Environmental Problems Along the Bucharest Ploiesti Motorway

8/7/2019 Environmental Problems Along the Bucharest Ploiesti Motorway

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ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS ONBUCHAREST BRASOV MOTORWAY

NATURA 2000

Claudiu BALANRomanian National Company of Motorway and National Roads

Claudiu BALANRomanian National Company of Motorway and National Roads


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I.I. GENERALGENERAL INFORMATIONINFORMATION

II.II. ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTSENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTSACOMPLISHEDACOMPLISHED UNDER THEUNDER THE PROJECT FRAMEPROJECT FRAME

III.III. PROTECTED AREAS. NATUR PROTECTED AREAS. NATUR EE 20002000 SITESSITES


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Motorway

BUCHAREST BRASOV

MOTORWAY

Motorway Network


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I. GENERAL INFORMATIONI. GENERAL INFORMATION

The motorThe motor wayway isis part of part of thethe developmentdevelopment strategystrategy plan inplan in thetheNationalNational MotorwaysMotorways ProgramProgram frame, and itframe, and it fitsfits inin thethe NationalNationalSpatialSpatial PlanPlan -- RoadsRoads sectionsection ,, approvedapproved byby LawLaw 363/2006.363/2006.

It representsIt represents thethe middlemiddle areaarea of of thethe PP anan --EuropeanEuropean TransportTransportCorridor no. IV,Corridor no. IV, whichwhich crossescrosses RomaniaRomania fromfrom easteast toto westwest ,,betweenbetween NadlacNadlac andand Constanta.Constanta.

TheThe areaarea isis one of theone of the croudedcrouded routeroute inin RomaniaRomania ,, having traffichaving trafficvaluesvalues overover 50,000 MZA50,000 MZA ..

The rThe r outeoute (174 km)(174 km) crosscross eses thethe followingfollowing countcount iesies ::-- BucharestBucharest almost 1,6 kmalmost 1,6 km-- IlfovIlfov almost 30,1 kmalmost 30,1 km-- PrahovaPrahova almost 115,3 kmalmost 115,3 km-- BrasovBrasov almost 26,3 kmalmost 26,3 km


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II.II. ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTSENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS REALIZEDREALIZED UNDER THEUNDER THEPROJECT FRAMEPROJECT FRAME

LEGISLATIONLEGISLATION

METHODS OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTMETHODS OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT

ENVIRONMENTALENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONPROTECTION WORKSWORKS


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AppliedApplied legislationlegislation

Air AirOrder Order no. 592/2002no. 592/2002 onon thethe establishment of establishment of limitlimit valuesvalues ,, thethe thresholdthreshold valuesvalues andand ,,

methodsmethods of of assessmentassessment of of sulfur sulfur dioxidedioxide , nitrogen, nitrogen dioxidedioxide andand nitrogennitrogen oxidesoxides ,, particulate particulate matter matter ss,, leadlead , benzene, carbon, benzene, carbon monoxidemonoxide andand ozoneozone in ambientin ambient air air ;;Order Order no. 462/1993no. 462/1993 -- TechnicalTechnical conditionsconditions for for atmosphereatmosphere protection protection .. RulesRules toto limitlimitemissionsemissions of of pollutants pollutants for for combustioncombustion instalationsinstalations ..

Noise NoiseSTAS 10009/1988STAS 10009/1988 UrbanUrban acousticsacoustics .. Noise Noise limitslimits ;;GovernmentGovernment DecisionDecision no. 539 of April 7, 2004no. 539 of April 7, 2004 onon thethe limitationlimitation of of noisenoise emissionsemissionsintointo thethe environmentenvironment , noise generated by the, noise generated by the equipmentequipment for for outdoorsoutdoors useuse ;;GovernmentGovernment DecisionDecision no. 321/2005no. 321/2005 aboutabout thethe assessmentassessment andand management of management of environmentalenvironmental noisenoise ;;GuideGuide -- 30/06/200630/06/2006 -- InterimInterim MethodsMethods for for calculatingcalculating thethe noisenoise indicatorsindicators made bymade byroadroad s,s, railrail andand air air traffictraffic inin thethe vicinityvicinity of of airportsairports , along industrial areas., along industrial areas.


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AppliedApplied legislationlegislation

WaterWaterWater Water LawLaw no. 107/1996,no. 107/1996, withwith subsequentsubsequent additionsadditions andand amendmentsamendments ;;LawLaw no. 458/2002no. 458/2002 -- ConditionsConditions for for drinkingdrinking water water qualityquality ;;LawLaw no. 311/2004no. 311/2004 amendingamending andand supplementingsupplementing LawLaw no. 458/2002no. 458/2002 -- ConditionsConditions for for drinkingdrinking water water qualityquality ;;

GovernmentGovernment DecisionDecision no. 930/2005no. 930/2005 -- SpecialSpecial rulesrules onon thethe naturenature andand sizesize of of sanitarysanitary protection protection areasareas ;;Order no. 161/2006Order no. 161/2006 Rules for Rules for clasifyingclasifying the surface water quality, in order tothe surface water quality, in order toestablish the ecological status of water particles;establish the ecological status of water particles;

NTPA 001/2002 NTPA 001/2002 -- regulatoryregulatory framework framework for for settingsetting limitslimits toto polluting polluting loadload ss of of thetheindustrialindustrial andand municipalmunicipal wastewater wastewater ,, which can bewhich can be dischargedischarge dd intointo naturalnatural receiversreceivers ;;

NTPA 002/2002 NTPA 002/2002 -- actsacts regardingregarding conditionsconditions of of wastewater wastewater dischargedischarge intointo thetheseweragesewerage networksnetworks inin villagesvillages ;;GovernmentGovernment DecisionDecision no. 352/2005no. 352/2005 -- amendingamending andand supplementingsupplementing GovernmentGovernment no.no.188/2002 for 188/2002 for approvingapproving thethe rulesrules onon thethe conditionsconditions of of dischargedischarge wastewater wastewater intointo thetheaquaticaquatic environmentenvironment ;;

STAS 9450STAS 9450 --19881988 -- TechnicalTechnical conditionsconditions of of water water qualityquality for for irrigationirrigation of of cropscrops ..

Soil Soil Order Order no. 756/1997no. 756/1997 -- Order Order approvingapproving thethe regulationregulation onon thethe assessmentassessment of of

environmentalenvironmental pollution pollution ..


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ImpactImpact AssessmentAssessment MethodsMethodsCollecting dataCollecting data

Site visitsSite visits

AA nalysisnalysis of of existingexisting documentationdocumentation (General Urban Plans., Area(General Urban Plans., Area

Urban Plan,Urban Plan, DirectoriesDirectories -- environmentalenvironmental factorsfactors , management, managementplansplans forfor forestforest rangesranges , etc., etc. ))

PublicPublic consultationsconsultations ((interviewsinterviews withwith thethe populationpopulation fromfrom thethe

affectedaffected areaarea s,s, meetingsmeetings ))


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PublicPublic consultationsconsultations

PublicPublic debatedebate ledled toto majormajor environmentalenvironmental issuesissues throughthrough punctuallypunctually solutionssolutions andandspecificspecific treatmenttreatment toto ensureensure optimaloptimal environmentalenvironmental conditionsconditions ..

ThusThus , for, for thethe informationinformation andand consultationconsultation of public, thereof public, there werewere mademade thethe followingfollowing ::ThereThere werewere publishedpublished inin thethe presspress announcementsannouncements relatingrelating toto : fi: fi lllingling applicationapplicationforfor obtainingobtaining thethe environmentalenvironmental agreementagreement ss,, elaboration of elaboration of thethe reportreport aboutabout thetheenvironmentalenvironmental impactimpact assessmentassessment ,, submitingsubmiting thethe reportreport toto thethe environmentalenvironmentalauthoritiesauthorities andand thethe possibilitiespossibilities of of consultationconsultation ,, meetingsmeetings of of publicpublic debatedebate of of thethe

Report,Report, date anddate and locatilocati on of theon of the sessionssessions andand publicpublic debatedebate ,, thethe decisiondecision of anof anenvironmentalenvironmental issueissue ;;TT hehe aboveabove --mentionedmentioned announcementsannouncements were posted at city mayorwere posted at city mayor ;;MayorsMayors havehave beenbeen submittedsubmitted toto thethe projectproject documentationdocumentation for publicfor public informationinformationandand questionnairesquestionnaires toto recordrecord observationsobservations andand proposalsproposals of of thethe public;public;WhereWhere heldheld publicpublic consultationconsultation sessionssessions inin additionaddition toto thosethose stipulatedstipulated byby thethelegislationlegislation ((atat thethe Bucharest 2Bucharest 2 --nd Sector Mayor, atnd Sector Mayor, at BarcanestiBarcanesti , Sinaia, Poiana, Sinaia, PoianaCampinaCampina ))..


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poster poster questionnairequestionnaire aannouncementnnouncement


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Works forWorks for environmentalenvironmental protectionprotection

WorksWorks to to protect protect wildlifewildlife ::FencingFencing : eliminate: eliminate thethe risk risk of of vehiclesvehicles collisionscollisions withwith wildwild animalsanimals ..

WorksWorks that that allow allow wild wild animals animals to to cross cross the the motor motor waywayCulvertsCulverts forfor largelarge wildlifewildlife ;;CulvertsCulverts toto draindrain waterwater andand toto restorerestore thethe locallocal roadsroads ,, especiallyespecially forfor smallsmallfauna;fauna;NumerousNumerous worksworks of of artart ((bridgesbridges andand viaductsviaducts )) thatthat allowallow highwayhighway crossingcrossingbyby wildlifewildlife ..

WorksWorks to to protect protect waterwater qualityquality and and soil soil ::sedimentarysedimentary basinsbasinsfatfat ss separatorseparator ,,

pp oolsools of of dispersiondispersion ,,cleaningcleaning servicesservices constructionsconstructions providedprovided toto maintenancemaintenance areasareas ,, basesbases andandcoordinationcoordination centerscenters ..

WorkWork s s provided provided for for protection protection against against noise noise ::

nn oiseoise protectionprotection panelspanels ..


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III.III. ProtectedProtected areasareas . N. N ATURAATURA 20002000 sitessites

ProtectedProtected areasareas

NATURE 2000 SiteNATURE 2000 Site GradisteaGradistea --CaldarusaniCaldarusani --DriduDridu


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Natural Natural ProtectedProtected AreasAreas

BucharestBucharest MunicipalityMunicipality :: MotorwayMotorway willwill notnot passpass throughthrough protectedprotected

areasareas or goor go throughthrough thethe vicinityvicinity of of protectedprotected areasareas ..

IlfovIlfov CountyCounty :: HighwayHighway willwill crosscross thethe Natura 2000 siteNatura 2000 site -- thethe specialspecialprotected areasprotected areas GradisteaGradistea -- DidruDidru .. ThisThis areaarea ,, laterlater in 2008,in 2008, whenwhen waswasdevelopeddeveloped aa biodiversitybiodiversity studystudy whichwhich waswas thethe basisbasis forfor obtainingobtaining thetheenvironmentalenvironmental agreementagreement forfor clearingclearing thethe site.site.

PrahovaPrahova CountyCounty :: HighwayHighway willwill notnot passpass throughthrough protectedprotected areasareas , but, butnear of near of ::

Sinaia Alder GroveSinaia Alder GroveBucegi National Park Bucegi National Park

BrasovBrasov CountyCounty :: HighwayHighway willwill notnot passpass throughthrough protectedprotected areasareas


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BucharestBucharest --MoaraMoara VlasieiVlasiei sectionsection

LEGENDA - LEGEND


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MoaraMoara VlasieiVlasiei --PloiestiPloiesti sectionsection


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Natur Natur ee 20002000 sitesite SPASPA Gr diGr di teatea --ClClddruru aniani --DriduDridu

Motorway route Bucharest - Ploiesti crosses forest Surlari

designates as special protected areas (bird conservation) SPA -

Gr di tea-Caldarusani-Dridu included in NATURA 2000 network.

Affected forest area that needs to be cleared is 4.24 ha (50 mwide and 850 m long) between km 22+150 - 23+000, land that belongs

to Snagov Forest (Ilfov county) and the site is about 0.14% of total.


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Nature 2000 HabitatNature 2000 Habitat


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SPASPA Gr diGr di teatea -- CaldarusaniCaldarusani -- DriduDridu waswas designateddesignated as a special protectedas a special protected

areaarea by by RomanianRomanian OrnithologicalOrnithological SocietySociety ((thatthat part of Ilfov EPA) part of Ilfov EPA) ,, in order in order to conserve aboutto conserve about 2020 bird bird speciesspecies mentioned inmentioned in AnnexAnnex 11 of of BirdsBirds DirectiveDirective(79/409/EEC), as(79/409/EEC), as itit followsfollows ((exceptexcept fromfrom AnnexAnnex 44 toto GovernmentGovernment DecisionDecisionno. 1284/2007):no. 1284/2007):


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Ciconia ciconia

Circus aeruginosus

Ixobrychus minutus


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ImpactImpact mitigationmitigation measuresmeasures

thethe roadroad areaarea which crossing thewhich crossing the SPA'sSPA's ,, thethe

fencingfencing isis additionaladditional lyly mademade -- toto wirewire meshmeshpanelspanels onon metalmetal postsposts of 1.80 mof 1.80 m highhigh ,, locatedlocated

atat thethe motorwaymotorway limitlimit profileprofile -- andand nettingnetting itit

withwith aa heightheight similarsimilar toto thethe sizesize meshmesh

maximummaximum 5 cm,5 cm, toto avoidavoid directdirect flightflight of of smallsmall birdsbirds inin thethe roadroad collisioncollision area;area;

installationinstallation of of twotwo "bat"bat ss bridgesbridges "" inin thisthis

sectionsection in order toin order to helphelp themthem crossingcrossing thethehighwayhighway ((ramoseramose linearlinear structuresstructures overover thethe

roadroad ))


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ImpactImpact mitigationmitigation measuresmeasures

along the wholealong the whole areaarea , which is, which is crossingcrossing SPASPA , will be, will be

placedplaced noisenoise bareersbareers in orderin order toto minimizeminimize thethe effecteffect ss of of

noisenoise onon biodiversitybiodiversity

replanting thereplanting the motorwaymotorway slopesslopes withwith typicaltypical speciesspecies --

nativenative from the areafrom the area crossedcrossed byby thethe roadroad

constructionconstruction of of 44 wildlifewildlife ecoductsecoducts forfor smallsmall andandmediummedium fauna.fauna.


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Impact compensation measuresImpact compensation measures

In order to maintainIn order to maintain thethe favorable conservation statusfavorable conservation status of of speciesspeciesandand offsettingoffsetting negativenegative impactsimpacts of of highwayhighway constructionconstruction isis

necessarynecessary toto compensatecompensate thethe loss of theloss of the habitathabitat throughthrough

afforestationafforestation of of agriculturalagricultural land,land, withwith a specifica specific forestforest

compositioncomposition ,, similarsimilar toto adjacentadjacent habitatshabitats andand theirtheir integrationintegrationSPASPA Gr diGr di teatea --CaldarusaniCaldarusani --DriduDridu

aa rearea whichwhich isis goinggoing toto bebe replantedreplanted isis aboutabout 29 ha of 29 ha of farmlandfarmland


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Compensationarea 29ha

Highway

Compensation area 29 ha

Crossing Nature 2000 Habitat


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MonitoriMonitori ngng

identifyingidentifying andand monitoringmonitoring sourcessources of of pollutionpollution

establishestablish inging a program of a program of measurementsmeasurements toto determinedetermine thethe noisenoise

monitoringmonitoring thethe operationoperation of of facilitiesfacilities

periodicperiodic evaluationevaluation of of park park equipmentequipment

ccontrolledontrolled wastewaste managementmanagement

establishestablish inging a programa program toto preventprevent andand control accidentalcontrol accidental pollutionpollution

landland monitoringmonitoring areasareas in order toin order to actact againstagainst invasiveinvasive speciesspecies ,, if if

necessarynecessary

avifaunaavifauna monitoringmonitoring in orderin order toto ensureensure a lowa low impactimpact


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