Carec Corridors Connector Tender

Status Active Description The proposed project will connect two major Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation CAREC regional corridors by rehabilitating a crucial connector road part of the North-South Alternate Corridor which is a priority in the National Sustainable Development Strategy. It will i improve connectivity and mobility and ii link economically underprivileged regions with economic hubs.Impacts from the Project are expected to be limited in magnitude of a short-time nature mostly related to construction work and can be mitigated. The identified impacts include i noise dust vehicle emission and vibration which is especially of high significance within the settlements alongside the Project road and where sensitive receptors are located such as schools hospitals mosques cemeteries and other cultural historic objects ii impacts on water courses and rivers due to bridge rehabilitation and construction works along the rivers iii impacts from material transportation from borrow sites iv impacts of tree cutting alongside the Project road due to site clearance activities v impacts from asphalt plant and aggregate crushers and vi impacts from contractors working camps. Impacts have been divided in to design phase construction phase and operation phase. The cost for implementing EMP will be financed by the project specifically the costs of mitigation measures will be included in the construction contracts and the cost for environmental monitoring will be included in the consulting services of the construction supervision consultants. Contractor Are JV SINOHYDRO CORP.-POWER CHINA RD. BRIDGE GRP