| Main Project ID |
ALB-TRA-L-EBRD 01 |
| Seed project? |
No |
| Sub project IDs |
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| Project name |
Fier and Vlore bypass roads |
| Predecessor projects |
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| Description |
The project, when approved by the EBRD’s Board of Directors, to involve co-financing, with the European Investment Bank (EIB), for the construction of a 22 km bypass of the city of Fier and a 27.6 km bypass of the city of Vlore in south-western Albania. The two bypasses are key sections of the national road network in Albania and will connect important roads previously co-financed by the EBRD and EIB (such as the Levan-Tepelene and Levan-Vlore roads).
The bypasses will help improve the regional integration, facilitate trade and economic growth, alongside supporting tourism development in southern Albania. The Italian Government and European Commission have provided grant funding for the preparation of the detailed design and the works supervision. |
| Total cost |
167.000.000 € |
| Beneficiaries: |
| No |
Beneficiary |
Cost allocation |
Estimated |
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No regions
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| Donor/Lender: |
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) |
| Reporting institutions: |
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| Implementing agencies |
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| Main sector |
Transport |
| DAC codes |
| No |
DAC code |
Cost allocation |
Description |
| 1 |
21020 |
167.000.000 |
Road transport |
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| Expected completion date |
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| Effective completion date |
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| Current status |
Approved |
| Date in which status was assigned |
22-11-2011 |
| Date in which project was approved |
09-08-2011 |
| IPA project |
No |
| WBIF project |
No |
| Priority initiatives / areas |
ENV (Environmental Aspect), MI (Municipal Infrastructures) |
| Other info |
An Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) was developed by local consultants in 2006 and approved by the Local Authorities. Updates of the initial EIA followed in 2008 and 2011. As part of the Bank's E&S due diligence, a gap analysis between the existing EIA and the requirements of Bank has been carried out by international consultants. The gap analysis concluded that the Project environmental and social impacts have been assessed and relevant measures summarized in an Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP) for all Project life stages including material supply and transport. An adequate level of detail is ensured in the documentation developed for the Project, and most of the EIA and ESMP requirements have already been included in the Design documentation. Finally, all of the Contractor's duties are listed in a clear and comprehensive Contractor's Site Check List. However, the former EBRD Policy (dated 2003) has been used as a reference document for the EIA preparation; therefore some further specific measures have been included in the ESMP to comply with the EBRD‘s 2008 Policy.
The Project is designed in compliance with the relevant Italian Standards (fully compliant with EU regulations) as well as with applicable national laws. Potential environmental impacts are adequately assessed (in accordance with the European Directive 85/EEC/337 and subsequent amending acts and the Albanian Law on EIA No. 8990 of January 2003); relevant mitigation measures are included in the ESMP and the Environmental Management Plan (EMP). Specific provisions for the safety, health, welfare and the environment protection are included in the Technical Specifications and in the Safety, Health and Environmental Regulations developed as part of the Final Design. However, some further measures are needed to fulfil the EBRD Performance Requirements (PRs). In particular, the road drainage should be upgraded, including closed system and first rain water treatments at least at sensitive locations (like rivers and main drainage/irrigation channels).
One of the main issues for community health and safety is the potential increase of the flooding risk and the temporary disruption of the irrigation channels for agricultural land. Drainage and irrigation structures have already been addressed in the design, and more than 80 culverts are foreseen in the Final Design to completely reinstate the irrigation and drainage network. Furthermore, the Technical Specification explicitly requires Contractors to take all necessary measures to effectively drain the original ground in cooperation with competent authorities. The Contractor shall temporarily support or divert, and subsequently reinstate all such services and structures.
Information collected during the due diligence indicates that there remain 626 outstanding cases of expropriation, out of a total of 835, to be completed. This is because the expropriation process has already been completed for certain sections of the road construction. Thus approximately 50 owners’ land located in the commune of Mbrostar Ura has already been expropriated as well as the land belonging to all owners corresponding to the Commune of Levan, previously included in the list.
People in the affected communities who have constructed after 2007, without the appropriate legal permit required by Law (these structures would not be entitled to any kind of compensation, according to Law 9482). Although many knew about the project, a cut-off-date was never communicated so the GRD has agreed that people will still be entitled to compensation for these, in accordance with EBRD policy requirements.
It is expected that the expropriation procedure will start by the end of July or in early August 2011, after the filing of the Expropriation Dossier to the Council of Ministers for final approval.
The census table will then be published in newspapers shortly after the Council decision for two weeks, followed by one month for receiving grievances from the Project Affected Persons (PAPs). The GRD expects to complete the land acquisition and expropriation process prior to the start of construction works envisaged for the beginning of 2012.
Due to the importance of the archaeological site present near the road alignment (the Apollonia Archaeological Park) and the high possibility of related archaeological findings, particular attention needs to be placed on the cultural heritage issue. |
| Grants |
| No |
Beneficiary |
Agency |
Amount € |
| Amount original |
8.000.000 |
| Currency |
EUR |
| Rate |
1.0 |
| Date of approval |
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| Inkind transactions |
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| Grant category |
Direct investment grant |
| Description of grant |
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| Contact |
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| Planned grants |
No planned grants
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| Realized grants |
No realized grants
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| Amount original |
8.000.000 |
| Currency |
EUR |
| Rate |
1.0 |
| Date of approval |
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| Inkind transactions |
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| Grant category |
Direct investment grant |
| Description of grant |
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| Contact |
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| Planned grants |
No planned grants
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| Realized grants |
No realized grants
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| Amount original |
8.000.000 |
| Currency |
EUR |
| Rate |
1.0 |
| Date of approval |
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| Inkind transactions |
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| Grant category |
Direct investment grant |
| Description of grant |
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| Contact |
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| Planned grants |
No planned grants
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| Realized grants |
No realized grants
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| Loan arrangements |
| No |
Beneficiary |
Agency |
Amount € |
| Currency |
EUR |
| Rate |
1.0 |
| Amount original |
53.000.000 |
| Date of approval |
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| Type of loan |
Sovereign loan |
| Description of condition |
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| Use of loan |
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| Contact |
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| TA |
No |
| Amount - TA |
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| Estimation - TA |
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| Institution - TA |
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| Planned loans |
No planned loans
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| Realized loans |
No realized loans
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| Currency |
EUR |
| Rate |
1.0 |
| Amount original |
53.000.000 |
| Date of approval |
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| Type of loan |
Sovereign loan |
| Description of condition |
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| Use of loan |
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| Contact |
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| TA |
No |
| Amount - TA |
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| Estimation - TA |
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| Institution - TA |
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| Planned loans |
No planned loans
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| Realized loans |
No realized loans
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| Direct Investments |
No loans
|
| Own Commitments |
| No |
Beneficiary |
Institution |
Value € |
| Date of approval |
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| Description |
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| Contact person |
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| Non - communicated financing |
0 € |
