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IEE document of Batumi Coastal Protection project was revised according to ADB requirement. Minor changes were made to the document. Amendments are provided bellow:

- Section G 4 on Climate change risk was added;
- Modeling of the potential changes of the shoreline will be required, based on historical data of the formulation of the site area over time;
- Other alternatives will be proposed. Whatever alternative will be chosen, environmental impact assessment, with modeling results and environmental permit from the local environmental authority will be required.
- Additional public consultation with APs around the selected mining site should be conducted.

Georgia: Sustainable Urban Transport Investment Program (P42414)

This document is updated (April, 2015) version of Environmental Assessment and Review Framework (EARF) for the Georgia Sustainable Urban Transport Investment Program -SUTIP (the Program). The Program was developed as the Government’s response to the transportation problems in urban areas, which include large traffic volumes causing increasing delays, as a result of previous under-investment in infrastructure maintenance and expansion.

Sub-project is being implemented within the Regional Development Project with WB support. The SP aims restoration of 34 houses in the historic village of Dartlo. The SP envisages rearranging of roofing for 34 houses, replacing wooden support rafters, arranging/restoring and reconstructing of balconies.

The present report is the Initial Environmental Examination of the coastal protection works foreseen for Batumi. Purpose of the present report is the presentation of the Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) as an important tool for incorporating environmental concerns at the project level.
This documentation has been prepared based upon the design solution developed by Technital SpA (Italy), with nominated Sub consultants Deltares (Netherlands) and Saunders (Georgia).
All the works foreseen to protect the coastline were classified as Environmental Category B, as per the ADB’s Safeguard Policy Statement,( 2009). Infrastructures under category B should not have significant irreversible or permanent negative environmental impacts during or after construction and require preparation of an Initial Environmental Examination (IEE). The IEE is therefore conducted if the project is likely to have minor or limited impacts, which can easily be predicted and evaluated, and for which mitigation measures are prescribed easily.

Sub-project is being implemented within the Regional Development Project with WB support. The SP envisages construction of the new Qvevri House in village Ikalto of Telavi municipality, Kakheti Region. The main purpose of the SP is popularization of one of the old Georgian tradition of wine making in Qvevri counting the centuries.

Sub-project is being implemented within the Regional and Municipal Infrastructure Development project II (RMIDP II) with WB support. The main goal of this Sub-project is the rehabilitation of Daba Aspindza #1 and #2 Kindergartens in Aspindza Municipality. The SP envisages the rehabilitation of the existing old kindergartens buildings and arrangement of outdoor playing and recreation areas for children.

Sustainable Urban Transport Investment Program SUTIP 3 (ADB Loan 3063-GEO) aims at development of the efficient, reliable and affordable urban infrastructure and service improvement.
Biannual Environmental Monitoring Report (EMR) for the projects implemented under the Tranche 3 of the SUTIP, has been prepared by the Municipal Development Fund and covers the period of September, 2014- February, 2015.

Modernization of Tbilisi-Rustavi Section of the Tbilisi-Red Bridge (Azerbaijani Border) Road Project (Section 3) requested preparation of an addendum of IEE document for Local Roads. Preparation of this document was initiated by The Municipal Development Fund of Georgia (MDF) (executive agency) after reviewing the Detailed Design prepared for Modernization of Tbilisi-Rustavi Section of the Tbilisi-Red Bridge (Azerbaijani Border) Road Project (Section 3) and identifying the necessity of Secondary (Local) Road existence at the right side of Section 3. MDF is the project executing, implementing and disbursing agency. The project will focus on the constructing of the new local road.

REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECT
(RDP)

The Government of Georgia has declared the modernization of the Tbilisi-Rustavi road as a priority project. The project envisages upgrading the existing 17.1 km long, 2-lane road between Tbilisi and Rustavi into an international standard, “Category I” highway, with 4 lanes and a general design speed of 120km/h.
Tbilisi – Rustavi Urban Link – Section 3 covers the road section between KM 10.5 to KM 17.1.