Environmental Checklist: 12.

Bridges （1）

Environmental Yes: Y Confirmation of Environmental Considerations

Category Main Check Items
Item No: N (Reasons, Mitigation Measures)
(a) Have EIA reports been already prepared in official process? (a) (a)
(b) Have EIA reports been approved by authorities of the host country's (b) (b)
government? (c) (c)
(1) EIA and (c) Have EIA reports been unconditionally approved? If conditions are (d) (d)
Environmental imposed on the approval of EIA reports, are the conditions satisfied?
Permits (d) In addition to the above approvals, have other required environmental
permits been obtained from the appropriate regulatory authorities of the
1 Permits and host country's government?
Explanation (a) Have contents of the project and the potential impacts been adequately (a) (a)
explained to the Local stakeholders based on appropriate procedures, (b) (b)
(2) Explanation to
including information disclosure? Is understanding obtained from the Local
the Local
stakeholders?
Stakeholders
(b) Have the comment from the stakeholders (such as local residents)
been reflected to the project design?
(3) Examination (a) Have alternative plans of the project been examined with social and (a) (a)
of Alternatives environmental considerations?
(a) Is there a possibility that air pollutants emitted from the project related (a) (a)
sources, such as vehicles traffic will affect ambient air quality? Does (b) (b)
ambient air quality comply with the country’s air quality standards? Are any
(1) Air Quality
mitigating measures taken?
(b) If air quality already exceed country's
country s standards near the route, is there
a possibility that the project will make air pollution worse?
(a) Is there a possibility that soil runoff from the bare lands resulting from (a) (a)
2 Pollution
earthmoving activities, such as cutting and filling will cause water quality (b) (b)
Control
(2) Water Quality degradation in downstream water areas?
(b) Is there a possibility that the project will contaminate water sources,
such as well water?
(a) Do noise and vibrations from the vehicle and train traffic comply with (a) (a)
(3) Noise and the country’s standards? (b) (b)
Vibration (b) Do low frequency sound from the vehicle and train traffic comply with
the country’s standards?
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Environmental Yes: Y Confirmation of Environmental Considerations

Category Main Check Items
Item No: N (Reasons, Mitigation Measures)
(a) Is the project site located in protected areas designated by the country’ (a) (a)
(1) Protected s laws or international treaties and conventions? Is there a possibility that
Areas the project will affect the protected areas?
(a) Does the project site encompass primeval forests, tropical rain forests, (a) (a)
ecologically valuable habitats (e.g., coral reefs, mangroves, or tidal flats)? (b) (b)
(b) Does the project site encompass the protected habitats of endangered (c) (c)
species designated by the country’s laws or international treaties and (d) (d)
conventions? (e) (e)
(c) If significant ecological impacts are anticipated, are adequate
protection measures taken to reduce the impacts on the ecosystem?
(d) Are adequate protection measures taken to prevent impacts, such as
(2) Ecosystem
disruption of migration routes, habitat fragmentation, and traffic accident of
wildlife and livestock?
(e) Is there a possibility that installation of bridges and access roads will
3 Natural cause impacts, such as destruction of forest, poaching, desertification,
Environment reduction in wetland areas, and disturbance of ecosystems due to
introduction of exotic (non-native invasive) species and pests? Are
adequate measures for preventing such impacts considered?

(a) Is there a possibility that hydrologic changes due to the installation of (a) (a)
(3) Hydrology
structures will adverselyy affect surface water and groundwater
g flows?
(a) Is there any soft ground on the route that may cause slope failures or (a) (a)
landslides? Are adequate measures considered to prevent slope failures (b) (b)
or landslides, where needed? (c) (c)
(b) Is there a possibility that civil works, such as cutting and filling will
(4) Topography cause slope failures or landslides? Are adequate measures considered to
and Geology prevent slope failures or landslides?
(c) Is there a possibility that soil runoff will result from cut and fill areas,
waste soil disposal sites, and borrow sites? Are adequate measures taken
to prevent soil runoff?
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Environmental Yes: Y Confirmation of Environmental Considerations

Category Main Check Items
Item No: N (Reasons, Mitigation Measures)
(a) Is involuntary resettlement caused by project implementation? If (a) (a)
involuntary resettlement is caused, are efforts made to minimize the (b) (b)
impacts caused by the resettlement? (c) (c)
(b) Is adequate explanation on compensation and resettlment assistance (d) (d)
given to affected people prior to resettlement? (e) (e)
(c) Is the resettlement plan, including compensation with full replacement (f) (f)
costs, restoration of livelihoods and living standards developed based on (g) (g)
socioeconomic studies on resettlement? (h) (h)
(d) Is the compensations going to be paid prior to the resettlement? (i) (i)
(1) Resettlement (e) Is the compensation policies prepared in document? (j) (j)
(f) Does the resettlement plan pay particular attention to vulnerable groups
or people, including women, children, the elderly, people below the poverty
line, ethnic minorities, and indigenous peoples?
(g) Are agreements with the affected people obtained prior to
resettlement?
(h) Is the organizational framework established to properly implement
resettlement? Are the capacity and budget secured to implement the plan?
(i) Are any plans developed to monitor the impacts of resettlement?
(j) Is the grievance redress mechanism established?
4 Social
Environment (a) Where bridges and access roads are newly installed, is there a (a) (a)
possibility that the project will affect the existing means of transportation (b) (b)
and the associated workers? Is there a possibility that the project will (c) (c)
cause significant impacts, such as extensive alteration of existing land (d) (d)
uses, changes in sources of livelihood, or unemployment? Are adequate (e) (e)
measures considered for preventing these impacts? (f) (f)
(b) Is there any possibility that the project will adversely affect the living
conditions of the inhabitants other than the target population? Are
adequate measures considered to reduce the impacts, if necessary?
(2) Living and (c) Is there any possibility that diseases, including infectious diseases,
Livelihood such as HIV will be brought due to immigration of workers associated with
the project? Are adequate considerations given to public health, if
necessary?
(d) Is there any possibility that the project will adversely affect road traffic
in the surrounding areas (e.g., increase of traffic congestion and traffic
accidents)?
(e) Is there any possibility that project will impede the movement of
inhabitants?
(f) Is there any possibility that bridges will cause a sun shading and
radio interference?
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Environmental Yes: Y Confirmation of Environmental Considerations

Category Main Check Items
Item No: N (Reasons, Mitigation Measures)
(a) Is there a possibility that the project will damage the local (a) (a)
archeological, historical, cultural, and religious heritage? Are adequate
(3) Heritage
measures considered to protect these sites in accordance with the country’
s laws?
(a) Is there a possibility that the project will adversely affect the local (a) (a)
(4) Landscape landscape? Are necessary measures taken?
(5) Ethnic (a) Are considerations given to reduce impacts on the culture and lifestyle (a) (a)
Minorities and of ethnic minorities and indigenous peoples? (b) (b)
Indigenous (b) Are all of the rights of ethnic minorities and indigenous peoples in
Peoples relation to land and resources respected?
4 Social (a) Is the project proponent not violating any laws and ordinances (a) (a)
Environment associated with the working conditions of the country which the project (b) (b)
proponent should observe in the project? (c) (c)
(b) Are tangible safety considerations in place for individuals involved in (d) (d)
the project, such as the installation of safety equipment which prevents
industrial accidents, and management of hazardous materials?
(6) Working
(c) Are intangible measures being planned and implemented for
Conditions
individuals involved in the project, such as the establishment of a safety
and health program, and safety training (including traffic safety and public
health) for workers etc.?
(d) Are appropriate measures taken to ensure that security guards
involved in the project not to violate safety of other individuals involved, or
local residents?
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Environmental Yes: Y Confirmation of Environmental Considerations

Category Main Check Items
Item No: N (Reasons, Mitigation Measures)
(a) Are adequate measures considered to reduce impacts during (a) (a)
construction (e.g., noise, vibrations, turbid water, dust, exhaust gases, and (b) (b)
(1) Impacts wastes)? (c) (c)
during (b) If construction activities adversely affect the natural environment
Construction (ecosystem), are adequate measures considered to reduce impacts?
(c) If construction activities adversely affect the social environment, are
adequate measures considered to reduce impacts?
(a) Does the proponent develop and implement monitoring program for the (a) (a)
5 Others environmental items that are considered to have potential impacts? (b) (b)
(b) What are the items, methods and frequencies of the monitoring (c) (c)
program? (d) (d)
(c) Does the proponent establish an adequate monitoring framework
(2) Monitoring (organization, personnel, equipment, and adequate budget to sustain the
monitoring framework)?
(d) Are any regulatory requirements pertaining to the monitoring report
system identified, such as the format and frequency of reports from the
proponent to the regulatory authorities?
(a) Where necessary, pertinent items described in the Roads, Railways (a) (a)
and Forestry Projects checklist should also be checked (e.g., projects (b) (b)
Reference to including large areas of deforestation).
Checklist of (b) Where necessary, pertinent items described in the Power Transmission
Other Sectors and Distribution Lines checklist should also be checked (e.g., projects
6 Note including installation of power transmission lines and/or electric distribution
facilities).
(a) If necessary, the impacts to transboundary or global issues should be (a) (a)
Note on Using confirmed (e.g., the project includes factors that may cause problems,
Environmental such as transboundary waste treatment, acid rain, destruction of the ozone
Checklist layer, or global warming).

1) Regarding the term “Country’s Standards” mentioned in the above table, in the event that environmental standards in the country where the project is located diverge significantly from international standards, appropria
environmental considerations are required to be made.
In cases where local environmental regulations are yet to be established in some areas, considerations should be made based on comparisons with appropriate standards of other countries (including Japan's experien
2) Environmental checklist provides general environmental items to be checked. It may be necessary to add or delete an item taking into account the characteristics of the project and the particular circumstances of the
country and locality in which the project is located.