Operation Environmental / social aspect Recommended mitigation, monitoring and/ or management measure Responsibility for implementation Time and monitoring indicators Cost Noise pollution Vehicles the road should adhere to the Traffic Act where they are supposed to keep the vehicles in roadworthy conditions; Road users to adhere to NEMA rules on noise pollution i.e. Environmental Management and Coordination (Noise and Excessive Vibration Pollution) Control Regulations, 2009 To reduce chances of noise nuisance Traffic police and NEMA Operation No additional cost Erosion and water quality Maintenance engineers from KURA shall inspect all drainage structures and outfalls; All the damaged culverts, wing walls and aprons shall be repaired and additional measures for velocity reduction and erosion protection shall be implemented in case or development of erosion. To ensure drainage systems are in good condition KURA Operation BOQ No. 8: 79,154,828.00 Road Accidents Proper design of road safety features is a very effective way to prevent accidents. The Resident Engineer and the Contractor involved with the implementation of the design of the road should: Examine road design standards, safety equipment specifications and training to ensure that design details take account of safety concerns and that specific safety features are correctly designed and installed; Require that road design audits be done, at final design stages, by specialists in road safety and traffic operations; and traffic management plans, including details of signs, markings, and intersection layouts, channelisation of flows, access restrictions, footpaths, bus stops, and provisions for non-motorized vehicles; Painting of edge in order to separate shoulders; Provision of traffic signals with phases for bicyclists; Establishment of non-motorised vehicle waiting area; Improvement of visibility; Provision of speed limit signs; Construction of bumps to reduce speeds; To avoid road accidents KURA and Traffic police Construction and operation BOQ No. 20: Road furniture 74,626,760
HIV/AIDS Sensitisation and awareness campaigns should be the responsibility of the National Aids Control Councils in together with their district co-ordinators. To reduce prevalence rates KURA and National Aids Control Councils Operation BOQ No. 24: STDs & HIV/AIDS 3,006,000.00
During the construction and operation phase, monitoring will be undertaken to ensure that proposed mitigation measures for negative impacts and enhancement measures for positive impacts are implemented. Table 8.2 Environmental Monitoring Plan Environmental Aspect Location Responsibility during design and construction Responsibility for monitoring during operation Mode and Period (c) = Construction (o) = Operation Frequency of monitoring Land acquisition and Resettlement Way leave KURA SURVEY REPORT Before construction SURVEY REPORT Solid Waste Construction Camp Project sites Contractor, Supervising Engineer. -. Site visit and visual inspection (c) Daily (c) Air pollution Project site Design Engineer, Contractor, Supervising Engineer, Forest Department. Traffic Police; KURA. Visual inspection (c) Speed gun (o) (c) Random (o) Noise pollution: Project site. Supervising Engineer and Contractor. Traffic Police and KURA Speed gun (o). (c) Random (o) Liquid wastes Project site (workshops) Design Engineer, Supervising Engineer, and Contractor. KURA Visual inspection (c). Routine maintenance (o). (c). Twice a year (o). Vegetation loss Way leave Design Engineer, Contractor, Supervising Engineer, Forest Department KURA and KFS Visual Inspection (construction and operation) Quartely Water Material sites and project area Contractor, Supervising Engineer KURA, Ministry of Agriculture and Water & Irrigation Water quality analysis(c) Monthly Soil erosion Project area Contractor, Supervising Engineer KURA Drainage of project area (c) Weekly Social impacts Project area KURA Contractor, Supervising Engineer KURA Public consultations © Quarterly Impacts on livestock and Wildlife Project area KURA Contractor, Supervising Engineer KURA and KWS Construction and operation Quarterly Costs for Monitoring The costs for mitigation of construction related impacts will be included in the contract documents. During construction and decommissioning phases of the project, the Environmental and Social Officer will co-ordinate the monitoring programme and prepare reports for submission to the environmental authorities. Environmental Training and Awareness