IEE for the project “DESIGN OF THE EXTENSION OF THE TBILISI METRO LINE 2 AND CREATION OF UNIVERSITY STATION”
The Government of Georgia has received a loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to finance the Sustainable Urban Transport Investment Program – Project 1. Part of the loan proceeds will finance the Tbilisi Metro line 2 extension including the creation of the University Station. The project can be divided into two main assignments:
- The 2,6 km long Metro extension from Delisi Station to University Station
- Creation of University Station and a 301 m long tunnel section for cross over and parking tracks.
The Municipal Development Fund of Georgia (MDF), which will implement the project, now needs to provide the project with the services of “engineering, procurement, construction management and supervision of the Extension of the Tbilisi Metro Line 2 and creation of University Station.
Presented IEE has been prepared to ensure that the Project is environmentally sustainable as well as in compliance with the safeguard requirements of the ADB (Safeguard Policy Statement, 2009, Appendix 1 ”Safeguard Requirements 1: Environment”) and Government of Georgia (The Law on Environmental Impact Permits, 2008).
The IEE covers the general environmental profile of the Project area including physical, ecological, environmental, social, cultural and economic resources. In addition, the IEE aims to identify the likely impacts, both positive and negative, and assess the impacts on the environment of the proposed intervention undertaken by the MDF. The basic objective is to ensure that nobody is made worse off as a result of such development. The overall aim is to ensure that the proposed project is environmentally sound and sustainable.
