents in the three project cities. As a critical step in achieving the project environmental goal, each project city has conducted an Environment Assessment (EA) which includes an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report and an Environmental Action Plan (EAP). The EA is to identify in early stage of potential environmental consequences of the project, propose measures to avoid, mitigate or otherwise compensate negative environmental impacts during construction and operation, and allow incorporation of appropriate measures in the design to promote environmental benefits and mitigate negative impacts to a minimum and acceptable level. This Executive Summary of the Environmental Assessment for LUTP is based primarily on project EIA reports and EAPs from the three project cities. These reports were prepared by Shenyang Environmental Science Institute, Anshan Metallurgical Design Institute, and Fushun Environmental Protection Science Institute, respectively, with the assistance from the project consultant, Post Buckley International, Inc. The Chinese version of the EIA report for the project has been approved by the State Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) in September 1998. 1.2 Basis for the EA Report The basis for the EIA reports and EAPs is: * Terms of Reference (TOR) for Environmental Impact Assessment on World Bank Financed Liaoning Urban Transport Project, Liaoning Urban Construction and Renewal Project Office (LUCRPO), (Nov. 1996); 1  Liaoning Urban Transport ProJect EA Summary * Appraisal of the Terms of Reference for Environmental Impact Assessment on World Bank Financed Liaoning Urban Transport Project, NEPA Evaluation Centre, No.[1996]139; * Review Comments on Appraisal of the Terms of Reference for Environmental Impact Assessment on World Bank Financed Liaoning Urban Transport Project, NEPA, EMC No. [19961287; * Notice on Strengthening management on Environmental Assessment for Construction Projects Loaned by Intemational Financial Organizations, NEPA, SPC, the Ministry Finance and the People's Bank of China, EM No. [1993]324; * Environmental Impact Assessment Specifications for Highway Construction, JTJOOS-96, the Ministry of Communications, (July, 1996); * Operation Directive 4.01: Environment Assessment, the World Bank; and * Feasibility study reports and transportation planning reports for Shenyang, Anshan, and Fushun, prepared by Shenyang Municipal Planning Design Institute, Beijing Municipal Engineering Design and Research and Design Institute and Fushun Municipal Design Institute, respectively, between 1995 to 1996. 1.3 Scope of Assessment and Applicable Standards As specified in the project TOR, the environment assessment covered the following areas in the three project cities: * Motor vehicle exhaust emissions: 500 m of both sides of the project roads; * Traffic noise: 100 m laterally of both sides of the project roads and 50 m vertically for the first row of the buildings from the roads; * Surface water: water bodies to be affected by the project; * Vibration; 50 m of both sides of the project roads; * Sunshine obstruction: buildings immediately adjacent to project viaduct, interchanges and overpasses; * Land use: 100 m of both sides of the project roads; * Soil and vegetation: 100 m of both sides of the project roads; and * Socio-economic environment: 300 m of both sides of the project roads. Key environmental discharge/emission and ambient enviromnent quality standards used in this EA includes: * Ambient Air Quality Standards, GB 3095-1996; * Environmental Noise Standards for Urban Areas, GB 3096-93; * Standards for Noise at Boundaries of Construction Sites, GB 12523-90; * Environmental Vibration Standards for Urban Areas, GB 10070-88; * Architecture Design Criteria for Sunshine Obstruction Assessment; * Surface Water Environmental Quality Standards, GB 3838-88; and * Standards for Wastewater Discharge and Air Emissions in Liaoning Province, DB21-60-89. 2. PROJECT DESCRIPTION Each subproject in LUIP contains five major components: public transportation, transportation management, infrastructure development, road maintenance and institutional strengthening. The EA focused on those components which were deemed to have potential environmental impacts to the surrounding natural and/or soci-economic environment. These components are briefly described in the following table and shown in Figures 2, 3 and 4. 2  Liaoning Urban Transport Project EA Summary Table I Key Project Components with Potential Environmental Impacts Components Shenyang Anshan Fushun Road Jianshe-Nanwu viaduct: Lishan St. viaduct: Hunhenan Rd: Construction 3.768 km L*, 18 m W*; 621 m L, 17.5-21 m W 24.8 km L, 18.5-42.6 m W Beiyi-Lianhe Road: Xiaodongmen viaduct: Xifuping Rd: 10.6km, L25-40mW; 224mL,17.5 mW 1000mL,15 mW Heping Road viaduct: 256 m L, 17.5 m W; Minsheng Rd. viaduct: 315 m L, 17.5-25 m W Road and Pangjiang Street: Jianguo Road Wugong St. Bridge 2.1 km, L.46mW Widening: 1660 m L, 23-30 m W Improvement Zhulin Corridor: 26.5 m L, 40 m W Gebu South Interchange 1.06 km L, 40 m W; Jiangjun South Interchange Nanjiang Corridor: Xinhua South Interchange 1.77 km L, 40 m W; Sanjing Street 2.5 km L, 30 m W Heilongjiang Street 2.5 km L, 30 mW; New Bridge Gonghe Interchange: Laodong Road Bridge: Hunhe South Interchange & Interchange 3-layer, 216 m L, 36.5 m W; partial-directional partial-directional; Wuyi Rd. Interchange: Heping South Interchange Gonghe Bridge: 3-layer, all-directional, all-directional 280 m L, 25 m W 3274 m L, 17-25 m W; Guchengzi Bridge Donganshan underpass: 630 m L, 20 m W 51.6 m L, 36 m W Guchengzi Interchange Belt Railway all-directional Underpass: Changchun South Interchange 51.6 m L, 25 m W. partial-directional Wanxin South Interchange partial-directional Wanxin Bridge 391 mL, 36mW Missing Link Shenzhou Road Connection 1.0 krn L,40 m W Tianguang Road: 1.4 kn L, 30 mW Bus Xiaohantun Bus Repair Maintenance Overhaul: 500 units/yr. Repair: 500 units/yr. 1010 employees. Bus Dadongmen Terminal: Terminal I storey above ground as terminal & 2 under as parking for 142 units; South Railway Station Terminal: I storey above ground as bus termiinal and 2 under for parking for a total of 400 units. *L: long, W: wide. In addition, LUTP also contains other components with little or none direct environmental impacts. These components include: new and adjusted bus routes, bus/motor vehicle (MV)/non-motor vehicle (NMV) only roads, one-way streets, intersection channelization, railway at-grade crossing improvement, road maintenance, equipment procurement for bus inspection and repair, traffic management, and technical assistance and training. 3  Liaoning Urban Transport Project EA Summary 3. DESCRIPTION OF THE EXISTING ENVIRONMENT 3.1 Physical Setting The following table outlines the general information on the physical setting of the three project cities: Table 2 Physical Seting of the Project Parameter Shenyang Anshan Fushun Location 4 1011 '51 "-43002'13"N 40